Hey guys💖 Today we have the first unboxing of Advent Season! This is the Sephora Insider Advent calendar that has been going viral for how BAD it is! I was able to get my hands on it so lets see if it lived up to the negative hype! When I was filming the unboxing I thought I was really roasting it but looking back maybe I should have been even more harsh? What do you guys think? I would love to know your thoughts! Love ya💖
I usually try to watch the openings with you, but James Welsh was discussing it on his channel. He showed several items and I just couldn't wait to hear what words you used to describe it. You chose all the perfect ones before even opening it. They should be ashamed. They literally stole there customers hard earn collectors points. Just plain nasty. :-)
I can only hope they returned their points! I have never been so furious with an advent calendar. That is why I never buy them. Because I would be in jail! 😂😂😂
I should flamin' well think so!! The fact Sephora buckled and gave the points back was bc they knew from the beginning they were doing everyone so very wrong! This is disgustin'! 🤦🏼♀️
I almost lost my god damn mind when, after opening what looks to be a useless snowglobe thing, you then open a door to an IDENTICAL USELESS SNOWGLOBE THING
@@jenniferl.1973 They're face globes. They're actually really nice. You put them in the fridge and run them along your face in the morning to depuff. I don't know about the quality of these, though.
lol the ending hurt me on a personal level💀💀 Sephora DID boast record breaking sales from last year, then gave us all stale cookies then cut the benefits of a good portion of their employees companywide. Majority of this stuff, especially the grippy socks look so familiar, they’re just old point perks that no one ever took. The socks were 250-300 points 😅
I can't remember if I got cool hospital socks for my head surgery or not lol- (if I did I should have kept them but it probably never crossed my mind cus it was like a year ago and I was in extreme pain)
Yeah im not understanding how they can get away with this they sre so bad that except for people.buying them for these.videos i dont see how it can be profitable in the end. Anyone buying them aside from influencers gotta be asking their money back. @@jenerin905
I feel like life, in general, is a social experiment, at the moment. That or we’re either being epically punked by a God level Ashton Kutcher, or I (personally) am actually in a coma, living a warped nightmare in my head. Sadly, I’d prefer being in a coma (or punked) than the most realistic reality, which means the world we’re living in is real.
I kept thinking about "Christmas Vacation", how Chevy Chase thought he was getting a Christmas bonus from his boss but instead he got a subscription for the "jelly of the month" club 😂
Girl, I don't comment often, but this is bananas. What the actual heck IS this calendar? I'm so confused and livid on your behalf because WHAT? It's literally just full of garbage. LITERALLY just trash.
@@Nicolesid1I am absolutely convinced Sephora execs are just trolling us now. “They sold out last year’s junky calendars. Let’s see how many yahoos we can get to spend 2,500 points to waste on JUNK! We’ll call it ‘exclusive.’ ”
It is so genuinely impressive that they put ZERO makeup/skincare when those two things make up easily 90% of their sales. Sephora isn’t Temu, they’re a makeup company. Not a plastic junk people with shopping addictions buy company.
I’m livid too and I’m only on day 4 of this video. This crap is SHEIN/Temu BS. What a freaking slap in the face to the people who bought this. This thing should be FULL of good sized samples and a few full sized items. In some ways that makes more sense anyway, assuming people would like a few of those products and buy a full size version a time or two a year.
Can you imagine someone opening one door per day, thinking today is the day that there'll be something good . . . Then repeat that feeling for 24 depressing days. Shame on Sephora. Shame!!!!!!
I stopped the video when she said that and made my own Bingo card and I didn’t even get a Bingo because my card had items that were not skincare tools on it. 😂
Now I'm trying to think of squares of items for Bingo: -"Teeth checking" mirror, - nail file - black eyeliner - red lipstick - hair tie/scrunchie - sheet face mask (full face) - a piece of a face - mask - face roller - stickers/face gems - an item Alex doesn't know what it is - an item that's an exact repeat of last year's (I'll add more if I think of anything else)
-Tiny container of body wash or lotion that’s too small to use on your entire body -keychain -two items that definitely should have been together in one day but were split in two for some reason
I was flabbergasted at the two face rollers back-to-back, and how you correctly guessed the next one would be another face roller! Seriously, what the hell?
You brought up such a good point - people who spend enough money to have enough points to purchase the advent calendar would NEVER use any of those items……. I stopped shopping at Sephora a few years ago and I don’t miss her 🤙🏻 but I DO love your Sephora advent videos!!!!!
Bro, 99,9% of ALL people wouldn't use it! You can get a non-falling apart hairband at any market for 50 cents, there's no reason to wear a ripping one even for a day, even if you poor.
I'm a new buyer at sephora mainly always using cheaper avenues like marshalls tj Maxx drig store .. I am not impressed.. there is like a heirarchy of what level you are on and I think it's all just way over proced I'd it good.. I mean some of of it yes... but I just can't bring myself to spend 70 dollars on a pallette ... or over fifty for stuff I've gotten totally discounted at said stores .... I can see the addiction to it but I'm also like ok I'm ok without it
Yeah I stopped shopping at Sephora years ago. Ulta just has so much more. I only buy from Sephora when it’s a brand I like that ulta doesn’t have. I saved my ulta points for a long time. I literally ended up have hundreds of dollars worth of points and did a huge haul. When I used to buy a ton of make up I started comparing the rewards and it was so much more valuable to spend at ulta. Plus I can get points on my shampoos and skincare too so it’s easy to add up.
the fact that i thought your idea of 24 100 point items would be a cop-out for Sephora and that they wouldn't go THAT cheap and then watching it be much MUCH worse was such a rollercoaster
Girl, I’ve never watched one of your videos till now and I’m hooked. You had me rolling. This advent is TERRIBLE and has me embarrassed for being a rouge member at Sephora!
When you said: company saying they had record breaking profits and gave their employees a pizza party to celebrate. I felt that in my soul 😂 why are companies so crap at rewarding hard working employees?
@ I’m sorry! It’s ridiculous how places just don’t care about their employees. The company I work for keeps asking how to make people feel appreciated besides giving money or giftcards. Spoiler the only submissions have been to give money or giftcards 😂 we don’t want email kudos. I mean I’ll take it if it’s the only thing I can get but I’d rather have a giftcard at the very least.
@@Lynn-64 Nope! Advent calendar season is my favorite time of the year ^_^ I look forward to it *so* much, and I literally started checking for the videos halfway through October XD I would love to see the Easter, Halloween, etc calendars as well, just to give content all year round
I'm not an advent calendar person and have only the basics in makeup but this blew me away. It's literally disrespectful to all their customers. Terrible.
The thing is, a normal “rewards” program I would expect a minimum of $5 back for every $100 spent. That’s basically standard. And for an advent calendar you usually expect it to be a bargain or deal because the companies get to offload items of higher value that didn’t sell for a whatever reason. These items would not even meet dollar store standards in most cases, like the nail file at least you would expect a 5 or 10 pack for $1.
That’s what I was thinking, you could literally find every single item in this thing of the same or even better quality at a dollar store!!! What kind of girlie who is spending thousands at Sephora every year would want any of these things for any reason????
I was about to agree with you, but than I had to think that...kinda no? A Sephora costumer, especially one that has collected enough points already, aka is seriously interested in it, should know by now, that those things are just scams. And know that they can look up stuff on the internet, even just vaguely for minimal spoilers, which everyone should for something rather expensive. So, if they STILL got this thing, it's honestly just their fault. There might be exceptions, but the majority can't complain. Buy trash, get trash.
Do I wear makeup? No. Have I ever shopped at Sephora? No. Will I ever skip one of these videos? Also, No. I fear for your blood pressure, but also I love to hear you rip Sephora apart each time they suck, which is always 😂❤
They had to save $ to give to their golden god Donald Trump. They donated to his campaign big time . Don’t buy Sephora crap. All make up is basically the same…. So buy drugstore or $ store make up!
I'm on No. 19, the Cyroglobes if they were served as a set, eye pads, reusable makeup removers, and some of the other items like the face mask or socks, if they were done different, are decent additions. Maybe one brush cleaner. But there isnt a single lipstick or moisturizer from a supposedly higher end company.
I absolutely LOVED your sassiness and aggression toward the cheap junk in this calendar! I laughed out loud when you popped the top off the silicon nubby face roller. 😂
I went LOOKING for this comment! That "Happy Tappy" was VISCERALLY HEALING 🥰🤩🥰 I didn't know the (both adorable! 💖) doggo names, so thanks for that too. This is actually the first vid of her's I've ever watched. I haven't tended to watch much "beauty" vids, but aging has me starting too. I have another, older advent vid lined up next 😊
I love every single year, every single time, she ALWAYS gets bamboozled by the sticker/face gem day, just constantly holding out hope that one day it will actually be a pallette
Hell, It would even be fine with them shoving Singles into the Calender for some Days and at the end you have a Full Calendar only Pallette.. or something like that.
My friend got me the sephora advent calendar for Xmas last year and i really enjoyed it. I struggle with the holidays with grief. Opening the little door every morning made me feel her love and caring from far away. I didnt love every item in it but overall it was such a thoughtful gift.
Your rant about this being for the beauty insiders who’ve already spent a lot of money is spot on. They’re far enough in the game at this point that all of that is useless, and even if they weren’t it’s still all cheaply made garbage.
Brand new subscriber here. First off, love the energy of the channel and absolutely love the realness and quality critique of a company, not living up to its expectations without being trashy and just hating on the company for the whole video. You made really good points as to why this advent calendar absolutely fall short on every level. I got the Neiman Marcus one and have been very pleasantly surprised by the arrangement and quality of products that came. They are definitely beauty as in skincare and more luxury body care they make up but as a former make up artist who definitely appreciates good skin care the sample sizes of products are very generous, especially for the price and each year I end up adding at least 2 to 3 of the items to my daily routine because I like them so much and I think that’s what an especially a luxury one for their customers. It’s just good marketing at the end of the day and an advent calendar is such An easy way to show the greater public, your top selling products in an affordable way introduces them to some thing they would never have known about otherwise. Bravo to Neiman Marcus despite it being an expensive advent calendar, I would highly recommend it if that is your treat something you like to collect and use. ❤
In my opinion it's worth every cent you paid for it on eBay for the sheer entertainment value. I just got watching you open it. 😂 If anybody but you was opening this calendar I would be bored to tears.
I don't watch any beauty insider videos at all. I don't even wear makeup except mascara. Not even lip gloss. HOWEVER, your personality? I subscribed. You're hilarious.
What I truly don't understand is how people still buy their Advent Calendars. Maybe it's just to see if Sephora is keeping it consistent every year. I will say though, I look forward every year to Alexandria opening this particular calendar every year. Her outrage is always on point. LOVE IT!!❤
I love that you go off. Unfortunately these companies do not care. Best way to hit them where it hurts stop purchasing from them or no one bat an eye at them next year for the advent calendar
Your "spicy" mode is sooooo entertaining, you are still somehow sweet & funny when you are raging. What would advent season be without the highs of P Louise & the lows of Sephora 😂😂😂❤❤❤❤
My 4 year old son was in the room while I was watching this. He stopped playing with his toys to watch cause he likes the sounds and faces you were making😂. Love your videos!
Lol, this vid popped up in my recs and I can totally understand why he feels that way. At first I thought, eh, too animated with all the hand gestures etc., BUT, she won me over, lol. This was so disappointing, I used to call Sephora my Disney World but this calendar was actually insulting to their customers. Alexandria was the only good thing about this, subbed and liked.
Shoehorns are underrated! I still use one daily 😅 You gotta get an actual solid one from a foot care store, NOT the flimsy plastic garbage at dollar store or Temu or Shein etc. It keeps the back of the shoe in good condition/ solid construction. 😂❤
I always cracks me up how Alexandria starts out so positive, trying to hold out hope for a good Sephora advent calendar only to realize halfway through that each year is worse than the last! 😂😂😂
You NEED to get the P Louise advent calendar! Every day has full sized products. A lot of them even have 3-5 full sized products and there are so many pallets too. I was actually amazed watching someone open this calendar. 100% best advantage calander I have ever seen!
I saw an article on the Google home page talking about this calendar and how bad it was, in the article the person mentioned you/your channel and how you open Sephora advents and they are comically bad each year. I emailed it to you at the email listed on the store's website just in case you wanted to see it. This calendar had people wishing it was filled with 100 points items 😅 I can't even imagine the rage I'd feel if I'd spent my points on this, I'm mad you spend your hard earned money on it. Sephora really should be ashamed of themselves at this point. When they advertised this calendar they said it contained makeup, skincare, beauty tools, then they changed it to not mention specifics. But they never gave a list of everything in it like most websites do for calendars. You look as gorgeous as ever, so happy advent season has started! Thanks for sharing!
OK something that pisses me off perhaps the most is: does Sephora not have ANYONE who watches videos/content like this?? like, if I was someone at Sephora even tangentially involved with the advent calendar process, and saw JUST ONE of your Beauty Insider calendar videos (let alone all the other creators - you're the nicest one I've seen so far), I would probably push to just END the Beauty Insider one all together. I used to save my points (especially when I was spending even more there), and if I saved up almost $2,500 worth of points (not even getting into how tf their points scaling even works...) ON THIS?? I'd be gutted. also your reaction to day 25 was perfect THANK YOU.
Unlike Sephora and their calendar, Alexandria did not disappoint with her reactions to it. I was looking forward to an epic Alex roasting and it was absolutely delivered! The first AR video I ever watched was a Sephora advent unboxing, off season, and I just kept watching. Will Sephora ever learn? Based on this, nope! 😂
I just happened to catch Alexandria's very first Sephora advent calendar experience shortly after it was originally posted and have been hooked on her channel ever since.
I’m thankful that you gave us a preview for the advents you got so far so I can avoid the other creators with advents if I know you are going to do it. It’s been so hard!
Girl, that brush from day 24(?) would barely get through my lady garden, let alone my head hair. Never personally used Sephora before and certainly wouldn't now! Just found your channel and am loving your vibe...Sending love from the UK ❤
They gave you grippy socks because they know people have to be crazy to be buying their advent calendars for anything but the joke - and if you weren't crazy before you will be by the time you finish 🤣
15:32 I bought this same silicone, 3 fingered do-dad, at DT $1.00. The label said it's antibacterial for washing greasy dishes in the kitchen. It's designed that grease doesn't destroy it. I wouldn't repurchase it for $1.00.
Alexandria, I always enjoy your advent calendar unboxing. I could live Christmas all year round. The Sephora advent calendar is aging quite a reputation for being a terrible waste of points. Word is getting out not to waste Sephora points as it’s really just a box full of less than dollar store junk.
I've given up on Sephora rewards. Every time I "cash in" and use my points, they NEVER send me the item I selected. Not even like a close alternative. I picked a lipstick mini, but instead I got a foundation sample that didn't match my complexion or was enough to do my whole face. Went straight into the trash, and I couldn't get my points back.
It’s not the holidays until you open your first Sephora calendar and this did not disappoint. When you opened day 12 I lost it. As I was laughing I was thinking to myself…here it comes…the face gems. What a way to start the season.
So much respect for you because you did not loose your sens of humor!!!! It was a pleasure to watch you unboxing this piece of s...WTF is going on at Sephora????Its a SHAME!!!!!!!
I've never seen or heard of you or your channel...nor do I shop at Sephora but you somehow ended up on my recommended and I am HERE for it. Great video. 20/10
I'm an ulta girl and every year you remind me why 😅 The socks were the best thing in it. I love when you do Sephora advent calendars just for the laughs....I don't blame you for getting angry because I didn't even buy it and it made me angry too, but the ranting is so much fun to watch. Thanks for the laughs. ❤ Loved the bonus! Wren's little dance ❤️❤️ I think that means he approved. 🤣🐾🐾
Hey guys💖 Today we have the first unboxing of Advent Season! This is the Sephora Insider Advent calendar that has been going viral for how BAD it is! I was able to get my hands on it so lets see if it lived up to the negative hype! When I was filming the unboxing I thought I was really roasting it but looking back maybe I should have been even more harsh? What do you guys think? I would love to know your thoughts! Love ya💖
So happy for advent calendar season!! Also, happy anniversary!❤
I usually try to watch the openings with you, but James Welsh was discussing it on his channel. He showed several items and I just couldn't wait to hear what words you used to describe it. You chose all the perfect ones before even opening it. They should be ashamed. They literally stole there customers hard earn collectors points. Just plain nasty. :-)
Not me waiting for this to drop 💖💖 yeeee I'm stupidly excited for Advent season this year, hope you had an amazing anniversary trip!
Happy Anniversary! ❤
So Happy for Advent Season 🎉💖
Someone needs to delete Temu from Sephora's phone 😂
LOL @ those hospital socks for when you visit the psych ward after opening this box.
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😩🤣 The minute She pulled the socks out of the box, I said “hospital, socks!”
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The best explanation for those socks I’ve seen so far! 😂😂
This calendar has more silicone than an Adam and Eve subscription box😂
😂🙊🙉🙈
Such an amazing comment! 😂😂
😂😂😂😂😂
I thought the dog tooth brush WAS an Adam & Eve product for a second 🫣
😂😂😂😂😂
"Like buying a professional baker an easy-bake oven". Even my husband laughed his butt off on that one.
Honestly easybake would be better than this 😄
Hey, in the right hands, EasyBake slaps.
@@Kt-cn2rqAt least there could be a nostalgia and cuteness factor
Disappointment is my favorite holiday tradition. We love the consistency Sephora
They never let down 🙂↕️
I heard somewhere that they actually can't put makeup in their advent calender. I heard this over 1yr ago, anyone else heard that?
"aww Sephora, you shouldn't have... no, really, you shouldn't have."
We wouldn’t have it any other way. 😂
It's giving nothing, god bless.
I saw that many complained and Sephora returned all the points to those who spent it on this advent calendar. I think I would have cried from anger 😂
I can only hope they returned their points! I have never been so furious with an advent calendar. That is why I never buy them. Because I would be in jail! 😂😂😂
They should have doubled them before returning them, this is the advent calendar equivalent of slapping someone in the face with a dead trout.
I should flamin' well think so!! The fact Sephora buckled and gave the points back was bc they knew from the beginning they were doing everyone so very wrong! This is disgustin'! 🤦🏼♀️
I certainly hope they returned all those points, this is absurd.
The person who sold it to Alexandria probably got their points back and got the money from Alexandria.
Can we talk about the floating garbage plastic island in the ocean just grew by a mile or two?
I really think we should ngl
As long as the CEO makes bank, they don't care unfortunately 😒
Consumers don’t care either.
Many of us do care, but if I received a piece of junk like this what else *could* I do with it but throw it in the trash?
@ I’m thinking don’t buy it.
I almost lost my god damn mind when, after opening what looks to be a useless snowglobe thing, you then open a door to an IDENTICAL USELESS SNOWGLOBE THING
She never did say what those were did she?
@@jenniferl.1973 they're for putting in fridge to get chilled sbd rubbing under your eyes.
The chutzpah of Sephora to literally put the same exact product in two of the doors. Like...WHAT.
@@jenniferl.1973 They're face globes. They're actually really nice. You put them in the fridge and run them along your face in the morning to depuff. I don't know about the quality of these, though.
Lol she had my giggling when she was right it was a 2nd usless globe thingy 😂😂
I just about DIED with the back-to-back snowglobe face cooler sticks, that should be ILLEGAL LOLOL
The funny thing about them is that they may be the most holiday themed item that’s ever been in one of their advent calendars.
Specific advent calendars like this are the reason our landfills are overflowing! No one wants this crap!!!
Snow globe on a stick 🤣🤣
lol the ending hurt me on a personal level💀💀
Sephora DID boast record breaking sales from last year, then gave us all stale cookies then cut the benefits of a good portion of their employees companywide.
Majority of this stuff, especially the grippy socks look so familiar, they’re just old point perks that no one ever took.
The socks were 250-300 points 😅
Meanwhile, corporate still received their bonuses and raises
Omggg the chewy dog tooth brush!!! Literally hilarious 😂
I died!!
Not the exact same face detail 😮
A DOG TOOTH BRUSH 😂😂😂😂
Not me clicking on Alexandria's every advent video to help her recoup that $7k 😅
Mission accepted.
I wait patiently for advent season because I love seeing what crap they send in these. I watch every single one so she can recoup that lost money
We know the assignment
Same! Watch, like, comment, and share to boost her in the algorithm 😊
It’s a team effort
Sephora added Hospital socks to their advent calendar lol.
You gotta go to the loony bin after realizing you wasted all your points on that garbage.
I had surgery last month and was going to comment that those socks looked like the ones I received at the hospital, but you beat be to it!
They so comfy tho 😂 but you can get them for free by taking random trip to the ER 😅
I can't remember if I got cool hospital socks for my head surgery or not lol- (if I did I should have kept them but it probably never crossed my mind cus it was like a year ago and I was in extreme pain)
Love the grippy socks 😂 it's like they are telling you again that you are nuts for exchanging all your points for this junk
I’m cackling 😭🤣😭🤣
Or that you’re practically a toddler.
Hospital socks are better 😭😭😭 and free
@@brigettefahey3219they're def better but not free.
I use those kind of socks for my toddler whenever he goes at playground 🛝 yeah I got them for only 7 dollars for 5 pairs of socks
This advent calendar has to be a social experiment
sephora b like "our dear customers can accept a little trash, can't they? as a treat :)) "
People do keep buying them, knowing how crappy they were in years past. 🤷🏼♀️
“Sephora is two steps ahead”
Yeah im not understanding how they can get away with this they sre so bad that except for people.buying them for these.videos i dont see how it can be profitable in the end. Anyone buying them aside from influencers gotta be asking their money back. @@jenerin905
I feel like life, in general, is a social experiment, at the moment. That or we’re either being epically punked by a God level Ashton Kutcher, or I (personally) am actually in a coma, living a warped nightmare in my head. Sadly, I’d prefer being in a coma (or punked) than the most realistic reality, which means the world we’re living in is real.
I kept thinking about "Christmas Vacation", how Chevy Chase thought he was getting a Christmas bonus from his boss but instead he got a subscription for the "jelly of the month" club 😂
But jelly is at least useful! Not a dog toothbrush! 😂
Your curved metal stick might work for prying open advent calendar doors😂
It would probably bend or break 😅😂
Yes! One of the highlights of Alexandria’s advent calendar season is the use of increasingly random and sometimes dangerous tools to open the doors 😂
Is it magnetic for applying false magnetic eyelashes?
Its to massage ur jawline @AubreyMobley
Alexandria hurting herself in random, indescribable ways really brings me back! I haven’t been here in a while. I miss it! 😂
Girl, I don't comment often, but this is bananas. What the actual heck IS this calendar? I'm so confused and livid on your behalf because WHAT? It's literally just full of garbage. LITERALLY just trash.
Imagine working on the sephora advent development team, even worse voicing this sucks and being told just do your job
@@Nicolesid1I am absolutely convinced Sephora execs are just trolling us now. “They sold out last year’s junky calendars. Let’s see how many yahoos we can get to spend 2,500 points to waste on JUNK! We’ll call it ‘exclusive.’ ”
Yep, it's shamefully bad. It's also insulting - not value for money at all!
It is so genuinely impressive that they put ZERO makeup/skincare when those two things make up easily 90% of their sales. Sephora isn’t Temu, they’re a makeup company. Not a plastic junk people with shopping addictions buy company.
I’m livid too and I’m only on day 4 of this video. This crap is SHEIN/Temu BS. What a freaking slap in the face to the people who bought this. This thing should be FULL of good sized samples and a few full sized items. In some ways that makes more sense anyway, assuming people would like a few of those products and buy a full size version a time or two a year.
the white Valentino bag vine reference made me unmentionably happy
L-lipstick in my Valentino white bag?!
Do I wear make up? No
Do I often buy advent calendars? Nope
But I am obsessed with Alexandria’s videos? Absolutely
Same here, in fact for most of the year I don't get any recommendations for this channel. But youtube knows u love adventure calendar season
same 😂
same :)
Yes to all of these 🤣
Same. I don't even shop at Sephora and I want my points back 🤬
When she apologized to the ball on a stick for calling it worthless🤣🤣 She is such a precious human being!
I know, right? I laughed so much and then said "awww."
@m.piglet4541 yeah, it’s nice to see a gentle soul 💖
Can you imagine someone opening one door per day, thinking today is the day that there'll be something good . . . Then repeat that feeling for 24 depressing days. Shame on Sephora. Shame!!!!!!
PLEASE do the bingo card on a white board for the upcoming calendars, it would be hilarious to see like 20 mirros, scrunchies, etc😂
I stopped the video when she said that and made my own Bingo card and I didn’t even get a Bingo because my card had items that were not skincare tools on it. 😂
Now I'm trying to think of squares of items for Bingo:
-"Teeth checking" mirror,
- nail file
- black eyeliner
- red lipstick
- hair tie/scrunchie
- sheet face mask (full face)
- a piece of a face - mask
- face roller
- stickers/face gems
- an item Alex doesn't know what it is
- an item that's an exact repeat of last year's
(I'll add more if I think of anything else)
@@coolgirl312keychain
-Tiny container of body wash or lotion that’s too small to use on your entire body
-keychain
-two items that definitely should have been together in one day but were split in two for some reason
@@coolgirl312red lipstick is so real LOL i was sure there would’ve been one for day 25 but alas.. even more disappointing! omg
I was flabbergasted at the two face rollers back-to-back, and how you correctly guessed the next one would be another face roller! Seriously, what the hell?
The got some nerve separating what is clearly meant to be a pair!! Sephora wtf
My dog’s advent calendar blows this one out of the water. My DOG’S advent calendar. I thought I’d say it louder for those in the back. 🤣
You brought up such a good point - people who spend enough money to have enough points to purchase the advent calendar would NEVER use any of those items……. I stopped shopping at Sephora a few years ago and I don’t miss her 🤙🏻 but I DO love your Sephora advent videos!!!!!
Bro, 99,9% of ALL people wouldn't use it! You can get a non-falling apart hairband at any market for 50 cents, there's no reason to wear a ripping one even for a day, even if you poor.
So true I wouldn’t even give this to a pre teen it’s absurd!!!
I'm a new buyer at sephora mainly always using cheaper avenues like marshalls tj Maxx drig store .. I am not impressed.. there is like a heirarchy of what level you are on and I think it's all just way over proced I'd it good.. I mean some of of it yes... but I just can't bring myself to spend 70 dollars on a pallette ... or over fifty for stuff I've gotten totally discounted at said stores .... I can see the addiction to it but I'm also like ok I'm ok without it
Yeah I stopped shopping at Sephora years ago. Ulta just has so much more. I only buy from Sephora when it’s a brand I like that ulta doesn’t have. I saved my ulta points for a long time. I literally ended up have hundreds of dollars worth of points and did a huge haul. When I used to buy a ton of make up I started comparing the rewards and it was so much more valuable to spend at ulta. Plus I can get points on my shampoos and skincare too so it’s easy to add up.
Sephora is trash.
the fact that i thought your idea of 24 100 point items would be a cop-out for Sephora and that they wouldn't go THAT cheap and then watching it be much MUCH worse was such a rollercoaster
Girl, I’ve never watched one of your videos till now and I’m hooked. You had me rolling. This advent is TERRIBLE and has me embarrassed for being a rouge member at Sephora!
When you said: company saying they had record breaking profits and gave their employees a pizza party to celebrate. I felt that in my soul 😂 why are companies so crap at rewarding hard working employees?
Sephora did literally give their employees cookies to celebrate hitting $10 billion in total sales.
We got “rewarded” with a happy hour… potluck. Yup. You did great, treat yourself if you bring it yourself.
@ that’s awful! I feel like that’s worse than pizza party in some ways.
I just left the company I worked my butt off for six and a half years and they couldn't even spring for a Going Away card.
@ I’m sorry! It’s ridiculous how places just don’t care about their employees. The company I work for keeps asking how to make people feel appreciated besides giving money or giftcards. Spoiler the only submissions have been to give money or giftcards 😂 we don’t want email kudos. I mean I’ll take it if it’s the only thing I can get but I’d rather have a giftcard at the very least.
Am I the only one that could watch her Advent Calendar unboxings 365 days a year?? LOVE this series 🤩
Oh i also could watch her do this 365 days. I love her and this time of the year. 💜💜💜
I love ALL the things she does lol. ❤
Amen sister!
@@Lynn-64 Nope! Advent calendar season is my favorite time of the year ^_^ I look forward to it *so* much, and I literally started checking for the videos halfway through October XD I would love to see the Easter, Halloween, etc calendars as well, just to give content all year round
Pro tip: Once you're done watching all the advent calendar videos, just start watching them again from the beginning.
I'm not an advent calendar person and have only the basics in makeup but this blew me away. It's literally disrespectful to all their customers. Terrible.
The thing is, a normal “rewards” program I would expect a minimum of $5 back for every $100 spent. That’s basically standard. And for an advent calendar you usually expect it to be a bargain or deal because the companies get to offload items of higher value that didn’t sell for a whatever reason. These items would not even meet dollar store standards in most cases, like the nail file at least you would expect a 5 or 10 pack for $1.
That’s what I was thinking, you could literally find every single item in this thing of the same or even better quality at a dollar store!!! What kind of girlie who is spending thousands at Sephora every year would want any of these things for any reason????
I _did_ buy the antimicrobial kitchen scrubber at 15:35 from Dollar Tree. Label said it's for super greasy dishes.
your criticism is sooooo legitimate. i would be so pissed if i was a sephora customer
I was about to agree with you, but than I had to think that...kinda no?
A Sephora costumer, especially one that has collected enough points already, aka is seriously interested in it, should know by now, that those things are just scams. And know that they can look up stuff on the internet, even just vaguely for minimal spoilers, which everyone should for something rather expensive.
So, if they STILL got this thing, it's honestly just their fault. There might be exceptions, but the majority can't complain. Buy trash, get trash.
They're refunding points for this
And then we have ball on a stick which is already missing. Had me in tears. 😅😂
UA-cam has been trying to get me to watch other unboxing of this but I’ve been saving myself for Alexandria - 100% worth it 😂
Me too!
Same here 😂
Do I wear makeup? No. Have I ever shopped at Sephora? No. Will I ever skip one of these videos? Also, No. I fear for your blood pressure, but also I love to hear you rip Sephora apart each time they suck, which is always 😂❤
I don’t wear makeup either, but have been watching Allie’s videos for years! 😂 Her advent unboxings are my favorite.
Same.. I come back here each season for the rage and entertainment...
Me too!
A makeup store with an advent calendar with zero makeup. The calendar looked like it’s worth a total of $4.99.
When you showed the silicone dog tooth brush and showed the chewy listing, my husband who was listening goes “yikes”
When I tell you my jaw hit the floor 😂😂😂
It's surprised itself!
When I tell you I was shook when she showed the website😂👀
It's not truly holiday season until I see Alexandria have an aneurysm over Sephora's Advent calendar
I have never laughed so hard. Alexandria, you should be a comedian. Your commentary is so right on.
13:14- Ish: Girl, a basic black liner is looking pretty lush right about now.
Ren & Tater at the end is the best. Ren was so excited after he got his treat his little dance made me laugh out loud. Love those guys!!
Alexandria, I just love how gracious you always are, even when opening up complete garbage such as this 😂
Let’s not skip the ads guys! She’s gotta pay a lot for the 7 month long advent season somehow!!! 😂
OMG I was JUST thinking this!!! LMAO
Lol I'm an 80s baby, I'm so used to commercials that ads dont bother me much, gives me a couple min to do whatever it may be
I was just thinking the same thing
How does it work? If skip or don't skip the ads??
@jessicaphillips1003 , the longer the ad.plays the more money she receives from it I believe....may be totally wrong though!
34:25 That’s the biggest pile of cheap bullsh*t I’ve ever seen lol
They had to save $ to give to their golden god Donald Trump. They donated to his campaign big time . Don’t buy Sephora crap. All make up is basically the same…. So buy drugstore or $ store make up!
I'm on No. 19, the Cyroglobes if they were served as a set, eye pads, reusable makeup removers, and some of the other items like the face mask or socks, if they were done different, are decent additions. Maybe one brush cleaner. But there isnt a single lipstick or moisturizer from a supposedly higher end company.
This is the most cheap pathetic advent calendar I've seen so far, but with Ur commentary, it's worth watching. Love it.
I absolutely LOVED your sassiness and aggression toward the cheap junk in this calendar! I laughed out loud when you popped the top off the silicon nubby face roller. 😂
I did too. They rest just made me angry and felt insulted for the people who got that piece of garbage.
You are such an engaging presenter! This is the first video I’ve seen of yours but I’ll be back. Thanks for genuinely hilarious critiques!
Ren's little tap dance after getting his treat made me forget how awful this calendar was. And Tater is equally as adorable. ❤❤❤❤
I went LOOKING for this comment! That "Happy Tappy" was VISCERALLY HEALING 🥰🤩🥰
I didn't know the (both adorable! 💖) doggo names, so thanks for that too.
This is actually the first vid of her's I've ever watched. I haven't tended to watch much "beauty" vids, but aging has me starting too. I have another, older advent vid lined up next 😊
@KOKO-uu7yd I only wear makeup for special occasions, but I still have watched Alexandria for years. Her personality is just so much fun.
I love every single year, every single time, she ALWAYS gets bamboozled by the sticker/face gem day, just constantly holding out hope that one day it will actually be a pallette
Hell, It would even be fine with them shoving Singles into the Calender for some Days and at the end you have a Full Calendar only Pallette.. or something like that.
My friend got me the sephora advent calendar for Xmas last year and i really enjoyed it. I struggle with the holidays with grief. Opening the little door every morning made me feel her love and caring from far away. I didnt love every item in it but overall it was such a thoughtful gift.
alexandria every year: the sephora advent calendar couldn't be worse
sephora: and i took that personally, challenge accepted
Your rant about this being for the beauty insiders who’ve already spent a lot of money is spot on. They’re far enough in the game at this point that all of that is useless, and even if they weren’t it’s still all cheaply made garbage.
Brand new subscriber here. First off, love the energy of the channel and absolutely love the realness and quality critique of a company, not living up to its expectations without being trashy and just hating on the company for the whole video. You made really good points as to why this advent calendar absolutely fall short on every level.
I got the Neiman Marcus one and have been very pleasantly surprised by the arrangement and quality of products that came. They are definitely beauty as in skincare and more luxury body care they make up but as a former make up artist who definitely appreciates good skin care the sample sizes of products are very generous, especially for the price and each year I end up adding at least 2 to 3 of the items to my daily routine because I like them so much and I think that’s what an especially a luxury one for their customers. It’s just good marketing at the end of the day and an advent calendar is such An easy way to show the greater public, your top selling products in an affordable way introduces them to some thing they would never have known about otherwise. Bravo to Neiman Marcus despite it being an expensive advent calendar, I would highly recommend it if that is your treat something you like to collect and use. ❤
In my opinion it's worth every cent you paid for it on eBay for the sheer entertainment value. I just got watching you open it. 😂 If anybody but you was opening this calendar I would be bored to tears.
the way ive never bought an advent calendar but watch your unboxing videos religiously every year 😅
I don't watch any beauty insider videos at all. I don't even wear makeup except mascara. Not even lip gloss. HOWEVER, your personality? I subscribed. You're hilarious.
Same here
What I truly don't understand is how people still buy their Advent Calendars. Maybe it's just to see if Sephora is keeping it consistent every year. I will say though, I look forward every year to Alexandria opening this particular calendar every year. Her outrage is always on point. LOVE IT!!❤
Guurrrl I was LITERALLY LAUGHING MY BOOTAY OFF when it came to your comebacks!! Every single year with Sephora and their “FLAMING GARBAGE”
I love that you go off. Unfortunately these companies do not care. Best way to hit them where it hurts stop purchasing from them or no one bat an eye at them next year for the advent calendar
I feel so toasty from this dumpster fire and my own internal rage from seeing Sephora be Sephora. Thank you for keeping us warm!
Your "spicy" mode is sooooo entertaining, you are still somehow sweet & funny when you are raging. What would advent season be without the highs of P Louise & the lows of Sephora 😂😂😂❤❤❤❤
I'm so happy
I haven't seen any of your videos for like a year so now i get to go back and watch everything I've missed since last season of advents
My 4 year old son was in the room while I was watching this. He stopped playing with his toys to watch cause he likes the sounds and faces you were making😂. Love your videos!
Lol, this vid popped up in my recs and I can totally understand why he feels that way. At first I thought, eh, too animated with all the hand gestures etc., BUT, she won me over, lol. This was so disappointing, I used to call Sephora my Disney World but this calendar was actually insulting to their customers. Alexandria was the only good thing about this, subbed and liked.
I’ve been waiting on this one, and also dreading it at the same time. A dollar tree advent calandar would be better at this point 😂
I’ve seen a better one from Five Below 😂
For sure!
That could be kind of fun though!
Why you’re being mean to dollar tree?
Take it back!!
@@Joannapinka17I will be boycotting dollar trees until I get my touch land dupes 😅😂 can’t find them anywhere
Shoehorns are underrated! I still use one daily 😅 You gotta get an actual solid one from a foot care store, NOT the flimsy plastic garbage at dollar store or Temu or Shein etc. It keeps the back of the shoe in good condition/ solid construction. 😂❤
I always cracks me up how Alexandria starts out so positive, trying to hold out hope for a good Sephora advent calendar only to realize halfway through that each year is worse than the last! 😂😂😂
You NEED to get the P Louise advent calendar! Every day has full sized products. A lot of them even have 3-5 full sized products and there are so many pallets too. I was actually amazed watching someone open this calendar. 100% best advantage calander I have ever seen!
She has it!
I’m getting it & her’s is coming too.
It’s not cheap but I just ordered it, because it looks FABULOUS.
@@jenniferwood7577OMG WGATTT
Its ridiculously expensive so it better be worth it 😂
I saw an article on the Google home page talking about this calendar and how bad it was, in the article the person mentioned you/your channel and how you open Sephora advents and they are comically bad each year. I emailed it to you at the email listed on the store's website just in case you wanted to see it. This calendar had people wishing it was filled with 100 points items 😅
I can't even imagine the rage I'd feel if I'd spent my points on this, I'm mad you spend your hard earned money on it. Sephora really should be ashamed of themselves at this point. When they advertised this calendar they said it contained makeup, skincare, beauty tools, then they changed it to not mention specifics. But they never gave a list of everything in it like most websites do for calendars. You look as gorgeous as ever, so happy advent season has started! Thanks for sharing!
OK something that pisses me off perhaps the most is: does Sephora not have ANYONE who watches videos/content like this?? like, if I was someone at Sephora even tangentially involved with the advent calendar process, and saw JUST ONE of your Beauty Insider calendar videos (let alone all the other creators - you're the nicest one I've seen so far), I would probably push to just END the Beauty Insider one all together. I used to save my points (especially when I was spending even more there), and if I saved up almost $2,500 worth of points (not even getting into how tf their points scaling even works...) ON THIS?? I'd be gutted.
also your reaction to day 25 was perfect THANK YOU.
Unlike Sephora and their calendar, Alexandria did not disappoint with her reactions to it. I was looking forward to an epic Alex roasting and it was absolutely delivered! The first AR video I ever watched was a Sephora advent unboxing, off season, and I just kept watching. Will Sephora ever learn? Based on this, nope! 😂
I just happened to catch Alexandria's very first Sephora advent calendar experience shortly after it was originally posted and have been hooked on her channel ever since.
This is now my third year of enjoying your advent unboxing videos
I’m thankful that you gave us a preview for the advents you got so far so I can avoid the other creators with advents if I know you are going to do it. It’s been so hard!
Am I really ever gonna buy these? No. But that doesn't ever stop me from watching every single one.
You are so strong, I would had cried from day 5, this is terrible😭😭😭
this is an actual DUMPSTER FIRE OMG, thank you Alexandria for doing this for us, you are truly so brave
The silver thingy in Door #2- Omg! I thought it was a nose-candy spoon when you pulled it out of the box!! 😂 Horrible!
😂😂😂
@@bethanylaube ME TOO! I was like c0ke spoon?!
😂😂😂😂😂
OMG SAME 😂😂😂😂😂
On top of the doggie toothbrush that looked like a 'personal pleasure' device at first 😂
Girl, that brush from day 24(?) would barely get through my lady garden, let alone my head hair. Never personally used Sephora before and certainly wouldn't now! Just found your channel and am loving your vibe...Sending love from the UK ❤
18:56 it’s literally make you never want to shop at Sephora again. Like this is how much they actually think of their customers.
They gave you grippy socks because they know people have to be crazy to be buying their advent calendars for anything but the joke - and if you weren't crazy before you will be by the time you finish 🤣
15:32 I bought this same silicone, 3 fingered do-dad, at DT $1.00. The label said it's antibacterial for washing greasy dishes in the kitchen. It's designed that grease doesn't destroy it. I wouldn't repurchase it for $1.00.
I cackled when she broke the little face roller thing. I didn't see that one coming. The easy bake oven comment was also amazing
The dog toothbrush got me!! 😂🤣😂🤣. Just laughing by myself in the dark. 😁
Id be so mad lol
Alexandria, I always enjoy your advent calendar unboxing. I could live Christmas all year round. The Sephora advent calendar is aging quite a reputation for being a terrible waste of points. Word is getting out not to waste Sephora points as it’s really just a box full of less than dollar store junk.
And it starts...🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉No body does it like you girl. Love it!!!!
The tirade that starts at about the 25 minute mark is so, so, SO on point. Such a great, hilarious start to advent calendar season!
I've given up on Sephora rewards. Every time I "cash in" and use my points, they NEVER send me the item I selected. Not even like a close alternative. I picked a lipstick mini, but instead I got a foundation sample that didn't match my complexion or was enough to do my whole face. Went straight into the trash, and I couldn't get my points back.
Ok Wren’s tippy tappy toes were precious!
It’s not the holidays until you open your first Sephora calendar and this did not disappoint. When you opened day 12 I lost it. As I was laughing I was thinking to myself…here it comes…the face gems. What a way to start the season.
Ma'am, this is ICONIC. I hope some media outlet picks this up and writes an article about your dissection of this travesty of American capitalism.
Omg I am good, I was internally screaming “NAIL FILE!” When you were guessing what door 9 would be 😂
11:13 I beg to differ, that would be good for bacteria, they’re hungry too. 😂😂
😂😂😂
So much respect for you because you did not loose your sens of humor!!!! It was a pleasure to watch you unboxing this piece of s...WTF is going on at Sephora????Its a SHAME!!!!!!!
I feel like this should have been a free gift for anyone who has 2500 points at Sephora. Just a thanks for spending so much there.
It's not even worth FREE....
@dianaallen5700 Right! It's garbage 🗑
Super low quality. Even Street stalls have better quality 😂
The way I literally gasped when you opened day 12! 😂 What an absolute insult to their customers!!
Oh Sephora
You never fail to entertain me at this time of the year
How much I look forward to this series is beyond words!
Love it
🤘🏼😊🍷
OMG - I have no words. Its like they threw in a bunch of stuff thats normally free swag but not even branded.
I've never seen or heard of you or your channel...nor do I shop at Sephora but you somehow ended up on my recommended and I am HERE for it. Great video. 20/10
I'm an ulta girl and every year you remind me why 😅
The socks were the best thing in it.
I love when you do Sephora advent calendars just for the laughs....I don't blame you for getting angry because I didn't even buy it and it made me angry too, but the ranting is so much fun to watch. Thanks for the laughs. ❤
Loved the bonus! Wren's little dance ❤️❤️ I think that means he approved. 🤣🐾🐾