Cult Beauty advent calendar 2024

[Jellycats4life]

Have searched for a thread but haven’t found one. Anyone interested? 🎅

I had the CB calendar in 2022 and enjoyed it. Defected to Liberty last year and now back to CB. I bought the fragrance variant.

Exciting to see a big drawer today! Day 21 - the final countdown!

Jo By Jo Loves Hand Cream 50ml FULL SIZE (£40)

Vyrao candle in 'Witchy Woo' 70g (couldn't find a price for this size, but full size is 170g and £69)

Happy to get a hand cream and I think it smells gorgeous. Nice to have a full size product again, there've been quite a lot of travel sizes in this calendar. I'm on the fence about the candle, it smells quite strong but I do love a scented candle so looking forward to using this.

Did others get the same?

Yep, same here. I was wondering if these were fragrance calendar specific since they’re fragrance brands.

These were a pleasant surprise, I don’t remember these two brands being included at all. I like Vyrao - their perfume Sun Rae is one of my favourite hot day scents but I haven’t yet splurged on a full size bottle because it’s expensive.

I'd never heard of Vyrao, but will be having a snoop through their range. Hadn't realised they were both fragrance brands. Think I had a Jo Loves candle in my last CB calendar a couple of years ago, so nice to have a different product by the brand. The hand cream definitely smells like a gorgeous perfume, love it.

Late today! Christmas madness has started already here.

Day 22:

Medik8 H.E.O. Mask (£60)

Two step night mask, sounds a tiny bit faffy but I'm all for a bit of extra time to myself. I always worry with night masks that they won't sink in and I'll be slipping over my pillow all night!

£60! Not bad eh? Definitely not the sort of thing I would ever buy for myself. Here’s hoping it works miracles 😂

Fingers crossed!😅We'll have to report back if we wake up looking 21!

Think that was the last big box until the mega box on Christmas Day! Can't wait!

Day 23 (non-scent):

Tower 28 Beauty ShineOn Lip Jelly XOXO (£18)

I think you guys with the fragrance version have already received this product in an earlier drawer, so I wonder if you got a perfume today at last??

You’re right! Got that lipgloss earlier and today I have a 10ml bottle of Kayali Yum Pistachio Gelato 33. I’d planned on wrapping this up for DD for Christmas before I’d even bought this calendar (one of several ways I told myself it was value for money!) because I think the notes of whipped cream, roasted hazelnut and marshmallow is a bit too teenagery for me 😄

Exciting drawer today (like I said, make up is my fave, especially make up I would never think to buy myself)

I’ve never used liquid blush, so I’m interested to see how it turns out. I made the switch to cream blush a few years ago (apparently it’s what the middle aged woman needs to do 😄) so hopefully it will be similar to apply.

Only the giant drawer left! Can’t believe it’s Christmas Eve.

I thought my door was empty today and I was waiting patiently on you posting so I could see what I'd missed 😂 turns out I'd opened door 24 instead of door 4 on the 4th, so today I got the Paula's Choice retinol.

Been using the blush though, it's great! You only need a little as it's quite pigmented but it blends out lovely, so enjoy.

I’ve given mine a try. Thought the tube was a dud until I realised you’re supposed to twist it on and off, which is smart.

For a shade called Pink Pop it isn’t even close to pink. It’s an alarming bright peach/coral but once blended it’s very subtle and buildable. Nice!

Looking forward to giving it a try! Can't believe we've made it to Christmas Eve and only the mega drawer to go!

I always feel a bit flat when it's over, I love waking up to a treat every morning! Thanks @Jellycats4life for starting the thread, it's been nice to share the experience with others as we all open together.

Can't wait for tomorrow! Merry Christmas everyone!🎄🥂

Yes it looked a bit bright when I opened it and the first time I tried it, I put far too much on and looked ridiculous. I liked the glow a tiny bit blended out gave me though.

Tempted to open tomorrow tonight, but I've resisted so far. Its gone too quickly this year.

Thank you @ConradKnightSocks for all the effort you’ve gone to, taking photos every day! I’ve lurked on other AC threads and some days there wasn’t even a mention of what the item was (just “I like this!”) let alone a photo 😄

@Jellycats4life no problem at all! I always love having a nosy at the pictures of other advent calendars too!

Well, we made it to the end! The final drawer! The mega drawer!

Day 25:

SIX products today!

Ceremonia Guava Rescue Spray 200ml FULL SIZE (£24)

Philip Kingsley Elasticizer Therapies Sicilian Lemon and Bergamot Elasticizer 75ml FULL SIZE (£23.50)

amika Soulfood Nourishing Mask 60ml (full size is 100ml and £18)

Fable & Mane Sahascalp Amla Soothing Serum 14.4ml (full size is 55ml and £34)

JVN Complete Nourishing Shine Drops SAMPLE SIZE (full size is 50ml and £23)

Cult Beauty Hair Clips (£5)

I'm personally a little bit disappointed that they're all hair products and there's not more variety. I was really impressed by that in the last cult beauty calendar I had. Can't see myself using all of these. Nonetheless, it's definitely an improvement on last year's Augustinus Bader cream in the Liberty calendar!

Merry Christmas everyone!

I agree hair products are a bit disappointing. It takes me forever to get through hair masks because I either forget to use them, or don’t have time to sit around with a mask on my head.

But I’ll use them all… eventually!

Either way, it’s a bumper drawer and I’ve been more than happy with Cult Beauty this year.

Merry Christmas 🎅

I was very underwhelmed to start off with. But things that I’ve been loving have been the Krave, especially after the Paula’s Choice retinol. The Dr Levy eye concentrate. The Byoma moisturiser - so much better than the overpriced AB rich cream. I’m looking forward to trying the Medik8 masks - I really love everything I’ve tried by them. Also looking forward to doing the eye and face masks.
Am using the CT blush too, and think it’s really pretty.

Turns out I actually got seven items in my Xmas day drawer not six, was this a quirk of the fragrance box?

I hope this is just a fragrance box thing! I'll have to get on to Cult Beauty otherwise to say I'm missing an item.

Check your booklet @ConradKnightSocks - that will tell you whether it was supposed to be in your calendar or not

Thanks @Jellycats4life - good shout. Hopefully it's still around here somewhere...