Beauty Advent Calendars 2023 Part C - counting down to Christmas

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Continuing the discussion ...will there be some good discounts?

I read that review too. She was complaining that the Clarins fragrance was listed as 50ml in the description when it was actually 30ml. It appears she contacted JL and they sent another calendar but it also had the 30ml product so they sent her a £20 voucher.

I suspect the JL deletion relates to the CBD products

@MathsFiend thats what my first thought was but there are other advents with OTO CBD in I am sure isn’t there this year .

I wonder what that will mean for those of us who have already purchased the calendar.

@MathsFiend I did wonder that but they’re still selling the CBD products on their website separately

What's the issue with the CBD products? I used the oto drops a fair bit in the past but I'm not so sure how about them

It’s all very strange. There isn’t anything on their Facebook page about the advent other than the advert for it when first released.
Maybe it has just sold out but it wasn’t even stating that stock was low beforehand.

I believe there has recently been a news article about how CBD could possibly be harmful. There is a link somewhere in the thread.

@TheOwlChronicles the Food Standards Agency have reduced the max recommended daily dose because of concerns it could cause liver and thyroid issues, so one dose of the OTO sleep drops for example are now 5x the recommended dose.

@TheOwlChronicles As @Lilothblos said above, but worth pointing out the FSA have not recommended they be withdrawn from sale, and safety concerns are about long-term use at higher doses

I've been obsessing over what one yo but for ages and following this thread- JL was a contender but has now disappeared.

I'm now between Cult Beauty or Space NK. Although I love the design of Liberty!

Can anyone help me decide 🤣

I think both are good, Space NK contents were more interesting in my opinion but there is repetition in all of them. I think Liberty has poorer reviews this year but the packaging is lovely.

This is my first year of having a Beauty Advent calendar....well, 3 or 4 (might still get M and S) and I’ve enjoyed this thread.

Will there be a daily opening thread in December and, if so, is there just one general one or separate ones for different ACs?

@BaconAndAvocado - there are a few different threads. Some brand specific - Liberty and M&S and usually a Waifs and Strays one too.

bareMinerals 12 days calendar now available @ £105 (but a 20% sale discount can be applied, bringing it down to £84). The skin care items are all small minis (tiny most of them) so a bit disappointing really: www.bareminerals.co.uk/products/12-days-of-joy-advent-calendar?variant=46642539725093

John Lewis calendar is back on their website. I noticed the Clarins product is correctly labelled as 30ml rather than 50ml now though so maybe they removed it to amend the description

JL calendar is back unless I'm looking at something different.

Thinking to order Okbeauty advent calendar just for Kate Somerville moisturiser which I also ordered from TKmaxx for £50, just thinking of its worth paying £30 more for other stuff🤔

@Beautydiva i did but I wanted to try the REN primer Rodial Cleanser and ESPA mask as well and weirdly keen to try the eye mask serum and the rest like sleep sprays, Hand cream, shampoo, conditioner, bath products etc I will always use. There are still quite a few DODs for me and I think quite a few are small sizes but overall I thought it was worth it and can’t wait to try KS

I have ordered the OK advent as well as my JL one. I got an extra discount at the time (not sure if the discount codes have now expired) which made it well worth it for the KS cream alone. Some of the other full sized products look good too.
The blue eyeshadow is a DOD for me as I have dark eyes. Not sure about the naked lady candle either! The other products make it well worth it though. You also get a voucher for 4 free editions of OK magazine if that is of any use.

@pinkchampagne1 i am looking forward to the candle it is supposed to smell of cocoa Oud . It was in last years look fantastic advent and I almost bought it on eBay as really wanted to smell it . The only problem is it is tiny but I think it will be lovely in a bathroom

Oh that does sound nice actually. I think I read that it gives off plenty of scent even if left unlit. I was thinking that maybe it will be good for our downstairs toilet.
I think the OK calendar is really good value for the price.

Yes, I had the candle in last year’s LF AC, and gave it to OH, who burnt it down to a puddle of wax. I shall just display it in the bathroom this time.

My Stylevana calendar was delivered by Royal Mail today. No problems at all. Impressive given that I only got the dispatch notification on Monday!

It's very heavy. Since it's not the most festive looking box, I will probably keep this for Jadvent (or maybe even Febvent!)

Blue is the best colour for dark eyes imo! I rarely wear eyeshadow, but if I do, dark blue is my favourite colour. Cool colours make brown eyes pop and look better than browns I think.

Oh really? I would never have thought of trying blue eye shadow with my eye colour, although I do wear purple which I guess is pretty close. Maybe I will give it a go.