🎄 2025 Style and Beauty Advent Calendar Discussion ***SPOILERS*** THREAD 5

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IF YOU ARE NEW TO BEAUTY ADVENT CALENDARS AND WOULD LIKE IDEAS PLEASE READ THE THREAD FIRST

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

Thread 4: https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/style_and_beauty/5403558-2025-style-and-beauty-advent-calendar-discussion-spoilers-thread-4

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

That’s annoying though, if you’d made the decision to buy

I went to try it in the interest of science (obvs) and it would appear not. You can get as far as checkout but the UK isn't listed as a delivery region, even though it seems like they do send a selection of smaller items to the UK.

Good news if you live anywhere else in Europe including Ireland, you can have this delivered.

For me I'm going to view it as a blessing that I cannot buy it.

Double post

Yes I’m trying to see it as a blessing too 😆. I really couldn’t afford it, but the temptation was too much.

Thanks for that @BakeOffRewatch I do love a Garnier mask! The way I'm going I'm DIY-ing Vogue 23, and I think that seems decent value.

Oh dear. I’ve just found the PDM calendar on the uk website. It’s in my basket and I’m trying very hard to tell myself that I don’t need it and can’t afford it .

@Growlybear83 How did you find it👀 just want to add to basket to tease myself😄

I decided to look at my stash of products from various beauty boxes and last years F&M AC after talk of products going off and realised I need to reign myself in. After I laid out the stuff in the pic below I found another 2 beauty boxes and the Lancome set. The Elle and H&B ac's are on their way and the liberty one is under my bed. I'll never get through it all unless I start some serious princessing. I think my DSis might also get me another bac for Xmas.

I'll gift some products for Christmas pressies and donate some as beauty pack gifts for the Manchester Christmas Dinner, (set up by Lemn Sissay for young care leavers). That should help get the stash down to a more manageable level.

I really want the Fenwick AC too... 😐

It took me ages to find it! Here’s the link. https://uk.parfums-de-marly.com/products/countdown-calendar

@Growlybear83 Thank you!! I was looking everywhere, they hid that very well. Im going to have a big think if i should purchase or not!

@keepincool thank you for that info, I hadn't heard of them!

Oh wow @keepincool that’s quite a stash! I use any serums and creams that I’ve tried and not liked on my body, my legs aren’t quite as fussy as my face and it’s a good way of getting through them. Unopened ones that you know you won’t use you could try to sell though?

I was tempted by the liberty purely because of how beautiful it is! Managed to resist though.

I forgot to say that my e-spa one arrived. All of the drawers were full but I haven’t inspected fully as I like the surprise. It’s not as good value as some of the others but I love e-spa products and it always feels like a treat when I use them.

I was in care, it's a movement close to my heart.

I do use serums and creams on my chest and hands, but using up on my legs is a good idea too. I've thought about selling on vinted or Ebay, but not got round to it yet.

Nuxe BAC 15% off at Cult Beauty with code BDAY15. Two gwp also added to basket.

On closer inspection the Nuxe calendar does look nice.

I could only wish to get my stash down to your levels. I'm sticking with the boots skincare one and no more this year and am going on a no buy (again) after that.

I find selling a chore but I do like getting some money back but i end up using it to buy more beauty than I really don't need 🤣
I'm resisting as my stash is big!
I got the liberty advent as had loads as i had loads of bd credit and was keen to find a really good eye cream. Big hopes for AB.
If I lose a bit selling bits off that's OK as it's a high spend item.
Vinted is flooded with advent stuff. Someone's already mentioned its a buyers market as good deals to be had. I'm resisting as really don't want anything.
I also have a fair few edits unopened and did buy the lancome set to try the skincare. I may sell the palette but not yet.
I've had a big throw out of things as something I bought off vinted was very old and caused spots so I'm being more careful in the future. More mindful purchases.
After saying all that I could be tempted if there are dome good deals, gwp etc. To gift ofcourse 😜

Now that is tempting. I had my eye on that one….

Has anyone had their Boots calender yet? I ordered for collection in store on the day it was released (9th I think) and still not arrived.

My Boots skincare one arrived 2 days later. I was impressed. Quickest delivery I've ever had with boots. They usually take a couple of days to dispatch..

Interesting! Mine was supposed to arrive two days later too, it was the other calender though. Order online just says dispatched.

FYI on hair protein products. I was reading reviews of the items in the Cult Beauty hair edits as there is a discount if you buy two with code EDIT. The reviews on “K18 Biomimetic Hairscience Molecular Repair Hair Oil 10ml FULL SIZE” say if you add protein when your hair doesn’t need it, it makes your hair worse and brittle and damaged. I didn’t know this so sharing here. I guess that must be the huge thing with Olaplex as well, I heard in USA some people are doing a class action suit? I googled it and got this article on how to judge if your hair needs protein and how to tell if protein overload www.carolsdaughter.com/blog/hair/hair-care-tips/protein-for-hair.html

If anyone would like a sprayed-once Colour Wow from an impeccable source (me) just PM me your address and I'll send it for free. I'll never use it again but I can't sell or donate.

Yes please doubleraspberry that is my holy grail product!