Save 55% on your first box of The Pets Table, PLUS 20% off your second box with code ALEXANDRIARYAN55 at bit.ly/49nXBrb He guys! This calendar nearly did me in at the end! We have received soooo many truly terrible items in advent calendars over the years but for some reason this particular item REALLY aggravated me! Let me know what you guys think! Love ya💖
Wow. First, you are wearing real makeup, a red lip, eyeliner. Chef's kiss 😘❤. Then, you launch into a rant, an epic rant at that. Oh, Alexandria from days past. It's so lovely to see you ☺️💜.
14:36 wait, what? No cheese additions needed? I would never consider hello fresh for me, but my senior dog is very very fussy & now doesn’t like the food I make her (vet approved recipe). Might have to try this after I try adding turkey necks. Hello Fresh, you know you’ve got a good ad partner when someone who buys turkey necks is considering your service 😂😂😂
I work at Macy's. I am in full support of you marching into that store and demanding a refund plus a gift card for your troubles the same way a Karen would be. Just remember to do it to a manager with a red tag lmao
Macy’s screwed me over when I worked for them. I was a seasonal employee with the option of being hired part time after the holidays and they told me that they were going to keep me and then went back on their word without telling me and causing problems for me trying to get paycheck records from their website for taxes. Six weeks wasted trying to find out what was going on with no answers until I called technical support and the guy there told me I was no longer an employee. That made me really angry. I refuse to shop at Macy’s now and haven’t even stepped one foot inside any of their stores in eleven years.
@@kenthuang436 Yeah, their whole seasonal process is a mess. There are SO MANY good workers I'd LOVE to keep around over permanent colleagues, but we don't have any room for even a third of them. Managers are stringing them along and telling them to keep working hard without the intention of keeping most of them. It's crappy. I'm sorry to hear about that.
Isn't there some legal issue here as well? All the products have 'not for sale' on them - yet Macy's HAVE sold them, albeit in this calendar, but they have SOLD them. The $120 is not just for the cardboard box and the contents were free. Whole thing seems like a giant rip-ff.
Ooh, not just a rant, but a super justified rant about a ginormous corporation putting expired garbage in their expensive advent calendar? I am HERE for it, let's go!!😂
I love that you started off opening a couple random advent boxes every Christmas to becoming an advent investigative reporter who is doing the deep dives to call these companies on their bullshit.
Alexandria , Will you make a video once we get through all of the boxes, like in March. (I secretly hope it never ends) Ranking worst to best advent calendar you opened this year ?? It would be a fun video.
Love that you set the realistic expectation of her finishing all her advent boxes by March 😂 we’ve been here too long to know Advent season doesn’t end for Alexandria until well into the next year
I know a lot of RUclipsrs are opening advents too as a “trend” but nah Alexandria is the real one. I watch these every night because she genuinely looks excited to open these.
@@bluemoonsyrup ikr?? From all of the bees out there, carpenter bees are my favorite! They're the cutest chubbiest fluffiest bees out there~ not necessarily small tho, but still love them xD
Honestly how is it legal for them to sell something that’s labeled not for sale 😭😭😭. I don’t typically comment (but never miss a vid!), but this is just so absurd? Thank you for your work on this series..you’re saving a lot of people a lot of angst 😂.
Based off of a situation I had with a beauty subscription company a few years ago that prompted me to call the FTC, they are not allowed to. Products that are labeled as ‘sample-not for sale’ are made specifically to give away to companies for marketing purposes only, but they get away with it because they include retail products with them. It’s actually a very deceptive business practice in my opinion.
Because you're paying for the advent calendar not the product. It gives them an "out" to say the box itself is the purchase or the experience vs the products in the little doors. Gotta love legal loop holes
They're getting away with it because they're not selling you the sample items themselves. They're selling you the advent calendar, that's what you're paying for. I know it sounds fucked up (and it 100% is), but legally they can get away with it because of the fact that's it's in an advent calendar, in layman's terms. They definitely could not sell you the sample by itself for ANY monetary amount (especially not the amounts that she was VERY generously calculating in the video), that WOULD be illegal. Legally, they're squeaking by through a loophole. Ethically, they suck ass and this is one of the worst calendars I've ever seen. I know that phrase gets thrown around a lot here, and there def are a lot of bad ones. But I can't think of another advent calendar that is filled with an overwhelming majority of literal sample products. Products that they give away for free. And they didn't even try to hide it, the packages all proudly say sample not for sale lol. The fn audacity!!
9:02 As someone who used to work at macys I can confirm this is 100% a sample that the reps bring to macys for the cosmetics associates to hand out for free.
I would be so mad if I spent that much money for samples, and expired ones at that!! My husband and I watch each upload, sometimes from across the house I'll hear my husband go "The funny lady has a new video!!" 😂 We love advent season, and hope that you and your family have a wonderful Christmas!
16:13 that estée lauder pot has an A82 batch code- all lauder companies use the same coding system meaning that tiny pot was manufactured august 2022, shelf life is generally 3 years unopened and 6ish months opened so that tiny pot has only 10 months of shelf life left. i’m willing to bet that since it’s the same as last years that’s left over stock from the last calendar 😅
I think 3 years is a good general, rough estimate. But it's fairly obvious by looking at the product that this one is already past its usable life. It's dried out to the point it's cracking... Looks like a desert.
I don't blame you for your frustration, and you're not alone. We need to hold these companies accountable. Making it difficult to find exact price per ounce makes it more difficult to see transparent prices and make educated choices as consumers. It can only be intentional.
the advent seems like a something a wealthy lady buys for "the help" - easier than gathering all her free samples from shopping and giving them all in a gift bag.
20:19 just saying I just spent 1.75 on a KitKat and it was way better than that lip gloss…… Edit: the KitKat also keeps me plump which, according to skin care logic, is worth thousands.
I agree with you completely... we as small business owners who make beauty products are instructed by the FDA that the weight must be in legible size, American and Metric, along with all the ingredients, and that is just a few things. We are to list several things on product packaging, have available online, or where the customer can see what items are made of. Macy's advent calendar seems to be a real joke for the price. Has anyone ever after opening up the advent calendar, contacted or brought in to the store the calendar and questioned why they are charging for free samples that even clearly state not for resale? Free sample only... just a thought. It looks to me like you paid a real expensive price for a set of cardboard boxes with numbers and got several free samples with it!
I wouldn't even consider the 'value you're getting' aspect of an advent calendar, to be honest. Most of these are being marketed as gifts. Think of how many of them have 'to' and 'from' on there, they expect you to buy these things for other people. And the vast majority of them, if I got for someone as a gift, I would be so embarrassed. 'Merry Christmas, here's your 25 days of samples, hope nothing's off the date!' Like I don't care what these companies think the value of their items are worth, I care about how good of a gifting experience this is going to be. An advent calendar shouldn't be a bargain bin.
Found your channel at the beginning of this season, and I have not missed an upload since. This isn’t anything another comment hasn’t said already, but you genuinely do just have a certain charm about you, and I love to have you on while I do my makeup or chores. You bring warmth to the holiday season, love you girl 🫶🫶 Keep it coming
Welcome to the group! I've been watching for 3 years now and her advent calendar videos make Christmas just feel complete now. I can't wrap presents without her! 😆
I really was lmao as your lipstick slowly migrated beyond your lip line. Was hoping that somewhere in the video you would glance in the mirror. Your reaction was hilarious!
Same. I was like “please get a lip product in one of those days so you look in the mirror, girl!” But also, thanks for keeping it real, Alexandria. The effort you put into all of these videos is beyond compare, and I *really* appreciate the authenticity and humor you have. The ability to laugh at yourself in these dark days of winter is a bright light. ❤
Next year I think you need to do a full Perfume advent calendar. As I love the way you describe perfumes. I would even be ok if you filmed it over time as i understand too much perfume in one day can be overwhelming. However, the way you describe the people who would wear them. Priceless!! Better then describing all the notes I have no clue about.
When you showed the final spread at the end I was like, well, I guess it’s not THAT bad. And then you held your hand over it for perspective and I was all OH HELL NO 😂
Every time I see Alexandria get heated about a calendar I automatically read her logo as just “Have a day!” Like she’s just telling the companies to eff off in the nicest way possible.
She's vastly more civilized and positive than I am. As I have matured I have developed an allergy to fat cat greedy companies B.S. And I'm Not quiet about it.
The way I thought she was adding every advent calendar to the background when she was done, but now realizing they ate the ones we have LEFT??!?! We bow to you 😂❤❤
I’m glad that the years of watching Advent Season with Alexandria, I’ve been turned off buying any advent calendar ever and have saved myself some money!
Your advent calendar videos over the years have saved me so much money, because of you, I have learned most beauty advent calendars are a ripoff. I couldn't afford a calendar this year, but in the past, I bought Lego or some other brand that is fun toy related because I feel, at least the ones I've chosen are worth the money, and I'd buy them when they were under $30 (I'd wait for a sale or had coupons). Thanks for saving me money on sanity...
The only advent I've seen worth it is the P.Louise Express one. If it wasn't out of stock, I'd get it, and it would be my first one because she also saves me. I believe it's 25 days about 12.40 per piece (it's $310) all full-size products. They even included palettes. I'm hoping somewhere in her never-ending advants she has one. So she can end on a good note.
@Jujubee87 cost aside, I think my issue with beauty advents are, they can't be personalized to skin tone, skin sensitivity and general likes. Like there are some scents I absolutely hate and I'd be annoyed if I got something with that scent with something I paid so much for. I'd hate to get something Rose scented, Patchouli scented, just to name a couple.
I was in the bathroom at a church thing for work, somehow clicked the notification for your video and it was blaring 😭😅 everyone heard about the expired makeup in the Macy’s advent calendar
I don't wear make up or use any skin products, I'm too lazy, but I still enjoy watching you opening the calendars! It baffles me that there are so many different products, I wouldn't know where to begin.
They are super freaking cute! I want 3 and name one M, the next, C and the last one, R. I've never in my 37 yrs on this earth, knew there were black bees
whats really sad, is legal warnings like that fire warning on the serum often exist because of lawsuits... which means somebody probably caught on fire.. or at some point the serum caught on fire in someones house... 🤦♀
You make the best advent calendar videos out of everyone I’ve seen! 💜💜 As soon as I saw the title I knew it was about to go down…Detective Ryan is on the case!!! I do miss the spoon 🥄 😂
Oooh 9 seconds in and starting STRONG 🌶️ 🤣 i just realised its only christmas eve eve in USA but its christmas eve here in aus. So happy holiday to all 💖
I'd be so mad if I spent $120 on box of "not for sale" samples. Like, take it back and demand a refund kind of mad. Honestly the only thing in there that had any worth to me was the little Flower Bomb perfume.
I’m glad I’m not the only one. I guess it was to avoid the 6 vs 9 upside down thing but…the boxes come the way they’re supposed to be and can’t be rearranged because they’re all different shapes and sizes? So that’s impossible? So yes, it drives me nuts, too.
They bought out a bunch of stores, even back into the 90s & I think rebranded them Macys in the 10s. In Montana, the store they added to the lineup just was not a macys. It was a Penney’s with a very good corporate teen buyer. I think they diluted their own brand out of necessity as it became clear the market only had room for a few. lol I get all nostalgic for places like Lord&Taylor, then remember they were mean to me & the professional clothes I bought were all wrong for every job I had after college! I looked like a 40 yr old! The department stores are like malls, I only love em in my memories. I still shop at Penney’s for bedding & some housewares, the desperation sales are great, but they are killing their staff & you feel guilty creating any work for them.
I have never laughed so hard at one of your videos, especially the Cartier perfume segment, but this whole video is a gem. I wish we were neighbors lol
Tater being a fuzzy roomba is the funniest thing ever (I have one of those and a fussy eater too, it’s absolutely true!) So excited to see more amazing calendars, and more terrible ones for you to destroy 😈 I’m working on a spreadsheet for you to keep track of the value of each one, and calculate the totals, hopefully now that I’m off work until the 6th I can catch up and share it with you soon 😊 happy holidays!!
This inspired me! I am so appreciative that she took the time to actually look up some of these batch codes in these advent calendars and basically give us information that many of us would be too busy to do (which is essentially WHY it takes her so much time to film, because she does all this cross-referencing on the way to her final edit) that I need to reward her for her extra time spent on this. Alex if you have a patreon I will subscribe today, and if you don't then I will buy a super thanks, or find whatever way to give you money directly. 😅 I can't believe they actually put trash in the final day! 😂 Thank you for all of the research that you do! And for your hilarious delivery. 😆🙏
I have gotten most of these things (or similar things) as free samples from Debenhams back in the day. 😅 They used to just give out handfuls of free samples of luxury products every time I went in. I didn’t even have to make a purchase. I would just ask for samples to see if i liked it before I bought it and I’d leave with a small bag full. Yikes. 😮
Okay I'm just past the like teaser And that was the straw the final straw😂 I have been leaning this way for years. There are some kinds of Advent calendars that I'm really enjoying. Two different kinds of crust stitch. I've done a yarn one didn't like it because I ended up with a really weird mismatch of colors. I expected to end up with an ombre or something where I could take the total yardage and make a scarf out of it not what happened.... The other one I've done with my niece and it's little sanrio figures and yep we get it from that site that starts with the t because Not spending more on the Advent calendar than the Christmas present lol However, never will I ever buy a cosmetic or beauty or skincare Advent calendar because you've taken all the hits for me❤❤❤❤😂 Wheb my niece is old enough I plan to build one for her. It will cost me maybe 50 bucks and she'll like at least most of what's in it cuz I'm totally cheat and check with Grandma and her mom and all the people and make sure we get stuff she likes 🎉
Current 1:50pm on Christmas eve here in the UK and I'm spending it watching my favourite RUclipsr and wrapping presents. So perfect!!! ❤️ Merry Christmas to you and yours Alexandria and everyone else in the comments🩷
I am watching on Dec 23rd at 1AM and I have to work in the morning but I LOVE your videos. I hope to make a trip from Toledo to your Shop this summer!!
I am sitting here, waiting patiently for those two Sephora Advent calendars. I know it'll be worth the wait! Also, I love that you decorated the tree with the Beauty Insider junk. It's so petty, but amazing at the same time. I'm so excited to see more!!!! Also, I got the e.l.f. Calendar and it was different this year.😮
Outrageous! Day 12 blew my mind! I sure hope you follow up with Macy's! Annoys me that you have to give it any more of your precious energy, but man! And oh....Happy New Year! xo
Oh this was so funny, you are so very beautiful on the inside and the outside, such a joy to watch and listen to hehe, I laughed so hard when you talked about the lip plumper haha, I can relate. xx Happy Holidays! xx
Alexandria, I love it when there's a new video from you. The entertainment you provide is worth it's weight in gold.❤ I hope you know how much I appreciate your hard work....and the $$ you spend on questionable items. Thank you!!❤❤ Have a wonderful holiday!🎅
I had to pause for a second to look up the Guerlain advent calendar, just cuz I was curious, and it is so beautiful! I mean, it was $720, so you would hope it would look nice, but it's seriously so pretty! Would never in a million years buy it, but pretty!😅
Thank you for googling the black bee so I didn't have to. I had no idea you could get fully black bees 😯 and I also hope the price comes from treating the bees properly
Top tip! Product size is usually printed on the box (that's a legal requirement I believe), and it's normally clearly visible on the web photos if the box is included on there (it is for the CH gloss). Hope that helps minimise the frustration 🫰🏻
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He guys! This calendar nearly did me in at the end! We have received soooo many truly terrible items in advent calendars over the years but for some reason this particular item REALLY aggravated me! Let me know what you guys think! Love ya💖
I would have checked the rest of the products to see how they had been sitting in a warehouse.
Wow. First, you are wearing real makeup, a red lip, eyeliner. Chef's kiss 😘❤. Then, you launch into a rant, an epic rant at that. Oh, Alexandria from days past. It's so lovely to see you ☺️💜.
14:36 wait, what? No cheese additions needed? I would never consider hello fresh for me, but my senior dog is very very fussy & now doesn’t like the food I make her (vet approved recipe). Might have to try this after I try adding turkey necks. Hello Fresh, you know you’ve got a good ad partner when someone who buys turkey necks is considering your service 😂😂😂
That is old lady perfume and they know they can get old ladies to pay that price.
A fuzzy Roomba 😂😂
I work at Macy's. I am in full support of you marching into that store and demanding a refund plus a gift card for your troubles the same way a Karen would be. Just remember to do it to a manager with a red tag lmao
Macy’s screwed me over when I worked for them. I was a seasonal employee with the option of being hired part time after the holidays and they told me that they were going to keep me and then went back on their word without telling me and causing problems for me trying to get paycheck records from their website for taxes. Six weeks wasted trying to find out what was going on with no answers until I called technical support and the guy there told me I was no longer an employee. That made me really angry. I refuse to shop at Macy’s now and haven’t even stepped one foot inside any of their stores in eleven years.
@@kenthuang436that’s awful! I’d be furious. So sorry that happened to you
@@kenthuang436 Yeah, their whole seasonal process is a mess. There are SO MANY good workers I'd LOVE to keep around over permanent colleagues, but we don't have any room for even a third of them. Managers are stringing them along and telling them to keep working hard without the intention of keeping most of them. It's crappy. I'm sorry to hear about that.
😂😂😂😂 right..but also please be nice do not act all crazy you never know what day they have and the manager might not help at all
Isn't there some legal issue here as well? All the products have 'not for sale' on them - yet Macy's HAVE sold them, albeit in this calendar, but they have SOLD them. The $120 is not just for the cardboard box and the contents were free. Whole thing seems like a giant rip-ff.
Ooh, not just a rant, but a super justified rant about a ginormous corporation putting expired garbage in their expensive advent calendar? I am HERE for it, let's go!!😂
I love that you started off opening a couple random advent boxes every Christmas to becoming an advent investigative reporter who is doing the deep dives to call these companies on their bullshit.
the breakdown of each advent day’s product is what makes her advent unboxings my favorite
Yes! I’m here for the deep dives.
Agreed. The evolution of this "series" every year is a beautiful thing to see
She's slowly evolving into a consumer's advocate. That's pretty great in my books.
Alexandria ,
Will you make a video once we get through all of the boxes, like in March.
(I secretly hope it never ends)
Ranking worst to best advent calendar you opened this year ??
It would be a fun video.
Agreed!!!
I also don't want it to end. These are better then ipsy showsown
Love that you set the realistic expectation of her finishing all her advent boxes by March 😂 we’ve been here too long to know Advent season doesn’t end for Alexandria until well into the next year
Yes I love this idea!
@@keycalculus500and we are all here for it!!!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻😂
I know a lot of RUclipsrs are opening advents too as a “trend” but nah Alexandria is the real one. I watch these every night because she genuinely looks excited to open these.
"You couldn't use the jaws of life to manually remove $102 for one tsp of product from my cold, dead hands."😂 Agreed!
Alex being protective of the black bees ❤ made my day. I too love the little emo bees
Emo bees. Omg I love it!
Wait till she finds out about blue and purple bees! (blue and violet carpenters) 💜
@@bluemoonsyrup ikr?? From all of the bees out there, carpenter bees are my favorite! They're the cutest chubbiest fluffiest bees out there~ not necessarily small tho, but still love them xD
Honestly how is it legal for them to sell something that’s labeled not for sale 😭😭😭. I don’t typically comment (but never miss a vid!), but this is just so absurd? Thank you for your work on this series..you’re saving a lot of people a lot of angst 😂.
Based off of a situation I had with a beauty subscription company a few years ago that prompted me to call the FTC, they are not allowed to. Products that are labeled as ‘sample-not for sale’ are made specifically to give away to companies for marketing purposes only, but they get away with it because they include retail products with them. It’s actually a very deceptive business practice in my opinion.
Because you're paying for the advent calendar not the product. It gives them an "out" to say the box itself is the purchase or the experience vs the products in the little doors. Gotta love legal loop holes
its only illegal if someone is charged and punished for it, for companies thats not often
They're getting away with it because they're not selling you the sample items themselves. They're selling you the advent calendar, that's what you're paying for. I know it sounds fucked up (and it 100% is), but legally they can get away with it because of the fact that's it's in an advent calendar, in layman's terms.
They definitely could not sell you the sample by itself for ANY monetary amount (especially not the amounts that she was VERY generously calculating in the video), that WOULD be illegal.
Legally, they're squeaking by through a loophole. Ethically, they suck ass and this is one of the worst calendars I've ever seen. I know that phrase gets thrown around a lot here, and there def are a lot of bad ones. But I can't think of another advent calendar that is filled with an overwhelming majority of literal sample products. Products that they give away for free. And they didn't even try to hide it, the packages all proudly say sample not for sale lol. The fn audacity!!
Probably because they’re actually just selling the box and everything inside is “free”
9:02 As someone who used to work at macys I can confirm this is 100% a sample that the reps bring to macys for the cosmetics associates to hand out for free.
I would be so mad if I spent that much money for samples, and expired ones at that!! My husband and I watch each upload, sometimes from across the house I'll hear my husband go "The funny lady has a new video!!" 😂 We love advent season, and hope that you and your family have a wonderful Christmas!
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Ah must be great watching them together!!
@@AmarantheDragyn my husband will listen in and calls Alexandria the make up lady! We love watching her videos! I actually learn a lot from her!
I called her the sarcastic lady
16:13 that estée lauder pot has an A82 batch code- all lauder companies use the same coding system meaning that tiny pot was manufactured august 2022, shelf life is generally 3 years unopened and 6ish months opened so that tiny pot has only 10 months of shelf life left. i’m willing to bet that since it’s the same as last years that’s left over stock from the last calendar 😅
I think 3 years is a good general, rough estimate. But it's fairly obvious by looking at the product that this one is already past its usable life. It's dried out to the point it's cracking... Looks like a desert.
the way i howled when alexandria finally saw what her lips looked like from using the gloss 😭😭
Reminder to pick up a candle advent calendar on candles. You've talked about wanting one the past few years ❤️
Kroger has one is 12 days of candles and is half off right now. however I'm not sure if it's any good or not
@annadickens9245 It would be interesting to see a comparison of an affordable one, an indie one, and a luxury one.
Trader Joe’s does a great one!
What are your favorite candles?!
I don't blame you for your frustration, and you're not alone. We need to hold these companies accountable. Making it difficult to find exact price per ounce makes it more difficult to see transparent prices and make educated choices as consumers. It can only be intentional.
Then there's that moment you realize that there are chemicals that these companies Don't have to list in the ingredients!! The same with food too.
the advent seems like a something a wealthy lady buys for "the help" - easier than gathering all her free samples from shopping and giving them all in a gift bag.
20:19 just saying I just spent 1.75 on a KitKat and it was way better than that lip gloss…… Edit: the KitKat also keeps me plump which, according to skin care logic, is worth thousands.
I’m weak 😂
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I feel like you should check the batch codes of the repeats too... 👀
You look great in any lipstick colour,but girl you look stunning in red lipstick.❤❤❤❤
Definitely 👍
I think stunning is a bit of a stretch. I bet she looks like Shrek without all that makeup caked on.
Right! She looks beautiful in every color of lipstick. Even when she hates the color I think it looks gorgeous on her no matter what 🤩
I agree with you completely... we as small business owners who make beauty products are instructed by the FDA that the weight must be in legible size, American and Metric, along with all the ingredients, and that is just a few things. We are to list several things on product packaging, have available online, or where the customer can see what items are made of. Macy's advent calendar seems to be a real joke for the price. Has anyone ever after opening up the advent calendar, contacted or brought in to the store the calendar and questioned why they are charging for free samples that even clearly state not for resale? Free sample only... just a thought. It looks to me like you paid a real expensive price for a set of cardboard boxes with numbers and got several free samples with it!
Ooo what's your business? I'd much rather support indie brands!
Did you just call Imperial American??? XD
@@Christine__DSame!
@@Tazzie1312hahaha… I came here to say the same thing!
@Tazzie1312 haha, I did. Long day and had a brain cramp haha. Merry Christmas!
I wouldn't even consider the 'value you're getting' aspect of an advent calendar, to be honest. Most of these are being marketed as gifts. Think of how many of them have 'to' and 'from' on there, they expect you to buy these things for other people. And the vast majority of them, if I got for someone as a gift, I would be so embarrassed. 'Merry Christmas, here's your 25 days of samples, hope nothing's off the date!' Like I don't care what these companies think the value of their items are worth, I care about how good of a gifting experience this is going to be. An advent calendar shouldn't be a bargain bin.
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They have a lot of nerve - especially for day 12! My flabbers have been RIDICULOUSLY ghasted!
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Petty Potatoes unite! 💜
Merry Christmas Eve... Eve!! I love this time of year ... your review of advent calendars is the enjoyment, no actual calendars needed. 😂
My family calls it Christmas Adam lol
@londonh1800 🤣
It's so funny how well-behaved Wren and Tater are for their grandma compared to how they act when Alexandria gives them their advent treats 🤣
Found your channel at the beginning of this season, and I have not missed an upload since. This isn’t anything another comment hasn’t said already, but you genuinely do just have a certain charm about you, and I love to have you on while I do my makeup or chores. You bring warmth to the holiday season, love you girl 🫶🫶 Keep it coming
Welcome to the group! I've been watching for 3 years now and her advent calendar videos make Christmas just feel complete now. I can't wrap presents without her! 😆
Honestly same😊
I really was lmao as your lipstick slowly migrated beyond your lip line. Was hoping that somewhere in the video you would glance in the mirror. Your reaction was hilarious!
Same. I was like “please get a lip product in one of those days so you look in the mirror, girl!” But also, thanks for keeping it real, Alexandria. The effort you put into all of these videos is beyond compare, and I *really* appreciate the authenticity and humor you have. The ability to laugh at yourself in these dark days of winter is a bright light. ❤
It made her reaction to the $100+ sample size serum so much more vivid. Loved it!!
*SmackSmackSmackSmackSmack* "Tastes like pool." Literally LOL'ing! Merry Christmas!
Next year I think you need to do a full Perfume advent calendar. As I love the way you describe perfumes. I would even be ok if you filmed it over time as i understand too much perfume in one day can be overwhelming. However, the way you describe the people who would wear them. Priceless!! Better then describing all the notes I have no clue about.
yes filming over time would be a great idea, none of us would mind!!! save your nose girl!!
When you showed the final spread at the end I was like, well, I guess it’s not THAT bad. And then you held your hand over it for perspective and I was all OH HELL NO 😂
With the close-up of the lipstick running all the while ranting about the samples, you do look a little cray-cray 😂💋
Every time I see Alexandria get heated about a calendar I automatically read her logo as just “Have a day!” Like she’s just telling the companies to eff off in the nicest way possible.
yessss 😆 "not a good day - that's too good for you, not a bad day - that would be rude of me, just. a day!"😆
@mormornie Its the less polite way of saying "have the day you deserve".
She's vastly more civilized and positive than I am. As I have matured I have developed an allergy to fat cat greedy companies B.S. And I'm Not quiet about it.
The little emo bees, "tastes like pool," a righteous rant, and finally Tater & Wren bringing another truly enjoyable video to a happy close! ❤❤❤
Oh...she's riled!! Yep, what a crock Macy's calendar was! Your doggies calmed me down!!
So glad you posted about the puppers. I paused the video at her goodbye, and forgot about them!
The way I thought she was adding every advent calendar to the background when she was done, but now realizing they ate the ones we have LEFT??!?! We bow to you 😂❤❤
I’m glad that the years of watching Advent Season with Alexandria, I’ve been turned off buying any advent calendar ever and have saved myself some money!
Your advent calendar videos over the years have saved me so much money, because of you, I have learned most beauty advent calendars are a ripoff.
I couldn't afford a calendar this year, but in the past, I bought Lego or some other brand that is fun toy related because I feel, at least the ones I've chosen are worth the money, and I'd buy them when they were under $30 (I'd wait for a sale or had coupons). Thanks for saving me money on sanity...
The only advent I've seen worth it is the P.Louise Express one. If it wasn't out of stock, I'd get it, and it would be my first one because she also saves me. I believe it's 25 days about 12.40 per piece (it's $310) all full-size products. They even included palettes. I'm hoping somewhere in her never-ending advants she has one. So she can end on a good note.
@Jujubee87 cost aside, I think my issue with beauty advents are, they can't be personalized to skin tone, skin sensitivity and general likes. Like there are some scents I absolutely hate and I'd be annoyed if I got something with that scent with something I paid so much for. I'd hate to get something Rose scented, Patchouli scented, just to name a couple.
the joy from seeing one of your videos and seeing you livid 5 seconds in is unmatched
Merry Christmas to you and Jeremy, the gorgeous boys and family. And a big safe Merry Christmas to all your followers.
I was in the bathroom at a church thing for work, somehow clicked the notification for your video and it was blaring 😭😅 everyone heard about the expired makeup in the Macy’s advent calendar
I don't wear make up or use any skin products, I'm too lazy, but I still enjoy watching you opening the calendars! It baffles me that there are so many different products, I wouldn't know where to begin.
I don't wear makeup very often either but this has become a Christmas tradition for me
I wait all year for to start unboxing advent calendars. 😂😊
Me either!
i have been introduced to black bees and now my day is made!!
They are super freaking cute! I want 3 and name one M, the next, C and the last one, R. I've never in my 37 yrs on this earth, knew there were black bees
There’s also blue and purple bees! (Blue and violet carpenters, they’re also adorable)
whats really sad, is legal warnings like that fire warning on the serum often exist because of lawsuits... which means somebody probably caught on fire.. or at some point the serum caught on fire in someones house... 🤦♀
Any black furry creature immediately reminds me of my beloved black cat, so I was 100% there for those cute lil black bees 🖤
That Sephora Christmas tree cracks me up every video lmao
It’s the Sephora Christmas Crap Tree!
Thanks for your honesty, and tenacity looking up these batch codes girl! We love you! and your hilarious calendar coverage 😂
for a solid few minutes, I was trying to figure out how one of your dogs was perched on top of the tree lol
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Same lmao
You make the best advent calendar videos out of everyone I’ve seen! 💜💜
As soon as I saw the title I knew it was about to go down…Detective Ryan is on the case!!!
I do miss the spoon 🥄 😂
the slow transition into miranda sings is killing me 🤭
Oooh 9 seconds in and starting STRONG 🌶️ 🤣 i just realised its only christmas eve eve in USA but its christmas eve here in aus. So happy holiday to all 💖
I'd be so mad if I spent $120 on box of "not for sale" samples. Like, take it back and demand a refund kind of mad. Honestly the only thing in there that had any worth to me was the little Flower Bomb perfume.
Im excited that we still have a lot of calendars to go!!❤
Good to know I'm not the only one who fights with tissue paper 😂
The United States of America 🇺🇸
Nine being the only one I see spelt out is driving me crazy wow😂😂😂
I’m glad I’m not the only one. I guess it was to avoid the 6 vs 9 upside down thing but…the boxes come the way they’re supposed to be and can’t be rearranged because they’re all different shapes and sizes? So that’s impossible? So yes, it drives me nuts, too.
I know others are spelled out, too, but the NINE is so pronounced.
Honestly the funniest person alive. I just love watching your videos so much. ❤
Macy's used to be more higher end, but now it's closer to Kohl's then it is to Nordstrom or Bloomingdale's. It's pretty sad.
They bought out a bunch of stores, even back into the 90s & I think rebranded them Macys in the 10s. In Montana, the store they added to the lineup just was not a macys. It was a Penney’s with a very good corporate teen buyer. I think they diluted their own brand out of necessity as it became clear the market only had room for a few. lol I get all nostalgic for places like Lord&Taylor, then remember they were mean to me & the professional clothes I bought were all wrong for every job I had after college! I looked like a 40 yr old! The department stores are like malls, I only love em in my memories. I still shop at Penney’s for bedding & some housewares, the desperation sales are great, but they are killing their staff & you feel guilty creating any work for them.
lol also kohls used to be a bit posh
I have never laughed so hard at one of your videos, especially the Cartier perfume segment, but this whole video is a gem. I wish we were neighbors lol
A gothic bee! I'm in love.
Tater being a fuzzy roomba is the funniest thing ever (I have one of those and a fussy eater too, it’s absolutely true!)
So excited to see more amazing calendars, and more terrible ones for you to destroy 😈 I’m working on a spreadsheet for you to keep track of the value of each one, and calculate the totals, hopefully now that I’m off work until the 6th I can catch up and share it with you soon 😊 happy holidays!!
This inspired me! I am so appreciative that she took the time to actually look up some of these batch codes in these advent calendars and basically give us information that many of us would be too busy to do (which is essentially WHY it takes her so much time to film, because she does all this cross-referencing on the way to her final edit) that I need to reward her for her extra time spent on this.
Alex if you have a patreon I will subscribe today, and if you don't then I will buy a super thanks, or find whatever way to give you money directly. 😅 I can't believe they actually put trash in the final day! 😂 Thank you for all of the research that you do! And for your hilarious delivery. 😆🙏
I have gotten most of these things (or similar things) as free samples from Debenhams back in the day. 😅 They used to just give out handfuls of free samples of luxury products every time I went in. I didn’t even have to make a purchase. I would just ask for samples to see if i liked it before I bought it and I’d leave with a small bag full. Yikes. 😮
Love the lipstick.
Love the very very justified rant about this advent calendar even more. ❤😂
Okay I'm just past the like teaser
And that was the straw the final straw😂
I have been leaning this way for years. There are some kinds of Advent calendars that I'm really enjoying. Two different kinds of crust stitch. I've done a yarn one didn't like it because I ended up with a really weird mismatch of colors. I expected to end up with an ombre or something where I could take the total yardage and make a scarf out of it not what happened....
The other one I've done with my niece and it's little sanrio figures and yep we get it from that site that starts with the t because Not spending more on the Advent calendar than the Christmas present lol
However, never will I ever buy a cosmetic or beauty or skincare Advent calendar because you've taken all the hits for me❤❤❤❤😂
Wheb my niece is old enough I plan to build one for her. It will cost me maybe 50 bucks and she'll like at least most of what's in it cuz I'm totally cheat and check with Grandma and her mom and all the people and make sure we get stuff she likes 🎉
"How much gloss is in the gloss?!" This whole video was a mood and I'm here for it.
I almost purchased this today! Glad I saved my money.
Current 1:50pm on Christmas eve here in the UK and I'm spending it watching my favourite RUclipsr and wrapping presents. So perfect!!! ❤️ Merry Christmas to you and yours Alexandria and everyone else in the comments🩷
When you were describing the Cartier smell my brain went instantly to: "oh, so Congress"
The red lip is GORGEOUS ❤
I am watching on Dec 23rd at 1AM and I have to work in the morning but I LOVE your videos. I hope to make a trip from Toledo to your Shop this summer!!
I so badly wanted an advent calendar, but things I'd actually like to try is cheaper to buy than a calendar!
I know life's good when there's a new video on your channel!
Love your Purdy's shirt! Second and Main, Apparitions and Purdy's storefronts are so pretty. ❤
Not the on screen inception threat 😂😂😂 I love when you do that though 😂
I am sitting here, waiting patiently for those two Sephora Advent calendars. I know it'll be worth the wait! Also, I love that you decorated the tree with the Beauty Insider junk. It's so petty, but amazing at the same time. I'm so excited to see more!!!! Also, I got the e.l.f. Calendar and it was different this year.😮
WOW!! Macy's has managed to make Sephora look like Vogue. WOW!! anyways Merry Christmas to all, and may God bless 💙💙
So excited to see a new post from you so close to Christmas🎄!!! What a treat!
Your hair looks beautiful ❤ whatever you are doing for it keep going! I know you had problems with it but now it looks thick, full and healthy 🌸
Yaaay!!! I was hoping for an advent calendar from Alexandria Ryan today.
The black bee is like me in high school. Girl same😅
awwww the boys act like such gentlemen with your mom!
I love Alex videos. You’re so hilarious in reviewing a POS calendar. I feel you every step of the of the way😂❤
Merry Christmas to you and yours, from across the pond in Scotland! 😊🎅🎄🎁💖🏴
Hey Alexandria! That black bee is so cool!!!
Your giggles at the lipstick- made my holiday season!
Outrageous! Day 12 blew my mind! I sure hope you follow up with Macy's! Annoys me that you have to give it any more of your precious energy, but man! And oh....Happy New Year! xo
0:42 Sometimes I am downright SHOCKED that people still consider Macy's a high-end retailer.
Even the flower bomb perfume was a free sample I got from Sephora this year
Girl, I saw this notification just as I was headed to lunch, I am already feeling the righteous anger burning in my heart
Oh this was so funny, you are so very beautiful on the inside and the outside, such a joy to watch and listen to hehe, I laughed so hard when you talked about the lip plumper haha, I can relate. xx Happy Holidays! xx
Alexandria, I love it when there's a new video from you. The entertainment you provide is worth it's weight in gold.❤ I hope you know how much I appreciate your hard work....and the $$ you spend on questionable items. Thank you!!❤❤
Have a wonderful holiday!🎅
That was almost like a mini brands calender
I had to pause for a second to look up the Guerlain advent calendar, just cuz I was curious, and it is so beautiful! I mean, it was $720, so you would hope it would look nice, but it's seriously so pretty! Would never in a million years buy it, but pretty!😅
I'm here always for a good rant.. this one was stellar!
I love watching the advent calendar videos. They are so much fun.
I'm here for the ranting! Seriously I think I enjoy the bad ones more. Hope you and all your family have fantastic holidays 🎄🎇🎁🎅🤶
I love that your dogs get to visit the grandparents. It's so cute that they take them for visits just like human kids.
Love all your posts, and well justified rants. Wish you all a great Christmastime lots of love ❤
Thank you for googling the black bee so I didn't have to. I had no idea you could get fully black bees 😯 and I also hope the price comes from treating the bees properly
Love your advent calendar episodes and you always make me smile Merry Christmas 🎅 🎄
Top tip! Product size is usually printed on the box (that's a legal requirement I believe), and it's normally clearly visible on the web photos if the box is included on there (it is for the CH gloss). Hope that helps minimise the frustration 🫰🏻
I think she commented on this in the last video. Some pictures on websites actually edit the boxes in the pictures so you can’t see it. 😱
I Love Fiesty Alexandria. So Much Fun.👀😁