Day by Day M&S Beauty Calendar - No Spoilers (from 14 Dec)

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Here's a new thread as the old one is getting very full

I like today's. Is a good quality product and I like the smell.

I've put some on my wrists and it's lovely, I keep getting a whiff of it

I LOVE today's. Right up my street as I love anything rose-scented and really like facial oils too. I will try this on my face tonight but for now, I have put it on my neck and it feels lovely and smells gorgeous.

Very pleased with today's. I haven't used a facial oil for a while, and it's just what I could do with at this time of year. I tried it this morning and it seems very nice. I'm not sure about the rollerball though.

Something must be wrong with my sense of smell; I get a scent of rose but a much stronger smell of fish oil !

Love today's, if anyone looking for swaps very interested to hear ...

I'm pleased with the face oil too.

Happy with today's offering. Again. I like facial oils. There is no reason for them to make your skin more oily. They are light and easily absorbed. Conversely using products that are too harsh and drying can exacerbate oily skin.

However if you don't fancy using it on your face you could use on your décolletage area. The same with any of the products you might feel are too rich for your face. The skin on your décolletage can take much richer products and in fact it's a good idea as this area can age quicker than your face as the skin is so thin and we tend to forget about it.

But it is worth trying the oil on your face. As i said they are light and easily absorbed. I wouldn't use daily maybe but once or twice a week it should be fine at night with or without a night cream.

I've just looked it up on the Balance Me website and it's particularly good for rosacea and sensitive skin.

Love this one! I will use this on my dry skin. Can’t detect the rose oil as I’m so blocked up with a virus. But it’s a good one today!

Pleased with today! Love rose-scented stuff, love facial oils and love the Balance Me brand.

I've been using the second mascara we got (the big one) and I have to say it's bloody brilliant.

I think this calendar is one that I'll enjoy more as the weeks pass - some of the stuff isn't thrilling to open, but it's lovely to use and my skin is looking pretty good thanks to the extra pampering its getting.

I’m in! (The being positive thing)

I finally noticed day 25, the giant box on the top..! I saw the contents a while ago but didn’t see anything big. Am intrigued now.. is it a party hat?

I'm also in with the positivity thing!!!

I really like the look of today's. I've never used a face oil before, so I'm intrigued...

Yay to those jumping on the positivity bandwagon!

Judging by the shape, I think day 25 is a supersize funnel to put the HoF calendar to shame. Sorry for the spoiler....

Chloe

I am hoping this rose scent on my face will help with my hangover.

Chloe! No spoilers! And we'll have all the HoF lot over being all jealous if we get a bigger funnel.

Trills - not sure it's that miraculous!

The only thing that will really help my hangover is time,but putting nice smelling stuff on my face will pass the time :o

I'm going away from tomorrow - do I open everything or take the little boxes with me?

I'd take them if you can. I meant to last weekend but forgot and really missed opening them. And if you don't take them you will have to hide the thread unless you want spoilers!

Although the box for the 25th is a bit big?

Oh I wouldn't be worried about spoilers - I would either be opening them before I go or at the right time, not after! :)

Box 25 is not detachable!

It's not a box, it's just a flap on the main structure.

I'll open 22 tomorrow morning, take 23 and 24 with me, and I've now just opened 25 while trying to "take the 25 box out".

Oops!

I’m delighted with all the facial lotions and potions. Hand cream, lip balm, nail varnish etc, these are all everyday things that I can easily buy and already have favourites so getting one, while nice, isn’t exciting. The skin treatments though are a little pampering and luxurious treat! I wouldn’t normally stick a dragons blood sculpting gel in my weekly shop, a hand cream or a lip balm though, they are just part of my shopping!

if anyone did like the Pixi lipgloss (or wants it in a different colour!) the trio of three is on sale at Cult Beauty for less than £9:

www.cultbeauty.co.uk/pixi-liplift-max-trio.html

I like the Rose Facial oil.
Going to be sad when the AC is over.

I recall somebody saying upthread that Nip & Fab do a cheaper version of the Rodial Dragons Blood serum. Interestingly I've just discovered today that the same lady founded both companies and that N&F is the cheaper diffusion line. So I wonder if it's really necessary to splash out on the Rodial version or if the N&F is essentially just as good.

Something must be wrong with my sense of smell; I get a scent of rose but a much stronger smell of fish oil !

Mine doesn't smell nice either.
At the risk of ruining the happy clappy, positivity,
Maybe it's a dud one?