Sweetheart Sister Ponies with Perfume and Puffy Hair
The Prom Queen Sweetheart Sister Ponies were the third iteration
of Sweetheart Sister ponies, and were originally made available in
1990. Perhaps because, in 1990, proms were not a thing that
happened in the UK, the idea did not carry over the ocean, and
this set had no UK release. The set was released in North America
- I am not sure if it was sold anywhere else.
Cha Cha Mint in Box
USA, 1990
The set comprised four slender characters with earrings, like the
previous two sets. This set had very fluffy curly hair, although
in second hand ponies, this is often in poor condition and can end
up quite 'poofy'. They were also sold with ruffle skirts, perfume
and chunky floral hair clips. All of these accessories are
difficult to find second hand. For some reason, ponies from this
set often show up in far worse condition second hand than ponies
from the other two sets.
Daisy Dancer wearing her ruffle and floral clip. Image courtesy of KitKatVintage
The boxes for this set were distinctive - as can be seen above,
they were curved at the front, with a big window to show off the
pony inside. While this box style was used for a few other sets in
North America, it was not a style that caught on in the UK
release.