Holland & Barrett Advent Calendar 2020 - discussion/swap thread

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Thread for discussing the contents of the lovely Holland & Barrett 2020 advent calendar.

Please - no spoilers! Can we agree not to give away what's behind each door before that day?

See you all on 1st December!

Wow, today's is a generous size! Looking forward to trying it

Ooh just tried today's and it smells lovely I prefer an spf day cream, not sure if this one would be suitable for night? Feels very nice on though and full size - I feel like I've already pretty much got the value of what I paid for the calendar (even taking into account a couple of things I wasn't so keen on) and it's only day 10!

Really impressed with today's as well. But 2 face moisturisers already?
My husband needs a new one so he can have today's. It looks a little thick for me

Have to say I would have preferred a night cream

Good one today, although I too prefer one with SPF. I'm surprised more don't do SOF as standard - seems odd not to. Won't open it yet as have started the other day cream and have others on the go as well.

Day 10: Dr Organic Guava Gel Moisturiser

It's another full size product! RRP £10.99 though Dr Organic often seems to be on offer.

I'm not going to open this yet. It looks as though it'll be a nice product for the spring/summer, though I'll need a SPF over the top, and I have a couple of thicker creams (including the Sukin one which I am really enjoying) to use up first.

If anyone is interested in trying out Ethique products, their site is doing free P&P on all sampler packs today, and you get one mini as a free gift. I bought a sample pack for a friend and got a mini lavender deodorant for myself - bonus!

I'd love to hear what you think of the deodorant @IToldYouIWasFreaky - I saw that on their website the other day and am tempted to give it a try...

I will let you know! I'm currently using a Salt of the Earth crystal one which is brilliant but it's unscented and I do miss having a scented deodorant sometimes

I'm happy with todays, I love gel moisturizers as my skin is quite oily. Also happy that there is no spf. The amount of spf in moisturizers isn't enough to protect the skin, its just a marketing gimmick really. I use acids and retinol so always use a separate spf anyway.

I like today's moisturiser a lot, didn't find it heavy and it's described as a gel (although didn't feel so gel like as other gel moisturisers I've had). Smell was lovely on a dark winters morning.
Interested in the ethique offer, need some bits for my sister's 50th birthday in Jan and she only uses ethical brands so it would be perfect!

I am starting to be quite fussy about moisturiser etc as my skin is dry and sensitive so going to gift this, happy with the size though and am enjoying this calendar

Very pleasantly surprised with the size of today’s. I have to say I’m not enjoying this calendar as much as the M&S one I usually get, it doesn’t feel quite as luxurious. But it’s still good and I like the fact that I’ll get to try brands and products I would probably never buy.

H&B refunded me the cost of the calendar because of the missing items so I am very happy with their customer service. And have really liked the last few items too.

@AllTheDogsIveLovedBefore that's a good result!! Excellent service indeed!

Well today's door was a little deceiving but its fine, its a product I'll use. I also finally got the elusive face mask sachet!

What a lovely brush today! I was half expecting a large body moisturiser or shampoo because of the door size but I'm not disappointed. DD has snaffled it already though; we had a deal apparently that if an eye shadow brush turned up in my HB or Amazon she could have it!
I also found the face mask today and have hurriedly stuffed it behind door 21.
I'm happy with the calendar so far. I missed out last year and bought their beauty box instead which had some lovely full sized products in, prompting me to keep a close eye this year on the AC release date. The only thing I've disliked is the toothpaste.

Happy with todays. Looks good quality and I use that type of brush daily. Really enjoying this calendar so far

DH is feeling a bit envious of my calendar so announced this morning he was opening today's door and keeping the gift - he wasn't very happy!

I'm very pleased with today's, I'll definitely use this. I might let DH use some of the bath soak, it will be a good excuse to re-purchase

What a tease. I was expecting a large product - I have eye shadow brushes coming out of my ears so this is a 'meh' day for me.

Must admit I was a bit 🤔 by this morning's as it was such a huge door . As for the toothpaste, I'm not finding it too bad , on the upside I'm not waking up with a funny taste in my mouth after using it , so that's a plus 😁

I like the brush - I used it this morning. It's quite firm but good for blending!

Was also a bit about the size of the product behind the door but on the plus side, my face mask also turned up there too

Glad H&B refunded you @AllTheDogsIveLovedBefore - result!!

Day 11: So Eco Eye Shading Brush

I seem to update my eyeshadow brush on an annual basis, getting a new one in my advent calendar every year! It's another functional rather than exciting product but it does feel like a very nice, good quality brush so I'm glad to have it.

Excellent news about your refund Allthedogs!

I've had a few manic work days so caught up with 3 doors this morning !
Toothpaste looks ok , will definitely try .
Moisturiser is perfect timing as just (yesterday) scraped the last out of my Lidl face cream !
I very rarely wear make up so this will be a regift or swap which with the voucher would be quite useful for some who uses them !

First H&B for me , I've only had M&S for 2 years before and this I feel is as good with the sample / product sizes and I quite like the recycle potential of the box however I usually fill my M&S one with things and gift it to a friend so can't do that now .

I'm really pleased with today's! I don't wear a lot of make up, especially at the moment! But need to update brushes etc. I'm not telling DD what it was or I won't see it again!

Is anyone else missing today's product? Biggest window on the calendar so I was really excited then there was nothing there! It hasn't slipped down either.
We'll see what customer services say but overall I'm still really impressed with this calendar.