Liberty Beauty Advent Calendar 2025 Opening Thread

[IlovePond]

Hi, if you have the Liberty Beauty Advent Calendar or are just interested in what’s inside, then please feel free to join in by posting your thoughts on each day’s contents.

If you have swapped out any doors, you can either skip a day here or just tell us what you have swapped in and why!

As is ‘usual’ on these threads, please try to avoid revealing each day’s contents before 7am UK time.

Oh no, I’m sure they’ll resolve quickly. Email is [email protected]

I sold today's perfume. I've tried it before and it does nothing for me, either on it's own or as a topper.

im sick of all the perfume tbh it’s all too strong for me

It was Carriere Freres in the calendar a couple of years ago.
@AlPaccacino

Not keen on today’s, too manly for me.

Ah!! Excellent, thank you! I remember it was a marmite choice for many others, but personally i loved it!

Is there anyone at home with you to check its not in one of the other drawers? I appreciate you may live alone though as I do...I'd have to get my mum round for this dilemma!

I've given this perfume away before, I think probably twice now. But I do still have the tiny tester from either a Liberty or SpaceNK perfume kit a couple of years ago. So I've squirted the tester again and I like it more than I remember. I wonder if my tastes are changing because I also like the Vyrao now which I thought was terrible when the calendar arrived.
I will try the tester again before I decide if I'm opening and keeping this one.

I’m such a drip to have never thought of putting the tomato candle in my kitchen!!!! Genius idea!

I opened the perfume and tried it right away and I really like it. Can’t smell anything on me now - not sure if that’s normal as I do have a very good sense of smell.

i got a perfume in my M&S AC too so I’m delighted as have loads to use now!

Not sure what to make of todays, and I have an unopened one already as received in perfume kit. Would be open to swap but not sure yet with what.

Received marketing email from Liberty about what's in the calendar to date - no mention of the mascara on day 13 only the eye pencil! I also haven't received a response about a replacement etc, simply asking me what day it appeared in the calendar 🙄

Today’s I sprayed straight away and it smelt like old fashioned plastic dolls on me. Think 1980’s tiny tears 😂
Thanks to you lot I’ve now used it as a fragrance topper on my usual fragrance (TF White suede) and it works much better! Not plastic at all but has subtly changed the fragrance so might be useful on holiday when I take one perfume, just to change it up a little? I’ll have to play around with it. I really must read instructions more often though…

Really not sure on todays. I immediately thought it wasn't for me (also didn't realise it was a topper) but it's dried down ok. I'm just not sure if I will use it. I think I'd happily swap for the granado but then I'm also a hoarder and don't know if I would regret this.

Morning all. I was going to sell today’s perfume and put something else in the drawer, but then I gave a sample size of this a go and decided I quite liked it after all.

I don’t really ‘get’ the whole layering thing - I’ve tried but not really been able to see any difference. However, on me, it smells ok on its own so I will use it.

On a related note: I got an email from Liberty today saying my replacement mascara is en route.

I'd happily swap something for today's! I have one already and really like it layered. I've tried it with the Granado today and (on me at least) it adds a bit of complexity/knocks back the sweetness a bit.

Yeah it feels like there are lots of perfumes at the cost of other products. I love the Liberty calendar, but a better blend of products would have appealed to me. Perfume is so personal.

I love today’s perfume - it was quite strong on me and lasted very well until I went swimming. I’m really enjoying this year’s calendar.

Loving the calendar but I really hope there aren't any more perfumes now, its not a great balance even though I like most of them:
@Netaporter please cn you help with the serum? It says to you about 3 times a week morning and evening: Why only 3 and should the morning and evening be on the same days or 3 time, some morning, some evening? If not then Id be using it 6 times a week: Im still using the blue Luna night oil from last year, is it ok to use that the other nights? Thank you!

I'm not enjoying this calendar especially as today's has 'sample' written on the box. I know they use samples but it doesn't seem luxury to have it labelled as a sample.
I just think on top of everything else, I'm really disheartened by this calendar. I did research before I purchased. I absolutely loved the box design, and I still do. There was a few products I wanted, 1 was the sisley, another is something we haven’t found yet, and I'm not sure if there were any others.
Funnily I never noticed just how perfume heavy this calendar is, and I think we still have a few more perfumes yet to come.
Glad I'm the minority though and everyone else is happy.

Does anyone want to swap anything for my Eye pencil? Just realised it’s brown which I’ll never wear/use
happy to have anything
or will stick on Vinted at some point

@Chocolateteabag I’ll swap you the eye pencil for today’s perfume (I Don’t Know What) if you’d like??

I’ve bought the AC before but not this year, too many perfumes and small sizes which seems a bit of a con.
It used to be premium but less so now.

Also happy to swap the eye pencil otherwise I will also list on vibted when I have the headspace.

I’ll be using the serum in my AM routine after my current Vit C serum runs out. You can use this either in the AM or the PM as the ‘treat’ step after cleansing (and then toning if you tone) and then add your moisturiser on top. Make sure you use an SPF if using in the morning.

I’d say they are suggesting 3w pw in order to avoid any adverse reaction from skin that is not used to this sort of product. If your skin has had this sort of product and is not likely to react then I’d say its personal discretion.

Use instead of the Blue Night oil, not as well as in the evening.

Thanks for the info about the serum @Netaporter

Excellent - I’ll PM you when I get home ( cant do it on the app)