Why I Sold These 15 Secret Honey Dresses
Today’s post is a little bit different from my usual posts. Today I would like to share with you which Secret Honey dresses I used to own and why they are gone from my collection. I sold many dresses throughout the years for many reasons and I thought, they may be interesting for you in case you are looking into buying one of these pieces.
If you would like to know more about the brand and about how you can get these dresses, I have got you covered in several posts. Here are some resources to start your very own Secret Honey collection.
- How to buy Secret Honey: A brief overview on several ways to get your hands on Secret Honey casual pieces and costumes. Including recommendations for resellers etc.
- How to buy Secret Honey with Buyee: Detailed post with many screenshots detailing how to use the service Buyee to buy Secret Honey (or other stuff, of course) from Japanese websites such as mercari.jp
- Of Remakes and Fakes: There are remakes of Secret Honey (costumes in particular) that are being sold. In this post I share some thoughts about the topic as well as a photo comparison of an original Secret Honey dress and a remake (spoiler: they are different).
I also sometimes sell dresses from my collection, check out my shop or my Instagram, I usually list them there.
Now let’s start.
1. Rapunzel Casual Dress
Let’s start with Rapunzel because I owned about every Rapunzel dress Secret Honey released and sold almost all of them. This is one of the first designs they released. I like the print a lot and the bodice and sleeves are cute, but this dress was way too small for me. I fit it, but only just. The cuffs for example are not elasticated and there is not much room in the bust area. Also, and that goes for all of the Rapunzel dresses, it is just not my colour.
2. Rapunzel Bustier Dress
I am conflicted about this dress, because I like it a lot. It fit well, it has a beautiful design with the bustier, it was long enough for me and everything. I owned the white and the pink version. I have a post about the pink version, if you like this dress and would like to see more details. Both were just not my colour and I sold them for that reason. But now thinking back maybe I shouldn’t have, the white one was actually kind of pretty… I knew this would happen when I write this post. I am going to regret selling my dresses ^^’ This one I sort of regret.
3. Rapunzel Ever After Dress
I used to own the pink version of this dress. I really like the bodice and the print of this dress. But again, the colour is not very me and I did not wear it. Also because this dress is tiny oO So I decided to sell it.
4. Tangled Hair Onepice
This dress is very creative, I really love the print on it with Rapunzel’s hair all over it. I also like that it comes with a bustier that is one of the things that suit me well. What did not suit me was the colour though. So I decided to sell this dress too. If you would like to see the details of this Rapunzel Hair Onepiece, I have a blogpost up about it.
5. Ariel Under the Sea Yukata
I have no idea why I bought this yukata. It is undoubtedly super pretty and everything, but I have no place to wear it. Which is the reason why I decided to sell it. I could have worn it at home or something but I thought it is better if someone has it, that can actually use it as intended. But… on the other hand… I kept my Mulan one that I should sell for the same reasons… My mind is mysterious.
6. Ariel Tulle Skirt
Guys… I owned the blue and white version of this skirt. It has a white waistband. White! At the smallest point of a woman’s body. What decision was that. I mean it is ok, if the whole skirt is white. But the skirt is blue and the waistband stands out even more. I took photos of this at the time I was at my highest weight. That was certainly a bad idea with this waistband. It gave me many feelings and I had to sell it for the peace of my mind. There is a blogpost, in case you would like to see the embroidery. Here’s it is.
7. Merida Greeting Coat
I bought this coat when I was in Japan in 2018. I really like it, it has a nice and flared skirt and it is Merida, and Merida is my favourite. But somehow it never really looked good on me. There was not enough room in the bust, I never figured out how to close the belt nicely and the belt also felt too costumy for me. I of course could have exchanged it with another belt. But for the other reasons I decided to give this coat to a friend of mine and she wears it proudly which is all I could have wished for. Back then, I was more cutthroat about decluttering my pieces and this coat is definitely one I do regret big time.
8. Merida Embroidery Onepice
In theory I love this dress. It is very pretty and would have been perfect for spring. Love the embroidery, love the belt, love the print around the hem. But unfortunately this dress is very high waisted and I did not like how it looked on me. So I decided to sell it. There is a blogpost about this Merida Embroidered dress, in case you would like to see some of the details.
9. Aurora Once Upon a Dream Onepiece
This one is another one I regret a bit. I really like this dress. The only reason why I sold it is, that I bought the other version of the Once Upon a Dream dress and didn’t think I need two versions of the same dress. But it is a very beautiful dress and I somehow regret selling it.
10. Aurora Dress
I absolutely love this dress. I used to own the white and black colour way. Unfortunately, the arm wholes are not elasticated and quite small. The skirt was also very short on me. Since it did not fit me comfortably, I decided to sell it.
11. Princess Ornament X’mas Dress
I have bought this dress on a whim because I liked how festive it was. Unfortunately, that is exactly the reason, why I decided to sell it. It is too festive, I couldn’t really wear it anywhere. It does not necessarily read Christmas to me, but still, this dress was just a bit over the top for me and I didn’t get any wear out of it. The dress was also high waisted on me which I don’t like. So I decided to sell it and give it a new home.
12. Alice Wonderland Dress
This dress is absolutely gorgous, I love it. It is so close to Alice’s real dress even the details on the sleeves. Unfortunately, there is absolutely no shirring in this dress and the fabric is not stretchy. It did fit me, but it was not comfortable. So I sadly decided to sell this one, eventhough I love it. I do have a blogpost about this Alice dress with a few photos, in case you would like to see it in more detail.
13. Coronation Anna Coat
This coat is weird for me. I love coronation Anna. i love the print on the cape. But I somehow did not get warm with the shade of green Secret Honey used for this coat. Too bright? I don’t know. I just did not really like it in person. Controversial opinion? Anyway, if you like it and would like to see the details, I do have a post about this coronation Anna coat up on the blog 🙂
14. Harvest Anna Dress
This one will also be controversial. I bought it, to have both, Anna and Elsa, but somehow the print on this dress just did not appeal to me. I don’t know, it is one that I may buy again, should I find it for a good price, but I am unsure. It would be for collector’s reasons. If you would like to see the dress in detail, there is a blogpost up on the Anna Harvest dress.
15. Snow White Winter Shirt, Dress and Coat
I did sell the whole set. Loved the shirt, but the coat and the dress were just too small. The coat does not really have a defined waist, which is not my preference. And the dress is high-waisted on me and never fit because this must be the smallest dress that Secret Honey has produced (maybe it is also OFA Anna, but I don’t know for sure). Beautiful designs, but too small. I have two posts with detail shots of the pieces, if you would like to have a look at the coat or the dress and shirt.
I think, that is enough for one post 😛 There are others I sold as well, but the post would be too long if I mention everything. I hope you enjoyed this post. Thank you for reading and I see you in my next post.
Love,
Ella
