More Failure from Mattel

So the 30th came and went. 

No MH collector dolls on Amazon like they said there would be. 

What did they do? 

Put them both back on their own website at midnight and once again, I missed out. 

You see, guys, I have this thing called a job. It's what helps me afford all the stuff you see me post. So I can't obsessively wait for a toy company to give barely any warning about shit like this. I was at work for 13 hours without a break. 

Mattel also almost always goes by Pacific time, so naturally they chose to ignore that and go by Eastern time this once. 

The sad thing is, I've been a Stephen King fan since I was a kid and I was excited about these. IT is one of my favorite novels by him and has been for actual decades. I also was right there from the very beginning supporting Monster High. If you go way, way back to 2010 on my Flickr, you can return to the ancient days of when I was one of the very few people that owned the original MH dolls thanks to a screwup on Toys R Us's part. I had them for I believe a month and a half before almost everybody else and I answered everyone's questions to the best of my ability and tried to give the line as much visibility as one person could. Because I loved them. I still do, squandered opportunities, overuse of pink, glue heads, abundance of wonky eyes, and all. 

I'm not trying to say I'm more deserving than people that got them. Except for scalpers. Literally everyone is more deserving than scalpers. 

But to someone who's been a longtime fan of both these freshly-linked fandoms, I'm very disappointed in how this was handled ONCE AGAIN. Because I'm not the only fan who's not getting dolls right now. 

Happy Halloween, y'all. MH still isn't back. 

CUTETITOS BABITOS SERIES 3 CHEAT CODES!

 
I finally found something new! Only one of my stores has Pizzaitos and the case they got in doesn't have any of the 3 I want, so it was nice to actually find something decent. 

These are the Series 3 Babitos, which have a candy theme. (Obviously.) 

You unwrap the clear cellophane, then pop the end off. Inside is an opaque white bag with your Babito in it, but the card is also curled in there and it's loose, so if you want to be surprised, don't take your card out til last. 

I like the bright wrappers for this set. 

This is Sourito the panda. 

Another wrapper, this time gummy bears. 

This is Cornito the candy corn cat. I have a handful of Babitos from all 3 series now and this is my first boy!

Little faces. 

And the checklist. 

The code is located right above the UPC. You'll see three different numbers in tiny print. The code is the one on the left. 

PHOTO CREDITS: Mine. 

CHEAT CODES: 

(I may have some of these animals wrong.)

Cornito cat: 09220/24320/25220/26420/33520/02121

Swirlito tiger: 24520/09620/26620

Marshmellito bee: 09320/24420/26520

Bonbonito lion: 09720/24620/26720

Sourito panda: 09920/25020/27120/34420

Chewito porcupine: 09820/24720/16820/26820

Polkito dragon: 10420/25320/28120

Gummito bear: 10020/25120

Jellito unicorn: 10320/27320/34220

Lollito donkey: 10520/25420

Festivito reindeer: 10620/25720/28520/34920

Peppermintito mouse: 10720/28620

25220/25820: Either Jellito unicorn or Peppermintito mouse

REVIEW: Ruby Red Fashion Friends European Exclusive Charlotte

 

Did this girl ever cut it close! I can't remember when I pre-ordered her, but she was supposed to release in August. Due to covid, her date got pushed back, but also when the dolls finally arrived, the company I bought her from was so unhappy with the changes that they somehow got the manufacturer in Hong Kong to make more dolls that looked like the promo pictures. So then we were waiting on those dolls, but those of us who ordered from there got a free doll! We got the stock version and a nude doll with the face done closer to the promo pics. 

Here is the one I chose, which is the one made to look more like the pictures. 

I love her more stylish, classy dress. The casual looks of the others in this line are cute, but this is definitely more on the classy side. It's a nice change. 

She's so beautiful! I love the fuller lips. 

Cute purse!

Adorable shoes!

So this is her next to the box picture. 

While this one is the stock doll. She got much thinner lips and drastically different eyebrows. 

I actually quite like the brows, but the thin lips make her look more like my other Ruby Reds, which is why I picked the other doll. That's the face I fell for in the promos. 

Here they are together to really emphasize the differences. 

(I did sell the extra already. I've had a few emails about her after the fact, so here I am finally editing this post. Sorry it took so long!)

PHOTO CREDITS: Mine.

REVIEW: My Little Pony Retro/Classic Unicorn & Pegasi Series 2

 

I caved and got these on ebay back on the 13th and thanks to a slow seller and the slow mail, they took this long to arrive. I believe they've shown up on Target.com at least once since, because of course they have. But I'm currently not buying anything unless it's from Amazon because it's almost vacation time!

Anyway, this is the second set of Basic Fun's Retro/Classic Unicorns and Pegasi. They run $9.99 each at retail. 

(This review brought to you by the corner of my vintage Betty & Veronica collection. I've been buying the old 80s digests recently.)

I've got to start with my girl Heart Throb. I never had this version of her, but she was the sole So Soft in my childhood collection and I still have that pony. (And she has better hair than this one.)

The tails all came out great on these four, but the manes leave a bit to be desired. 

I'm a sucker for that vintage Pizzazz chartreuse. Surprise seems like she should be kinda boring, but she's pretty fabulous. 

She has the best hair of the four when it comes to silkiness. 

Here's fan favorite Gusty. 

I always liked Gusty, but I never had her. Glory and Moondancer were enough for me. 

She does have great colors though. 

Sparkler is actually my surprise favorite of the set. I love how they did her hair. The purple part is like a blend of either a lighter and slightly darker lavender or possibly white and the darker lavender. I couldn't tell in my lighting. And it's that kind of milky hair that I love. 

They went totally off-design, too, and gave her half and half hair. She's supposed to have a red streak like Gusty. 

Definitely love her! 

PHOTO CREDITS: Mine. 

A Brief Comment on MH

We heard the rumors a while back that MH was releasing new collector dolls this year. 

Then came the news that they were Pennywise and the Grady Twins. 

They finally showed images and allowed us to have a release date. 

I read comment after comment of people flipping their shit, saying this was what "saved 2020." 

So the dolls just dropped. It's noon here in NC. 

I put both in my cart and Pennywise sold out while I was typing my credit card number in. I did manage to get the twins though, by some tiny miracle. 

But if you think producing two dolls that sell out in less than 2 minutes is somehow "saving" 2020, you're wrong. That fits perfectly in with 2020's horrid shenanigans. Because most people aren't going to get them. I didn't see if there was a limit on quantity, but I have a feeling scalpers sold them out. So sure, you can say MH is back...but it's right back where it started...in the hands of scalpers.

REVIEW: Rainbow High Fantasy Friends Series 2 Part 2

 

I got epic level lucky today. I never have this kind of luck. So my first Target order or 7 Fantasy Friends yielded 7 different ones, including my favorite and 2 others that became my additional favorites. 

My second order was only 4 dolls, but I still got 4 different cap colors. One was yellow, which I knew was a new one. The others were orange, purple and blue. 

I got out my postal scale and was continually more and more shocked as I weighed each one and realized...I had no doubles. They were all new characters. Now I only need 5 more!

This is Dorothy Petal. She wasn't on my radar at all, but she is super duper cute. I can't get over her adorableness. 

It really is those stupid pacifiers. They cover up the lip colors.

So cute!

Then we've got Kacey Sunflower. 

Cute, but not a fave.

This is Maggie Nolia. 

The doll herself is absolutely lovely. I even like the light lip on her. 

 

Definitely digging the hair. 

It's her outfit that's boring. The top doesn't fit quite right. And it needed a pop of color, even if it was more yellow or green like her hair flowers. 

She's still gorgeous though. That's some of the best hair in the line. 

And finally, Xavier Scarab.

I'm happy they did an Egyptian doll and he's the cutest boy, I think, but I'm not happy he's blond. Any shade of brown would have been better if they didn't want to use black. Even red. Seth had red hair. 

He's adorable though. I'm pretending he's there during the Roman times or something. Someone somewhere mentioned he looked like some cartoon character or another, but that does not satisfy my not-so-inner Egyptologist. 

Only 5 more to go!

PHOTO CREDITS: Mine.

REVIEW: LOL OMG Remix Honeylicious and Kitty K

I took this picture so long ago. 

These are another two that have just sat around. I took my pictures of the super set girls and then got right to deboxing these two. 

The record gimmick is cute, but I really don't care. These could have skipped the two gimmicks and been so much cheaper. 

Honeylicious is the big sis of Honey Bun. Not one of my favorite little ones, but her big sis is ADORABLE. 

I love her hair, but it's also problematic, because it's been snagged in a couple places by the stupid way they packaged her. Those plastic hair ties should not be around these little braids. 

Here's all of her stuff. 

The second gimmick for this line is that they come with a second outfit. 

A hideous, incredibly boring second outfit. 

Could this be more generic?

  

Ah, her own clothes. Actual styling. 

SO. CUTE. 

I don't know what it is about her that I find so adorable, but she is. 

Another common LOL OMG issue with the pants. I think that strap is supposed to go around her waist, but it won't stay closed. Sigh. 

Almost too cute to be covered by the giant pants. 

And less cute stuff. 

I totally have the earrings upside down. Heh. But I'm so bored of hoop earrings. So bored. 

The necklace is boring. The glasses I don't want snagging her hair. 

The watch I did put on her. 

The pink arm warmers don't fit right. I tried one on and could get it past her elbow. They're supposed to go with the generic outfit anyway so meh.

 

All dressed!

Now I wonder why it is I picked her. Hip hop isn't exactly my genre of music nor are any of these outfit pieces something I typically like. 

What could it be?

Aha! That's what it could be. She really does give me flashbacks to Tokyo-a-Go-Go. One of my fave Bratz lines. Ah, back in the day. 

But I'm glad she does, because I gave her a shot when I might not have otherwise and now I get to have her cuteness on my shelf. 

Ah, Miss Kitty K and her floor-length locks. 

Pop is really not my genre either, but her doll design was too lovely to skip. (I actually am skipping the 80s one, even though I do like 80s music.)

Gah, that hair. It's majestic. 

All her stuff. 

Instead of being super generic, those pants are just flat out ugly. Ew. 

The shirt might be useful someday though. 

I wanted to like this pink robe thing, but the second I touched it, it felt like disappointment. 

I've felt nicer fabric in a dollar store. It's just so utterly cheaply made!

The overskirt is adorable. Kinda makes her look like a magician's assistant or something. 

And I LOVE the shoes.

This almost pained me to put on her.

It just looks so cheap!

Because it IS.

I really love these earrings that look like tons of earrings. 

The second one. 

What is the purpose of these? She doesn't know. I don't know. 

Why cover such nice shoes?

I get the fluffy legwarmers like Bhad Gurl has, but these? No.

The cat ears are hard to get on between her ear bangs and her pigtails. 

She doesn't need them.

Sort of cute, but no. 

There we go. That's it. Yes, her microphone says MEOW on it. 

So here she is: crazy anime hair magician's assistant. 

I kid. I adore her. 

PHOTO CREDITS: Mine.