Monster High - Freak du Chic Honey Swamp Review

I bought Freak du Chic Honey Swamp for $19.99 off of Amazon!

**WARNING! I posted pictures of this doll without her clothes. If a naked doll offends you, please do not scroll down!**

Honey in box.

Back of box.

Let me start by saying I was super excited for this Monster High doll line to come out! Right away, I knew I wanted Honey. I loved her colours, her face-up, her outfit, EVERYTHING. When I saw the first promo pics, I really felt like this is Monster High. This line is "scary cute", "freaky just got fabulous", everything Monster High was when it first came out. It's edgy and creative. It's what I want from Monster High.

So, we're going to look at the box first before I get to the doll.

I like the enlarged character art on the back of the box, but I do wish that somewhere the dolls from the rest of the line were shown (like Toralei, Frankie, and Jinafire).

A marionette silhouette in the bottom right-hand corner. 

I wonder if the other dolls have silhouettes of whatever they are representing on their boxes as well; since Honey is a marionette.

On the back of the box, bottom left-hand corner...

This made me think of an old horror movie called Feardotcom, lol... Don't watch it.

o___o

Took the plastic off of the box.

The plastic on these new boxes are deadly. ): You could cut yourself if you're not careful. It's very sharp. I used to wonder what everyone was complaining for about these new boxes, but now I understand.

I like that you can take the art out easily to keep. This would have been helpful in the past. My younger sister used to cut these out to make a MH wall collage. 

Inside box art.

Don't forget your poster card thing!

I nearly threw this away! Don't forget to take yours out! Also, she does come with a hidden stand as well!

Poster.

Now let's look at the doll! Very beautiful. Looks just as good as her promo pictures, BUT! She has a major problem... It might not be a problem to some, but personally I dislike the way Honey was made. HER JOINTS. They're floppy! She can hardly stand using any doll stand! She falls over herself. Apparently, she's supposed to be like this because she's a puppet, but I don't like it at all.

If anyone is wondering, the floppiness is in her knees and wrists. Everything else is fine.

Unusual wrist joints.

I want to believe that her face was worth it, but I don't know... She is beautiful, but if I had known how floppy her joints are would I still have bought her? Probably not. I feel like I'm going to have to buy another Honey doll that I don't want so I can switch their bodies.

Looooove her hair!

Back of her head.

I don't own another Honey doll, this is my first. So touching her hair for the first time was a surprise. It's soft. I thought it would be stiff!

Necklace.

Balloon animal necklace?! Cute! It's no wonder many thought she was going to be the clown at first glance.

Her outfit.

Angry shoes. o___o"

Balloon animal shoes!

Shoes to match her necklace!

Her back.

Seeing her body mold for the first time was fun. It's very detailed and interesting to look at. She resembles an alligator.

She's a swamp monster though, so I'm guessing those are swamp vines wrapped around her?

Cross bar and strings.

There's a MH skullette molded onto the hanger.

Balloon animal purse.

Her purse has a scaly texture like a lizard.

I can't say I'm completely happy with this purchase since I'd rather Honey have a normal body than this floppy version. She's gorgeous, yes, but if I wanted to pose her like a marionette I could do that with a regular non-floppy body.

When I popped off her hand, the joint came off. It was easy to put back on, but it worries me how long those wrist joints will last. Also, she has a hard time sitting down. She just falls over.

Very frustrating.

I'm sure I'll get used to it. Or maybe I'll go along with my idea to switch the bodies, but for now I'm disappointed. It's sad that the joints ruin her for me, and I feel bad for complaining... but she was $20. I don't like spending that much on a doll I feel I have to fix to enjoy.