She leans in and whispers "I think the Selfridge's one is winning." Like she doesn't want the other boxes to hear her. 😂 You are so entertaining! Job well done!
It’s wrong to use the word ‘she’ when you use pronouns such as he and she during the conversation or comment which that person is present in, it makes them feel that the conversation is about them, not with them. It really makes an uncomfortable situation for them. Basically it’s rude! I’ve not seen anyone comment this way before but it’s insulting.
Thank you , I'm old enough to be your mother , Im 58 , This truly brought me joy to watch you unbox these so luxurious advent calendars, We lost our youngest child & Only Daughter April ann at age 19 yrs old , Id give anything to spoil her again . God bless you , 🙏 I enjoyed watching & learning about so many high end products, you are a beautiful young lady . Thank you & enjoy every moment of the upcoming holidays. Mrs josette Tharp Montgomery County, Texas 🙏 ♥️
I'm sorry for your loss. I lost my Dad suddenly 11 years ago. Christmas was one of his favorite times a year and he loved to spoil my siblings and I. We knew we were lucky and appreciated everything we got. I remember the magic I used to feel when I was a kid and even through college. He is very much missed by me. My mom lives 5 minutes down the street and doesn't care if she ever talks to me or sees me. I hope you have Happy Holidays!
Cheap af over here that’s why. There is a video on UA-cam called opening a USA vs UK art advent calendar. Same story different subject. I’m sure it will be the same across the board no matter what the subject.
its def a thing here in the UK, and the luxury ones are a v competitive market. Our Sephora generally tho is so far pretty poor! Not all the brands we were expecting, no VIB etc sales, no decent samples and any discount codes exclude most of the good/popular brands (sigh)!!
Great video, I live in the UK & each year its a difficult decision which calendar to treat myself to. This year I bought the John Lewis one. So looking forward to opening it in December. 😊
idk about other european countries but here in germany advent calenders are a looong tradition. except when i was a tiny little child i got a chocolate one and now its a little more fancy with makeup brands and all kinds of companies wanting in on it (This year i got one from a local beekeeper with all different flavours of honey!). Some children did get handmade ones with different toys and treats and stationary everyday but my parents both worked full time so it wasnt their priority which i understand. but yeah lots of people make and fill them with 24 surprises for their child, partner, friend etc.
In America, we were used to the advent calendar our parents give that has the little piece of crappy chocolate, and you know it's crappy but you're excited every day to open it.
@swingdancinglolz years ago, Target had an advent calendar of holiday socks, and I begged my dad to get it, and he looked at me and said, "Hell no, I'm not spending $55 on socks when I can pick you out a pack of 24 for $15.99."
Haha! YES! Those cheesy chocolate filled advent calendars they got from some school fund raiser I think? So, you kinda knew you’d get one bc you had to talk your mom into buying it.. it was for a good cause! Lmao! I always had to beg bc my mom would say she’d just get me some good chocolate bars! I wanted that dang calendar tho!
I feel like I want to throw a Ladies’ Christmas Party with one of these boxes and do an elephant gift exchange type thing. Everyone gets an assigned number, which is their drawer. Then we open and steal! Think about it - 24 drawers. If you split the cost 24 ways that’s like $10-15/person depending on the box!
Every other year I get the advent calendar from either Liberty or Cult and they're always worth it - I spend a LOT of time comparing contents and looking at what I have and making decisions and that's part of the whole thing (alternate years I get a chocolate one). Opening a drawer with a little present to myself every day is so much fun, especially since December here (NL) is so dark and gloomy. Edited to add: this year I went for Cult and have no regrets except that it's so long until December 1.
I do this too…spending a lot of time going over the products vs cost vs shipping and I got the Liberty AC. I love it! It’s beautiful and so well made and the goodies inside are top notch. I look forward to a little present each day.
I don’t care how expensive an item retails for but the ones that kill me are the products that have “sample, not for resale” printed on them. Some are so small you can’t see if you even like it or not.
Conserving beauty (from the cult beauty advent calendar) is actually a sustainable Australian brand and they got a really cool concept where all of their products aren't made with water at all hence conserving beauty
Do we have a new advent queen in the mix?!Alexandria Ryans advent season is fun but its a whole new experience with Lauren who is much more knowledgeable about the actual products.
I'm in the UK and there are so many high end calendars... There's a fantastic YT channel called Planning with Crystal and she basically buys them all and does really detailed previews... It's dangerous though, I wasn't going to get one this year but ended up buying the Space NK calendar after watching her video 😅 Love seeing an American's reaction to the European stuff xx
I’m in the US and I love her channel. She unboxes ALL of them. Another channel that does is Miss Boux. Both are great at describing everything. The UK really does know how to do these calendars. (I got the Liberty London one and love it).
Welcome to the world of British advent calendars! You’ll start to recognize the high end European brands, and the fillers, very quickly. 😂 It is also really interesting to see what’s popular oversees (I’m Canadian).
21:04 you could put a couple of drops of the bath oil into a spray bottle filled with water, shake it up and you can get kind of the same, but it’s not nearly as fun as soaking in the bath.
Omg After just watching the Ulta vs Sephora video before this one, I laughed SO hard when you pulled out that shitty little mirror to actually use it!! That was perfect! lmao 👏🏻👏🏻💜✨💙✨
That was amazing! The Cult Beauty had the most stuff I would want to get. Very exciting. I've watched other channels that do British boxes and yes, they are so much better than U.S. boxes. I watched your Ulta and Sephora box unboxing and the Sephora was such total crap! They should be ashamed of themselves for that one. Love British advent calendars so much!
Your advent calendar videos are so fun, and especially fun to play in the background while I draw!! Not to mention you look absolutely drop dead STUNNING girl!! I’d pay hard cash for you to do my makeup omg
The Selfridges was my favorite by far, and I’m glad because it’s the one I splurged on and decided to buy for myself a few weeks ago lol, but Cult Beauty is a close second for me
I'd probably put the Liberty one last, as perfume preferences are so personal. Body chemistry differs so greatly from individual to individual. Being perfume heavy can drastically drop value if you only like one or two of the perfumes. Skin, hair care and makeup can stretch across more skin tones and types. Not that I can afford any of these though 😆
I’m so glad to see you getting into the advent calendars ❤ Every year I watch Alexandria Ryan unbox 10-25 of them. These are the best I’ve seen in a long time! I bought a look fantastic advent a few years back but the cult beauty one and self ridges ones are really tempting this year!! 😍
@@WillSing4TP it definitely was. I saw they had Christmas crackers with different products and prices too, but didn't get them. I got their beauty egg at Easter for my sister too. They have some great products. 😊
Ok…I have Cult Beauty coming today, and Selfridges coming tomorrow, both of which I would NEVER have thought of to buy an advent calendar from until this video popped up on my feed, so thank you for that! ❤. My question is, how in holy heck am I going to stop myself from opening them until December?!?! 😂
An Advent calendar is always the one gift I get for myself every year. I never know which one to choose so this is helpful! ETA I went with Cult Beauty last year and it was pretty decent.. already seeing some semi-repeats.
@@redss111 Charlotte Tilbury? She has one with fewer days and I’m actually thinking about getting it because there are several specific things in there I’ve wanted to try this year. But the one with the Lisa Eldridge lipstick is temping me because I have yet to try anything from her.
Hair oils are great to use as a mask! Just soak your hair with it, put it up in a gentle pony or bun, waste some time (clean your house, do some laundry, take a walk, whatever), then take a shower & wash it out. It always makes my hair a little less frizzy & dead-looking. Just an idea to help you use up all of those hair oils! 💁🏻♀️
i'm from brazil and we don't have the culture of beauty advent calendars BUT OH GIRL I'M HERE FOR THE 1 HOUR LONG VIDEO, thank you very much (also, this video could've had 10 hours longs and i'll still watch it with a smile on my face)
Girl your energy in this video was delightful - I really enjoyed this so much and can't wait to see what you open next!:)) PS: Liberty did it for me on their packaging alone!
I’m only into the first calendar and these products are just so lovely. Maybe one day I can afford to treat myself to one, but for now I’ll watch Lauren.
I live in the uk and I'm legit thinking about buying that Selfridge's one because of this video. I'm really surprised how hit and miss the liberty one is but it almost feels like you're money is going on the packaging and the perfumes. Not bad really if you live perfumes like you do (i do too so i get it - and incidentally, halfeti, in the Selfridge's box, is one of my all time favourites) but it means some of the other days a bit disappointing. But the Selfridge's one was just hit after hit. This was really fun to watch you open these!
The UK has great value beauty calendars. I think brands see the value of exposure to new customers. They are getting massive though and so many companies competing in the market. For me the Selfridges is the most attractive to me
Sunday rileys good genes is the greatest skincare product on the planet. I got hooked on a tiny little sample in a foil packet several years ago. Instant results. Been a permanent fixture in my routine since. Very pricy but so so so so worth it. Holy grail. Will never be without. I have gotten so many people hooked on it too lmao. I was almost excited as you were when i saw the top as you removed it lmfao
sephora employee here and i LOVE the calming serum from barbara sturm, for me it’s 100% worth the price. you don’t use a lot so the ounce does go a long way and it’s just such a nice formula. and it’s great for me after shaving or if my skin is just ~going through it~
Even though I can’t afford these, and I don’t feel like this would be my kind of thing even if I did, it was still fun watching you open up these luxury advent calendars. It’s nice to see well crafted advent calendars, and it was like I got to be there with you which gave the little kid in me some serotonin. 😊
The cult calendar was pretty fun! So many products. Wow. You can use facial oil for body or bath. Oils can be used however you want regardless of the title
OMG Thank You Lauren for spending on these advent calendars and sharing with us. I’ve never seen such an amazing unboxing video. Such a treat to watch!! 🫠
Just discovered you Lauren, these calendars are so good. I’m not a huge makeup person but I do love watching the opening of these online. I will be getting one of these for my kid next year.
I hope you love the Lisa Eldridge Kitten Mischief lipstick. It's one of my most used, and the perfect color for almost any look. This was so fun to watch. Thanks for paying for all of these. Makes me want to order an Advent Calendar.
Living vicariously through you, Lauren! 😂 These are absolutely beautiful! There have been so many new holiday releases and my wallet is not happy so I’m trying to low buy until Black Friday sales. I will say the European advent calendars are definitely more artistic and beautiful than many of the US ones I’ve seen so far. Thanks for all you do! ❤
I never believed that suggested value of $1300.😂 I've had several small samples of Dr. Sturm products, but I have no idea if they are any good. Also, I hear that the Harrods Advent calendar is really nice. Keep that Luna oil and use it. I think your thoughts on face oil will change. ❤
I use nothing but Dr. Sturm. One, my super sensitive skin can tolerate her products with no trouble, and her calming serum is better and works faster than the steroids the dermatologist prescribed for an allergic reaction. So, there is that. Number two, wow, her products are super effective! The buffered Vit. C and her other acid serums are very gentle and yet work very effectively against fine lines and dark spots, etc. Yes, the brand is super expensive. But I have used La Mer, Guerlain's Orchidee Imperiale, and Sisley and all have worked a little for a while, then blew my face up. So I think Dr. Sturm is well worth the money.
I’m getting joy watching you get joy you are so adorable! I would lose my mind in pure happiness opening any one of those beautiful calendars!!! Love it 😍
I soooooo enjoyed this video, love your personality!!! I ordered the Harrods Advent Calendar and I love it. I will be getting my advent calendars from the UK from now on, more bang for your buck
@Marycatherinelovescats she is unboxing the Space NK and I'm looking forward to her unboxing. Just like here , Forsure I will be purchasing from UK next year ,
This was an adventure and I loved your enthusiasm and excitement. I fell over laughing about the Larry King hair product. I’m sure this one is a British hair care guy because America’s Larry King had awful old man hair! 🤣🤣🤣🤣 The luxury was amazing, especially the Selfridge one!
Pleaseeee get either one of the lush advent calendars!!! I just got the Christmas buds one and I love your honesty and bluntness it makes your react to the items so much better!
Came here by way of Kackie’s channel and so happy I did! I loved watching you unbox these. Please do more! Also I can imagine my little girl would go bananas over the boxes when I was done lol.
The US department store calendars are so disappointing, I wouldn't bother. Hopefully, they'll learn. I alternate between SpaceNK, and Liberty. I've had Selfridges the last 3 years. Because I have 3 daughters I'm refilling last years Selfridges calendar with items I've picked up all year for an extra calendar this year. We alternate days.
I love these advent calendars! I know nothing about higher end brands, but I am eyeing that first kit already! Thanks for sharing with us!!! And, I would love to see you review perfume advent calendars! I love learning about perfumes.
I live for my Bader skincare. I use The Cream as moisturizer and The Rich Cream as eye/dry area cream and I look like an actual child. Like ppl tell my husband (we are 44/45) that his wife is much too young for him..and he looks great himself! 🙌🏼
This year is the first one I ever splurge and buy a cosmetics advent calendar, got the Cult Beauty one after hesitating sooo much but I think it was worth it
i love living vicariously through others as i just get 1 advent calendar every year and its for chocolate or tiny figurines or lego. ngl though that house one was gorgeous and i would say keep that and refill it with things next year for yourself like candy or chocolate for the advent. :) as that packaging was amazing.
Yes ALL THE ADVENTS! My UK friends always get them and even the supermarket ones are freaking amazing! I’m wanting the a Dior one so badly and ooh I’d love to see a perfume one! This is so fun , fun from afar. I spent way too much on all things Halloween!
Thoroughly enjoying this video but I'm so sad you had no love for the liberty button mirror 😂 I thought it was so cute, with the illustration, the little pouch and everything. I have a Hello Kitty mirror that's the same size; ngl it makes me feel like a cool girl when I use it lol. It's so handy to just chuck in a small cross-body bag. Blaming that teeny Sephora one for your bad impression of these mirrors 😂 I swear they're more practical and sturdy than they look!
LITERALLY thank you so much right now! Just perfect timing, I needed some chatty LMB to help motivate me through my chores lol. You’re so beautiful and I enjoy every one of your videos. I’m really looking forward to watching this :)
Love this video! I’m from the UK and I’ve bought the Cult Beauty one every year since they started it and they’re sooo good. This year I got Selfridges too! If you do this next year you have to get the Space NK one - they’re just as luxury and amazing and they have so many cool brands.
I’ve been buying these three for years. I save and this is my Christmas present to myself. I love love Europes Advent calendars. I don’t even both with US ones anymore
Oh man, this was the best!! I’m recovering from what feels like THE PLAGUE! and I needed this!!! I got an Augustinian Bader full size in Influenster and holy crap!!! So expensive and you can bet I’m going to use and enjoy every last drop! Enjoy your goodies, Lauren! ❤
I love how you describe fragrances! With everything you tried, I felt like I knew how it would smell and that is so valuable - thank you! Side note: the first time I smelled Halfeti, I lowkey hated it, but it was absolutely a gateway to a brand that is so friggen expensive but sooooo full of amazing smells
Can’t believe I’ve watched the whole video, Albeit at 1.5X speed. It was very entertaining. ( don’t have much attention or patience to watch long videos, but this was fun). All 3 are great AC, I think I’d choose Liberty or Selfridges. Liberty has a subscription saving offer, where you pay £20 or maybe £25 each months to save, you get a beauty box every quarter, if I remember correctly and then can spend your saved money on any beauty products, which could be your AC at Christmas. I might do that next year myself.
try the conserving oil beauty oil. Is is the most light weight oil I have ever tried. So light that I use it during the day when my face feels tight, too light for my night routine.
Oh I loved this post! It was fun, exciting, informative! Thank Goodness I have shelves of skin care I haven’t used or I would have wanted the 1st & 3ed box! I bet they get a lot of $$sales$$ from your enthusiasm!
I did an advent calendar last year from the UK - a fairly cheap one - and it blew everything I've seen online for US calendars away. If I ever do it again, I'm headed straight for England.
Am I going to buy any advent calendars? No.
Did I watch this entire videos? Yes. Living vicariously through you, Lauren 😂
Yes, me too! Please do more advent calendar vids in the future, Lauren!
🙌🏼🤪
It was surprisingly satisfying and I personally loved the length and getting to compare and contrast the boxes.
Right?! Wheeeee!😃
Am I buying any advent calendars? No
Am I watching every single advent calendar unboxing video I come across? I absolutely am
She leans in and whispers "I think the Selfridge's one is winning." Like she doesn't want the other boxes to hear her. 😂 You are so entertaining! Job well done!
Its Beautiful
All of her reactions 👌 so good lol
Agree, she has a cute style.😊
Well we can’t have their little feelings hurt 🗓️what if they decide to give her crap items lolol
It’s wrong to use the word ‘she’ when you use pronouns such as he and she during the conversation or comment which that person is present in, it makes them feel that the conversation is about them, not with them. It really makes an uncomfortable situation for them. Basically it’s rude! I’ve not seen anyone comment this way before but it’s insulting.
Thank you , I'm old enough to be your mother , Im 58 , This truly brought me joy to watch you unbox these so luxurious advent calendars,
We lost our youngest child & Only Daughter April ann at age 19 yrs old ,
Id give anything to spoil her again .
God bless you , 🙏
I enjoyed watching & learning about so many high end products, you are a beautiful young lady .
Thank you & enjoy every moment of the upcoming holidays.
Mrs josette Tharp Montgomery County, Texas 🙏 ♥️
I'm sorry for your loss. I lost my Dad suddenly 11 years ago. Christmas was one of his favorite times a year and he loved to spoil my siblings and I. We knew we were lucky and appreciated everything we got. I remember the magic I used to feel when I was a kid and even through college. He is very much missed by me. My mom lives 5 minutes down the street and doesn't care if she ever talks to me or sees me. I hope you have Happy Holidays!
I'm so sorry for your loss @jtharp9265
The EU and UK have FAR better Advent Calendar’s than the US. Even the Sephora Calendar was so good.
I feel like they actually have an advent oriented celebration culture where the US does not
Cheap af over here that’s why. There is a video on UA-cam called opening a USA vs UK art advent calendar. Same story different subject. I’m sure it will be the same across the board no matter what the subject.
its def a thing here in the UK, and the luxury ones are a v competitive market. Our Sephora generally tho is so far pretty poor! Not all the brands we were expecting, no VIB etc sales, no decent samples and any discount codes exclude most of the good/popular brands (sigh)!!
Great video, I live in the UK & each year its a difficult decision which calendar to treat myself to. This year I bought the John Lewis one. So looking forward to opening it in December. 😊
idk about other european countries but here in germany advent calenders are a looong tradition.
except when i was a tiny little child i got a chocolate one and now its a little more fancy with makeup brands and all kinds of companies wanting in on it (This year i got one from a local beekeeper with all different flavours of honey!).
Some children did get handmade ones with different toys and treats and stationary everyday but my parents both worked full time so it wasnt their priority which i understand. but yeah lots of people make and fill them with 24 surprises for their child, partner, friend etc.
Killing me how much more passionate you got about Barbara with every calendar 😂
In America, we were used to the advent calendar our parents give that has the little piece of crappy chocolate, and you know it's crappy but you're excited every day to open it.
This is very true
@swingdancinglolz years ago, Target had an advent calendar of holiday socks, and I begged my dad to get it, and he looked at me and said, "Hell no, I'm not spending $55 on socks when I can pick you out a pack of 24 for $15.99."
@@rmmmmt2796 boys never understand the magic in things like this. A little daily surprise!
Haha! YES! Those cheesy chocolate filled advent calendars they got from some school fund raiser I think? So, you kinda knew you’d get one bc you had to talk your mom into buying it.. it was for a good cause! Lmao! I always had to beg bc my mom would say she’d just get me some good chocolate bars! I wanted that dang calendar tho!
Or the sock advent calendars. yippee
I feel like I want to throw a Ladies’ Christmas Party with one of these boxes and do an elephant gift exchange type thing. Everyone gets an assigned number, which is their drawer. Then we open and steal! Think about it - 24 drawers. If you split the cost 24 ways that’s like $10-15/person depending on the box!
We all need to tweet and messages these companies so they put our girl on their PR list for next year! x
Every other year I get the advent calendar from either Liberty or Cult and they're always worth it - I spend a LOT of time comparing contents and looking at what I have and making decisions and that's part of the whole thing (alternate years I get a chocolate one). Opening a drawer with a little present to myself every day is so much fun, especially since December here (NL) is so dark and gloomy.
Edited to add: this year I went for Cult and have no regrets except that it's so long until December 1.
I do this too…spending a lot of time going over the products vs cost vs shipping and I got the Liberty AC. I love it! It’s beautiful and so well made and the goodies inside are top notch. I look forward to a little present each day.
Mine just arrived and I’m contemplating opening it starting Nov 1, every second day
I don’t care how expensive an item retails for but the ones that kill me are the products that have “sample, not for resale” printed on them. Some are so small you can’t see if you even like it or not.
"if only I could pay rent in this cream" made me LOL. This looks like so much fun. I could tell how much you were feeling it!
Conserving beauty (from the cult beauty advent calendar) is actually a sustainable Australian brand and they got a really cool concept where all of their products aren't made with water at all hence conserving beauty
This is exactly the way an advent calendar should make you feel
Do we have a new advent queen in the mix?!Alexandria Ryans advent season is fun but its a whole new experience with Lauren who is much more knowledgeable about the actual products.
I'm in the UK and there are so many high end calendars... There's a fantastic YT channel called Planning with Crystal and she basically buys them all and does really detailed previews... It's dangerous though, I wasn't going to get one this year but ended up buying the Space NK calendar after watching her video 😅 Love seeing an American's reaction to the European stuff xx
I’m in the US and I love her channel. She unboxes ALL of them. Another channel that does is Miss Boux. Both are great at describing everything. The UK really does know how to do these calendars. (I got the Liberty London one and love it).
@@FranM-11Love Miss Boux!🥰
Miss Boux is fab
@@nicolawillis1581 Yaass!
Welcome to the world of British advent calendars! You’ll start to recognize the high end European brands, and the fillers, very quickly. 😂 It is also really interesting to see what’s popular oversees (I’m Canadian).
The "so you don't have to" is too accurate. I'm vicariously living this unboxing through you. I can watch these video's for ours.
21:04 you could put a couple of drops of the bath oil into a spray bottle filled with water, shake it up and you can get kind of the same, but it’s not nearly as fun as soaking in the bath.
Omg After just watching the Ulta vs Sephora video before this one, I laughed SO hard when you pulled out that shitty little mirror to actually use it!! That was perfect! lmao 👏🏻👏🏻💜✨💙✨
That was amazing! The Cult Beauty had the most stuff I would want to get. Very exciting. I've watched other channels that do British boxes and yes, they are so much better than U.S. boxes. I watched your Ulta and Sephora box unboxing and the Sephora was such total crap! They should be ashamed of themselves for that one. Love British advent calendars so much!
I haven't bought any of these but looking at this I would. My favourite advent calendar here in New Zealand is a cheese one from the supermarket.
I would rather have cheese 🧀 than make up! 😊
They have a cheese one?? If lived there I would get it.
oh another kiwi!
I love it when you get so happy over a product
Your advent calendar videos are so fun, and especially fun to play in the background while I draw!! Not to mention you look absolutely drop dead STUNNING girl!! I’d pay hard cash for you to do my makeup omg
Space NK is another great one and Harrods! The Harrods box honestly can't be beat, it was like half the reason I bought it 😂
I am dancing between the Harrods and Cult beauty… I can’t decide which one
This was so fun to watch!! A whole ass hour, thank you🙏🏼😌
You’re excitement level was so cute! Glad you enjoyed this experience
The Selfridges was my favorite by far, and I’m glad because it’s the one I splurged on and decided to buy for myself a few weeks ago lol, but Cult Beauty is a close second for me
I'd probably put the Liberty one last, as perfume preferences are so personal. Body chemistry differs so greatly from individual to individual. Being perfume heavy can drastically drop value if you only like one or two of the perfumes. Skin, hair care and makeup can stretch across more skin tones and types. Not that I can afford any of these though 😆
I’m so glad to see you getting into the advent calendars ❤ Every year I watch Alexandria Ryan unbox 10-25 of them. These are the best I’ve seen in a long time! I bought a look fantastic advent a few years back but the cult beauty one and self ridges ones are really tempting this year!! 😍
I love watching Alex unbox advent calendars! She's so fun!🥰
I've got the look Fantastic ones too, but after watching this, I definitely am going to get the cult one next year. I'll start saving now. 💚
@@kellysblackcat Oh, LookFantastic's was awesome this year!
@@WillSing4TP it definitely was. I saw they had Christmas crackers with different products and prices too, but didn't get them. I got their beauty egg at Easter for my sister too. They have some great products. 😊
@@kellysblackcat Ohhh, I got their Easter egg last year! Loved it! I've seen some unboxings of the crackers. They're so cute!
Ok…I have Cult Beauty coming today, and Selfridges coming tomorrow, both of which I would NEVER have thought of to buy an advent calendar from until this video popped up on my feed, so thank you for that! ❤. My question is, how in holy heck am I going to stop myself from opening them until December?!?! 😂
An Advent calendar is always the one gift I get for myself every year. I never know which one to choose so this is helpful! ETA I went with Cult Beauty last year and it was pretty decent.. already seeing some semi-repeats.
Someone said the British Ulta one was good!
Does Charlotte come out with any?
we don't have Ulta in the UK! Did you mean Boots?@@redss111
@@redss111 Charlotte Tilbury? She has one with fewer days and I’m actually thinking about getting it because there are several specific things in there I’ve wanted to try this year. But the one with the Lisa Eldridge lipstick is temping me because I have yet to try anything from her.
@@redss111Oh yeah, hers is expensive with small products. Very disappointing.☹️
Hair oils are great to use as a mask! Just soak your hair with it, put it up in a gentle pony or bun, waste some time (clean your house, do some laundry, take a walk, whatever), then take a shower & wash it out. It always makes my hair a little less frizzy & dead-looking. Just an idea to help you use up all of those hair oils! 💁🏻♀️
i'm from brazil and we don't have the culture of beauty advent calendars BUT OH GIRL I'M HERE FOR THE 1 HOUR LONG VIDEO, thank you very much (also, this video could've had 10 hours longs and i'll still watch it with a smile on my face)
We're about the same age (I'm 29) and the emotional journey you went on looking up the price of Sunday Riley was so, so relatable!
Girl your energy in this video was delightful - I really enjoyed this so much and can't wait to see what you open next!:)) PS: Liberty did it for me on their packaging alone!
I’m only into the first calendar and these products are just so lovely. Maybe one day I can afford to treat myself to one, but for now I’ll watch Lauren.
You should treat yourself queen
I live in the uk and I'm legit thinking about buying that Selfridge's one because of this video. I'm really surprised how hit and miss the liberty one is but it almost feels like you're money is going on the packaging and the perfumes. Not bad really if you live perfumes like you do (i do too so i get it - and incidentally, halfeti, in the Selfridge's box, is one of my all time favourites) but it means some of the other days a bit disappointing. But the Selfridge's one was just hit after hit. This was really fun to watch you open these!
I hope you can write this all off as a business expense, you deserve it girl
That Selfridges box is amazing. I was very tempted to buy the box for myself.
The UK has great value beauty calendars. I think brands see the value of exposure to new customers. They are getting massive though and so many companies competing in the market. For me the Selfridges is the most attractive to me
Sunday rileys good genes is the greatest skincare product on the planet. I got hooked on a tiny little sample in a foil packet several years ago. Instant results. Been a permanent fixture in my routine since. Very pricy but so so so so worth it. Holy grail. Will never be without. I have gotten so many people hooked on it too lmao. I was almost excited as you were when i saw the top as you removed it lmfao
When you are mad about the mirrors but don’t want to apologize after using it is giving ~me~ energy 😂
Lol😂😂 girl, you let the genie out the bottle now. Looks like you are hooked so up for the fragrance advent calendar idea. 😊
Those two Biossance products are some of my favorite products in existence. Don’t overlook them!
That ND highlight/bronzer would also make for gorgeous eyeshadows for most everyone
sephora employee here and i LOVE the calming serum from barbara sturm, for me it’s 100% worth the price. you don’t use a lot so the ounce does go a long way and it’s just such a nice formula. and it’s great for me after shaving or if my skin is just ~going through it~
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Interesting ingredients. I think I'll try high panthenol product first
I could watch you open boxes all day!
Even though I can’t afford these, and I don’t feel like this would be my kind of thing even if I did, it was still fun watching you open up these luxury advent calendars. It’s nice to see well crafted advent calendars, and it was like I got to be there with you which gave the little kid in me some serotonin. 😊
The cult calendar was pretty fun! So many products. Wow. You can use facial oil for body or bath. Oils can be used however you want regardless of the title
Just coming in to say - that Liberty one just the PACKAGING omg, it looks just like the store!!
YES PLEASE BUY A PERFUME ADVENT!!
OMG Thank You Lauren for spending on these advent calendars and sharing with us. I’ve never seen such an amazing unboxing video. Such a treat to watch!! 🫠
I'm so excited!!! I snagged a 5 ml sample of Vilhelm Parfumerie's Poets of Berlin in Ipsy Add-ons for only $3.50!!!! in IPSY!!!!
I’m loving this!! I wanna see all the advent calendars! A perfume one would be perfect for your second channel!
Just discovered you Lauren, these calendars are so good. I’m not a huge makeup person but I do love watching the opening of these online. I will be getting one of these for my kid next year.
"Barbara's in here! Full size!"
😂 half expecting the full size human podiatrist herself to pop up.
I hope you love the Lisa Eldridge Kitten Mischief lipstick. It's one of my most used, and the perfect color for almost any look. This was so fun to watch. Thanks for paying for all of these. Makes me want to order an Advent Calendar.
Living vicariously through you, Lauren! 😂 These are absolutely beautiful! There have been so many new holiday releases and my wallet is not happy so I’m trying to low buy until Black Friday sales. I will say the European advent calendars are definitely more artistic and beautiful than many of the US ones I’ve seen so far. Thanks for all you do! ❤
I got so wrapped up in your excitement! Please do more Holiday vids as your enthusiasm is infectious. ❤
I never believed that suggested value of $1300.😂 I've had several small samples of Dr. Sturm products, but I have no idea if they are any good. Also, I hear that the Harrods Advent calendar is really nice. Keep that Luna oil and use it. I think your thoughts on face oil will change. ❤
I use nothing but Dr. Sturm. One, my super sensitive skin can tolerate her products with no trouble, and her calming serum is better and works faster than the steroids the dermatologist prescribed for an allergic reaction. So, there is that. Number two, wow, her products are super effective! The buffered Vit. C and her other acid serums are very gentle and yet work very effectively against fine lines and dark spots, etc. Yes, the brand is super expensive. But I have used La Mer, Guerlain's Orchidee Imperiale, and Sisley and all have worked a little for a while, then blew my face up. So I think Dr. Sturm is well worth the money.
Great video. You missed out door 14 from the Liberty advent though. It contains the Byredo lipstick in Solid Ground or Commuter.
Been loving your content recently! Love these advent calendar vids!
Thank you so much!! ❤️ I’m so glad you are here and loving the videos!! 😊
I am loving the advent calendars too! Living vicariously through Lauren! 😊
I’m getting joy watching you get joy you are so adorable! I would lose my mind in pure happiness opening any one of those beautiful calendars!!! Love it 😍
I soooooo enjoyed this video, love your personality!!! I ordered the Harrods Advent Calendar and I love it. I will be getting my advent calendars from the UK from now on, more bang for your buck
did you see the Space NK one? they are really good too, for future reference!
@Marycatherinelovescats she is unboxing the Space NK and I'm looking forward to her unboxing.
Just like here , Forsure I will be purchasing from UK next year ,
This was an adventure and I loved your enthusiasm and excitement. I fell over laughing about the Larry King hair product. I’m sure this one is a British hair care guy because America’s Larry King had awful old man hair! 🤣🤣🤣🤣 The luxury was amazing, especially the Selfridge one!
Pleaseeee get either one of the lush advent calendars!!! I just got the Christmas buds one and I love your honesty and bluntness it makes your react to the items so much better!
I so enjoyed your reaction to these advent calendars. As a Brit we do like our advent calendars.
Loving this series! These UK luxury ones are killing it.
Came here by way of Kackie’s channel and so happy I did! I loved watching you unbox these. Please do more! Also I can imagine my little girl would go bananas over the boxes when I was done lol.
The US department store calendars are so disappointing, I wouldn't bother. Hopefully, they'll learn. I alternate between SpaceNK, and Liberty. I've had Selfridges the last 3 years. Because I have 3 daughters I'm refilling last years Selfridges calendar with items I've picked up all year for an extra calendar this year. We alternate days.
I love these advent calendars! I know nothing about higher end brands, but I am eyeing that first kit already! Thanks for sharing with us!!! And, I would love to see you review perfume advent calendars! I love learning about perfumes.
I live for my Bader skincare. I use The Cream as moisturizer and The Rich Cream as eye/dry area cream and I look like an actual child. Like ppl tell my husband (we are 44/45) that his wife is much too young for him..and he looks great himself! 🙌🏼
This year is the first one I ever splurge and buy a cosmetics advent calendar, got the Cult Beauty one after hesitating sooo much but I think it was worth it
i love living vicariously through others as i just get 1 advent calendar every year and its for chocolate or tiny figurines or lego.
ngl though that house one was gorgeous and i would say keep that and refill it with things next year for yourself like candy or chocolate for the advent. :) as that packaging was amazing.
I watch Alexander Ryans advent calendar videos every year so I was expecting these to be awful but I am so surprised!
Yes ALL THE ADVENTS! My UK friends always get them and even the supermarket ones are freaking amazing! I’m wanting the a Dior one so badly and ooh I’d love to see a perfume one! This is so fun , fun from afar. I spent way too much on all things Halloween!
I decided to go with the Space NK and it did not disappoint!! Love this series!
I feel like those UK beauty advents are always a win! We have nothing as good here (IMO)
The Good Genes in the U.K. is different to the one in the US, it’s made using Glycolic acid here in the U.K. ❤
Thoroughly enjoying this video but I'm so sad you had no love for the liberty button mirror 😂 I thought it was so cute, with the illustration, the little pouch and everything. I have a Hello Kitty mirror that's the same size; ngl it makes me feel like a cool girl when I use it lol. It's so handy to just chuck in a small cross-body bag. Blaming that teeny Sephora one for your bad impression of these mirrors 😂 I swear they're more practical and sturdy than they look!
I got some free Augustine Badder Friday Influenster. Just some really small samples and it was just an average cream.
LITERALLY thank you so much right now! Just perfect timing, I needed some chatty LMB to help motivate me through my chores lol. You’re so beautiful and I enjoy every one of your videos. I’m really looking forward to watching this :)
Love this video! I’m from the UK and I’ve bought the Cult Beauty one every year since they started it and they’re sooo good. This year I got Selfridges too! If you do this next year you have to get the Space NK one - they’re just as luxury and amazing and they have so many cool brands.
I’ve been buying these three for years. I save and this is my Christmas present to myself. I love love Europes Advent calendars. I don’t even both with US ones anymore
Oh man, this was the best!! I’m recovering from what feels like THE PLAGUE! and I needed this!!! I got an Augustinian Bader full size in Influenster and holy crap!!! So expensive and you can bet I’m going to use and enjoy every last drop! Enjoy your goodies, Lauren! ❤
Paula's Choice Products are great. So is Biossance.
I love how you describe fragrances! With everything you tried, I felt like I knew how it would smell and that is so valuable - thank you! Side note: the first time I smelled Halfeti, I lowkey hated it, but it was absolutely a gateway to a brand that is so friggen expensive but sooooo full of amazing smells
Can’t believe I’ve watched the whole video, Albeit at 1.5X speed. It was very entertaining. ( don’t have much attention or patience to watch long videos, but this was fun). All 3 are great AC, I think I’d choose Liberty or Selfridges. Liberty has a subscription saving offer, where you pay £20 or maybe £25 each months to save, you get a beauty box every quarter, if I remember correctly and then can spend your saved money on any beauty products, which could be your AC at Christmas. I might do that next year myself.
try the conserving oil beauty oil. Is is the most light weight oil I have ever tried. So light that I use it during the day when my face feels tight, too light for my night routine.
I will probably never buy a beauty advent calendar but I could watch these videos for days. I hope you do one of these on the fragrance channel!
Paulas choice is good and medik8 is good woth their retinol products too- rather expensive too.
Oh I loved this post! It was fun, exciting, informative! Thank Goodness I have shelves of skin care I haven’t used or I would have wanted the 1st & 3ed box! I bet they get a lot of $$sales$$ from your enthusiasm!
Cult and Selfridges tie in 1st place for me and then the Liberty advent. I think. It's hard to say without the boxes and contents in front of me. 💕
It would be so satisfying to see a running total of the value on screen!
I did an advent calendar last year from the UK - a fairly cheap one - and it blew everything I've seen online for US calendars away. If I ever do it again, I'm headed straight for England.
I need 24 of these advent opening videos so you can put them in a playlist and I can watch a video every day.
Saks advent calendar looks good 👍🏻
I think they are fun
I still say space NK is the best one this year:)
these advent calendars would be great as presents and stocking stuffers for loved ones! the value is definitely there
Great content! I just wish I had caught this 3 weeks ago! Oh well I’ll try to remember for next year!
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