Skelita Calaveras Doll

In one of the newest lines of dolls, Scaris Frights, there are two new characters released, and even hints of a third one within one of the journals of another doll. However this blog is about the first one I received out of the set, Skelita Calaveras.

Skelita Calaveras Doll

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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Ghouls Alive Dolls - Spectra

One of the coolest dolls Monster High has come out with recently was the Ghouls Alive dolls. These are not just dolls though, their outfits are basically their 'signature' outfits the ones they wore with their pets. You may be thinking no big deal right? Well these dolls are awesome because of one big thing, they do stuff! I recently got the Spectra doll so I can tell you about her, however with Clawdeen and Frankie being different I can't tell you anything about them just yet.

Ghoul's Alive Spectra

I personally got my Spectra from Toys R Us for 27 dollars, though it seems to be a bit cheaper on Amazon which you can find by the link up above. These aren't store exclusives from what I can see, but they do seem to be a bit hard to find in other places right now.

To start with, this box is absolutely gorgeous. I am not someone who likes to keep things in boxes, but I would consider keeping the dolls in the boxes because of how gorgeous it is.  The boxes have sound holes in the front along with an open area for you to push the button in her stomach to make her work. Spectra's arms and legs glow blue when you push her button along with play a ghostly sound, click the video before for it.

The fact that the dolls do things like this alone make them epic in my opinion. Frankie is said to have electrifying sounds and Clawdeen closes her eyes and howls. I will be getting these dolls myself and as I do I will be posting reviews about them too along with videos so you guys can see it for yourself. 

The dolls come attached to different board, with spectra she is 'phasing' through a  board in the middle of the card.  Its easier to get these dolls off the board which is rather nice, there isn't anything going through her head like most dolls have now a days. Though one thing you would definitely need when opening this doll is a pair of scissors, it would be impossible to maneuver the doll out of its ties without one. 

These dolls are highly different in some ways from the usual monster high dolls. Spectra's body isn't as jointed as her usual doll, her hands can't move and you can only bend her limbs slightly before they pop out of their sockets. Not only that but her head is hard compared to her usual head, she is one doll that I don't think would be rehairable but I may be wrong about that. Her head won't tilt up or down it only moves left and right because of the speaker being in her head.  She won't stand on her own, which makes her stand nice but the fact her stand is different can be a bit annoying. It makes sense that they change it, after all the usual stand would probably press her stomach button but the stand she has is a bit annoying. She has one of the old barbie stands where you put a claw thing between the dolls legs to balance them on it, with Spectra you definitely have to balance her because its too tall for her body to touch the stand. Spectra is not really pose-able at all, you can move her limbs up and down but you can't bend her making the stand an absolute necessary thing.  Beyond these things though the dolls are absolutely gorgeous. They are make well with great clothing, and their effects just make them amazing. It would have been nice to have them a bit more pose-able but she is still a great doll.

I don't know if I would recommend these dolls for kids, they seem to be more of an adult collectible but your little ghouls make like these as well. It fully depends on who you are getting this for, but if you are a collector of the dolls I highly recommend these for you!

Venus McFlyTrap and Robecca Steam

Last week I had a package come in with something amazing in it, the two newest signature dolls in the Monster High Line.

Venus McFlytrap and Robecca Steam , both are becoming very hard to find in store. I have never seen these in stores and was only able to get them due to a glitch where they weren't showing up on a website meaning they still had stock. With how hard it is to get these I would highly recommend grabbing them online while you can, before prices start going crazy.

The dolls are made beautifully, with extreme amounts of detail on them. Robecca is the daughter of a Mad Scientist, and her outfit is very steam punk. She's a robot and they put in quite a bit of details to show that, her eyes have gears as the iris's of her eyes and she has rivet bumps on her legs and arms. She even has working gears on the back of her legs, the gears will turn and don't have any real purpose but to add to the doll itself. Her pet is a robotic penguin with a jetpack, which looks oh so cute~! Venus is the daughter of the plant monster, and she's into the 'green' movement to save the world. Her purse is a canvas bag, much like the ones many companies suggest using for shopping instead of using plastic bags. She is made just as beautifully as Robecca, with many details such as ivy accessories and jagged leaf-like ears. Her pet is a Venus Flytrap, that is very adorable.

The only problem I'm seeing with these dolls is that you have to be careful with Venus's hair. She has hair like Abbey's that likes to fall out if you're too rough with brushing it. Not everyone is having this problem though, it seems  it depends on the doll you get.

Even with that problem though, I highly recommend these dolls for your collection. They are beautifully made and perfect additions to the Monster High line!

Create a Monster Torso Pack

Last week I spoke about the create a monster starter pack and mentioned the add on packs you can get for the Create a Monster line. Now the main problem with the Create a Monster add on packs is the fact that you don't get a torso with these packs which until recently made them seem rather useless. However there is a way to get these packs and have the dolls you want.

From the Mattel website you can get a pack of 5 torsos to use with the add on packs. There is a limit of two per order to purchase, but at only 7.50 packs they are a great thing to get for the add on packs. With just this pack and a 10 dollars or so for an add on pack you can have a whole new doll, compared to the 20 some most monster high dolls are. The dolls you can create with the add on packs are quite beautiful, so far I have gotten the insect/bee girl and the skeleton girl.

The dolls are beautiful, the wigs aren't the best quality but that doesn't stop them from being beautiful. I fully reccomend getting the torso pack and picking up some add on packs! Even if you only want one, you can sell the others many people are after them.