🎄 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.

To add to @Mejera 's message. I think the
Mintd offer is brilliant. My DIY AC includes my big order from their previous similar sale when I bought 2 AC, 2 beauty edits and got a fantastic GWP of similar value. Yes the total of the order was high but, but, but I saved a lot, from memory I was really interested in all the products and, the best part was the quality of presentation: everything was beautifully packaged and very neatly organised, top quality.

Fenwick has had a 10% reduction and is now £225 in case anyone still thinking about this one.

Updated list: I think I saw yesterday that someone had posted that Liberty was back in stock. It's showing as oos again this morning. Only 1 sold out since yesterday (asos), but our sold out list is getting longer 😭 Also, sephora is now a waiting list 😕

Sold out
Harrods fragrance - August
SpaceNk BAC - September
Harrods BAC - September
Cult Beauty - September
Look Fantastic fragrance - October
Look Fantastic men's - October
Harrods hair & body - October
Boots skin - October
Anthropologie - October
Fortnum & Mason - November
Selfridges - November
Liberty beauty - November
Look fantastic beauty - November
Holland & Barrett - November
Beauty bay - November
Niche beauty - November
Asos - November

Mixed brand
Elle - £109 on this link www.hearstmagazines.co.uk/elle-beauty-advent-calendar-friends?sv_campaign_id=78888&sv_tax1=affiliate&sv_tax2=&sv_tax3=Skimlinks&sv_tax4=mumsnet.com&sv_affiliate_id=78888&awc=2202_1763445824_392e07d3b3e989a2174166bb896565dc
OK beauty
Boots premium - code SAVE15 takes it to £127.50
Next 25 days of beauty
Next premium
Glossybox
Glamour - 20% off with code BLACKFRIDAY20 making it £132
Sephora - this has changed to a waiting list with more stock apparently coming on 21st Nov.
Harvey Nichols
Harvey Nichols fragrance
SpaceNk fragrance
Fenwick - 10% off making it £225
John Lewis
Liberty men
Debenhams £114 with code BEAUTY5
Vogue
Latest in beauty
M&s
Justmylook
Oh my cream
You Beauty

Same brand
Kiko cosmetics
Benefit 15% at JL making it £114.75
Mac
PDM countdown
Nuxe £89.60 on Look Fantastic
Lumene £72.12 on secret sales
Korres
Rituals wreath - £80 at Printemps
Clarins 24 day 20% off making it £124 on clarins website. 12 day 20% off making it £76 on clarins website and JL.

ReallyRee unboxed Harvey Nicks on insta. I'm going to go see if I can find a Fenwicks one now that it has a discount 🤣 I've kept looking for Next Premium as I've been interested in that one, but nope, there's not been any 😔 nothing on insta either. I'm kinda hoping that means it gets discounted 🤞 I've watched unboxings of the cheaper one.

Thanks @Mejera. Are the advents only 6 days am I looking properly?! Thanks

Yes I did see the Really Ree unboxing but I think that is the only one available. None of the You Tube beauty influencers like Planning with Crystal, RLV, Diary of a Beauty Geek or Miss Boux have done the Harvey Nicks this year. They have all unboxed Space NK, Glossybox and I think Selfridges, along with a load of cheaper ones.
I can’t find an unboxing of Fenwick anywhere, although Paulina from RLV said she might get it if it has a discount.

Yeah, I think it's the only HN available 😕 there were quite a few look fantastic ones too. I do watch some cheap unboxings, with no intention of actually buying them. I think I've only seen miss boux unbox John lewis too, so not many of those. They've really slowed down now, I tend to watch them in the afternoon as background noise whilst working, but there's not too many to pick from now 😞

Cherry Wallis has a 24 days of advent through November. She has a mix of calendars but has done some beauty ones including F&M, Liberty, Vogue and a few others. Not many other unboxings of Vogue or F&M so I watched those. It confirmed that the Vogue calendar isn’t for me which is a relief!

I've just ordered some gifts (some may be for me) from https://thehandmadesoapcompany.ie/. I love their candles. I also got a free soap and a free candle withe the code WELCOMEHOME and a free mystery box work €40.

I'll go and have a look 🥰

Yes, they call them 'mini' advent calendars - i think it's just 2 separate 6 day ones.

So really more an edit/beauty box IMO.

The GWP wasn't adding for me when I put the 2 AC's in my basket (total £348) it was added to my basket when I added another item from the gift selection - not that I was serious about the purchase, I just wanted to see what the total price with discount would be.

Thank you!

Those are excellent edits. Great brands, key products from their line up and full sizes!!!

Harrods 12 day back in stock
https://www.harrods.com/en-gb/p/harrods-of-london-the-harrods-12-days-of-hair-and-body-advent-calendar-2025-000000000007806189

@OvaHere oh wow! Wasn't expecting harrods to get anymore stock of their ACs. I wonder if these were in the stores and have now been sent back to sell online 🤔

I don't think they'll hang around for too long.

Thanks, they look really good, am going to have a think, thanks for sharing!

Thanks. I tend to only look for unboxings on youtube as the vids on insta are too short for me but may need to change my habits 🤣

Thanks. I would have bought this last week but i have bought so much since then I only now want the champo so won't bother 🙄🤣
Yah being sensible. For once 🤣

If you bank with Lloyds have a look at the cashback offers, it was showing 5% for Harvey Nichols , I haven't looked at T&Cs (and 15% Dyson which is interesting). Their cashback takes ages but it works.

I'm going to look at all mine and DH bank accounts and credit cards and cashback logins in preparation of BF to see if there are any offerings. I still only need the mother of all vacuum cleaners but it there might be a slip here and there. Haven't bought an AC yet but I absolutely love reading the stories here with the amazing finds.

Hi 👋🏻 I’m thinking about trying to get a BAC for DS18’s girlfriend who is 17. I’m thinking Glossybox vibes as she is very “clean girl” so perfume , skincare , hair and minimal makeup. Do we reckon it will go below £90? Also looking at PLT premium for £60. Any other ideas ? Thanks 🙏🏻

@diamondsandrose

Code 10OFF brings GB down to £81.

GB are saying ‘last chance’ for the calendar on their site. This could be true, or an attempt to scare people into panic-buying.

I still have a hankering for GB - I must resist as I have bought lots recently!

Ohhhh thank you @IlovePond💕💕