AG's 2019 Girl of the Year

Well, we've nearly made it through two weeks of 2019 now, so it's past time somebody commented on American Girl's new 2019 Girl of the Year doll. Felicity's been dragging her feet, so I will do it instead.

Here she is, Blaire Wilson:

This doll combines a lighter-than-usual light skin tone with the Josephina face mold, AG's new green eyes (darker and more gray from a distance than Felicity's), and curly red hair. She lives on a family farm and restaurant, and her signature outfit is this impractical bee-patterned white sundress with non-matching strappy purple sandals. (I'd probably ruin them both my first day on a farm or cooking for a restaurant, but maybe she has mud and stain-repelling superpowers?)

At least one of her other available outfits includes overalls and wellies.

The ribbon choker, though? Really?

Gotta say, I love her hair! It's way more our style than Luciana's side-bangs and purple streak.

I wish she had freckles and a different eye color to make her stand out more from AG's very limited selection of red heads, though. Right now the only other red-headed options are:

Felicity. 

Her hair is technically auburn, and her eyes are a striking light green. (Forgive me for this screenshot, Felicity, but this is how your clones come now. That skirt is as still as horrible as ever.)

Truly Me # 65: straight red hair and blue eyes

 Truly Me #61: wavy red hair and green eyes

(I'm not counting AG's one Truly Me doll with "light red" hair and blue eyes. To me that's strawberry blond like my hair.)

No freckles to be found on any of them! Bethany and I will try not to be offended. Maybe AG thought it was too soon to have another another reddish-haired doll with freckles after Saige.

I have not read Blaire's story, but my first impression is of a sugary-sweet, girly farm girl who skips around singing and collecting eggs in a cute wicker basket. I'm guessing Felicity is thinking along the same lines, hence her instant dislike. XD

And finally, to address the elephant in the room, my sisters and I all had an instant aversion to this doll's name. Blaire, however it's spelled, will forever be associated with the horror film Blair Witch Project in our minds, hence it will never jive as an appropriate name for a sweet, pretty farm girl. I think it even surpasses McKenna as our least favorite AG name of all time, and that's saying something. ;^)

So, yeah, we have no worries about Blaire joining our family. Her bee-bedecked dress (Mom, like me, does not find bees cute), her similarities (appearance-wise only) to Felicity, and her horror-film-esque name are all strikes against her. She's a very nice-looking doll, though, so I bet she'll be one of AG's more popular ones!