Two weeks ago at Target I found this doll for sale as “Creepover Draculaura” for $13. I immediately did a double-take and swiped her up. I was aghast at the sight of a ghoul spirit doll for sale individually!! But was she a ghoul spirit, or just wearing her uniform? After all, she has no bangs. Due to her baby pink lipstick, unpierced ears, and factory ponytail, the Dollect Discord determined she was indeed ghoul spirit Draculaura. Her missing bangs remain a mystery to me. Another mystery is the other contents of the box: shoes from Skulltimate Secrets 1, signature Count Fabulous, the Goreganizer bat wing headband, Clawdeen’s water bottle, and signature Clawdeen’s vest, which had been hot-glued into the box’s plastic piece. I’ve done my best to flatten her hair, and I painted her lips and nails black. She’s currently wearing some of signature Drac’s outfit pieces with the SS shoes, and I also styled her with some barbie complete looks fashion packs. My signature Drac standing next to her is wearing an outfit from LOL OMG LaRose.
wow, first i gotta say your restyle and paint looks so good on her! you really made her shine <3
second, i've seen this same phenomenon a few times on the Monster High reddit actually! best i can gather is, people realized they can "sell" back their unwanted dolls and clothes by packing them back up in one of their boxes and returning them to the store. they just pack in the bits and pieces from other dolls/sets they don't want. i guess the store clerks usually either don't know or care enough to tell the difference.
it always makes me happy to see people take these dolls home. 1. because the rejected doll is getting some love and a new life, and 2. because it means at least this one wasn't picked up by a hapless parent and brought home to a potentially very disappointed child 😅
Thank you! Yes, I assumed the same thing about her being an unwanted doll returned for some extra cash, but I don’t understand why someone would go through the trouble of removing her bangs only to return her. Maybe they just didn’t like the result?
yeah, i’ve seen a few of these that were clearly “failed customs” – people practicing repainting the face especially and not liking the result. i guess that’s what happened here, although i think she looks so cute without bangs!