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🎄🎄Glossybox beauty advent calendar unboxing 2025 🎁 🎁

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Giftwithpurchase · 30/11/2025 21:23

Hi friends, welcome to our dedicated Glossybox advent calendar unboxing 2025!!!

Whether you’ve been a subscriber for years or you are brand new to Glossybox join us as we unbox one of the most popular beauty calendars of 2025.

Let’s stick to the usual opening thread ‘rules’ - no reveals until after 7am on the day and plenty of pictures/opinions/first impressions (good and bad!)

I won’t be online until mid morning most days as I have a crazy morning of school runs (and general panic)- so please don’t wait for me - post away & I’ll try to keep up 😂

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AppleDumplingWithCustard · 02/12/2025 10:54

Glossybox is a Sweed pencil eyeliner. Really pleased that it’s brown.

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Nowmum43 · 02/12/2025 13:07

I don’t usually use eyeliner as it just melts and ends up all over my eyelids!
I like that this is brown though so will definitely give it a try

buzzing · 02/12/2025 18:46

Very pleased with today’s, and like you all love that it’s brown. I usually wear black but think it’s getting a bit harsh on me.

haven’t ever heard of this brand, is it a good one?

Giftwithpurchase · 02/12/2025 19:24

@buzzing the mascara was in quite a few beauty edits and boxes this yr and is very popular (pricey too) - I've tried it but didnt get on with it as I found the formula too thick. So I'm glad we get the eye pencil instead!

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XiCi · 02/12/2025 19:33

I applied the pencil this morning and it's still going strong with minimal smudge so am happy with that. Not particularly keen on the colour but would be happy to buy the same brand different shade

Nowmum43 · 03/12/2025 07:51

I am happy with today’s, not something I would normally buy bit will look forward to using and smells lovely

XiCi · 03/12/2025 08:13

Me too. Happy you can use on the face as well. It smells gorgeous 😍

SmashingGemini · 03/12/2025 08:23

I wasn’t sure about today’s until I took the top off and smelt it. Gorgeous. Have popped some on my legs and it’s sunk in nicely.

Giftwithpurchase · 03/12/2025 09:02

Day number 3 is Herlum London Copa dew all over nourishing oil 15ml. Never used this before but I've heard of the brand and in need of a night time facial oil so will try this on my face later 😊

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AppleDumplingWithCustard · 03/12/2025 13:35

Herlum Copa Dew today. My face could probably do with an oil so happy to try this.

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NeitherStylishnorBeautiful · 03/12/2025 19:48

Opened 2 and 3 today as I’ve been away - good to see your review of the sweed
pencil @XiCi, I do use brown but usually not a pencil so ‘minimal smudge’ is promising.
Drawer 3 a bit disappointing for me as I’ve never been keen on the idea of facial oil so it might end up being sold. Staying optimistic and looking forward to tomorrow’s surprise.

Giftwithpurchase · 04/12/2025 09:41

Day 4 - FUL intense moisture hair mask. Slight DOD for me this one as I can never get too excited about hair stuff. However I could probably do with it as I've definitely been neglecting deep conditioning recently and my hair is looking a little straw like for it!

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Sexentric · 04/12/2025 09:58

Meh im the same really. Hair mask is boring. I'll probably use it at some point though

Nowmum43 · 04/12/2025 10:24

I’m the same and cannot be bothered with masks that have to be left on and the rinsed 10 minutes later!
I will give it a go though

NeitherStylishnorBeautiful · 04/12/2025 13:47

I’ll use this, but yes agree with the general consensus so far today that it’s not the most exciting of drawers.

XiCi · 04/12/2025 14:21

There were a couple of drawers of doom for me in this calendar so I cheated, watched an early unboxing, and replaced the dod with products I wanted to try from other advent calendars that were being sold on vinted. Having said that, I have used this a couple of times now and it's really nice

Giftwithpurchase · 04/12/2025 17:34

Oooh @XiCi what did you get instead?? Good to know it's nice

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SmashingGemini · 04/12/2025 18:54

I opened my calendar this morning having just washed my hair! It was still wet so I bunged some of the mask on and left for the 10 mins. My hair looked lovely afterwards but it did take longer to dry than normal and felt heavier.

Sexentric · 05/12/2025 07:46

Yay! Very excited by today's. Its absolutely not something id buy but I love it anyway. Makes up for yesterday's boring offering

XiCi · 05/12/2025 08:13

Giftwithpurchase · 04/12/2025 17:34

Oooh @XiCi what did you get instead?? Good to know it's nice

I replaced it with Summer Friday's Jet Lag hydration spray and thats really lovely.

I'm happy with today's. I didn't think the colour would suit me but it's really subtle.

Sexentric · 05/12/2025 08:19

Yeah its lovely. A bit of Christmas sparkle

Nowmum43 · 05/12/2025 10:59

Not a colour I would usually wear but I tried it on, it is a really light colour and not how it looks. Really lovely bit of sparkle

AppleDumplingWithCustard · 05/12/2025 11:04

MUA lip gloss today. Reassured by others saying it isn’t as dark as it looks!

AppleDumplingWithCustard · 05/12/2025 11:05

Here it is.

AppleDumplingWithCustard · 05/12/2025 11:05

Photo won’t add for some reason. 🤷‍♀️

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