PANDORA

Arrival Date: 12/27/21

Size: 14"

Year: 2021 Secret Collection

Edition Size: 3000

Designer: Isabelle Lee

Features: Plumo

Purchased From: CB Direct 

Cost: $105

Thoughts: Pandora finally made her way to the US, too. I think a lot of people slept on this bear. Aside from the Greek myth name, which is always a draw for me, she's that lovely grayish dusty lavender I love. Along with gray itself, of course. I love the neck ruffle. Very cute. She's sitting nicely with Bossy Boots, Whisp, Wisteria and Kekezza on their shelf. All of them are similar colors. (Angel Cake, Fairy Cake, Logan, Nissa and Fey are there, too. It's my whimsical purple bear shelf.) Pandora is pretty small, but she's plumo so that explains the price. She's got soft arms and legs. Not sure if they're tyber but it's something like that. I love the longer gray fur on the tips of her paws. She's just a very pretty little bear.

LUKASZ

Arrival Date: 12/27/21

Size: 19"

Year: 2021 Secret Collection

Designer: Isabelle Lee

Purchased From: CB Direct 

Cost: $126

Thoughts: I love this name so when I saw him in Sneaky Peeks, I was drawn to him but not totally convinced. The lighter ruff of fur on the bottom half of his face is a little odd. But then I saw people's photos and I ended up caving on him. I thought stockists would be getting him, but he only went to CB Direct, so I grabbed him from there. He's sitting at the opposite end of the same shelf as Jason and they make a nice balanced pair with Snickerdoodle in the middle. Lukasz is definitely cute. I think he's a little cuter in person than how he photographs. Love the scarf, too.

DREAMY

Arrival Date: 12/23/21

Size: 16"

Year: 2021 Cuddle Time Collection

Designer: Isabelle Lee

Purchased From: CB Direct 

Cost: $115

Thoughts: I added Dreamy on a whim when the Turret pin released and I placed an order for that. I knew this guy was Tyber, which is the best fur, but I do have one in a similar color already. (I think I'm actually going to sell that one because I love Dreamy. We're coming up on my annual bear sale.) There's something about his face and the white accents that I really like. He's also nicely-jointed where he's not floppy but still moves really easily into cuddleable positions. 

AMBASSADOR

Arrival Date: 12/20/21

Size: 23" 

Year: 2021 Secret Collection

Designer: Isabelle Lee

Purchased From: CB Direct UK

Cost: About $143

Thoughts: What a big guy! I loved him in sneaky peeks but tried to resist because of his size, but when I saw he was available, I caved. He's such a unique character. He's not cute per se, more majestic and serious, but I love him.

TAFFY

Arrival Date: 12/20/21

Size: 14"

Year: 2021 Secret Collection

Designer: Isabelle Lee

Purchased From: CB Direct UK

Cost: About $77

Thoughts: This might be one of the cutest bears ever. I saw Taffy in the sneaky peeks and he was the one I really wanted from the Secret Collection this second half of the year. He's adorable and all those colors! But in person...oh, wow. His left side has a rich rusty base color while the right side is gray. Both of those fabrics have black patches. His left limbs are a warm reddish-brown and the right are black with strands of brown and either white or a light gray. I can't tell. Then his left paw pads are medium brown with cream toes while the right pads are dark brown with tan toes. All the colors are used together on his face. He's an absolute masterpiece.