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
- Available for sale now. Click here
- Price is US$ 175 in the USA but it cost US$ 195 in my region. The expected value (see below) is US$ 300. That’s a saving of c.30%
- First year of advent calendar so no comparison point
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
I’ve said this before in the context of own brand advent calendars – these rarely offer amazing value for money and quite frankly are designed for die-hard fans of the brand.
Having written that, this advent calendar does offer better value for money than any of the own-brand calendars I have reviewed. (This category includes Elemis, Jo Malone, Jo Loves etc – links below).
I am quite excited about the skincare in this calendar – but not sufficiently enough to buy the calendar.
List of products
• 1 x LEGIT Lashes 2 Mascaras in 1
• 1 x Life Liner Quick ‘N Easy Precision Liner
• 1 x Obsessions Eyeshadow Palette (Either Light Nude, Rich Nude or Sand Haze)
• 1 x Silk Balm Hydra-plumping Lip Balm in Blush
• 1 x #BOMBBROWS Microshade Pencil in shade 4: Light Brown
• 1 x Mini Power Bullet Matte Lipstick in Interview
• 1 x Water Jelly Hydrating Primer
• 1 x Pair of Samantha Lashes
• 1 x Pair of Eye Lift & Snatch Sculpting Masks
• 1 x Thirst Trap Juice HA3 & Peptide Serum 30ml
• 1 x Honey Whip Peptide Moisturizer 20ml
• 1 x Yo Glow Gingerbread Latte Enzyme Scrub 40ml
• 1 x Reusable Box made of fully recyclable, FSC certified paper
See also