The budget lines are always my favourite Monster High dolls just because the themes are so random and I look at all the new ones that are coming out and WISH for a Venus! For example, wishing for a Dead Tired Venus and a Ghoul Sports Venus <3 A Fearleading Venus would be a bonus <3
I don't like coffee (or coffin, I guess) at all, but I love the idea of this :P
I've noticed over the past couple of releases that the front box art is getting bigger and bolder, I love it! Look how cute this box art is! And so detailed, even down to her tiny pink fingernails <3
Apperance:
I bloody love how grown-up she looks here, it's all down to the lack of garish makeup and crazy hair, which I guess is very un-Venus but very welcome in my collection :P She looks really elegant here.
Venus has gone for a lovely bold pink eyeliner and green eye shadow in true Venus style. Her green lips suggest she's not wearing lipstick or has perhaps gone for a gloss (I honestly believe her lips are naturally this colour!) and it's this that gives her that casual look.
Look how cute her hair is! In the promo picture we see that's it's been curled and thankfully, though it doesn't look exactly the same, in the box it has been curled into a lovely big ringlet.
Venus is wearing a pink mini dress with the usual black, green and white vines on it. This time she wears a black sleeveless top too, which is slit open to reveal the dress underneath. It's casual without being tooooooo casual :)
(Bad photo, sorry! Her feet are well and truly hidden in this box!!)
Oh no, shoe recycle alert! She is wearing a less detailed version of her signature shoes which is a tad disappointing but I guess because it's a budget line I can't really complain.
Accessories:
Only one accessory this time! It's a green glass cup filled with Venus's 'coffin' of choice, some crazy-ass vine drink. Erm, cannibal much?
Two things disappoint me about this, firstly, EVERY OTHER DOLL on this line has a better looking beverage! Secondly, why did they have to put that horrible plastic around it? Mine will stay in the box forever more and I'm sure they could have done that in a much better way :/
I like:
Her hair
Her makeup
Her clothes
The theme
The box art
I dislike:
Her recycled shoes
Her beverage choice
Packaging choices :(
I got the promo pic from:https://www.facebook.com/EverAfterHighDolls?fref=tsThanks for sharing <3
We got spirit,
LET'S HEAR IT!
We got spirit, yes we do,
We got spirit, how 'bout you?
GOOOOOOO TEAM!
I cannot even describe how excited I was for this line. Being a cheerleader, Venus with a megaphone was close enough for me, although I'm upset that in the 'Scream Spirit' web episode, the new Fearleading squad recruits weren't wearing proper uniforms. That would have been an absolute dream for me!
Appearance:
Instead, each character had their own Monster High team t-shirt, but we'll get onto that later :P
As always, let's start with the hair! Venus's long hair is back! It reaches almost to her knees!
I loved Ghoul Spirit Venus's hair as soon as I laid eyes on it, that cute side fringe looks so adorable! I've noticed that as Venus's design progresses, the green in her hair gets considerably less. Promo images of the Ghoul Spirit Venus doll (as above) show these lovely, delicately placed green strands there in her fringe and at the front of her head...
The actual doll, however, has a big thick block of green fringe which was somewhat disappointing for me. Although it does look a lot like the web episode version of her.
Web episode Venus actually has a cool vine pattern in her shaved side too, which the doll doesn't have. Hmm...
Compared to the promo pictures, real Venus's makeup isn't nearly as nice. Promo Venus's makeup is lovely, shaped, glittery eye shadow (look back to the picture I used to talk about her hair, or the one below), but in actual fact you get a matte blob of mess, like on the picture above. Because she's face-on in the box (and because mine are NRFB) you don't really notice this all that much though. Her lips are her usual shade of hot pink :)
Venus wears little jewellery as usual, her signature green vine earring in her left ear, but on the right she wears a black vine earring. These would NOT be allowed in a real cheerleading squad ;) WAY too dangerous, but I will let that slide :P
Venus wears her own, personal Monster High team t-shirt, that she has customised with choppy sleeves and middle, a vine print on the chest and a sewn-on pocket on the front. The pocket is the same fabric as her mini skirt, her usual thorny rose print.
Venus wears loooovely pink (as usual) studded, open-toe boots, which I am quite a fan of with this outfit :)
Accessories:
Venus only has one accessory for the pep rally, and that's the blue megaphone :) I love the general pink-ness of her and the blue of the megaphone, it really brings out the school colours and shows real pride :D
I like:
How pretty this doll is
Her outfit
Her boots
Her megaphone
I dislike:
The thick lump of green in her fringe
The messy eye makeup
I got my pictures from these guys:
http://blog.zoolert.com/2013/11/19/monster-high-ghoul-spirit-doll-collection/#.UxrwsyCPPIU
http://www.flickr.com/photos/scarismonstergirl/10825357584/
http://www.smythstoys.com/monster-high-192sc/monster-high-ghoul-spirit-venus-mcflytrap-doll-133018002itm.aspx
http://monsterhigh.wikia.com/wiki/File:Ghoul_Spirit_-_Venus_McFlytrap_2D_screenshot.JPG
http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-Ghoul-Spirit-Venus-Mc-Flytrap-Skirt-Lot-Monster-High-Doll-Clothes-Fashions-/191022229490
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pei78/11359890166/
http://www.monsterhigh.com/
http://www.monsterhighdolls.com/forum/topics/ghoul-spirit-venus-pics
Thanks for sharing <3
