Looks like Barbie (Mattel) and Stila will be partnering this spring. Stila will also sponsor Mattel’s Barbie runway during NYFW during February 2009. 50 designers have agreed to show Barbie-inspired fashion during the runway show. Charlotte Tilbury, makeup atist, is the show’s lead makeup artist. The limited edition line is slated to launch exclusively at Sephora in February, only at Sephora’s Fifth Avenue store in NY, international Sephora locations, and sephora.com. Expect a larger offering of Barbie-Stila branded products later, during fall 2009.
The collection includes 4 “Decades of Beauty” cans ($40 each) with a booklet inside describing the beauty and fashion wardrobes for each doll. The first, #1 Ponytail Doll, celebrates the first Barbie, launched in 1959. It includes a red lipstick called Ponytail, a liquid eyeliner and a three-pan paper-wrapped compact with two eye shadows and a cheek color. Malibu Barbie, which highlights the doll of the same name that launched in 1971, has a pale pink Lip Glaze called Malibu, a black mascara and a compact with two eye shadows and a bronzer. Foxy Doll, which depicts the African-American Barbie launched in 1980, includes a Lip Glaze called Foxy, mascara and a compact with two eye shadows and a cheek color. The final offering, Jewel Doll, is based on the 2000 Barbie of the same name and includes a bright pink Lip Glaze called Jewel, a Multi-Effect Mascara and a compact with two eye shadows and a cheek color.
“Stila is a brand which at the core is about fun and innovation,” said Richard Dickson, Mattel’s general manager and senior vice president for the Barbie brand, during a phone interview earlier this week from Shanghai, where he is readying the brand’s new House of Barbie flagship. “The combination of Barbie and Stila felt right.”
Source: WWD
Joi
Friday, January 9, 2009
I can’t wait to purchase this. I’m loving the image of the black barbie and her natural hair. I might buy 2!
Yasmin
Friday, January 9, 2009
WOW! Black Barbie looks great! I’d buy just for her!
Crystal
Friday, January 9, 2009
I want! You are the shiz keeping us updated with the latest news!
samaya
Friday, January 9, 2009
the colors in palatte look good…n pigmented…:)
Reesa
Friday, January 9, 2009
This looks so pretty. I’ve never tried anything from Stila except lip glaze (and I like them). I am looking forward to these barbie sets.
Thanks for keeping us in the know, Christine!
Jamie
Friday, January 9, 2009
This is awesome! I want’em all!!!
Tekoa
Friday, January 9, 2009
No. Just…no. I melted all my barbie dolls as a child.
emma
Friday, January 9, 2009
awesome! i luved my barbies when i wuz little, im definitely gonna get some stuff
Bonnie
Friday, January 9, 2009
Oh my, I’m so excited about this! I can’t wait to see more pictures- I love the look of the #1 Ponytail Barbie, and it sounds like all the makeup in that kit is stuff I’d use.
Brianne
Friday, January 9, 2009
THAT is such an awesome idea! I will eagerly be anticipating this release now :D
michelle
Saturday, January 10, 2009
OMG!
Barbie = ♥
MUST HAVE!
Thanks Christine.
Linda
Saturday, January 10, 2009
Seems like Barbie is a makeup whore! :D First MAC, now Stila…next year…Too Faced? :D
Christine
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
According to Mattel, Barbie pairs with lots of brands because that’s their philosophy. They’ve paired with tons and tons of designers for special edition Barbies, so I can see why they’d partner with other makeup brands, too!
Cheri
Saturday, January 10, 2009
Barbie is a slut, Christine. She needs to keep it in her pants with the makeup business.
What next? Hello Kitty for Smashbox? *Gag*
IZzySA
Saturday, January 10, 2009
*ick* *yuck* *barf* — these companies are DESPERATE to get their hands into our wallets. How pathetic to use Barbie AGAIN on another cosmetic product.. I have way outgrown Barbie and her ilk.. I am a full grown woman who is watching her wallet now. Cheers to all who adore Barbie.
IZzySA
Saturday, January 10, 2009
LOL @ Barbie is a Slut! Amen Cheri!
KathyD
Saturday, January 10, 2009
Excellent Stila. I have never an item for them but they have pulled me in with this collection I am feeling Barbie loves MAC again
carriespooner
Saturday, January 10, 2009
My Barbies are not such whores.
Linda
Saturday, January 10, 2009
But do you know what they do at night? :D
Carrie
Saturday, January 10, 2009
I like the idea of all these sets. I think I’ll stick to just one, though. It’s so hard to choose…I love the Jewel idea because bright lip colours are my thing, but then we have Ponytail. I guess I’ll have to wait until I see the swatches! $40 isn’t bad for all that you’re getting, really. Usually I feel that companies overcharge, but this is great. Also, I’d be alllll over Barbie loves Too Faced :)
DaniMae
Saturday, January 10, 2009
I’m not into Stila, like AT ALL, but I’m digging that Foxy Doll, so I may check out that one. It’s so pretty!
NJ
Saturday, January 10, 2009
It’s got me intrigued enough to check it out, but I’m another one who only uses stila for their lipglosses. I want to see what their contouring kit is like though (we don’t have that in the UK :( )
Loving the Foxy Barbie!
TheresaM
Saturday, January 10, 2009
They should have an Asian barbie :P I’ll probably pick up Malibu Barbie though! The gloss that comes with it sounds pretty
Erin
Saturday, January 10, 2009
I think this is a great idea!! I am lovin’ the Foxy Barbie. How cool is it that she has natural hair like me!! YES!!!
Cj
Sunday, January 11, 2009
this barbie is such a babe…
lisa
Sunday, January 11, 2009
I love the fact that the barbie comes with natural looking hair rather than it being stick straight.
shangrila
Monday, January 12, 2009
awww, foxy barbie! i want!!!! that’s adorable!
Jan
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Barbie with Stila (this year)
Hello Kitty and MAC
Smurfs and Too Faced
My wallet is not in good shape! Much as this is nice, I prefer the Barbie/MAC collection better. I did a case study for school once, Barbie/Mattel is just trying to leverage the Barbie brand, hence for these partnerships. Also, the cosmetic companies gain lots of attention, so its a gain for both companies, why not?