🎄 2025 Style and Beauty Advent Calendar Discussion ***SPOILERS*** THREAD 9

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New thread! Will this be the last thread? I think it will last two weeks and we’ll finish on a round number 10. Though Black Friday deals may mean we burn through this and 10 onto 11 and 12!

I’ve started getting Black Friday early access emails for 25% etc.

Thank you for this- I’ve just bought as a gift - I’m sure it will go down a treat

@psuedocream3 the fragrance shop calendar had previously sold out very quickly. I think this year lots have brands have released fragrance calendars and they have had a lot more competition. I'm not sure how much their calendar changes from year to year but I thought it was quite expensive. I picked up the perfume shop one and the LF fragrance one instead and put them together.

There is a charge to be a member , something like £20 ish. So it cuts into the discount. Worth it if you would spend with them during the year as there are benefits / discounts.

I've had an email tonight to say that Look fantastic have final units of their BAC. Another retailer trying to get us to panic buy? 🤔

I took my Liberty AC out of the packaging tonight as it’s been sitting under my bed for weeks. Just wanted a peek! Oh my the bag it comes in is gorgeous and the AC itself if beautiful!! I’ve always fancied a Liberty one but it was too £££ but I’ve treated myself this year. Excited!!

Me too @Ilikeyoursleeves - huge purchase for me and I am very excited!

Ooo see you on the Liberty opening thread if there is one @IlovePond!

Even my not that into hair & beauty friend was wowed by my Liberty BAC

Edited: typo

I got 25% Sparks discount on M& S calendar making it £45 and no other purchase needed. It shows as £330 on website but drops to £45 at checkout, home delivery only so £3.99 if spending under £60. So I would check your Sparks if you want one.

Just checked my Sparks offers and I have one for 25% off the M&S bac in case anyone still in the market for one, check your offers, brings it down to £45. They’re obviously not selling well at the increased price this year!

Oops sorry, cross posted with @RedRiverShore5!

Ah I was going to buy one as a gift but not had the code.

@BlueLimesI didn’t get a code, just a sparks offer. I don’t think there’s a way of sharing is there? If you know of one, am happy for you to have it, I’m not buying one!

So cross I’ve not got an M&S discount!!! I’d have snapped that up!

also v excited about the beautiful Liberty calendar - if the contents are as good as the box then we’re all in for a treat.

I think they’re linked to your card ? Thanks for the offer though !

I might pop on store in case they’re on offer tomorrow.

The M&S discount has just appeared on my card - wasn’t there last night. I wonder if everyone will have it at some point. It is silly to drip feed reductions and annoying for those who bought it full price.

IMO it’s still overpriced at £45. Such a shame as it was my favourite calendar on a couple of previous occasions.

I would have bought the M&S one if it was C&C or in store, it's not in my local one but I'm away next week and can't risk it being left somewhere. £45 is more in keeping with last years price which I think was about £35 or £40. I didn't buy it as I thought £60 was a big increase.

It was so pretty but just not as durable or reusable as other BACs. I did try putting things in it to see if I could reuse it but they wouldn’t stay put. It’s a shame that it wasn’t reusable, even my H&B one has lasted a year being used as a tea caddy. I kept the little inner boxes from H&B with full intention of reusing them for a diy this year but have accidentally bought three calendars instead 🤣 Next year I will just use the pretty boxes from this year and put a chocolate in them, honest!

Oh and I have also now bought an empty diptyque 2025 box 😳. I REALLY wanted that!

I used the Rituals village as a decoration only the following year but then chucked it due to storage shortage @Keffert I don’t think this year’s big one is as pretty.

Diptyque boxes are so pretty! I will definitely be keeping my Liberty box for next year.

I don't have a single Sparks offer at the minute. Bought some trousers on Tuesday day - full price - as I had them in my wish list for weeks and one pair was back in stock.

I’m confused why the M&S calendar isn’t available for C&C. The postage charge is off-putting.

I also don’t understand the drip feeding of discounts. Someone on here or another thread bought the calendar with this discount days ago whilst others are just getting it now. M&S were probably still hoping to sell some at full price but giving discounts to some but not all creates bad feeling. (I know HN did the same.)

@2025istheyeari panic over - my friend has ordered 2. So I’ve not got 3 calendars and 3 beauty boxes 😳

🤣🤣🤣🤣all is good in the world then!

It was £50 last year. Still a big bloody increase though. Ah, those were the days when it was £35! It was such a bargain then.

I don't have the sparks offer (yet) but will be checking all day now. I'm only considering it as a gift for a friend who's had a hard time. It's reasonable at £45.

I have the M&S discount in my Sparks for the calendar as well. Do I really need to get it?