John Lewis advent calendar opening thread

[virgocatlover]

Join us for day by day discussion of the JL calendar this December.

Please no spoilers before each day.

Looking forward to opening mine; going to pull it out of the box today.

Mine has just been unpacked and is in the kitchen waiting for the morning.

DH very kindly got me this one (after some heavy hints!) and I'm really happy to start opening tomorrow!

I feel a bit guilty he only has a chocolate one, but it's what he said he wanted and I've got him some nice Christmas gifts.

Just received this off my DH . It's patiently waiting on the window sill now . I've no idea what's inside .

All set for this one ladies :) excited!

I have forgotten a lot of the items - and the ones I do remember I have no idea which door they are.

Yay Day 1! I’m hoping this will make my skin better after a night out drinking wine.

We are starting strong with the Charlotte Tilbury magic cream. I've always wanted to try this.

V happy with day one - feels lovely and thick so perfect for winter! Love the packaging too :)

This looks lovely, I look forward to trying it!
Has anyone used before? Is it more of a night cream than a day cream?

I’ve not tried this before but I think it’s a day cream as it has SPF

Nice size pot of a lovely day cream. I think it will be perfect for me for these darker months as it's only SPF15. Think it's a nice start to the calendar. 🙂

Looking forward to trying this. I've not tried anything from Charlotte Tilbury before.

I'm chuffed with the CT cream , it's a brand that's been on my radar but so difficult to get testers , the counter staff in department stores are more like gate keepers these days .

Pleased with this, cute wee pot and smells divine x

I love the way the 'increases hydration by 226%' fact on the side of the box is backed up by stating it's been tested on the huge sample of 16 people

The other bit of the box gives instructions on how to apply - use the 'Tilbury Tap' facial technique - a 5 minute facial massage.

Here's a video of how that may work in practice, for anybody curious

m.youtube.com/watch?v=EbT3es9spCg

Need to set my alarm for five minutes earlier than usual tomorrow ready to try this one. Mondays are bad enough as they are CT, why do this to me

Pleased with today's. Just finished a full sized pot and used it as a day cream . I find my makeup sits well on top .

Due to various AC’s and beauty boxes, I’ve ended up with both the original magic cream, and the magic water cream. I went to Selfridges to test them to see which would be best for me, the sales assistant said that the original is best for fine lines and great for this time of year, and the water cream is more of a light and hydrating cream.

I absolutely loved the cream from yesterday. I've never tried it before but my skin felt gorgeous all day
Today's gift is great. Very generous door no 2!

Today's is a big one with no less than FOUR hair products. I like the Percy and Reed

Well it's a dud for me as I have thick curly hair and follow the Curly Girl method so can't use any of these!
But I'm pleased they're all in one drawer and out of the way nice and early. Added to my swap/gift/sell pile.

I’m happy with today, I’ve got fairly fine hair so they should all work for me. Great that there’s four items.

I’m wearing the Magic Cream from yesterday. Found it a bit thick and greasy to apply, but it sinks in well and my skin now feels lovely.

@Roundaboot pop them on Vinted x

I'm going to hang onto them for now, for the January swap thread but they'll probably end up on Vinted if no one wants them.

What a lovely bumper drawer. Love Percy and reed and looking forward to trying the ouai x