I usually do a big song and dance about the value for money proposition of advent calendars. I am going to skip that this year, because the decision is much simpler.
This calendar will set you back £235. (2021 price was £215 and 2020 price was £199).
I have done the numbers and the value of the products is about £1,000.
That’s about 5x in value. BUT
The Cultbeauty advent calendar ONLY makes sense if you use these products.
Products with red stars are full-sized products
From Left to Right, going clockwise the products are:
- 111SKIN – deluxe size Oxygen Express Mask (30ml)
- Augustinus Bader – discovery size The Rich Cream (15ml)
- Biossance – full size Squalane and Copper Peptide Rapid Plumping Serum (50ml)
- BYOMA – full size Moisturising Gel Cream (50ml)
- Dr. Dennis Gross Skincare – travel size Alpha Beta Pore Perfecting & Refining Serum (15ml)
- Dr. LEVY Switzerland – full size Pollution Shield 5PF (30ml)
- NIOD – travel size Multi-Molecular Hyaluronic Complex (15ml)
- Drunk Elephant – travel size Beste No. 9 Jelly Cleanser (60ml)
- LANEIGE – full size Lip Sleeping Mask in ‘Chocolate’ (20g)
- Medik8 – travel size r-Retinoate Intense (15ml)
- Sunday Riley – full size C.E.O. 15% Vitamin C Brightening Serum (30ml)
- REN CLEAN SKINCARE – full size Brightening Dark Circle Eye Cream (15ml)
- FARMACY – full size Honey Halo Ultra-Hydrating Ceramide Moisturiser (50ml)
- Supergoop! – travel size Unseen Sunscreen SPF 30 (15ml)
- The INKEY List – full size Polyglutamic Acid Serum (30ml)
- Youth To The People – full size Adaptogen Deep Moisture Cream (59ml)
- Zelens – travel size Power D Fortifying and Restoring (10ml)
- Glow Recipe – travel size Watermelon Glow Niacinamide Dew Drops (15ml)
About 70% of the value of the calendar or £686 comes from these products. If you are not going to use most of these products, then skip the calendar.
Personally, I am not going to be using a £79 sunscreen or Sunday Riley’s Vitamin C or the Medik8 retinol – the calendar makes no sense for me….
What else is in the calendar?
Bulk of the calendar is nothing to get too excited about:
- Make-up (£145)
- Haircare (£91)
- Body care and Fragrance (about £20 each)
Where can I buy the cultbeauty advent calendar?
You can join the waitlist. Click on this link
Previous reviews of calendars
https://happyskindays.com/cultbeauty-advent-calendar-2021-review/
https://happyskindays.com/cultbeauty-advent-calendar-2020
Entire contents of the cultbeauty advent calendar…
111SKIN – deluxe size Oxygen Express Mask (30ml)
Augustinus Bader – discovery size The Rich Cream (15ml)
Biossance – full size Squalane and Copper Peptide Rapid Plumping Serum (50ml)
Briogeo – travel size Be Gentle, Be Kind Avocado + Kiwi Mega Moisture Superfood Hair Mask (59ml)
BYOMA – full size Moisturising Gel Cream (50ml)
Charlotte Tilbury – full size Bigger Brighter Eyes in ‘Exagger-Eyes‘ (5.2g)
Color Wow – travel size Dream Coat Supernatural Spray (50ml)
Cult Beauty – full size Mulberry Silk Sleep Mask in ‘Pink’
Dr. Dennis Gross Skincare – travel size Alpha Beta Pore Perfecting & Refining Serum (15ml)
Dr. LEVY Switzerland – full size Pollution Shield 5PF (30ml)
Drunk Elephant – travel size Beste No. 9 Jelly Cleanser (60ml)
FARMACY – full size Honey Halo Ultra-Hydrating Ceramide Moisturiser (50ml)
Glow Recipe – travel size Watermelon Glow Niacinamide Dew Drops (15ml)
Hair By Sam Mcknight – travel size Deeper Love Intense Treatment Mask (50ml)
Hair Gain – travel size Nourishing Miracle Treatment Hair Mask (50ml)
Hourglass – travel size Caution Extreme Lash Mascara (5.5g)
Huda Beauty – full size Power Bullet Cream Glow Sweet Nudes in ‘Sweet Cheeks’ or Bossy Browns in ‘Hustla’ (3g)
HUM Nutrition – travel size Hair Sweet Hair (14 gummies)
Jo Loves – travel size A Home Candle in ‘Christmas Trees’ (70g)
K18 – travel size Leave-In Molecular Repair Hair Mask (5ml)
LANEIGE – full size Lip Sleeping Mask in ‘Chocolate’ (20g)
Laura Mercier – travel size Pure Canvas Hydrating Primer (25ml)
MALIN+GOETZ – full size Dark Rum Perfume Oil (9ml)
Medik8 – travel size r-Retinoate Intense (15ml)
NIOD – travel size Multi-Molecular Hyaluronic Complex (15ml)
Pai Skincare – travel size The Impossible Glow Hyaluronic Acid Highlighting Drops in ‘Champagne’ (10ml)
REN CLEAN SKINCARE – full size Brightening Dark Circle Eye Cream (15ml)
RÓEN – full size RÓGLOW Skin Stick in ‘Glazed’ (8g)
Sachajuan – travel size Scalp Shampoo (100ml)
Sachajuan – travel size Scalp Conditioner (100ml)
Sol de Janeiro – travel size Bom Dia Bright Cream (75ml)
Sunday Riley – full size C.E.O. 15% Vitamin C Brightening Serum (30ml)
Supergoop! – travel size Unseen Sunscreen SPF 30 (15ml)
The INKEY List – full size Polyglutamic Acid Serum (30ml)
Virtue – deluxe size Healing Oil (9ml)
Youth To The People – full size Adaptogen Deep Moisture Cream (59ml)
Zelens – travel size Power D Fortifying and Restoring (10ml)