Customer Reviews for Barbie Fashionistas Blind Doll (HRH17)
33 reviews
Most helpful positive review
Posted Oct 23, 2025
Grateful for self love and beauty
This Barbie has helped me so much accepting my disability, my self love, acceptance and my concept of my own beauty has changed since getting this Barbie. I’m so grateful to Barbie for making this doll.
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Most helpful critical review
Posted Oct 10, 2024
Blind Barbie is for Older child
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I got this doll for my granddaughter, who is 3 years old to try out. She loves baby dolls so I thought she would love this as the doll looks just like her. One afternoon I brought the doll out during playtime at her house. The doll is beautifully dressed and has shiny hair brown hair just like my granddaughter. At ...
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Tfox
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Posted Oct 23, 2025
Grateful for self love and beauty
This Barbie has helped me so much accepting my disability, my self love, acceptance and my concept of my own beauty has changed since getting this Barbie. I’m so grateful to Barbie for making this doll.
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Madcat98
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Posted Jan 11, 2025
Favorite purchase-from a partially blind person
I love the Barbie’s that represent those with disabilities. Barbie is an iconic line with so much influence to girls and women all over the world. When I lost part of my vision I felt lost and alone. Seeing a Barbie doll with the same affliction makes me feel like there’s hope to bring awareness and representation to all🩷
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SteeleNSGL
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Posted Nov 14, 2024
Love this! We are buying one for our AbilityOne store at Naval Station Great Lakes. Way to represent Mattel!
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LivingMiracle
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Posted Oct 23, 2024
Opening eyes to new window
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] The Barbie's front of box has braille on it. My little one started asking why and what was braille. This Barbie opened a series of questions. All good questions. Opened a new window of thinking and understanding. Good job Mattel!
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ElianasMom
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Posted Oct 19, 2024
Love the Inclusivity
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] This Barbie is very gorgeous and has a fashionable outfit. This is a great way to teach children about inclusion, diversity, and also about people with different abilities. This Barbie gave my daughter the opportunity to learn people who have vision loss or are blind. She learned about the benefits of a cane and sungla...
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Shanise
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Posted Oct 18, 2024
Mommy is a Barbie too!
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I nearly cried when I learned there was a Barbie with a white cane. I have retinitis pigmentosa and have lost the majority of my vision and need the assistance of a cane. I’m the only person with limited vision that my little girl knows. So imagine her surprise to learn that her mommy wasn’t the only blind person in th...
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Happy Granny
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Posted Oct 17, 2024
Best Barbie Doll
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Everything about the doll was good except for we couldn’t figure out how to keep her walking stick in her hand. She was trying to walk the doll but the walking stick kept falling off out of her hand .
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Rainstorm4
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Posted Oct 16, 2024
Great doll
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Love the easy changing of clothing the stick is the perfect size the colors of clothes really pop my granddaughter loved playing with the barbie it made her feel included to have a doll with impaired vision like her
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MJD1607
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Posted Oct 13, 2024
Barbie with vision impaired
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] The doll was nicely dressed and shows a disability. Very good to expose children to people with handicaps. My child has added this to her collection of Barbie dolls and loves playing with her. She has had hours of enjoyment.
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Gigi
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Posted Oct 10, 2024
Blind Barbie is for Older child
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I got this doll for my granddaughter, who is 3 years old to try out. She loves baby dolls so I thought she would love this as the doll looks just like her. One afternoon I brought the doll out during playtime at her house. The doll is beautifully dressed and has shiny hair brown hair just like my granddaughter. At ...
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KNS88
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Posted Oct 7, 2024
Perfect
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I am never disappointed with Barbie! I love how the box was brail on it. She is perfectly designed, functional and my kiddo loves teaching Barbie how to use her cane. I am so happy of all the new additions to the collection.
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Nojustno
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Posted Oct 7, 2024
Why
She's blind and you put her in platform heels?? What are the comments below about 'inclusivity' about? Are there signs up in braille that say "no sight no service!" In businesses?! I don't think so. Being blind isn't some racial or political situation. If people need dolls to tell their kids what blindness is then..maybe parents need to take the time to teach kid's that...
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Rita82
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Posted Oct 6, 2024
The perfect doll for any little girl/girls to have
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] My daughter love her doll and take her everywhere with her the doll remind her of her grandma because her grandma has to walk with a cane due to her disability im thankful and grateful they made a doll like this
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Smilestones
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Posted Oct 2, 2024
Brunette Blond Barbie
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I received this toy in return for an honest review. The packaging is attractive and has Braille text. The colors and design of the package is appealing. The Braille allows visually impaired individuals to know what is in the package. My only criticism of the packaging is, in order to released the doll, scissors are nee...
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JBJetta
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Posted Sep 29, 2024
Realistic, Inclusive, Educational Barbie
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] It's nice to see a blind Barbie included in the collection. This doll was educational for our children from the Braille on the box to the cane included. Our daughters have included this Barbie into their play and even factored the blindness into their play (such and driving, etc).
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Jose C
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Posted Sep 28, 2024
Teach inclusion from a young age!
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] We were really excited to give this doll to our daughter and teach her about the importance of diversity and inclusion. She is a really pretty doll and our daughter enjoys playing with her along with her other Barbie dolls. Well done Barbie! 10/10
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Gramx5
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Posted Sep 25, 2024
Wonderful addition to the Barbie Family!
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] This Barbie is visually impaired. There is information in the lower right corner of the plastic packaging that says ‘Barbie’ in contracted Braille. Barbie is wearing a light pink satin top and a purple ruffle skirt with metallic edges. She can identify both these items by touch. This is helpful whether her clothes are ...
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Lyddie
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Posted Sep 25, 2024
Pretty doll, kids love her
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] My kids like this doll. They are enjoying learning about blindness. It's neat that the box has braille on it. We did some research about the white canes. They like the color of her hair. I thought that the doll was nice, but the finish of the plastic on her legs is uneven.
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PrincessLaLa41
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Posted Sep 21, 2024
Perfect
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Daughter loves the doll. Cute dress and accessories, sturdy materials, and well designed. It’s been all over the place with her (school, dentist, grandparents house, etc.). She has been my little girl’s favorite doll.
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Areli
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Posted Sep 21, 2024
Pretty doll
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] My child really loved this doll. I think it was cool that the box had Braille on the outside. I like the inclusiveness of the doll. She has accessories such as a walking cane and glasses. My child says she is very pretty with the honey hair coloring, tanned skin and honey eyes. Her outfit has a very cute top, skirt and...
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