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🎄 2025 Style and Beauty Advent Calendar Discussion ***SPOILERS*** THREAD 2

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BakeOffRewatch · 09/08/2025 18:25

Link to thread 3 added by MNHQ - www.mumsnet.com/talk/style_and_beauty/5396898-2025-style-and-beauty-advent-calendar-discussion-spoilers-thread-3

Annual Style and Beauty Advent Calendar discussion thread. First AC reveal this year was 23rd June. First luxury reveal was 2nd July. Thread 1 here: https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/style_and_beauty/5360770-2025-style-and-beauty-advent-calendar-discussion

The regulars on the thread mainly discuss luxury BAC and this dies down by September when everyone has purchased and forgotten the contents. Then it goes into discussion on what’s selling out, what hasn’t and what deals and discounts to be had on ACs in the lead up to December. Then in December we move onto AC opening threads!

There’s a separate thread for GWP, discounts and other deals here: https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/style_and_beauty/5338957-beauty-chat-freebiesgifts-with-purchaseoffers-thread-three

A thread for the Liberty Beauty Drop here: https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/style_and_beauty/5253698-liberty-beauty-drop-spoiler-from-the-despatch-date-part-9

MN has a great Christmas board for deals and early gift buying here: https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/christmas

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LUXURY MULTI-BRAND
Brown Thomas
Cult Beauty Classic Curation and UK-Only Limited Curation with more fragrances https://www.cultbeauty.co.uk/c/advent-calendar/ 3rd September
F&M £265 https://www.fortnumandmason.com/2025-fortnums-beauty-advent-calendar Pricing by category post here https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/style_and_beauty/5360770-2025-style-and-beauty-advent-calendar-discussion?reply=146293148
Fenwick £250 https://www.fenwick.co.uk/blogs/daily-muse/beauty-advent-calendar
Flannels
Harrods £250, £99 www.harrods.com/en-gb/c/beauty-advent-calendar pricing by category post here https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/style_and_beauty/5360770-2025-style-and-beauty-advent-calendar-discussion?reply=146296157
Harvey Nichols £250 https://www.harveynichols.com/stories/beauty/harvey-nichols-beauty-advent-calendar/ 4th September
John Lewis
Liberty £275 https://www.libertylondon.com/uk/pre-order-liberty-beauty-advent-calendar-2025-R641279006.html_ pricing by category post here https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/style_and_beauty/5360770-2025-style-and-beauty-advent-calendar-discussion?reply=145402406_
Selfridges £250 https://cloud.mail.selfridges.com/beautyadventcalendar25
Space NK £260 https://www.spacenk.com/uk/gifts/beauty-advent-calendars/beauty-advent-calendar-MUK200055896.html
Vogue https://shop.vogue.co.uk/pages/british-vogue-festive-calendar-2025

HIGH STREET
Anthropologie
ASOS
Beauty Bay
The Body Shop https://www.thebodyshop.com/collections/beauty-advent-calendars
Boots
Elle
French Pharmacy
Glossybox
Holland & Barrett https://www.hollandandbarrett.com/info/beauty-advent
Jarrolds
LIB Latest In Beauty x Stylist
Lush £125, £179, £205, https://www.lush.com/uk/en/c/christmas-advent-calendars
L’Occitane
LookFantastic £105 https://www.lookfantastic.com/c/waitlist/advent
M&S
Next
Revolution Beauty £50 https://www.revolutionbeauty.com/uk/en/gifts/advent-calendars/revolution-beauty-makeup-advent-calendar-2025/1868648.html
Sephora https://www.sephora.co.uk/c/beauty-advent-calendar-waitlist
Ted Baker
The White Company

BUDGET
Aldi
Sainsbury’s

SINGLE BRAND BEAUTY
Arran £85 https://arran.com/products/advent-calendar
Charlotte Tilbury
Elemis https://uk.elemis.com/advent-calendar-2025-sign-up
e.l.f.
Gruum
Jo Malone
Liz Earle
Lumene
Neom https://neomwellbeing.com/pages/neom-wellbeing-advent-calendar-sign-up-page
Shisheido https://www.shiseido.co.uk/gb/en/newsletter-advent-calendar.html

BATH & BODY
Ciaté
Cowshed
Rituals

JEWELLERY
Oliver Bonas
Liberty
Accessorize

FOOD
Bonne Maman jam
Degusta
Paxton and Whitfield cheese
Fortnum & Mason Tea and Biscuits

MEN’S
Liberty

FRAGRANCE
Acqua Di Parma
Diptyque
Fragrance Shop
Harrods fragrance
Harvey Nichols fragrance
L’Artisan Parfumier
Jo Loves https://www.joloves.com/pages/advent-calendar
Jo Malone
Penhaligons
Perfume Shop
Sniph
Space NK fragrance

K-BEAUTY
Stylevana
Yesstyle
Stylekorean

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IlovePond · 19/08/2025 21:50

I’m pretty good nowadays with hair clips and sticks, etc, but that pin thing??? I have no idea how it’s supposed to be used.

Maybe nobody else does either, and they had thousands to offload🙀

MidnightMeltdown · 19/08/2025 21:52

Overall, like SNK. Might pick one up.

Although I like lip products, I’m not sure about the shades in this calendar. Also, I generally prefer lipsticks to sticky glosses and oils, so not crazy about those.

Addictedtobeauty · 19/08/2025 22:00

I had one of those clips in something else this year- can’t remember what. It didn’t really work- didn’t hold the hair long term- maybe for about an hour, tops, but then had to be reinserted. Very annoying and I only tried it for the one day.

IlovePond · 19/08/2025 22:04

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ucECQdY3GDs&t=138

Here’s a clip on how to do it, but I think the metal ones work much better than the plastic type.

I have just remembered that I have a plastic one - it’s so pretty, but won’t stay in.

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https://m.youtube.com/watch?t=138&v=ucECQdY3GDs

Growlybear83 · 19/08/2025 22:07

I’ve just had an email from Harrods to say that my fragrance calendar is on its way!

OvaHere · 19/08/2025 22:10

JoRaRaRa · 19/08/2025 21:49

Maybe (hopefully) the Look Fantastic one is going to be amazing and we can all save £150 🤞🤣

I also still like the look of the 2 Boots ones. When does SNK actually go on sale?

Would be good if LF and Boots reveal first. The full size of DE Protini moisturiser in the Boots one appeals more than the Paula's Choice in the SNK but Boots won't have the MediK8 or Tatcha serums obvs.

Need to do some maths and work out the value of the things I really want excluding the just nice to haves because I bought the calendar.

Tatcha does the fukubukuro event with the goody bags in January and I did tell myself I would save buying any Tatcha until then and get a load of free stuff. It was pretty good last year. I was planning to buy the brightening serum and their new longevity serum then.

JoRaRaRa · 19/08/2025 22:22

Growlybear83 · 19/08/2025 22:07

I’ve just had an email from Harrods to say that my fragrance calendar is on its way!

keeps refreshing emails

How exciting?! Do you plan to open them and try them straight away or wait? I can't decide 🤣

pinkchampagne1 · 19/08/2025 22:24

Not sure about Space NK. It is a good calendar with lots of full sizes but lots of hair products and lip glosses. Also, the 2 more expensive products I got in last year’s Harrods calendar and haven’t used them yet.
I think I am veering towards Harrods beauty advent after initially dismissing it.

Benny12 · 19/08/2025 22:25

just sat and went through space nk again ….its better than i first thought …a lot of full sizes and probably most items I would use …so think its a slow burn and will probably turn out to be very popular and hence will prob sell out

Growlybear83 · 19/08/2025 22:28

JoRaRaRa · 19/08/2025 22:22

keeps refreshing emails

How exciting?! Do you plan to open them and try them straight away or wait? I can't decide 🤣

No! I’ll get my husband to check that each drawer is full and Ok and then I’ll put it away in the wardrobe with my L’artisan parfumeur calendar until xmas day. ☺️

Benny12 · 19/08/2025 22:28

Growlybear83 · 19/08/2025 22:07

I’ve just had an email from Harrods to say that my fragrance calendar is on its way!

oh exciting ! Ive one ordered but no email yet …

HollyGolightly4 · 19/08/2025 22:30

Thanks ladies! I've been at a funeral, so missed the reveal, but have re-lived through your posts 🤣. I don't think Space NK is for me. Too much lip stuff!

JoRaRaRa · 19/08/2025 22:30

OvaHere · 19/08/2025 22:10

I also still like the look of the 2 Boots ones. When does SNK actually go on sale?

Would be good if LF and Boots reveal first. The full size of DE Protini moisturiser in the Boots one appeals more than the Paula's Choice in the SNK but Boots won't have the MediK8 or Tatcha serums obvs.

Need to do some maths and work out the value of the things I really want excluding the just nice to haves because I bought the calendar.

Tatcha does the fukubukuro event with the goody bags in January and I did tell myself I would save buying any Tatcha until then and get a load of free stuff. It was pretty good last year. I was planning to buy the brightening serum and their new longevity serum then.

I'm not sure I've seen the actual date of sale yet. I've signed up to the wait list. Yes, I think I'm going to properly review it tomorrow before I completely throw it on the reject pile. There's DoDs in every calendar so far 🤦🏻‍♀️

Not heard of the fukubukuro event. I'll be research that. Sounds fun 🤣

JoRaRaRa · 19/08/2025 22:36

Growlybear83 · 19/08/2025 22:28

No! I’ll get my husband to check that each drawer is full and Ok and then I’ll put it away in the wardrobe with my L’artisan parfumeur calendar until xmas day. ☺️

Part of me wants to keep it as a surprise, but the other part wants to tear it all open as soon as it arrives 🤣

TracyBeakerSoYeah · 19/08/2025 22:50

JoRaRaRa · 19/08/2025 21:17

I'm thinking it could be REM Beauty - at the borderline eye liner 🤔

From the packaging I think that you could be right

OvaHere · 19/08/2025 22:53

Benny12 · 19/08/2025 22:25

just sat and went through space nk again ….its better than i first thought …a lot of full sizes and probably most items I would use …so think its a slow burn and will probably turn out to be very popular and hence will prob sell out

It will definitely sell out. It's decent size, fairly mainstream, usable products. Harrods appeals for the more out there lux experience but very few people will go on to repurchase face creams that cost £700 full size. That will sell out too though.

Once we hit September it will be a race against time to make a decision or risk losing out.

Netflix should do a documentary series about us lot, our first world problems, indecision and dithering. Add in a tense music score and some dramatic unboxing. Maybe some tears when a calendar has the audacity to sell out whilst we're at work or a drawer is missing a product in the middle of December and everyone else on the Mumsnet thread has it in theirs.

Get Louis Theroux to front it, he could do that puzzled head tilt thing and ask faux innocent questions like "Ova, I did hear from a friend of a friend you already have a lot of beauty products hidden in your wardrobe - how difficult for you would it be if you don't buy the SpaceNK advent calendar and five others?"

It would be gripping stuff. 😆

Thelifeofawife · 19/08/2025 22:55

IlovePond · 19/08/2025 22:04

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ucECQdY3GDs&t=138

Here’s a clip on how to do it, but I think the metal ones work much better than the plastic type.

I have just remembered that I have a plastic one - it’s so pretty, but won’t stay in.

I can’t see the little purple plastic one having the same effect. It’ll probably either snap, or fall out 5 minutes later. Unless you have to use that much product in your hair that it basically keeps shape and the pin is just a final step!

Thelifeofawife · 19/08/2025 23:02

OvaHere · 19/08/2025 22:53

It will definitely sell out. It's decent size, fairly mainstream, usable products. Harrods appeals for the more out there lux experience but very few people will go on to repurchase face creams that cost £700 full size. That will sell out too though.

Once we hit September it will be a race against time to make a decision or risk losing out.

Netflix should do a documentary series about us lot, our first world problems, indecision and dithering. Add in a tense music score and some dramatic unboxing. Maybe some tears when a calendar has the audacity to sell out whilst we're at work or a drawer is missing a product in the middle of December and everyone else on the Mumsnet thread has it in theirs.

Get Louis Theroux to front it, he could do that puzzled head tilt thing and ask faux innocent questions like "Ova, I did hear from a friend of a friend you already have a lot of beauty products hidden in your wardrobe - how difficult for you would it be if you don't buy the SpaceNK advent calendar and five others?"

It would be gripping stuff. 😆

“The Real Housewives of BAC”

Throw in some catty comment about how someone owes HMRC money but still went and bought 3 of them. I reckon we would get a least 3 series out of it

OvaHere · 19/08/2025 23:15

Thelifeofawife · 19/08/2025 23:02

“The Real Housewives of BAC”

Throw in some catty comment about how someone owes HMRC money but still went and bought 3 of them. I reckon we would get a least 3 series out of it

Brilliant. I'm in! 😂

Think of all the advent calendars we could buy with Netflix money.

Thelifeofawife · 19/08/2025 23:20

OvaHere · 19/08/2025 23:15

Brilliant. I'm in! 😂

Think of all the advent calendars we could buy with Netflix money.

Sold! 🤩

Ooh, I can see a couple of spin off episodes involving GWP as well.
This time next year we will be buying one of everything!…Scrap that, this time next year we will be getting them all for free! 😁

TracyBeakerSoYeah · 19/08/2025 23:20

I'd be in watch this

Thrown in a little fight, robbery, the affair with the beauty store owner & who murdered the postman/delivery guy/woman & it would be one of Netflix's biggest hits - make millions possibly billions 🤔😂

JoRaRaRa · 19/08/2025 23:23

OvaHere · 19/08/2025 22:53

It will definitely sell out. It's decent size, fairly mainstream, usable products. Harrods appeals for the more out there lux experience but very few people will go on to repurchase face creams that cost £700 full size. That will sell out too though.

Once we hit September it will be a race against time to make a decision or risk losing out.

Netflix should do a documentary series about us lot, our first world problems, indecision and dithering. Add in a tense music score and some dramatic unboxing. Maybe some tears when a calendar has the audacity to sell out whilst we're at work or a drawer is missing a product in the middle of December and everyone else on the Mumsnet thread has it in theirs.

Get Louis Theroux to front it, he could do that puzzled head tilt thing and ask faux innocent questions like "Ova, I did hear from a friend of a friend you already have a lot of beauty products hidden in your wardrobe - how difficult for you would it be if you don't buy the SpaceNK advent calendar and five others?"

It would be gripping stuff. 😆

I'd definitely watch that. The suspense of us a sat waiting at 6:59 for the SpaceNk reveal to start 🤣 Oh and the drama when someone's husband finds his wife's secret stash of calendars 🤣

OvaHere · 19/08/2025 23:24

We will have to go to Harrods for a re-enactment of the 2024 fragrance calendar fight. Doesn't matter that it was actually last year, a degree of fakery is expected for reality tv.

HollyGolightly4 · 19/08/2025 23:25

OvaHere · 19/08/2025 22:53

It will definitely sell out. It's decent size, fairly mainstream, usable products. Harrods appeals for the more out there lux experience but very few people will go on to repurchase face creams that cost £700 full size. That will sell out too though.

Once we hit September it will be a race against time to make a decision or risk losing out.

Netflix should do a documentary series about us lot, our first world problems, indecision and dithering. Add in a tense music score and some dramatic unboxing. Maybe some tears when a calendar has the audacity to sell out whilst we're at work or a drawer is missing a product in the middle of December and everyone else on the Mumsnet thread has it in theirs.

Get Louis Theroux to front it, he could do that puzzled head tilt thing and ask faux innocent questions like "Ova, I did hear from a friend of a friend you already have a lot of beauty products hidden in your wardrobe - how difficult for you would it be if you don't buy the SpaceNK advent calendar and five others?"

It would be gripping stuff. 😆

Why did Mumsnet get rid of the laughing emoji?!

Benny12 · 19/08/2025 23:26

OvaHere · 19/08/2025 22:53

It will definitely sell out. It's decent size, fairly mainstream, usable products. Harrods appeals for the more out there lux experience but very few people will go on to repurchase face creams that cost £700 full size. That will sell out too though.

Once we hit September it will be a race against time to make a decision or risk losing out.

Netflix should do a documentary series about us lot, our first world problems, indecision and dithering. Add in a tense music score and some dramatic unboxing. Maybe some tears when a calendar has the audacity to sell out whilst we're at work or a drawer is missing a product in the middle of December and everyone else on the Mumsnet thread has it in theirs.

Get Louis Theroux to front it, he could do that puzzled head tilt thing and ask faux innocent questions like "Ova, I did hear from a friend of a friend you already have a lot of beauty products hidden in your wardrobe - how difficult for you would it be if you don't buy the SpaceNK advent calendar and five others?"

It would be gripping stuff. 😆

I’d watch that show 🤣

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