Doll-A-Day 2023 #227: Specs Reads-a-lot

   Today's doll is a Lalaloopsy. She's Specs Reads-a-lot.

  She's a Lalaloopsy Littles doll, from 2011. She originally came with her pet bookworm. He was a bilious shade of green and reminds me of the green tomato worms that my mom used to pick off her tomatoes in the garden when I was a kid. She used to put them on a rock and then throw a rock at it and run, because they sort of exploded messily when smushed.  

 Specs gets her name from the fact that she wears 'specs', or, glasses.

She has the typical nerd's tape on her glasses.

She has her full outfit, of one piece short and shorts with suspenders, (or, braces for our British readers), and both shoes with attached socks.

She's jointed at the neck, shoulders and hips. She can sit, but not sit up by herself. 

Her shoes have 'R' for right, and 'L' for left. on the bottoms.

Specs is the little sister of Bea Spells-a-lot. They must have different dads though, because they have different last names. As with all Lalaoopsys, her description tells us what she was 'sewn from'. In her case, it was 'pieces of a school uniform'.

 

  Specs was the first Lalaoopsy Littles with coloured eyes, and is one of only two with blue eyes. She's also the first Littles with a hair accessory, and one of only two with glasses. She's supposed to be a toddler, but a genius and a devoted student. Huh?

  That's it for today. See you again tomorrow.

Doll-A-Day 2023 #117: Freaky Fusion Neighthan Rot

    I spotted today's doll recently, and was a bit surprised. I haven't seen a Monster High doll at a thrift store in a while. And even when I did, I almost never saw the male dolls.  I have one, but he's missing a foot. So I nabbed this guy. His name is Neighthan Rot.

  He's from a 2013 line of Monster High dolls called Freaky Fusion. He's supposed to be 'two monsters in one'. I guess he's a zombie unicorn? (Apparently he calls himself a 'zombiecorn'.) Thus the name: Neigh-than (Nathan), Rot. He is decomposing. One side of his face and one arm and hand are decomposed.

But the rest of his face and his other hand are fine.

And he definitely has a tail growing out of his back, just above his pants.

He has ears and a horn sticking out of his hat, which also has horns. Or at least spikes.

The hat has raised stitching details.

    A zombie and a unicorn? For one thing, a unicorn isn't a monster, just a magical creature. For another thing, a zombie...human? Mated with a unicorn? We're getting into weird territory here.

  He has a multicoloured tail and ponytail.

  Another thing that impressed me when I found him was that he's so complete. Other than his big yellow boots, he has his complete outfit: the hat, a shirt that looks like his internals...

...and a pair of pants that look like...?

  Like all Monster High dolls he's nicely articulated.

  That's the doll for today. Emma got her stent put in today, and has stopped leaking externally. She's feeling better and less in pain by now. She was still not allowed solid foods today. Hopefully she will get to go home tomorrow.