REVIEW: Monster High Skullector SCARAH

 

I did not have Scarah returning on my dolly bingo card this year. 

I'm not Scarah's biggest fan. I still think she robbed Wydowna way, way, WAY back when! But she grew on me back then and now I absolutely love this doll. I wasn't aware of it, but this is what I've been waiting for when it comes to her character design. THIS is Scarah. 

She really is breathtaking!

Love the face. 

And for once, I'm leaving the gel in the bangs. 

The mouths on the dress are genius. Sheer genius. 

The veil is loaded with detail that I can't capture in photos. There's a neat behind the scenes look at her design on Mattel Creations. 

These were my least favorite thing. I feel like she doesn't need the overly detailed footwear, because she's more simple otherwise. I do think the sculpt is really cool with the shrieking faces. 

But...

THEY COME OFF. 

More genius. 

Now you can have Scarah in flats, which are lovely, and she's the perfect MH doll to wear flats because...

SHE CAN FLOAT. 

I see so many people on Insta complaining about saddle stands. I don't see the problem with them at all. And in this case, now you've got a floating banshee! Couldn't do that with a clip stand and have it look as good. 

There is also an extra plastic clip that stabilizes her on the stand so she can do this without even coming close to falling off. 

PERFECTION. 

There isn't a single thing I'd change here. 

Now Scarah joins my shelves proudly, finally wearing something she can shine in. 

PHOTO CREDIT: Mine.  

REVIEW: Rainbow High Shadow High Girls' Night Shani & Luna

I deboxed and de-gelled my last two Shadow High sleepover girls this week. 

Let's start with Luna. 

The most boring accessories of the four. Why does she have a CD player? Why not a speaker? While the Neon Shadow CD is cute, a phone and a speaker seem more up to date.  

She's cute, but definitely my least favorite of the line. 

Her bangs don't lay that well so I knew I'd need to leave a little gel in there for shaping. 

I like the PJs. They're cute. Nothing too special, but they're also traditional PJs and that's kinda nice. 

She does have the cutest slippers of the four though!

Giant forehead. Takes me back to the ANTM fivehead. 

I like her, but could she have been Nicole? ABSOLUTELY. 

I'm aware that with their collector dolls, both Shani and Heather now have the same number of dolls as Luna, so it's really not fair of me to constantly lay blame on her and want her out so Nicole can take her place. It's honestly because her dolls wow me the least, so as the weak link, she's the one I want replaced by the neglected Nicole. 

Like look at this girl compared to Luna. Puts her to shame. 

Not my favorite accessories. They should have made the bag smaller and actually functional. If you put something in there, kiss it goodbye. 

I do love the mirror though. 

Shani is the prettiest of the line. Heather is my favorite, but Shani is the prettiest. 

Her makeup doesn't photograph well, but it's gorgeous. 

My only complaint is that her bangs don't lay well. I worked on them three times trying to flatten the light locks, but they still stick out a little. 

Slippers are simple but cute. 

And this could easily be worn as a casual dress, not a nightie. 

Just gorgeous. Of the originals, Heather and Shani continue to be my favorites. 

PHOTO CREDIT: Mine. 

REVIEW: Rainbow High Airbrush and Create

I was not sure about this girl one bit. I know she was instantly popular and wanted by other collectors, but honestly, the white brows took me a while to get used to. 

I ended up caving and ordering her when I had to reorder Shani and Luna from the sleepover line. 

And I am so glad I did! 

Her hair is amazing. It doesn't feel like any other doll hair that I know of. I washed the gel out of her bangs curls and the rest just like...repelled water. It's bizarre and epic. 

I love her shoes. Really like all of her outfit actually. 

So this is Astoria. Her name popped in my head as I was rinsing gel out of her bangs. Then I remembered that Victoria is the other freckled girl and I'm pretty sure Astoria was telling me that's her older sister. They look adorable together. 

Definitely the best of these create dolls that they've ever done. Sorry I ever doubted you, Astoria!

PHOTO CREDIT: Mine.

REVIEW: Rainbow High Be Dazzling Adeline

I'm gonna be weird here and say I have a negative association with this doll's stock name, so mine is Aveline and I'll be referring to her as such. 

She was the standout from this line for me right away. The pink one, yeah. Who knew?

But just look at her coloring! 

Her skintone, makeup colors, dress colors, and hair colors all go together so damn well. 

Just look at that face! She's absolutely stunning. 

I do wish they hadn't bothered with the bangs though. I think they take a little away from her and I wish they'd just done long hair all around. 

Her shoes are pretty neat. 

She has my favorite dress of the line, hands down. 

She's simply gorgeous. I adore her. 

PHOTO CREDIT: Mine. 

REVIEW: Rainbow High Be Dazzling Geneviève

 

Ah, the fourth girl arrives. I have to admit, I was least sure of Geneviève. I can't even exactly tell you why. I love her shade of blue. I wasn't even positive I was going to open her once she arrived but then I decided to give her a chance. 

Turns out all she needed was a minor restyle. 

Ditch the silly hairstyle. Ditch the pink harness thingy. 

Boom, so much better. 

I like that her hair isn't super long. I also don't mind the color streaks. 

She's honestly much prettier than this in person. I think this is fading her colors a bit. 

I love the dress. 

She has my favorite shoes so far. 

I think she's actually my fave after Vivienne. My possible top fave is going to be my last to arrive, so Geneviève is likely going to rank third in the line. 

Tomorrow, I might, Amazon willing, get Adeline, the other two Slumber SH and the super curly airbrush girl with the white eyebrows. Adeline has already been delayed once, so she's a maybe. Anything seems a maybe lately. All carriers are being slow to get back to speed after the holidays. 

PHOTO CREDIT: Mine.

REVIEW: Bratz Pop Starz CLOE

FINALLY. 

I've had Jade for a bit, but I'm returning her. She's a pretty doll but I hate the outfit and I just couldn't justify keeping her. 

Cloe however is exactly the type of doll I buy. 

Stunning. 

I would wear these. 

Yeah, she's easily the best one from the line. Well, for me. The pop people would probably disagree. 

But the cut of the jacket, the boots, the materials. Yeah, she's fantastic. 

PHOTO CREDIT: Mine.

REVIEW: TLS Toy Strawberry Shortcake Lemon Meringue & Raspberry Tart

So SSC got all their characters out but not Rainbow Brite. Sigh. 

(Yes, I'm bitter.)

Gah, she's adorable. And she reminds me of a certain someone from Robot Chicken. 

I got the purse instead of lunchbox and the mirror instead of meringue. I do like the meringue, but the mirror is iconic for her. 

LOVE. 

EVEN MORE LOVE. 

I think she's my favorite thing TLS has done so far. Yeah, even more than Stormy because I do favor cartoon Stormy to merchandise Stormy. 

I got the lunchbox this time and I love the green. I don't like her purse, so I'm happy with this. And I got the cookies instead of the watering can, which I'm also happy with. 

My girl. I love Raspberry. She was my favorite of my childhood collection. Her and Sour Grapes.

I'll be curious to see if they continue on. They could easily do Angle Cake and Huck, but I'd love to see the internationals and other characters, too. 

Oh, and they fixed the smell problem Strawberry had. These smell perfect!

PHOTO CREDIT: Mine.