Unboxing Bratzillaz Cloetta Spelletta

Here we unbox one of our more interesting and rarer dolls from the MGA Entertainment Bratzillaz line.

I've never liked Bratz dolls when they first came out, but lately I came across a Bratzillaz articulated doll and thought wow, this is worth having a closer look.

These 11.5" fashion dolls were made by MGA Entertainment back in 2012, as a spin-off to the Bratz line. They were meant to be cousins to the Bratz, and MGA emphasized them to be from "The House of Witchez", as people thought they were copying the more popular Monster High dolls.

These dolls are becoming harder to find; luckily I was able to get a box with Cloetta Spelletta who is quite rare, and this is what it looks like.

It's presented beautifully, with a ribbon at the top to help with carrying, which is a nice touch. The box is decked with Cloetta's signature colours; being pink, black and white.

So who is Cloetta and why does she have the two colours? A quick look at the Bratzillaz Wikia tells me that her premise is to show that there's two sides to every girl and that her magical power is to transform people into anything they want. Very empowering!

The back of the box looks like this. Nice artwork and layout, giving us a snapshot of the Cloetta character and how to use the character cards online, as well as showing us the other dolls in the range to collect.

On taking the acrylic layer off, the contents look like this. She's got her brush on the lower left side, that's shaped like a broomstick and her doll stand in two pieces to the right.

The doll is firmly attached to the box at both her hands, head, feet, waist and hair! Her hair is stitched into the box in so many places!

Took me a while to carefully remove all her attachments, especially the ones in her hair. So then I proceed to remove all the other pieces in the box and here they are - her brush, a doll stand that needed putting together, two character cards and an information leaflet.

So let's have a closer look at the doll. She is stunning, with soft pink and white hair with black streaks and acrylic eyes. She has one blue eye and one brown eye, and her lips are in two tones - black and dark pink. Her face is painted very nicely and precisely, keeping her makeup in line with the character.

She's got a little black witch's hat attached to her head, and an earring in each ear that can be easily removed. Looking a little closer, she's got her "witch mark" on the left side of her chest - it's a moon surrounded by stars.

She is highly poseable, with ball joints at her wrists, elbows, shoulders and knees. Let's give her a pose with her cape. Her cape is made of two tones of nylon-like material, with elastic bands sewn in to put her hands through like so.

Her clothes are well-made, I couldn't see any loose or hanging threads. The material on her dress is a thick pleather, accented with some glittery lace - very shiny right now, but could get obvious wear marks over time. Her dress is in two tones - one side black and the other side pink, with the sleeves each of a different design. The black side has a puffy sleeve, while the pink side is more of a boob-tube design with a removable sleeve.

The boots are of a soft plastic, probably vinyl, with a slit on the back of each one so they can be easily put on or taken off.

Her belt and chest piece are a glittery white plastic, which are easily put on or taken off. Here she is, surrounded by all her accessories taken off.

Her stand is in two pieces, and can be easily put together and taken apart. Here it is assembled. It has "Bratzillaz" engraved on the base.

So lets put her back on the stand, ready for play or display! I would give this product 4 out of 5. Overall it's a well-made, beautiful doll; though I think the material on the dress is a bit too stiff, making it hard to move the doll and clip the doll to the stand.