Mum removes doll's makeup, gives them a 'makeunder' (+photos)

Daily Mail

10 Mar, 2015 01:25 AM2 mins to read

Dolls recreated by Sonia Singh. Photo / Sonia Singh, treechangedolls.tumblr.com

A creative mother has begun a 'rescue' project in which she refashions sexualised children's dolls into a more natural and childlike form.

Sonia Singh, from Hobart in Tasmania, removes any trace of make-up, reduces the lip and eye size and personally sews the dolls modest new outfits.

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Her before and after pictures of the refurbished dolls reveal a stark difference between the out-of-proportion Barbie dolls and make-up clad Bratz dolls, and her more natural alternative.

"Here are the Tree Change Dolls (ex-Bratz dolls) playing outside the way kids should, after their radical make-unders," Ms Singh wrote on her website, Tree Change Dolls.

"These dolls have been rescued and rehabilitated from op-shops and tip shops around Tasmania.

"These lil [sic] fashion dolls have opted for a 'tree change', swapping high-maintenance glitz 'n' glamour for down-to-earth style.

"I hand repaint the dolls faces, mould new shoes, and my mum sews and knits their clothing."

The result is something that any little girl can relate to and their creator matches their new looks by photographing them doing exactly what children enjoy - climbing trees, swinging on tyres and romping around outside.

Before and after: Dolls recreated by Sonia Singh. Photo / Sonia Singh, treechangedolls.tumblr.com

MGA Entertainment's Bratz website describes their dolls as "the only girls with a passion for fashion" who are all about "the hottest fashion trendz" and "serious attitude".

Ms Singh explained that the inspiration for her modified dolls came from something a little more humble.

"My sisters and I grew up playing with second-hand dolls and home-made toys in the beautiful Tasmanian natural environment," she wrote.