Robecca & Rochelle

Heya guys and ghouls!

Today's catchup post is on the basic releases of Rochelle and Robecca! Yay! I was super excited for these two ghouls, especially Robecca, and I was not disappointed. :) Let's go!


Robecca Steam! I really love steampunk style so I was looking forward to her release. She is gorgeous, and the attention to detail on this doll is just stunning. Her eyes are shaped like gears, so cool, and she has gears in her calves that actually spin! Love. Love. Love.
Her body is molded as if it were made up of panels, riveted together.

I really do adore her. The more recent Dance Class Robecca did not interest me so much. Whilst the purple tones in basic Robecca seem to work well, the pale purples of the Dance Class Robecca, I feel, don't sit well with her colouring. Perhaps she would be interesting with a purple reroot? Another one to add to the list! Haha. Because of her bold colouring, I find her hard to redress. Very glad I got her fashion pack.



Next up, Rochelle Goyle! What a gore-gous ghoul! She is so much prettier in person than I had expected. Those big eyes make her just too sweet to resist. Because, I feel, all of her releases have been quite similar, I am not particularly tempted by them. I got Scaris version (and got rid of this basic version - although looking at this photo I almost regret it!), and I would like to get her in the Ghoul's Night Out 4 pack.

Her stoney skin tone is amazing - lightly speckled, subtle but effective. Her wings are "cracked", a lovely detail. Those ears, and her entire head mold in fact, are just beautiful. Honestly, I can't pick a flaw on this ghoul. She had the most glue in her bangs that I have ever seen, but that is easy fixed. Heh.

 

Rochelle's outfit is just as pretty as she is.
As usual, the shoes are my favourite part. The socks are adorable. Her shirt and jewellery are great pieces for reusing and building new outfits on various ghouls.

Well, I hope you enjoyed this post, even though it is many months overdue. I also got Venus McFlytrap from this wave and have still not taken any photos of her! Naughty Myoo. ;D

Thanks so much for reading!
 - Kat

Rolling Back In

I am so sorry for neglecting my blog for so long. Don't let my silence fool you, my MH collection is still going strong! So, I've got quite a lot of catching up to do.

First up are my Rock 'n Roller Ghouls. Their neon colours just had me thinking 80s pop so I found them each an album cover.

Lagoona was looking badass with her lanternfish. Welcome to her nightmare! Named Alice.

 Frankie couldn't resist Roxy Music, she was named Roxy.

Operetta chose The Rolling Stones and so was named Angie.


I really love the bright colours in this line, and their skates, surprisingly, very detailed! Abbey was released later on, I haven't photographed her yet. I was waiting for the 2 pack with Ghoulia, but ended up getting Abbey alone. Not really sure if I will be getting Clawdeen, either. (I have gone a little mad for Clawdeen recently, and there are a lot of her! Heheh)

Frankie is particularly cute with her flippy haircut and neon makeup. She is probably my favourite Frankie so far. Operetta looks fabulous with that pop of colour, and her hair pulled back. This style really suits her. Lagoona is a little dull, the main reason I got her was that "hang ten" hand that had previously only been on her Wave 2 release. I swapped that hand out and then traded her to a friend of mine.

I hope you enjoyed my first post back. Boy, do I have a lot of catching up to do!
 - Kat

Team Draculaura

Ula D in the house! Well, in my house anyway. I never thought I wanted a Draculaura - too much pink, eww - but now I have three of them! These little suckers seem to have crept into my heart. Allow me to introduce my little pink army of sweetness.



Draculaura (Dead Tired) wears a Bratz skirt, Lagoona's Scream Uniform hoodie and stockings and shoes from her Day at the Maul fashion pack. She also has a handmade bangle by me and a bit of a haircut.
She is so sweet and totally won me over. My first Ula D. I love her soft makeup and the closed lips (no teeth painted between the fangs). It also helps that these Dead Tired girls could be found at bargain prices. I have no interest in the new version of Dead Tired Ula D, her makeup is too strong. The gentle bedtime makeup is the most appealing detail of this line, in my opinion.

Lucy (Skull Shores) wears her own swimsuit with Sweet 1600 Draculaura's extra skirt and Lagoona's Basic shoes.
Another sweet fang smile, no extra toothy line. I also love her V-cut bangs and that adorable sailor themed outfit. Loved this whole line, actually, which surprised even me!

Wilhemina (Sweet 1600) is wearing her own stock pieces.
I don't really like the makeup on this ghoul. The open lip smile and the "1600" in her heart put me off. The reason that she wins a spot in my family, first and foremost her stock outfit and shoes. Fabulous! I also like the tinsel in her hair, it's a nice touch, and again, the V-cut fringe. Still haven't washed it out yet so it's quite stiff.

I may be interested in Ghouls Rule Draculaura, Scaris Draculaura or Bathroom Set Draculaura. Until then, I am quite happy with my vamp trio.

Thanks for reading.
 - Kat

NTG Update

Hi there!

Just to give you a look at what I've been up to, here are Abbey's latest entries in her Next Top Ghoul contest. I've been having a lot of fun with the themes, but I am stumped for this week! The round 6 theme is "Mad Monsters" as in Mad Men. I've never seen Mad Men before so it will be difficult for me.

Round 3 - Otherworldly Creatures

Abbey as The White Stag. This one was tough too! Monster High ghouls are otherworldly themselves so it was hard to come up with an idea that would seem otherworldly even to them. Her outfit is ribbon, and her antlers are made of wire and ribbon. This photo got into Explore on Flickr - Yay! ^_^

Round 4 - Fairy Tales

Abbey as The Snow Queen (by Hans Christian Andersen). This role was just too perfect for Abbey. She wears Pullip Eternia's dress with jewellery from Blythe Princess A La Mode.

Round 5 - Under the Big Top

Abbey as an Impalement Artist (knife throwing!). This was great fun to set up, with Dead Tired Draculaura as the poor assistant on the wheel. Abbey wears stock from Sweet 1600 Draculaura and arm warmers from Basic Ghoulia. I wish I had better miniature knives!

Thanks for reading, and, as always, find more pics on my flickr account.

 - Kat

Create A Dragon

Hi guys and ghouls!

As promised I'm featuring Morgana today. She is a Create-A-Monster Dragon on a custom Jemgirl torso. I had a few small problems with the torso but Jemgirl was super helpful, so I highly recommend buying from her. She makes custom torsos, various types of shoes and other accessories. Very pretty stuff. Check out her Etsy shop here.

In the above pic she has a Liv wig. The Liv wig fits well, a little big, it covers her ears. Anyway, this is her permanent wig - I'm not sure wether I'll give it a fringe or not. She wears School's Out Clawdeen's clothing and shoes from Gloom Beach Cleo. She is a very fierce looking ghoul and suit's Clawdeen's style and colour pallete really well.

To the right, Morgana is showing off her torso (pink with green glitter) and wearing a Lati Yellow wig. We tried on a few Lati Yellow wigs - they are way bigger than the Liv wig, but sit well for photos. To see more pictures, including another wig, check out my flickr photostream.

As a final note, I finaly got Toralei! I think she is such a sweet looking ghoul, I can't believe she is the "baddie" of the characters. Well, mine is a lovely, feminine kitten. I am going to make her some custom hands without those fingerless gloves on them, to suit her newfound sweetness. For now she can just pose with her hands hidden. Hehehe.

As you can see I have started watermarking my photos. This is because people have been reposting pics from this blog without linking back to me. I don't mind people using my pics as long as I get credit for it. I want people to enjoy my pics, but please link back to this blog, or to my Flickr photostream.

Bye for now!
 - Kat

Team Ghoulia

Hi guys,

I'm still mostly working on my Next Top Ghoul entries. Above is Team Ghoulia, entrants in That-Dolls's Next Top Ghoul competition on flickr. In this particular contest when you enter a model (in my case, Ghoulia) you can use any version of her to star in your photographs. I chose my Ghoulias because of their variety in hair colours. I must hurry and finish Sugar's reroot so that she can participate too!

My Ghoulia's above, from left to right, Sugar (Dead Tired), Zora (Team Spirit), Ivy (Skull Shores), Ghoulia (SDCC) and Lilith (Dawn of the Dance). This photo has shot straight to the top of my "Popular" items on flickr - wow! Glad so many people enjoyed it.

To the right is Team Ghoulia's entry photograph. Ghoulia is my San Diego Comic Con Ghoulia. She wears Frankie's fasion pack.

The first challenge them was "Colour Blast". My entry is below. I chose Ivy because of her bright hair and made the background with paper and scissors. ^_^

Her outfit:

Dress: Blythe

Underskirt: Moxie Teenz

Shrug: Frankie Dawn of the Dance

Belt: Clawdeen School's Out

Stockings: Draculaura School's Out

Glasses: Draculaura Gloom Beach

Earrings: Lagoona Skull Shores

Necklace & Yellow Bracelet: Ghoulia Dawn of the Dance

Red Bracelet: Ghoulia Skull Shores

Shoes: JemGirl Creations

Other Bracelets: Barbie & handmade

JemGirl is great, I highly recommend her shop! I have loads of stuff from her, which I love, and she is always very helpful and usually prepared to create custom items. I will have to focus my next post on my Create a Monster Dragon Girl, Morgana, who has a custom JemGirl torso.

I have started watermarking my photos. After I shared Lilith for the first time on this blog I found A LOT of people reposting my pictures without even mentioning my name or linking back to my page. This is unfortunate, but I suppose I must start to sign my name.

 - Kat

Next Top Ghoul

Hi folks,

I know I haven't updated in a while. Easter has been a busy time this year! Monster wise, I've been competing in a Next Top Ghoul competition on flickr. Abbey is the chosen ghoul, please enjoy a few of our favourite shots from the first few themes. ^_^

Up top here, to the right, we have Sweet and Sassy from our entry shots "Abbey in Winterland". Her jewellery and glasses are Moxie Teenz, stockings from eBay, armwarmers from Basic Ghoulia, Skeleton Girl CAM shoes and bone clip, Pullip Aquel parasol, dress and hat handmade by me.


The first round theme, was "Hollywood Glam". Below, Abbey wears a Bratz dress, Moxie Teenz shoes and jewellery from Pullip Eternia. I don't recall where the feather boa came from.

Below that, second round was "Lost in Space". I was really excited to finally use my Pullip Mercu's stock outfit (which I've had for around 4 years, and never photographed! Also pleased that the boots went on OK. She wears Toralei's fashion pack belt to cinch the waist, and a few other handmade jewellery bits for finishing touches. Ghoulia's Dawn of the Dance stockings and Gil's helmet complete the look.

The next round is themed "Otherworldly Creatures" which should be a challenge. I am also entering another Next Top Ghoul comp with my Ghoulias. I am trying to use these challenges as inspiration to break away from my habit of setting these girls against a plain black background all the time. As you can see, it isn't really working yet! Haha.



First round entry.


Second round entry.

My personal fave pic of her so far ^_^

As always, see more pics on my flickr page.
Wish us luck!
 - Kat