Beauty Advent Calendars 2023 - Spreadsheets & SPOILERS

[Stoic123]

Thread to discuss and compare 2023 Beauty Advent contents. Started because Liberty has already published their contents.

LOL! Maybe they 'accidentally' released it early to get free mumsnet feedback and now have hastily withdrawn it

I hope that they're busy removing that roller ball...

They had a bibbi ghost of tom Edp which doesn't even exist according to a Google search.

@MidnightMeltdown and the rich cream !

Looking again at Liberty, it's not terrible but there are quite a few drawers of disappointment for me.

Particularly, the roller ball, eye patches, same boring hyaluronic acid and AB that they've given out in previous calendars, soap, BS cream that I already have, verden hand cream, rose Inc blush (not keen on the formula)

There are two hair oils, one of which I already have

Lipstick shade looks good in pic, but you don't know which once you're getting, which I don't like when paying £250

Also, there seem to be lots of tiny sizes - e.g. 25ml cleanser that they claim is 'full size'. Surely not?!

Ha ha. Does Bibbi as a brand exist ?

Yes! AB must be handing those out like sweeties to advent calendar curators. I wish that they'd at least give us a different AB product...

I had my first ever beauty advent last year (M&S) and really enjoyed it.

I already have a big stash of stuff, plus I have a Cohorted beauty box subscription and I am getting the Red beauty box for my birthday, so I don’t need a calendar this year. But DP said the other day he’d get me one of the higher end ones as a present and I’m definitely not passing up that offer!

I thought John Lewis, Latest in Beauty and the Sephora UK/ Feel Unique ones looked good last year.

I think Bibbi must be a new brand.
And yes to bloody AB the cream! Insanely fed up with it.

@Stoic123 I love the term drawers of doom!

@moderndaywitch I was guessing that would be the reason and it would be too late to change it up. Maybe next year will be more worthwhile.

Last year was the first year I didn’t bother. I’ve had liberty, spaceNK, Harrod’s & Look fantastic in the past. Liberty was best when it contained a Diptyque candle & more full size products. I think the market has become too saturated, too many sample sizes & too much of the same crap no one wants. However, I will browse this year to see if there are any different offerings.

Can someone post an up to date link? No matter where I look I can only find the page that tells us what was in it last year.

Checking in! Thanks for the new thread @Stoic123

Place marking, that Liberty’s one looks good.

I am confused. Where are the contents of the 2023 Liberty calendar? The link in the OP links to last year’s contents.

@strik I was thinking the same and read the thread, they have swapped the link to just show last years contents.
I haven’t bothered the past few years, I prefer to spend my money on things I now know I love and want to repurchase, usually wait for a GWP so I can get a few new bits to try though!
augustinus bader’s rich cream is so thick and greasy, I ended up using my bottles on my legs and arms 😂

Checking in too….had Liberty last year, plus Harrods, Harrods fragrance. Then I bought Fenwicks and Flannels in the sales, and then bought Valmont. Well that’s a little embarrassing 😳 who needs that much 🤷‍♀️😁

I should not buy any, but I have FOMO!

Liberty contents look underwhelming, though I’m interested in the Poets of Berlin too..although ££’s for a lot of extra meh! Spent most of my BD credit on the kits..loved the recent scent one, and the body one.

@Lotsofpots
Hope this link works this is a YouTube video of the Liberty 2023 advent as posted last night/this morning

Thanks so much @Puravida23

Liberty screen shot

Thanks for sharing that, wow - absolutely nothing in there that’s remotely piqued my interest!

Love these AC threads. I tend to use ACs for stocking presents for my two DDs. Last year I left it too late and missed out on the M&S, the expected restock never arrived, so I'll probably go for that one this year. I got the Holland and Barrett instead, which was really good. The previous year I sent the H&B (and the Degustabox cal, she was in a houseshare) to D1 at university.

If I had the money (I don't 😁) I'd choose JL or the Fortnum and Mason for myself. The FM especially looks so beautiful.

I meant the Liberty one, I hadn’t seen the videos posted after that one.

I got LiB last year for just over £100. I don’t know what I’ll get this year but absolutely no way would I spend £200, is interesting how many discounts / deals started to roll in I do think that will affect when people buy this year!