Beauty advent calendars 2024 #5

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Continued advent calendar discussions. Please share thoughts, purchases and if you see any discounts!

My Space NK cracker arrived today and I’m very happy with it.

I would have paid £30 for the lip tint alone as I needed a new one so to get the rest in addition is a real treat.

I have just got the John Lewis iconic Skincare beauty box . It’s brilliant. And well worth the £59 spend (or less if you have any rewards) Did anyone else get 15ml of the Charlotte Tilbury Water Cream instead of the advertised 7ml?

Ohh yes !
I have just checked my little stash ..15ml !

The Charlotte Tilbury water cream is indeed bigger than the size advertised, but conversely the makeup cracker with the MAC ruby woo has gone the other way, advertised as full size but only a mini.
Just in case anyone is thinking of buying that.

Amazing! I was also impressed the Liz Earle cleanser comes with its cloth as a lovely starter pack.. It’s a super little box I think and would be great for splitting for xmas presents (if I could part with any of it!).

Oh I have my JL box waiting at the post office for me when I get home at the weekend so hope my cream is 15ml as that isn’t a bad travel size.

Really? I have that sat in my basket! Surely they would have to honour it and replace with the bigger size? (Granted I’d never use a full size red one but it’s the principle)

I didn't think they would have to honour it - offer a refund maybe.

As it is I'll keep it as I want the other stuff, I wasn't so bothered about the lippy to begin with.

I also have the skincare set with the bigger CT cream so I guess it balances out!

The Bridal Beauty Christmas Mystery Box is already sold out!

@LivinInYourBigGlassHouseWithAView I messaged them as was worried my order would be cancelled if it was a glitch and they said they are releasing a different one tomorrow and today’s was for VIP’s.

You ladies gave me fright! Danger of cancellation?!
Yes, it appears that today's Bridal Beauty was a pre-release of sorts which, as I understood it, was different than the launch tomorrow morning, in that it has an additional face device alongside the main mystery box worth, apparently, £1000. This I know from finding an invite in my junk email folder tonight for VIPs, it arrived this morning but I didn't see it until the evening. No idea what qualifies me as a VIP other than I bought loads of stuff from them over the years. Maybe I signed up for something ages ago and I don't remember?
At any rate, let me tell you that I've been refreshing the mystery boxes webpage a million times over the last couple of weeks, all logged in and ready to go. Because I didn't know when it would go on sale. They had something on instagram recently about this coming Saturday, so I relaxed a little bit but still checked their website regularly.
Saves me having to be up and ready at 7AM tomorrow, which was my original plan for fear they would sell out really early.
Anyway, mission accomplished and now I can stop missing the French Pharmacy AC or Harrods.

@Branster sorry to have startled you, I have also been refreshing and checking the page and Instagram every day, sometimes more than once for the last few weeks.
I have noticed the mystery box has now changed to £150 with an £800 value on the website.
i did not get an email re VIP so will be intrigued re the face device.

Just bumping this because there's only a couple of hours left on this offer.

I used it to buy the new Glossier perfume which is £62. The fragrance 15% off code was worth £9.30. I had a £5 reward voucher then just got notification of TCB which was £10.54 (won't get that for weeks but that's fine).

So in total the perfume will have cost £37.16.

Hopefully I'll like it. It first launched at SpaceNK but I didn't buy full price due to not knowing how it smelt but was willing to take a gamble for that discount.

Edit to add - I also got 2 free perfume samples with the order also.

@MrsBnow12 hopefully we'll get it all in order. Maybe the difference is towards this supposed additional item? I am trying not to get my hopes up too much. I hope it's not a Foreo cleansing device because I have one and rarely remember to use it and I don't think much of it. I hope it's not the Foreo Bear either because I already upgraded to the 2 model and would feel a bit cheated (although in a way I hope it is because so many other recipients would actually like it, and I would gift it to my mum actually, but it's so expensive I can't imagine it going into any mystery edit).
I am embarrassed to admit, for a moment there, I thought oooh a new edit for £180, should I? Or not?

I keep looking at this from Selfridges, has anyone got it?

www.selfridges.com/GB/en/product/selfridges-2024-xmas-ultimate-b_R04389048/

@Branster once they had replied to me I was relieved and turned off my alarm for tomorrow morning. my other thought was I am sure current body was at the festival but think that is also wishful thinking!
That was my last box/edit for the year, I did order two festival bags and the second one is due tomorrow.
I am sure we are in for a treat as they said todays was amazing but know if is hard to please everyone with the mix between skincare, make up and Haircare.

@Peachy2005

The Holland and Barratt advent calendar is back in stock now.

@urbanbuddha it must have gone again: I already had one in my basket and it was looking hopeful until I pressed Pay Now 😢

Thanks for letting me know though 🙏

The Space NK Lip Heroes is back in stock this morning. For those asking my Charlotte Tilbury lipstick was full size and all items are boxed.

What colour is the lipstick please ?

It is 90’s pink from the KISSING range.
www.cultbeauty.co.uk/p/charlotte-tilbury-k.i.s.s.i.n.g-lipstick-3.5g-various-shades/15057564/?affil=thggpsad&switchcurrency=GBP&shippingcountry=GB&variation=15057604&gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAAD82pqEKStzdnCCF4sPBWcig7gybu&gclid=CjwKCAjw-JG5BhBZEiwAt7JR610YXGGYobZSTfXAsc2x0j53rY7lF-UxqKdw6_r-4-pHeZuuQF0XTBoC7ZoQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

The Christmas Bridal Beauty box is live!

Sold out in hours last year. £800 worth of products for £150.

I'm dithering.

Aaaagh @Branster &@MrsBnow12 , having read your exchanges up thread I’m having a serious case of ‘buyers regret’ this morning. Having had a big BB box last year, and loving it, I went for the £220 box yesterday, completely oblivious to the face device thingy. So now there’s an edit out for £150 without a face device? That means I’ve paid £70 for a Foreo or something similar which I definitely don’t need / have no use for. Got one in the Vogue calendar last year that’s now gathering dust. So disappointed as I honestly thought the box was going to be filled with skin care, hair care and makeup. I know that mystery boxes are a gamble but that’s not the sort of gamble I was expecting. Older Foreo’s are being sold off at half price right now - in the region of £50, so gutted if this is what I’ve paid £70 for 😢

@Sunnydaysarehereonceagain I was not aware of the devise type thingy when I purchased, only when I saw @Branster post about it. I am sure we will be delighted with it he whole box of things and am sure the difference between the two is more than just a device of sorts.

But what if it's the Foreo Bear?? Or something else equally amazing?
It's so difficult with these mystery edits @Sunnydaysarehereonceagain I do hope it's something decent. I am sure any of the skincare hair care makeup would be really good.