Glitter Girls – 14-Inch Fashion Doll – Black Hair & Green Eyes – Shiny Top & Pom – Pom Skirt – Roller Skate Outfit & Medium – Dark Skin Tone – 3+ Years– Odessa

This is my first Glitter Girl, I got her on sale and I'm so excited by the quality! She's really lovely! She's much heavier than I expected and the weight feels comforting in your arms.I really love this "in between" size - bigger than a Barbie but less cumbersome than the 18" dolls.Her arms and legs are soft and flexible, her torso is firm and glossy, her head turns but doesn't tilt.Her nylon hair is fabulous! It's so full and shiny, it feels wonderful to touch. The amount is impressive and it's easy to style because of the quality.Her meet outfit is adorable and nicely sewn. I also ordered a swimming costume and it's just as sweet.For doll collectors: she arrived in a lovely box made of recycled cardboard that can be reused. She was absolutely perfect and the box pristine.I was very happy to get her on sale but she's certainly worth the full price point.5 Stars Plus

Preface: These dolls are made for ages 3 and up. I purchased this doll for my 5 year old and 2 year old daughters. My 2 year old will only play with doll with my supervision as I teach her more about gentle play and motor skills.1. Value for money: Great value. We're Puerto Rican and I've been trying to find a doll that has our hair type. I found dolls online that were exactly what I was looking for in hair type, but they were more expensive. For a 5 year old and a 2 year old, I wasn't ready to make that investment without knowing how they would handle a curly haired doll. I found this one and thought she was so beautiful, I decided to give her a try. Inspired from another review of this same doll, I decided to finger curl her hair, which isn't needed since her hair was already soft and beautiful and gives it a cute fro style, but I wanted to make sure her curls didn't get severely tangled during play. It was worth the effort! The hair quality is so nice and her curls came out beautifully.2. Style: Decent style: the overall appearance of the doll is gorgeous. Her eyes are stunning in a light pinkish brown hue, and her face design is adorable. Her outfit choice is not really my style since I wouldn't dress my daughters in the style, but I do love the colors. The shoes match the accent colors on the tunic perfectly, and the gold glitter bow matches the gold glitter butterfly designs on the leggings. I would have preferred a cute yellow dress with maybe the skirt having a tulle design of the pinks and oranges accents of the tunic, and a matching cropped jacket or cardigan. Any outfit that has pink accents really bring out the dolls eyes.3. Sturdiness: Very sturdy with no rough play. These dolls are bendy dolls, so the arms, legs, and feet can bend at the joints like a rubber toy. The hair seems to be well rooted after the rigorous brushing I put her through (brushed wet hair from tips to roots). The arms and legs move with ease at their sockets and don't feel like they'll pop out easily. A child would have to play tug of war to really get the limbs out, so I feel good with the 2 year old playing "gently" with her.4. Overall: Glad I made this purchase. We will see if she stands the test of time with my girls, but I see myself buying more dolls from this line so that my daughters and I can have tea parties with our "besties". Very well made for the price.

The media could not be loaded. I got this doll for my 2-year-old granddaughter and she loves Nelly!! The doll is the perfect size, hair is soft, and wears the cutest outfit. The doll is made with great quality and will stand through all the roughness of a 2-year-old’s playtime.

I'm very impressed with the artistry of this doll. My baby absolutely loves her. I'm hoping it will help with getting her hair combed. This doll has beautiful long hair. My daughter has been holding her playing for hours.

I purchased Nelly to add to the many other glitter girl dolls that I’ve purchased for my granddaughter’s collection. Just as with all other glitter girl dolls, she is beautiful. I especially love her hair…so soft! I rated a four star only because I personally did not like the outfit that she came in. I purchased a separate glitter girls outfit to dress her in, and it was much improved.

Beautiful doll would recommend to anyone who has a little girl. This is my 2nd purchase very satisfied with the quality.

Beautiful quality doll. So much nicer than barbie dolls. And reasonable price.

“Odessa” is very close to Jana – another Glitter Girls doll that comes with the dog (search Amazon for “Glitter Girls Jana & Cuddles). The skin tone and hair color & length are the same. Odessa’s eyes are a pretty shade of teal blue – they match her teal shirt, but they are definitely not green as described. Jana’s eyes are light blue. Odessa has more of a matte complexion and pale pink lips. Jana has a bit of a shine to her complexion, and more noticeably pink lips. (See pic for comparison, although note that Jana is currently dressed in a different outfit – “Let’s go for a run dog walking outfit.”)Otherwise, Odessa is a nice quality doll on par with other Glitter Girls dolls. Her hair is soft. Her expression is cute (and exactly like Jana’s). Her limbs are moveable, and she does stand on her own. Her outfit is especially cute with the velvet teal top, glittery pink tulle skirt, and pink leggings.Overall Odessa is a nice quality doll, but if I did it again, I would have chosen either Jana or Odessa, not both.