Beauty Advent Calendars Thread 13 - lucky for us, unlucky for Ryan the Bot

[SheilaFentiman]

Welcome to Thread 13 and happy unboxing to all who sail (sale??) in her as we swap tips, tricks, frustrations and joys of the BAC/FAC journey.

Not too long until Black Friday discounts so keep your fingers crossed and some room on your credit card

Key link for all the calendars via the very lovely MaryBD of the calendars https://beauty-detective.com/category/beauty-advent-calendars/

Though lots of ACs are out of stock already, so beware (and extra double beware of anything Selfridges Fragrance related!!)

If you are new and don't know who Ryan is, he is the unfortunate Selfridges CS representative/bot who had to handle a lot of the fury when the Selfridges Fragrance Advent Calendar purchase process was an absolute shambles!

Thanks for the new thread @SheilaFentiman!

Poor Ryan.

I just realised I accidentally called Mary "MaryBD of the calendars" but honestly, that has a nice ring to it and I'm not sorry

Thank you for the shiny new thread!

Thanks for the new thread @SheilaFentiman 🙏

I think “Mary BD of the Calendars” has a very regal ring to it! What do you reckon @marybd?

Although that title would be hotly contested by @beautyfox and @didileavethegason!

Thank you @SheilaFentiman for our new, shiny and hopefully lucky thread 🥰

Love the Mary BD of Calendars 👸🏻sounds very regal indeed.

Not a beauty calendar, but the Look Fantastic vault is available and the code LFBEAUTY takes 21% off it.
https://www.lookfantastic.com/p/beauty-box/the-beauty-vault-worth-over-760/17691465/
I did say no to it, but as usual, I can't resist a bargain code. Thanks to Mary, BD of Calendars for sharing the code on insta 🥰

Thanks for the new thread @SheilaFentiman, all aboard the lifeboat to advent season, leaving the wreck of the SS Selfridges FAC sinking behind us 🫡🛟🚢

Thanks for the new thread - after not getting a SFAC which would only have been a consolation for not getting the Harrods one. A lovely mumsnetter ( who’s user name I recognised from many years on these threads) pm’d me and offered to sell me one at rrp.
It arrived yesterday exactly as if Harrods had dispatched it direct. I’m so so grateful, so that has made my Christmas.
I think it just shows what a lovely supportive bunch everyone on this thread is.

LOVE this image! That's exactly how it feels...so long Selfridges, we're all bound for friendlier, better-organised climes

Thanks for the new thread @sheilaFentimanI can finally go back to my original user name!!!
such lovely stories on SFAC and HFAC sales from other thread members, I love this thread!!

Having had a convent education, MaryBD of the calendars has more of a religious ring to me😁

That's brilliant @Nearlyadoctor , how lovely!

You are SO right!

Following!

I now have a Fenwick-related dilemma. I bought the Dior medallion and pallet there yesterday to get the GWP, but found a discount on both on other sites, so cancelled my order. Now I don't know what to get that would be £150 and wouldn't feel like a waste (as the Dior products were gifts for my daughter that I was going to get anyway). Does anyone have any good tips on what to get from Fenwick that's a good deal (I feel like a lot of the beauty is cheaper on other sites with discount codes)? Do Fenwick do any good bundles for men?

That's what I thought too.

Our Lady of the Beauty Deals :)

My LF advent finally showed up. My edits were picked up yesterday and Im still reeling from all the stuff I bought whilst in the UK.

Oh my god its so much stuff😶
My house looks like a beauty delivery van crashed into it.

I seem to have two usernames, my phone one is different to my desktop and I have no idea how I have done that.

Thanks for the new thread @SheilaFentiman.

Thankyou for the shiny new thread .

Haha, I’m happy to share the crown! 👑😂

Thank you for the lovely new thread @SheilaFentiman Poor Ryan!

@ovahere @botanique I'm glad I swerved the calendar. I think the little mini fragrances will be grand, they're always handy to pop in a bag.

Thanks for the thread @SheilaFentiman xx

Thanks for the new thread

Guessing that there is no second BT advent, and the beauty vault is in place of it?

Thank you the new thread 😊

Ive lost all control and it’s not Black Friday yet.