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

Ha I know @MidnightMeltdown it is a good calendar...the mask is better than it sounded.

In case anyone is doing a DIY calendar, Boots have 25% off a lot of premium beauty, with some things further reduced.

For example, this seems to be is good deal and is available at Boots now, (it’s in my basket!)

Clarins Double Serum Blockbuster https://www.boots.com/clarins-double-serum-blockbuster-gift-with-purchase-10327582
Reduced from £92 to £46.75

I have no idea why it’s saying it’s a GWP on the link.

Spacenk fragrance Advent been announced what does everyone think. Unfortunately I own a lot of the perfumes already so it's a no from me and not sure why they would include the same perfume from their main advent but like the matching box

I am not sure. In way it's the advent that got me into perfume last year and I really want to like it but good few I don't like, good few I already have and few repeats from last year like the perfume oil and replica.

The byredo choice is fantastic, one of my favourite perfumes but I already have 100ml and same small size from another spacenk set. I was hoping they include the new scent.

I'll be first in the queue for that! I have £40 voucher and £5 ndulge points so that will bring the price down for me.

Love Byredo. Got the Mumbai Noise 8ml in one of the other ACs and can't stop wearing it.

My son loves Mumbai Noise, I love Bal D'Afrique, La Tulipe, Mojave Ghost and few others.

It looks like the fragrance calendar doesn't have numbered doors? And only 18 items?

I’m not sure whether I’d go for the Space NK fragrance or HN. I don’t know the full sizes perfumes in either. I think a spreadsheet may be in my future 😁

Many perfume advents are 12 days. Space Nk and Harvey Nicks. The doors are numbered but probably hard to see in the photo

I might have been tempted by that if I hadn’t got Penhaligons. I can see numbers on the door - they are on little stars.

The SpaceNK Fragrance calendar looks pretty underwhelming to me. I’m anosmic to a lot of the ISO E Super/ambroxan type perfumes so all of Glossier You, Escentric Molecules, JHAG not a perfume, DS Durga I don’t know what do nothing for me - and odd to include so many similar type perfumes. I’ll look for eBay/Vinted resells of the Diptyque Eau Rose though, which is one of my firm favourites.

Just had a really good look through the various bathroom drawers and found 8mg of Good Genes and a full sized CEO. So there we go .

I should explain that we’ve moved house
four times over the years I’ve been getting calendars and currently have a bathroom and two en suites so things have been unpacked at random into strange spaces. I found one of those in the downstairs loo sink cupboard and one in a bag at the bottom of an ensuite sink.

That’s a lucky find @Doubleraspberry !

In another bid to stop myself ordering SpaceNK I decided to do a proper audit of my hoard/horde/stash last night - I found lots of Clinique that I had hidden in the back of a cupboard- years old - why??? Plus industrial quantities of body cream, lipsticks, mini perfumes - enough to supply the street. I have put most of what didn’t need to be thrown away on display on a shelf so I will have a daily reminder of why I MUST NOT buy anything else!

On an advent calendar note:

On another thread a poster reports that LiB are offering 30% off the calendar if you buy a mystery box. I will see if I can find the post.

Edit: Code is ACMYSTERY30

https://www.latestinbeauty.com/collections?omcampaign=omme55df53ea-f5f74755402190&omsend=06dab569f5634d51864e6bf9f40d72d0&utmcampaign=omme55df53ea-f5f280924saturdayacfreemysterybox&utmcontent=variationa&utmmedium=email&utmsource=ometria&svcampaignid=78888&svtax1=affiliate&svtax2=&svtax3=Skimlinks&svtax4=mumsnet.com&svaffiliateid=78888&awc=7698172751467874e3d1e296a0c8b815b42257f7112fb7

Huge thanks for the LIB tip. That's swung it for me. The calendar is a present and it means I get the mystery box. Bargain.

I'm a bit underwhelmed by the Space NK fragrance advent calendar as well. I've got several of the perfumes already although I woukd like to try the witchy woo so will probably buy this off Vinted. I'm a bit relieved as it's removed the temptation to buy another calendar 😆

Virtually every perfume sample in the world is in my cupboard, apparently @Growlybear83 , so I won’t be buying it, either😹

I might have been tempted if there had been a wider range of scents - plus a couple of room diffusers, (they are my new obsession!)

Glad I could help @beguilingeyes and thanks to @DressOrSkirt on the Xmas board for the tip originally!

I can’t really bear anything heavy or oudy so Harrods is never that appealing to me whereas that selection is nice stuff for me!

Any recommendations for a young teen? I got my sister the Holland and Barrett one and my niece would like a calendar too - preferably not too expensive

The LIB calendar and the mystery box for £139. That is a bargain.

Not I impressed with Space NK. So many tiny, under 10ml sizes. The biggest items are a candle and a vanilla body spray, which I don't want.

It's only worth it if you really like the two 50 perfumes. The rest looks like fillers and samples.

@IlovePond those clarins deals at boots are sooo good but I've done similar, I need to hold on for Nov and get rid of stuff knocking about for 1-3 years, use or bin...

I agree with @AprilLady - not a fan of all the ISO E super scents at all.

Also just relooked at LIB and it's still a no from me.

Not sure whether I'll get anything at this rate, although I am excited about the F&M tea and biscuits one!