Cali Girl So Excellent Earrings - New Friend and New Boyfriend!

     In 2004, the unthinkable happened. After 43 years together, Barbie and Ken broke up! Cali Girl reflected this break up by introducing a new boyfriend for Barbie, Blaine from Australia, along with his sister, Summer. Barbie's friend, Christie, rounded out the dolls in this line. 
    The dolls in this line had the larger heads which Mattel started using on the dolls. Some people didn't like them, but I thought they weren't bad at all. In fact, the Barbie in this line is one of the most beautiful dolls I've seen, in my opinion. 
     The girls all had three ear holes and came with enough earrings for 66 earring combinations! They also came with a device to "pierce" their ears as well as a stool, cotton balls and "cleaning solution" so you can pierce their ears over and over, changing the combinations as you go. 
      The dolls also came with a magazine called "Cali Girlzine: A state of cool." Inside, it gave information about the dolls, such as name, birthday, sign, birthplace, favorite food, hobbies, pet and favorite color. It had puzzles, quizzes, fashion tips and more! It was definitely cute and reminded me of the booklets which came with the Generation Girl dolls.
      Two fashion packs were included in this line as well as a Chevy SSR vehicle which also came with a CD player and a CD! 
       Barbie is said to be wild for pink, loves to laugh and is always looking to try something new. Her birthday is March 9 and her sign is Pisces. She was born in Willows, WI. Her favorite food is fish tacos. Her hobbies are surfing, shopping and walking on the beach. Her pet is a Golden Lab and her favorite color is pink (of course!). She loves parties, road trips and volleyball on the beach. 

     

So Excellent Earrings Barbie 

     Christie is the adventurer and is a total people person. She believes in fate, if only she could discover hers! Her birthday is November 1 and her sign is Scorpio. She was born in Woodbridge, New Jersey. Her favorite foods are French fries and fruit smoothies. Her hobbies are rock climbing, shopping, skiing and movies. Her pet is tropical fish. Her favorite color is lavender. She loves adventure and is always up for a new challenge.

So Excellent Earrings Christie - she also has a hat matching her scarf, but I seem to have lost it

     Summer is the new girl in town. A bohemian beauty with natural grace, she's as refreshing as her name. Her birthday is August 30 and her sign is Virgo. She was born in Sydney, Australia. Her favorite food is sushi. Her hobbies are art, reading, shopping and surfing. Her pet is a Persian cat. Her favorite color is green. She loves collecting seashells and reading on the beach. 

So Excellent Earrings Summer - the new girl in town

     Blaine is the most amazingly hot new guy in town. The brother of Summer, he has lots of charisma and attitude. His birthday is May 3 and his sign is Taurus. He was born in Sydney, Australia. His favorite food is Mexican. His hobbies are extreme sports, surfing, snowboarding, skydiving. As for his pet, "No time for pets, dude." His favorite color is black. He's a risk taker who loves to rip the waves on his boogie board. 

The liner of the girls' boxes

Blaine's accessories

Blaine - Summer's brother

Blaine's surfing outfit

The So Excellent Earrings Group

     The two fashion packs each consisted of two outfits for the girls and one for Blaine. The back of the packaging showed the dolls wearing the fashions. 

The back of the package showed Barbie wearing the top and skirt. The other two fashions weren't shown on the dolls. 

The second fashion pack. Christie's outfit didn't come with shoes.

The car - yes I got it for $19.99 at Tuesday Morning! The plastic has been opened to get out the CD.

The back of the box showing the entire collection. 

The CD which came with the car,

    I think I like the So Excellent Earring line just a little more than the others. I think the dolls are adorable. I love the "magazine" giving bios on the characters. The fashions are cute. But that's not all in this line! Until next time!