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.

Brilliant! I wear eyeliner every day and this coffee colour is actually looking better and softer for my age 😳 I’ve always worn black eyeliner but I’m loving this new pencil 🥳

Offer to swap today’s for Granado very much stands :) thanks also for the Ex Nihilo swap offers. I’m not so sure on that perfume yet, so was hoping someone might be keen to swap for Granado. I’ll get back to you if I get no takers for Granado. Thank you.

I’m keen to swap the Granado for the eye pencil or almost any of the other perfumes if anyone’s keen? 😊

I’d swap today’s for the Granado @spoeke if you mean you’d like today’s?

I won’t use today’s so unless someone is happy to swap it’s off to vinted. I’d rather offer here first 😊

Yes please! I’ll DM you!

I'm absolutely not going to use my eye pencil and love the grenado so happy to swap if that's what you mean?

Lots of perfumes….

@MySweetGeorgina so many. I've had this advent for six or so years now and it's never been like this!!

I’ve read recently that there has been a perfume revival and perfume sales have gone up so that’s why lots of BAC’s have focused on them . I’ve never seen so many new variations and articles.

I’ve loved it . In fact I’ve loved this BAC and last years SPNK . It’s great to try new things .

I have not had as bad a year as some but life can sometimes be a slog . I love treating my family but this is something I love just for me . Every morning I get up sort the kids and walk the dog then I come home and sit down an open my Calendar . I crack on with my day and in the evening I sit down and look at the thread to see what I am supposed to do with some of the lotions and potions or how to wear the perfumes. I have been searching for 30 years to find my forever perfume , but I have either the most perfume repellent or absorbent skin that nothing seems to stick 😂 so I live in hope that one day one will last beyond midday .

I am sad that some are disappointed , but I love my LIB BAC it’s a thing of beauty and it keeps on giving . Love the eyeliner and I was lucky with the mascara gave a nice sweep , would consider a full sized one . Today’s perfume is a real favourite . On its own it smells great , will it last …….. or just sink in to my dry resistant skin 🤷🏻‍♀️

I have just sent you a PM @Ilikeyoursleevesx

@Chocolateteabag thanks! My laptop won’t open Mumsnet for some reason (it’s sooo slow and jus whirring) but I’ll check again tomo so I can read your message

If I was brought today’s as a gift, I’d think it was quite thoughtful as I do like my sleep. However, it’s not something I’d purchase myself.

Will have to accept I’m going to be a wrinkly hag in 2026, as not had any dream skin care yet. Almost makes me miss all of the exfoliants from the previous years (was it 2023?)

Love today’s I love a sleep product though so this is right up my street.i also love Verden products. I’ll post the link on the next post otherwise this one will be hidden my MN for some reason..,

If anyone wants a great pillow spray, I’d recommend This Works deep sleep pillow spray. Amazing.Ditto their Deeo sleep candle on for 15mins before bed.

This product I’ll be using as part of my night-time routine and I’ll either apply on my body if I’m showering/bathing or just on my hands/wrists and soles of my feet (reflexology trick) with a pair of socks on top.

https://verden.world/products/nocturne-magnesium-night-balm?srsltid=AfmBOoocRU7OtF7DikX_GiWc9rNVa_63Mm-HJM7cAC_BoOIgSbOxkiti

This looks interesting! At first I thought it was a night moisturiser for my face but sounds like it’s for your body. I use a sleep spray too so will see if this helps the wind down at night!

Hurray, something different! I love the idea of this, still have some of the hand cream from last year: Im still using lots of things from last year, is anyone else? Blue skin oil, hair milk, pillow spray, eye pencil, eye cream (most have the last tiny drops and scraps left: With all the sample size perfumes and small pots (moisturiser is almost gone already) it does feel a bit like they have been space fillers, I hope there are some more skin care products, it is a beauty advent calendar not a perfume one after all: Any recommendations for other BACs? It is my absolute treat of the year and a surprise so I don't want to check out whats inside before I buy: Ive said before, I love it but not so many of the same thing (don't most of us have our signature scent rather than use loads of different ones, and go to the perfume counter to try for free if we want to choose a new one rather than buy a special AC to sample? Lastly, some people have said they don't like the pencil because it is coffee coloured, its actually darker than it looks when it is on, lovely and smooth too and blends really easily with finger or a little brush!

I thought this was a night cream for the face, clearly not. Looking forward to using it though.

Ooh I’m excited for this one, like pp said, something different and anything that helps me with sleep is a winner!

yes @AnnieFrancaisI’m still using stuff ( or replacements!) from last year although I don’t remember blue skin oil🤔. If it helps, other BACs I looked at were Space NK, John Lewis and Harrods ( but that really did have teeny tiny samples!). Space NK is definitely one I’ll look at next year alongside Liberty to see which one works best for me. I did that this year and chose Liberty knowing there were a fair few perfumes. There is a BAC thread where people discuss, I found that really useful.

I’m off on holiday tonight so started early from tomorrow’s door in mid November. I’ll still try to get involved in the threads.

@Netaporter I am the same, love a sleep product, especially by this works but also a big Verden fan. I want to try it now but I’m already sleepy (could have done with this at 4am 😂).

@2025istheyeari thanks for this, Space NK sounds a good one, love that shop when Im in the UK! The oil was Luna by Sunday Riley: What does the B in BAC stand for - big?
Have a great holiday!

Sorry b- beauty!! I didn’t get a luna in last years Liberty, wonder if it was the year before or a beauty drop?

@AnnieFrancais Beauty Advent Calendar.

I love Sunday Riley.

I can’t wait to try this tonight, it couldn’t have come at a better time!

I really notice a difference in the quality of my sleep when I use sleep products. AA Deep Relax bath oil is one of my favourites, and I also like the This Works body lotion (applied on my chest/ neck/ shoulders - I don’t apply it all over). The spray I forget to use.

If anyone is looking for more sleep tips…

Novomins Magnesium gummies are great - take two about 30mins before bed. I also take a shot (about 75mls) of Biona Tart cherry juice at the same time - it’s about £8 for a litre on Ocado.

I’ve bought DH Therabody sleep goggles for Xmas this year which have had great reviews and Therabody products are really good - the theragun I bought him a few years back went down very well.

Menopause and a middle aged husband who insists on eating far too late in the evening means we buy ALL of the sleep gear 😂

I only posted sleep products I use above..not anything controversial 😂