Beautiful Doll
This doll is a wonderful collector's item! Since it's a 50th edition of the Barbie Doll, I got it for my daughter. She loves it! I would recommend the doll if you're a collector, or just want that one pretty, well made doll.

Great collector's item
I buy these holiday Barbie's for my daughter every year for Christmas. We collect them and keep them in the boxes. They are very pretty but are always very expensive. I will say that Amazon usually has the best prices on this item. I would recommend this item to play with or to collect.

Very pretty! But....
I have been a Barbie Collector most of my life, so needless to say, I am very pleased to have this doll. However there are few things left to be desired. In the promotional pictures for this Barbie, her dress seems to be "fluffy" and a lovely light shade of pink, but the actual product (which sometimes is different from promotional ads for Barbies, which use the prototype doll) has a sheer crinoline material over a much darker, heavy, pink lame-like fabric, which mostly reflects golden hues and not the pink seen in the ad. I do wonder if different lighting causes the overall reflection from this fabric to appear more pink. The overall dress is very lovely however with the golden lame-like sash tied in a dramatic oversized bow in the back. Barbie's unusally long earrings of multiple clear and pink beads are a lovely accent against her beautiful, long platinum blonde hair, which is parted at the side of her bangs and pulled back, displaying her lovely face with mauve lipstick, blue eyes, and a cute button nose. However, her eye makeup is MUCH too dark and gives her the appearance of "raccoon eyes", which does not compliment her dress and lipstick, because her eyelids are painted with very dark brown with dark brown paint under the lower eyelid as well. The lashes are painted black. The only nice eye makeup she has is the pink color painted on her upper eye bone up to the eyebrows, which are too long and painted in brown. Barbie's tiny fingernais are painted with dark pink.

Another thing I must mention is the quality of the plastic Barbie is made of. I have noticed that newer Barbie dolls are made of a very lightweight plastic and are not as weighty as they used to be. Most likely, this is an effort by Mattel to save costs by using a cheaper plastic material, and it is very noticeable in this particular doll because you can clearly see her shoulders, arms neck and chest areas since this dress is sleeveless. I suppose this change might not be an issue if you never remove your dolls from their boxes, but if you do hold them, you might be dissappointed with the quality. It is not much better than the plastic of other generic-branded fashion dolls in drug and toy stores. Also, this doll does have one arm permanently bent to appear that she is posing with her hand at her waist, which could be awkward-looking if you want to pose her in some other position. Overall, she is a lovely doll, but as you can see, there are some dissapointing issues with her. The packaging is mostly of clear plastic and while it's nice in that is allows you to see the doll clearly, it is more prone to showing shelf wear. Also, there is no ornament and the only other accessory included is her doll stand.

I think I will enjoy the 2010 Holiday Barbie even more than this one because her dress, hair, makeup and head mold are a return to a MUCH more traditional-looking Barbie! I hope Mattel will continue with that trend!

Pretty in Pink
I got this Barbie at Kmart a couple weeks ago, and It's a good thing I went when I did, because they only had three left in stock, and she was on clearence. I paid for this doll, and she's still in her box. I prefer to keep the Collector Barbies in their boxes. I love her dress, it's well designed, and the detail is amazing. She doesn't have rooted lashes like the Holiday 2008 Barbie, but Her eye make-up is still beautiful. She's displayed on my desk with my Holiday 2008 Barbie, and my Generations of Dreams Barbie. She is part of the 50th Anniversary celebration of Barbie, so she is a must have for your collection. The 2010 Holiday Barbie is coming out later this year, so the price on the 2009 Holiday Barbie may go down on Amazon, because the demand won't be a big as it will be for the 2010 Holiday Barbie when she comes out. I would have waited, but I just had to have her in my collection now.

(I'm straight by the way. I don't play with Barbie. I just collect them because I appreciate her beauty and the work Mattel puts into her. And I plan on passing my collection down to my daugher, if I am blessed with one in the future, and to show her the value of collecting.)

I recomend this product for your collection. She's a 50th Anniversary doll!

beutiful doll
I;ve been buying Holiday barbies for my 2 girls for 16 yrs, and they have then still in case on this shelf.

And there pretty to see how many nice doll, with there yrs in order
and colors, she so pretty.

Pink Glamour Camper
I bought this for my granddaughter for her 5th birthday. The pieces are small but this is not an issue with a 5 year-old. My daughters had the older version when they were small, it was made much better than the current pink camper. My granddaughter is very good with toys with small pieces, so it is a good toy for her. Some children, including her sister, would become frustrated with the toy and the pieces are easily lost

Great toy! Terrible price.
I ordered this for my daughter a few weeks before Christmas last year. I received the item before Chrismas which was definitely a plus. My daughter, who is 6, still loves playing with it and it has held up very well. However, the price was terrible. I paid 130+ for this item when they had it listed in retail locations for half the price. Unfortunately those locations were already sold out. I guess that's what I get when shopping so close to the holidays.

disappointed
My daughter received this toy for Christmas. Because of it price it was her big present. The toy did not last until the end of the Christmas break. The canopy snapped off and was unable to be repaired. My daughter is four and very careful with her toys. The design of the canopy makes it very difficult to close for small hands. It also does not have any supports to hold it up therefore it sags. I would not recommend that anyone buy this toy. It will be a disappointment to your child.

4 Year old LOVES!
My 4 year old loves this product... there are little pieces, but it is teaches her to pick her stuff up after she is done playing with it. Great Product Barbie :)

The best Barbie van
My kid gave me the title for this note. I like it because it closes up easily at pick up time and one can drop in all one's Barbie stuff inside.

Advise from mom - check the electronics work before you assemble
My daughter loves this toy and I even put it together by myself in one evening. Only problem is the chandelier doesn't light up at all and the fireplace is so pulled out from the wall that you really have to push the button in hard to get it to light up or make sound. I am very disaappointed but haven't called Amazon yet. My husband is going to take a look and see if he can get it to work but my advise is check before you assemble so you can report any problems right away and get all your money's worth!!

Total DREAM house
This was my granddaughter's gift for her 5th birthday. She has played with it and enjoyed it every single day. She has not gotten tired of it at all. She uses the elevator continually and loves all the extras too. It is the perfect size for her room and everything works perfectly. I would absolutely purchase this Dream Townhouse again!

barbie dream house is a dream come true
my daughter just got this for her 6th bday and loves it. it is easy for her to play with with and easy for her to move he elevator up and down. my husband had no problems putting it together.

Great toy
Great toy for your girlie girl. It looks like you spent a lot of money.
I would not purchase for a small child. It comes with lots of small pieces.

Dream house is a little girls dream
The house came with so many accessories. That is unusual today because with houses like that usually you have to buy each little accessory to it. All the features work. I had read reviews from another department store that stated that there were problems with the features working. So far, I have not had that problem. This house made my 5 year old very happy.