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!!)

I’m also over here with my eyes open.
Actually I popped into Selfridges yesterday and asked again. They said they wouldn’t be restocking in-store and told me to keep an eye on the website and social media, although I’m not sure how much I can trust that. I think an in-store restock is more likely.
Btw they still had BAC in-store.

That's gorgeous - I don't even wear make-up and am tempted!

Thank you for that. I was looking to get the BAC but after the SFAC drama and their poor customer service, I was a bit nervous about any restocks. I have an appointment later this week so will pop in store and see if there any left.

I just went in to h beauty and asked the girl on the counter and she booked me in . Re pp question , maybe it was from the summer bag rather than the BAC. I’m unsure as it was passed on to me from another poster .

Thanks @diamondsandrose i phoned and booked today and will be having my treatment tomorrow. Can’t wait.

Anyone still after the JL FAC they had them in the JL store in Brent Cross today.

I was planning to do it on Hallowe'en but we are filling up faster than that

Thread 14 is here:

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/style_and_beauty/5593690-beauty-advent-calendars-thread-14-its-the-vinted-vigilantes-vs-the-selfridges-scrapers-the-fomo-is-high-but-were-holding-on

Please carry on using this thread for now though!!

It was indeed from the Summer GWP.

I have a feeling I've got some bits of cardboard in my calendar so not sure if there's also a voucher there, but I'm trying to forget what I've bought now so not going to check (and may not be Harrods anyway).

Yay let us know how you get on !!

Thank you for the new shiny thread ♥️

Really Ree did an unboxing of F&M on insta earlier, it looked pretty good :-)

It looks like some of the BACs available on John Lewis attract £20 off a £100 spend with code BEAUTY100 eg the Benefit one

My £64 TikTok Glossybox BAC has finally been dispatched after 3 weeks! I was getting worried.

Oh that’s a relief @powpowharris

@powpowharris Really pleased yours has been sent. I cancelled my order and wish I hadn't now 😂

Am tempted by the HN now, both beauty and fragrance with the 20% off, has anyone any thoughts about these?

They were my favourite AC’s last year. However I think I only paid ab £135 for the FAC in the end because they just kept reducing and it combined with rewards offers. I think I am going to hold out for bigger offers closer to BF. I think they released these very late in the day and if the stock levels are similar to last year they will have a lot of stock left on their hands so I’m expecting some great discounts.

edited to add: someone on here also mentioned that one of the perfumes arrived broken and knowing the Fraser groups CS and returns policy then it’s got to be at a price point to deal with them or to ignore things that are maybe missing/broken.

@Beautyfox Thank you, I think I'll hold out then, good idea to wait for Black Friday!

Any Harry Potter fans in the family, here's a possible option for £36:

beauty-detective.com/mad-beauty-harry-potter-24-days-hogwarts-advent-calendar-2026/

i bought mine for £105 but it was just after or very close to Christmas. If you don't need ASAP, you will definitely get deals closer to time.

Quidco have £15 cashback on £60 beauty spend- opt in required, limited availability.

It looks like this works on the ACs that JL sells APART from its own AC!

The FAC is not as good as last year. BAC I wasn't interested in. Also thanks to Mike Ashley there is a delivery charge of £7 for standard delivery, no option for collection, and that's just the standard delivery which takes ages, next day is a whopping £12.

So it's £147 cheapest option.

the perfumes are ok it's not the best not the worst. Liberty fragrance kit is better for only £110 .

Does anyone know if the Liberty GWP from earlier this year is now sold out / over? I can still view the page but when I add products to my basket it doesn’t come up. Just in case.

My DH just asked me if I have this…

He thinks I have EVERY AC. He saw it in his T3 magazine.

its very expensive but beautiful. Has anyone ever had one of these before? Are they worth the pounds? I think it makes HHFAC seem like a bargain.

https://www.chaseandwonder.com/products/the-12-days-of-christmas-calendar?_su_rec=4qtvp-qCtNKh9GFdSUJNm3Z1TvdM5iuPamUtD8e6wOXFC9sQnhHeylAngYxY1diSINUVX8vkzZhNYVi2lRP4Ux4QApS_OvtSp6EPzn6ZiKu5xnFK-ZUvMgFUkCFgriPq2GWMWjcDxsyWS2TAfN1HIaFCKCLw8zP17nmI7oYaPX3wkje-313ESDU6L4T47WnwmE7RjRmngWq2m760aWNgFYlTTT322B8qFVVwdvEPFk7ib90Q23OJhb8l5Cf5CRZV5JJ5LtULMLbwE-r-s4ubLnhm7o_V1iPaTk5kepZNU-v857G9EYREPKq0lTNHaS4Uf2C4Xcl0k9NKbslC6jYT7MM-LedkhRqXLD6QNc8lBtosUvRiQiqE-gE7RS1cHNvi5CangzEWLPNTdWZIJDCx9H4dChuZ4Zu2IbXh9Wma6Z2FPAXTYQ&_su_rec_id=2d0be6e3-71bd-4d0c-94f4-b2db8478fdea-1793217518