Beauty advents 2022 part 3 (so many SPOILERS)

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Continued from:
www.mumsnet.com/talk/style_and_beauty/4639718-beauty-advent-22-part-2-massive-spoilers?page=40&reply=121083464

All your general beauty advent chat, reviews and discount codes.

You're welcome ladies! We need to share the knowledge to get the good discounts! 😄

Another thank you from me @MidnightMeltdown. I bought John Lewis so have just applied for my refund of the difference.

And I have to say I think their policy is great. For people who bought calendars at full price only to see them reduce in price later, it takes the shine away a little I think. So this policy is a good one IMO.

Re the QVC Elemis Christmas purchase. If anyone purchased using the Topcashback link which promises 10% back for that particular purchase as a 'special' promoted event, keep an eye on your account. I've raised a complaint with Topcashback as QVC has only tentatively put £2.50 onto my account, which is less than 5% of the £59.95 purchase price. Pretty poor on QVC's part.

@MidnightMeltdown , thanks so much, JL has already refunded my £26.85. I used to keep tabs on the Never Knowingly Undersold policy all the time and religiously apply for my refunds when items were reduced. There was a lot of press about the policy being scrapped and I was convinced it had fully ended; I had no idea that JL was still committed to refunding the difference on its own brand products. Yay! I do love JL and I’m thrilled that I’ve purchased the AC at the discounted rate but plus had the bonus of the absolutely wonderful free Winter Radiance Box.

Oh dear. So much for 1 ac this year. Well I only got 1 beauty (Liberty).

Then there's my Nespresso, Lakrids, Marzipans for OH, Chilli sauce for DS2 and Degusta arrived today. (It's huge!) I haven't unpacked any yet so I hope they're ok.

Then I sent my ds1 his usual Lindor and sent his gf the small Bodyshop one. And I also sent his dog and cats one each as well.

Got a bit carried away. Oops.

What is in the Degusta calendar? No products mentioned online.

It’s great! I wish SpaceNK did it. But since they don’t, I won’t be shopping with them next year. Between Cult Beauty and Sephora I’m now covered.

Glossybox subscribers only - SINGLESDAY50 and the subscriber discount makes the advent calendar only £35.50 until midnight 12th Nov.

Non subscribers it's 49.50 for the same time limit.

(it goes without saying but I must repeat it just incase - non-subscribers need to use the same code (SINGLESDAY50) in the discount box to get it for that price too :) )

@MyOtherCarIsAHearse I was disgusted at Space NK. My husband bought me the calendar for one of my Christmas presents and he was so delighted with it. I had it about four years ago and loved it so I think that's why he chose it. I then saw it was reduced....hadn't the heart to tell him and won't. But like you I won't be back there in a hurry.

I'm not a subscriber but I think my teen girl might love it and the price right now is excellent. Thanks Hashtag!

I wanted to get Degusta for my DH but it doesn't ship to NI. So I'm making him a calendar with goodies from Harvey Nicks and M&S...at about four times the price!

Enjoy!❤️

JL is my only calendar.

Worth emailing them ?

Thank you so much to the poster who wrote about the JL refund. I applied for it this afternoon and my refund has just been confirmed. So I got the JL.advent & free Winter beauty box for £152.

How are people applying for the JL refund? Do you need to phone them?

@Roundaboot you can do it online. Under the help section on the website there’s a never knowingly undersold section and a claim form on there. They refunded me within a few hours today

I am waiting for JL to be -50%. Last couple of years they had them -30% in store. It didn't get that low online.

Thank you but annoyingly it looks like I bought mine more than 35 days ago. Ah well!

@Roundaboot So did I but realised was delivered within 35 days- might be worth emailing?

The degusta is huge, I have set mine up and starting to feel a bit Christmasy, we are taking it in turns to open. Like many having bought last month I have overpaid a little, not as much as others but a bit. Glad to have one and may buy another if reduced significantly. Advent’s are quite different this year, it is to be expected I suppose. I think the beauty edits I bought are as/ more exciting and I might have a use for old calendars in the future. Would get Sephora if around £100, if that doesn’t happen it will be ok. I think there is going to be at least a bargain going into December though. How about a Janvent general thread if there is?

I was turned down as purchased outside 35 days - purchased on day of release.

respinded to say I thought they were deceitful and price dropping deliberately at this point to exclude those who purchased early & we missed out on beauty box as well.

They have now offered me a gift card.

@Eve pleased for you. I also missed out on the beauty box.
I might try to wait next year.

I think a lot of people will wait next year. I also think there may be less of them around if retailers are stuck and having to discount.

Thanks for flagging the JL policy. I bought mine 9 days ago after sitting on the fence for weeks so very glad to hear £20 off.

I guess it depends what the economic climate is like next year, but hopefully they'll realise that at least the £200+ ones are less appealing unless there is real value in there (and in an ideal world, no more Nars, Ren tonics or pillow mist!).