Beauty advents 2022 part 3 (so many SPOILERS)

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

The 22 percent off does seem to apply to the advent calendar

DOESN’T

It does, are you using BLC22?

I saw the SpaceNK and Liberty ones in store and the products seemed so tiny. Most of the advents also contain the same boring stuff (Neom candle, bum bum cream, Augustinus Bader, Olaplex, Molecule perfume). It’s like a job lot of PR promo stuff. Like the poster above, I don’t wear red lipstick, eyelash curlers, black eyeliner so when I take off these items and the sample size stuff the calendar contexts are worth very little to me. I’d rather spend £200 on something I really want. They all need to up their game. I think Flannels and LIB/Sunday Times were closest to what I would have bought.

This year I bought DD the Harrods perfume one which I think isn’t bad for £150 and my niece the new Sephora own brand higher priced one. I think I’m happy with those choices.

Ah yes , thank you!

It’s good that you can include the advent in the GWP spend for Space NK… but why oh why is the only full size item in the GWP (apart from the candle) that blimin’ Paula’s Choice acid toner. So many minis otherwise.

For those that wanted the Boots Macmillan; it's in the Star Gifts this week, so back to £43

Anyone know of the boots showstoppers is happening this year ?

@doublecleansed Agreed, some nice things in there but I don't want 3ml of serum or 8ml of cleanser. I find the sizes in the Space NK advent calendar stingy too this year so it's not even worth it to me at 20% off. For a start the candle is double the size in the GWP compared to the calendar, that seems off to me.

None of the advent calendars have appealed this year for me. Dislike the make up in all of them and wouldn’t wear it. Fortnum and Mason looks the best but too similar to last year. Even with the 20% off the space nk doesn’t appeal. But the GWP looks great and I will use everything so I’ve actually picked £250 of stuff that I really want and will enjoy and going to use the GWP and put it in last years fortnums advent which I kept. Very happy. Much better alternative for me than an advent I won’t use half the things in.

@LoveLabradors what all did you pick up to get to the £250 mark love hearing what other people buy x

Is Amazon doing calendar this year?

Has anyone bought the cult beauty one? If so are you happy with it?

i quite agree about space NK. After last years ridiculous sample sizes for everything I decided I’d never shop there again and was a regular customer prior to that. They are doing themselves no favours at all.

I've also got fed up with the Space NK website not having what I want in stock so I'm now just going to John Lewis, Sephora or the retailer direct.

Yes, I got the cult one and I am really happy with it. Too much hair product for me. But lots of skincare that I really want to try. I am fighting off buying a second one with that free gift.

£30 off LiB AC

Code to get £30 off LiB for The Times subscribers is TIMESAC30

(Haven't tried it)

I’m not going to bother getting another one. I wonder if they’ll be good GWP next year to get us shopping.
I do have my eye on some Emma B pottery - so going to stalk offers on that instead. Plus I do like Neom and they have great offers around Black Friday.

I hope SpaceNK are listening. Many of us are jumping ship.

Re red lipstick I actually like it but don’t need one or 2 a year! The Glossybox offer is great for a teen. Will be very interesting to see what happens the later we get into November. Space NK this year too similar to last year for me. Sephora edits lovely in comparison I think, I have got 2 and am saving the last one for Christmas itself as a treat. I agree it is a difficult time of year for many and far too much expected in terms of putting on a show, it helps me as very busy time at work as it is for many and we have a lot of animal care which is harder at that time of year. A good advent is a real joy

I received my M&S one yesterday and my NUXE one today. I will leave both in the brown delivery boxes until December 1st so they feel like a new treat when it’s time to start opening them. Fingers crossed nothing is broken. I’m optimistic 🙂

You can get Lookfantastic tonight for 74.99 and I still don’t think I’m tempted code 20OFF

I've just picked up glossy box for £46 on the TikTok shop, it came up on a live. Fingers crossed it is as it seems legit, it was on Graces faces. The bits I will use outweigh the cost by far and the bits I won't will be donated.

Hi ladies,

How do you get the BLC22 to work please? I might get it and add a couple of items to reach the 250 and get the free beauty gift. I don’t see some small size products a problem as they are so handy when travelling and allow you to try new brands and see what works.

I got the Space NK calendar last year and the year before. I used most of the products and was happy with the contents.

out of all the calendars this year, which one has the most skincare products please and in full size? I’m not that interested in make up.

Thanks a lot and happy shopping x

I would have gone for Glossybox if I haven't gotten Bodyshop. And then one more. I waiting for mega reductions

This is for the space nk gwp? For them generally you have to be logged into your account and you have had to pre join their free loyalty scheme.