🎄 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.

I’ve just had an email with early access to the annual CEW beauty edit:

https://cewuk.co.uk/product/cew-beauty-edit-2025/

Other than the AB serum, it’s all full sizes and quite a good mix of things. Would make a decent DIY calendar if anyone is still looking.

I have got it down to £81 on GF site thanks @IlovePond
Trying codes on LF to see if I can get it same price there so I can get the points plus there’s a free KS goat milk cleanser which I use and like . Have tried BDAY15 and 5OFF to no avail

I’ve had an email with 20% off glamour AC using code BLACKFRIDAY20

@diamondsandrose code: 40PLUS is a good one for LF but it doesn’t work on the GB calendar, (I tried the other day).

However, it may well work on your other items.

OK beauty are also saying last chance. In their email, they say that they've sold 98% and that the calendar won't make it into any Black Friday deals. I'm hoping this link works and has £5 off 🤞 https://www.okbeautybox.co.uk/products/the-ok-beauty-box-advent-calendar?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=campaign&_kx=WhOLcg0s5PQ8QrLEGmiKm6qfH8HWkwrJhtNzdt9OeGA.VWpuVt

For Look Fantastic, try BDLF or PAULAHLF 🤞

This might be fake but I don't know how to verify. It popped up on Instagram 12 days AC from Acre Pharmacy. It looks very good but I don't know the price.
I'm not putting a link in case it is fake.
There was a note to say available to HCP professionals only.
I think they are based in Ireland. I suspect it showed up because I follow beauty stuff on Instagram and also a pharmacist from Ireland who talks about menopause stuff.
Can anyone figure out if this is real and available to mere mortals?

@AprilLady thank you for the link. CEW edits are always brilliant and I think I only know about them because of you posting links over the years.

And a reminder not to actually order anything through Instagram- we had big problems with fake SpaceNK in the past...

Elle is down to £99 on their Instagram post.

I think this is actually better than most if not all the advent calendars we’ve seen this year.

I've decided to order the Lumene calendar for Jadvent. I use their products, travel sizes are great for me due to sports travel, and it's 30% off on their own site when you buy one of their other sets (also 30% off).

Cab I ask - did anyone get an advent calendar containing Rodial dragons blood eye gel? I think.maybe it was jn OK? If so was it sealed? I just bought one from Vinted and I'm wondering if it might have been a bit used. Wondering whether to send it back of if that's just how it came in the calendar

@Sexentric Yes. I got this in the OK advent, it wasn't in a box, but was sealed.

Happy to send you pictures if you want?

Can anyone help me please?

I'm sure I've seen an edit recently, which had a 65ml Grown Alchemist hand cream, but now I can't remember where! 🫣

There's one in the CB Groom Stocking but it's only 20ml
https://www.cultbeauty.co.uk/p/beauty-box/cult-beauty-groom-go-worth-over-80/17510752/

It is in a lot of boxes though so maybe someone else will remember.

The Acre AC contains injectables so you would have to be a prescriber or ordering on behalf of a prescriber to buy it. They would verify your prescriber status or that of the prescriber that you are ordering on behalf of. It is illegal to obtain prescription items without a valid prescription.

30% off HN Fragrance. So everyone who wasn't special enough to get a code now's your chance.

www.harveynichols.com/harvey-nichols/harvey-nichols-12-days-of-fragrance-advent-calendar-2025-42957-232486

Also 30% off the HN BAC
https://www.harveynichols.com/harvey-nichols/harvey-nichols-beauty-advent-calendar-2025-42956-232485/

Thank you @AppleDumplingWithCustard
This would explain why I was not familiar with the products and thinking this is all new stuff I must try! Which I won't now that I understand what it means.

Yes that's what I expected really. Thank you. A picture would be great if you wouldn't mind.

Thank you! Just purchased it and also had £3 voucher so it came to £119.50. Bargain!

Just had another look at the HN beauty calendar. 30% off brings it down to £175. Same price as the CEW edit which, in my humble opinion, has fewer but a far better range of usable products in great sizes. Lots of stuff I’ve not tried. I’m not sure that I should thank you for the link @AprilLadyas I thought I was definitely ‘done’ but now I’m sorely tempted by CEW 😂

Thanks @OvaHereI may have purchased another and will refrain from getting the PDM one

Wow, I purchased both of the HN ACs early on, can’t believe how much they have been discounted. Given these were extra calendars for me, I wish I’d held off now 🫠