M&S beauty advent calendar - Thread 2

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Second thread, carrying on from
www.mumsnet.com/Talk/style_and_beauty/4385538-M-S-beauty-advent-calendar on day 22!

Right will try to start one!

@Bottomofsmughill I'd be up for swaps too! I won't use the Wonderbalm but I love the mascara.

Stila Eyepencil
Help. Am I being thick I can't seem to twist it up. Is it just me?

Have tried to paste link here to swap thread 🤞
www.mumsnet.com/Talk/style_and_beauty/4436066-Beauty-calendar-swaps?msgid=113647683

@helenabonhamfarter

Stila Eyepencil Help. Am I being thick I can't seem to twist it up. Is it just me?

I couldn’t work that either.

Be careful once you do manage to twist up the Stila pencil as it doesn't go back down again!

For anyone else that loves the Alpha H liquid gold, I picked up two 100ml bottles today from M&S, one original and one rose gold, for £50.

Great thread - my first time getting the calendar and I'll buy again next year. My re-buys will be the pure day cream and the EH cleanser. The M&S night cream brings me out in spots sadly as it felt lovely but the prai one is nice. I still have the Aveda hair product from the summer box and haven't tried it as I have very fine hair but I will give it a go. Overall a lovely little surprise every day and good value.

The Aveda leave in condition has been brilliant on my curly frizzy hair. Just wonderful i put it in and left it to dry

After moaning about all the creams, I've been using the Formula night cream and it's flipping amazing. I've had the beginnings of a wrinkle on my forehead that I've tried to target with retinol etc and this cream has made more of a difference in three nights than anything else has in a year.

A question about the Aveda leave in conditioner. It says to use on damp hair so is this after just shampoo or would you use your normal wash off conditioner as well before using?

I use wash off conditioner as well as I have very dry hair. I towel dry my hair then put a blob of the Aveda conditioner on my hands and rub it through my hair.

Tried the Eyeko mascara this morning and it's really dry and just looks like I'm wearing nothing on my lashes - has anyone else had better luck?

@Cheesymonster

Tried the Eyeko mascara this morning and it's really dry and just looks like I'm wearing nothing on my lashes - has anyone else had better luck?

@Cheesymonster I gave the tube a bit of a squeeze! That seemed to help

Ahh thank you I will try that tomorrow!

Good tip about using the brown mascara / pencils on eyebrows.

I like my stash, overall. Going to add it all to my beauty collection now.

I will re-buy the brown eyeliner. It’s fab. I wore black forever but it was ageing me. So I’d stopped altogether. This brown is fabulous. Easy to apply as well.

@friedeggandsauce The squeezing worked, thank you