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4.5
Buying this doll was a pure exercise in vanity. I waited out a few releases of various versions before I finally decided to go with the original just to make sure I was getting the one closest to what I would actually to look like in public as given the opportunity to purchase the same pieces of clothing {obviously without the fangs and the goth makeup, but otherwise, spot on} I also don't like the look they've given the other Elizabats' face ups and hair particularly, but as a doll customizer I could have changed those – but why bother when the original gets so right :-)The boots are high-heeled and highly decorated and although they come slightly shorter than I would like below the knee if I were wearing them the amount of detail work is exquisite – so it's forgivable. I do love the height on the heel – technically platforms – as they're both wheelchair friendly {shoes low to the ground scrape open when powering a wheelchair by moving your feet and wear out faster} and great for those days I can walk as I walk better in extremely high heels than I do in flats {bunch of comorbidities going on here medically that if anyone's bored enough to want to understand I'll explain on request}.The main dress which has the front corset I own something similar to, however, on this doll it has a tendency to twist to the side, which is slightly annoying, but not a dealbreaker.The micro jacket which attaches the sleeves has a sleeves too short in my opinion, as they at least should've been extended down longer to the wrist stylistically if this was a real life outfit. I believe they chose that particular length to make it even with where the same lace started on the skirt, so for the doll, it works.I ended up pinning invisi Billy's hat Sideways with a bobby pin to complete her look, simply because I didn't like the bare head {I usually wear hats}. Part of the hat is tucked under, so it has a cute beret type effect that looks a bit oversized.I'll probably sweep the bangs to the site at some point too, considering I don't have any and never liked them when I did.Onto the most important part for collectors who redress or customize their dolls:This doll's hands share the exact same hand mold as the ever after high dolls – so all hand accessories should fit. This is not usually work for monster high dolls as their fingers are usually completely separate from each other or webbed together.My motivation for getting this particular doll, as already mentioned, is extremely different from most people's in all probability – but that doesn't mean she isn't a wonderful doll for anyone's collection.Other details have already been brought up by other people concerning the other accessories which I honestly wasn't interested in when I bought it – so I'm not using them and currently have them stored in a box with other unused accessories.On a final note,there is a long-standing issue with thin rooting of hair and occasional bald spots with monster high and ever after high dolls {which is why I learned to reroot doll hair in the first place}.This doll has absolutely no problems with her hair whatsoever in thickness that I've detected so far and only had a small part of her bangs fallout when brushed – very little product in the hair, although it is detectable and slightly crunchy and the bangs.
