Beauty Advent Calendars 2023 Part D- waiting till December?

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Or will you start opening in November?

Either way, it's not long now......time to make your choice (s).

Continuing the thread.

"This is a thread to discuss the buying of beauty calendars and not the opening of them. There may be general discussion about contents of a calendar but please do not share information about what is behind a specific door you've opened. Thank you"

Edited by MNHQ at OP's request

Oh yes, a complaint on Twitter usually puts a bomb under companies’ lazy arses.

Has anyone got the Perfume shop advent calendar? Seems like quite a few aftershaves in it .

Yes, well worth a try @LaBrujaPiruja . A few years ago I had similar issues with look fantastic and raised hell on twitter. I got 50% of the value in credit, then a full refund, then another €25 credit and then the box turned up on 14th December.

@LaBrujaPiruja if you just want your money back and have no interest in AC, submit claim with PAyPal. Couple of months ago I had issue with Sports Direct and their parcel being lost by Evri. Could see in tracking details that the parcel has been in their depo for days without movement. SD customer services just kept me fobbing off with the talk about them having 30 days and other nonsense. So I logged dispute with my bank, had to provide information that I had placed order, paid for it, delivery status and prove that I had tried to resolve situation with retailer first. I had money in my account in 7 days. Vogue already have had your money for ages interest free, time to put it right. Good luck!

@LaBrujaPiruja second the sh1fstorm on Twitter!

Looks like the OK calendar is sold out

It's interesting how all the mid price ones are selling out (Boots, Look Fantastic, OK) while a lot of the higher end ones are still in stock

I seem to remember that last year HN didn't sell out, but they didn't reduce it either. It just disappeared! I wonder what Liberty and F&M are going to do

CB have sent me a code for £25 off their advent, but it's not enough to convince me to buy it

I think that Liberty did sell out before they had to reduce last year, but it sold out quite late. I don't think that Fortnum's has ever been available this late before.

Of all my ACs, the one I’m really looking forward to opening is the CAKE one. Think I’ve talked myself into keeping it, and after a few days with no sense of smell or taste (now thankfully returning), I could easily rip into it RIGHT NOW.

I didn't know this was a thing! I was kicking myself for caving and buying the JL one for full price now there's a discount but if I can claim back the difference then what a win. Thank you!

Which cake calendar did you get?

It was linked to on the previous thread, a month or two ago, now sold out, reduced to £20 from £40, so I bought one for my OH and a spare, but I’m going to keep the spare as I doubt he’ll share any of his cakes with me.

They’re just little square cakes, so still a bit expensive at £20 each. Not that I’ve checked the contents, they’re still in their postal packaging.

Boots beauty crackers

https://www.boots.com/boots-premium-beauty-christmas-treats-cracker-teal-limited-edition-10339647

And the second Boots beauty cracker

https://www.boots.com/premium-beauty-christmas-treats-cracker-blue-10339648

After saying that the Flannels cracker was just ok, I looked at the unboxing with RLV and really liked it so bought it with the men's fragrance cracker.

But then, I might be the only person on earth right now who loves the AB Rich Cream, which is a dream for my skin. I am going to gift the make up to my daughter for her stocking and keep the rest. Just hope I don't end up with a broken candle!!

If you have ordered from JL in the last 35 days and the price drops you can submit a price drop refund. 😊 I was just outside the 35 days last year so was kicking myself!

I’m so tempted by the Space NK fragrance one as I’m stuck in a real scent rut and could do with the chance to explore some different options - I’ve been wearing the same 2 scents for years! Can’t justify £150 though so hoping it drops!

I got Flannels and H&B last year. I am hoping H&B gets reduced again this year. Such a bargain!
ITS SOLD OUT! Only just noticed as a posted!!! 😫

I said I wouldn’t get a luxury one this year but could be tempted if the price is right! This thread is such fun. Thanks everyone!

Ok has also sold out - I’ve had it in my basket for a few weeks. Shame about Harrods as that was also on my list if it went down in price.

i don’t want sleep mists or make up brushes so feel a little meh about most of the AC but I will be sad not to have anything beautiful to open on 1 Dec.

I wonder what will be reduced further and when. Need a crystal ball!!

Dosent look like we are going to see the bargains we saw last year! Not much left now. I am upset H&B has sold out too as could have been tempted if it had gone on sale as it great just for staples like shampoo, body wash etc
Only 16 more days until the 1st December , so if retailers are going to reduce they will be doing it in the next week or so I would have thought
I finally got my Flannels Mens Fragrance cracker yesterday. Only took me 3 attempts ! Better be worth it

Not sure if you'd be interested but I've just seen there's a HN fragrance GWP- it's a £150 spend on beauty but maybe if you needed to buy Christmas presents or something anyway it would be easier to justify than Space NK. Much smaller sizes though.

Definitely doesn't look like we're going to see the bargains of last year, I wonder if retailers have cut the numbers a lot. Bit disappointed as there were a couple I'd have gone for if the price had just gone a little lower, but grateful I benefited from last year. That Flannels discount was ridiculous. And it's also nice as someone who bought early not to have to watch the prices drop and drop (hope I'm not speaking too soon...)

@Ilikeyoursleeves MAC discount back on if you are still tempted!

MAC

Thanks @Possimpible I don't have many presents to buy so I can't justify that. I might chat with DH and see if he fancies giving me an advance on my Christmas present, though I do also need a new hot brush - my old GHDs are giving up the ghost and it's hit or miss whether they deign to turn on in the morning! I've seen that the Cloud Nine version are currently on sale so I think I need to point him in that direction first!

Update, got a refund!