Have you met Nancy?
When Little Bean was a small girl, say 4 or 5 years old she played with ‘baby dolls’ but only really to undress them and then leave them somewhere generally with their head trapped in a box or behind a door. I used to think to myself ‘she doesn’t seem very maternal’ or ‘girly’ when it came to dolls. I remembered playing with dolls all the time when I was younger but actually, the older she is getting, the more she has become interested so when I was asked if she would like to review the beautiful new Nancy Dolls from Bandai, I thought it was worth a shot.
Little Bean loves Nancy
Little Bean was very lucky to receive two Nancy dolls; World Adventures – Paris and Nancy Hair Braids. Since she opened their boxes I can testify that they have barely left her side, she even took World Adventures Nancy to school for ‘Golden Time’ on Friday so that she could show her off to her friends and at night when she goes to bed, Little Bean has set up a bed for Hair Braids Nancy to sleep in and World Adventures Nancy sleeps at the end of her own bed – all very cute.
Who is Nancy?
The Nancy Doll was first launched by Famosa in 1968 and is the leading Fashion Doll in Spain, now crossing the water to make new friends in the UK. Nancy is a modern girl in her looks, tastes, interests and hobbies. She is a sweet, supportive and pretty girl with an eye for fashion and the most beautiful eyelashes I have ever seen on a doll! She enjoys wearing beautiful clothes in a natural style and going on adventures with her friends and her pets. Standing tall at 42cm, Nancy is a doll that stands out from the crowd – and why not!
World Adventures – Paris
I think that World Adventures Nancy is Little Bean’s favourite, she is the one who goes most places with her and the one who gets to share her bed. She comes complete with a shoulder bag, pet carrier with dog, travel documents, stickers and a secret diary with key. She looks super chic with her Parisian beret and very girly in her pretty pink clothes.
There are four dolls available in the World Adventures range; Paris, Rio, London and New York. I know that Little Bean would also love the London doll so no doubt I will be seeing her added to her Christmas list in the coming months.
RRP £29.99
Hair Braids Nancy
Girls just love to play with hair don’t they! I remember sitting at school during reading time playing with my friends hair or vice versa and Little Bean is the same. She will often have her dolls hair done up in weird and wonderful styles so Hair Braids Nancy will fit right in. Dressed in a cute flippy skirt, t-shirt and pumps, Hair Braids Nancy comes with a cute braider and bows. Little Bean has already been using the braider on a number of her other dolls too, I’m just waiting for her to ask me to do her own hair with it next.
RRP £19.99
Further Nancy Doll Ranges
As well as World Adventures and Hair Braids, there are a number of other dolls available to buy now;
- Nancy Dolphins – vet Nancy takes care of her dolphins and everything she needs is included in the medical carry case kit and she even has a magic tattoo which appears when she is in the water – RRP £26.99
- Pink Princess – beautifully dressed in a stunning pink ball gown with pearl necklace and lace gloves – RRP £24.99
- Nancy Flowers – have fun with your flowery themed Nancy (3 to collect). Each one comes with flower accessories, jewel stickers and glitter for decorating your doll. Choose from Rose, Violet and Jasmine – RRP £16.99
Check out the Toytesters.TV video of Nancy from London Toy Fair on their YouTube Channel https://youtu.be/wq-TEAAr6TY
Nancy is available to buy at The Entertainer, Toys R Us, Very and Amazon. You can follow her adventures on Facebook and in Pink Magazine.
33 Comments
joannavictoria
June 15 at 1:01 pm
I like the sound of these dolls I use to love my babies when I was little. It’s good to see more different dolls have come out since then too.
IamMummyMatters
June 17 at 8:40 pm
There are so many to choose from now but I think Nancy stands out from the crowd x
Tori Gabriel
June 15 at 2:10 pm
These sound like amazing dolls. I love the world traveller ones. I think my little girl would love the London version.
IamMummyMatters
June 17 at 8:40 pm
My daughter is now coveting the London Nancy too x
Realweegiemidget
June 15 at 4:04 pm
What pretty dolls, will have to check these out as got a niece’s birthday soon x
IamMummyMatters
June 17 at 8:41 pm
The Flower Nancy dolls are very cute x
Beth @ Twinderelmo
June 15 at 6:14 pm
Oooh I’m not sure about that ones eyelashes – they are a bit scary! My twins so love dolls so can see them wanting stuff like this when they’re bigger x
annalisanuttall
June 15 at 7:02 pm
My niece would love these dolls, it’d be so much fun for her to play with their hair. xx
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IamMummyMatters
June 17 at 8:38 pm
Pop her on your list for Xmas 😉 xx
Rachel
June 15 at 9:16 pm
These are divine but is it wrong that I am envious of their eyelashes ha x
IamMummyMatters
June 17 at 8:36 pm
Not at all, I’m envious too x
Kate Tunstall
June 16 at 6:23 am
My daughter is still a little young for these dolls but she is very attached to her rag doll and baby dolly, so will probably be ideal in another year.
IamMummyMatters
June 17 at 8:35 pm
Oh I do love a good rag doll 🙂
Erica Price
June 16 at 8:34 am
They are lovely dolls and I like that they aren’t too ‘overdone’ like certain doll makes are.
IamMummyMatters
June 17 at 8:35 pm
I know exactly what you mean 😉
Kara Guppy
June 16 at 1:06 pm
The Paris one looks fab, we have London and Eliza adores it
IamMummyMatters
June 17 at 8:34 pm
Little Bean has her eye on the London Nancy now too 🙂
Sonia (@Mummy_loves)
June 17 at 12:07 pm
Boo would love Hair Braids Nancy, she loves to play with dolls hair 🙂
IamMummyMatters
June 17 at 8:33 pm
I should have said that this dolls hair doesn’t seem as ‘static’ as others can, it certainly doesn’t seem to tangle as badly as other dolls which is great 🙂
leonii amber
June 17 at 12:26 pm
I lov the hair and eyelash’s! even though I am usually reeped out by the large dolls these actually are great looking!!
IamMummyMatters
June 17 at 8:33 pm
I must admit some dolls are pretty creepy but I love Nancy 🙂
Lianne Thebrunettesays (TheBrunetteSays)
June 17 at 1:13 pm
Aw these are cute dolls, envious of those lashes haha!
IamMummyMatters
June 17 at 8:32 pm
I don’t think it’s fair that they have such long eyelashes when mine are so short 😉
hannahhowell912
June 17 at 2:16 pm
These are so cute, I would have loved these when I was younger
IamMummyMatters
June 17 at 8:32 pm
Yes me too, I loved my dolls when I was a little girl 🙂
Chelle
June 18 at 7:50 am
So cute! I love these as an alternative to the more popular dolls.
IamMummyMatters
June 18 at 8:34 pm
I think they are nice for being that little bit bigger too x
Kaz & Ickle Pickle (@IcklePicklex)
June 18 at 8:39 am
Oh she is lovely – my youngest daughter used to love dolls like these and had several, she adored them. Kaz x
IamMummyMatters
June 18 at 8:34 pm
I have just gone up to tuck my daughter in and she has both of them tucked up at the end of her bed, so cute x
serenityyou
June 18 at 3:30 pm
These are cute dolls. Really wish I had long eyelashes like them
IamMummyMatters
June 18 at 8:33 pm
Don’t we all, they are beautiful 🙂
Carolynne @ Mummy Endeavours
July 10 at 1:24 pm
Aww my little girl has only really just stopped playing with dolls like this. Spent hours doing their hair! She has loads of the Designer Friends which are very similar to these… but these look a bit better… loving the eyelashes! x
IamMummyMatters
July 12 at 7:45 pm
I think there is a common theme with us Mummies, we ALL love the eyelashes xx