Everywhere I see info on this one, I see everyone praising her then I blink and she's suddenly a "flop".
Anyway, I've got a good feeling about this one. Her sweater's a nice quality-looking knit and her hair color blend looks like it's not going to give me the matting issues I've had with Core Refresh Lagoona and Robecca. I'm not entirely sold on her space buns; I was hoping she'd have shorter hair to give it a different silhouette from Lagoona. If not for me being very attached to the colors and not trusting myself, I'd maybe give her a trim, but I'll leave that to the pro restylers.
A few things worth noting:
I love the bulky cozy oversize look of the sweater, definitely feels like you can bury yourself in that one
Neurodivergent infinity earrings!
Her nightmare journal has a latch on the cover, so it looks like it will be openable (closer to Refresh Clawdeen's trapper keeper than Refresh Lagoona's regular composition book that's just a solid piece)
Her stim bracelet has a little charm on it!
Her noise-cancelling headphones (glad they're returning from Concert Lurks and she can have them full time since she's canonically sound-sensitive) seem to be taking up the sunglasses slot- the curse has been lifted. I mean, glasses would be a cool addition, perhaps as blue-light glasses or for light sensitivity, but if it's between those and headphones, I vote headphones.
Love when they put the food in packaging for that packed lunch effect (like with Refresh Clawdeen's sandwich bag, Refresh Cleo's pizza box/salad bowl), cute little snap on Tupperware for her spaghetti (confirms that Twyla's braver than me in the food texture department because I do not like spaghetti, fettucine, or any of the other long stringy noodles). Spaghetti mention in the initial description made me initially think it'd just be plated and a similar piece to her Fearbook cookies, but I underestimated MH in that department.
The house theme for her backpack- the core backpacks have always been hit or miss for me (Lagoona's jellyfish backpack easily solos the other Core Refresh bags) and this one is an absolute hit that greatly surpassed my (admittedly low) expectations. Bonus points because her Garden Mysteries house purse is one of my favorite MH bags.
Slightly disappointed that her yogurt drink is just a recolor of Jinafire's- I swear they even kept the dragon printing on it
iCoffin looks a bit generic, but the back design might redeem it, so we'll have to wait and see
Love her bunny Labubu keychain, though I'm still trying to figure out where it's supposed to attach to
Her hands looks weirdly glossy, so I'm not sure if it's the rubbery hands. Will still need to be easy to remove to get that bracelet on, so maybe they'll be experimenting with new material when this doll comes out.
Overall, I do think she's missing something in the jewelry department- I'm so used to characters having a belt and necklace and, if I had any accessories to spare, I'd probably add them to my doll.
Looking at it, the silver and gold belts in the Moonspell line feel like the best color match (then again I am no color theorist), but it's going to be hard to sacrifice those and I don't think anyone's willing to sell the individual accessories at a good price. I wish there were more fair-priced accessory lots floating around so I could play around and see what fits without sacrificing anyone's accessories.
In terms of her neck accessory, why do I feel like she needs a tie? Maybe something about the collared shirt, maybe even the combination of collared shirt and sweater top. I'm probably thinking of some character with Twyla's choice in layers plus a tie, I just can't place who.
