Liberty Beauty Drop Subscription Box SPOILER - Part 4

[Housewife2010]

Getting very excited for our next box - due w/c 17th July!

i Think the ones I have crossed have came in the Xmas calendar from 2022 or the beauty box. And a few more are similar to what we’ve received like the votary or rem. to me it feels leftovers from other boxes and a mirror and some clips which to be honest does not feel like a luxurious calendar

Anyone want to speculate on the mystery Liberty product in the Advent Calendar? I presume a product that has not yet been launched. Since they developed the candles in the last couple of years my guess is possibly a room spray.

I have now and I've just ordered 2 more tubes. My skin just seems to love the stuff

@NNat i subscribed around beginning of December last year and I got the October box. Wasn’t expecting to get a box until the January one.

@notanicepersonapparently I think a candle.

@listsandbudgets fantastic.

I subscribed in March and got the January box as well as the April one. it was a pleasant surprise as I'd not expected it.

I think the box cut-off seems pretty random. I subscribed from very end of November and didn't get the October box, but some people who subscribed later did get it.

I can't justify the cost of the calendar, so hoping to build up my credit a bit and use it for a piece of jewellery in the sales instead

I prefer the Fortnum and Mason advent calendar so wasn’t going to bother with the Liberty one
my daughter is in Lanzarote at the moment and has just messaged me to say she’s bought the Liberty one for us to share

@Nanasueathome your daughter sounds lovely.

Harvey Nichols have a reeaally good GWP for rewards members but you have to spend over £215 on Beauty to get it 😳

Is there another thread for general skincare/beauty/make up?! I don’t want to keep derailing this one 😂

Maybe this might be a better thread to use:

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/style_and_beauty/4856514-what-is-best-gwp-at-the-moment

Or start a new GWP specific one.

@listsandbudgets your son sounds like a sweetie. My adult DD was like that once, and hope she goes back to it before too long

That’s exactly how I feel too. Having scanned the calendar contents I can see a few perennial AC brands (hello Augustinus Bader The Rich Cream - nice enough but grossly inflated price tag) and a few things I’d love but might be better off just purchasing separately.

I bought the Cult Beauty AC last year which was excellent but so face serum-heavy I’m nowhere near close to finishing my skincare stash.

For those who have been saving up for the Liberty AC but now don’t want it - don’t despair! The Black Friday and post-Xmas sales were really good. I don’t think anyone will struggle to spend their Beauty Drop credit.

I'm bucking the trend and have ordered, as I think I'll use everything.

Now ... can you lovely calendaristas recall what GWPs have been available in September offerings (e.g handbags .... !).

Sadly, I think the really great GWPs are a thing of the past.

Compare the current Harvey Nicks GWP:https://beautyadventcalendar.net/harvey-nichols-gift-with-purchase-august-2023/ with the one from 2019: https://blushsuede.com/2019/10/02/harvey-nichols-gift-with-purchase-autumn-2019-worth-800/. Same spend: this time 12 products worth £265; in 2019 it was apparently 40 products and some vouchers in total worth £800.

That said, the September Liberty GWP is usually quite decent.

Don't know if everyone on here follows Diaryofa40something on FB she has all the Advent Calenders listed in one place. I was impressed with the H and B one I had last year for £35

The Augustus Bader if you see it in any kits or any GWP its worth getting. I bought one of the liberty kits with credit one in a pink bag? It had loads of items in. Anyway had some pigmentation on the top of my chest with Sun overexposure and using the AB cream it's gone x

Oh yes, I saw that HN GWP and got excited - until I checked the contents. I’m wondering if the heavy discounting around mid-end Nov is changing the market.

The Harvey Nics one has only a few full size products. Lots of very small sizes. It's a no from Spongey.

Oooh - for F&M fans, they’ve updated their support page with contents!

https://support.fortnumandmason.com/hc/en-gb/articles/9811950396956-What-are-the-contents-of-the-Fortnum-s-Beauty-Advent-Calendar-2023-5154092-

Looks better than the Liberty one

I think that looks deadly dull. Two keep products!

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