Prettie Girls Lena

When I saw this post on DBG's Black Doll Collecting blog, I knew that I had to get Lena.  I ordered her immediately, and a few days later Lena arrived.

The back of her box includes basic information about her.

She comes with a nice doll stands.  I don't really have a use for doll stands though, so I will put that away.  I was really interested to see if she could stand on her own in her shoes.

Hooray!  Lena can stand on her own in the shoes that she comes with.  Her clothes and accessories look nice.  I love the fact that her silver jewelry actually looks silver, as opposed to gray.

Here is a close-up.  Lena is a very pretty doll.  There is some type of product in her hair that holds her side-swept bangs in place and that part of her hair feels stiff.  Her hair is well rooted.

Her clothes are nice and they fit her very well.  Here she is in her blouse without her jumper.

And here she is nude.  She has points of articulation at her elbows, knees, and chest.  Her torso articulation allows her to move very slightly from side to side, to rotate slightly, and to arch her back very slightly.  She has molded on panties.  Her head will move back and forth, but not up and down.  Her feet are arched, so she can not stand without assistance when her shoes are not on.  She has an attractive pear-shaped figure.  Her arms will not rest against her body - they arch outward as shown here.

Here she is sitting down.  She can not close her legs.  In this photo, she is wearing Flavas Kiyoni Brown's bra and Mixis Opal's panties.

Here are a few comparison photos with other fashion dolls.  Pictured below are from left to right:  Artsy Fashionista Barbie, Mixis Opal body with Monsieur Z Wild head, Lena, Jakks Pacific Lola, and a Kenya body with a Barbie head. 

Here are some comparison photos with some of my action figure ladies.  They are from left to right:  Hot Toys True Type Cuban American, action figure body similar to Takara with Opal head, Lena, BBI Perfect Body, and Triad Alpha African.

So let's talk about shoes and fashions.  Lena can share shoes with Mixis and Jakks Pacific dolls.  She can balance (quite precariously) in Jakks Pacific shoes, as seen below.  Mixis dolls can balance in her shoes.

She can balance very well in Mixis shoes, as seen below.

She looks good in a Mixis fashion, also.  Below, Lena is wearing Mixis Opal's dress and shoes.

Because Lena has a larger bottom compared to Mattel and some other fashion dolls, there may be an issue in finding fashions that fit her just right.  She is smaller on the top, so she shouldn't have an issue wearing most Barbie blouses, but pants and dresses may be another story.  Below, Lena wears a Barbie (Model Muse) top and some Barbie pants.  The pants stretch a little, which is why they fit Lena so well.  She is wearing Sashabella Paws' black boots and she is able to balance in them.  Lena can also wear Howleen Wolf's sneakers, but she can not balance in them.

Here she is wearing another Barbie fashion.  This dress stretches a little, so Lena wears it well.  She is wearing Super Model Bel's shoes and she can balance somewhat in them.

My overall impression is that this is a good quality doll that is well worth the money.  I love her features, her figure, her jewelry, and that her hair is well rooted.  I wish that she had better articulation, no molded on panties, and that her arms would rest against her body.

Lena will fit in quite nicely here, and she is making new friends already. 

My Lena Video