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4.5
Clawdia is a great addition to the collection, adding well needed diversity to the line.She is dressed up in a wonderful preppy deep red and black trimmed blazer with a metallic gold and black tribal print dress underneath. She accessorizes with a black spiky bracelet and a gold beaded necklace. Her deep red stockings and gold Mary Jane heels complete the ensemble. One small issue is her Blazer. In my case it came very stiff and made it impossible to pose her with how stiff it was. It can be remedied by either delicately washing it with warm water and fabric softener or steaming it out. Other than that her outfit was in perfect condition.As other reviews point out, her stock images don't show her glasses, but she does have them on. they are simple rounded glasses with a thin black trim. When put on her face, they add a cute dorky appeal to her that in some senses soften out her formal outfit. Unlike some other glasses, they actually stay on well and don't seem to be flimsy.Clawdia herself just looks wonderful. Her hair in the stock photos appears garish, but it's not as garish in person. She has curly lemon yellow hair with the front end of it let loose while the rest is gathered into a simple low ponytail. When let loose and styled properly, it is a nice curly hairstyle. Her face sculpt is just unique. her toothy grin, broad yet cute nose and softened facial features makes her look confident, youthful and a stand out girl.Compared to her Sisters, Howleen & Clawdeen, she is a little bit darker in skintone, which shows good effort in fleshing out unique characters in the same family, as these three sisters are (It's nice that they went with skintone colour variations rather than just giving them all the same skintone.)She is on the "adult female" monster Mold, which is taller and a little larger than the default "Teen female" Monster mold. because of this, she can be a little hard to put in the stand, as the stands included are designed more or less for the Teen (Clawdeen/Frankie) or Pre-Teen (Howleen/Twyla) Monster High bodies, which is understandable and I didn't mind as she was priced lower than others in the same line, which in most cases, the lower priced ones never come with stands. She can be put in the stand with a little bit of effort (Clip her in by her side, then twist her body to get her front facing)She comes with a tombstone shaped tablet, called an "iCoffin", a funny monster version of an iPad with some remarkable detail (Unique colour, app icons and the fact they packaged it in her hand, rather than off to the side along with what looks like chew marks on the corners, which showcase some of her "freaky flaw") which made it look amazing and tied in with her diary. She also has a pen and what looks like a legal pad with what might look like the beginnings of a screenplay, which add to her character and gives something fun to play with, as the pen can be attached between her fingers to make it look like she is holding it to write the next great "screamplay". both items add both play value and character to her, but without care they can be lost. I would suggest keeping the rubber bands that came with her tablet to tie her pen to her hand, or her tablet to her hand to keep it secure.Her included diary details some about her "un-life" in "Londoom" (The Monster version of London) and a little about her time in college. It seems to incorporate her described "freaky flaws" and how she came to aspire to writing. It seems to mostly revolve around her family and ties in well to the storyline of the Movie. I like the "About me" section, where it looks like she wrote more than could fit on the lines and showcases some overachieving personality she seems to have.
