Future Venus - Coffin Bean - Update!

Just a small update on the upcoming wave two Coffin Bean dolls! I can't wait for my new Venus <3




I got my pic from:
https://www.facebook.com/EverAfterHighDolls?fref=ts
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Zombie Shake Line - May 2014

 
Say 'Hello' to Venus number seven! I have longed for the Zombie Shake line since it was first announced at the beginning of this year. I love anything zombie so I was so excited to get this doll <3
 

 
 
Zombie Shake Venus comes as a two-pack with Rochelle! For AGES I umm-ed and aah-ed about whether I was going to start a Venus collection or a Rochelle collection so you understand how happy I am that they are paired together (for the second time! They were also together in the Ghoul's Night Out four-pack!) :D
 
I got mine from One Stop Monster High Shop, they're also on Facebook and are amazing for UK and Europe fans as we don't usually get our dolls on the same release date as the American fans.
 
Appearance:
 

 
I love the OTT makeup on these dolls! There has been a few arguments online between those like me who LOVE how over the top it is as it adds to the effect, and those who think it's a little too much. Zombie Shake certainly shows a darker, scarier side of Monster High, but it's all in good fun!
 
Venus's makeup consists of hot pink eyeliner and eye-shadow in various shades of green that reaches right up to her eyebrows and down tot he tops of her cheeks. An asymmetrical vine pattern has been drawn around her eyes and cheeks on both sides, which is very special in my opinion :) I hope to see more stuff like this in future designs. This is also the first time Venus hasn't had red or pink lips - They are a lovely dark green which suits her very well.
 

 
Venus's hair is drawn into a high, fluffy ponytail. Her hair is her usual colours, green and pink, but like the I <3 Fashion line she has black streaks here and there, which I adore.
 

 
(Terrible photo, sorry!)
Her shaved side is back on the right side of her head (it switched to the left for the I <3 Fashion line) and there is an adorable brain pattern painted on there! I LOVE IT. She only wears one earring in this line, and that's the huge vine that you can see on the picture above :)
 

 
Venus's hair is tied up in these gorgeous vines. I love them because they curl here and there and add to the messy look of her ponytail.
 

 
Not sure if you can see this but this is the first time Venus doesn't have a green shine in her eyes. It's not white (which makes more sense in a design sense because she has enough extra green on her face with all the makeup).
 

 
More vines appear around Venus's neck, wrists and legs, it gives her an overgrown plant-monster look ;)
 
She wears a black dress which is striped with thick, shiny, green stripes and thin white stripes. The edge of a dress is tattered (again adding to the zombie effect). There is a pink tulle part of the dress that overlaps this and makes up the straps and flares out at the hips. This is speckles with pink glitter <3 This girl loves a good belt! We've got a new belt for this doll, it is green and has a fang-like design to it.
 

 
I LOVE these shoes! Bright pink shoes seem to be Venus's favourites, they have a Lady Gaga heel and fangs all over, they're gorgeous <3

Accessories:
 

 
Venus takes a simple, but cute, little green clutch with her to the dance. Little silver details are highlighted which include the zip (love it), a couple of buckles and a few studs. Venus wears a spikey black bracelet on her right wrist.
 
Can I also point out how CLAWSOME her hands are? Proper zombiefied. URRRGGHHHHH.
 
The also come with a stand each and a diary.
 

 
 The art work on the box is lovely, I really like it. I think Rochelle looks a bit scary (she's usually so cute!) but other than that I love it. You can also go on to the Monster High Website to learn the Zombie Shake dance moves (and yes, I WILL learn it!) which is also really cool :)

I like:
The makeup
The dress
Her dance partner!
Her hands
Her hair colour
The shoes

I dislike:
The bag is a bit too simple for me
Her hair is a bit too messy (I'd like it to look sleek and curly like the promo pics)
 


 
Most photos are mine (the crappy ones) but you are free to use them if you link back :)
I got the other pictures from these guys:
http://shadowbinders.com/new-monster-high-at-toyfair-2014/
http://mismonsterhighcoleccion.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/custom-de-venus-music-festival.html
Thanks for sharing! <3

I Heart Fashion Line - April 2014

Venus makes her sixth appearance this month with the I <3 Fashion line, I got mine from Toys R Us. This line features a new Venus doll with three outfits (that can be mix-and-matched to create even more outfits!), three pairs of shoes and two accessories.

Appearance:

First of all I'm going to comment on the actual look of Venus in this line. In my opinion she's looking very grown up and this might become a 'thing' in future releases as she has a very grown up look to her in the upcoming Coffin Bean release!

I think the main reason she looks so grown up is her lovely haircut! This Venus has a lovely shoulder length cut that looks fabulous on her! She's also supporting some black underneath all the pink and green - A change that is also going to be present on the 'Zombie Shake' Venus.

Aside from her grown-up chop, the shaved side of her head has FLIPPED and is now on the right side of her head! Her shaved side is still pink but has a black chequered pattern on it :) I like the black, it really breaks up that bold pink.

The promo picture of Venus (above) shows a well-trimmed side fringe, but this is not the case with the actual doll...

The actual doll's fringe is styled in more of a cartoon-y, spikey cut, which I initially didn't like but it has now grown on me :) The photos above are from my boxed doll, so I apologise for the quality of them.

The fringe on the actual doll more closely matches the official artwork for the doll, however, as on the 'Music Festival' line, the hair isn't as volumous on the actual doll.

I'm happy to say that the makeup for the actual doll looks VERY close to the makeup on the promo doll, that was very satisfying for me. Venus has gone for a dark gray eye shadow (which on the actual doll is shaped just as nicely as the promo doll) and a nice hot pink eye liner.

The promo doll's lips look a nice red, but the actual doll's are in fact a dark pink. Then again, I think the filter they used on the promo photoshoot was set to make pinks look more red if you look at her hair, this also appears more red than pink.

Venus also wears a safety pin earring which looks a lot better on the promo doll, a pink spikey bracelet and a white spikey bracelet. The spikey belt has also made a comeback, this time in white :)

 

 On this doll, Venus's vines are black on both her arms and legs! I liked this idea :) I suppose one could dye their vines just as we could dye our hair ;)

 There are a lot of clothing items to talk about! I'll start with the clothes, then move on to the shoes.

Unfortunately for collectors like me who don't remove their dolls from the box, the outfit Venus wears in the box is my least favourite. This is a long-armed dress with the standard Venus pink and green vines on black look. One of the arms and part of the chest is actually made up of a black lace fabric that adds a nice touch. She wears this over pretty pink leggings that have black and white detailing on them.

This is my very favourite dress in the collection, the promo doll pairs this dress up with the denim sleeveless jacket that comes with the doll and I think it looks amazing as an outfit.
 
This is a black and white chequered dress that fits to the body until it gets to the hips, then it flares out into a pretty skirt. There are two net underskirts, one pink and one black. Along with the checks, the dress is dotted with Venus Flytraps! I think it's amazing <3 A lovely feature of the dress is the choker style neck that leads down the front of the dress, it looks like a denim material with white spots. I love this dress and would wear it myself if it were big enough!

The final outfit is a pink sleeveless top with fishnet detailing. You can't see on this photo but it has bright green ribbon around the arm holes and across the chest. This is worn over a white miniskirt with pink splodges on it, the detail on the skirt is adorable! In the box this is paired with the denim sleeveless that I was talking about before, which is decorated with a green and black vine pattern.

Onto the shoes...

 

Venus comes with three pairs of shoes. The first pair are black heels, recognise them? Yep, Venus wore the same shoes in green in the Ghoul's Night Out set! Recognise the second pair? Venus wore the same pair in pink and black in the Music Festival line! Recognise the last pair? Well you shouldn't, I don't think they've been used before. At least we get ONE pair of new shoes with this doll ;)

Accessories:

Venus comes with a lovely new bag, it is a pink, trapezium shaped bag with green vines all over the sides and at the top to make handles. I love the detailing on this bag, look at the white fang design on the front, and how cute is that little zipper?

Venus also comes with two accessories, a standard, black, Monster High hairbrush and a pair of sunglasses... recognise them? Swim line! Venus had a green pair before :) Same design, different colour, I still love the triangular shape and the fang design :)

There are also a couple more pairs of earrings and two extra bracelets included in the pack.


I like:
The new hair
2/3 Outfits
The Bag
How nice the makeup is on the actual doll

I Dislike:
The first outfit :'(
The re-used shoes and accessories.








I got my pictures from these guys:
https://www.facebook.com/#!/onestopmonsterhighshop?fref=ts
Thanks for sharing <3
The boxed photos are my own and you are welcome to use them as long as you link back :)

Future Venus - Freaky Fusions.

What do you get when you cross Clawdeen Wolf with Venus McFlytrap?

ClawVenus... Duh. Mattel are yet to announce the release date of the Freaky Fusions line but it seems like it's gonna be a really fun line to look out for! The Freaky Fusion line is made up of ten of our Monster High heroines paired together to make five Freaky Fusions (and three new characters)!
 
So in case you haven't guessed, Venus is being fused with Clawdeen making 'ClawVenus', and what we get is in the image above!

To me she looks more Clawdeen than Venus but I need this in my collection :D I think it's a great idea and the rest of the characters look fabulous too :) Definitely a must for any collector!




I got my pictures from these guys:
http://www.bonanza.com/items/like/146754999/NEW-Monster-High-Freaky-Fusion-Clawvenus-Doll-2014-Pre-Sale-Clawdeen-Venus
http://www.gearforkids.net/freaky-fusion-clawvenus-doll/

Ghoul's Night Out Line - August 2013

In my opinion the prettiest Venus doll of them all, Ghoul's Night Out Venus :) All ready for a night on the tiles with her ghoul friends :D

Appearance:

I was so excited about this doll because I am a total sucker for dolls in pretty dresses (like the Ever After High dolls) and although Venus is my favourite, she rarely dresses like this :)

I absolutely LOVE Venus's hair on this doll! She's styled it up with a cute poof into a ponytail, similar to her 'Make a Splash' doll but this time Venus's hair is primarily pink :) She's also left the shaven half of her head pink and I'm glad, she looks so glamorous! Because her hair is done up, it falls just to the middle of her back.

 For her night out, venus has chosen hot pink lipstick and hot pink eye shadow. She wears three rose-shaped earrings in her right ear and her vine earring in her left ear.

 Venus wears a lovely one-armed dress which has a lovely sparkly, black fabric over the arm and chest. The corset-style body piece is a hot pink, silky fabric with a thorny vine pattern on it. There are two skirt parts tho the dress, the first being the same black, sparkly fabric that was used for the top and underneath that is the lovely pink fabric which has been fashioned into cute ruffles.

Venus also wears cute sparkly, black legwarmers which I think is a unique choice, but a good one!

Venus's shes are bright green, dotted with pink roses. The heel has a twisty vine feel to it (they look very dangerous!!)


Accessories:

Venus comes with a darling rose purse, her green belt (that is becoming somewhat signature for her) and her iCoffin. I was sceptical about her belt for a log time but it is actually starting to grow on me now! I adore her purse and I think it was awesome how all four girls had their own iCoffin - I would LOVE to see the selfies they take!


I like:
EVERYTHING!


I dislike:
NOTHING!!




I got my pictures from these guys:
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Monster-High-Ghouls-Night-Out-Dolls-4-Pack/28774830
https://www.flickr.com/photos/french_disney_princess/favorites/with/11247266115/lightbox/
http://thatravie.tumblr.com/post/67817700386/gno-venus-mcflytrap-a-set-on-flickr-ghouls
http://dollnerd.wordpress.com/2013/08/29/doll-review-monster-high-ghouls-night-out-4-pack/
http://voicething.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/they-didnt-bring-their-purses.html
Thanks for sharing <3

Future Venus - I Heart Fashion

So here's a nice addition to the Venus collection - The 'I <3 Fashion' line :) I particularly like this line because you get to see the characters' personality a little more. We see Venus here, boxed, with three outfits, three pairs of shoes and lots of accessories :)

Here's the back of the box. The artwork is nice :)

And someone has very kindly done a mini photo-shoot with Music Festival Venus and 'Make a Splash' Venus to show off these pretty fashions. I'll go into a bit more detail with them when the doll is released, but I really love that middle outfit!

 

You might have noticed two things about Venus's appearance whilst looking through these pictures. One, she's gone for the chop! Shoulder length hair, wow. That's a massive change and I'm not sure I like it... The second change is that her shaved side has switched!

Yep, it's now on the left side of her head as opposed to the right! Looks as though she has a pink/black checked design on there too.

I am really not keen on that fringe either. It looks way too rigid and not natural at all.

According to the Monster High Wikia, the second wave (?) of the I <3 Fashion dolls (Including Venus and Cleo) will be released in June or July of this year :)

My conclusion for now is that this is definitely not the best looking Venus to date, but nevertheless I am excited for this release!



I got my pictures from these guys:
http://marsmcflytrap.tumblr.com/post/77060857583/caprichomonster-venus-mcflytrap-tm-i-love
http://monsterhighactually.blogspot.co.uk/2014/02/i-love-fashion-venus-mcflytrap.html
http://monster-lili.tumblr.com/post/77479654449/pablintop-venus-mcflytrap-i-fashion
Thanks for sharing <3

Music Festival Line - July 2013

Venus made her third appearance in July of 2013 ready for the music festivals of summer! She was released with Clawdeen and Abbey. I was really looking forward to this doll as we could see her punky personality starting to show.

Appearance:

I'm going to kick it off with Venus's hair. From looking at the official artwork for Venus's Music Festival line release you would imagine that she would be supporting a sexy partial Mohawk separating the shaved side of her head and the side with hair.

Unfortunately her hair is really sleek. This disappointed me as I really don't think it does her style justice. It seems to be the regular length for Venus too, so they haven't really given her hair much excitement this time. However...

They did give her a cool green zig zag pattern on her shaven side though which was a nice touch :) Some fans have decided to take matters into their own hands and give Venus a cooler hairstyle to rock at the festival - Here are some of my favourites...

 

 

 

 

Unfortunately because I don't take my dolls out of the box, my Venus is cursed with boring hair for the rest of her existence.

 



Venus wears purple eyeshadow and hot pink lipstick. I really don't like this eyeshadow colour because to me it looks like she's had her eyes blacked in the mosh pit... But maybe that's just the look she's going for?!

However, I do love her outfit of choice. Venus wears a black one-shoulder dress with a pink and green pattern on it. The skirt of the dress seems to have a fishnet underskirt. On top of this she wears on off-the-shoulder t-shirt in hot pink that has torn edges. This is pulled together with a spikey green belt, which seems to be a re-occurring accessory with Venus, and a spikey pink bracelet. She also wears one vine-like earring that fits to the shape of her ear. And of course, who can forget the V.I.M backstage pass? We know she's worthy.

And finally, her not-so-sensible boots. I am LOVING the break in pink shoe tradition here - Venus looks awesome in her pretty lace-up boots with the rolled-down cuff - Gorgeous! I love the design on these :D

Accessories:

This Venus actually doesn't come with any extra accessories, just her VIM pass, but to be honest this is the Music Festival line, it's way too annoying to carry anything around that you don't 100% need with you :)

I like:
The boots!
The outfit, especially the dress.

I dislike:
The hair
The makeup
Still not a fan of the green belt!




I got my pictures from these guys:
http://www.fanpop.com/clubs/monster-high/images/33598468/title/omg-music-festival-dolls-credit-owner-photo
http://www.pinterest.com/pin/324611085612946627/
http://www.amazon.com/Monster-Music-Festival-Venus-McFlytrap/dp/B00C6Q1Y2O
http://monsterdollcollector.tumblr.com/post/57559489370/closeup-of-the-gorgeous-music-festival-venus-I
http://mismonsterhighcoleccion.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/custom-de-venus-music-festival.html
http://awildreviewappears.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/monster-high-music-festival-venus.html
http://www.pinterest.com/emmyrelle/venus-mcflytrap/
http://www.target.com/p/monster-high-music-festival-doll-venus-mcflytrap/-/A-14529661
http://www.flickr.com/photos/92622378@N03/8882238169/
Thanks for sharing <3