Beauty Advent Calendars 2020 - Part 2

[Housewife2010]

Best time of the beauty year.

This is one of the things putting me off the CB one - that you have to be lucky to get hold of it. Maybe they’ll produce more this year. Fingers crossed for all of you holding out for it!

I think with Cult Beauty last year there was the novelty factor of it being the first time. Plus it was a cracking line up of things that mostly weren’t in other Beauty calendars.

I said on the previous thread that I’m not getting CB this year because there’s some repetition with last year’s with a couple of items and with many of the brands. However I am wavering precisely because I really did love all of those items abs brands so know I will get use of them...

...in 2025 when I’ve finally finished all the products I got in the trazillion other beauty calendars and GWPs I’ve recently ordered

I loved the CB last year but I don't want or need the make up items so won't be going for it this year. Last year though it was my favourite.

The most expensive product in last year's CB is in 4/5 of the high end calendars this year I noticed.

Oh gawd, I just bought the l’Occitane one now 😬

If you spend over £50, you get an almond gift set with the code TREAT, over £100 and you get a “green” gift set (also has almond stuff in it, plus other stuff) with the code GREEN.

Can’t believe how quickly I fell after I opened this thread 🤣 zero willpower.

The Sniph calendar is for sale. Too much face/body creams. I was only interested in their fragrances.

Hmm, torn on Sniph. I agree on the perfume but the creams are pretty decent ones and it feels like a well-priced collection. I have a code for 25% off which brings it to just under £100. Happy to share with anyone interested - it’s valid today only.

Not quite decided whether to go for it or not!

Oh yes please Daily, thank you. It looks gorgeous and it's unisex...I quite like the idea of sharing one with DH.

Just collected my H&B Calendar the box it's in is huge , I'm not sure if I should unpack it as I might be tempted to have a peek

It’s 24FORYOU, TheQuietWoman.

I have decided against as I still have my eye on Diptyque. I would quite like a cheap Jadvent one but cheap being the operative word!

Thank you so much Daily. You are a ⭐️!!

Has anyone bought the Fenwicks, Selfridges or John Lewis ... and have an opinion on them?

I had the John Lewis one for the last two years, and it was very good. Bought it for a friend's 60th this year - hope she likes it!

This thread totally led me astray and yesterday I took delivery of Space NK anthology II. Just going to let it sit there quietly, not quite ready to rip into it yet! Think I need to get past my guilt on the spend before I can truly enjoy it!!

Hope it passes quickly!

I need help. ReallyRee tells me I can pre-order Diptyque but uses a link that is refused by my ad-blocker. I’m googling away but anyone know where I can buy it?

Liberty arrived today. They are already for sale on e bay at an inflated price which I can't understand as you can still buy them on e bay

Thank you Sophocles for the TREAT code - I was just honking about ordering the L’Occitane one and that has tipped it for me - order placed and Free gift selected!

Thanks to this thread I have 3 calendars....Rituals, Birchbox and Lookfantastic. I've decided to open one in November, one in December and one in January!

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Thank you Sophocles for the TREAT code - I was just honking about ordering the L’Occitane one and that has tipped it for me - order placed and Free gift selected!

Hah, taking you down with me! 😀

Ignore the Diptyque question. I’ve found it’s on their own website (won’t deliver to where I live) and Selfridges, who will have it on sale on 15 October but may not deliver: I’ll call them tomorrow to ask. Fingers crossed.

I have 3 too 🙈 look fantastic, feel unique and pretty little thing so will start in November too!
I'm still hoping for a black Friday deal, got a good price on the grazia one last year
Still not got one for my mum but thinking the rituals unless I see a non beauty one she would like
This is my new obsession, I love this thread!

I have 2 and I think that's more than enough but I am still tempted by ESPA

Maybe I'll get that one next year as no doubt it'll take me a year or more to get through all these calendar bits

I have two - Glossybox and Rituals. I am hoping to remain calm and not open either until December. I wanted the Origins one but they all sold out.

The Look Fantastic ones are sold out I'm gutted, can anyone recommend the closest alternative please

Just looking at the Selfridges website for advent calendars with perfume to see whether they deliver to me, and I see the YSL which looks really lovely. Faux Cils is my favourite mascara and it looks very luxurious. I’m quite tempted - £200 but would be £160 for me as I don’t pay VAT.