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?
My review of 2020 calendar: click here
Purchasing details of calendar
- Already on sale and ready for dispatch
- Click on this link to purchase
- Check calendar can be delivered to your location (…it will not deliver to my location!)
- Retail price of £119 (vs. £89 for 2020 calendar)
- Expected value given by feelunique is £385.20 for 27 products. I calculate this at £344
Category split
Breakdown of categories
Assumptions: All prices are from UK website of Selfridges, Fortnum & Mason or cultbeauty, so 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 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
Many of the brands that were present last year are also present this year.
For example, Grown Alchemist, Huda Beauty, Sol De Janeiro, Emma Hardie, Charlotte Tilbury, Elemis, Tan Luxe, By Terry etc.
It offers better value for money (£334 vs. £224 in 2020) and is marginally more expensive.
My final point is that if you do buy this calendar please ensure that you completely intend to use the skincare – the calendar is meaningless without the skincare.
Skincare products are:
- Charlotte Tilbury Eye Cream (3ml)
- Emma Hardie Protect & Prime (15ml)
- Lixirskin Universal Emulsion (30ml)
- Prai Throat and Decolletage Crème (15ml)
- Medik8 Surface Radiance Cleanse (40ml)
- Balance Me Vitamin C Repair Serum (7ml)
- Grown Alchemist Enzyme Exfoliant: Papin & Amino Complex (75ml)
- Korres Wild Rose Night Brightening Sleeping Facial (16ml)
- Rodial Pink Diamond Mask (1x)
- Filorga Scrub & Detox (15ml)
- ELEMIS Oxygenating Night Cream (15ml) Wishful V Chin Lift Mask (1x)
Complete list of products
(click here for source)
– Philip Kingsley Elasticizer 40ml
– Charlotte Tilbury Eye Cream 3ml
– TAN-LUXE Super Glow Hyaluronic Self-Tan Serum 10ml
– Sol De Janeiro Bom Dia Cream 25ml
– First Aid Beauty KP Bump Eraser Body Scrub 28.3g
– Emma Hardie Protect & Prime 15ml
– Lixirskin Universal Emulsion 30ml
– Delilah Eyeshadow Brush – full size
– Prai Throat and Decolletage Creme 15ml
– Nuxe HP Body Oil Multi Purpose 30ml
– Medik8 Surface Radiance Cleanse 40ml
– Molton Brown Rhubarb & Rose Bath & Shower Gel 100ml
– Laura Mercier Rouge Essential Silky Lip Creme Stick in A La Rose 1.2g
– Balance Me Vitamin C Repair Serum 7ml
– Grown Alchemist Enzyme Exfoliant: Papin & Amino Complex 75ml
– AHAVA Mineral Hand Cream 40ml
– Clarins Beauty Flash Balm 15ml
– Lazartigue Repair Hair Mask 50ml
– Aromatherapy Associates Deep Relax Rollerball 10ml
– Korres Wild Rose Night Brightening Sleeping Facial 16ml
– Rodial Pink Diamond Mask
– We Are Paradoxx Game Changer Hair Mask 75ml
– Filorga Scrub & Detox 15ml
– ELEMIS Oxygensising Night Cream 15ml
– BY Terry Baume de Rose Flaconnette Liquid Lip Balm 2.3g
– Huda Beauty Nude Obsessions Rich Palette
– Wishful V Chin Lift Mask