UPDATE BEGIN
I am now convinced that these mermaids are part of the "Mermaid Princess" line. BUT! Another VERY similar doll has popped up and I'd like to get her ID'd if possible. I'm also still looking for a MIP side sitting mermaid for further proof that they are from the "Mermaid Princess" line.
Here is the new side sitting mermaid in question! I spotted her in an ebay lot. Her head is different and quite a bit bigger, her arms are different, and her fin is different.
So just to make things clear, I have ID'd the original side sitting mermaids as "Mermaid Princess" and the new doll is the one I'm seeking an ID on. She may be a knock off of the original mermaids in question.
UPDATE END
Ok. There's been a little bit of discussion about these mermaids already, but it's time they get their own ID thread.
They are marked "T &T 90 MADE IN CHINA".
They are about 4" from butt to head.
There are also new cheapie dolls being sold that use a variation of the same mold. The new dolls are simply called "Pretty Mermaid".
The two on the left are who we're trying to ID. The two on the right are the new "Pretty Mermaids"
I know there are at least 3 variations of the mer-dolls in question. Blonde, pink haired, and purple haired.
Here is the purple version:
I don't know if the brush originally came with her or not.
I am thinking that they might be an extension of this "Mermaid Princess" doll line: I am quite positive that they ARE part of the "Mermaid Princess" line. Everything about them points to it. They are marked T&T (the company that made Mermaid Princess), they have pink, blonde, or purple hair-like the other Mermaid Princess dolls, and even their faces look similar to the other dolls in the line.
They seem to have similar looking faces and the purple hair looks to be about the same color on both. I know for sure that there is also a blonde Mermaid Princess doll and I believe the following doll is also a Mermaid Princess doll:
Unknown Doll with Pink Hair by
vikk007, on Flickr
If she is indeed from the Mermaid Princess line I'd say it's very likely that the side sitting mermaids are as well.