Beauty Advent Calendars 2023 Part E - Last Buying Thread Till Doors Open

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Roll up, roll up for bargain spotting and anticipation.

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

if you’re an M&S account holder then check your rewards. I recall from last year that their online advent is random between different customers but my first day would be worth a S&B pick up if I lived near a bigger store!

Happy opening of proper boxes today everyone!

https://www.marksandspencer.com/the-advent-calendar-2023/p/hbp60619010?prevPage=srp#intid=pid_pg1pip10g2r1c1%7Cprodflag_New No minimum spend.

That is quite annoying about the M&S one as I bought some items and added the calendar and got the items and not the advent calendar, this was a while ago.

So Ive bought the 100 mystery bridal beauty box - and yesterday the Next one. Cant really justify the m&s one now. And Ive got a lot of the items in it.

Do we have a John Lewis opening thread?

Mm I'm actually going to an M&S this morning but class £45 as too much for what's in it. Gutted I missed the white stuff sock one. Wonder if any are still instore?

I have just started a John Lewis opening thread. 😊

How odd about the M&S one being suddenly available again.

Says sold out for me on the app and disappears if I follow the link on a laptop.

Free hand cream on the Sparks app today.

@Lovethatforyouhun no free hand cream on mine ?

@Diplidocus4 I just looked at another thread and it says some got discounts of cards, some cream, some diffusers!

My Bridal Beauty box shows updated tracking with Royal Mail. Yay! They've got it this morning and expect to deliver tomorrow.

Can’t see a Latest in Beauty thread?

@Branster mine too! Delivery tomorrow hopefully.

Is there a Cult Beauty opening thread does anyone know?

My Lumène calendar from All Beauty is being delivered tomorrow, quite speedy service 😀

@Branster @dullandgrey and me!! 🥳

That is strange. I bet it was a mistake and there aren't actually any available. Unless they are selling returns.

Me too! Let's hope it's worth the wait!

My Lumene was due tomorrow but I’ve now had a message to say it’s been mis routed by Royal Mail and there will be a delay 😢

Mine Lumene is also due tomorrow

On the other hand, Evri appear to have lost the parcel of clothes that I ordered. At least there is some form of unknown delay

My mystery Bridal Beauty box is apparently out for delivery! Royal Mail round here have a history of saying there was no one in when in fact they were just running late and couldn't be bothered to drive half a mile up the track but I'm hopeful for tomorrow.

When any of us receive our boxes are we sharing what was inside?

Someone who works for M&S has said on my Sparks 12 days Advent thread that everyone will get a free gift of of some sort throughout the 12 days. It's just pot luck wether it's a net of satsumas or a bottle of Prosecco.

I have a request for those on the specific threads - can you name the product after 7am please? Everyone is being really coy and as a lurker it makes me very nosy to see what you've all got! I'll try to do the same on the F&M thread, although the OP is all over it with the photos 👍

I know. It's really irritating. If you don't want a spoiler, don't go on your thread until you have opened your box. A post saying I really liked today's item isn't very informative.

Agree ^.

Equally annoying when posters complain about spoilers because it’s 06:58 and they haven’t opened their calendar yet. It’s an opening thread!!