#rh michelle

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My retro future girlies 🧡 🤍

Michelle was my first ever Rainbow High doll. I’ve had her on display redressed, but once I finally got Whitney I knew I wanted to show them together in their original clothes since their themes match.

Whitney is the first doll since Shadow High ended that I saw photos of and knew immediately that I NEEDED. She feels Shadow High-y to me, can’t really tell you why, but I love her (just make sure you get one with good bangs).

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Better restyles!

I really wanted Glitch in FF Jade’s boots so I had to unpack more of my RH clothes to find a short enough skirt; I tried giving Michelle Tessa’s one tight/sock for her asymmetrical pants but I actually like her better without. And Marina took some time to figure out, since I obviously wanted her legs fully visible. I eventually put her in the Color & Create’s hoodie because the cut is super cute, and that pair of blind box sneakers for more color. I wanted Glitch and Michelle to match in vibe since they’ll be displayed together alongside Oliver, and for Marina to be a bit cutesier. I’m always a little unsatisfied with my restyles, but I think they look good. And it’s better than them sitting around naked.

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Last May, I had done some research as I was starting to dip my toe into doll collecting and knew that Rainbow High was one of the most popular current brands. I didn’t really like their style at first, I couldn’t get over what I felt were their ‘bug eyes’, (I still really dislike the classic face sculpt) but I went on the MGA website and scrolled through the listings to see more of them, just to see if I liked any of them. I did think some of them were okay, but not enough to go out and put myself through the anxiety of buying them.

And that’s when I saw her.

I wouldn’t be collecting dolls if I didn’t see Glitch and fall in love with her. Monster High didn’t have enough of a grip to really pull me in to the hobby on its own, and I wasn’t clicking with other RH dolls through photos.

But Glitch had something. Some combination of hair and dress and style that added up to a vibe which floored me in her stock photos. I didn’t know dolls could look like her, feel like her.

Soooo I went to target. Rehearsed my speech that I was looking for a gift for my non-existent niece if anyone confronted me for being in the toy section (took me months to get over that anxiety).

And I came home with three of them.

I was so thrilled and relieved to find Glitch in person, so I stayed long enough to look around at the others. I just couldn’t stop looking at Harley, and when I spotted Michelle on the top shelf I immediately thought “oh my god, that color is so striking”, and couldn’t stop thinking it. So I walked out with all three. 😅

I love looking at their crunchy box hair in this photo. I wouldn’t wash doll hair for the first time until August. August! I was too afraid I would ruin them somehow. Plus I didn’t and hadn’t owned any comb or hairbrush or even conditioner since I started shaving my head like four years ago, so I had to buy those things just for my dolls.

Maybe I would’ve found something else, some other doll line or brand that spoke to me, and I would’ve ended up collecting either way. But that moment I spotted Glitch feels so pivotal in hindsight. And even with a lot of my dolls packed up since I have so little display space, all three of these girls are out and beautiful! I just love lookin at ‘em. Which I guess is the whole point.