There is nothing more quintessentially British than Fortnum & Mason. It’s one of the last few old school British luxury retailers that are left. Its enduring popularity for me lies in the excellence and quality of its products. I am about to find out if this extends to its advent calendar!
But, first what is and Advent calendar?
“Advent” means Coming in Latin and an advent calendar counts the days to Christmas. For example, this is the Jo Malone 2020 Advent Calendar.
It has 24 individually numbered drawer and in the countdown to Christmas, you open a drawer/day and it will reveal a present (e.g.) a candle, parfum, soap etc.
Fortnum & Mason’s 2020 Beauty Advent calendar
- Retail price: £195
- Expected value £800 (per seller)
- Full content list in notes
- Available for sale now, with delivery from 24th September 2020.
- Link for purchase is available here
What do you get in the Advent calendar?
Full list of products is at the end of this blog.
All prices are from UK website of Fortnum & Mason, or a suitable UK website, so prices are VAT inclusive, "A" is the quantity of the full sized product. "B" is the price (£) 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 percentageP.S. As Alexander Pope wrote, “To err is human, to forgive divine” so my calculations may have errors. Don’t shoot me, tell me.
Allocation between categories
From the largest to the smallest, the monetary value of the categories is
- Skincare 76% of the products worth of £686 (or £522)
- Bodycare 10% (or £67)
- Make-up 6% and other 3%
What do I think?
Fortnum & Mason say the product’s are worth over £800 and I calculate them as close to £700, but that’s ok.
In deciding whether you are comfortable with this calendar you should ask yourself how much of the Skincare products will you really use. Especially the £100 3W Lab cream and £90 Cult51 Neck and Décolleté Firming Cream.
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List of products in the advent calendar
- Sol de Janeiro Brazilian Kiss Cupuacu Lip Butter (6.2g)
- Instant Effects Instant Lip Plumper
- Le Prunier Beauty Oil (3.7ml)
- Chantecaille Rose de Mai Face Cream (10ml)
- Noble Isle Rhubarb Bath & Shower Gel (75ml)
- Noble Isle Rhubarb Body Hydrator (75ml) &
- Noble Isle Tea Rose Body Lotion (75ml)
- Dr Russo SPF 30 Sun Protective Brush-on Moisturiser
- Aromatherapy Associates De-Stress Oil (9ml)
- Aromatherapy Associates Revive Oil (9ml)
- Sisley Black Rose Skin Cream (10ml)
- Sisley Black Rose Mask (10ml)
- Patchology Restoring Night Eye Gels
- Ilapothecary Keep Calm Hand & Body Lotion (30ml)
- Lucia Magnani Daily Firming Hydrator (15ml)
- Iconic London Chrome Flash Eye Pot Spellbound (50g)
- Sol de Janeiro Brazilian Touch Hand Cream (50ml)
- Christian Breton Liftox Serum (15ml)
- Aurelia Cell Revitalise Night Moisturiser (30ml)
- Bramley Body Wash (100ml)
- Bramley Body Lotion (100ml)
- Cosmetic 27 Baume (15ml)
- Fresh Sugar Strawberry Exfoliating Face Wash (20ml) &
- Fresh Soy Face Cleanser (20ml)
- Guerlain Abeille Royale Oil (5ml)
- Delilah Volumising and Defining Mascara – Carbon
- Cult51 Neck and Décolleté Firming Cream (30ml)
- 3LAB WW Cream (15ml)
- Bamford B Silent Pillow Mist
- Elizabeth Scarlett Night Sky Cotton Velvet Makeup Bag