Ever After High - Cerise Hood Basic Re-release Review

While at Wal-Mart I came across Ever After High basic dolls in different boxes. I checked them out and found Cerise and was so excited to see she was the "Made in China" version since the one I already have is the "Made in Indonesia" basic doll. I'm not the type of person that usually buys doubles, but I've been wanting the China-made version of Cerise for a long time since her face is quite different. I bought her for exactly $19.97.

Something was off about these basic dolls though. They were missing accessories! I didn't get a good look at all of them, but the easiest to recognize was Dexter missing his scarf.

New Cerise in box.

The new box is a lot different. It seems like both Monster High and Ever After High boxes are getting smaller.

As I was de-boxing I noticed the plastic at the top of the box was supposed to resemble the pages of a book.

This new Cerise has a very pretty face that's closer to Cerise's original promo pics than my old Cerise doll.

New (left) and old (right) standing side-by-side.

New (left) and old (right)

I like that my new Cerise's bangs stay in place better than my old Cerise's. Unfortunately, my new Cerise's face and bangs are the only things I like about her. She's missing a lot of accessories! It's like a game of "Can you spot the difference?".

New Cerise does not come with a bracelet.

New Cerise does not come with a ring.

This one isn't a big deal, but new Cerise's belt is a little different. The buckles are more in the center than my old Cerise's. It's also a little darker.

New Cerise's boots do not have painted buckles and are a darker shade of brown.

It's pretty obvious what the difference here is between these two baskets, lol.

New Cerise's leggings are lighter.

New Cerise's dress looks and feels more cheaply made.

New Cerise's hood.

Old Cerise's hood.

Old Cerise's hood's chains are a bit shinier than New Cerise's. Again this one isn't a big deal.

New Cerise (left) and Old Cerise (right)

EDIT (12 January 2016): I just noticed that my old Cerise has brighter eyes and are more blue than the new Cerise.

New Cerise.

New Cerise does not have the painted gold shine on her lips. Her eye-make-up is a bit different with a touch of red (which is something I like better over my Old Cerise).

Old Cerise.

Old Cerise sort of looks like Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen to me. Her face appears a little more wolf-like in my opinion.

New Cerise with her bangs out of her face.

New Cerise (left) and Old Cerise (right).

New Cerise's hair is thinly rooted compared to Old Cerise who has much fuller, thicker hair. It's also a bit shorter.

While I'm very happy to finally have found a Cerise with the face I wanted and I'll now be using her for my stop-motions (but in Old Cerise's clothes and accessories), I'm upset that she was $19.97! Why in the world should she be nearly the same price as Old Cerise with all those missing details and accessories?! This re-released doll should have been priced at around $15 like the new Monster High Original Favourites. Sure she also included a stand, brush, and bookmark, but the original did too and was not as cheaply made.

Monster High - Secret Creepers Critters Chewlian Review

Hello! Today I'm going to show you pictures of my new Monster High toy from the Secret Creepers Critters line. At Wal-Mart I found Venus' pet Chewlian and Twyla's pet Dustin, and out of the two I chose Chewlian. He cost me about $7. I don't usually buy other Monster High toys except the dolls, but this little guy was too cute to pass up!

Chewlian still in-box.

Back of the box.

He's a mini paper shredder that comes with little note papers for you to write secrets on and then destroy them. Not really sure I'd use him much for that reason, but I do have plans for him in my stop-motions.

Venus artwork inside the box.

Inside the box there's a paper containing more instructions, Chewlian, and 6 note papers.

Chewlian and note papers out of the box.

6 note papers.

I actually struggled to find the note papers inside the box. For a moment I thought that maybe there was a mistake and they were forgotten. Eventually I found them of course, but they were hidden and really easy to miss. It's possible that I just suck at finding things though, lol.

Front.

Side with lever.

Back.

This guy is too freaking cute. omg lol.

There's little fake cracks on the sides of his pot that are a little hard to pick up on camera. Inside, there's room for the paper shreddings. Chewlian is able to lock into the pot.

Chewlian with his mouth open.

If you turn the vine at his side, his mouth opens and closes to look like he is chomping on the paper you feed him.

A single blade shreds the paper in half.

Chewlian and Chewlian!

Here's a size comparison of the Chewlian that comes with Venus' basic doll and Chewlian from Secret Creepers Critters.

Barbie - Barbie Accessories 2015 Review

Hello! I bought a Barbie doll last year and it was the first one I've had since my childhood. It was the Barbie and Midge Life in the Dreamhouse 2-pack. I really only wanted a Midge doll, but the Amazon prices of her by herself was almost the same price as the 2-pack with Barbie. So, I figured I might as well have Barbie too. I bought this set on barbiecollector.com for $25 plus about $10 shipping.

Barbie and Midge Life in the Dreamhouse 2pk.

I love Barbie, but at first her wide-eyed facial expression scared me. Her smile looked strained, as if someone was holding her at gun-point and forcing her to smile-- or else! But now that I've taken pictures of her, it appears she photographs well and her face isn't as scary as it used to be. I have them displayed sitting on top of my books on my bookshelf.

Anyway, this review isn't about Barbie and Midge, but their accessories! I found various Barbie accessories for cheap at Wal-Mart and decided to buy one. They had simple dresses, skirts, shirts, or shoes and bags for ~$2.50 or you could buy a clothing set (that included a full outfit plus a bag and shoes) for ~$5.

I bought a $2.50 bag and shoes set.

Barbie cat-themed accessories.

Bag and shoes.

The accessory pack is labeled what it contains on the upper left-hand corner.

The pack's contents.

The pack came with one bag, two pairs of shoes, one necklace, one bracelet, and one headband. There were other cute sets, but this one stood out to me because it's cat-themed and I love cats. I saw a few dresses that I liked, but I wanted to just buy one pack for now and maybe I'll go back and buy more later.

Bag front.

Bag back.

Bracelet.

Necklace.

Barbie makes being a cat-lady look cool. lol.

Cat-ear headband.

Barbie wearing the cat headband.

The headband is really cute, but it doesn't sit on Barbie's head nicely. There's space at the top between the band and her head. I was afraid that I'd break it if I tried bending it to fit better.

Light pink cat shoes.

Where can I find these my size? LOL.

Barbie wearing cat shoes.

Black flats.

wut.

Unlike the light pink cat heels, the black flats stay on my Barbie's feet at all. Maybe it was meant to fit Barbies with rubber feet (or whatever the click-joint Barbie legs are made out of), but it slides right off my doll's hard plastic feet.

Summer Fairy Kurhn wearing the black flats.

Luckily, I had a doll that needed shoes and these were the perfect size for her! Summer Fairy Kurhn did not come with any shoes at all and these black flats are just what she needed.

Up-close of Kurhn in Barbie's black flats.

Kurhn's feet.

Kurhn's foot vs Barbie's foot.

Kurhn's foot has a lower arch making it possible to wear both flat shoes and heels. While Barbie can only wear high heels.

Barbie rocking her new cat accessories!

For $2.50, yeah this set was totally worth it!

I'm not sure what the official name for these little bags of accessories are called since they only say "Barbie" on them, but if anyone else does let me know please! Thank you!

EDIT (25 March 2015):

Barbie headband on Sunny.

Barbie shoes on Sunny.

I tried Barbie's headband and pink cat shoes on Sunny (J-Doll Sunset Blvd) and they both fit perfectly! Which means the shoes can also fit Pullip since J-Dolls have the same bodies as Pullip dolls.