🎄 2025 Style and Beauty Advent Calendar Discussion ***SPOILERS*** THREAD 6

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I have a few things in my favourites at the moment, including the Le Labo fragrance from JL that I have never even smelt but it seems popular so maybe I need it! 😂

🤣 I wish I'd smelt it at Hbeauty on Sunday, I need to know why it's so popular. I smelt some of the killians and didn't like any of them, but every time I see them on vinted, I feel the need to buy it.

😂 We are so easily swayed aren’t we?! I don’t even need any more fragrances but feel I might be missing out! 😆

We really are 🤣 I'm obsessed at the moment with fragrances and like trying out new ones, I've also been out and bought a load of scented candles, reed diffusers, room sprays for my glaze sprayers and scent boosters for laundry. I'm also obsessed with blushers, but isn't everyone at the moment?!

I've just bought the graff fragrance from the Harrods 2024 fragrance calendar. It was listed at £20 but then she sent me an offer for £10 and I just thought it would be stupid not to 🤣 I've never smelt that one either, in fact, i only heard of graff last night when I was looking at the 2024 calendar 🤣

Dsis has asked me to look at calendars so that she can get me one for Christmas. Last year she got me the F&M BAC, which led me to these threads and has started me off on an expensive habit 😁.

I've purchased Liberty, Elle and H&B already and waiting for Fenwick and hopefully a GWP when it's released. I do like the F&M one but not sure if there's another out there calling my name? I'd like one with a selection of fragrances included. Any ideas?

They list it at that price every year then they eventually update with 'yours for only £60 when you spend blah' when it actually goes live on 9 Oct.

Ah that makes sense.
Thanks for clarifying, will check it in a couple of days then!

Its lovely, one of my favorites. Check it out on fragrantica as im crap at describing them!

What type of fragrances do you like? The Liberty one has quite a few fragrances, but you've got that one already. What else would you like in the calendar, more skincare, more haircare or more makeup? Maybe you could ask her to get you the Harvey Nicks or space nk fragrance calendar if you're particularly wanting fragrances?

It does sound lovely and right up my street 😍 and sounds perfect for autumn 😀

What did you think of the merchant of Venice queen of the night fragrance? I've bought that one too. I've also got the roja elysium in my favourites.

It's really popular and one of them is but can't remember which.
Unfortunately on me it smudges, as do most mascaras tbh. Im using blinc atm. One of the few that doesn't.

Mines because of hooded eyelids and oily eyelids. VB ran as well. 🙄🤣

Thanks @JoRaRaRa - I'm leaning towards Selfridges, HN Beaty or HN Fragrance. I'll give her a choice and she can surprise me. Also wondering if Harrods BAC might come back in stock?

My other thought is that I have plenty of 'stuff' and maybe I should ask for the Fenwick one as a gift and save my money for vinted hauls 🤔

Now you are tempting me 🤣

You can get eyelid primer which will help with oiliness. It’s for grand eyeshadow looks but helps with any make up to stay in place. www.boots.com/mac-prep-prime-24-hr-eye-base-10285893

Also managing hydration around the eyes really helps, the oiliness might be because your eyes are very dry and your body is trying to help. Heat mask to unblock ducts, eye wipes and then hycosan eye drops that have hyaluronic acid in can really help. Boots sell a Hycosan x Optase starter kit which is good www.boots.com/hycosan-and-optase-dry-eye-kit-10359548

I have used Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion everyday for years due to oily eyelids, I wear it even when not wearing eyeshadow, my mascara never smudges and shadow never creases -
www.lookfantastic.com/p/urban-decay-eyeshadow-primer-potion-10ml-various-shades/11560136/?srsltid=AfmBOoq7N02bHveiDQOK2zHcLwdFuR8x14xZfFlv6XgD8rmr9fVcdVbe

I'm not quite sure if harrods will come back into stock.

That's a nice idea to give her a shortlist and then let her make the final decision, that way it's still a surprise 🥰

Urban Decay eye primer deal on amazon is currently £11.02 hopefully the link works

https://amzn.eu/d/5zMjBwu

Who’s going for the Space NK fragrance?
I initially dismissed it, now I’m back to wanting it… 🤯
I still like PDM, although I already have Delina, Oriana, and Valaya!

I need to ban all beauty sites…and this thread 😂

@SoloCat I also dismissed it, but i know i will want it when it launches👀 I have just bought PDM, so really cant purchase that too. I think id need to smell the Malin & Goetz first if i was going to buy!

Yes, the Malin and Goetz is such a big bottle that I’m also concerned I won’t like it. I heard that it smells similar to a Bibbi one and I haven’t found a BIbbi scent I like yet. The one I had in Liberty that had strawberry notes I disliked intensely.
This addiction is driving me mad 😂

I plan on buying Space NK fragrance, partly because I have £100 Indulge points to use and partly because I love new fragrances, I have not succumbed to PDM yet.
I will read the notes on them, especially the big ones and ones that are complete no-no’s will sell via Vinted and others will spray and if not for me will pass on.

PDM doesn't have oriana in it, so I've just bought a bottle on vinted. The lady has used it once and has thrown away the box, so I got it for £50. I hope it's legit and doesn't leave me with hives. I'll have to spray it on me when it arrives to make sure it's genuine. I've also just bought the roja elysium, both are apparently from Harrods 🤞that one doesn't have the box either.

I'm not after the SpaceNk fragrance but I keep going back to HN fragrance after deciding against it at the weekend 🙈 we're all bad influences on each other 🤣

I haven't decided yet. I'm wavering.

My plan was not to and to buy the new dyson airwave instead but they're out of stock so I might get the HN fragrance instead.