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?
Purchasing details of 2021 Elemis calendar
- Calendar I am reviewing is the American advent calendar, as its available for purchase and delivery in the USA
- Click here to purchase
- Retail price is US$ 250 and Elemis’ claim the expected value is US$ 562. (and this is almost identical to my calculation of US$ 550).
My review of 2020 calendar: click here
(The UK and European version of the advent calendar has not been released)
Breakdown by category
Monetary breakdowns…
Assumptions: All prices are from USA website of Elemis, “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
There is absolutely no doubt in my mind that Elemis sell this beauty advent calendar for existing customers.
Why am I so confident?
The 2020 and 2021 calendar both have 25 products, out of which the following 14 products are common to both calendars….
…there are only 7 substitutions and 3 new products from 2020 to 2021….
Elemis essentially create a product that does not rock the boat (and there are no fireworks or surprises)….expect pretty much the same as last year!
If you are novice to Elemis, then there are more diverse calendars that you can choose from.
If you are a fan of Elemis products, then be sure that you will use the bulk of the products, including the Pro-Collagen Marine cream because it forms 20% of the calendar value.
Complete list of products
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- Pro-Collagen Marine Cream 50ml – Full Size
- Pro-Collagen Cleansing Balm 20g
- Pro-Collagen Rose Facial Oil 5ml
- Pro-Collagen Overnight Matrix 15ml
- Pro-Collagen Energising Marine Cleanser 30ml
- Pro-Collagen Eye Renewal 5ml
- Pro-Collagen Eye Revive Mask 4ml
- Superfood AHA Glow Cleansing Butter 20ml
- Superfood Glow Priming Moisturiser 20ml
- Superfood Facial Wash 30ml
- Superfood Day Cream 20ml
- Superfood Night Cream 20ml
- Superfood Cica Calm Hydration Juice 20ml
- Peptide4 Plumping Pillow Facial 15ml
- Dynamic Resurfacing Gel Mask 15ml
- Dynamic Resurfacing Skin Smoothing Essence 28ml
- Dynamic Resurfacing Facial Pads 14 pads
- Dynamic Resurfacing Facial Wash 30ml
- Papaya Enzyme Peel 15ml
- Herbal Lavender Repair Mask 15ml
- Balancing Lavender Toner 50ml
- Frangipani Monoi Body Cream 50ml
- Skin Nourishing Shower Cream 100ml
- Sea Lavender & Samphire Body Cream 50ml
- Sea Lavender & Samphire Bath & Shower Milk 100ml