The Bottom Line
Pros
- Breath of Life Babies are the perfect size to hold.
- The skin has a lifelike feel.
- Some dolls have a breathing mechanism that makes the dolls very lifelike.
- The rooting of the hair is extremely realistic!
Cons
- The breathing mechanism is not liked by everyone.
- More clothing should be available separately.
- The dolls are expensive and not necessarily meant for play.
Description
- The Breath of Life Babies are sculpted by Reva Schick.
- The Breathing Too Breath of Life Babies have a breathing mechanism that is battery operated.
- The hair of the dolls is individually hand-rooted and truly looks like baby hair.
- Breath of Life Babies are made of soft vinyl--not soft and squishy, but slightly pliable.
- The doll has a soft vinyl head and limbs to shoulder and hips, and a cloth body for the torso.
- The dolls have plastic set eyes and set eyelashes (not painted)
- Molly (the doll reviewed here) wears a diaper, frilly diaper cover, undershirt and lacy cotton top.
- Breath of Life Babies are available with Caucasian, Hispanic, and Black skin tones and sculpts.
- Suggested retail for Breath of Life Babies varies from $129.99 to $149.99
- The dolls are numbered and done in limited runs, but not limited in number.
Guide Review - Doll Review: Breath of Life Babies by Lee Middleton
I really enjoy surprising baby doll shoppers in my shop with Molly, a new Breath of Life Baby with a breathing mechanism. I activate the mechanism on the doll, and then hand the baby to the shopper to hold. The reactions range from "gotta have it" to horror! Most collectors seem to like the breathing feature, and it is amazing to sit the doll down and watch her chest go up and down as she takes "breaths."Only a few of the dolls have the breathing feature; the entire line of dolls, however, features soft but not squishy skin, an endearing sculpt (I especially like the sculpting on the limbs, toes and fingers) and beautifully, intricately rooted baby hair. This combination of features makes these dolls some of the most popular baby dolls on the market today. The
The dolls are approximately 18" long, slightly smaller than most real infants. The doll is suitable for play for older children; I have found that younger children (three to six years old) tend to drag the baby doll around by its arms which often results in the arm coming off the soft cloth body. Older children do love the life-like features of the dolls, as do collectors of baby dolls.
The dolls are available in Black, Hispanic and Caucasian versions, and each is sculpted beautifully and appropriately, with appropriate skin tones and hair. The dolls have suggested retail prices between $129.99 and $149.99.
