🎄 2025 Style and Beauty Advent Calendar Discussion ***SPOILERS*** THREAD 10

[BakeOffRewatch]

Final one before the opening threads. Who is starting the opening threads and for which ones? Please share the links below. There’ll be Waifs and Strays one, DIY, and possibly Harrods, Space NK, Liberty?

On 1st December, the opening threads start, I’ll ask MN to update this post with links.

If you’re looking to continue the chat beyond BACs there is the Beauty chat thread here by @OvaHere : https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/style_and_beauty/5444855-beauty-chat-freebiesgifts-with-purchaseoffers-thread-six
and the perfumistas thread here by @IDontHateRainbows : https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/style_and_beauty/5443053-scent-of-the-day-part-six-what-will-the-friendly-perfumistas-spray-next
Both threads are quite spendy, be warned!

Waifs and strays opening thread
thank you @AprilLady

Liberty opening thread www.mumsnet.com/talk/style_and_beauty/5452449-liberty-beauty-advent-calendar-2025-opening-thread thank you @IlovePond

Empties and beauty hoarders rehabilitation thread www.mumsnet.com/talk/style_and_beauty/5441152-cant-stop-buying-hoarding-beauty-treats-youre-in-good-company-here thank you @Experiment627

[New links added by MNHQ at OP's request]

Anyone for Anthropologie? Or are we also destined for the waifs and strays? Happy for either. It was the first one I bought (August time?) so have absolutely no idea what was I'm it or what drew me to it other than the £20 Anthroperks discount.

Ahhh fellow RHOBAC ladies …this years thread has been amazing …@BakeOffRewatchthanks for a stellar job on managing all 10 threads !!

i’ll be still lurking on here for a while but will follow the unboxing threads for harrods, SNK, and waifs and strays
thanks all ! merry christmas …it’s been emosh !
now on to the unboxing !
my sister has 9 to open !!!🤣🤣🤣🤣….

@Benny12 wow 9! She’ll spend half of everyday opening them! Is that the record?

@BakeOffRewatch …i know …it will take forever but she said it’s the most fun she’s had in years …

Yes, I’ve got Glossybox so I’ll join.

How many of us have gone for Korean beauty/skincare? I have Sylvan Glow and I see someone upthread has Yepoda.

We’ve just set up the ACs, didn’t want to get the kids excited and upset if they saw them before they could open. I have M&S beauty £60 with minimum spend £35, DH has Star Wars Lego 20% off so £24 from £30, and primary age DC has Accessorize girls calendar 50% off so £15 from £30. Last year I had Liberty and I loved that box, DC had Barbie AC with accessories which is still treasured and played with a lot.

I’ve set my Elle AC up in my home office so I can enjoy it in peace 😁 It was a last minute buy as I had Harrods frag as a birthday present and I opened the other frag ACs that I bought to use when I got them. I’ve also got two CH mystery boxes to open on Christmas Eve once I’ve done with all the prep.

Looking forward to seeing your one, I love the Korean brands.

I feel so sad that this thread is coming to an end. Honestly, it’s been such a welcome (albeit expensive) distraction during a difficult time. You’re such a lovely bunch of people, and so helpful.
Thanks to @JoRaRaRa who, admittedly led me astray many times, but introduced me to many lovely products and sparked a new addiction to fragrance 😊
Thanks to @OvaHere co-founder of RHOBAC - what fun it has been (let’s get our heads together soon to pitch our ideas to Netflix!) 🥳🥂
And a special thanks to @BakeOffRewatch for keeping us going! These threads must be a lot of work to keep on top of, and your dedication is appreciated for reasons way beyond beauty 💐

Tonight I have set up Harrods & SNK BACs, replacing a few DoDs with items from HN.
I have popped a couple of extra fragrances in these, and I’m going to save my main FAC for the 12 days of Christmas.

As I’ve noticed it’s now 00:02, I’m wishing all my fellow RHOBAC a very happy AC season 🥳

Wow @JoRaRaRa that looks amazing 😍
Do you think it worked out way more expensive doing it that way? I was initially going to do a Frankenstein but couldn’t find a way of doing it without it costing hundreds. Next year I do want to do one though but may have to mix in some chocolates to keep it cheaper!

I’m quite tempted by the avant 12 day…£99. I really don’t need it though. At the moment I feel like I do, but I know once I’ve opened the three I have I’ll have plenty of products to keep me going.

Has anyone made a Sephora thread please ?

Happy 1st December, advent season guys 🎉💃🎄🎅 so looking forward to stalking the other threads to see what everyone else has received 😁

@Thelifeofawife it's been fun, hasn't it?! Sorry if I've made you or anyone else spend too much. Hopefully everyone can still buy the presents they need to 🙈🤣

@Keffert so I bought the SpaceNk calendar, sold just less than half of it for £190. I made a list of things I wanted from other calendars and only bought them when I felt it was a good price. Apart from the Medik8 night cream which I went way over budget on. I managed to pick up some right bargains along the way of stuff I weren't even considering but have nicely slotted into the calendar. I've spent just over £300 on it, it's mostly made up of items from ACs. I also have a few things from boots £10 Tuesday, samples from hourglass and also just additional purchases to form a bulk buy from vinted sellers. It has a value of £1588 (according to chatgpt, I may calculate it properly later). Mostly, I loved doing it, even all the selling, packaging things up etc. It took my mind off some other things going on that I wasn't ready to face 🩷✌️ I'd definitely recommend it xx

Happy Advent everyone.

There’s also the discounts/deals thread but I don’t understand why it’s separate from this one as it’s all the same posters talking about the same things as here 😂 Checking both doubles the workload.

Oh I've not seen that one, I best get myself over there, I don't want to miss out on any bargains 🙈🤣

Happy 1 December everyone!

If anyone can explain to me why the Elemis calendar is designed with a snowy sky you cannot see without lying on the floor I am very intrigued to know… 😂

BAC and cat den in one?

If anyone is still looking Debenhams has 30% off and the code CYBER10 is taking another 10% so down to £94.50.
I have picked this up for Jadvent

I've just purchased a Jadvent too - SpaceNK fragrance calendar IS £122.40 using code CYBER2025.

I tried Sana Jardin Sandlewood Temple last night and love it - there's a 10ml in the SNK one. There's around 200ml of fragrance plus a Diptyque candle 😊

I think i also got 5% cashback via Klarna, but not quite sure if that tracked.

I bought the Sana Sandalwood Temple 10ml for day 1 of my frankenstein BAC and hate it. I'm really disappointed as I had high hopes for it but it smells like wet cardboard on me. I've just checked fragantica and it's a real love it or hate it polarising scent. Think I'll put it straight on Ebay.

Just My Look BAC is down to £66.99 today. I'm tempted to get another along with my DIY & glossybox as there's some lovely things in there.

Ooh. I'm definitely interested now. I'll be in Dublin today so will nip in to Spacenk and try out the 2 50ml. If i like at least one of them, I'll go for it.

So that brings it down to €140.76 for me as the 25% is off the discounted price rather than the original one, which makes sense. i did say I'd consider it if it went below €140 as 25% off the original price is €138 but I don't think I'll quibble over 77c😁

Now I'm wondering will it go any lower?

For SNK doesn't say anything about excluding calendar but cashback % does so it will just be £15
Black Friday: up to 25% off, plus get a £15 Bonus when you opt in and spend £75 or more.
Available for the first 1,000 opt ins. Ends 01/12/2025 at 23:59.
Bonuses are paid once the qualifying cashback has been confirmed.

Only 1000 opt ins. https://www.quidco.com/incentive/space-nk-bonus-wc01december2025/

@BakeOffRewatch - you have done n amazing job in the threads. Enjoy your calendar.

@JoRaRaRa - am very impressed with your dedication to your Frankenstein calendar. It seems like it was almost a full time job!

@OchonAgusOchonOh - enjoy Dublin today. Where will you be? I miss Grafton Street at Christmas. And Henry Street back in the day!

Happy advent everyone!

@Fleecy and @Ponksunless some more people delurk with a Look Fantastic we are probably better off in Waifs and Strays? I need to post there anyway as my lovely DCs have made me a Frankenstein (not just beauty, but fabulous )