This doll is one of the new characters, Skelita the daughter of a Skeleton, and she can be hard to find in many stores but currently she's at a low price on Amazon linked above. I personally got her from Toys R Us during a big order, making her more expensive at 25 dollars, but the Amazon's price of 20 dollars is much better especially if you get free shipping.
She is one of the few characters that doesn't come with a pet, however her bio lists her pet to be Monarch Butterflies which migrate to her home in Mexico every year. This doll, especially with her look, heavily reminds me of Mexico's Day of the Dead decorations which is an interesting change compared to most Monster High dolls. She comes with the usual brush and stand for her, along with a special suitcase and a journal/sketchbook. It seems she is a bit of a fashion designer, which may be why she is in Scaris that will probably be revealed in the show/movie that will be coming out soon. I love the suitcases that come with these dolls, each is themed to the doll it belongs to and it can open up to hold a few things.
The doll itself is beautiful as all Monster High dolls tends to be, though she is made differently from most Monster High dolls. She is a skeleton after all and all of her is bones, though she is even different from the Create a Monster skeleton girl that came out a while back. Skelita has indents where there is normally spaces in the bones, however there aren't spaces with hers most likely to make the doll stronger so it would survive a child playing with it. She also isn't as poseable as must dolls, her legs barely bend at all and don't move very much though part of that is because of something else I will explain in a moment. I found her impossible to stand on her own, it seems more dolls don't like to stand on their own but you can lightly lean them against something and it will look like they are standing on their own so there's that. Another different between her and the CAM doll is the torso of the doll. On the CAM its a solid torso to be used with any other CAM girl, however the torso on this doll is detailed. It has ribs and such, which makes you wonder how the heck it has a chest on the doll like most dolls do. Well that's simple, she has had plastic surgery! Let me explain, in many fashion packs the clothes are on a clear plastic mannequin form. On Skelita she has a clear plastic mannequin torso form, it goes down to her hips which is part of the reason her legs don't move very much. I am probably going to try to trim the plastic a bit so her legs are more poseable, but it won't make it possible for her knees to bend correctly.
Skelita is a very beautiful doll and one I would highly recommend adding to your collection. Its a bit disappointing that she isn't as poseable but that doesn't stop her from being a gorgeous doll, which is sure to get many new dolls in the waves to come that are just as gorgeous.
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