Hey guys! This is my first Christmas related post of the year, and I had decided to do this since about July, so I'm really excited to write it. Whenever a #bbloggers chat is on, I have seen beauty advent calendars mentioned every time without fail! There are some amazing advent calendars this year, including two newbies, although they are all rather expensive. Hopefully some brands will do a budget version next year!
Boots Advent Calendar - £30 - Available now!
Up first is the Boots advent calendar which is the cheapest of the five, coming to £30 for 24 treats worth over £65! Some of the brands include Nails Inc, Soap & Glory, Paco Rabanne, Juicy Couture, Rimmel and more. I have heard quite a few people saying this one isn't that great, but I'm not sure if that it just because it isn't as amazing as some of the more expensive ones, I guess the Boots version is still pretty good for the money if you don't have much to spent on an advent calendar!
Benefit Countdown To Love Advent Calendar - £50 - Available from 2nd of November at selected stores and 3rd of November online
This is the first year the Benefit Countdown To Love advent calendar has been on sale, which has lead to a great amount of hype and excitement surrounding it! At £50 it is rather expensive, although it contains 21 mini best-selling products including Porefessional primer, Hoola bronzer, Coralista blush and Badgal mascara, plus there is 3 pieces of jewellery too!
There are only a very limited amount of the Benefit advent calendars available, so you will have to be very quick if you want to buy one! They are being sold from the 2nd of November at selected Debenhams Benefit counters, and online from the 3rd of November.
YOU Beauty Advent Calendar - £49.95 - Available now!
Details about the YOU advent calendar have been kept quite under wraps, with barely anyone knowing when it was going to be officially released! It has only become available within the past few days, although I don't think that many people have realised this as I haven't heard anyone talking about it. This was a favourite of a lot of people last year, so people have definitely been excited to see what year's offerings are. The YOU advent calendar costs £49.95 (£10 less than last year) and includes 24 products, worth over £240, from brands such as Caudalie, Stila and Balance Me!
Ciate Mini Mani Advent Calendar - £42 - Available now!
The Ciate Mini Mani advent calendars have always interested me, opening a little door everyday to find a brand new, pretty nail polish to paint your nails with that day (even if changing your nail polish everyday would be extremely bad for your nails!) For £42 you get 17 mini Paint Pots of their best-selling shades, 4 mini Caviar blends and 3 exclusive glitter Paint Pots.
Selfridges Advent Calendar - £84 - Available now! (Although it is currently sold out)
The Selfridges advent calendar is very expensive, however it is rather luxurious! Some of the brands include Lancome, YSL, Kiehl's and Giorgio Armani, so it is definitely one for anyone who wants to slurge and treat themselves. I have heard and seen on other posts, that there are quite a few sample sizes included that you could quite easily get for free, which is a bit cheeky considering the price of this, but it would make a great early Christmas present if you didn't mind that!
That is it for my beauty advent calendar post, I hope you enjoyed reading it! Sadly, I don't think I will be buying a beauty advent calendar this year as my budget doesn't quite stretch far enough, however I would still love to know if you are getting one (or more, if so I am very jealous) and what you think of it.
What beauty advent calendars do you like the sound of this year?
They all look so amazing but I just can't let myself part with so much money for what's basically a load of samples! The Yankee Candle advent calendar is definitely tempting me though!
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Haha yeah, bit too expensive for me! The Yankee Candle one looks really nice although I'm not a huge fan of them (I find the scents way too sweet)
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ReplyDeleteThanks! It was designed by Kathryn from effievanity.blogspot.co.uk :)
DeleteI want them ALL
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Ahh I do too!
DeleteI'd love to get one of the more expensive ones. I think I'll buy myself the Boots one since I start work there next month :) Hopefully next year other brands bring out their versions, and hopefully they will be fairly affordable :)
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Oo I hope you like it and they have some left! Good luck at your new job though. Awh I know, hopefully they will x
DeleteI've been tempted by the benefit calender since I first saw it appear but I can't bear myself to pay that much for a calender D: I've just followed on here and bloglovin :-) xo
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Thank you! I know, it's too much money for me :(
DeleteThese all look amazing!
ReplyDeleteI would love the Ciate one!
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Don't they just?!
DeleteI never realised you got beauty calenders until tonight in the bbloggers chat amazing stuff will be keeping an eye out for these <3
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You've been missing out! You'll have to be quick and get one though, they are really popular this year :)
DeleteThey all look amazing! My mum promised she'd get me a beauty advent calendar this year so I'll have to look at these haha :)
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Awh wow, lucky you! Let me know which one you get x
DeleteCan I have them all? Haha! I was going to get the boots beauty advent but after reading about the YOU one I might get that instead, its only £20 extra and it sounds like it might be worth the extra money!
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I wish I could get them all! Yeah I would rather pick the YOU calendar over the Boots one, it seems to have more luxurious and nice products in it :)
DeleteGreat post! I SO WANT that Selfridges one :)
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Thank you! Haha so do I
DeleteI bought the Ciate Mini Mani Month last year and I absolutely loved it! Well worth the money. I always thought their full sized pots were a bit excessive given how often you use it, the minis are the perfect size I think. I will definitely be repurchasing this year as I think all the colours are different to last years, they were much richer and brighter colours.
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Oo that sounds great! I really like the idea of the mini pots though, it saves it all drying up before you can use it and wasting it. Let me know how you get on with it this year x
DeleteThese are amazing, definitely a fan of the Benefit one!
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It looks amazing, especially if you haven't tried many of their products before :)
DeleteI've bought the Ciate Mini Mani this year and can't wait to open it. I love the look of the Benefit one, but unfortunately I can't afford it.
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Let me know what you think of it, I would be really interested! Awh that's a shame, maybe next year? x
DeleteI still cannot decide whether or not I want one of these, they all look fabulous and I am so indecisive x
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Haha well in my opinion I would either get the Ciate or Benefit one. They've got some lovely products in without coming near to the cost of the Selfridges one!
DeleteI have no idea what I beaut advent calendar is so I need to figure that out -_-
ReplyDeleteThey are basically a normal advent calendar, but instead of having chocolate behind each door, there is a beauty product :)
DeleteI've always wanted one of these, I think I will have to this year! Boots one isn't too expensive :)
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Let me know which one you decide to get, I would love to know. Thanks! x
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