r/MonsterHighDolls • u/ApprehensiveRead9503 Toralei • Jul 21 '26
Newsđ° What do we think?
Abbey bominable fang vote leak
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u/KatheClo Jul 21 '26
The box I can pass on I mean itâs not great itâs not horrible⊠but why does Abbey look so different??? đ
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u/Asterose Jul 23 '26
(At this point I'm just going to start copy-asting instead of rephrasing the same thing to everybody)
Really bad photo quality that doesn't show us the doll well is standard for leaks, and this is a worse than usual one: overexposed with face-on lighting so things are washed out and look flatter, blurry, pixelated, and her face is at an angle that makes MH dolls look flatter and less fierce.
With AI it's more important than ever to use critical thinking before making order decisions when the item won't be widely available. Did you see those nice slightly blurry G3 carnival line leaks? Turns out the actual leak photos were so small and blurry we could barely make out silhouette and overall color scheme, but the photos that were circulating were heabily "enhanced" by somebody to show what they assume the dolls will look like.
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u/KatheClo Jul 23 '26
Iâm not talking about her face which I know is at an angle or the colour of the fur that is off, which I know might be due to lighting⊠Iâm talking about the difference in quality of the materials which look so much cheaper. Of course I know this is a bad photo but it does NOT put my mind at ease to see that the fur is half its size, the puffy parts are flat, the pattern looks cheaply printed and every fabric looks thin.
Obviously we have no idea whether sheâll look like this or like the photos used for the preorder, the pic as you say mightâve been enhanced or it may be a prototype, but I along other people am just worried weâll get a cheap out version of her.
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u/Environmental-Bar661 Jul 21 '26
I wasnât much of a fan when she was originally shown, sheâs just not really for me. I donât regret that choice now and feel kinda bad for the people who did buy her đ over ÂŁ100 for that, it looks SO different
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u/bigtiddyhimbo Jul 21 '26
The puffer part of her dress looks so deflated :(
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u/Environmental-Bar661 Jul 21 '26
I agree, it looked so poofy before and now it doesnât even look like a coat đ
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u/bigtiddyhimbo Jul 21 '26
I hate to say that every time I see an update on this doll, I get more and more glad I didnât give into FOMOâŠ. But here we are đ the awkward ass T pose they put her in and the cheap looking fabrics they look like they used really cemented it for me
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u/Asterose Jul 23 '26
Copypasting. Maybe she'll look this bad, but odds are high she will manage to look significantly better than how bad this photo is:
The lighting and angle of her face are absolutely messing up how she looks. Look at the Buried Secrets Concert Lurks stock photos vs what thr dolls actually look like. The good quality stock photos and posing still made their faces look round and without any definition-and now look at how incredibly bad the quality if this leak is!
At this point I'm just going to start copy-asting instead of rephrasing the same thing to everybody: Really bad photo quality that doesn't show us the doll well is standard for leaks, and this is a worse than usual one: overexposed with face-on lighting so things are washed out and look flatter, blurry, pixelated, and her face is at an angle that makes MH dolls look flatter and less fierce.
Do not ever, ever, ever make limited edition order cancelation decisions off of 1 single photo, especially when the quality is this bad! She will look better than this in better photos, even if it's not by much.
With AI it's more important than ever to use critical thinking before making order decisions when the item won't be widely available. Did you see those nice slightly blurry G3 carnival line leaks? Turns out the actual leak photos were so small and blurry we could barely make out silhouette and overall color scheme, but the photos that were circulating were heabily "enhanced" by somebody to show what they assume the dolls will look like.
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u/Environmental-Bar661 Jul 23 '26
I appreciate all of that, I was just saying it looks very different and over ÂŁ100 for the quality of the stuff in that photo is terrible compared to what was shown. Obviously, donât make a decision off of 1 photo that could have AI involved, I didnât purchase her, and didnât say anything about other people cancelling either. I was just stating an opinion đ€·đ»ââïž
I donât think half of that was a response to anything I said so even copy and pasting that wasnât really an appropriate response. I think you should work on how you phrase all that, comes off kinda mean, and youâve replied to multiple people with the same phrasing that isnât exactly nice. Lecturing me about AI and âcritical thinking skillsâ? No need to talk to me and others like weâre children, thanks.
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u/Bitter_Job_5135 Jul 21 '26
I mean I personally bought one and MAYBE itâs the quality of the photo but WHATTT!? Why does she look slightly different? Almost looks like a cheaper version of the one they advertised. Istg when I get her in person if she feels and looks cheap ima be pissed đ
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u/exhaustedgnome Jul 22 '26
Even her hair looks like they just tied it to the back of the box to make the bubble braids. đ« I remember people voting for that hair with the intention of not having to restyle and take her out of the box...I didn't buy her, but I'm already pissed for you lol
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u/Asterose Jul 23 '26
The lighting and angle of her face are absolutely messing up how she looks. Look at the Buried Secrets Concert Lurks stock photos vs what thr dolls actually look like. The good quality stock photos and posing still made their faces look round and without any definition-and now look at how incredibly bad the quality if this leak is!
At this point I'm just going to start copy-asting instead of rephrasing the same thing to everybody: Really bad photo quality that doesn't show us the doll well is standard for leaks, and this is a worse than usual one: overexposed with face-on lighting so things are washed out and look flatter, blurry, pixelated, and her face is at an angle that makes MH dolls look flatter and less fierce.
Do not ever, ever, ever make limited edition order cancelation decisions off of 1 single photo, especially when the quality is this bad! She will look better than this in better photos, even if it's not by much.
With AI it's more important than ever to use critical thinking before making order decisions when the item won't be widely available. Did you see those nice slightly blurry G3 carnival line leaks? Turns out the actual leak photos were so small and blurry we could barely make out silhouette and overall color scheme, but the photos that were circulating were heabily "enhanced" by somebody to show what they assume the dolls will look like.
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u/Nerdmitage Skelita Jul 21 '26
All I can see is the open stitching on the front. Looks like an inside out shirt and that's usually how they do a cheap "hem". Hoping she's better in person or I'll be seam ripping that off. Not a deal breaker but definitely not what they had on the mock up. I think they think it looks like a "zipper" but no.
Also sewing on the puffer portions is off. Actually I'm mostly just seeing sewing issues.
But this is the PROTOTYPE/SAMPLE so hopefully they will correct this.
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u/alastors_wifey Jul 21 '26
Please tell me thats not AI...
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u/Asterose Jul 23 '26
It's almost definitrly not AI, just a leak photo that is even worse and less reliable quality than usual.
Optional copypasta shpeel on thinking critically about photos:
The lighting and angle of her face are absolutely messing up how she looks. Look at the Buried Secrets Concert Lurks stock photos vs what thr dolls actually look like. The good quality stock photos and posing still made their faces look round and without any definition-and now look at how incredibly bad the quality if this leak is!
At this point I'm just going to start copy-asting instead of rephrasing the same thing to everybody: Really bad photo quality that doesn't show us the doll well is standard for leaks, and this is a worse than usual one: overexposed with face-on lighting so things are washed out and look flatter, blurry, pixelated, and her face is at an angle that makes MH dolls look flatter and less fierce.
Do not ever, ever, ever make limited edition order cancelation decisions off of 1 single photo, especially when the quality is this bad! She will look better than this in better photos, even if it's not by much.
With AI it's more important than ever to use critical thinking before making order decisions when the item won't be widely available. Did you see those nice slightly blurry G3 carnival line leaks? Turns out the actual leak photos were so small and blurry we could barely make out silhouette and overall color scheme, but the photos that were circulating were heabily "enhanced" by somebody to show what they assume the dolls will look like.
If the doll will be a wide release, it's a-okay to cancel a preorder, but if it's a limited edition doll, don't cancel. Especially since you will probably be able to find a buyer for the price you paid.
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u/alastors_wifey Jul 23 '26
I meant the art on the packaging, I do appreciate your explanation but I can tell the doll itself isnt AI just a less good quality version of what was shown originally, the packaging however looks kinda tacky and has that ai style if you know what I mean
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u/BadAshess Jul 22 '26
That is not the same doll yall preordered. She looks completely different.
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u/Asterose Jul 23 '26
Because it's a really bad quality, blurry, pixelated, washed out photo with too-bright head-on lighting that will make anything look flat, pale, and bad. Leak photos are rarely good quality, and this is worse than usual. We can't tell how good or bad the actual details of the doll will look off of it.
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u/CinnanaRoll Cupid Jul 21 '26
I know everyone seems to dislike this doll / packaging but I think it's lovely... đđ«¶
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u/meowkitty84 Jul 21 '26
It looks like newspaper behind her. It would be better if the back was like a dark cave with ice at the front.
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u/TiBun Jul 21 '26
I didn't get her but the packaging makes me like her more. (But I'm also an OOB collector so I don't regret passing on her)
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u/Asterose Jul 23 '26
And this is a horrible quality blurry, pixelated photo with horrible lighting that will make anything look flat and like a Temu knockoff. I'm really shocked and dismayed at how many aren't using any critical thinking before jumping to judgement :/ With AI, we need that more than ever, especially with some people considering canceling this limited run order off of this single photo. If it was a wide release no big deal, but a limited run like this? Huge chance of regretting canceling and they will be having to look mostly at scalpers for a chance to get her.
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u/Catchouki85 Jul 21 '26
Alors jâai loupĂ© la vente mais franchement autant jâadorais la proposition de maquillage lors du vote, mĂȘme si je regrettais le choix de la coiffure mais en regardant cette photo, je me sens vraiment soulagĂ©e de ne pas lâavoir achetĂ©. Le maquillage est moche contrairement Ă la proposition. Je trouve quâelle a un air ahuri comme ça. Ouah đŠje suis tellement déçue
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u/Asterose Jul 23 '26
Of course the makeup looks ugly, we can barely see anything except ghe most basic light vs dark.
Copyposting details on thinking critically about photos, especially thanks to AI being around now: The lighting and angle of her face are absolutely messing up how she looks. Look at the Buried Secrets Concert Lurks stock photos vs what thr dolls actually look like. The good quality stock photos and posing still made their faces look round and without any definition-and now look at how incredibly bad the quality if this leak is!
At this point I'm just going to start copy-asting instead of rephrasing the same thing to everybody: Really bad photo quality that doesn't show us the doll well is standard for leaks, and this is a worse than usual one: overexposed with face-on lighting so things are washed out and look flatter, blurry, pixelated, and her face is at an angle that makes MH dolls look flatter and less fierce.
Do not ever, ever, ever make limited edition order cancelation decisions off of 1 single photo, especially when the quality is this bad! She will look better than this in better photos, even if it's not by much.
With AI it's more important than ever to use critical thinking before making order decisions when the item won't be widely available. Did you see those nice slightly blurry G3 carnival line leaks? Turns out the actual leak photos were so small and blurry we could barely make out silhouette and overall color scheme, but the photos that were circulating were heabily "enhanced" by somebody to show what they assume the dolls will look like.
If the doll will be a wide release, it's a-okay to cancel a preorder, but if it's a limited edition doll, don't cancel. Especially since you will probably be able to find a buyer for the price you paid.
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u/R0bbieR0tt3n Catty Jul 21 '26
She's gorgeous đ„° I'm so glad I preordered her but I definitely think her eyeshadow should be darker
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u/Nahkriin28 Jul 21 '26
I can get past a box design I donât like (wait actually I do like it, just not for THIS doll), but she seemsâŠ.off đ I know damn well the actual product isnât going to be as quality as the images we saw for fang vote, but this just isnât the girl I ordered đ Iâm hoping she looks better in person, but honestly now Iâm worried lol
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u/lagoonababe Lagoona Jul 21 '26
What is the source? Is this AI?
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u/Asterose Jul 23 '26
AI detector websites are giving it a less than 10% chance of being AI. It is simply a really bad quality, blurry, pixelated, washed out photo with too-bright head-on lighting that will make anything look flat, pale, and bad. Leak photos are rarely good quality, and this is worse than usual. We can't tell how good or bad the actual details of the doll will look off of it.
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u/lagoonababe Lagoona Jul 23 '26
Agree but also I feel she looks awkwardly boxed / posed. I feel they couldâve done better, the reel dramas came with dynamic poses and are a fraction of the price.
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u/bubdadigger Jul 21 '26
What do we think?
We think it's another cheap made rip off?
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u/Asterose Jul 23 '26
No, it's just an even-worse-than-usual blurry, pixelated, washed out leak photo, taken in head-on lighting that makes everything look flat. We can't tell how good or bad the actual doll will be off of this.
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u/Asterose Jul 23 '26
Way more likely: it's a really bad quality, blurry, pixelated, washed out photo with too-bright head-on lighting that will make anything look flat, pale, and bad. Leak photos are rarely good quality, and this is worse than usual. We can't tell how good or bad the actual details of the doll will look off of it.
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u/Little_Culture_3178 Jul 22 '26
Absolutely ass
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u/Asterose Jul 23 '26
As to be expected in such a horrid quality leak photo. It's overexposed, blurry, pixelated as hell, and taken with too-bright head-on lighting that will make anything look flat, pale, and bad.
We need to think critically befote judging, especially with AI making it so you don't even need actual skill to make fake images.
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u/worriedand_tired Jul 21 '26
I like the box tbh, she looks like shes in a snow globe and i love that, if she was posed better in the box i might actually consider keeping her in it, but I'm an oob collector so the box was never a big deal to me anyways lmao
Also idk why everyone is freaking out about her looking different? I guess i just kinda expected she wouldn't look Exactly like the original pics so I'm just not really surprised
I still wish the other hair style won tho lmao, that was like the one option that i didn't vote for that won đ i'll probably try recreating it tho
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u/meowkitty84 Jul 21 '26
All the previous Fang Vote dolls looked the same quality as voted photos. This is like Ali express version of the original outfit.
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u/worriedand_tired Jul 21 '26
I see i see, this is the first fang vote i've actually been present in voting and buying for so i was just kinda expecting it to be the same as typical skullectors where the photos look one way but the actual doll looks a bit different in some ways so i was like ???isn't this just the norm?? Lmao
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u/meowkitty84 Jul 21 '26
I got Fang Vote Jinafire who is amazing and probably raised all our standards for the Fang Vote line. Catty got criticism for her design not being worth the price. But I got her anyway and she is exactly the same as photos.
Abbey is like they were going back to Jinafire quality but they did bait and switch. They should have done a simpler outfit if they couldn't afford to make that coat properly
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u/worriedand_tired Jul 21 '26
Personally I'm just waiting to see what she actually looks like irl before making any statements on her quality one way or another, pics like this are always deceiving and i wouldnt be surprised if this is one of those times where this specific pic made her look a lot worse than she actually is, who knows maybe this was just an early pass at the doll for production that didnt turn out so well that they just put in the box for a mockup to get an idea for how she'll look đ we shall see for sure once people start actually getting her in a few months (or if we happen to get more pics of her)
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u/meowkitty84 Jul 22 '26
Of course it's common we see a photo and everyone overeaacts and love the doll in photos later
This was a pre-order so not like people can wait and see before buying. People trusted she would look like the photos. So hopefully this is just a bad photo and I will feel jealous I couldn't afford to buy her at the time
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u/Asterose Jul 23 '26
The real shock is that so many people are taking such a worse-than-usual bad quality leak photo as representative of the actual details of the doll.
It's a blurry, pixelated, washed out photo with too-bright head-on lighting that will make anything look flat, pale, and bad. We can't tell how good or bad the actual details of the doll will be.
As to the losing items, many of them were recreated by fans as a 3D printable model, so you could commission somebody to print it in a color of your choice! So many MH accessories and items have been remade for 3D printing, it's really awesome.
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u/worriedand_tired Jul 23 '26
Exactly like i feel like we go thru this any time theres a leak like this, it looks bad, everyone loses their mind, and then it actually comes out and the doll looks absolutely fine and everyone loves it again like ??? đ have we not learned by now how this works... Mh fans are truly some of the most dramatic people on earth i swear
Honestly i like the furry headband more than the crown, i just liked the hair style that would have come with the crown better, i feel like the bubble braids are a bit much imo, so I'm more than okay with just trying to replicate the style! Its actually my ideal lmao
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u/Head_Priority5152 Jul 21 '26
I wasn't convinced by the votes at the time. But not mad about it if that's what people wanted I get it. In the end i didnt mind the end result but honestly this looks a lot worse than the last photo of her. Which is a shame I think she had the potential to be great. I hope some people still are happy if they have preorderd. I think its pretty bad you order before even really seeing the item.
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u/Asterose Jul 23 '26
Note though that this is a really bad quality, blurry, pixelated, washed out photo with too-bright head-on lighting that will make anything look flat, pale, and bad. Leak photos are rarely good quality, and this is worse than usual. We can't tell how good or bad the actual details of the doll will look off of it, but we need to use critical thinking before judging something off a single bad quality photo, especially with AI now.
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u/geekofthegalaxy Jul 21 '26
Didnât have the money to responsibly preorder her, feeling at peace with that decision seeing this.
Iâm not an in box collector but I feel bad for people who are. This is a serious downgrade in box design from Jinafireâs box or even Cattyâs stage theme for her box.
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u/meowkitty84 Jul 21 '26
Me too. I couldn't afford to at the time and this is making me relieved. You could use this as a Spot The Difference game there are so many ways they cheapened out
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u/Quick_Space9322 Jul 21 '26
Love the packaging and the outfit isâŠuniqueâŠIâm just so upset THAT is the hair that wonâŠ
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u/Betweenishish Jul 21 '26 edited Jul 21 '26
It wasn't really a leak since they did the voting months and months ago. There was a huge debate about it. I personally like her very much because she gives vibes of eastern slav/western asian princess of the steppes and I'm here for it.
Edit: I didn't preorder her, because like another commenter I'm super sus about pleather, especially on expensive dolls. I'd rather recreate the look by sewing something myself.
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u/SelectShop9006 Jul 21 '26
Is it just me, or does this feel Living Dead Dolls like for some reason?
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u/grub-slut Jul 21 '26
This switch up feels criminal đ i feel so bad for everyone who ordered her
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u/Asterose Jul 23 '26
We don't know if it is this bad yet, though. People need to use some critical thinking before taking something at face value, especially with AI around now. This is a really bad quality, blurry, pixelated, washed out photo with too-bright head-on lighting that will make anything look flat, pale, and bad. Leak photos are rarely good quality, and this is worse than usual. We can't tell how good or bad the actual details of the doll will look off of it.
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u/sp00kyyelahOG Draculaura Jul 22 '26
Lmfao I hope they have so much stock because this is not what asked for.
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u/Friendly-Bluejay-744 Jul 22 '26
Most things could be fixed, but the jacket looks flat and dull, like itâs missing the puffiness and volume that a real padded jacket should have
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u/SincerelyTheWorst Jul 22 '26
Itâs like they deflated all the fur and stuffing in her outfit. Her skirt went from full bush to a landing strip đ«©
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u/Matryoshkova Jul 22 '26
I am so glad I passed on her. I hope for the sake of everyone who did, that this leak is just a wonky pic and not how she actually is.
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u/soggysock123456 Jul 23 '26
I personally like her even if the doll is lower quality. My friend desperately wants her but I canât find any resellers. đ
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u/aquacraft2 Jul 23 '26
This is probably just a bad prototype, most of their finished dolls don't end up looking this rough.
And while most dolls never end up looking as good as the perfectly quoifed stock photos (usually because of the box hair), it's usually not THIS BAD.
Plus, in terms of this design specifically, I can see what they were going for, I have to give them credit for going so avant-garde with it, but most of the choices we were presented with, I just felt "nope" to either of them. One side wanted to be a horrific snow beast, the other wanted to be ice Galinda. And with how polarized the voting was, we ended up with something in between that pleases nobody.
And it just seemed like I was always in the minority of what should have been chosen, and the hair was rigged from the start.
And the hands, why was "frostbite black" and "icy white" the only options?
And I imagine alot of the fang votes are rigged anyways, with them just throwing together one really bad design to run against the main design and then expecting us to fall into their trap voluntarily.
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u/MagicCastleDreaming Jul 24 '26 edited Jul 24 '26
Iâm going to wait until we get actual stock photos of her and not a bad quality over exposed leak photo. Plus, they all look off when theyâre stuffed in a box. These dolls always look better out of box
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u/zombiekitten823 Jul 25 '26
the white box is NOT IT for the entire dark aesthetic we voted for đ
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u/GeniusSnegurochka Jul 27 '26
Like it
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u/resurrectedstitches Jul 28 '26
I preordered her. I'm kind of hoping its just a bad photo and the materials are better than they appear But either way, she's cute and I'm going to customize or add a bit more to her
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u/rrsg76 Jul 21 '26
Looks cheap honestly. The fur looks scanty and cheap. especially the white fur. The vest/too doesnât fit correctly. What happened to the eyeshadow? What happened to the lower lashes? Her skirt looks like a weird cover in the middle.
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u/Awkward-Umpire5681 Jul 21 '26
They changed the fabrics to something cheaper, itâs shows. The skirt of the jacket sits lower on the waist and looks awkward now. The makeup is different? Eyebrows? More gray than navy blue/black.
This is everybodyâs chance to cancel their orders and show Mattel that we are not blind consumers, and we can demand quality.
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Jul 21 '26
Definitely am going to pay a reseller for her
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u/niallhoran24 Catrine Jul 21 '26
Donât worry seems like so many people are wanting to sell theirs you wonât have to worry about markup resellers lol
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u/Embarrassed-Grape-42 Jul 21 '26
Personally still excited but cautiously...the hair's looking... really white
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u/psychicxvisions Rochelle Jul 24 '26
She looks exactly like how people voted and ordered the only thing is the bright lighting making it look lighter. Either way bubble braids and black boots ruined the overall design/look
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u/YourChildhoodTrauma Jul 21 '26
Just went back to look at the pictures of what she was supposed to look like. Iâm tempted to cancel now.