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. 

REVIEW: AMERICAN GIRL + WEDNESDAY

I've been with American Girl since the beginning. I read all the books in the local library. I had the original Molly, Bennett, her Christmas dress, and Samantha's Christmas dress and nightgown (because I liked them more than Molly's...sorry, Mols). I got back into them in 2007 when I went to the American Girl Place store in New York. I've adopted loads of dolls and rehomed several, too. But I've gotten pretty picky now, mostly thanks to the fact that I don't have a ton of space. 

However, do you know what I have space for?

The first ever goth American Girl!

I doubt we'll ever see another goth. It's not exactly AG's thing. And this collab completely took me by surprise. Like did anyone see this coming? 

But as a fan of both AG and Wednesday, I had to have her. Good gods, she was expensive, but I had to have her. 

She comes with her piranhas from the first episode and, of course, Thing. 

Thing is an actual AG hand. I love that so much. 

She's perfect. So cute! 

I admit, I did not instantly hit add to cart on her. The price made me balk. I did say that if they'd made a new unsmiling mold, that would have gotten my money instantly. 

Yeah, Wednesday isn't known for smiling. 

But is this doll still cute and still her? Yes, she is. 

She came with a little hairnet to keep her bangs in place, but I had to do a trim on a few flyaways. 

Gah, love her. 

The dress is velvety. 

The necklace charm can flip from a W to an M (for Morticia). 

 

The nails!

The shoes!

Right now, she's hanging out on the back of the couch. We're going to keep watching The Prophecy movie series together and then we night rewatch Wednesday Season 1. It's almost time for Season 2!

Unexpected, Mattel, but well-played.

PHOTO CREDIT: Mine.