REVIEW: Monster High Wednesday MORTICIA

I honestly wasn't going to get this doll unless she went on sale. I vastly prefer the non-show Morticia that MH did a while back. Buuuuuuuut someone at Target made a little error. When their listings for Morticia first went up, it said $25.49. So I set an alert for when she was in stock. I knew she was $43.20 on Amazon and $44 on Mattel, so I figured when she actually came in stock, they'd fix the pricing error. 

Well, they did not. Not until half an hour after I'd gotten the alert and bought her!

I thought maybe they wouldn't honor the price, but they shipped her fast and she's here. 

Is she perfect? Noooooooo. I don't think she looks much like the actress, the dress is not great, and the shoes are pretty bad. 

But for $25? Hell, yeah, I was getting her. 

She is a gorgeous doll though. Definitely. I love those cheekbones. I did initially think they'd paled her up too much, but that was just owner pic lighting. She's a similar skintone to Wednesday, as she should be. 

I like the simple design of the dress, but the sleeves aren't cut very well. They bunch up easily and the fabric is too thick for the proper drapery of a bell sleeve. So you can't pose her arms up without her looking kinda silly. And you also have to be cautious of her rings. I accidentally cut the thin band holding the left hand's ring on and I regret it. It already fell off once. 

I do like the bottom of the dress though. 

The shoes...not so much. The actual shoe part is very clunky. The shape just isn't right and I know clunky goth heels well. The object heels are all right. I've never been a hater of them, but the heart is too simple, I think. I like the flytrap though. Thankfully, her shoes are easily hidden by her dress. 

So in sum, gorgeous doll but she doesn't resemble the actress and her outfit's execution leaves a lot to be desired. I do think she'd be a serviceable Morticia for anyone who didn't get the non-show 2-pack of dolls though. 

I'm glad I got her at that price, because I do love her face that much, but I would not have paid full price for her. 

PHOTO CREDIT: Mine.