@@mellier7762 Alexandria mentions things in general sometimes, so I don’t know for sure if her anxiety or real people lol. I just want her to know we’re all on her side!!
Thank you for filming it, I've been waiting. 😁 I'm glad you mostly liked it. YR is famous for its scents, but they have good quality makeup and very good although not so well known skincare. I'm not a big fan of their hair products but IMHO their scents and perfumes specifically are their strongest suit. Try their makeup, and yes, you get free gifts with every purchase that are not necessarily cosmetics. It's a cute brand. They had an advent calendar last year with a very similar product pool. Also, you've never done trader joes advent calendars, they are cute.
@@athenatanyimin4035She owns businesses, so it can be found. But people would have to dig for it. The person's thought is kind, but they had no right to disrespect Alex's basic right to privacy
Ive been using yves rocher for 45 years. It is a great brand. Recently i started attending a new church the ladies assumed i was 45. I am 62 and i think i owe it to yves rocher and with every order you get free gifts! A wonderful company
I have been using Yves rocher for years. They use a lot of natural ingredients like lavender or calendula. Skin care prods rock! They use to enclose a free gift. I have ceramic figurines and ceramic spoon rest that were gifts
I’m from the UK and my mum used to use Yves rocher maybe like 25 years ago and I assumed they no longer existed but then I went to Germany and they had a Yves rocher shop!! It was like I was taken back in time and immediately sent a pic to my mum! From what I remember it’s quite a fancy brand ❤
@@nikitatavernitilitvynova In what way? Here in the Netherlands they have a website and shops. No other way to get the products. Not through representatives. They were mail order back in the day, that's doesn't make it an mlm.
Fun fact about sea fennel: my family is from a small island called Graçiosa in the Azores and i grew up eating pickled sea fennel we call it Perril! 😊Not many people from the island even know what it is as it was considered “poor mans food” and only grows in certain areas of the island.
0:13 I AM worried 😂 i want more! I didn’t realize that “advent” calendars could be found all year until you told me lol I REALLY love these and you are the ONLY PERSON that i know of, on youtube, doing them into spring. You have a corner on the market girl! Id do one once a week until the holidays if you can afford it and can find interesting ones…doesn’t have to be called ADVENT, it can just be specialty mystery with or without doors or drawers, ya know?
Yes! 🙌🏼 🎉 you have my vote for one advent calendar unboxing per week until the holidays!! Keeping it going throughout the year would be awesome & I’m certain there’s plenty of people who agree! 🤩🫶🏼💯🥰
Right? Like some people you can just tell are genuinely grateful for being the recipient of someone’s kindness and generosity. Allie is definitely one of those people. Especially if someone sends her peach rings. 😂
I LOOOVE the smell of play dough! I used to be a bank manager, and I kept a tub of it in my desk, and would sniff it when I was stressed. A friend from work gave me a candle a few years ago that smelled like it. I would literally buy almost anything with that scent! 😂
I bet those boxes would make great gift tags. Cut out the sides with no words (or the sides with words!) and punch a hole and write on the blank side! We do that with old Christmas cards. Collecting items for your hobbies and actually doing the hobby are different hobbies. So says my craft piles and my book piles.
My mother used to order via mail in the 90s early 00s. I used to love looking at the ads and helping decide what bath products to buy. We would also get a lot of samples and ‘win’ free items. It was fun to me. I recently did more research and found out their company has their own gardens in France. Really nice.
We watched a documentary on how play doh was invented and it actually started out as wall paper cleaner, just an interesting piece of info I had to share, because I have no one else to share this random thing, ADHD is running high today, yay your videos are so much fun and really gives me a moment to myself to watch your openings adventures. ✌️ 💛 🇨🇦🕯️
I hope your health issues and the fur babies health issues are improving! 🙏🏼🫶🏼 Happy St. Patrick’s Day! ☘️ P.S. - I think we ALL would love for you to continue extending advent calendar season all-year long!! 🤷🏼♀️🤩🫶🏼🥰💯 We’re here for it! 🎉
Or instead of gift tags, after putting the twine on them, string them up on a longer rope and make a banner. That could be a super cute spring decoration.
I genuinely think you should leave the tree up and just buy holiday themed decorations 😂 I wonna see a Halloween tree, thanks giving, valentines, st Patrick’s day etc 😁
Haven't watched the whole video yet but as soon as I saw Yves Rocher I got so nostalgic. They used to be exclusively mail order catalogues back in the 80's. I have no idea what happened to them here (australia) after that. They just stopped sending catalogues and I never saw them again. I loved that stuff. 😕
Same here. I think they tried to open shops I definitely remember one in Brisbane but it wasn’t the same. I think people liked the online / mail order ordering even though it was before the internet.
I still have their little blankets. You used to be able to buy them alongside the beauty products. We use them in winter to stay cosy in the sofa. Two of them are Christmas themed.
Im Canadian and I get this calendar every year. Its available here and it never disappoints. Samples are a good size and the candles are very nice. I'm so glad you have had the chance to get one❤❤
Suggestion: if viewers send Alexandria (inexpensive) Advent Calendars then she´d have to open them through the entire year. I think that would be amazing.
She doesn’t have an address to send to, and doesn’t want people to send things to her shops. So don’t send things (but I agree that advent calendar season should be all year long!)
Honestly, while Vogue and P Louise are imo tied for number 1. The fact that it was such a great, thoughtful gift and the variety, I vote for this to be a close 2nd or 3rd, however you want to number them LOL.
This is literally the only happiness I get every year is the advent chaos season. The holidays suck so much and seriously this is what I live for. I literally get so happy seeing the Tater-rito and ren both puppers make me do happy. They are just so gosh darn adorable and since my fur babies passed I really love seeing everyone else’s. Always make me smile.
Watching you try to rationalize something you can make or do with the boxes instead of throw them out gave me a glimpse of how I look to my husband when I won't let him throw away my boxes or packaging. It's why I have an entire closet of cute boxes, tissue paper, random packaging, etc... that "I'm going to use some day" 😂😂 I'm sad that we are almost done with advent calendars but does that mean we get to see you unbox all the other boxes you have? Thanks for sharing. You look gorgeous as always
Yves Rocher is a known good store in my country, and I love their products! Mainly the hair and skin ones. Too bad we don't have advent calendars here. (but I'm shocked they didn't put their raspberry vinegar for hair here)
This was fab. I live in the U.K. but I always go to Yves Rocher when we go across to France or Spain. They have lots of stores across Europe but sadly none in the UK. 😞 I really like their products.
I bought so much Yves Rocher over the years. I had lavender bath oil in a glass apothecary jar, a bottle of cologne for babies and I still have that blue bottle. This was definitely before they became eco-friendly. They'd sell the prettiest little bottles of cologne and I still have the bottles 35 years later. I'm not so keen on their products now however. I do regularly buy Monoi hair and body wash that's very fragrant but I only use it in the summer. Its formula has changed a bit but I still like it. All my favourites are no longer available however except for the Monoi hair and body wash. I have been stung by bees and wasps though while wearing it because it's an exotic floral fragrance. 😂
Every holiday needs a calendar so this can continue as many months. Also, this is the one thing that alleviates post holiday depression because it keeps going!🤗
I agree with you @tristanstrege7839 - the post holiday depression is real! Actually, I would say many people are prone to seasonal depression before, during, & after the holidays… it’s a stressful, cold, less sunlight, & consumerism time of year that I have a love/hate relationship with for sure! However, Alexandria’s advent calendar unboxing videos definitely help to distract me from life’s challenges!! 🤩💯🫶🏼
You've probably used (pot) marigold more than you realise. It goes by the Latin name Calendula in most products. There are other types of marigolds (French/African) from the Tagetes family but they're rarely used, plus they're inedible, unlike Calendula. Both types can be used as dyes. 🖤
Yves Rocher stores are all over France, it’s a trusted brand known for its use of natural ingredients and reasonable prices. I actually got a similar looking red lipstick from them and was really impressed by the creamy texture, vibrant color & comfortable long-lasting stain. I also love their hand creams, lip balms, most of their shower gels, the Monoï line (made with tropical flowers), and other random products such as their grapefruit refreshing facial mist. I no longer live in France but this is a good reminder to check their website out again!
Oh wow, talk about a blast from the past! I used to LOVE Yves Rocher products. Face, Bath, Body, Hair, a few of their perfumes (one named Venice was especially heavenly), they even had a super-basic, really gentle shower and hair care line for my kids, and my then-husband swore by the chamomile face cream you got the tiny tube of. They could get pretty addictive. It's been a very long time since I checked them out; I think I need to fix that soon, thanks to you and this unboxing :)
With how excited u get from small perfume bottles I wonder if u have seen the old Avon bottles they used to have? Those are definitely my favorite n I wish I still had my collection! If u never seen them definitely look it up! U could use the peices of the boxes in backgrounds and borders of picture frames my grandpa used to do that for my grandma with things she liked. U could also take them m make ornaments, diy them to coasters, jewelry or even use them in a sun catcher.
I don't know why but when I saw the name of this one I thought it was candy. Also I'm sad that advent season is almost over. Alexandria advent season. For me it's the only one and it's the best. Truthful, fun, hilarious, honestly the best. You bring me so much joy. Thank you.
I love Yves Rocher, they're quite popular here in Germany! You always get fun free stuff like bags etc when you order from them, one time I got an umbrella? No idea how they're even able to stay in business lmao
Yves Rocher was really popular when I was young. They're still stupid popular in France and available at some Macy's in the US (mine has it). Another brand that was fancy when I was young and seems to be popping up in ipsy bags is Georgette Klinger. They gave that away on game shows, but it wasn't available even in Macy's or Jones Store (May Company, so Idk, Dillard's??) and we weren't fancy enough to shop anywhere nicer. I feel like I've seen small stores that were just Yves Rocher, just like Crabtree and Evelyn but more French and less British. 😂
Oh no I can’t believe we are coming to the end of advent calendar season. Are you sure you don’t have any in a closet somewhere or maybe under the bed!!
I love you so much sweetheart and I could watch your videos everyday all day!! It’s like sitting down with my best friend. I miss you when you’re gone. I love advent calendars so you are living my dream with these videos!! I want able to get any during the season but I was able to get a nail one with my tax money and I absolutely loved it!! It was my not polish and it’s still available. But it’s totally for please who do their own acrylic nails so it was so cool.. edit I forgot I did get after Christmas the beetles nail advent calendar with all gel polish calendar and I loved it even thought it was small bottle but that’s ok it was worth its price.
Omg...the whole video I was stuck in a loop in my brain thinking that you now have internal poo-pouri after getting a mouthful of the perfume! You can now tell people "yeah, my poop does smell like flowers!"
I've been using this brand for decades now. I am very sensitive skin and their products have treated it very well and are very gentle. The tiny little tube of gel day cream I highly recommend, I use it daily and it is so soothing. Considering some of the skin sensitivities you've been developing you might want to give this brand a go. They are bit pricey but they are worth it (and they often have 40% off sales) And honestly I think that's thier justification for the tiny little squeeze tubes of the skin care because those are the items that are very pricey..😅 The anti-aging stuff that's probably considered to be like $10 to $15 of "value" right there. But I think this Advent calendar is a good thing to give someone who is not familiar with the brand a chance to try it out.
You're very adorable! 😁 This was a great fun unboxing. Yves Rocher is a very known and old brand in Europe, so thanks to whoever sent it to you. As a german it's especially interesting to have you review german/european calendars.
Get cheap mini craft canvases. Take the cut botanical pieces and lay them out until you like it. Use some ModgePodge to glue them down, let dry. Seal with more ModgePodge, frame if desired. Instant wall art.
I loved this unboxing! I think I would like to try this brand & get their 2024 advent calendar! 🤩 How thoughtful and sweet of one of your followers to send this to you!! Thank you for sharing and being so entertaining as always! 🙏🏼💗💯😍
This brand was available only as mail order makeup and skincare in the late 80s in my country. I did t know they still existed! I remember they did have some nice skin bath and shower stuff back then!
I bought a lot of Yves Rocher from QVC and they may have had an exclusive here in the US. I haven’t watched that channel in over 20 years but the products were very good for sensitive skin and I loved the scents. You would love Ispahan - it is a warm spicy scent. I loved Eau De Juie (sp?). It was such a refreshing summer scent they put out in the summer because July is in the name, but in French. Perhaps it was for Bastille Day. The estate of Mr. Yves Rocher has vast flower fields but mostly not roses. I think that may be more of an American thing. 😊
“I feel like crafter and hoarder, there’s some crossover there…” Me binging your backlist while currently trying to pack my needlecraft supplies into boxes for an overseas move: 😳
Never thought I'd see Yves Rocher on your channel (btw it is pronounced Eve Rocher) The brand was or maybe still is big in Belgium, I remember my mom having some sort of subscription to it back in the nineties.
I love Yves Rocher. I live in Vienna and love their products since decades! They did have a better variety of perfumes many years ago, though. I miss that.
That is a really sweet generous gift 🎁 I hope she included a return address so you can send her a nice thank you card ❤ The calendar of all was so beautiful 😍 and definitely fun 😊😊
That nail polish from the last advent calendar is so pretty on your little finger. I wish you’d use it for both hands so we can see it. Love your videos
That would be a fun bingo game! Swatches of makeup on her arm from last video? Hair in a messy bun? The dogs fighting over beds because Tater wants to cuddle and Wren is a curmudgeonly old man? Alexandria puts something down and immediately loses it? She shows us something with the mirror covered up so we can’t see the chaos behind the camera? And brand new to Allie Ryan Bingo… crochet projects! ❤
Lychee not only smells great, it tastes great. I love to buy snacks from Asian markets. If there isn’t one near you, Bokksu Market is a great online place to order from. I love lychee gummies and mochi. They actually had an advent calendar this past year for the first time. I loved it. You might want to consider it this coming Advent season if they offer another one. It had delicious Japanese snacks and a few keepsake items that were really cute.
I really liked this calendar and thank you to the lovely lady that sent it ❤ I’m going to really miss advent calendar unboxing when it’s over 😢 I’m hoping you keep finding more and more to buy and open for us lol Love you and your fur babies. I hope things are getting better health wise and that Tater is doing better as well ❤
I thought this was a really nice advent calendar 😊 there was a nice variety of things and it’s something I hadn’t seen before. At first I was thinking it was candy just bc of the ‘rocher’ lol I’ve only ever seen that with the Ferrero Rocher candy (which is one of my favorites 🤤). This was a fun one! I love watching the advent calendar unboxings but I also love to watch you unbox other subscription boxes as well 😊 Have a great day! Hugs! 💖🌸
I love Yves Rocher. I used to order from their catalog back in the late 90s. I still have a perfume & it smells just like it did when I bought it, back then. It goes for $$$ on eBay since it's been discontinued. I use it sparingly since I can't get it anymore, from them. Maybe Play Doh is scented with that flower, LOL. Have a blessed day.
Such a sweet gift!! I loved the variety, imo, more advent calendars should offer the same kind of diversity of their products! Living for the advent calendars 😊
I absolutely love their shower gels and hand creams for their scents. I knew this brand from like the end of 90s-begining of 2000s, when my older sister ordered some stuff from them (there were always a lots of gifts to the orders). And about four years ago I re-opened this brand to myself. I think, it's well-known in Europe and not so much in the US.
I’ve loved advent season but I am excited about what’s next! I’m ready for your trips to home goods lol And yes crafting and hoarding absolutely crosses over each other lol 😂 it’s a reallll struggle
I bought this calendar in 2022 I think because it was in the shape of a owl and I love owls and most everything was full size. I never heard of the brand didn’t know it was French but because I was a new customer they sent me a free full size perfume, full size hair balm, and full size body butter. They were HUGE. All free. I just wanted the owl box. They had it as a 31 day advent. Turns out it’s some nice stuff.
Yves Rocher was really big here in Canada when I was in high school. It was like the Columbia House of cosmetics, you'd get a bunch stamps you stick on an order sheet and get a ton of freebies. They make (made? I haven't paid attention to them in over a decade) the only perfume that doesn't give me an asthma attack, named Orchidee or something.
I have bought the yves rocher advent calandar in past years but did not order in time this year. I am glad you are opening so I can see what was in it this year.
Alexandria, please never change, and never stop doing advent calendar unboxings. Anyone who complains about it can move the heck along.
There’s people who complain??!
I don't see it, where, who? lol
Merry Christmas ❤🎄
@@mellier7762 Alexandria mentions things in general sometimes, so I don’t know for sure if her anxiety or real people lol. I just want her to know we’re all on her side!!
I second this. I love the cute random comments and her voice it’s so nice 🥰
It makes me sad you are near the end of after advent season I would happily watch all year ❤❤xx
She's still buying them 😂
Me too
Same here 🙋🏼♀️🤩💯🫶🏼
Me too!!!
Same 😢😢😢
Thank you for filming it, I've been waiting. 😁 I'm glad you mostly liked it. YR is famous for its scents, but they have good quality makeup and very good although not so well known skincare. I'm not a big fan of their hair products but IMHO their scents and perfumes specifically are their strongest suit. Try their makeup, and yes, you get free gifts with every purchase that are not necessarily cosmetics. It's a cute brand. They had an advent calendar last year with a very similar product pool. Also, you've never done trader joes advent calendars, they are cute.
You could always use the scraps from the boxes for cute, hand written tags for the handmade items at your stores. Recycle and reuse!!
Thank you to whoever sent this to her ❤🕊
I wonder how they did it, because Alexandria doesn't mention a mailing address anywhere right?
@@athenatanyimin4035She owns businesses, so it can be found. But people would have to dig for it. The person's thought is kind, but they had no right to disrespect Alex's basic right to privacy
@@BuinidhMoChridheDoAlbaShe does list a PO Box in her UA-cam profile so it’s possible they sent it there.
Yay! I used to buy Yves Rocher makeup and bath products many (!) moons ago. It’s so nice to see it again! 😊
Me too! Feels like eons ago, lol
Ive been using yves rocher for 45 years. It is a great brand. Recently i started attending a new church the ladies assumed i was 45. I am 62 and i think i owe it to yves rocher
and with every order you get free gifts! A wonderful company
You sure you weren't also staying out of the sun, using sunscreen and being a joyful person? Cuz those are huge contributors to looking youthful!
I’m disappointed that they no longer operate in my country. Every time I’m in mainland Europe I end up bringing back loads of YR shower gels.
I have been using Yves rocher for years. They use a lot of natural ingredients like lavender or calendula. Skin care prods rock! They use to enclose a free gift. I have ceramic figurines and ceramic spoon rest that were gifts
I truly miss this type of Beauty...The Free gifts are never junky ..I should try and buy from them again. There Shower jells Rule!!
Please don't stop advent season 😭😭😭 its the only joy I get from UA-cam
I absolutely love her advent season, but all of her videos are good too so keep watching! 😍
Yes I miss her subscription unboxings it’s been so long. I love advent season but I’m excited for what’s next 😊
I’m from the UK and my mum used to use Yves rocher maybe like 25 years ago and I assumed they no longer existed but then I went to Germany and they had a Yves rocher shop!! It was like I was taken back in time and immediately sent a pic to my mum! From what I remember it’s quite a fancy brand ❤
It's not fancy. It's an mlm
It's not that fancy. I'd say it's along the lines of The Body Shop. Maybe even a bit less.
@@nikitatavernitilitvynova In what way? Here in the Netherlands they have a website and shops. No other way to get the products. Not through representatives. They were mail order back in the day, that's doesn't make it an mlm.
They have shops all over france. In Germany there are some shops and you can order the products. How is this an MLM ? 🤔
@@nikitatavernitilitvynova Do you know what a mlm is? Because it doesn't sound like you know what a mlm is.
Fun fact about sea fennel: my family is from a small island called Graçiosa in the Azores and i grew up eating pickled sea fennel we call it Perril! 😊Not many people from the island even know what it is as it was considered “poor mans food” and only grows in certain areas of the island.
Me not knowing anything about the brand I thought this was a chocolate advent calendar 😂😂😂
Samzies! 😂
Same lmao 😂😂
My brain went to ferrero roche lol
They would look cute as a bookmark.
Tater so cute back there looking like a burrito. ❤
I love the commitment of keeping up the tree in the background throughout advent calendar season
0:13 I AM worried 😂 i want more! I didn’t realize that “advent” calendars could be found all year until you told me lol
I REALLY love these and you are the ONLY PERSON that i know of, on youtube, doing them into spring. You have a corner on the market girl! Id do one once a week until the holidays if you can afford it and can find interesting ones…doesn’t have to be called ADVENT, it can just be specialty mystery with or without doors or drawers, ya know?
Yes! 🙌🏼 🎉 you have my vote for one advent calendar unboxing per week until the holidays!! Keeping it going throughout the year would be awesome & I’m certain there’s plenty of people who agree! 🤩🫶🏼💯🥰
I know you said people shouldn’t send stuff, but you seemed so thrilled with this gift calendar. Your family must love watching you at Christmas!
Right? Like some people you can just tell are genuinely grateful for being the recipient of someone’s kindness and generosity. Allie is definitely one of those people.
Especially if someone sends her peach rings. 😂
I LOOOVE the smell of play dough! I used to be a bank manager, and I kept a tub of it in my desk, and would sniff it when I was stressed. A friend from work gave me a candle a few years ago that smelled like it. I would literally buy almost anything with that scent! 😂
I bet those boxes would make great gift tags. Cut out the sides with no words (or the sides with words!) and punch a hole and write on the blank side! We do that with old Christmas cards.
Collecting items for your hobbies and actually doing the hobby are different hobbies. So says my craft piles and my book piles.
My mother used to order via mail in the 90s early 00s. I used to love looking at the ads and helping decide what bath products to buy. We would also get a lot of samples and ‘win’ free items. It was fun to me. I recently did more research and found out their company has their own gardens in France. Really nice.
We watched a documentary on how play doh was invented and it actually started out as wall paper cleaner, just an interesting piece of info I had to share, because I have no one else to share this random thing, ADHD is running high today, yay your videos are so much fun and really gives me a moment to myself to watch your openings adventures. ✌️ 💛 🇨🇦🕯️
I hope your health issues and the fur babies health issues are improving! 🙏🏼🫶🏼 Happy St. Patrick’s Day! ☘️ P.S. - I think we ALL would love for you to continue extending advent calendar season all-year long!! 🤷🏼♀️🤩🫶🏼🥰💯 We’re here for it! 🎉
Idea for the boxes- cut the sides off into circles or squares, punch a hole in them and string twine through, use them for gift tags. ❤
Or instead of gift tags, after putting the twine on them, string them up on a longer rope and make a banner. That could be a super cute spring decoration.
Good idea!
I genuinely think you should leave the tree up and just buy holiday themed decorations 😂 I wonna see a Halloween tree, thanks giving, valentines, st Patrick’s day etc 😁
that would be pretty cool ngl
Haven't watched the whole video yet but as soon as I saw Yves Rocher I got so nostalgic. They used to be exclusively mail order catalogues back in the 80's. I have no idea what happened to them here (australia) after that. They just stopped sending catalogues and I never saw them again. I loved that stuff. 😕
Same here. I think they tried to open shops I definitely remember one in Brisbane but it wasn’t the same. I think people liked the online / mail order ordering even though it was before the internet.
Yves Rocher is a shopping mall mainstay in my place in the middle east. Their biggest competitors are Body Shop and Lush.
I still have their little blankets. You used to be able to buy them alongside the beauty products. We use them in winter to stay cosy in the sofa. Two of them are Christmas themed.
Our Walmarts in the US carry some of their products.
Im Canadian and I get this calendar every year. Its available here and it never disappoints. Samples are a good size and the candles are very nice. I'm so glad you have had the chance to get one❤❤
Buckwheat pancakes are delish,really heavy but melted butter and boysenberry syrup???yum
Suggestion: if viewers send Alexandria (inexpensive) Advent Calendars then she´d have to open them through the entire year.
I think that would be amazing.
I like this idea. We'd get to see the variety available for all price points, as well as (hopefully) different holidays as well, so a total win-win!
She doesn’t have an address to send to, and doesn’t want people to send things to her shops. So don’t send things (but I agree that advent calendar season should be all year long!)
@@Cascadeisthen how was someone able to send her this advent calendar
@Cascadeis she has a P.O. Box, which is likely how it was gifted to her.
It's a nice idea but I wouldn't like forcing her into making videos with what we send
I LOVE YOUR SHIRT! Baseball tees are my fav. ❤ You look great.
Aw thank you! It was my husbands hand me down haha I feel bad I got nail polish on it😭 lol
@Alexandria-Ryan He'll forgive you lol. I got my first one from my Dad lol. I used to raid his closets for vintage tees in the 90's 🖤
@@Alexandria-RyanSome of my favorite shirts were stolen from my men.🤭😁
Isn't that funny? They're my fave too.❤️
@WillSing4TP I love me an (authentic) band tee and when I find a baseball one? 👩🍳 💋
Honestly, while Vogue and P Louise are imo tied for number 1. The fact that it was such a great, thoughtful gift and the variety, I vote for this to be a close 2nd or 3rd, however you want to number them LOL.
This is literally the only happiness I get every year is the advent chaos season. The holidays suck so much and seriously this is what I live for.
I literally get so happy seeing the Tater-rito and ren both puppers make me do happy. They are just so gosh darn adorable and since my fur babies passed I really love seeing everyone else’s. Always make me smile.
Watching you try to rationalize something you can make or do with the boxes instead of throw them out gave me a glimpse of how I look to my husband when I won't let him throw away my boxes or packaging. It's why I have an entire closet of cute boxes, tissue paper, random packaging, etc... that "I'm going to use some day" 😂😂 I'm sad that we are almost done with advent calendars but does that mean we get to see you unbox all the other boxes you have? Thanks for sharing. You look gorgeous as always
Yves Rocher is a known good store in my country, and I love their products! Mainly the hair and skin ones. Too bad we don't have advent calendars here.
(but I'm shocked they didn't put their raspberry vinegar for hair here)
This was fab. I live in the U.K. but I always go to Yves Rocher when we go across to France or Spain. They have lots of stores across Europe but sadly none in the UK. 😞 I really like their products.
"I need to expand my nostrils" 😂 that's what I'll tell myself next time I impulse buy a perfume
I bought so much Yves Rocher over the years. I had lavender bath oil in a glass apothecary jar, a bottle of cologne for babies and I still have that blue bottle. This was definitely before they became eco-friendly. They'd sell the prettiest little bottles of cologne and I still have the bottles 35 years later. I'm not so keen on their products now however. I do regularly buy Monoi hair and body wash that's very fragrant but I only use it in the summer. Its formula has changed a bit but I still like it. All my favourites are no longer available however except for the Monoi hair and body wash. I have been stung by bees and wasps though while wearing it because it's an exotic floral fragrance. 😂
Every holiday needs a calendar so this can continue as many months. Also, this is the one thing that alleviates post holiday depression because it keeps going!🤗
I agree with you @tristanstrege7839 - the post holiday depression is real! Actually, I would say many people are prone to seasonal depression before, during, & after the holidays… it’s a stressful, cold, less sunlight, & consumerism time of year that I have a love/hate relationship with for sure! However, Alexandria’s advent calendar unboxing videos definitely help to distract me from life’s challenges!! 🤩💯🫶🏼
You've probably used (pot) marigold more than you realise. It goes by the Latin name Calendula in most products. There are other types of marigolds (French/African) from the Tagetes family but they're rarely used, plus they're inedible, unlike Calendula. Both types can be used as dyes. 🖤
I used to be obsessed with yves rocher's lilac perfume back when I was in my early twenties. You've made me all nostalgic now, lol.
Yves Rocher stores are all over France, it’s a trusted brand known for its use of natural ingredients and reasonable prices.
I actually got a similar looking red lipstick from them and was really impressed by the creamy texture, vibrant color & comfortable long-lasting stain.
I also love their hand creams, lip balms, most of their shower gels, the Monoï line (made with tropical flowers), and other random products such as their grapefruit refreshing facial mist.
I no longer live in France but this is a good reminder to check their website out again!
When you pulled that lid of that perfume and started choking my subtitles just said the word supernatural! Nothing else! 😂😂😂😂
Always a great way to spend a Sunday afternoon. Watching one of your Videos and an Advent Calendar to boot.
Seeing your little Christmas tree in the corner in the middle of March makes me feel so happy
Thank you to the person that sent this to Alex!!!xoxoxo
Oh wow, talk about a blast from the past! I used to LOVE Yves Rocher products. Face, Bath, Body, Hair, a few of their perfumes (one named Venice was especially heavenly), they even had a super-basic, really gentle shower and hair care line for my kids, and my then-husband swore by the chamomile face cream you got the tiny tube of. They could get pretty addictive. It's been a very long time since I checked them out; I think I need to fix that soon, thanks to you and this unboxing :)
I am not much of a skin care / makeup person but I know I've heard of Yves Rocher. This calendar looked great!
With how excited u get from small perfume bottles I wonder if u have seen the old Avon bottles they used to have? Those are definitely my favorite n I wish I still had my collection! If u never seen them definitely look it up!
U could use the peices of the boxes in backgrounds and borders of picture frames my grandpa used to do that for my grandma with things she liked. U could also take them m make ornaments, diy them to coasters, jewelry or even use them in a sun catcher.
I don't know why but when I saw the name of this one I thought it was candy. Also I'm sad that advent season is almost over. Alexandria advent season. For me it's the only one and it's the best. Truthful, fun, hilarious, honestly the best. You bring me so much joy. Thank you.
I actually love this advent calendar. They ran out before I received mine and they actually sent all the gifts with purchase anyway.
We still have some Yves Rocher stores here in Canada. It's so nostalgic. 😊
My new addiction is binge watching your videos!
Thank you for the laughs! I adore you! Never change.
I love Yves Rocher, they're quite popular here in Germany! You always get fun free stuff like bags etc when you order from them, one time I got an umbrella? No idea how they're even able to stay in business lmao
Yves Rocher was really popular when I was young. They're still stupid popular in France and available at some Macy's in the US (mine has it). Another brand that was fancy when I was young and seems to be popping up in ipsy bags is Georgette Klinger. They gave that away on game shows, but it wasn't available even in Macy's or Jones Store (May Company, so Idk, Dillard's??) and we weren't fancy enough to shop anywhere nicer. I feel like I've seen small stores that were just Yves Rocher, just like Crabtree and Evelyn but more French and less British. 😂
Oh no I can’t believe we are coming to the end of advent calendar season. Are you sure you don’t have any in a closet somewhere or maybe under the bed!!
She must have one in the subscription box closet
I’m loving the puppy burrito
I’m living for the fact that we are nearly in April but still opening advent calendars 🙌🏻
I love you so much sweetheart and I could watch your videos everyday all day!! It’s like sitting down with my best friend. I miss you when you’re gone. I love advent calendars so you are living my dream with these videos!! I want able to get any during the season but I was able to get a nail one with my tax money and I absolutely loved it!! It was my not polish and it’s still available. But it’s totally for please who do their own acrylic nails so it was so cool.. edit I forgot I did get after Christmas the beetles nail advent calendar with all gel polish calendar and I loved it even thought it was small bottle but that’s ok it was worth its price.
i used to mail order makeup from yves rocher, it really started my makeup interest. bought an orange blush, and a few eyeshadow sticks!
Grew up with this brand in Spain, everything was always lovely and good smelling ❤
Thid might be the first year you actually opened ALL the accent calendars. YEEEEEEEEAAAHHH!
Alexandra love your hair today! ❤ Kinda sad that Advent calendars are almost done! 😢
Omg...the whole video I was stuck in a loop in my brain thinking that you now have internal poo-pouri after getting a mouthful of the perfume! You can now tell people "yeah, my poop does smell like flowers!"
What a beautiful calendar! I've never purchased one but I think this will be my first next year. So pretty! How sweet of a viewer to send it to you! ❤
I've been using this brand for decades now. I am very sensitive skin and their products have treated it very well and are very gentle. The tiny little tube of gel day cream I highly recommend, I use it daily and it is so soothing. Considering some of the skin sensitivities you've been developing you might want to give this brand a go. They are bit pricey but they are worth it (and they often have 40% off sales)
And honestly I think that's thier justification for the tiny little squeeze tubes of the skin care because those are the items that are very pricey..😅 The anti-aging stuff that's probably considered to be like $10 to $15 of "value" right there. But I think this Advent calendar is a good thing to give someone who is not familiar with the brand a chance to try it out.
You're very adorable! 😁 This was a great fun unboxing. Yves Rocher is a very known and old brand in Europe, so thanks to whoever sent it to you. As a german it's especially interesting to have you review german/european calendars.
Get cheap mini craft canvases.
Take the cut botanical pieces and lay them out until you like it.
Use some ModgePodge to glue them down, let dry. Seal with more ModgePodge, frame if desired.
Instant wall art.
I loved this unboxing! I think I would like to try this brand & get their 2024 advent calendar! 🤩
How thoughtful and sweet of one of your followers to send this to you!! Thank you for sharing and being so entertaining as always! 🙏🏼💗💯😍
This brand was available only as mail order makeup and skincare in the late 80s in my country. I did t know they still existed! I remember they did have some nice skin bath and shower stuff back then!
I did not know Yves Rocher had an advent calendar. This was really good! Happy St Paddy's Day! ☘️
In my teen years i used to wear a parfume from Yves that smelled of peach, omg i miss that parfume. It smelled amazing and not even that expensive.
I bought a lot of Yves Rocher from QVC and they may have had an exclusive here in the US. I haven’t watched that channel in over 20 years but the products were very good for sensitive skin and I loved the scents. You would love Ispahan - it is a warm spicy scent. I loved Eau De Juie (sp?). It was such a refreshing summer scent they put out in the summer because July is in the name, but in French. Perhaps it was for Bastille Day. The estate of Mr. Yves Rocher has vast flower fields but mostly not roses. I think that may be more of an American thing. 😊
“I feel like crafter and hoarder, there’s some crossover there…” Me binging your backlist while currently trying to pack my needlecraft supplies into boxes for an overseas move: 😳
Never thought I'd see Yves Rocher on your channel (btw it is pronounced Eve Rocher) The brand was or maybe still is big in Belgium, I remember my mom having some sort of subscription to it back in the nineties.
I love Yves Rocher. I live in Vienna and love their products since decades! They did have a better variety of perfumes many years ago, though. I miss that.
That is a really sweet generous gift 🎁 I hope she included a return address so you can send her a nice thank you card ❤ The calendar of all was so beautiful 😍 and definitely fun 😊😊
These products from Yves Rocher are really good quality you are going to love it 😊
You could cut the boxes down for gift tags! Or scrapbooking!
That nail polish from the last advent calendar is so pretty on your little finger. I wish you’d use it for both hands so we can see it. Love your videos
LOVE that this video posted- I am working and needed this break. Also, lychee martinis are the BOMB
CRAVE restaurant has an angry dragon martini that had lychee and it is SO delicious.
I found you years ago by your advent unboxing so I will never complain about these videos 😊 i love them
It's not a Alexandria Ryan video without an accident. Though drinking perfume was not on my bingo card. Lol. Hope you recovered well!
That would be a fun bingo game! Swatches of makeup on her arm from last video? Hair in a messy bun? The dogs fighting over beds because Tater wants to cuddle and Wren is a curmudgeonly old man? Alexandria puts something down and immediately loses it? She shows us something with the mirror covered up so we can’t see the chaos behind the camera? And brand new to Allie Ryan Bingo… crochet projects! ❤
Lychee not only smells great, it tastes great. I love to buy snacks from Asian markets. If there isn’t one near you, Bokksu Market is a great online place to order from. I love lychee gummies and mochi. They actually had an advent calendar this past year for the first time. I loved it. You might want to consider it this coming Advent season if they offer another one. It had delicious Japanese snacks and a few keepsake items that were really cute.
That's so sweet of who sent that to you ❣️
The "that is all" had me in stitches 😂 Alex is funny without even trying.
I really liked this calendar and thank you to the lovely lady that sent it ❤ I’m going to really miss advent calendar unboxing when it’s over 😢 I’m hoping you keep finding more and more to buy and open for us lol Love you and your fur babies. I hope things are getting better health wise and that Tater is doing better as well ❤
As soon as you put it near your mouth I knew that was gonna happens!!! That's such a me move 😂😂😂😂😂❤❤❤❤
I thought this was a really nice advent calendar 😊 there was a nice variety of things and it’s something I hadn’t seen before. At first I was thinking it was candy just bc of the ‘rocher’ lol I’ve only ever seen that with the Ferrero Rocher candy (which is one of my favorites 🤤). This was a fun one! I love watching the advent calendar unboxings but I also love to watch you unbox other subscription boxes as well 😊 Have a great day! Hugs! 💖🌸
Crafting and collecting craft supplies are two different hobbies 😂
I love Yves Rocher. I used to order from their catalog back in the late 90s. I still have a perfume & it smells just like it did when I bought it, back then. It goes for $$$ on eBay since it's been discontinued. I use it sparingly since I can't get it anymore, from them.
Maybe Play Doh is scented with that flower, LOL. Have a blessed day.
I like it when you show all the items at the end of the videos
Such a sweet gift!! I loved the variety, imo, more advent calendars should offer the same kind of diversity of their products! Living for the advent calendars 😊
That playdoh smell moment just made me bellow with laughter thank you!!
I absolutely love their shower gels and hand creams for their scents. I knew this brand from like the end of 90s-begining of 2000s, when my older sister ordered some stuff from them (there were always a lots of gifts to the orders). And about four years ago I re-opened this brand to myself. I think, it's well-known in Europe and not so much in the US.
I’ve loved advent season but I am excited about what’s next! I’m ready for your trips to home goods lol
And yes crafting and hoarding absolutely crosses over each other lol 😂 it’s a reallll struggle
I bought this calendar in 2022 I think because it was in the shape of a owl and I love owls and most everything was full size. I never heard of the brand didn’t know it was French but because I was a new customer they sent me a free full size perfume, full size hair balm, and full size body butter. They were HUGE. All free. I just wanted the owl box. They had it as a 31 day advent. Turns out it’s some nice stuff.
"I can just go ahead and squeeze this whole thing in my mouth." 😂😂
Yves Rocher was really big here in Canada when I was in high school. It was like the Columbia House of cosmetics, you'd get a bunch stamps you stick on an order sheet and get a ton of freebies. They make (made? I haven't paid attention to them in over a decade) the only perfume that doesn't give me an asthma attack, named Orchidee or something.
Oh lord you crack me up. I was in tears laughing when you got perfume in your mouth. Good thing it’s mostly natural lol
I have bought the yves rocher advent calandar in past years but did not order in time this year. I am glad you are opening so I can see what was in it this year.