Mini-doll heads 3: boys (2012-2015)

Continuing on the topic of the mini-doll heads, today I will talk about those with the part names starting with 'Head, Boy 1'.

Interestingly, the head mold itself appears to be the same as the female head.

The three prints currently available for the Heartlake City boys show the same facial expression. Unlike the girls' face prints, they don't have lipsticks and long eyelashes. The boys' eyebrows are somewhat thicker and not arched like the girls'.





Fans were hoping for other male mini-dolls besides Peter when the first two boy faces were introduced in the second half year of 2013.



Left: Dec. 1 (Matthew)     Right: Dec. 2 (Andrew)

Both of the above designs have been used on additional characters as well. Matthew's face has been used for the character named Robert. Andrew's face design can be seen on Julian, David and Daniel.

Both of the above designs have been used at least once every year since their introduction.

In 2015, the design which mix the features of the above two was introduced: brown eyes on the light-skinned head.


Above: Dec. 5 (Noah)

Dec. 3 and Dec. 4 are missing.

Noah's head was also used for Nate, the hotel bellboy. This design will appear on Nate again in the second wave 2016.

These smiley face prints combined with the delicate, smaller head mold, give the impression of sweet teenage boys. They are perfect for most of the boy characters in Heartlake City, but I personally think the Peter head mold with Peter torso mold might have worked better for David, the pilot character in Heartlake City Airport. Don't we all want our pilot to be someone with many years of experience?

Mini-doll heads 2: males (2012-2015)

Since I talked about the female face print designs recently, I will continue with this topic today by looking at some of the male face designs.

Interestingly, there are two very distinct head molds for male mini-dolls, while there is only one for females.

As I showed you in the post about the Peter mini-doll, we have the head mold with a strong jawline and a triangular nose, as well as the other mold with features shared with the female head mold.

The face designs I have gathered below are the former type; those printed on heads that are shaped like Peter's. Each one has the part name starting with 'Head, Male1, Dec.' followed by its individual number.

This head mold appeared with the launch of the Friends theme.


Above: Dec. 1 (Peter)

A couple more male mini-dolls appeared in 2013, but they had the other male head mold.

So, it was not until 2014 that more mini-dolls came out with this adult male head mold.


Left: Dec. 2 (Eric)     Center: Dec. 3 (Flynn Ryder)     Right: Dec. 4 (Prince Charming)


Those with the above three new face prints were introduced with the launch of the Disney Princess theme. Each of the three is uniquely designed and shows a distinct expression.

Those "prince" mini-dolls are interesting in that they have the adult male head but the younger male's smaller torso.

I don't know what happened to Dec. 5, as that number is missing from the available head design collection.

In 2015, another father character was introduced to Heartlake City who shares the head mold with Peter.

That was also the year the Elves theme was launched, and with it came two male mini-dolls with the same head mold.


Left: Dec. 6 (Luis)     Center: Dec. 7 (Farran)     Right: Dec. 8 (Johnny Baker)


Luis has the same larger torso as Peter. But Farran and Johnny Baker have the younger male torso.

What you have seen above are the male mini-doll face designs on the Peter-type head, and they were introduced between 2012 and 2015.

I'm going to update this post as more designs get added to the collection from 2016.

Mini-doll heads 1: females (2012-2015)

Today I feel like doing something a little different.

I will present here the face print designs of all the female mini-dolls produced between 2012 and 2015. As additional designs become available, I will try to update this post.

Each of the designs below has the part name starting with 'Head, Female 1, Dec.' followed by its individual number.

From what I can tell, all the heads below have the same mold.

Some print designs may look similar, but no two are identical.

Left: Dec. 1 (Andrea)     Center: Dec. 2 (Stephanie)     Right: Dec. 3 (Olivia)

Left: Dec. 4 (Anna)     Center: Dec. 5 (Emma)     Right: Dec. 6 (Mia)


The above six designs were all that were available in 2012.
All female mini-dolls from the first year of Friends had one of the above styles.

Then in 2013, a few more female face designs were introduced.


Left: Dec. 9 (Kate)     Center: Dec. 11 (Maya)     Right: Dec. 12 (Ms. Stevens)


There are a few numbers that should be there but missing: Dec. 7, Dec. 8 and Dec.10. My guess is that those numbers were assigned to the designs which did not somehow make it to production.

Early in 2014, with the launch of the Disney Princess theme came the brand new face design for Ariel with a wider smile.

Later that year, Sophie made a second appearance with an exclusive face design with a mud mask.


Left: Dec. 13 (Ariel)     Right: Dec. 14 (Sophie w/ mask)


2015 brought many new faces. Three were designed for the Disney Princess theme:


Left: Dec. 15 (Aurora)     Center: Dec. 16 (Jasmine)     Right: Dec. 17 (Anna)

The new Elves theme introduced five brand new female face designs, and Friends got a new pop star character.


Left: Dec. 18 (Aira)     Center: Dec. 19 (Naida)     Right: Dec. 20 (Azari)



Left: Dec. 21 (Emily)     Center: Dec. 22 (Livi)     Right: Dec. 23 (Skyra)