REVIEW: Monster High The Mummy

 

I did not like this doll when we first saw her. I think she looked more blonde or something? I can't even remember and it doesn't matter, because WOW.

She's so stunning in person. She has a lot of presence. 

And a lot of super soft hair. 

 

What a face! Perfection. 

Why do I have two of almost the same shot? I dunno. 

That scarab ring though!

 

Love the purse. 

Absolutely beautiful. I can't say it enough. 

She's so good that she went right onto my Anubis shrine shelf in the bookcase I just built for my new closet.

I will likely get Dracula and Frankenstein eventually, but I'm trying to be a bit more choosy until I get more dolls unpacked. 

PHOTO CREDIT: Mine.   

REVIEW(ish): Moonspell Magic CARINA SONG

Sorry it took so long, Carina.

And sorry you're not getting a real review, but you've been out for ages now. 

Art

Back of the box

And some quick pics I just took tonight. 

She's very cute. She's just not my fave. 

I love her here though. I think this is my favorite of the few pics I've taken of her. 

I love the shoes. 

Last one!

PHOTO CREDIT: Mine. 

Fun in Wicked Wonderland

No structured review here, just a photo dump and babbling. 

I had no real interest in Wicked Wonderland, because while I enjoyed Rise of Red, I found myself not hanging onto the characters over time as much as I did with the original trilogy. I did keep my Chloe and Uliana dolls, but that's it. 

So imagine my surprise when I liked Wicked Wonderland A LOT more. The characters were more fun. There was no stupid time travel, but it was nice to see the consequences of said time travel. 

Mostly though, I was here for the hook. I rolled my eyes initially at yet another Hook sibling. Harriet, CJ, Harry and now Hazel? But then she came onscreen and it was love. Hazel is such a fun character. Loved her design and her actress has an amazing face. Obviously, I had to have her doll. 

Mattel is not my favorite for Descendants. They try to capture the actors, but then they also seem to make the heads and features too big. Hazel's actress has smaller eyes and that's part of what makes her facial structure interesting. Here they're too big. All of her features are too big. But she's still pretty and it's one of only two pieces of merchandise for her. 

I normally hate that sort of topknot, but in the movie, it wasn't bad. Here it's a bit too big. 

They tried to do the gold in her hair, but I wish they'd done more. 

She's such a sass bomb. I think she's actually my fourth fave after Carlos, Harry and Mal. If she got more screentime, she might beat Mal.

 

She's going to end up on my living room favorites shelf. She's actually already there, but it's not fully set up yet. 

Chloe was not my favorite this movie. I remember liking her a lot more last time. She was too whiny and pouty. She had some good points, but Max had a far better reason to have a grievance with Red. 

This VK look though! Gorgeous!

I like her main outfit a lot, but the doll wearing it is not the best. I saw her in Walmart and all of them have horrible faces. Here she still has a bigger head and features, but it works better. 

I think the evil bracelet was on the other hand in the movie, wasn't it? 

Love the painted nails.

BOOT DAGGER.

Something she also has in good princess form. It's not just an evil thing. 

Details!

This is lovely. 

Weapons are a girl's best friend. 

Hazel is super cute here!

I sold my Rise of Red doll, but I loved this look from the finale of the new movie, so she was the one I picked, even though she was the "surprises" version, so she's less articulated. 

I like this outfit a lot. 

And I really love her hair!

I'll probably get the Max set eventually and maybe I'll body swap the Red dolls. 

All three ladies. I would love to add regular Chloe but I just can't with how she looked in store, and Pink wasn't great either, though if she went on sale, I'd definitely buy her. I liked her in the movie. Max will end up here eventually. Again, would love a sale, but they just came out. 

I did get some of the mini figures and ended up with Red, Chloe, Pink and Luis. How did Luis not get a doll? I'll have to order more because I NEED Hazel. 

PHOTO CREDIT: Mine. 

REVIEW: Mirror Mi SUKI GOLDPETAL

Let's see how fast I can do this review. I'm on low battery. 

I was lucky enough to get an order in for Suki on Walmart.com. She's my favorite from the line, so I was thrilled. 

Back of the box

For as amazing as the doll is, her accessories could use some help. 

The pink bag has a lovely design that you can't see at all, because it just blends into the plastic. 

The teacups and saucer are cute. 

The headphones were a really neat idea with the removable teacups, but they don't stay in place very well. They tried but their method just didn't work. The pink plastic feels pretty cheap, too. I tried putting them on her, but the fit wasn't great and both teacups promptly fell off. 

Thankfully, the doll herself is so stunning that she doesn't need accessories. 

I love her whole look. 

The only thing I would have changed is the pink. The pink on her face is fine, but I would have used white, gold and blues for the straps on the dress, the shoes and purse. 

There is actually a molded crack on her leg. It's not just paint. 

She's soooooooooooo cute!

I washed the gel out of her longer hair, the main bangs and the longer pieces on the sides, but left the upper parts gelled. She has some golden streaks hidden underneath. 

Love the cup! And the flower. 

The bunny is super cute and I love the jeweled part.

 

Shoes from the side. 

And the back. 

I think these would have looked amazing in gold, as the thin straps would echo the golden cracks. The golden bits here could have been darker blue. 

Hanging with the girls. 

My two faves. 

Absolutely adore her. I think she's the highlight of this line. Yes, some changes to her accessories would have elevated her, but she's still the most incredible doll I've bought in a while. 

I love the kintsugi theme, although they missed the mark with "fragile." Kintsugi is about resilience and finding beauty in your imperfections. It's not fragility. So for me, Suki represents resilience.   

PHOTO CREDIT: Mine. 

REVIEW: Mirror Mi AMORA VALENTINA

 

I did not initially care for Amora. I didn't have an outright issue with her, like I do with others, but I saw her legs and just wrote her off as a Cupid knockoff. I was confused why she was the only one with weird legs. I still think it's an odd choice. Why does she have this extremely inhuman feature when the others don't? The only other really unnatural thing is Suki being chalk white. Yeah, Shai and Akiko have odd-colored legs, but not on the same level as this. 

Buuuuuuuut I decided Blaze needed a friend on hand, especially because most of my dolls will be packed for a while. 

The chocolates are very cute. Love the purse, too. 

The more I thought about how horrific this would be in person, the more I got to like Amora. I decided she's the sweet, pretty girl who's really into horror. I'm used to the filled legs from Novi Stars and RH, but there's something off-putting about it when the regular skintone just fades into clear, heart blood-filled legs. 

Her shoes are very pretty. 

 

I don't love that both brown girls have silky, lighter hair and light eyes. How stunning would she be with big brown eyes? Or with some texture? She's beautiful, but man, with brown eyes, she would have been beyond. 

 

She did win me over with her endearing expression though. Charlie Bears have several characters with eye whites under their plastic eyes and the designer refers to this look as "who, me?" eyes. Amora has who, me? eyes. But there's also a little sadness there for me. This isn't just some over the top flirt. She's got an interesting depth to her. 

I also immediately got a Fluttershy vibe from Amora. That's one thing in favor of this eye color. The eyes, the expression, all the pink...blonde isn't pale yellow but it's still reminiscent. Then Blaze started to make me think of Sunset Shimmer. And seriously, Blaze Maxx? Amora Valentina? Luna Skye? Shai Meadows? They all have pony names. 

Not that any of that is bad. I love me some My Little Pony.

Looking forward to more from the line! 

PHOTO CREDIT: Mine.