Beauty advent calendars 2024 #3

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Have we made our decision(s)?

Thread 1 - https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/styleandd_beauty/5108657-beauty-advent-calendars-2024

Thread 2 - https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/styleandd_beauty/5156541-beauty-advent-calendars-2024-2

I've received my Look Fantastic AC!

It looks, er, fantastic and is heavy.. always a good sign.

Roll on December!

someone mentioned here having the old Penhaligon's advent calendar for good prices from outlets. Any reviews/price info please?

My House of Fraser Christmas Beauty Cracker has been despatched - it's £69 although Frasers annoyingly add £5 postage no matter how much you spend so it's really £74.
Seems a fair price for contents, will update once received and unboxed

Yes I bought last year's Penhaligon calendar. It was £195 from their outlet store. I called the Gumwharf Quays outlet and they sent it to me, no postage. I've also seen it advertised on the Bicester outlet website too. I'm saving it for December so haven't opened it yet, but it's a lovely looking box and at half price I think it's really good value.

https://www.thebicestercollection.com/bicester-village/en/brands/penhaligons?gadsource=1&gbraid=0AAAAAD35d2bJbtYn6CPMRrXLs7ULssyBB&gclid=Cj0KCQjwr9m3BhDHARIsANut04bAsUZ-nxBD83FWUWQFbnLXn0gmXf4Lr3wVRwU6H-l3ALCUiN2Zp0saAjG1EALww_wcB

I should have said that if you click on the link above and scroll down to 'catalogue' it takes you to a list of available items on WhatsApp. The advent calendar was definitely there yesterday but I can't see it this morning so if you want it, it may be worth ringing them or calling Gunwharf Quays who were mega helpful when I bought mine.

Has anyone seen a discount code for the Sephora calendar? I thought I had, but can't find it now.

AFAIK the discount codes don't work on the calendar, though they were working on the other brand calendars sold on Sephora for example Rituals

Trying to see if I can get ordered the 2023 Penhaligon's advent over the phone from outlet. Do you have the advent in stock? Her yes yes we have the shower gel and the body cream. Me no, no - the advent. It didn't get anywhere. Call two, different sale assistant. He was able to provide info on the advent but isn't sure if they can ship item of this size for free so will check and let me know by what'sapp message.

Thanks for the tip, ordered! it's really good value

My spacenk has just been delivered. I hope everyone else’s is soon.

@MiaN Yes I thought it was a bargain! And I got two free perfume samples as well. It arrived really quickly.

My SpaceNK calendar arrived today, I ordered on the 17th. It does seem quite random the order fulfillment. I've not really looked at it much as although beautiful to look at the actual boxes inside the box are a bit flimsy and I don't want to damage them accidentally by opening them, although I will at some point to swap day 24 out

I'm still waiting for my Space NK calendar. I'm getting so fed up of chasing them. I ordered on the 10th at 10 am.

Me too, they're doing 20% off today too and I need some bits but I'm begrudging giving them more money!

I keep dithering but have bought glossy box in the end for DD. I've got £90 of boots points and I'm now thinking that if they reduced the 24 days boots one and I could buy it with points it'd be a bargain.

Maybe we should have mixed perfume advent chat in December and include the 2023 Penhaligons 💗 for the few of us who bought it

For anyone else thinking of it and not yet decided, I bought it today from an outlet store at a McArthur Glen mall and all weekend they have 20% off with the MG Friends app. So I got it for £160. It looks fab. The big fragrance is not one of my favourites though - the only drawback!

I've just pre ordered the Look Fantastic box for my 17 year old DD. I've been getting her a beauty calendar for the last 7 years - started off relatively basic as she was very young and experimenting. She loves them and I get a lot of joy giving it to her on the 1st Dec.

We've had a few calendars at the £75 - 100 mark. The best has been Asos the worst Sephora. Hope the LF lives up to expectations.

I'm going for the OK Hannah Martin one

Do we know the sizes of the bits in the OK calendar yet?

F&M must have heard me complaining as they've now added a pic of the full contents to their website. I'm still quite tempted by this. I might even use the furry eye mask...

I got Space NK and it is coming tomorrow. Got the Look Fantastic for my lovely MIL for a surprise.

17 full size, I know the aromatherapy associates is full size
Plus the eye and lip liners I imagine
Think the rodial drops, the ciate blush are too

That’s not bad then. I love that bath oil, I am just finishing off a bottle from last year.
I am trying not to be tempted into any other advents this year as DH has bought me the Harrods one for my birthday. I ended up buying 3 calendars last year!

No but tracked for about £18 off quidco and a couple of quid on airtime rewards