🎄 2025 Style and Beauty Advent Calendar Discussion ***SPOILERS*** THREAD 8

[BakeOffRewatch]

New thread!

Are all the perfumes in the subscription boxes little 2ml testers?

Between 1.5 - 2ml plus 25ml Skinsense Ceramide24 Recovery Support Night cream. It's a good selection.

More detailed breakdown and notes at https://iscentyouaday.com/the-perfume-society-seasonal-scent-box-autumn/

@JoRaRaRa only took two days to arrive - so really quick. I haven’t tried anything yet (have my beloved Mitsouko on today which has great longevity).

I am also wondering if we might see a few discounts in November. I see the 15% off code for the Harvey Nichols calendar is only valid until tomorrow

I just got the same! The box for nothing with the subscription.

it will be lovely for stockings and friends!

@JoRaRaRa This is a great deal if the deluxe discovery box is free! Thanks for sharing the idea. I have done the same and it appears to be only charging for the subscription.
The subscription looks good, obviously it’s a gamble but no more so than the beauty boxes. Looking forward to receiving them

I think at £7 a month the subscription is a good gamble , even if the sizes are small. In the absence of our wonderful department stores ( where we go these for free ) it's a great way for me at least to sample at not to hevty a price . I think I'll maybe give it a year and see .

I was tempted about Ellis Breooklyn Florist, and if it was direct shipping to Ireland I would have bought it but I feel I have so few days I want to smell like flower shop , and also have Spiky Muse and Strawberry to explore in the summer - the 10ml I have will last me few years. I like the Favourite and Luna Pentagons the spring too, and I have over 5ml in each. Still, I really appreicate the tip and if they had few more I am interested I would have purchased.

That’s my thinking, it’s nothing really, and will make good little stocking fillers if they aren’t a scent I’d like to wear.
I like that you can cancel any time as well

I like the idea of someone else selecting the scents for the season for me 🤣 and being able to cancel at any time is really good 😊

Yes, I agree , the price isn't over the top and a good description of the fragrance. Thank you to the pp a good recommendation, even if I don't keep subscribing. Thi s is why I love this thread.

I can’t wait !!! Bit of a lull after deciding on main advent and then final crunch on fragrance 😂 then getting the wrong one on Flannels . This is my last buy though !!!!! Honest guv 😆 I will however smell different every day of the week until spring ! I hope for every one else there are discounts galore but I have to step away . Aside from anything else I have no storage . Just bought a love little draw set to hide the perfumes in 😂😂

I love it when I'm at work and people say I knew you were here, I can smell you . Even though I'm working through my fragrances, so it's something different most days.

I need fragrances like this. Mine are all too light so the smell doesn’t last long.
I’m looking forward to using some of my recent purchases as they do have a deeper scent which I think will be perfect for autumn, I’m hoping they have longevity

Minder discounts are trickling in - £5 off OK (£94) and £10 off Glossybox (£80) just landed in my emails.

Or maybe I over spray 🤔

*minor!

I feel like I spray a lot on but the scent doesn’t last. I think it’s more the fragrances I’m using as when I tested the Graff and the Mon Paris I bought recently I could still smell them later on

Please could I ask a non BAC question. I need to buy an eyeshadow palette for a present, I don’t really do eye shadow maybe a little bronzer in the crease is the height of it for me but what would you recommend if the brief is good pigment, very little fall out and easily blended. I will spend up to about £80 and would like it to be a palette with a mix of matte/shimmer etc.

I’ve looked cult and space and see the likes of Patrick ta, Natasha denona etc but I’ve always passed on eye shadows etc from beauty boxes and calenders over the years so have no experience with this

thanks so much if anyone has advice x

On another thread people have been rating Morphe for the qualities you want from an eye shadow uk.morphe.com/products/chromaplus-6-pan-eyeshadow-palette

I use the Lisa Eldridge palette and I love it. The colours stay where they are meant to stay and it’s very wearable colours, some with shimmer. https://www.lisaeldridge.com/products/desert-gleam-eyeshadow-palette Just noticed they’ve discontinued my colourway!

The Liberty Glam kit was launched last week and people who have bought it have said the SUQQU palette is nice. https://www.libertylondon.com/uk/the-glam-beauty-kit-000858367.html

There was an Estée Lauder one in a kit that I thought looked amazing. It’s £90 for the kit if you spend £50 - I think @OvaHere bought it https://www.boots.com/lancome-holiday-beauty-box-christmas-set-10368753 I think the palette is this one you can buy separately https://www.lancome.co.uk/makeup/eyes/eyeshadows/idole-cafe-crush-maxi-palette-x-sheika-daley/3614274293500.html it’s limited edition for Christmas 2025

I thought the palette in the Sephora calendar looked good too https://www.sephora.co.uk/p/sephora-favorites-advent-calendar can’t figure out which one it is here www.sephora.co.uk/search?q=tarte+palette

@Twinsandsome in addition to what @BakeOffRewatch has said at the top end of your budget you can't go far wrong with a Natasha Denona palette. The Sephora sale is starting tomorrow so you could get a decent discount. The large palettes tend to be grouped by tone and shade so I Need A Nude leans a bit more light and cool, I Need A Warm is more richer browns and there's several others also. The formulas are excellent too.

Make Up By Mario has a new palette out that is very wearable shades. I've not tried any of his though. I think last years release is still available too which was blues/silver type shades.

Do you have an idea of what shades you are looking for?

Look fantastic have a declining discount that works on some advents. Currently 25% off. Code HURRY
Armani beauty down to £202
Espa down to £131
Molton Brown down to £149

That's good for the Armani one. I will not buy another Armani BAC though!!!

Not sure if it has been mentioned but BDLF brings the rituals wreath advent calendar down to 81 pounds on the Lookfantastic website. Or you can use the code HURRY which will get you more off bringing it to 77 pounds. I am now very tempted to buy it and split into gifts.

Some others also included- Rituals, Revolution, Liz Earle.

I’m not interested in any of them but some good prices and obviously works on non advent items too.