Monster High Power Ghouls

A new set of dolls have started to come out, these based on Super Heros, but there are only two of the four dolls out currently.

                      Clawdeen Wolf as Wonder Wolf                Spectra Vondergeist As Polter Ghoul

This full set is a Target exclusive set sadly, though there is no release date out yet for Frankie and Toralei's power dolls. These recently came out, I believe back in November with the large amount of doll sets that came out for the Holidays. These are available on Amazon but in short supply and of course they are more expensive because they are exclusives. However currently you can still get these on the Target website,  Spectra's item page is here and Clawdeen's item page is here .

To begin with, I just have to say the way the dolls are displayed in their boxes is amazing. I love how Clawdeen is bursting through a wall while Spectra is phasing through one. It makes me wonder how Frankie and Toralei will be, its definitely going to be interesting.  The dolls come with something a bit different, they have their usual stands and brushes but they also have a short comic book that explains how they became super heros. Spectra is the first her book showing how it begins, and in Clawdeen's when she becomes Wonderwolf there is a silhouette of Polterghoul saying that it was time for Clawdeen to join them. So it seems we have gotten the beginning and the end of the comic series, or that at least one other ghoul already has her powers. I would say if its just one it will most likely be Frankie, I think Toralei will end up being a villian she reminds me of Cat Woman.

I personally think these dolls are gorgeous, even if I'm not a fan of the yellow-ish green in Clawdeen's hair. The outfits are simplistic but fitting of as super hero, and Spectra's cape of chains is perfect for her.  These dolls are amazing and perfect for people who are fans of comics as well. After all Wonderwolf is of course based on Wonder Woman, and it is said Spectra is based on Super Girl. There are even rumors that Frankie is going to be based on the Flash! Not only that in the comic book there is a second villian besides Toralei, this one actually being a doll that has never been made, the Daughter of Arachne.

I highly recommend getting these dolls, they're gorgeous and perfect for Monster High fans. As the other two dolls are released I will be doing a review of them when I can get them, to keep up on the news of that make sure to join us on our Facebook Page.

Clawdeen and Howleen Set

I must apologize for the lateness of this blog, my original plan was to write about one of the many dolls I have coming in the mail from Toys R Us. However those were not even sent out until today because of weather and holidays, so that will have to wait until next week.  Instead this week's blog will be about an old doll set that I just got in the mail today.

Clawdeen and Howleen Wolf Set

The Clawdeen and Howleen Wolf set was the first and for a long time only way to get a Howleen doll, she recently got a new doll in the dance class line which I will write about at a later time. They were a Target exclusive last year, though they have been clearanced out of stores so now it would be rare to find one in the store. The only way to get it now is through a variety of online sites including Amazon, which is linked above, or eBay. Presently on Amazon the price isn't too bad, it marks the doll at 20 some dollars a piece, which is about the average cost of a doll to begin with. 

Howleen is an interesting doll to say the least, I personally am not a fan of the fashion she's in but it is made well as always. She's a very colorful doll and matches her bio far as wearing 'Were-Punk' fashion. With her jacket you have a choice of weather or not you want her to wear her hoodie up, also the hood has two holes in it so you can slip her ears through it.  Her backpack is an interesting feature, being a difficult to put on at first I had to take a fore-arm off in order to get it fully on but it's easy to remove the arm and put it back on.  Also it is a bit odd to me how the full thing is made out of plastic, with it's straps being made out of plastic they had to make them far too big. I personally think the straps should have been made out of fabric that way you can Velcro them when you go to put it on the doll, that would allow you to not have to take off an arm and it would bring the backpack closer to her back. With the way it is now the straps fit a bit oddly as you can see in the picture above. But beyond the backpack issue, everything on her is beautifully made. The color combination is crazy but just seems to fit her, especially with her bright orange and yellow hair. Another interesting feature on the doll is the fact her right ear is bent, its a characteristic of the doll and I'm not sure why but it kind of fits her as well. Compared to Clawdeen, Howleen has quite a few accessories and all of them are removable with just a bit of work. With her bracelets you just have to pop off a hand gently, while the safety pin in her ear can be worked out carefully. Another interesting thing about Howleen is her height, the character is the little sister of Clawdeen so instead of using the same basic height mold they use for most dolls they made her shorter to signify her being younger. It is a lot like how they made Nefera de Nile a taller girl then the others, because she is the older sister of Cleo.  Howleen's pet comes with this set, its a hedgehog named Cushion, her diary also comes making this Howleens signature/basic doll.

Clawdeen is beautifully made, like Howleen and all the other dolls they come out with. As with almost every other doll she has, her hair is different being mostly a deep purple with green and black streaks at the front. Looking at the doll you would think her streaks at the front were glue as most streaks like this are, however this doll is different. They are long streaks, as long as the rest of the hair almost, and are brought back into a pony at the base of her head hidden by her purple hair. This creates the tight streaks without having to use the messy and annoying glue, making it a lost easier to brush her purple hair because they often get glue on other parts of the hair when one part is glued.   

This set comes with the two dolls, Howleen's pet, and her diary however it doesn't come with stands or a brush for either of the dolls. Even with these things missing from the set though, these are amazing dolls and I highly recommend them for your ghoul's collection.  Mattel has continued their line of high quality Monster High dolls for sure!

Monster High Scarily Ever After

One of my favorite doll lines to come out so far, I haven't been able to get. Recently, within the last couple of months, Target got an exclusive doll set called Scarily Ever After.

These three dolls are based on fairy tales: Draculaura being Snow Bite , Frankie being Threaderella and Clawdeen being Little Dead Riding Hood . These beautiful dolls come with short story books to go along with their outfits. So far these are the only dolls out right now in the series, and you can only get them at Target. That is of course if you don't want to drop $150 dollars on eBay for the three of them, I love Monster High but I would never spend that much on dolls. For now I would say these are best left for the collectors, merely because the work it would take to hunt these down for a little one might be too much. Then again that's coming from someone whose closest Target store is an hour away haha.

If these become available anywhere else, I'll definitely be posting about it because I will most likely have gotten them!

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