Monday 28 July 2014

"Ever After High: Holly and Poppy O'Hair - Twin set" & Upcoming Review Previews!

Today two new dolls arrived in the mail! This is the two pack featuring the twin daughters of Rapunzel, Holly and Poppy O'Hair. This pack features both a Royal and a Rebel doll.

Here they are inside the box.
The back of the box featuring both girls in a split format. The box states their likes and dislikes.
Poppy's box art

Holly's box art


Side box art

Out of the box. Poppy's hair has been restyled, as I felt her hair contained too much product keeping it together.
Poppy's solo review. Doll by herself; frontal view with stand
Back of doll; hair has a mix of orange-brown and purple.
Close up of her face. She has darker make up than Holly in purple tones, and wears a ribbon in her hair. 
Close up of her ribbon. I used the elastic after her re-style to keep the headband firmly in place.
She also wears one cuff earring featuring a pair of scissors.

Close up of her dress and scarf

Her leggings are made of a soft velvet-like fabric with mesh on the side in a laced up design.
Her sleeves feature a matching laced pattern on the same mesh fabric
Side of her boots
Front of her boots

She has purple and silver bracelets on her arm
As well as a scissor-themed ring
Poppy's bag features hair styling tools that are removable from the bag itself
Close up on the tools; a pair of scissors, a hair clip and a purple comb

Her key-brush is silver, to emphasize her title as a Rebel.

Holly's solo review; frontal view
Back view; her hair is long and slightly curly; ankle length.
Close up of her face
Holly wears a crown of flowers with the same name

Close up of her dress and accessories
Holly wears a necklace with more flowers, with sleeves similar in design to Poppy's
Close up on the skirt's pattern
Holly also has a gold and pink bracelet on her arm

On her other hand, she has a ring in the shape of a tower

Close up of her purse

Holly wears fishnet stockings. Her dress is also long in the back and short in the front.
Close up of her shoes

Side view of her shoes; note holly flowers and tower design throughout
Close up of heel

Like Poppy, Holly also has a brush. However, her brush is in gold, emphasizing that she is a Royal.


And that concludes this review!
Now on to the previews~
Here's the theme:

I will be reviewing the 17" Limited Edition Pink Aurora doll

Ever After High's Briar Beauty (Legacy Day)

As well as the diamond edition DVD release and lithographs of Sleeping Beauty.

Bonus!

Be on the look out for a review of Ever After High's Cerise Wolf (San Diego Comic Con Exclusive)


Friday 18 July 2014

"Ever After High: C.A Cupid - Thronecoming Doll"

I received this doll recently, having never collected this brand; up until now I have only the LE and designer disney dolls. I'll do my best to review each detail!

This character is from a series called Ever After High, where each student is the son or daughter of a well known fairy tale character - who, for lack of better terminology is "taking on the family business". In other words, they will follow the plot of their parents before them.

Students are separated into two distinct groups: "Royals" - the characters who live out a happily ever after, and "Rebels" - Those who are portrayed as villains or who wish to change their destiny.

Cupid is categorized as a rebel; although she is not part of a distinct fairy tale (as far as I know, anyways) my best guess is that because cupid is the embodiment of "love", her support would be for characters to find love regardless of their pre-determined story (for example, if a royal and a rebel were to fall in love - something that is frowned upon, by which she supports).

On with the review!~

I received her in her box as shown. The box is made to look like a book.

Her character artwork is shown on the spine of the book-box. 

Beneath is her name and title, "Daughter of Eros". 

On the back of the box is the description of the doll line/series. This particular doll is part of the "Thronecoming" series (a play on words for homecoming).

A close up of her box art.

I had de-boxed her, and put her into an acrylic display case. 

Out of the box with her accessories.

She comes with a black brush in the shape of a key, with the brand's logo on the handle.

She also comes with a purse made of soft flexible plastic.

Her mask. Her theme is based on the pegasus, and so the mask is decorated in wings and her character animal on top.

The handle of the mask features a heart with wings. 

A close up of the mask's details

Close up of her face and make up. Note; her eyes have small hearts in them.

Her wings are detachable and are connected to her necklace for ease of removal. They are very detailed and made of flexible plastic.
The back of the wings; note the iconic heart where the ends of the wings meet. 

Close up of the necklace. 

She comes with a clear saddle stand and black base. 

Her shoes are equally as detailed as the rest of her attire. She wears gladiator styled heels.

Side view of her shoes, the heel portion is a tassel-like design similar to her purse. 

On her left arm she has a pink rose corsage, and a gladiator style arm cuff. 


She has a matching cuff on her right arm.
She also has cuff-like earrings on both her ears in the shape of wings and hearts. 

Close up of her dress.
Top half of her dress.

Bottom half of her dress.

Full body view (frontal)

Full body view (back)

Close up on the design of her dress.


Close up on her make up.


Her mask also fits her face appropriately.

And that's it~ She will join my Disney girls up on my shelf with the rest of my collection! Very pleased with this doll, I hope they are able to produce more dolls just as intricate as this one~