Hello Ghouls and Mansters,
My name is Frankie Stein, and I am a Monster High doll.
It is Saturday, and it is time for something NEW in the blogspot. Well, the playset isn't EXactly new because sadly we Monster High dolls are not out in the stores anymore, but with luck you can still find some of us out there.
Also, it is weeks ago Calaminthe brought this version of me home, so it is about time it will be reviewed.
What IS new for me is, that from the time on Calaminthe bought this set, I have a little sister.
Her name is Alivia Stein, and of course she will be reviewed first. We really love her!
So, let's start.
The box says, the playset is called:
MONSTER FAMILY FRANKIE STEIN
and that is why I talk about it myself, but nevertheless I think it should have been called Monster Family Frankie and Alivia Stein, because we are two, as you can see!
On the picture above you have a look onto the front of the box.
It mainly is designed like a scene in a purple picture frame. On the right you can see the MH signature logo writing with scullette, and on the bottom it says Monster Family Frankie Stein. You also can see in the corner that the playset is made for children 6+.
On the left, there are two artworks showing Alivia and myself having a barbecue.
There is of course a large plastic part where you can see us through.
On the boxes back you can find the logo and the pictures once again on a black background with spiderweb design.
There also is a yellow part that sais "Monster Family" in different languages and a lot of firm information. You also can find a web adress and, right from it, the serial number of this playset.
When you open up the box you can find Alivia and myself pinned on a background that also looks like a purple framed scenery. It is yellow with black and shows a landscape.
Here you can see us with everything included to the playset.
NOT included are a brush, doll stands and diaries like you had them with every early Monster High doll.
Here we are, freed from all the packaging and together with everything included to the set, which is us dolls, a grill, three corn cobs, a tray and barbecue tongs. All of this will be shown to you later in detail.
But lets start with my little sister,
ALIVIA STEIN.
She has the size of Lagoonas sister Kelpie, comperable to Barbie's sister Stacie maybe.
Alivia has a slightly lighter skin then I, just a tiny touch.
One thing that I love so much about my sister is that she really looks "Frankensteinish".
As myself, she has of course a lot of scars all over her body. Her hands are formed like a "claw", and when she walks, it remembers much of cartoonish versions of my dad.
Like a cartoon version of Frankenstein, she also has her bolts inside of her head instead of the neck, like I have.
Alivias hair is light metallic blue with black streaks, (un)naturally curled at the back and has bangs. The rest is held back with a transparent rubber band.
For the faceshot, we pulled the bangs up so you can see that Alivia has a huge car on her forehead too, which I don't have. But like me, she has one green and one blue eye and a scar on one of her cheeks, just the opposite site.
Her eyebrows are grey and her lips are dark orange to red.
Alivia comes with a cute dres that has red shoulder straps and ruffles at the top and also at the bottom of the skirt.
The fabric is mainly black with a checkered gear pattern in red, orange, yellow, a pale turquoise and a bit of white.
The back of the dress is plainly black and opens and closes with velcro.
Alivias boots are black and punctuate the Frankenstein look once more. They have big plateau heels, "scars" and buckles. I wish I could get a pair in my size as well!
Alivia has the basic five points of articulation. You can move her head, shoulders and hips. The shoulder joints are made so that you just can bend the arms fore- and backwards and not to the sides.
On this faceshot you can see what makes us look different from each other and also what makes us look like sisters. You also can see the slight difference in our skin tones.
Which is the perfect picture to start the review of this version of myself.
Like Alivia, I just have the basic five points of articulation.
My hair is black and white and hold together on top of my head in a high ponytail without curls.
I am wearing yellow eyeshadow and a pink lipstick. also I have a little bit of blush on my cheeks.
I come with a red barbecuse apron that has, if you look closer, the signature Frankenstein stitches molded on.
Here is my critical point, Mattel. I know that the plastic makes the apron cheaper, but there is already so much plastic on the planet, so why make clothing parts out of plastic when you also can make them out of fabric? A fabric apron also would have looked so much better and I am sure the fans of this playset would have paid a few bucks more for a fabric one.
But under the apron, you will find a very cute jumper that velcros in the back and has the same fabric at front and back which is great! The fabric mainly is blue and white striped and also has some black stitch stripes and melon slices with little faces printed on!
It is my favourite look for the summer!
Also I am wearing a pair of high heel sandals with buckles and lightning bolt shaped heels.
Now to the playset accessories.
First, there is the grill. It is silver coloured and looks like something that had been taken from my grandfathers labratory (who knows, maybe it is).
The cooking grate of the grill is black and you can pull it off and clip it back onto the grill.
Also, there is a blue tray also with stitching design and bolts or studs all around.
On the back of the tray you can find some infearmation like it is copyrighted 2017 Mattel and made in Indonesia.
The barbecuse tongues are lemon green and have the shape of skelletton hands.
Last but not least, there are three corn cobs with monster faces and handles so we dolls can hold them in our hands. Those are, of course, yellow.
Well, this was this weekends new blogspot.
If you want to see more, stop by here from time to time. During the next weeks, Calaminthe is goint to repost all of the old doll reviews she had on the old blog again to save them here in a new version.
At the moment, they are mainly Monster High doll reviews because when Clawdeen started her blog back in 2014 it had been planned just as a MH blog. The other dolls came much later
I hope that you like what you see. This blogspot should have gone online like five weeks ago, but because of Calaminthe's computer problems it went online today. The problems still are not solved yet, so it is all just praying the computer lives long enough until Calaminthe has earned enough money to get a better one.
It is time to say goodbye for now.
Have a voltageous weekend and an electrifying week!
💙🔧💙
Frankie Stein
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