**Updated on 3 November 2020***
This advent calendar is one of the very few calendars that ships overseas AND is not sold out!.
Initially when it was launched, it (hilariously) had a Selfridges Complimentary Beauty Concierge Appointment. Given we are in the middle of a pandemic and entering our second lockdown in Europe, the take-up rate for such an appointment would be zero. Thankfully, Selfridges have had the good sense to take this out of its advent calendar.
But, first what is and Advent calendar?
“Advent” means Coming in Latin and an advent calendar counts the days to Christmas. The Selfridges calendar below has 25 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.
Selfridges Beauty Advent Calendar 2020
- Retail price £210
- Selfridges claim contents are worth over £500. I disagree. I calculate the value of the calendar to be c£440.
- Link to Selfridges website
What do you get in the Advent calendar?
Full list of products is at the end of this blog.
Note 1: All prices are from UK website of Selfridges 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.
Note 2: 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
Products within skincare are:
Products within make up are:
What do I think?
Honestly, this calendar is not cheap and it doesn’t offer amazing value for money. I am disappointed at how crap this calendar is.
However, it is one of the few calendars that can be shipped outside the UK. You would have to pay for shipping.
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The Selfridges Beauty Advent Calendar 2020
Includes 25 gifts:
Ex Nihilo eau de parfum 7.5ml
111SKIN Celestial Black Diamond eye mask
Byredo 1996 hand cream 30ml
Cool Girl Hair by Sam McKnight texture mist 50ml
REN Skincare Anti-fatigue toning body oil 100ml
OUAI Haircare texturising hair spray 40g
Huda Beauty Life Liner eyeliner 1.5ml
Face Halo makeup remover x1
Molecule 01 fragrance 30ml
Morphe Dimension effect highlight stick 9g
Penhaligons candle 75g
Nars orgasm blush 1.2g
Anastasia Beverly Hills Lash Brag mascara 5ml
The Ordinary buffet serum 30ml
Eve Lom cleanser 20ml
MAC Fix plus mist 30ml
Charlotte Tilbury Magic Cream face cream 15ml
Slip silk three pack scrunchies
Dr Barbara STURM glow drops 10ml
Pat Mcgrath LABS 4g
Maison Francis Kurkdjian Paris eau de parfum 5ml
By Terry lip care 3g
Skin Gym Rose Quartz hearty Gua Sha tool
Laura Mercier Transculent loose setting powder 9,3g
Pixie skintreats Glow Tonic exfoliating toner 40ml