I actually did this with body shop for my daughter. I bought two calendars. Took out what I would use and then added everything left over plus other bits and pieces and created her own, she loves it!!
This feels like a cruel prank by the universe that when she complained about 20 different calendars not containing makeup, the universe pays her back with a dozen red lipsticks
@@riagupta2735 YSL lipstick is very expensive. And they are shades of red because it is an advent/Christmas calendar. She got more than $300 worth of product in her calendar.
Im actually suprised that a expensive brand actually gave the most bang for your buck... like so many full sizes! Even the "mini" would be considered deluxe samples. Other beauty brands really need to take note... cause so far so many are a rip off and you'd be lucky for 1 full size anything! Even those perfumes, for a set of 4 is around $100 online!
Not gonna lie, if I had $300 I'd buy this. YSL is one of those lux brands that just intrigues me for some reason. And, as boring as they are, I would use all of these products and love lip products and little perfumes
If only I cared about makeup anymore…. I have a red YSL lipstick which was a gift for my 21st, and yes I have used it. And yes I’m 30. Shhhhh. Don’t tell anyone 😅
Hey guys! So this calendar is...pretty good, Im sure when it comes to value, BUT I also feel likes its repetitive and honesty a bit boring because of the lack a variety. Let me know what you think! Love ya💖
According to my bad math, I think you received TEN red lipsticks That's crazy. But I'd rather receive 10 lipsticks before getting coupons, scrunchies, stickers, or a key chain.
I think this Advent calendar is one that would be best for going in with a few friends and then divying (sp?) the goods. I mean if there's 4 of you, you put in $75 dollars and everyone gets 6 things. That's not bad.
You just missed a second v: divvying 😊 And I agree. There is probably more real-world value there if you go in together because each of you can choose things you're actually going to use and enjoy. It's probably true of most of the calendars. Well, the ones that aren't all free sample sizes and tiny squeezy tubes anyway. I don't think there's any way of getting any value out of those, no matter how you divvy them up.
@@SayHelloToOblivion Honestly, I would have everyone draw a number, then go in order picking items, taking turns until everyone has 6. That's the most fair, and everyone would likely get at least one thing they really want. This also really only works if you really like YSL and would enjoy pretty much all of the items, even if you're not obsessed with every single one.
Red Is a universally flattering color for all skin shades so it makes sense for it to be the main shade in the calender. They could have added at least one nudish one though.
I fed you but some of them looked exactly the same. Like at least mix it up. Some people don’t do bold. Some prefer pinks and browns. I think mixing it up like that is better cuz even if you end up giving away most shades at least there was variety.
Well, you could always buy the YSL 2022 advent calendar! I feel really confident that you are guaranteed numerous red lipsticks in next Christmas’s advent calendar! Think of all the wonderful Christmas presents you can gift out of this one calendar! That is, if you feel that the ladies in your life would enjoy the products from this calendar! Oh, one other thing, I was actually looking at advent calendars just about a week or so ago, and any company who still has 2021 advent calendars, they are selling them heavily discounted in order to just get rid of them. So you could just see if YSL has any of these calendars left for sale. Makeup is fine to be left for a year, so long as you don’t open it. Once you open and use any makeup and/or skincare products, you are supposed to only use it for the number of months it says with the little picture of an open tub, usually on the back or base of the product, but I’m sure you already know that. 🙏🏼😉
Just FYI, the coral one with the star in the middle is a lip balm. So it hardly has any color to it. And yes, you can pop off the gold rings in the middle of the lippie and use it as a ring.
I'm low-key a red lipstick person. I have a warm red, cool red, neutral red, deep garnet, watermelon red/pink and burgundy, and the one I choose depends on the outfit. It's amazing the difference in red tones and how some reds do not go with an outfit, but a different red totally does. Though I do agree, this is a bit ridiculous in an Advent calendar. The amount of lip products was excessive, and all red, that isn't something everyone is going to want.
How do you keep them from smearing everywhere? I've stopped using lipsticks all together for this reason. I've got a wide assortment. Some even say budge proof, apparently they've never met me. 🤣 I've lined my lips and yet still look like Ronald McDonald in an hour.
@@blackwidow8412 I mainly use the Bareminerals liquid matte lipsticks, which don't budge, as well as their BarePro lipstick line. I pat off the excess, and those formulas work for me. I'm really pale, too, so smudging and bleeding into lip lines is something I definitely worry about. I've had other formulas bleed into my lip lines.
@@blackwidow8412 blot with toilet roll, then apply a little more. Gives it staying power (or you can just blot and leave it at that). Applying lipliner all over your lips before applying helps ut stay on too.
If you're ever looking for homes for these products, if you have a local women's shelter, they would probably massively appreciate them. They are often looking for skin and haircare and make up to make the women feel comfortable.
Honestly even the minis are mostly not that small, around 12 bux per item considering there is full sizes, and not ANY bs items like stickers, this one is good for a luxury brand
You should get Wren an advent calendar next year, but just open one or two things per each of your advent calendar videos for him. My dogs get so excited each night for theirs. We have the Aldi wine & cheese calendars, so as soon as I grab those, they run over to their advent calendars. It’s adorable and totally worth the $25.
My dog hates the phone and videos but it's okay with my usual rambling. I think he thinks I'm talking to him, so that's why his okay with me talking alone, because "she's not alone, she's with me, so she's talking to me".
"Mauve", or mallow in English, is a plant with soothing properties! Growing up in rural Italy, my grandma would tell me to chew on "malva" leaves for toothaches :) the colour is named after the flower in most romance languages.
I just have to say I ADORE the couch in your "set" and seeing your little buddy back there. The way he looks at you is adorable and tells me all I need to know to know you are a lovely person who doesn't hide her inner light with a fake personality. Thank you for being a little nutty and hyper and a fabulous wonderful human. And please, keep being you, you are wonderful to watch.
When I had covid I just said I felt "a little congested" and it stayed that way the whole time I had it... lol other than losing my smell which left very slowly so slowly I barely noticed.... so careful! Lol but congestion was my only symptom before the taste and smell and those were my only 3 symptoms all together
In my opinion, they put in a lot of lip items because they are selling less due to masks. I would be so disappointed to have a ton of items that no one could see or I would barely use. Not my type.
My husband said the same thing! I was telling him "YSL put 14different shades of red lipsticks in the advent calendar" His response "Well yeah they're trying to get rid of it since sells went down due to mask....you do your whole face but not your lips anymore"
when this series first started, i used it as a drinking game by taking a shot every time you got a red lipstick/lip tint and/or a sample. i gotta stop i’m gonna get alcohol poisoning 🤣
It would be so fun if you posted a linktree or something next year to all of the advent calendars you’re getting (or at least the ones you’re sure about) so we could buy the interesting ones and open them with you ☺️ it’s definitely cheaper to live vicariously through you without buying them though lol
So, interesting thing about the YSL primer. I'm not a professional, but I like to make some of my own makeup products. If you look at the ingredient list for the primer, the third ingredient on it is fragrance and because fragrance is used at such a low percentage, the vast majority of the primer is only composed of the first two ingredients, cyclopentasiloxane and dimethicone crosspolymer. These ingredients together form a sort of silicone-like gel. TKB Trading sells a silicone gel that is literally just those two ingredients for only $15 for 4 ounces. So, get that silicone gel, add a little bit of oil (of the four oils listed on the ingredient list, I just use the passionfruit oil because the other's are honestly really cheap and I'm sure the only reason YSL added them was to reduce costs), add fragrance if you want but I personally don't, add a tiny bit of gold specks (it's not real gold, the last few ingredients indicate that it's just a normal gold sparkly pigment), and you have yourself a handmade YSL primer for a fraction of the cost. Literally, the profit margin for this primer for YSL has to be astronomical. It probably wouldn't be great to use after 4 years, but because it is mainly silicone it will have a really long lifespan. I actually just checked their website and they said that their primer has been tested to have a shelf-life of 3 years if unopened. Even if it is opened, it's going to last a long time because, again, it's mainly silicone.
You are so much fun to watch. I love that you stumble over your words just as much as I do. Thank for laughing at yourself for your own mistakes. You keep me going with life. Thanks for being yourself and showing us these unboxing of either subscription boxes or advent calendars.
Honestly, if I had an extra $300 laying around to spend on myself, I'd consider buying this and I wouldn't be disappointed with it either. I'd actually use everything inside of it, and don't get to try YSL often
And if one red is a bit too much or out of the confort zone, just dont swatch, keep the box safe and recycle for Birthday's ... Those lippies are SO EXPENSIVE you look great with such gift lol ... lucky friends and fam born begin of the year lol
I enjoyed this advent calendar more than a lot of the others you’ve opened. No being taken advantage of with samples and many minis. Even though I personally don’t wear red lipstick I didn’t mind you opening them. It was a theme.
Just wanted to say you have helped me get through so much this Christmas. I've had an absolutely crappy Christmas past two years being able to find you and watch you be so happy and silly and sweet has made alot of rough days better.
Okay the fact that you even thought to mention Yukon Cornelius AT ALL has me leaving my body. Thank you so much for that reference, I needed to laugh like that ♡
I’m not watching in order. I just watched the Chanel one and I’m very traumatized by tiny perfumes. To be sincere, I’m glad to be watching YSL after. Everything looks so nice! It’s uplifting my moods.
Girl, I love red lipsticks but there were too many of them. But, they make for an amazing Xmas gift. You can gift friends and family and I bet they would flip out!
I kind of like that they have every shade of red in both sample and full sizes. Not every orange-based red will match every skintone. Not every blue-based red will match every skintone. And I'm pretty sure they're very much the "find your perfect comfort red color" that you're always going to grab in a pinch for something nice. For finding your perfect red shade, this box is pretty nice. But I am also very much into reds, so my bias is projecting for sure lol. xD
Ok, so this calendar is very expensive and definitely lacking in variety but it’s not the worst I’ve seen. If you’re a red lipstick fan JACKPOT! 😂 At least you’re getting actual products that have value in this calendar. In comparison to the dumpster fire that is the Chanel advent calendar, this one is great. I heard that the Tuxedo cologne is suppose to smell really good.
Do you wear red lipstick literally every day? Do you not care about the exact shade or formula, but you do prefer a luxury brand name on the package? Do you have $300 to burn? If so, you'll LOVE the 2021 YSL advent calendar!
Harrod's has a Mont Blanc advent calendar that's over $4,000. I nearly choked! This YSL calendar seems much better than some you've opened, which I won't name.
I am going to be 45 years old in exactly 2 weeks and I would wear the heck out of that glittery star lipstick! I love fun colors and did you know that glitter is my favorite color?!?! lol
That red shade is the signature color for YSL. And yes the rose scent is the signature cent too. You are so cute. 😂😍. Btw. Haven’t seen all the video yet but you should try their mascara.
I have LOVED this year's series of calendars! Harrods has been my favourite good one so far and QVC my most aggravating bad one lol. I wish brands would send you them in PR a few months in advance to make filming etc easier. I also wish they would stand up, look around and compare what they're about to sell to competitors, because quite frankly some of them should be embarrassed, just saying. I hope you have a great Christmas and New Year xxx
These videos make a rough day sooo much better. This is hell week for us that groom pets, so it is soooo very appreciated when we are able to get a smile
I can't imagine all the tiny products you have floating around your house! Lol I don't purchase advent calendars except the one I got for my dog, so I enjoy them thru your unboxings. Lol
I honestly thought I was the only person who got so excited about tiny little bottles lol I have some that I got for Christmas so many years ago but they look so cute that I can’t get rid of them 😂
Hi Alexandria just wanted to wish you and yours a Merry Christmas. Hope you enjoy your first Christmas being engaged. Stay healthy and safe. Maybe you could post a pic of Christmas Day with the fam. Oh I meant to wish the pups a Merry Christmas also. ❤️🌲❤️🌲❤️🌲❤️🌲🐾🐾🐶
I've decided you need a little doodad to hold up your boxes/advent calendars/etc for your unboxings -- an actual fixture used to hold them up. I'm a woodworker/furniture maker, so I am making it my personal goal for 2022.
the "mashed banana" mascara wand is a curling wand. I like using these instead of an eye lash curler. The long bristles create volume and when you use the other side (make it look like a smile) it will curl your lashes. Love your videos!
Those burgundy lipsticks are Gorgeous! One thing I Love about this is they are giving you real lipstick 💄 and not liquid lipstick. I do not like liquid lipstick. So many beautiful red lipsticks. I wish YSL would have put some eyeshadow or eye liner. YSL have a beautiful makeup line, it would have been nice to see some other items in this Calendar. Thank you I enjoyed this video so much! You’ll be set for red lipstick 💄 for Life . 🤣❤️👍🏼
Hurray for unboxing (and uploading) the YSL calendar this year! And double hurray for being so close to the goal! Sending you all my energy reserves GO GO GO ALEXANDRIA GO!
I got the Macy's YSL bag last month and flipped out. It was my first Macy's after a 2 year wait list and it was "fancy", heck it even smelled "fancy". My Son heard "fancy" so much he put his headphones on. But it truly was "fancy".
Oh, thank god. I've been trying to make a new crochet project work for the last hour and really need a break so I don't just start banging my head against the wall😬 Alex & advent calendars, the perfect stress reliever cuz she gets frustrated for me!😂
Live for your unboxing advent calendars . I want them all. But it’s so much cheaper to watch you. I did buy the bath ones from ultra for my kids! I hope they enjoy them!!
The YSL Black Opium is also my signature scent!!!! I love it, and I’ve gotten so many compliments whenever I wear it. Also, loving these Advent Calendar unboxings!!!!
Yep, that's a great mascara. You need to keep switching sides: coat with the long bristle side, push Up with the curved side (if the curved side has long bristles too then it would leave black dots on your loss as you push your lashes up). I love bougie mascara samples, I don't wear mascara often enough to be worth buying full tubes so I get bougie mascaras with points and promo codes instead and I absolutely can't complain ☺️☺️☺️
I've seen others post an unboxing of this calendar and I appreciate your spin as it's definitely more relatable. :D Lots of reds... totally could have put an eyeshadow or something. I have to say, I tend to lean to calendars that have a variety of brands than ones that are single brands. Overall, this was a nice one.
I have a girlfriend of mine who only wears red lipsticks. She reapplies 6-8 times a day and wears them 365 days a year. She goes thru a TON of red lipsticks.
I myself wear a lot of red lipstick. Not every single day but most of the week. It’s fun. But I tend to go for matte liquid lipsticks because I hate to reapply all day. This advent calendar I’d love with all the red lipsticks and I would wear them all.
@@elizabetherne556 I’ve never found a “red” lipstick that works with my skin tone. But my girlfriend who wears it won’t wear like a super dry matte because it dries her out like the Sahara. So she compromises w reapplying all day. And she a sassy one :)
@Alexandria Ryan Just letting you know that Parfum in (small bottles) is usually a full on strength that isn't diluted like an eau de toilette which usually comes in the large bottles.
My most memorable smell from childhood is the Beach Barbies that came with a bracelet with a shell shaped charm full of some sort of musk smelling solid perfume....
*I LOVE YSL BLACK OPIUM!* ❤️🔥 I was obsessed with that scent until I started searching for others, but Black Opium still has a special place in my heart. 😌
I think you're right about the need for more variation at the very least variation of product, but just as an FYI, YSL is sort of known for their red lipstick. Like when I think of YSL I think of red lipstick and so I think that's probably why they do that. Not that I'm super impressed with having so much in the calendar or anything. Because I do agree with you 100%... Even just variations of the kind of lipstick they put in there would have been nice, and maybe a couple less lipsticks and do some eyeshadow or hell, even a black Liquid eyeliner! Nail polish! They could have thrown another fragrance and a blush in there! And even though they're known for the red lipstick-- Maybe some Berry tones or nudes, just one would have been nice 🤷🏻♀️ but now you have a year's supply of red lipstick! Aren't you just *Thrilled?* 😉
How cute would it be if Alexandria took some of the products she wanted to share and put together her own advent calendar for her mom?
Love this!!!
I actually did this with body shop for my daughter. I bought two calendars. Took out what I would use and then added everything left over plus other bits and pieces and created her own, she loves it!!
Aww that’s such a cute idea!
It'll be full of mascaras☠️😛
She most definitely should! And show these companies what a real advent calendar should look like
This feels like a cruel prank by the universe that when she complained about 20 different calendars not containing makeup, the universe pays her back with a dozen red lipsticks
It's almost poetic
@@CorinnaAtHome Historical reparations
Some people will moan about anything. I would be extremely happy with just one of those mini lipsticks 🤷🏼♀️
@@sueember8786 not for 300$
@@riagupta2735 YSL lipstick is very expensive. And they are shades of red because it is an advent/Christmas calendar. She got more than $300 worth of product in her calendar.
Im actually suprised that a expensive brand actually gave the most bang for your buck... like so many full sizes! Even the "mini" would be considered deluxe samples. Other beauty brands really need to take note... cause so far so many are a rip off and you'd be lucky for 1 full size anything! Even those perfumes, for a set of 4 is around $100 online!
Not gonna lie, if I had $300 I'd buy this. YSL is one of those lux brands that just intrigues me for some reason. And, as boring as they are, I would use all of these products and love lip products and little perfumes
The lip products are Divine 🙌🙌
If only I cared about makeup anymore…. I have a red YSL lipstick which was a gift for my 21st, and yes I have used it. And yes I’m 30. Shhhhh. Don’t tell anyone 😅
Me too ✋
@@jamesfv1 What I would give to be 30 again!! I m 52.53 in Feb, aaah!
7+ red shades is over kill they were definitely trying to get rid of product that never sold
Hey guys! So this calendar is...pretty good, Im sure when it comes to value, BUT I also feel likes its repetitive and honesty a bit boring because of the lack a variety. Let me know what you think! Love ya💖
Do you mean repetitive?
@@poppyd9367 Haha yes I did! Thats what I get when I can't spell and autocorrect takes over!
I want this calendar lol! I would be so excited to get one! Did you buy it from the YSL website?
I wish I could afford a YSL lipstick much less the whole calendar lol broke girl problems lol
I own like 30 shades of red lip products....so I'm into it, haha
According to my bad math, I think you received TEN red lipsticks That's crazy. But I'd rather receive 10 lipsticks before getting coupons, scrunchies, stickers, or a key chain.
I think this Advent calendar is one that would be best for going in with a few friends and then divying (sp?) the goods. I mean if there's 4 of you, you put in $75 dollars and everyone gets 6 things. That's not bad.
That's a great idea! Red lipsticks for all. 💋
You just missed a second v: divvying 😊
And I agree. There is probably more real-world value there if you go in together because each of you can choose things you're actually going to use and enjoy. It's probably true of most of the calendars. Well, the ones that aren't all free sample sizes and tiny squeezy tubes anyway. I don't think there's any way of getting any value out of those, no matter how you divvy them up.
That’s such a good idea
That’s how you end a friendship, lol. I can just see everyone fighting over what they want their 6 products to be. 😅
@@SayHelloToOblivion Honestly, I would have everyone draw a number, then go in order picking items, taking turns until everyone has 6. That's the most fair, and everyone would likely get at least one thing they really want. This also really only works if you really like YSL and would enjoy pretty much all of the items, even if you're not obsessed with every single one.
Red Is a universally flattering color for all skin shades so it makes sense for it to be the main shade in the calender. They could have added at least one nudish one though.
I fed you but some of them looked exactly the same. Like at least mix it up. Some people don’t do bold. Some prefer pinks and browns. I think mixing it up like that is better cuz even if you end up giving away most shades at least there was variety.
Respectfully disagree on the red thing....
I would have loved this, darn. I could have given every lady in my family a ysl lipstick and we'd all be fancy at the Christmas breakfast. Lol
Well, you could always buy the YSL 2022 advent calendar!
I feel really confident that you are guaranteed numerous red lipsticks in next Christmas’s advent calendar! Think of all the wonderful Christmas presents you can gift out of this one calendar! That is, if you feel that the ladies in your life would enjoy the products from this calendar!
Oh, one other thing, I was actually looking at advent calendars just about a week or so ago, and any company who still has 2021 advent calendars, they are selling them heavily discounted in order to just get rid of them. So you could just see if YSL has any of these calendars left for sale.
Makeup is fine to be left for a year, so long as you don’t open it.
Once you open and use any makeup and/or skincare products, you are supposed to only use it for the number of months it says with the little picture of an open tub, usually on the back or base of the product, but I’m sure you already know that. 🙏🏼😉
Just FYI, the coral one with the star in the middle is a lip balm. So it hardly has any color to it.
And yes, you can pop off the gold rings in the middle of the lippie and use it as a ring.
It is kind of funny that we've been begging for full size, makeup, and holiday colors and YSL said "alright bet" 😂
I'm low-key a red lipstick person. I have a warm red, cool red, neutral red, deep garnet, watermelon red/pink and burgundy, and the one I choose depends on the outfit. It's amazing the difference in red tones and how some reds do not go with an outfit, but a different red totally does. Though I do agree, this is a bit ridiculous in an Advent calendar. The amount of lip products was excessive, and all red, that isn't something everyone is going to want.
How do you keep them from smearing everywhere? I've stopped using lipsticks all together for this reason. I've got a wide assortment. Some even say budge proof, apparently they've never met me. 🤣 I've lined my lips and yet still look like Ronald McDonald in an hour.
@@blackwidow8412 I mainly use the Bareminerals liquid matte lipsticks, which don't budge, as well as their BarePro lipstick line. I pat off the excess, and those formulas work for me. I'm really pale, too, so smudging and bleeding into lip lines is something I definitely worry about. I've had other formulas bleed into my lip lines.
@@blackwidow8412 blot with toilet roll, then apply a little more. Gives it staying power (or you can just blot and leave it at that). Applying lipliner all over your lips before applying helps ut stay on too.
Me too I'm a red lipstick 💄 person too! Love it! I can relate I can see the difference too😊
@@blackwidow8412 less is more too! I usually apply thin layers only
If you're ever looking for homes for these products, if you have a local women's shelter, they would probably massively appreciate them. They are often looking for skin and haircare and make up to make the women feel comfortable.
Yes! commenting for visibility!
@@McSnezzly I think that Alexandria has mentioned donating product to shelters before.
That is an awesome idea! I never thought of that.
Would they accept products that have been opened? Even if she hasn't used them, she opened up the lipsticks to show the colour.
Honestly even the minis are mostly not that small, around 12 bux per item considering there is full sizes, and not ANY bs items like stickers, this one is good for a luxury brand
Comparing the Chanel calendar to this one is honestly shameful. YSL showing them how it’s done.
How sad, that the bar is set that low-- Just don't have stickers, and you win. LOL
You should get Wren an advent calendar next year, but just open one or two things per each of your advent calendar videos for him. My dogs get so excited each night for theirs. We have the Aldi wine & cheese calendars, so as soon as I grab those, they run over to their advent calendars. It’s adorable and totally worth the $25.
Does anyone else think that her pupper might worry that she’s insane. Like “Watch my mom talk to no one for 30 minutes straight”
He might but then he sees her sniff everything to see if its good and thinks "oh good she's okay"
My cat 🐈⬛ didn’t care that I talked to myself at times. As long as I wasn’t on the phone. She got jealous and annoyed.
My dog hates the phone and videos but it's okay with my usual rambling. I think he thinks I'm talking to him, so that's why his okay with me talking alone, because "she's not alone, she's with me, so she's talking to me".
His reaction when she was having a rant during the Chanel video, just like "you good...? Aight I'm going back to sleep"
Hey ya
Your puppy dog brings so much joy to my soul I forget how bad the calendars are going to be.
Aww Im glad he can help bring you joy!!
"Mauve", or mallow in English, is a plant with soothing properties! Growing up in rural Italy, my grandma would tell me to chew on "malva" leaves for toothaches :) the colour is named after the flower in most romance languages.
I don't even buy makeup anymore but I will still drop everything to watch these.
Haha thank you so much!
Same.
I just have to say I ADORE the couch in your "set" and seeing your little buddy back there. The way he looks at you is adorable and tells me all I need to know to know you are a lovely person who doesn't hide her inner light with a fake personality. Thank you for being a little nutty and hyper and a fabulous wonderful human. And please, keep being you, you are wonderful to watch.
When I had covid I just said I felt "a little congested" and it stayed that way the whole time I had it... lol other than losing my smell which left very slowly so slowly I barely noticed.... so careful! Lol but congestion was my only symptom before the taste and smell and those were my only 3 symptoms all together
I was also a little concerned when she was having issues smelling, lol.
Fatigue is a covid symptom as well.
Yeah I was just wondering if anyone else noticed. I haven't smelled anything in 15 months
I noticed that as well.
@@ps9906 15 months?! Wow!
In my opinion, they put in a lot of lip items because they are selling less due to masks. I would be so disappointed to have a ton of items that no one could see or I would barely use. Not my type.
My husband said the same thing! I was telling him "YSL put 14different shades of red lipsticks in the advent calendar"
His response "Well yeah they're trying to get rid of it since sells went down due to mask....you do your whole face but not your lips anymore"
I thought the same thing!
I came here after the Chanel Advent calendar unboxing. This is so much better value lol
Came here to say this
when this series first started, i used it as a drinking game by taking a shot every time you got a red lipstick/lip tint and/or a sample. i gotta stop i’m gonna get alcohol poisoning 🤣
It would be so fun if you posted a linktree or something next year to all of the advent calendars you’re getting (or at least the ones you’re sure about) so we could buy the interesting ones and open them with you ☺️ it’s definitely cheaper to live vicariously through you without buying them though lol
Yes!!!! This would be much fun.
I 💛💛 your unboxings but I stay for your HUMOR 😫 it’s so so incredible! 🥺🥰
Youre too kind!!
Absolutely! Here for the shenanigans as well...love her!!
So, interesting thing about the YSL primer. I'm not a professional, but I like to make some of my own makeup products. If you look at the ingredient list for the primer, the third ingredient on it is fragrance and because fragrance is used at such a low percentage, the vast majority of the primer is only composed of the first two ingredients, cyclopentasiloxane and dimethicone crosspolymer. These ingredients together form a sort of silicone-like gel. TKB Trading sells a silicone gel that is literally just those two ingredients for only $15 for 4 ounces. So, get that silicone gel, add a little bit of oil (of the four oils listed on the ingredient list, I just use the passionfruit oil because the other's are honestly really cheap and I'm sure the only reason YSL added them was to reduce costs), add fragrance if you want but I personally don't, add a tiny bit of gold specks (it's not real gold, the last few ingredients indicate that it's just a normal gold sparkly pigment), and you have yourself a handmade YSL primer for a fraction of the cost. Literally, the profit margin for this primer for YSL has to be astronomical.
It probably wouldn't be great to use after 4 years, but because it is mainly silicone it will have a really long lifespan. I actually just checked their website and they said that their primer has been tested to have a shelf-life of 3 years if unopened. Even if it is opened, it's going to last a long time because, again, it's mainly silicone.
You are so much fun to watch. I love that you stumble over your words just as much as I do. Thank for laughing at yourself for your own mistakes. You keep me going with life. Thanks for being yourself and showing us these unboxing of either subscription boxes or advent calendars.
Honestly, if I had an extra $300 laying around to spend on myself, I'd consider buying this and I wouldn't be disappointed with it either. I'd actually use everything inside of it, and don't get to try YSL often
And if one red is a bit too much or out of the confort zone, just dont swatch, keep the box safe and recycle for Birthday's ... Those lippies are SO EXPENSIVE you look great with such gift lol ... lucky friends and fam born begin of the year lol
I enjoyed this advent calendar more than a lot of the others you’ve opened. No being taken advantage of with samples and many minis. Even though I personally don’t wear red lipstick I didn’t mind you opening them. It was a theme.
The intro with your pup is tradition now. Please continue 😭😭
Just wanted to say you have helped me get through so much this Christmas. I've had an absolutely crappy Christmas past two years being able to find you and watch you be so happy and silly and sweet has made alot of rough days better.
I hope this Christmas is better for you. Alexandria's Sephora advent calendar unboxings are my comfort videos.
Okay the fact that you even thought to mention Yukon Cornelius AT ALL has me leaving my body. Thank you so much for that reference, I needed to laugh like that ♡
I’m not watching in order. I just watched the Chanel one and I’m very traumatized by tiny perfumes. To be sincere, I’m glad to be watching YSL after. Everything looks so nice! It’s uplifting my moods.
I just watched the Chanel one too & I got caught off guard when she said she loves the little perfumes 😂😂😂
She has the prettiest smile. Just radiant.
Girl, I love red lipsticks but there were too many of them. But, they make for an amazing Xmas gift. You can gift friends and family and I bet they would flip out!
I kind of like that they have every shade of red in both sample and full sizes. Not every orange-based red will match every skintone. Not every blue-based red will match every skintone. And I'm pretty sure they're very much the "find your perfect comfort red color" that you're always going to grab in a pinch for something nice. For finding your perfect red shade, this box is pretty nice. But I am also very much into reds, so my bias is projecting for sure lol. xD
Ok, so this calendar is very expensive and definitely lacking in variety but it’s not the worst I’ve seen. If you’re a red lipstick fan JACKPOT! 😂
At least you’re getting actual products that have value in this calendar. In comparison to the dumpster fire that is the Chanel advent calendar, this one is great.
I heard that the Tuxedo cologne is suppose to smell really good.
Do you wear red lipstick literally every day? Do you not care about the exact shade or formula, but you do prefer a luxury brand name on the package? Do you have $300 to burn? If so, you'll LOVE the 2021 YSL advent calendar!
Harrod's has a Mont Blanc advent calendar that's over $4,000. I nearly choked! This YSL calendar seems much better than some you've opened, which I won't name.
The fact that the opening clips to your videos now is Ren being put in the background is giving me LIFE rn
I am going to be 45 years old in exactly 2 weeks and I would wear the heck out of that glittery star lipstick! I love fun colors and did you know that glitter is my favorite color?!?! lol
Happy Early Birthday to you!! 🎂🎊🎈
Almost 42 and hell yeah would I wear that!
That red shade is the signature color for YSL. And yes the rose scent is the signature cent too. You are so cute. 😂😍. Btw. Haven’t seen all the video yet but you should try their mascara.
I have LOVED this year's series of calendars! Harrods has been my favourite good one so far and QVC my most aggravating bad one lol. I wish brands would send you them in PR a few months in advance to make filming etc easier. I also wish they would stand up, look around and compare what they're about to sell to competitors, because quite frankly some of them should be embarrassed, just saying. I hope you have a great Christmas and New Year xxx
These videos make a rough day sooo much better. This is hell week for us that groom pets, so it is soooo very appreciated when we are able to get a smile
Hope you'll be able to get a few days off once the Holidays are done.
I can't imagine all the tiny products you have floating around your house! Lol I don't purchase advent calendars except the one I got for my dog, so I enjoy them thru your unboxings. Lol
Good idea! She should do an unboxing for her dog!!! I have 3 dogs and I would be interested to view!
I really wanna see a pic of it all together
I honestly thought I was the only person who got so excited about tiny little bottles lol I have some that I got for Christmas so many years ago but they look so cute that I can’t get rid of them 😂
Yes perfect birthday gift 💕
I love it when you roast calendars!
Happy Birthday!!!!
@@Alexandria-Ryan Thank you!
I absolutely love how she always makes sure Wren is on couch sleeping in his cute lil bed in all these calendar vlogs🐶⛄️🎄
It would make this awesome if you showed the entire haul at the end. It would be interesting to see all the lipsticks together
I love watching these unboxing
Did anyone else notice Alexandria has unmistakable ability to guess when something is mascara in an advent calendar 😂
Hi Alexandria just wanted to wish you and yours a Merry Christmas. Hope you enjoy your first Christmas being engaged. Stay healthy and safe. Maybe you could post a pic of Christmas Day with the fam. Oh I meant to wish the pups a Merry Christmas also. ❤️🌲❤️🌲❤️🌲❤️🌲🐾🐾🐶
The most wonderful time of the day: When Alexandria uploads her advent calendar video
Loving the plopping of ren in his lil bed onto the couch b-roll in the beginning of the videos
I've decided you need a little doodad to hold up your boxes/advent calendars/etc for your unboxings -- an actual fixture used to hold them up. I'm a woodworker/furniture maker, so I am making it my personal goal for 2022.
Best calendar exciting fun stuff. No squeezys! Hooray!
the "mashed banana" mascara wand is a curling wand. I like using these instead of an eye lash curler. The long bristles create volume and when you use the other side (make it look like a smile) it will curl your lashes. Love your videos!
I love this mascara. It really makes my eyelashes pop! I don't even look at falsies when I wear it.
Yeah I thought it was a pretty familiar type of wand lol. I was scratching my head like how has she never seen it?
I love curved mascara brushes. Makes it easier to get hard to reach lashes.
Those burgundy lipsticks are Gorgeous! One thing I Love about this is they are giving you real lipstick 💄 and not liquid lipstick. I do not like liquid lipstick. So many beautiful red lipsticks. I wish YSL would have put some eyeshadow or eye liner. YSL have a beautiful makeup line, it would have been nice to see some other items in this Calendar. Thank you I enjoyed this video so much! You’ll be set for red lipstick 💄 for Life . 🤣❤️👍🏼
From the 25 advent calendars …. Take your favorite item from each calendar and create a Best of Advent Calendars advent calendar!!
i also have an intense disney scent memory but mine was cinderella chapstick at cvs
The shoes with the red bottom are Louboutins.
Louis Vuitton is the one with the handbags.
And YSL is the one with the boring advent calendars 😂
Hahaha....well said 🤣
Hurray for unboxing (and uploading) the YSL calendar this year!
And double hurray for being so close to the goal!
Sending you all my energy reserves GO GO GO ALEXANDRIA GO!
I literally wait for these videos. I stare at my feed like 👀... Hope you have a Merry Christmas, Alexandria!
Aw haha thank you so much for watching! I hope you do too!!
I love the preliminary Wren set up at the start of every video 🥰
I got the Macy's YSL bag last month and flipped out. It was my first Macy's after a 2 year wait list and it was "fancy", heck it even smelled "fancy". My Son heard "fancy" so much he put his headphones on. But it truly was "fancy".
I'm celebrating Christmas in July by watching some of your Advent Calendar unboxings! 😅
I love Advent Calendar-o-Rama!!!! This has been the best series ❤❤❤
Actually a huge fan of this and I’d love to see you wear the lipsticks! They would suit you so we’ll
Oh, thank god. I've been trying to make a new crochet project work for the last hour and really need a break so I don't just start banging my head against the wall😬 Alex & advent calendars, the perfect stress reliever cuz she gets frustrated for me!😂
Very nice YSL is lovely. I’m a red lipstick girl so will have to check this out. New to the channel, loving watching your reviews. Merry Christmas
Personally this one was rediculous unless they advertised it to be a lipstick and "parfume" calendar!!!! Lots of fun! Get some rest!!!
It was an okay calendar. Definitely not the worst, (ehm...Sephora) but also not the best. ❤❤❤
Live for your unboxing advent calendars . I want them all. But it’s so much cheaper to watch you. I did buy the bath ones from ultra for my kids! I hope they enjoy them!!
The dog in the background is everything !
Truly is the same as all calendars. Little boring but you make it fun to watch!!
Love how you keep saying , “ that’s pretty exciting “ for each new red lipstick lol…bless their hearts
I hope this box was as good as Harrod’s. That one truly surprised me.
It surprised me as well! This one is okay, but it really lacks variety!
Harrods proved you get what you pay for...
@@nancynelson5411 You get what you pay for in some cases. In many cases, proven by these videos, you don't
The YSL Black Opium is also my signature scent!!!! I love it, and I’ve gotten so many compliments whenever I wear it. Also, loving these Advent Calendar unboxings!!!!
Yep, that's a great mascara. You need to keep switching sides: coat with the long bristle side, push Up with the curved side (if the curved side has long bristles too then it would leave black dots on your loss as you push your lashes up). I love bougie mascara samples, I don't wear mascara often enough to be worth buying full tubes so I get bougie mascaras with points and promo codes instead and I absolutely can't complain ☺️☺️☺️
I have seen people who are huge YSL fans, who own purses and such and they love this. I think this is for fans of the brand and not general public.
I've seen others post an unboxing of this calendar and I appreciate your spin as it's definitely more relatable. :D Lots of reds... totally could have put an eyeshadow or something. I have to say, I tend to lean to calendars that have a variety of brands than ones that are single brands. Overall, this was a nice one.
I think this is the best one so far, even with all the red lipsticks. I would actually buy this one.
The only thing I use every day fromYSL is the Shock mascara as it’s bullet proof waterproof which I need ❤️ Love their lippies as well tho
That lipstick with the pretty tube is actually a ring on it you can take that off and wear it.
I have a girlfriend of mine who only wears red lipsticks. She reapplies 6-8 times a day and wears them 365 days a year. She goes thru a TON of red lipsticks.
I myself wear a lot of red lipstick. Not every single day but most of the week. It’s fun. But I tend to go for matte liquid lipsticks because I hate to reapply all day. This advent calendar I’d love with all the red lipsticks and I would wear them all.
@@elizabetherne556 I’ve never found a “red” lipstick that works with my skin tone. But my girlfriend who wears it won’t wear like a super dry matte because it dries her out like the Sahara. So she compromises w reapplying all day. And she a sassy one :)
Yer puppers, when all curled up in his bed, looks like a cute giant danish. 🥰
I’m glad I didn’t spend $300 on lipstick and perfume since I don’t wear either LOL but I appreciate you doing these so I don’t make that mistake. 😂
This definitely is a better box then the Dior and pitiful Chanel one
I just love this series….😍😍😍😍
Thank you so much, Im glad you are enjoying it!
@Alexandria Ryan Just letting you know that Parfum in (small bottles) is usually a full on strength that isn't diluted like an eau de toilette which usually comes in the large bottles.
My most memorable smell from childhood is the Beach Barbies that came with a bracelet with a shell shaped charm full of some sort of musk smelling solid perfume....
OMG I know EXACTLY what you're talking about with the Hunchback of Notre Dame chapstick reference! 😲🤭 you just woke up a deep memory in me!
I love seeing all these
Im so glad you enjoy them!
I liked this one a lot! Much, much better. than so many others and reasonably priced for designer, high end market, coutoure quality!
I’m sure someone found it already but Mauve was named after the mallow flower apparently. Src: Wikipedia pg
Love your shirt, I am still obsessed with the hysteria album. Also thanks for bringing in your puppers along.
I don't have 300 to spend, but this would be a calendar for me, I love red lipsticks. 😍😍😍
Same here, Ms. Melissa Ann!
*I LOVE YSL BLACK OPIUM!* ❤️🔥
I was obsessed with that scent until I started searching for others, but Black Opium still has a special place in my heart. 😌
I think you're right about the need for more variation at the very least variation of product, but just as an FYI, YSL is sort of known for their red lipstick. Like when I think of YSL I think of red lipstick and so I think that's probably why they do that. Not that I'm super impressed with having so much in the calendar or anything. Because I do agree with you 100%... Even just variations of the kind of lipstick they put in there would have been nice, and maybe a couple less lipsticks and do some eyeshadow or hell, even a black Liquid eyeliner! Nail polish! They could have thrown another fragrance and a blush in there! And even though they're known for the red lipstick-- Maybe some Berry tones or nudes, just one would have been nice 🤷🏻♀️ but now you have a year's supply of red lipstick! Aren't you just *Thrilled?*
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This by far is my favorite youtube series to watch!