My daughter doesn't have that many girly toys aside from Littlest Pet Shop stuff. I don't mind it at all, since when I get a cool toy, she wants to play with it too, but now she's really getting into Monster High dolls, and I think it's great. If I were a young girl living in this era, these would be what I'd be going for as well. Granted, the outfits are on the skimpy side for a couple of them, this one included, but it's a nice take on dolls and monsters. And compared to other doll lines out there, like the Moxie Dolls, it's not a huge blow to your wallet whenever you buy a really good one.
This version of Draculaura features the doll wearing a cute black and pink top with a pink mini skirt. She also sports thigh-high black socks and white fishnets on her legs and arms, and you can easily remove her outfit to switch it with another thanks to velcro on the back. Her shoes don't seem to be removable, not easily anyway, so the socks and leggins will probably stay with 'em too. Also included are pink skull earrings that pop into her ears with little pegs and stay in much better than I expected. My daughter opened up her Monster High dolls on Christmas, and we've still yet to lose the earrings. Draculaura has some nice articulation too, much more than I was expecting. You can move her head around in all directions, shoulders, elbows, wrists, upper legs and knees. The brush she comes with works like any doll brush should, and is a slightly different shade of pink than the pajama Draculaura's. Overall, the design on this doll is awesome, and whoever designed her deserves praise. The pink and black theme she has looks good, and they made it work with the hair too. The facial features like the eyes and mouth are painted perfectly, and I really have no issues with this doll as far as its appearance goes.
The only things keeping it from getting a full 5 stars overall may or may not apply to everyone. First, the prices for her are a lot higher than I would've figured. This doll doesn't have any really unique accessories, so I'd look around for a good deal before ordering her right away. Then again, I did manage to get her at a store when they were having a huge sale on Monster High dolls, but still, this doll should only cost about 1/2 of what she does at the moment. The other issue is more of a collector thing, and it's that the legs don't stay up when you pose them high. The stand they included is a light but does its job, and if you're a collector and want your dolls to be in more than a basic standing pose, getting a cool fighting stance or something won't work. Then again, it could just be the doll we got, so maybe it's a quality control thing.
Even with those itty bitty issues, Draculaura would make a great addition to any Monster High collection. My daughter's always playing with this doll, and I think she's already played with it more than she has her Disney Princess ones. I wonder when Draculaura's going to start being a bully and steal someone's crown...or horse.