🎄Liberty London Advent Calendar 2024 Opening Thread

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* Please avoid dropping hints or spoilers about future contents if you have opened the calendar in advance. * (Edited at request of the OP by MNHQ)

It is one sleep away! We’ve all been very patient, since Liberty London revealed their advent calendar in June this year.

Reveals from 7am GMT each morning please. This is to harmonise discussion/shift work/different time zones.

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General waifs and strays opening thread is here:
www.mumsnet.com/talk/style_and_beauty/5220847-general-waifs-and-strays-beauty-advent-calendar-opening-thread-2024

I’d say I’m not wowed or disappointed by today’s offering. I like the idea of it being to help us sleep for Santa. Or more likely after the frazzles of getting organised for Christmas!

I do use a sleep spray occasionally so will add it to my little stash.

I’m a big pillow spray fan and love this brand.

I have about 8 pillow sprays from various gift sets/calendars and I rarely use them but I am going to try and get better at it. Today's smells lovely.

DH got this exact spray in the men's liberty advent calendar at the start of the month, and it's lovely. I was using the neom one but this smells as lovely

I was a bit meh about todays pillow sprays. I have so many sitting unused. I am going to make more of an effort with this one - and if in doubt they always work well as "monster sprays" for the kids bedrooms!

@notnorman - open to suggestions. I dislike it so much that most things (apart from hair stuff) would be a favourable replacement

If there's a swap thread going forward could we do a link on here. I'm never disappointed with the Liberty Calendar but there's always a few items that are not for me eg black eyeliner as a 50 year old !

I delved in earlier in the month after a bad day and have been enjoying the pillow spray for a couple of weeks now. Not sure if it actually helps me fall asleep or stay asleep but it smells lovely as I drop off and is becoming part of my ‘switch off’ routine.

Happy to swap for that lipstick!

With pleasure! I have reunion.
Do I need to log onto a computer to message you? I've only got the app at the moment

Merry Christmas everyone 🎄🎄🎄

Last day. I still am not in the habit of opening the day’s drawer each morning and have to go back upstairs when I do remember! Previous calendars I have normally remembered.

Anyway. Drawer 25. Pretty pleased with this. I have used the Skin Rocks moisturiser before from a Caroline Hirons kit and liked it a lot. Nicely hydrating. It might be a bit divisive as I know some people aren’t keen on CH. But it’s a nice product and full size too.

Candle looks nice too.

Best calendar ever for me! I so almost didn't, I am SO glad the Harrods one had sold out and so I did :)
Merry Christmas everyone!

Merry Christmas
I have thoroughly enjoyed opening the Calendar with you lot each morning.
I have really loved this years Liberty.
I still have lots to open & try.
Looking forward to 2025 already
🎄🍾

Merry Christmas one and all! Thank you for being such fun and so informative too. I’ve loved hearing everyone’s opinions almost as much as I’ve enjoyed opening the actual calendar!
Happy with todays- I knew we had the candle but didn’t expect a full size moisturizer too so that really was a lovely surprise. Candle smells heavenly and I’m looking for to trying the CH for the first time.
Have a magical Christmas and see you on the swap thread or next year on the advent thread x

Merry Christmas everyone. Loved opening my calendar and sharing views with you all. Loved most of the products and not so much a few of them, but I appreciate not everything is for everyone and grateful to have been gifted the calendar x

Merry Christmas! I loved today’s, needed a new moisturiser so v happy. Have loved my first foray into beauty advents and will miss the daily excitement! Lovely to share it with all, fab thread, thanks for the info, your views and fun! Hope you’re having a lovely day. Same place, same time next year?!

Happy Christmas one and all! I admit that I've got a bit overwhelmed this year - I've been so busy at work and had several trips away so haven't always been able to savour it. I'm going to try the items over the next few months and use my voucher to buy a full size/replacement of my favourite. I like to alternate between calendars so might go for SpaceNK next year but it's been a delight to open it alongside you all!

There was a wee fucker on the Look Fantastic thread I think it was, who let on the Day 25 would be a massive disappointment.

Not at all arsewipe.

Day 25! Merry Christmas!

Skin Rocks The Moisturiser Fragrance OR Fragrance Free 50ml FULL SIZE
Value £58
Liberty Wild Flower Scented Candle 70g TRAVEL SIZE
Value £13.77 (£59 for 300g)

This was one of my DOD, along with the other candle drawer and the pillow spray, so I took it out in August. I received the fragrance version of the Skin Rocks moisturiser, I started using it a couple of weeks ago after I finished the LaNeige Water Bank Blue Hyaluronic Moisturiser. I don’t like the smell, I do really like the texture of the moisturiser. I have no opinion on CH personally, I do think Skin Rocks is all marketing - it doesn’t follow some of the stuff CH says herself like don’t use stuff in jars. I think the price is the heavy glass container. No7 nourishing hydration mask has that whipped cream texture and comes in a pump. I prefer the Skin Rocks moisturiser to the Augustinus Bader moisturiser which feels like thick Nivea to me. I much prefer gels and serums, like Dermalogica Sleep Cocoon.

I actually really liked the candle smell! Notes of Wild Rose, Jasmine Petals, Cedarwood. It says 65-70hrs burn time.

No photo today, I kept meaning to unite the moisturiser with the AC all day but it’s last 10pm so hope all the lurkers will forgive me.

Link for what’s behind each day’s door:
https://www.libertylondon.com/uk/features/beauty/liberty-beauty-advent-calendar-whats-inside.html

Full calendar contents, spoilers!! https://www.libertylondon.com/uk/liberty-beauty-advent-calendar-2024-000821246.html

I really enjoyed the thread, it was fun taking part with everyone, thank you for sharing your posts! I hope you all had a great Day 25. I’d be interested in continuing the thread if you have thoughts on the products. Things I’ve learned is that I don’t like oil serums or fresh rose smells. The perfumes were fun! I thought I wouldn’t want a makeup heavy AC, but the eyeshadow, blusher and lipstick were highlight days for me.

Loved having your company and looking forward to a possible swaps thread (although haven’t made decisions on what to lose apart from the lipstick!)
happy Christmas 🎄

Happy Christmas all.
I've been using the detox shampoo and one of the hair masks on hols and they've been terrific my hair feels amazing.

My biggest disappointment was the la mer lip gloss that was the same as the soap and glory one just in a fancier tube.
Overall I really loved the calendar especially all the scent.

Hope everyone had a great day yesterday 🎄 I was happy with Day 25 - good size moisturiser that I'm looking forward to using. Liked the candle although it felt more Summery to me so may save it for a while. Has been fab opening with you all and I've been grateful for the product info and insights thanks for the thread @BakeOffRewatch 🎄

I’m going to miss the daily advent and this thread. Definitely found getting up for work easier on the dark mornings knowing I had a luxurious drawer of loveliness to open! I say it every year…but next year I’ll definitely buy one for January too.

Merry Christmas to you all!
Loved spending December together.

My calendar high was the Vilhelm perfume (anyone up for a swap let me know!) and my low was probably the hair milk which isn’t all that special imo (I do like it but don’t love it).

I’m not going to use the 25th’s moisturiser for a while yet as I’m using Augustinus Bader’s Rich cream up first and I’m holding onto the candle as currently have a few scented candles on the go.

I hope that you all have a fabulous 2025. I’ll be here for next years despite my whinging.
Thanks @BakeOffRewatch for a fab thread.