🎄 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

@CloversAreTrumps that's a really poor show. If they are getting more stock I don't understand why they didn't give you the option to wait.

Argento jewellery AC available: https://www.argento.com/en/gb/Argento-Jewellery-Advent-Calendar/cc-325.aspx?srsltid=AfmBOootgv2TSiIlECMwC2ECPI5AZ1ZXDA6a59WdJLT6HuIDNw0zlj7K&EmailMailingListID=83705&MailingListHash=f7cf6c2b35849323c1cc702eadfd2e7f&PartnerID=3276&RemarketingCampaignEmailID=584&RemarketingCampaignMailshotSendID=1423&utm_source=irp&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=0-1423_584_our-advent-calendar-is-here_2025-09-23_20-27#spoiler-cover

Sorry, wrong thread.

ITV are doing a BAC feature at 12.15 today

Has anyone received the ok beauty box ?

If anyone is planning a big purchase from Flannels, Quidco are giving a £30 bonus on a spend of £250+. Opt in only. Ends today.

Guerlain AC, lovely but too pricey for me... www.guerlain.com/uk/en-uk/p/le-conte-des-merveilles-advent-calendar-P100039.html?utm_campaign=GUERLAIN_PC_GBR_ADVENT-CALENDAR_MUL_LAUNCH_202509_EMAIL_TACT_NA_ADVENTCALENDARECOMPREVIEWLAUNCH&utm_source=launch&utm_content=no-offer&utm_medium=email&utm_term=NA&he_param=e46f9b29257a13aaffddf41e20fefd79761921f9d5556fa647f57dce4849e286

@powtonharris I covet this one every year but it really is exempt. The gorgeous dark blue one last year was a thing of beauty. I still think about it.
Maybe one day I'll get myself one 😁

Mainly dabbers

My that Guerlain is a thing of beauty.

Wow, I’ve never used their products and that is an eye watering spend, but I want it just for the box!!

I have a couple Guerlain Aqua Allegoria, they are really beautiful.

Probably not the best place to ask, but someone might be able to help? I was hoping to get the Look Fantastic calendar and grooming box for DS and his GF in Sydney, but LF Australia have confirmed they won't be supplying them this year.

Anyone in Aus got any idea of what might work, that is available to order over there?

TIA

Thank you @powtonharris ! I fell in love with the box, but then read the contents. How many miniatures?!

Full reveal of the YOU Beauty calendar. I think maybe we only had a partial reveal before. Can't remember at this point, there's been so many. It's not one I want but I think it's nice for £105.

https://beauty-detective.com/you-beauty-advent-calendar-2025/

I wonder when the Glamour one will reveal?

God, I used to love Guerlain back in the day. They always did do beautiful packaging. I used to cut pages out of the style and beauty magazines in the 90s and save them as a sort of 'wish list' in ring binders and still have them now. I just found some today from Shine Magazine!

£21 increase! And some of the products are the same. I enjoyed the skandi ones last year, but there were also disappointing drawers.

15% off Molton Brown BAC at Cult Beauty with code BDAY15. Takes it down to £195.50

Have I missed the JL winter box? I thought last year's was excellent but I can't find it online.

It's still showing as in stock online for me (it's on my JL app under Early Access within my account. / rewards page)

Beware though. A lot of folk have had issues with damaged boxes in case you haven't read upthread.

Looks like this.

I had a rather startling revelation last night. After rolling my eyes at the Bum Bum cream being in everything, I decided to use up some of the ones I already had. I love it. It has an amazing, silky non greasy texture and sinks in instantly. I fear I may be a 13 year old trapped in a 54 year old woman's body. I don't even particularly mind the salted caramel fragrance!

I'm now keeping my eye out for any bargainous edits or reduced ACs with it in.

Can someone please tell me what LIB means?

I'm defnitely trapped in a teenager's body, I have a collection of lipglosses from Fenty in weird and wonderful colours, luckily they're subtle enough to wear at work without looking ridic (she hopes)

Embrace your inner teenager!

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Lurker here, thank you for all your very useful BAC chat so far. Jumping in to ask: what BACs are still to be announced/revealed?
I already have bought the Glossybox one but would quite like another. None of the rest are exciting me at all though, so I’m hoping there’s still a chance of something else to be launched.
What I’ve seen so far of LiB or YOU aren’t doing it for me and I’m not in the £200+ market. The only two I could plump for now are the Next luxury (£185) or I’m surprisingly tempted by the Boots Skincare one which seems great value at £70… but I do like the odd palette, candle or lippie to keep things interesting. M&S in previous years has been an easy ‘extra’ but this years (as the last two or three) are just super-dull and I’ll be passing.
If most of the multi-brand ones have now been launched, are there any gems still out there that I’ve overlooked?