Mini-dolls with Andrea's face design (2012)

In the earlier post about Andrea mini-dolls from 2012, I said it was unfair she appeared only in 4 sets while each of her four best friends appeared in 6 or 7 sets.

But actually, Andrea's face was used on more secondary characters than any other face design in 2012. It's true those characters are not Andrea herself, but if you just look at the mini-dolls, they are simply versions of Andrea with different wigs and different names.





Sarah: 3187 Butterfly Beauty Shop
Nicole: 3184 Adventure Camper
Ella: 3185 Summer Riding Camp
Chloe: DK Brickmaster: Treasure Hunt in Heartlake City

Sarah, Nicole and Ella each got a shirt designed especially for them. Chloe got Sarah's hand-me-down, as the mini-dolls that accompany DK books never have a new element exclusively designed for them. Ella's cute top was later borrowed by Andrea, but Nicole's yellow top has not been used again. Their clothes designs do not have any of the five main Friends' signature motifs.

What's interesting about tho mini-dolls with Andrea's face design is that we got them only in the sets released in 2012. Since 2013, all the dark-skinned female characters in Heartlake City have been getting the Kate/Joanna face print with brown eyes and a wider smile.



Ella and Kate from 2013 look very similar here, but their lip and eye colors are different. Kate's smile also looks less inhibited.