Freaky Fusion Ghoulia Yelps

It's been awhile since we actually talked about dolls over here, hasn't it? Well, I've finally gotten to this lovely Ghoulia doll in my stack of things to blog about, and it's about time! It felt like it took forever for me to finally get  my hands on her, and now she's been sitting boxed up in my kitchen for what feels like weeks since I got home, but it was finally her turn in front of the camera!

With the exception of the Hybrid characters, Avea and Sirena in particular, most of the Freaky Fusion line doesn't really appeal to me. I've seen all of the Fused Ghouls in person now, and only Dracubecca and Cleolei are even a bit appealing to me, and I definitely am not a fan of Neighthan's style, though his sculpt is really cool. So, I'm not sure how many other dolls from this line you'll be seeing me review, at least not until they start going on sale...but that might change once I see the movie too, that always changes my mind on some things!

Anyways, without further ado, let's take a closer look at Ghoulia, and see what Draculaura thinks of Ghoulia's interpretation of her style!

Her box is very similar to the larger Freaky Fusion boxes, like those of Avea and Sirena. It has the same jagged plastic front that looks really cool but makes it very difficult to photograph! There's not a lot of info on this box, but we are told that Ghoulia decided to dress as Draculaura to go along with the "fusion trend". I'm sure we'll see a lot more of that in the movie!

As always, if you'd like to see the doll in motion and see my immediate first thoughts, take a few minutes and check out this video!

And onto the doll herself! I am very pleased that she came with a stand! These doll are "budget" dolls, and it's been a long time since budget dolls came with stands and brushes, so this was a great inclusion. The stands for this line are bright yellow, and that's fun too, since all the stands have been black for a few years now. I actually really like the pop of yellow from the stand against Ghoulia's outfit as well, it's fun!

Let's have a look at Ghoulia's accessories first. She comes with an umbrella which is the same mold as Draculaura's original umbrella, only in bright blue. She also, of course, comes with a pair of cat-eye glasses which bat wing detailing on the corners. I like that the glasses are packaged separately and not on Ghoulia's face, it makes it easier to see the paint on her eyes, and it also means she doesn't get dents in her face which can often happen. If I were an in-box collector it might bug me though, since she just doesn't look like Ghoulia without her glasses.

Ghoulia's makeup is pretty simple, but I think it's really striking. She has bright blue eyeshadow all around her eyes in a shade that matches her hair, and deep blue lips. I love this lip colour on her particularly, since most of Ghoulia's dolls have shades of red on their lips. Though the red goes well with her retro-inspired style, I like the change with the blue against her skin colour. Very cool!

And those fangs were what I was most concerned about when I first saw this doll, to be honest. They're not painted on her lips like they are with Draculaura or Clawdeen, but are actually a separate piece that goes into her mouth with a small peg. I was really concerned that if I ever wanted to take the fangs out there'd be a huge, ugly hole in her lips, but it's really not that bad. In person, it's even less noticeable than it is in photos. I think the dark colour of of the lips helps hide it as well. The teeth are in there pretty good too, and aren't going to come out without you wanting them to which is definitely a good thing if you're getting this doll for a child!

She's also wearing a very cute batwing headband, which is attached with rubber bands but thankfully stays on just fine without them as well, which is not always the case. Actually, all of the dolls in this line are wearing some kind of headband, now that I think about it! Frankie and Scarah are wearing headbands with ears on them, and Operetta is wearing a headband with lightning bolts on it. I hadn't noticed that until right this moment, but I like when lines have something like that to tie them all together.

Her hair is Ghoulia's standard colour and texture, pulled into two low pigtails, a very Draculaura look. I do wish that maybe she'd gotten some different colours in her hair for this doll. Ghoulia's hair is just always blue, and with the exception of Roller Maze (and now Sweet Screams) shes never had any other colours introduced into it. Some black streaks would have be fun, seeing as I don't know how well pink would go with the rest of her colour scheme. For some reason, there is also a lot of gel in these pigtails and they're really crunchy. I don't know why that is, since long, straight hair doesn't usually need to be gelled into place, but here we are. It's nothing a quick brush or rinse won't fix up though!

Onto the outfit! I think this outfit is completely adorable! It's definitely Draclaura's style, but it has Ghoulia's flare to it. It's a really good blending, I think! The majority of the dress is a bright blue with a pattern of winged brains all over it. It has black puffy sleeves, and a gathered black underskirt.

There's a big red bow around her waist, and this piece is actually a separate overskirt! It attaches with velcro underneath the bow, giving the dress that wrapped look.

And it's kind of cute without the overskirt, even! I think if you added a belt to this, you'd totally have another outfit.

Her shoes are a recast of Draculaura's Picture Day shoes, in that same bright blue we're seeing throughout the outfit. They have little red skullette details on the sides.

And lastly, she has a bracelet! It's pretty simple, a red dripping heart cuff, but it's very cute, and goes well with both Draculaura and Ghoulia's styles.

And that's Freaky Fusion Inspired Ghoulia Yelps, dressed as Draculaura. I really love her, but I'm probably biased since I always love Ghoulia's dolls. This one is certainly exceptionally cute though, and I think Draculaura's lolita-esque style really works for her.

Just some glamour shots...

Because she is so, so cute!

And of course, basic Ghoulia and Draculaura had to come see what was going on with this Fusion stuff.

Pretty gore-geous group!

Draculaura decided to snap some photos for the Gory Gazette to remember this whole Freaky Fusion thing.

And one for herself!

So that's it for Freak Fusion Ghoulia Yelps!

What do you think of these Fusion-inspired ghouls? Even though I don't think I'll be bringing home any other Freaky Fusion dolls, at least not without a pretty good sale, it's definitely a striking line with a lot of interesting details happening, and I'm glad that these budget dolls weren't left out of the fun! Plus, I'm always happy when I get a new Ghoulia doll!