Which Advent Calendar did you buy and will you buy it again next year?

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I had the Rituals one which was nice but not sure I'll buy it again next year (too many shower gels)

That’s the one I had Tanaqui
The Molton Brown one sounds good

LookFantastic - got it for £85 and had fantastic products. Wd definitely buy again

I had the no. 7 and the Amazon one. I've never had one before so it was a bit of a novelty. I'm going to attempt to try all the products and I think I'll be getting one or more next year.

I had the £59 Rituals calendar. It was all very nice; the products were good sizes and I'll use everything, but it didn't have the same feeling as the M & S calendar that I've had in previous years. I've missed the camaraderie of the M & S opening thread each morning through Advent.

My DD had a reeses peanut butter cups advent Callander and my other DD had a Haribo one - both good in my opinion and I would buy again. However I had a celebrations one and it wasn't as good as the others.

I tried Fortnum this year. Shan't buy from them next year. Some mediocre bits included.

I went for ASOS and have been pleasantly surprised - I think I’ll use a fair bit of it. Have always had M&S in the past and have ended up with loads of small forgotten things.

I enjoyed my Holland and Barrett one.

I bought the Elemis one because it contains a lot of items I use anyway, and had I bought all of those separately it would have cost more than the calendar. (Obviously the small travel sizes are a premium price but I like them for taking to the gym in the days when that was allowed.) The other stuff was a mixture of things I wanted to try and things I am happy to use.

I had Holland and Barrett for the first year and will definitely buy again. It's amazing value, loads of full size products and a really good mix of stuff. I've had M&S for a few years but won't go back to it now. H&B is cheaper and better, IMO. I might be persuaded to buy another one in addition to H&B though, maybe a Rituals one as they looked stunning and I'd prefer body care.
I really think M&S have shot themselves in the foot as everyone has tried other calendars this year and found them better!

Bonne Maman preserves one. Definitely getting it again next year.

L'occitane. Nice but would probably try something different then come back to it after a couple of years.

I had the Kiehls one. It was OK but the full size items were for male grooming products

DD had the Body Shop one, she loved it.

I have had 3 Liberty ones in the past and loved them. Might stay up for 3 weeks next year with my finger on the button for the Selfridges one.

What kind of stuff was in the Holland and Barrett one? I’m imagining healthy snacks but think that might not be it?!

There are unboxings and reviews online showing exactly what was in most of the calendars

I missed the Marks and Spencer's one and its discussion thread too, like a previous poster. It was always sold out, does anyone know why they discontinued it? Intend to try the Bodyshop one next year, but read the Liberty one very very wistfully

In the end, I went for the M&S beauty box (£20 with purchases) instead and it taught me that advent calendars are just not me. I've finally got into a skin and hair routine and I just don't use the little samples of other stuff that I get. Shame as I love the idea of them (was v tempted by the Liberty one) but a cheap way to discover it I suppose!

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What kind of stuff was in the Holland and Barrett one? I’m imagining healthy snacks but think that might not be it?!

No, all beauty items. Have a look at our Thread here where you can see all the items from this year's calendar

Had the jo malone and would defo buy again. I thought it was fab it was Also a good present for my mum who is really hard to buy for, she loved it

Had no 7 / was ok but wouldn’t buy it again - very disappointed with a voucher for a blusher one day! A cheap way of not having to give it out!

I’ll save for the Molton brown one I think sounds lovely no eye shadow and stuff I won’t use.

It was my second year of the H&B calendar - excellent value and some really lovely products which I'll definitely repurchase

I like that the brands are all ethical, vegan and mostly new to me and I wouldn't discover them without the calendar. I also like the fact it's all affordable enough to buy again although there were a couple of relatively premium products this year which made it even better value for money!

I'm really going to miss opening it each day!

I got the Lumene one for second year in a row. Absolutely gorgeous and great value. Includes the full size mascara and skin tint serum that I will use all year.

That’s good to know Hagan as I had been eyeing up the Kiehls one for next year

Honestly, none of the beauty calendars interest me because I’m a beauty junkie that already owns most of what tends to be included it must be such a fun, special surprise if you’ve never tried the products