Lovin' The Mixis

Emerald and Rosa, the Mixis ladies arrived today.  I love them more than I thought I would.  It's nice to have a doll with some meat on her bones.  Both ladies are more gorgeous in person than in the pictures I saw.  The quality of vinyl used is topnotch.  The accessories are high quality.

This is Emerald in her box.  She came with a history card that I will print at the end of the post.  In person I actually like Emerald even more than Rosa.  This is the limited edition Emerald, that has articulated arms and click knees.

Here is Rosa in her box.  She's from the first edition.  She's not articulated, but I wanted this outfit.  There is a limited edition Rosa with articulated arms.  I was surprised to see that the first edition doll came with an extra pair of shoes.

Here's Emerald out of her box.  The dress is much prettier in person than I imagined.  

The purse actually has a zipper.

She can stand on her own

A closer look at her shoes.  I haven't tried them on other dolls to see who can wear them.

Here is Rosa out of her box.  I don't have her little hat on correctly.

The boots have zippers, and the backpack purse is made very well.  

Here the ladies are chatting.  I put my newest kid with Rosa, just to try it out.  I'm not sure that he will stay with her.  Unfortunately, I will have to find Rosa another body.  I may get her a female action figure body, so she keeps a little size to her.

As I mentioned above, each doll came with a card explaining their history.

Emerald Okada:   Heritage - Black American/Native American and Japanese.  Her parents met in college where they both majored in music.  Her dad is a music producer and her mom is a classical violinist.  Her dad's father was a civil rights activist who even marched with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.  To keep the tradition alive, her dad constantly reminds her to never take her freedom for granted.  On the other hand, her mom enjoys role playing to teach her about her Japanese culture.

Rosa Dominguez Katz:  Heritage - Latin and Jewish.  She was born in Los Angeles, CA.  She lives with her parents, her younger brother and sister.  At 13 she had her Bat Mitzvah and at 15 she had her Quinceanera .  You can say she came of age, twice.  Her family came from Mexico, and some as far away as Israel to celebrate with her.