Doll Nerd

Nefera De Nile is gorgeous, what can I say. I have criticisms of course, but they’re shockingly minor. This bitch always slays. Nefera’s G1 doll was a grail for me for a long time, even though I was collecting almost from the start of Monster High. Somehow she eluded me until about 7 years ago, when I found her at a thrift store on my actual birthday, which was just amazing; she’s been one of…

Grab your garlic and wooden stakes, this one’s looking to feast on more than take-out noodles. A cult ‘80s cinematic icon gets the Skullector treatment with our all-new tribute to The Lost Boys! Inspired by David, the undead biker gang leader, this blood-sucking doll comes equipped with Easter eggs from the movie, but hellhounds not included. So, call the Frog Brothers and bleach your mullet –…

I have been an Addams family stan for many years; the first two movies were a staple of my childhood and a book of Charles Addams’ New Yorker cartoons was a treasured yard sale find in my youth; his work really speaks to my black little heart. Despite that I haven’t actually watched the Netflix show even though everyone says it’s so good; I just don’t want to pay for Netflix for a single show.…

I’ve been looking forward to this line for months, and bought three of the Rainbow High Sparkle & Shine dolls on a Black Friday sale in the States. It was exciting to find them at all and especially at a nice discount – they do not seem to be available anywhere in Canada, at least not yet, and I have been into this line ever since pics first leaked. In general, I’m pretty unhappy about the…

Eliza McFee is one of six Rainbow/Shadow High dolls in the Rainbow Vision Costume Ball line from 2023 – sorry this is another extremely overdue review! These dolls were never released in Canada as far as I know; I was lucky enough to find them on a trip to the States last year but could only afford one, and since Eliza is the most unique she came home with me. Continue reading Doll Review:…

Today’s review is Dijonay from Proud Family Louder & Prouder, made by Fresh Dolls for Disney. Love that they worked with Fresh Dolls, a black-owned company, for these and Wakanda Forever. I’ve never bought a Fresh Dolls product before, because their regular offerings aren’t articulated enough for my tastes and the Wakanda dolls are a bit pricey, but with Disney’s involvement, the Proud Family…

Despite having a mostly normal skintone, Scarlet Rose is a Shadow High doll, one of five in Series 3 (very likely to be the last wave of Shadow High, RIP). With every series they’ve gotten progressively farther away from the original gray monotone concept; I guess it didn’t perform well sales-wise. TBH I’m not a huge fan of this particular face sculpt, it always looks walleyed to me, and I did…

RuPaul has been an icon for so many years now, and of course everybody knows her name due to the success of Drag Race. Mattel has worked with Trixie Mattel recently, so it’s not really surprising to see them make a RuPaul doll, and of course she’s a “DRAGon queen” because MH does love their puns. I did think they’d make her more dragony though tbh. But I digress. I bought two of these dolls, one…