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©2014 Kim Face (Fashionistas)

   29. Juni 2020
EThe second Fashionistas wave in 2015 brought us this new Facemold. In the internet was the name Kim circulating. So this facemold will be „Kim“ until Mattel announces an official name. Another new face from 2014 is the Crystal face. Kim and Crystal look very similar and have the same headmark. But there are differences. To make the identification easier, Sandro sent us some comparison photos and a little guide how to distinguish them.


Headmark: © 2014 MATTEL

DMit der 2015er Fashionistas Reihe hat Mattel mehrere neue Facemolds vorgestellt. Wenn man dem Internet-Klatsch glauben darf, handelt es sich bei dieser freundlich lächelnden jungen Dame um Kim. Ein zweites neues Face von 2014 ist das Crystal Fashionistas Face. Es sieht Kim ziemlich ähnlich und hat die identische Markierung, aber die beiden unterscheiden sich in vielen Punkten. Vor allen bei den Ohren. Wie man sie besser auseinander halten kann, dazu hat uns Sandro eine Anleitung geschickt…

 

How to distinguish Crystal and Kim…

While Crystal’s mouth is most of the time painted in accordance with the mold – which IS smiling, Kim’s mouth is often also painted more like smiling – in contradiction with the mold – which is not quite smiling. The Crystal MOLD has a slight smile, the corners of her mouth are slightly upturned, dynamic, showing more of her teeth, she seems to be about to say something.

The Kim MOLD’s lips are mostly straight and horizontal, making her expression passive, serious, concerned, a little startled – even ‘left speechless’.

Their forehead, cheekbones and jaw line are also different. Crystal has wider, stronger, prominent, edgy cheekbones and jaw, making her face somewhat “rhomboidal” and a little masculine, while Kim has these traits smoother, more rounded, and also her forehead seems taller making her more delicate, feminine. This becomes more visible under extreme light conditions (light source – lamp – at close range, that enhances sharp contrasting shadows). But all these differences are very subtle making perception (detection) a very subjective process.

And last – but not least – the final difference that is more drastic although in most images is not visible – it’s their ears. The ears are SO different that you can clearly identify them. Here too – it is Crystal that has a fuller, more massive ear, with thick anti-helix and anti-tragus (anatomy domine), and a reduced ear notch (concha).

Kim’s ear is more delicate – the anti-helix and anti-tragus are slimmer, leaving room for a significantly larger ear notch. The ears don’t leave any place for subjective interpretation, the differences are clearly there, making the face/headmolds easy to identify. In a frontal view, the ears won’t help, but if seen in ¾, or even at a slighter angle – AND hair doesn’t obstruct their view – the ears are the key.
I hope this will also help to identify future dolls having these facemolds.

Sincerely Sandro
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  1. The yellow doll of pack 6 Barbie rainbown fashion set is Kim facemold too. Vey special because is curly blonde hair and brown eyes

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  2. Hello, I would like to ask what you think Fashionistas #221’s (first Black Barbie Tribute) face sculpt might be? I can’t tell if it’s Kim or Crystal unfortunately and I couldn’t find her on either page 🥲

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