SHOCKING?! 2 GOOD ADVENT CALENDARS?! Body Shop & ASOS Advent Unboxing (BONUS!)
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Hey guys! We are still workin on those left over calendars! Today we have two calendars that are actually pretty good??? Let me know what you guys think! Love ya💖
I just Finished yesterdays video! Im so lucky 🤩🤩🤩😍😍😍 i love these(and your all) vids
I will always enjoy your opening videos. Whatever you open.. Christmas calendar in July. I'm down! Love your content.
I've seen Halloween advent calendars so you could totally do it for the whole 2022. Lol
I have a question, 🙋 first let me just say I'm enjoying the series immensely. Love your channel! ❤️
So I have a very tiny Channel and I was wondering if you were open to talking more about how a channel can grow a little bit when first starting out? Not mentoring because I know you're super busy. But are you open to helping or maybe doing a video for smaller creators with suggestions on what we could do to try grow our community? Also with the Advent calendars? Could you possibly let us know if they're still available at the time of filming? (Oh I guess that's 2 questions I'm sorry🙏🥺) Cuz there's so many in the UK that we can't get in the states... at least I couldn't & I tried. I'm still unboxing my calendars because of the 12 Days of Christmas starting the 25th to the 6th of january. Yeah it's a whole cultural thing it's called The Three Kings or the epiphany. Anyway I'm a couple calendars short 😱 thought it wouldn't hurt to ask 🙏❤️ thanks so much always putting a smile on my face!
I love your unboxings. Looking forward to 2022. Have a wonderful New Year🥰
My ASOS calendar got lost in the post so they refunded me, it just showed up today haha, so perfect timing for this video, and at a whopping $0 very, very good value.
Usually when that happens to me it NEVER shows up :( lol lucky you though!!
So happy for someone I’ve never met
Sorry 3 months late but PERIOD !!! AS YOU SHOULD!! WE LOVE FREE PRODUCT!!
Should have told them it had arrived
@@angelalemos9811 why lol then she’d have to pay that money back, stupid. Smh 🤦♀️
I would watch this advent series all year long.
Same!!
Agreed!
Same lol
Im watching today June 12th lol.
When The Body Shop advent calendar is a million times better then the Dior and Chanel one!
That ASOS one was great too!!!
Both advent calendar boxes were really nice!! Oh and btw, every time I'm shopping online for makeup & see a Charlotte Tillsbury ( spelling?) product , I hear you !! Lol !!😜 saying it with your funny little British accent !!! Hahaha!! And NO!! I'm not actually hearing voices !!! Don't call the people from the "funny farm" just yet!!!😛 ( but I do think of you saying that!! Kinda funny 😁) oh and besides the fact that both boxes were actually good ... I was pretty surprised to see FULL SIZED tubes of product !! So all in all...a good way to start the day ...👍💕🙋 Thanks !!
Only came to the comments to write exactly this.
Is it bad I’m honestly excited that this is still going??? I’m super curious to see how far we go into 2022 with advent calendars and I’m living for it!
Me too, I look forward to it every year, so the longer it gies the better
I’ve always thought the perfect advent calendar would start with day 1 being cleanser, then working through a full skincare regiment, then move onto makeup. Starting at primer, and the last day be a eyeshadow palette. For the foundation they could use the Becca Zero which has no pigment, and would work for everyone. It may be closer to a 30 day advent calendar, but that would be awesome
Edit- the perfect calendar would be “Cleanser, face scrub, mask, toner, serum, moisturizer, eye cream, lip oil, primer, brush set and sponge in one door, a scrunchy and a set of two hair clips in the same door, foundation (either no pigment foundation, or coupon to get the foundation in store or online in your shade), concealer (either one of those quads where you can mix and match shades to create your own, or a coupon to get one in your shade), translucent setting powder, blush, contour palette, highlighter/blush topper, lip liner, lip stick, lip gloss, mascara, eyeliner, setting spray, eyeshadow palette”
For foundation it could also be a coupon for a free foundation with shade match from the brand.
That would be awesome
Isn’t that foundation an abomination
@@somenightsidontknow3762 I’ve used it, and I won’t be going back to pigment foundations
BEAUTY BRANDS, HIRE THIS HUMAN.
You should do one of those cheap chocolate calendars for April 1st, like, a "serious" review of it 😂
After she’s done opening all of her calendars she should make a naughty or nice list video📝🎅🏻
🤣🤣🤣 This needs to happen 🙌
please can we make this happen
We all know the top of the Naughty list will forever be the Chanel one. lol
Chanel done everyone dirty lol and the naughty an nice list needs to happen
“Conker” (from the eyeshadow palette) is a game that kids play in England. It’s probably played everywhere but we call it conkers. When you put horse chestnuts on a string and hit them against someone else’s to try and break theirs 😊
Rest of the UK play conkers too...
I dunno if it was just my region/town in Scotland but we call them "Cheggies" lol
i have never heard of this, so not everywhere lol (US)
Sounds like it could hurt if a nut got loose!
“You know, the scent that every middle school girl had in their Dooney and Bourke purse.” I feel attacked. 😂😂 Alexandria you are one of my absolute favorite people to watch on UA-cam because you are unapologetically yourself. Thanks for keeping me laughing.
Big time. She is the Seinfeld of Beauty UA-cam lol
Also if Seinfeld were a gen x-millennial-gen z lol
I feel even more attacked, because I was a full grown woman in my 30's with it in my purse... then again, I was over 30 when it came out. lol
I had my calgon Hawaiian ginger in my dooney in middle school 🤣🤣🤣 my dooney that I worked my ass off for and made payments on 🤣🤣
What middle school girl own's a dooney and bourke🕵🤔 I am 32 and didn't own my first dooney til I was 24 and even then it was pre loved yup my older sister gifted me me with her dooney because she thinks every female needs to own a lady like grown up purse. Before then I would just own random cheap purses excluding my baby phat purse I bought with my own money back when I was 20 and that purse cost me $100 total with taxes & all but I loved it til I damaged it with make up because I didn't take my mom's advice of putting lipsticks/lip glosses inside a zip lock bag😆 Otherwise I would've kept that purse til this day hands down. Hell I might look for another online to buy just for the hell of it because it was a gorgeous black "leather" purse with a beautiful shade of turquoise tealish type of color lining and the hardware was gold and it was shockingly a amazing work horse of a purse and perfect size as well... -Mercy(sorry for the name confusion I am on my dad's phone at the moment)
About 2 years ago I entered a raffle that the body shop were doing for charity and I won one of their big advent calendars. It was amazing, there were so many full sized items! I wouldn't have been mad if I had paid full price for it, but it was even better because it was free!
We still use the box as Christmas decor as it's so sturdy and in the shape of a house. It's so festive!
I’m loving that there isn’t a single sample in the Body Shop Calendar these items are all available in the store for purchase, the bottles are the smallest size available - Chanel need to take notes!
Facts 😊
I actually like the asos calendar. For once lots of full size products. I wish it was in stock. I'd actually buy this one 😂
You could do calendars AND a mystery box from the closet everyday in 2022 and still have boxes lol 🥰 love your content though so I'll watch it all.
I am going to say it. ASOS was one of the - or was it THE - best advent calendar for the price point.
Totally agree. The best one I've seen during this series!!
Put me down as voting to continue the advent-ure. I love these. Of course, I’d watch you unbox pretty much anything.
I don't know if you coined the term "advent-ure", but if you did, that's totally clever and I dig it 😎👌🏼
@@InnerBeautyUnleashed Yes. I’m a total word nerd. They’re some of my favorite toys.
@@cobaltclam that’s awesome. I, too, love words, enjoy expanding my vocabulary and appreciate plays on words and when I can’t find a word, I create one. ☺️ Stay well, fellow word nerd ❤️
The Body Shop usually does 2 or 3 advent calendars - the bigger options have more full-sized items, but I've liked all of them.
Yeah the larger one is better value for money . But for the price here and scents I’d get I’d prefer to just buy the ones I like as some things I’d not use.. but I do love there stuff and have way to much stuff
@@DamonsMistrisVampire I'm a sucker for advent calendars and getting a surprise every day. Having a teen daughter helps ensure that everything gets used. :)
I got the larger one this year and I loved it. So many great products 😍
@@kathleenscragg8680 There were 3 sizes available here in Europe. I got the largest one and am so thrilled with all the stuff included!
@@wombatnumbat989 there were 3 available for general sale, but there was also a 4th mega one (like the 3rd box but on steroids: £320 worth £495, 44 items, so many days had more than 1 item, though honestly looking at the list of items it seems heavily leaning towards their "drops of youth" range), it was limited to certain stores like big ones in London, although it now shows on their website but as out of stock; so idk if closer to Xmas they sold left over stock online or not. Having the different levels is awesome because you can choose your price point, but also what kind of products you like eg the cheapest one had all those small shower gels in and it seemed to me to have a better variety of scents, but the 3rd one had all big size items (except I recall one small shower gel, but I think that was balanced by some days having more than one item?), but while it also included their "drops of youth" serum the scents of other items seemed more limited/repetitive from what I saw (too much rose for sure and also i remember the avocado body butter, but none of my fave strawberry) and less shower gels. Sadly their website no longer shows the cheaper 3 so I couldn't do a full comparison, but I think the 2nd one was a kind of blend of 1 & 3.
I think what I loved about the Body Shop one was that they are all items you can buy in store, no sample sizes that are given away for free or "we made this sample especially for the calendar and assigned a random price for it based on how much the full size one costs bs; which means the value they state you're getting is what it actually is - I saw someone unbox the 3rd box and did the calculations from the website & it was spot on.
Yes, The Body Shop did run two business models. They ran a regular business model and an MLM. I know because I was a consultant. I don't know if they still do. I should look into it. I still have the wash cloths and bath mat towels with The Body Shop logo embroidered on them. We used to do GNOs (Girl's Night Out) as "parties" to try to get ladies to buy product. Like all MLMs, it was all about timing and building a team and the consultants were the customers.
thanks for the clarification! I was confused because I swear I remeber the body shop being a legit business and nothing more. But then there was an "at home" thing I was confused about and never looked into.
I grow roses, and when you smell them, it's NOTHING like that, they're absolutely beautiful. I'm obsessed with roses. If I could have gotten the body shop calendar I totally would have!! I've now decided that's two calendars I'm going to buy at the end of this year!
The Body Shop was surprisingly good. The product sizes were decent and the price wasn't insane.
If you don't like any of the scents you can donate them or pass them out to homeless people in your area, save them for traveling, stocking stuffers, etc.
I am not sick of Advent calendar!!! Bring them on! I have watched every single one of your unboxings of advent calendars and enjoyed every minute of it!!! 🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌
When/If you are ever done with Advent Calendars, you should gather all the items together and see which type of items you got the most to least of.
And actually used, vs the missing ones that were given away!
Yes! Would love to watch this!
I'm surprised you didn't get Satsuma in the Body Shop calendar. That's one of like, their 'signature' scents. I'm glad it wasn't all British Rose though!
I was surprised there was no white musk
So something that helps me with Olaplex is that the numbers are supposed to help you use them in order. Every number before 4 I believe gets used before you shower to prep for the shower. Then you use 4 and 5 in the shower for shampoo and conditioner. Then the numbers after 5 get used after your shower. Hope that is helpful :)
I used to use the banana shampoo and conditioner years ago. It made my (pool) chlorine and highlight damaged hair SUPER soft. It’s wonderful for damaged/dry hair.
YEAH!!!! I used it in highschool all the time. I didnt know they still sold it!
I just ordered some, with their sale days on. It smells so good!!
I used to love the banana shampoo and conditioner and also the ginger shampoo.
I really like the variety of scents in the Body Shop box. Have to admit I'm missing the Cucumber Melon of the 90s. And yes, I will watch each and every advent calendar you show. Might as well get the write off, right? (giggle)
Omg yes! I miss cucumber melon 🥺
Girl, go to bath and body! I love the cucumber melon hand sanitizer spray. Relive your 90s memories like me 😆
I have a cucumber melon body butter from them! Just got it recently, it may just be seasonal now
I love the smell of tea tree oil, as a old person it smells like walking into the body shop. they had a big bar of oils you could buy and mix and stuff. I use tea tree oil on my hair because its dry and also because it smells good.
I was so close to getting the asos calendar and I now have regrets! I didn't buy any beauty calendars, I did however treat myself to a bookish one which I adored.
I don't think I'm alone in being completely willing to watch your advent unboxings for the rest of eternity 🖤
I had read somewhere that the most common banana flavors and scents they use actually came from an extinct banana variety, and that's why most smell off to us. 🤷♀️
Girl you made me laugh when you said you don't care to get sheet mask because they are a one time use product but so are the bath bubbles! LOL! Please open all of your advent calendars! I love your reactions to them!
Yes, we want to see ALL of the advent calenders. Even if it takes months.
And I really liked the asos calendar. I might get that one next year.
These were really good calendars. The not red lipstick was a great surprise and even better, it will go nicely with the eye shadow palette. Somebody actually put some thought into this.
I would love to see the rest of the calendars. I enjoy them.
I love you Alexandria! I needed that giggle!
And if you find a random lost advent calendar in March, please open it with us!
Almond, milk, honey thing was for sensitive skin so that would explain why it wasn't heavily scented.
Those were really good calendars! And I vote for seeing more if you've still got 'em. I'm always curious to see if they, a) created a calendar that is unique for their customers, or b) used the calendar as a way to get rid of some old products and make some dough at the end of the year. It's very telling.
Now I know what brand I am looking into for a calendar next year..those were probably the best I have seen for this year. It was nice they didn't separate the file from the nail product or the comb from the hair oil. Other brands should be taking notes.
The Body Shop takes me way back to my Mall Days. 3 decades ago you could bring in your empty containers to refill. Or combine fragrances to make your own. It did progress. I now avoid the Mall causes it's so spread out. Our Mall burned down several years back & it has a creepy vibe. Thanks for all your videos. Happy New Years stay safe.
I remember being able to create your own fragrances! It was also nice being able to buy the unscented products. I was said when they got rid of Oceanus, that was a favorite.
There was 4 advent calendars done by the body shop for 2021 however the 4th was only available in certain UK shops. Xx
Love the body shop!! Those little tubes of handcreams I believe are actually their full sized version you get in the stores! The lip balm looks like it was a full size as well! Happy New Years!
Traditionally, the 12 days of Christmas are after Christmas so... You're good, Alexandria! Keep going! 😂🎉
In the UK the Conker is the seed of the horse chestnut tree. There is a children's games also called conkers where each player have one of these conkers on a string and you have to hit the opponents conker to try and break it.
I’m addicted to these now. I don’t have much to look forward to so I super appreciate these uploads.
I would actually love to see all of the advent Callenders that you have. Just keep em coming! 🤣
I would actually love an advent calender a week/month in 2022 until they're gone. I don't watch for the products or brands. I solely watch for Alexandria's personality and reactions
I might ask for the body shop one for Christmas next year if they do one honestly. That one seemed like a lot of fun and I love shower products. The asos one was really nice too, definitely seemed like it had good value
my mom surprised me this past christmas with the body shop advent calendar and i loved it!!!! everyday there was something that id actually use and have been enjoying!!!
That origins mask is my holy grail. I’ve bought it year after year for the last 5 years. I use it as a normal heavy moisturizer. It doesn’t break me out and it leaves my skin so nice/soft/hydrated
I think the body shop's has one of my favorite packaging of the season.
OH MY GOODNESS I HADN'T EVEN SEEN THE INSIDE YET
I just bought myself a strawberry body butter from the body shop and let me tell you... IT'S AMAZING!!! TMI but I'm diabetic, so my feet are very, very dry and the skin cracks a lot... But this body butter is working miracles on my feet. They're soft and almost smooth. I'm absolutely in love with the body butter. I SUPER recommend them.
I love their strawberry shower gel and hand cream. 🍓🍓🍓
They have a really good cream I used to use for my eczema I can’t remember what it’s called but it’s specifically for that so they would probably know in stores, but nothing has helped me more for dryness cause where I live is also super dry
I like their body yoghurts, not as thick as the butter but leaves my skin really soft
Hahah I love how it turned from “squeezy tube” to hand cream!! Hahaha!! Great calendar from Body shop!!
I really think that these two belong at the top near Harrods. They both had almost all full sized items, and when you consider that the ASOS one cost around $100, it really blows a lot of them out of the water. Also that lipstick looks great on you. HEY! What serum are you using side your lashes look great, and also hate false ones⁉️
Honestly dont waste money on expensive lash serums...they are bogus...they no longer contain the ingredient that actually makes them longer (it's only available by prescription). That being said, all the serums are basically just a combo of nourishing oil and you definitely dont need to spend that much. I've been using black jamaican castor oil and it has made my lashes healthier (in turn, making them longer and fuller), it seems to also keep me from shedding lashes ..I rub my eyes a lot and would always loose a few when I did but the oil really has helped keep them strong. I got a bottle for $5. Seriously dont waste your money on stupid expensive products. If you want to get an expensive product, get a prescription for latisse (it contains prostaglandins which is what really does make your lashes grow).
Idk what she uses but I use castor oil on my lashes and brows and it makes them grow like crazy!
@@Sarah-wf2bl I've tried castor oil, and I didn't have much success, but you're right, it works for a lot of people, and it's cheap!
@@poietes7337 oh that’s a bummer! I hope you find something that works for you ☺️
@@Sarah-wf2bl Thanks.
I hope so, too. Cheers! 😁
Out of all advent calendars so far I have to say that the Body Shop calendar is my favourite! I loved the range of scents / “flavours” 🍓🍉🍊🥭🍌✨♥️💛💗💚💖
Good variety and they matched shower gels with coordinating creams so you don't have to smell like a fruit cocktail! (Looking at you BBW 👀)
“Ya know, the scent every middle school girl had in their dooney and Burke purse.”
Giirrrll you called me ouuuttt! 🤣 that was my personality in 8th grade for a hot minute
The body shop is the only place I have found where you can actually identify what the scent is of the product.The milk and honey scent is made for those of us that don't like a strong fragrance but also don't like non-scented products. The body shop is one of my favorite places to go to buy anything that is scented. The way that they do their sense there isn't chemical in it it is all arrived from plants and fruits and stuff. That's why you don't get that weird doctor sent like with other products that may say it's strawberry but when you put it on and it finally finished drying onto your hands it smells like rose.
A conker is a type of tree seed, specifically from horse chestnut trees-the name for the seed and the tree itself (conker tree)
Happy New Year's. Love your videos. Thank you for the reviews and entertainment!
Of all the times you exercised restraint on not buying the additional calenders, it was a good calendar. I'd purchase either of these two myself. Love your videos!
Started watching your videos a few days ago while I’m at home sick and I have made my way through the 25+ advent calendar videos and now I’m branching out to more videos😅. Love your content!!
I would just love to say that I’m so glad that everything that came in the box was in different scents! You just didn’t get the same scent in different products thank you for that. I would actually buy this
BRING ON THE CALENDARS! Lol the Asos one has honestly been my favorite so far
Love the advert calenders content. I prefer these ones than expensive calenders ( especially Dior and Chanel). Hope you're having good day.
Wow, those were actually great calendars. I would be so happy to get these, and I'm making a note to look them up next yr lol. Please do as many of these as you will, Alexandria! It seems like the consensus is that we all love them :-D xx
Thank you for another awesome advent calendar unboxing! I hope you have a wonderful New Year's Eve and a new year filled with love, good health and happiness ❤
I have been watching for years, and I love how real you are. It is always refreshing. I hope you and everyone in the comments has a Happy New Year! 🎆
This woman is one of the highlights of my day. Love her! Happy new year, Alex. Hope 2022 brings you much happiness and us more content 👍
Always ready for an advent calendar unboxing! These never get boring and give me vicarious rage hahaha
I absolutely LOVE this series and wouldn't mind seeing all of the calenders you have left!!! 💕
Awww. Nostalgia.. Strawberry Oil from the body shop was my 1st scent grown up.. I loved both of these calendars!! So good!!
I’m pleasantly surprised by these 2 calendars. I would definitely use all the products in them which to me is the most important.
The bodyshop has an mlm component, but it's mainly an actual brand, the headquarters/main warehouse is in my home town, both my parents worked there, one still does, as a kid I went there several times,
I love the concept of the body shop and I like the idea of helping people to work from home but MLMs have a habit of going SO WRONG
OMG, that was one of the happiest on boxings I have ever seen. It was great to see you so excited. If you have more advent calendars then please, keep the videos coming. Have a great new year. Much love.💕
Yes, yes more calendars please. You make my day with your sarcasm and wit. Wishing you a Happy New Year 😊🥂🎊
Yes to all the calendars!! These two were actually really good - I might have to check out the ASOS calendar next year, just based on this one!
I really liked the second calendar. That one was what they all should aspire to be lol. Do more please, do them all!!!!! I love your videos ❤️🧡😍❤️🧡
I LOVE when you do longer videos like this! I save them for after I get the kids to bed, grab my snack, and climb in bed to watch. It’s a great way to end my, usually chaotic, days. I also love these advent calendars so please keep ‘em coming! ♥️
The excitement I feel when I open UA-cam and see a new video of advent calendars. Please keep doing this, believe me we are all watching no matter how many there is 😬
I hope this series never ends!
Both of these were surprisingly good! Stop here and end on a high note!
Jk I could watch you unbox advent calendars year round and never be bored!
It's been an Alexandria year! I binged all your content and can't get enough! You absolutely gave me many needed laughs and gave me light during dark times. Thank you for being you. I'm sure you've helped many of us get through the year. Cheers to you pretty lady!! Stay safe family! See ya next year!!
I cannot stop laughing! This is exactly why I keep watching AR; she's clumsy and doesn't edit it out. I love it. Happy 2022 💜
The ASOS advent calendar is my fave I think besides the ritual but that one tops them all ❤️❤️
The ASOS calendar is the first one from this series I’d actually buy. Or be glad I got as a gift. It’s actually good!!!
It was pretty good, it's a tie with the Harrods one for me because the value in that was so good. However, for the $100, price point it's definitely up there as one of the best. It seemed like a little more thought went into it, especially the make up products veering away from bright red.
These were my favorites hands down. That lip stick eye liner and eye shadow all will look amazing together and they are great for your love of Fall.
Thank you. I like when you open multiple calendars or boxes in one video. Happy New Year and see you next year,💥🎊🎉🎇🧨🎆
I heard the ASOS calendar was pretty good. Can't wait to see what you got! ❤
Conker is the seed from the horse chesnut tree in Britain. School kids used to take the inner brown seed and play a game trying to break each other's seed, the game was called conkers. It's a big sign of Autumn coming, when the conkers start falling from the trees. The Body Shop is not an MLM, it was a Body Care company started in the late 1970's in Britain. The founders of the Body Shop and Lush were going to start a business together but had disagreements on how to balance the ethical/commercial part of the store, the Body Shop choosing more commercial, Lush more ethical, there's books on it, the woman who founded body shop (Anita Roddick) was awarded an OBE or something though for her charity work. But Body Shop does run an Avon like part of the company called Body Shop at Home, which is an MLM like old Tupperware parties where you throw a Body Shop party and get your friends to buy products and you get a commission. Also that Ciate eyeliner and the Iconic eyeshadow palette would make really pretty bridal makeup....
CruelBrittania is my 'think twin' - you just said exactly what I would have done but didn't have to :) ta muchly xxxxx
Came looking to see if another Brit had cleared this up somewhere already 😝 I think Body Shop at home is bigger in the US as they don't have as many physical stores, but over here there's a body shop everywhere so the MLM side is less common
Love watching you. I laugh and enjoy these videos and your personality so much. I get it. Congrats on your engagement. Thanks for doing these for your fans, and sacrificing yourself to those bad past boxes.
Watching your channel is my guilty pleasure. I really enjoy watching Advent Calendars. Have a Happy New Year.
I'm a bit disappointed they didn't put in any Satsuma scented products, but the strawberry is my second favorite scent. That hand cream is quite nice.
I'm the other way round, my fave is the strawberry and 2nd the satsuma. But they both smell so good.
They had 4 tiers of boxes, i don't remember the 3rd having any strawberry in because I'm fairly sure if it had (either that or satsuma) then I'd have probably bought it, instead they had far too much rose items. The biggest box had strawberry body butter (which I always think smells too delish to put on my skin) and lip butter, which I've never tried (idk if it tastes as good as it smells, because if it does I'd be afraid to use it lol). I didn't know they did a hand cream in it till this unboxing though, I might have to get some to try.
@@hawkeyescoffee6399 I love strawberry scented anything. Flavored, too. I'm awaiting an order from Delight Naturals...lip balms, I am just a (n obsessed) fan...pb&j with strawberry jam. My go to food. I am seriously obsessed with the lippie.
I haven't used Body Shop's body butter. I'm like you, everything is too delicious smelling, I might forget and lick my arm or something. LOL
I find labelling products 'rose scented' a bit confusing. Roses have such a wide range of natural scents that it's a like calling something 'fruit scented' - is it going to be tomato or orange? Even more unusual is that the same rose can smell very different to two people. When I was selecting roses for my garden (I was going for scent over colour) the ones I liked my mother would turn her nose up at and the ones she found delightful smelled like cat pee to me. Apparently there's a genetic component to how you perceive roses, a bit like how cilantro/coriander tastes citrus-y to some but like soap to others (me included)! That's today's TED Talk over. 😂🖤
I love the comment section in videos, I always learn something. Thank you.
Friend had me try a perfume she loved, but it smelled really awful on me, so I guess our body chemistry can effect it too
@@recoveringsoul755 It sure does. That's why I never buy a perfume for someone unless I know they already use it. What smells great on one person can smell foul on another. ☺
@@GothBoyUK good idea! Perfume is such an intimate gift, you really have to know someone well enough.
Hi, sweet girl, love watching you no matter what you do but not real crazy about advent calendars! I’ve never heard of asos! Have a blessed New Year! Hugs!🥰
Your videos give me joy. Especially the advent calendar unboxings this year. Thank you for sharing!!!
Lavender is for me what Rose is for Alexandria - almost all of the products from This Works are not useable for me because they just smell horrible to me. Luckily I have family that loves it.
Me too! I adore rose as long as it's not cloying but just seeing the word lavender makes me shudder. It's funny because I love real, fresh lavender. Something about turning that into an artificial smell makes my head ache. It's repulsive. We must be in the minority because they put lavender in EVERYTHING.
@@amandabeachum188 I'm actually allergic to lavender, so I definitely shudder and run away when I smell it, but also, ignoring the instant sneezing and runny nose it gives me, I also hate its smell 😂 so I agree
@@hailyjohnson407 I’m allergic also! I have such a hard time finding products I love lately because of the “everything has to have lavender in it” trend. I can’t do heavy or over saturated scents at all though so rose and most floral is really bad as well as fake pine/cinnamon for fall:Christmas. But I’ve never met anyone who understands my lavender aversion.
Lavendar is my kryptonite too, I'm so allergic to the scent that I can't even be in a smaller shop that has something with it out on display; I've never got as far as getting it in contact with my skin, I dread to think what it would do to me. My mum is the same. Rose on the other hand, I just don't really care for it...I think that goes back to being a kid trying to make homemade perfume from rose petals lol.
ETA what is it with them putting lavender in _everything_ these days, anyway? Especially things that are meant to be "relaxing". I just don't get it.
@@hawkeyescoffee6399 I think I tried to make some of my own homemade beauty concoctions with flowers when I was young. Never could figure out why they were so horrid. 😆
"Another GIFT for my aunt" like you just can't wait to get rid of it. I hate rose scent as well. But loveee watermelon, strawberry, coconut and tea tree. Mommy. My body wash has tea tree oil in it.🥰🥰
I would literally watch advent calendar videos the whole year, I love them so much!!!
Hey girl hope you had a wonderful new year!
I have NEVER seen someone receive SOOOO much "Rose" any & everything!! I swear ive gotten a cple rose-ish products & receive a lot of mystery boxes religiously for over 2 years.
*just enjoy & eat the non edible strawberry product already, Alexandria lol- it seemed like u really wanted to, u were SO excited about it! I didn't even know u like strawberry or grapefruit bc everything is always rose!! 😂✌🏼💜
Strawberry also belongs to the rose family 🙂
Adorable calendar, and nice stuff I would use, but the value isn't there. I've bought a lot of this stuff as gifts through Ulta, and they often sell for almost 50% off during the holidays in mini gift sets. BUT as a gift to someone, I think this is perfectly acceptable and fun.
Yes yes more Advent calendars. You can open calendars all year long and I will watch every day. Happy New Year may it be filled with Advent. Oh and great job Ren love seeing you.
I’m here for any and all advent calendars you have! Keep ‘em coming!!