Introduction
A beauty advent calendar counts down the days to Christmas. Each box has a full or travel sized product (e.g.) skincare, make-up etc. Most promise $$$ or £££ savings for a fraction of the retail price.
My aim is help you decide how much additional value this box offers.
My method : I allocate a monetary value to each item in the calendar starting with the retail price for the largest-sized product and then adjusting for size. E.g., if a 4g lipstick retails at £20 and a calendar contains a 2g travel size, then the monetary value is £10.
At step 2, I deduct the retail price (e.g.):
The additional value in this e.g., is £300. You should then, take a cold, hard-look at the calendar and decide how much of it you will use.
Will you use at least £100-£300 worth of product?
2020 vs 2021 calendar
Click here for a review of last year’s calendar
This year there are definitely more new (and may I add better brands!). This is not an easy thing to pull off so well done Liberty!
Purchasing dets…
- Sign-up by clicking on this link
- Retail price is not disclosed yet. 2020 calendar cost £215.
- Liberty say 2021 calendar results in £846 of savings and I calculate this as £732 (including a £15 Liberty voucher), which puts it at a similar value to 2020
- Release: online at midnight (presumably GMT) at this link
- Usually only available to be shipped in the UK and Northern Ireland
Breakdown by category
Assumptions: All prices are from British websites, “A” is the quantity of the full sized product. “B” is the price (US$) for the full sized product. “C” is the quantity of the product in the Advent Calendar. “D” is calculated as (C/A)*B. “E” is calculated as D/F expresses as a percentage. P.S. As Alexander Pope wrote, “To err is human, to forgive divine” so my calculations may have errors. Don’t shoot me, tell me
My view
In terms of value of the products – its similar to 2020 – around £730 including a £15 Liberty voucher. I do not think this calendar is worth £846 as Liberty claims – the maths does not add up for me.
However, the products in this year’s calendar are generously sized and contain more luxury brands when compared to 2020.
Also, the skincare products as well as the eye creams – are products that’d happily try. So for me, this is a buy!
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| 1. UOMA BEAUTY DRAMA BOMB EXTREME VOLUME MASCARA MINI IN BLACK |
| 2. LE LABO ANOTHER 13 EAU DE PARFUM 15ML |
| 3. OLAPLEX NO.3 HAIR PERFECTOR 100ML |
| 4. VOTARY BRIGHTENING HYALURONIC SERUM 50ML |
| 5. DAVINES MOMO CONDITIONER 75ML |
| 6. AUGUSTINUS BADER THE RICH CREAM VEGAN 15ML |
| 7. QMS MEDICOSMETICS INTENSIVE EYE CARE CREAM 15ML |
| 8. DR SEBAGH SERUM REPAIR 20ML |
| 9. AROMATHERAPY ASSOCIATES CLEAR MIND ROLLER BALL 10ML |
| 10. (MALIN+GOETZ) LIP MOISTURISER 10ML |
| 11. REN CLEAN SKINCARE READY STEADY GLOW DAILY AHA TONIC 100ML |
| 12. DERMALOGICA MULTIVITAMIN POWER FIRM 15ML | |
| 13. SURRATT EXPRESSIONISTE BROW POMADE | |
| 14. LIXIRSKIN UNIVERSAL EMULSION 30ML | |
| 15. LIBERTY £15 GIFT VOUCHER | |
| 16. OMOROVICZA PERFECTING LIP BALM 10ML | |
| 17. SUSANNE KAUFMANN MALLOW BLOSSOM BATH 30ML | |
| 18. HAIR BY SAM MCKNIGHT HAPPY ENDINGS NOURISHING BALM 50ML | |
| 19. TRISH MCEVOY BEAUTY BOOSTER® MOISTURE STICK | |
| 20. FRANK BODY CHARCOAL FACE CLEANSER 35ML | |
| 21. VILHELM PARFUMERIE DEAR POLLY, MORNING CHESS + MANGO SKIN EAU DE PARFUM 3 X 2ML | |
| 22. OLVERUM BATH OIL 15ML | |
| 23. 111SKIN HYALURONIC ACID AQUA BOOSTER 20ML | |
| 24. DECREE SOS REVITALISING EYE MASK | |
| 25. LIBERTY STARBURST PRINT SMALL WASH BAG |