🎄 2025 Style and Beauty Advent Calendar Discussion ***SPOILERS*** THREAD 4

[BakeOffRewatch]

Annual Style and Beauty Advent Calendar discussion thread. First AC reveal this year was 23rd June. First luxury reveal was 2nd July.

Thread 1: https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/style_and_beauty/5360770-2025-style-and-beauty-advent-calendar-discussion

Thread 2: https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/style_and_beauty/5388836-2025-style-and-beauty-advent-calendar-discussion-spoilers-thread-2

Thread 3: https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/style_and_beauty/5396898-2025-style-and-beauty-advent-calendar-discussion-spoilers-thread-3

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/5389635-beauty-chat-freebiesgifts-with-purchaseoffers-thread-four

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

Ooh just bought mine for this year. Got the cheaper No 7 with the MSE discount code link making it £50 tonight.

Looks good for the price and hopefully a lot better value than M&S last year which was so disappointing. Looking forward to it!

https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/latesttip/?lid=ma5pvg1sq7yn&utm_source=MSE_Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_term=02-Sep-25-71ddabce0ff45c59aa1-68b748dfe04e1136524c040080af77d7&source=CRM-MSETIP-71ddabce0ff45c59aa1&utm_campaign=nt-viewonlineheader&utm_content=1

Link if anyone wants it 😃

I did update some of the links in the list - luxury, men’s, jewellery

LUXURY MULTI-BRAND

Cult Beauty - full reveal https://www.cultbeauty.co.uk/c/advent-calendar/
£265 Fortnum & Mason - full reveal www.fortnumandmason.com/2025-fortnums-beauty-advent-calendar
£250 Fenwick - full reveal beautyadventcalendar.net/fenwick-advent-calendar-2025/
Flannels - only a cracker so far beautyadventcalendar.net/flannels-beauty-cracker-2025/
£250 Harrods - full reveal www.harrods.com/en-gb/p/harrods-of-london-the-harrods-beauty-advent-calendar-2025-000000000007826118
£250 Harvey Nichols - full reveal www.harveynichols.com/harvey-nichols/harvey-nichols-beauty-advent-calendar-2025-42956-232485/
John Lewis - later in the year probably October
£275 Liberty - full reveal https://www.libertylondon.com/uk/pre-order-liberty-beauty-advent-calendar-2025-000839831.html
£250 Selfridges - full reveal https://www.selfridges.com/GB/en/product/selfridges-beauty-advent-calendar-2025-worth-1136_R04517782/
£260 Space NK - full reveal beautyadventcalendar.net/space-nk-advent-calendar-2025/
£355 Vogue - full reveal https://shop.vogue.co.uk/products/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
£398 Astley Clarke https://www.selfridges.com/GB/en/product/astley-clarke-12-day-limited-edition-18ct-yellow-gold-vermeil-and-sterling-silver-advent-calendar_R04531950/#colour=YELLOW%20GOLD%20SILVER
Oliver Bonas
Liberty
Accessorize

FOOD
Bonne Maman jam
Degusta
Paxton and Whitfield cheese
Fortnum & Mason Tea and Biscuits
Yawnbrew tea coffee hot chocolate https://yawnbrew.com/collections/gifts

MEN’S
£260 Liberty https://www.libertylondon.com/uk/liberty-mens-advent-calendar-2025-000839932.html
£85 LookFantastic https://www.lookfantastic.com/p/beauty-box/the-grooming-advent-calendar-worth-over-425/16188951/

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
Yepoda
Stylekorean

Welcome @itsnothingoriginal ! We’re still finishing the old thread help us close it ups. Congrats on your lovely AC. Just about to share the link in the old one - it filled up last time before I could so was being prepared 🙃.

thanks for the new thread @BakeOffRewatch

Bakeoff - the Dr Levy eye serum you can get for £10 on ebay, it's in a tube instead of pump but same 7ml. Seems they gave loads as samples. These are the prices I found for things I was interested in.

Paula’s Choice Resist Barrier Repair Advanced Moisturiser 50ml worth £41.00 Full Size CB 35
Medik8 C-Tetra Advanced 30ml Full Size worth £69.00 CB 40
BYOMA Phyto-Mucin Glow Serum 40ml worth £14.99 Full Size CB 15
Dr. LEVY Switzerland Eye Booster Concentrate 7ml worth £99.00 CB 10
Kosas DreamBeam Sunscreen SPF 30 in Sunlit 40ml worth £37.00 Full Size CB 30

Thanks for new thread. Will be going for CB this morning🫡

Thank you @Hicupping ! I don’t like buying skincare off eBay or Vinted just don’t trust other people. It is so helpful to see the adjusted values though and know that the Dr Levy is something just given away - and these recipients aren’t keeping and using!

Thanks for the new thread. Have ordered LF fragrance so far and am now dithering between getting Boots skincare or just getting an edit or two in the autumn and/or some stuff in the Black Friday sales.

Good morning, thank you for the new thread 😊

Thanks for new thread. 🙂

Thanks for the new thread!
I very nearly bought the cheaper No 7 one last night thinking it was the Boots skincare one. Luckily I realised in time! If that ever does get reduced I will be snapping it up. I don't want it as my main calendar but I do keep getting drawn back to it...

I go awol for a couple of days and come back to over 500 new posts and a new thread!

Anyone know when the Boots skincare one is going on sale? I got an email for the No 7 one yesterday but no sign of the skincare one.

Cult Beauty early access is open 🎉

Thank you for the new thread 😊

I think I have decided on Vogue this year. I had previouslt though SpaceNK and Flannels Fragrance, but... I actually would use everything in vogue besides sol de janeiro and charlote tilbury but they can be gifted to my DD.

I am not convinced it's as good value as indicated though. The jewellery actually comes in at £245 at standard price, not even sale price. They used to sell both on Liberty, I think not now though and they usually have a £100 off a £300 spend closer to Christmas which covers jewellery. You can get about £9 off via topcashback. So I guess it's whether the rest is worth £100 to me, which I think it is.

I'm going to hint to DH that I would like the flannels fragrance and the harrods 12 days hair, and maybe a few bits I missed out from the others.

I’ve decided on the space nk one- any ideas when it’s out? As I was torn between this and the cult beauty

I have already sold my red Mac lipstick from my Harrods calendar for £10 which covers the price of the one from the Liberty calendar that I ordered from Vinted. 😃

Cult has been ordered, hopefully arrive tomorrow. Re-watched the unboxing to make 100% sure, and im excited by most products. Last one i will get is SNK, and then thats me done for this year🙈

Thanks for the new thread 😁

Elle is available. I bought Glossybox last night. Very usable and a few really standout items. Hope I like Milk. £2.99 postage. 10off for £9 off.

I love the idea of Vogue but it doesn't work for me this year.

Other prices I looked up if of use. You can clearly see that Liberty is lower and would expect others to come down as they start arriving.

Verden Nocturne Magnesium Night Balm 75ml Liberty 17
Emma Lewisham Skin Reset Face Serum 30ml Liberty 25 (plenty of 10mls)
Trinny London Sheer Shimmer Lip2Cheek in Violine 4g Liberty 11.57
Augustinus Bader The Rich Eye Cream 15ml Liberty 40
Paula’s Choice 10% Azelaic Acid Booster 30ml Liberty 20.65 (look at Kisocare azelaic cream really nice and moisturising)
Trish McEvoy Sheer Lip Colour in Mulberry 3.5g Liberty 9.5
Medik8 Liquid Peptides Advanced MP 30ml worth £79.00 Space nk 37
Naturium Niacinamide Cleansing Gelee 3% 210ml worth £18.50 Space nk 17
Paula’s Choice Pro-Collagen Moisturiser 50ml worth £49.00 Space nk 40
Augustinus Bader The Retinol Serum 15ml worth £150.00 Space nk 20
Summer Fridays Dream Lip Oil in Blush Dreams worth £26.00 Space nk !fake!
La Mer The Lip Volumizer In Sheer Gloss 7ml worth £72.00 Space nk 32
Rare Beauty Eyeshadow Stick in Integrity Full Size worth £21.00 Space nk 14
Westman Atelier Baby Cheeks Blush Stick in Dou Dou £44.00 Space nk 33

Liberty is my only beauty calendar so far. I will probably get another one, but I’m away a lot in September and October, so it will depend on what’s available when I’m around and how convenient it is to get delivered.

I'm going to take a gamble on Jl being reduced black Fri, if not then I can live without it . Well that's what I'm telling myself today. I do wonder if we might have some reductions this year .

Sorry I don’t understand the list - where are the prices you’ve got from?

Ebay

Gah, posted on the other thread and hadn’t realised this was already up and running!

Hello, dipping my toe in this thread finally after lurking for two years!
I bought the GB calendar yesterday, largely influenced by the very enthusiastic YouTube lady linked above. I’m not sure I’ll be able to recreate her smoky eye look as well as she had done it, but for £81 I’ll give it a go. This BAC will be my Sober October calendar where instead of having a lovely glass of wine of an evening, I’ll open a door instead and get my dopamine that way. I did this last year with the LF calendar and I was actually quite sad when November rolled around despite being able to drink again!
My main BAC for December is going to be SNK again. I had this last year and loved it. I don’t think it’s quite hit the mark this year but out of them all, it’s probably the one I’ll enjoy the most. I’m tempted by Sephora and CB also but I think I’ll just stick with SNK.