Honey Cinnamon 2023 Fukubukuro contents

We decided to stay in Japan over the holidays this year, so I was extra excited to order and receive New Years lucky packs in a timely manner! I was following all the brands I was interested in closely in November and December for pre-order announcements and reveals and saw this one for Honey Cinnamon on Twitter.

I could see that the revealed contents are pretty similar to last year's (Honey Cinnamon 2022 fukubukuro post), but I had been wanting to increase the number of long sleeve items in my wardrobe for the colder months, so I decided to go with it anyway. The jacket seemed the most similar, but I was using the 2022 one all the time anyway, so I didn't see a downside to getting another at the fukubukuro set price. I set my calendar alerts for Dec 1 for the pre-order time and made sure I got one when they released! Package was shipped the day after Christmas and was supposed to be delivered on Dec 30.

The contents

Items are exactly as pictured in the reveal and Twitter promotion photos: white fluffy jacket with ribbon applique on the sleeves, white long sleeve blouse with a collar, black and white tweed jumperskirt with belt, pink knit sweater dress and the heart shaped bag.

Coordinates

Jacket + blouse + knit OP 

Blouse + knit OP 

Knit OP 

Jacket + blouse + jumperskirt 

Blouse + jumperskirt 

Blouse (with last year's skirt) 

with Bag

This is just a simple look at the items being worn (with each other), but I think it shows that it's a nice little set of items that go well together. I think it definitely fits with Honey Cinnamon's aesthetic at the lucky pack price point. Everything fits reasonably well for freesize although the length of the dress and jumperskirt would probably better suit someone 1.5+ inches shorter (I'm 5'4" or 162cm for reference). 

2023 vs 2022 item comparisons

2023 version on the top, 2022 version on the bottom

For the most part, these are very similar in either design or material but not exactly the same in every aspect. For the jacket, obvious design difference is the applique ribbons (2023) but also the material: short hair faux fur (very soft but prone to shedding, 2023) vs a bit more like a comfy/warm blanket(?, 2022). The sweater/knit item is a dress (2023) vs a sweater top (2022) and the necklines are different in addition to the black trim (2022), but otherwise the material appears to be the same. Likewise for the tweed-like material of the jumperskirt (2023) and the skirt (2022) where the item itself is very different but are clearly cut from the same fabric. You don't expect or typically see a ton of variation in the bag itself, but I do think 2023 got an upgrade back to the classic heart shape!

Not included as a comparison is the dress from 2022 and the blouse from 2023 which don't have a direct correlation, but are made somewhat similarly/quality wise (thin). I do think I will be using this year's blouse more than last year's dress (which I don't think I wore at all since getting it since it feels a bit short). Despite the overlap, I think it actually feel a bit more like a capsule collection. If this year's jacket was black instead of white, that would have felt perfect to me (for owning both years' bags).

This is a much briefer blog post than I usually do for fukubukuro, but lately I've been enjoying spending more time actually wearing the items and less time posing in my room and taking/editing photos. I even half considered not bothering to blog this at all, but I do love how lucky packs often contain a cohesive set of items, and conceded to doing a short post. 

Look out for these items paired in different ways in upcoming monthly recap OOTD posts!

Check out past fukubukuro posts here:

Japanese fashion Fukubukuro 2022

     (My purchase) Honey Cinnamon 2022 fukubukuro

     (My purchase) EATME 2022 New Year fukubukuro

     (My purchase) Aimer Feel 2022 fukubukuro

Japanese fashion Fukubukuro 2020

Japanese fashion Fukubukuro 2019
Japanese fashion Fukubukuro 2018
Liz Lisa Fukubukuro 2018
Liz Lisa 2017 Fukubukuro (and sample reveals)
Liz Lisa 2017 Fukubukuro recap
     (My purchase) Liz Lisa My Melody suitcase 2017 fukubukuro
Liz Lisa 2016 Fukubukuro (and sample reveals)
Liz Lisa 2016 Fukubukuro recap 
     (My purchase) Liz Lisa My Melody Premium tote 2016 fukubukuro
Liz Lisa 2015 Fukubukuro (and sample reveals)
Liz Lisa 2015 Fukubukuro recap (including shipping information)
     (My purchase) Liz Lisa 2015 Web-limited trunk carry fukubukuro
Liz Lisa 2014 Fukubukuro (and sample reveals)
Liz Lisa 2014 Fukubukuro recap (including shipping information)
     (My purchase) Liz Lisa My Melody collab trunk carry 2014 fukubukuro
                          Liz Lisa 2014 Fukubukuro "Analysis"
     (My purchases) Liz Lisa 2013 Fukubukuro "Analysis"

Mercury Duo compact fake leather jacket

At the end of spring, I realized I could do with a new black cropped length/non-coat outer that isn't too casual but still warm. I was pretty much wearing the same cardigan over and over again. I looked through a lot of different Jfashion brands and finally settled on this one from Mercury Duo!

Mercury Duo compact fake leather riders jacket in black

コンパクトフェイクレザーライダースジャケット

(Faux) Leather riders jackets are nothing new and I've had a few in beige, pink and lavender from Liz Lisa over the years. This is my first purchase of a black one actually which is a bit surprising! There are always a lot of options and I often think about getting one, but have never been able to justify it since I have something a little similar already. However my existing jacket is finally starting to shred in a couple places (my fault) and I specifically wanted something with a very specific length/crop that didn't extend too far past my natural waist.

with EATME (vest bustier) OP and EATME belted mules -

with EMODA tie-front romper and EATME belted mules -

with EATME off shoulder garter OP and EATME belted pumps -

with EATME sheer sleeve decolette OP and EATME belted mules -

with EATME cross neck blouse, EATME faux leather zip skirt and EATME belted pumps -

(repeats from previous blog posts) 

with EATME off shoulder tulle OP -

with EATME side pleats cache coeur OP, EATME cross wedge sandals and Michael Kors manhattan purse -

with Resexxy cross back flare OP and EATME belted mules -

This Mercury Duo jacket is a bit pricey for faux leather but I had a decent opportunity to get to a store and see if they had it in person to know if it was the actual item that I wanted. I saw it, touched the material and immediately asked to try it on. It was a bit awkward bc I obviously loved it but knew I wanted to purchase online where there was a small discount, but I was happy to confirm that this would be worth the cost. I ordered it immediately upon walking out of the mall.

There won't be a ton of opportunities to wear this jacket in the immediate coming 3-4 months, but I'm very very much looking forward to fall where I think it will be absolutely perfect! This type of jacket doesn't really go out of style and I know I will continue to wear things that will pair well with it. Now just to find an ivory/beige version in this cut...