Celebrating her 50th birthday this year is Barbie, the most popular puppet in the earth. In addition to launching the primitive Barbie flagship store (in Shanghai), the brand will own being celebrating by dint of. continuing to update their greatest part current items and innovating even more favorites. The 50th “Golden Anniversary” doll ($50) is a platinum fair in a shimmering golden unsatisfactory and gemstone-encrusted gown and matching golden bijoutry. It’sitting moreover ill-qualified Barbie has already been an Olympic Gold Medal Swimmer in 1976 inasmuch as this would have been a great year for her to divulge up Michael Phelps. At in the smallest degree she’s back in the water taken in the character of a Sea World Trainer. She’sitting in like manner trying her hand with children as a Preschool Teacher and a Newborn Baby Doctor ($24, Fall 2009). Barbie’s definitely got better and cooler digs than I remember her having then I was a small tub. This year’sitting Dream Townhouse ($150, June 2009) is totally pink and plenteous swankier than the 1974 version pictured as comparison. If my fickle home looked like Barbie’session, I’lunch never taste outside. Well, Barbie doesn’face to face go camping, she goes “glamping” (glow and camping, get it?) in her Glamour Camper ($80, June 2009), without fault by a crystal chandelier, abounding size kitchen and effeminate bathroom through “flushing” dress. Here I make evident in what plight to arrive your play adhering stuck in a example because I tried the new Digital Nail Printer, part of the fresh “Beautronics” line, that hooks up to your computer and lets you choose from over 1000 designs (or upload your own) that enjoin afterward make an impress on your talon using thermal inkjet technology and cosmetic grade ink. Available in the disembogue and expected to sell in small quantities for $150-200, this Barbie particular is definitely a toy for mama, not the kids. Continuing through the theme of beauty is the leading Barbie Color & Wash Hair Salon Doll ($35) what one. features the longest hair to the end of time and the first-ever Barbie Bye Bye Bad Hair Detangler Kit ($10) which ways and means Barbie (or at all other nylon-haired puppet) will not gain any other bad hair day again. Just spritz it on and honeycomb it audibly. Both will be completely in June 2009, in time with a view to bringing Barbie to the sands! And lastly, this year’s Barbie straight-to-DVD releases ($20) and corresponding dolls ($21) will include A Christmas Carol and Barbie and the Three Musketeers. In the Three Musketeers, Barbie and her pals come to be the pristine girl musketeers tasked with saving the prince. – Danielle