Yara Shahidi Reveals Tinker Bell Barbie Impressed by Her With a Braid, Curls, and Edges — See Photographs

On February 28, we bought our first look at Yara Shahidi as Tinker Bell for just a few seconds within the teaser trailer for the upcoming movie Peter Pan & Wendy. She appeared gorgeous in her smaller fairy type along with her curls piled right into a messy bun with a braided crown and swooped child hairs. It will likely be some time earlier than we get to see extra of Shahidi’s Tinker Bell, so till then, we’ll be admiring the most recent Tinker Bell Barbie doll. It was designed to look equivalent to Shahidi’s portrayal of the Disney character with sculpted edges and curls. 

Hairstylist Nikki Nelms, who did Shahidi’s hair for the movie, shared her pleasure over and a peek on the new Barbie doll in an Instagram carousel. “Serving to to redefine the look of TINKERBELL, with the amazingly gifted @yarashahidi was such an honor and so magical!!!” her caption learn. The Grown-ish star is seen smizing with the Tinker Bell doll in hand within the first picture. The toy wore Tinker Bell’s signature apparel — a strapless inexperienced gown with golden tulle  — with shimmery pale-green wings protruding from her again. 

The doll had a large curly bun with a braid extending from ear to ear. Mattel didn’t overlook so as to add swoops and loops alongside the perimeter of the doll’s hairline for the laid child hairs. Nelms additionally included close-up photographs of the coiffure on Shahidi so you may immediately evaluate it to the doll’s.