Beauty advent calendars 2024 #7

[virgocatlover]

Only a few days to go until the doors open.

Please share thoughts, discussions and any last minute discounts!

Love that kit @OvaHere i might get for DD who’s unfortunately experiencing friendship woes at school ..

Bath salts from Fortnums today - beautiful packaging.

m and s was Margaret Dabbs nail cream- I have loads of these, they seem to be in every AC/ beauty gift !

I was tempted @BlueLimeRun but I do not need another kit. I'm getting better at having a stern word with myself. Yesterday talked myself out of buying the newly launched Glow Recipe Cloudberry cream even though I could get a £10 discount on it. I remembered last minute I bought the bargain Boots Lumene serum and cream which are very similar products.

In the New Year I need to spreadsheet everything I have to stop myself being a magpie and ending up with a zillion dupes. 😂

Just realised o posted on the wrong thread!!

Ive started my spreadsheet @OvaHere it’ll be under a hundred I think 😳

Received my Bridal Beauty £30 mystery box today. Was a bit disappointed that the Charlotte Tilbury fragrances were not in a gift set but more 6 separate little free samples. Was hoping to give as part of a present.
Nothing overly exciting but it’s not bad for £30

I have to say I'd feel quite hacked off at those samples.

Still waiting for mine. That's annoying - I swear the sneak peek picture gave the impression of a boxed set. Ditto the hand soap and cream set. Was thinking they both could be gifts.

What are the two products on top of the face mask?

Yes it did which is the reason I went for it. On top of the the face mask is a 50ml Paul Mitchell shampoo and a small bottle of face vinegar, whatever that is!

How annoying. The promotion for it was definitely a CT fragrance box. I was going to give it as a present too and was my main reason for buying. I guess I can use them in my DDs stockings but disappointing and making a mental note not to buy any more BB mystery boxes based on their advertising

Hmm not impressed. The supposed CT set was what tipped me into buying it as DD loves CT so the set would have been an additional birthday gift. Can't give someone sample cards. I'll probably give them to her anyway but not as an official gift.

There is also a deep cleansing mask, a teeny 7ml moisturiser and a Jurlique face oil which retails at £65

Same, I was going to add it to my son’s girlfriend’s Christmas gift but can’t give her a load of little samples.
I didn’t need more bits for myself so was only swayed into buying this box as I thought there were 2 decent gifts in it.

That is very disappointing, I agree with others the sneak peaks seem to indicate these were gift sets and you could not gift those perfume samples.

Exactly. I'm not too put out by the hand set as I can put it in my own box with some nice tissue but very peed off with the CT scent 'kit'.

The other stuff looks okay, arguably it adds up to a decent value but it's a bit meh. Some of it will probably end up on the Vinted pile.

Lesson learned I guess.

Just checked the email .it definitely shows someone unboxing the discovery set and the blurb says it includes the CT fragrance discovery set. Definitely misleading. I think you would have a strong case to return and get a refund under distance selling laws if you are unhappy

Yes. This is what I was expecting.

I wonder if some people got them and they ran out or if nobody got the actual set?

https://www.charlottetilbury.com/uk/product/fragrance-sample-set

I just went and checked the email also. I was right about the hand set being in a box too.

@OvaHere I guess they might have ran out I think you are one of the first to get yours though so not hopeful mine will be any different. I am amazed they have done that though as surely they have just opened themselves up to loads of complaints/refunds (just before Xmas nice!) they could have just said it includes CT fragrance and they would have been covered but to specify and show a video of a completely different product is weird
Maybe you are right they may have run out for some people which would make more sense

@Puravida23 I haven't got mine yet. So far it's just @pinkchampagne1 but yes if they were sent out in any kind of order I'm assuming they'll all be the same.

It's weird that they've done it this way which is why I wondered if they ran out. It's taken quite a few days to be shipped too. I don't think Royal Mail has got mine yet according to tracking.

I have mine and just have the samples, also have a shower gel rather than hand wash and 2 different scents so not really a set

It gets worse then! I'm sure the shower gel is lovely but the specific promise was the hand set and the perfume set. Neither of which they seem to be able to fully deliver on.

I’ve messaged them through their site so will update if I get a response, I’d only bought because of what was advertised as I wanted the perfume set as a gift

Yes I also had a shower gel and a body lotion in a different scent. Was it meant to be a hand set? I have forgotten the details but remember it was meant to be a set which was apparently worth £60

I have not got mine either just tracking but doesn’t appear to be with Royal Mail yet but based on the above I will be returning it as it is not as described and it was advertised as a hand set, not even being the same set/scent range is really bad!!
They have really messed this up as know it is a mystery box but their advertising said you would get both sets.

It was. You can see it in the photo posted above. It was supposed to be a luxury hand wash and hand lotion set worth £60.

I'm sure in there T&Cs it will state they can put whatever products of a similar value in a mystery box but the hand set and perfume set were specifically advertised as being part of the box you did know about.

I feel bad now because I posted the link at the weekend which no doubt influenced others to purchase. I will not be buying again or posting further links of theirs. I'm sorry to all those who have been disappointed.