Frankie Stein looks absolutely gorgeous in her Skull Shores outfit. Yes, it is really in gray-scale, doll and packaging. What a great idea! Whoever designs these dolls is extremely talented! The Frankie Stein comic-con doll is also in gray-scale but is an expensive collectors item. This doll, is a wonderful way to get the beauty of the gray-scale Frankie for a low price. The other thing I LOVE about this doll, is her hairstyle. They have given her a cute bob that curls under. She normally has long straight hair. I am an adult collector, and this doll is staying in her box, so I can't review the durability. But collector-wise, she is a MUST! I would suggest snapping this doll up fast before she gets as hard to find as some of the others and the price starts to go up.
*side eyes certain amazon sellers*

Monster High is a toyline full of gorgeous dolls, and this greyscale version of Frankie is no exception. She comes with a swim-suit, sarong, shoes, jewelry, and stand (no other accessories). Seeing as she's the daughter of Frankenstein's monster and his bride, she has neckbolts and painted stitches on her face and body. Her shoes, earrings, and bracelet are designed to look like bolts; the shoes are exceptionally detailed and creative. Her face is painted nicely, one eye darker than the other to represent her normal green and blue eyes. The greyscale looks terrific on this doll and her box.

This doll has articulation in her knees, hips, neck, shoulders, elbows, and wrists; giving her a wonderful range of motion in her arms and the ability to 'hold' small objects. Her hands and arms can be taken off for ease of putting on her clothes; I found this difficult to do on the doll I recieved. I had to pull fairly hard to get one hand off, and it slipped snugly back in.

It is fairly easy to slip the doll onto her stand and pose her. She can also stand unassisted if you keep her legs straight.

The only issue I had with my doll is her hair. Her gelled bob was haphazarly cut and styled; random chuncks of the hair were too long in the back, and one piece was gelled smushed and tangled in the front. I was able to fix her hair by rinsing it in warm water with conditioner to get the gel out, cutting it and putting in a little smoothing gel to straighten the smooshed hair in front. Now she looks exactly like the box art.

I have read on Monster High doll communities that the dolls made in Indonesia have their hair glued in instead of rooted, and this glue seeps out through the doll's hair over time. I will edit this review if this happens with my doll.

I have taken off one star for the sorry state my doll's hair came in, but I still recommend her as a nice toy or display piece. (She was $10 after shipping when I ordered her.) Just be prepared to give a little TLC if you are buying online!

Got here when it was suppose to in great condition. She is a great addition to my collection and I look forward to all the pictures I would take of her. Thanks.

Like the previous reviewer I was also miraculously able to find Frankie black and white Skull Shores (not confusing with the comic-con exclusive black and white edition)at Wall-Mart today for $4.13...She is absolutely beautiful...Just an update on other dolls I'm having hard time finding Gil if anyone has any suggestions on how to find him I thank you in advance...The new 3 pack Fear Squad that includes Cleo, Ghoulia, and Draculara are still at all Toys r Us stores as well as Ghoulia with her pet owl and notebook...they have tons of the twin Werecats who I really don't care for as the last 2 dolls Nefera and Toralei are the girls enemies and I think Operetta was sort of an enemy but I guess the writers of the series changed their minds on her and started to make her nice..So I'm good with these "villians" for now...all of the above dolls can still be found in stores...the sweet 1600 dolls are fully stocked as well...I was able to find Lagoona with her hydration station at toys are us as well...they have overstock on Cleo's vanity set and Frankie's bed...all the Targets and Toys r Us have the majority of the plushies as well...and like I said in my last review the 5 pack Gloom Beach is till in stock at Target just keep a look out...Good Luck

I'm the best mom ever! My little girl loved it!! Its the in thing you know....so I've been told!! She had a great Christmas

This came in perfect condition and was a really neat piece to add to my collection. I'd suggest it to any MH fan.

she plays with it everyday and she let her friends play with it too then she put it next to her

I ordered this doll because of it's Gothic Look. Not really to use as a toy.
As a child I would have loved a doll like this being artistic but I don't think it's one to rough house with.
I think it's a great gift, if your child is collecting dolls and knows not to toss it around.
I also have the Lagoona Blue Doll and I would recommend this one over Lagoona because her fin keeps falling out of the leg.

Since I'm an adult, I'm buying this purely for the aesthetics, and I think she's adorable! Her joints do feel a little flimsy, and look like they could break if they're accidentally bent the wrong way. Just something to be aware of if you're giving this to a very small child!

Also to note for small children: For anyone unfamiliar with this series, she comes with a bracelet which is loose like a bangle, and removable shoes. These are small enough to be a hazard to any toddlers. Especially the shoes which are a little soft and gummy.

I'm a collector and really love the look of this doll. The B&W styling really adds to "Old Movie Monster" look.