Olivia (2012)

So, when I decided to talk about the mini-dolls, I wondered which of the five Friends I should choose first.

Well, it has to be Olivia, I thought, since she was "the New Girl in Town" in 2012 when LEGO Friends started.



1) 30102 Desk (promo/polybag)
2) 3184 Adventure Camper
3) 3315 Olivia's House
4) 3065 Olivia's Tree House
5) 3933 Olivia's Invention Workshop
6) 3937 Olivia's Speedboat
7) 3316 Advent Calendar

Three tops were designed exclusively for Olivia for 2012. Her signature motif is the heart, so all the three designs feature at least one heart shape.

The sweater Olivia #7 is wearing is exclusive to 2012 Advent Calendar at the moment. The yellow tank top worn by #5 & #6 appeared only in 2012. Surprisingly and interestingly, Olivia in her signature outfit (#1-#3) was available only in those sets from 2012.

Of course, you may remember seeing Olivia in her pink tank top with hearts in 41101 Heartlake Grand Hotel from 2015. But all the five girls' signature tops were slightly redesigned in 2015 with a bit more details.

  

Another thing I noticed about Olivia mini-dolls from 2012 is that her light brown/hazel eyes were painted in a lighter or more yellowish shade than her eyes from 2013 and later. Her eye color was clearly lighter than Mia's in 2012, but now they seem to have the same eye color.