This is a German brand that a regular advent calendar reader asked me to look at….
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
- Retail price is €450
- Worldwide shipping is not available, so please check by your region
Breakdown by category
Assumptions: All prices are from Susanne Kaufmann’s website, “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 this is no different. The retail price is €450 and the actual value of the calendar is €528 and that is less than €100 additional value.
These calendars are designed for die-hard fans of the brand and not to attract new clients.
If you want to buy this calendar be sure that you are using most of the content (95%+) otherwise it really is not value for money
Complete list of contents
This year’s advent calendar includes:
• Full-size Hyaluron Serum Moisturising 30ml
• Full-size Eye Cream Line T 15ml
• Full-size Eye Rescue Stick 10ml
• Full-size Alkali Salt Deacidifying 60g
• Full-size Lip Balm 3.5g
• Shower/Shampoo 30ml
• Enzyme Peel 15ml
• Moisturising Mask 15ml
• Foot Cream Warming 15ml
• Glow Mask 15ml
• Firming Oil 30ml
• Hand Cream Nourishing 15ml
• Hand Peel Rejuvenating 15ml
• Detox Oil 30ml
• St. John’s Wort Bath Calming 50g
• Herbal Whey Bath Nourishing 40g
• Body Butter 15ml
• Body Scrub 15ml
• Mineral Body Lotion 15ml
• Cleansing Gel 30ml
• Regeneration Cream Line T 15ml
• Body Oil 30ml
• Day Cream Line T 15ml
• Tonic Soothing 30ml
• Oil Bath For The Senses 30ml