Just wanted to say thank you for buying all these advent calendars, I like that I get to see what's in them, so I knw which one to buy. We all appreciate you!!
I’m with you, it’s not a plus getting all those vouchers instead of products. I’m glad you speak up about it. When spending that amount of money you want full size products not sample sizes. You explain things really and I appreciate that so much. It’s like sitting in a beauty class learning what everything does to your skin. 😊 keep up the great work. I really enjoy your videos. 🌸💗
Aw thank you so much!! I'm so glad you love my videos 🥰 Yeah definitely! £250 is a lot of money for a calendar so I want something substantial. Are you getting a calendar this year?🥰💕💕
@@MissBoux I’d like to get one but I’m in Australia and where I live there’s only one department store that would sell any of a decent quality. I haven’t had a chance to look yet. I’ve looked online as well. If i get one from overseas, it’s costly. I’ll let you know if I get one. Watching your videos as made me get back into my cleansing routine. I sell a product called Nutrimetics, which is designed for Australian and New Zealand skin and weather conditions and it’s lovely. It’s based of off, apricot kernel oil. I’ve been using their products since I was 12 and love it. I’m nearly 52 and have good skin, well that’s what I think 🤔 Keep up the great work. 💗💗🌸🌸
I’m so glad I watched this! I was going to go for this one this year but didn’t realise so many of them were samples! Unfortunately I don’t live near a HN so the cards are useless for me. Thank you for saving us lots of money! 😅
Personally, I don’t live anywhere near this shop and think it’s a bit of a con as such a lot of the products are so small….if you can’t redeem the vouchers….you are paying an awful lot for a lot of samples. 😢
I was thinking the same. Doubt they will ship any internationally! That is an even bigger con that they think it’s acceptable to offer that knowing that the vouchers can’t/won’t be used!
@@crazychick1098 So when I checked on the website it says they ship internationally but I'm not sure with the products that are inside tbh and I can't see it would be worth it for them because surely everyone will contact them about the vouchers they can't redeem!
Definitely not one of the “WOW” calendars but I think with some improvements it could be great! Thank you for dedicating yourself and always putting up videos for us 💕
I purchased this one, loved the contents, and a lover of miniature perfumes, I live 15 miles from the Leeds store so can also use the treatment vouchers! While I’m there I’m going to get loads of samples!, lol
Yes. And some great mini perfumes in this one! And expensive ones too💯 like the last day..Bacarat Rouge 540, although sample sized, is still 10 ml(5ml of each one), which still pans out to about $50 American dollars worth of perfume...not too bad for one single door IMO! I do think the vouchers could be quite useless for a portion of the people getting the calendar..so I believe they should know that going into it...but I STILL feel the value is there... especially compared to some other calendars like the Charlotte Tilbury one or many of these other single brand calendars that may only have 12 days or products..many of which are also mini sized etc..the value just isn't usually in the single brand calendars the way it is in multi-brand calendars...but this is all just my opinion tbh...I feel that a lot of the smaller sizes products in this particular calendar are of incredibly expensive products..so it is giving people a chance to check out products they wouldn't be able to try or afford otherwise 🤷🏼♀️ I think it's pretty cool and on par, or even a bit better, compared to other calendars..and many drawers had multiple products.. I would say the value would still be there in just half of the days(even without any vouchers included)..
@@melissapeters9820 I totally agree with you, there’s no reason why you can’t advertise and sell on the vouchers to someone who lives near a store so they get the benefit. What I also like is that the products are different to any other calendars, I’ve a very large skincare and beauty stash and I certainly didn’t want to get what I already have!
@@melissapeters9820 The fragrances are definitely pricey ones so great to try those without paying full price! I agree though the value always seems higher in multi brand calendars. Thanks for watching! 🥰🥰
Loved the video and I live in NZ so the possibility of getting this advent calendar is zero so the cards meant zilch. However I agree with the disappointing day 25 - its Christmas Day! Wow us!! 🎄 🎄
I bought this and did get a bit worried about using the vouchers at the Leeds store, I contacted customer services and every treatment is available at the store that’s in the calendar. While I’m having the treatments I will be chatting them up for samples!
Thanks for unboxing Karen. I’ve been undecided on this one. I live nowhere near a store so vouchers would be a waste for me (plus not all stores offer all the treatments) and whilst it’s a nice calendar even with samples I think it’s a bit overpriced and there are better calendars out there for this price range and less
I hate to see sample not for sale ! The lipstick with the tassel I got free from Facebook advert ! 😂🙈 also for treatments are useless if you can’t get there. Thanks for the reveal though xxx❤
this one seamed to have a lot of sample sizes, although nice...a little put off by all the cards for consultations....I did love the packaging of the little lippies, extra cute! some good products..but not overly impressed with this one...thanks for sharing.
There are some nice products/brands like espa etc but you said it all really. Too many fragrances (which are hit and Miss) and the most number of sample items I’ve seen in a luxury/high end calendar ! Definitely prefer spaceNK
I got this one as I only live twenty minutes away from the London store so thinking to organize a girls pamper trip there :) there’s also a gwp available when I got it which is worth another £300 so even if the products are a little small there are a lot of them to try and they’re super high end
@@kakapo1009 ahh I think it was a glitch! The terms and condition of the autumn gwp has now been updated to exclude the advent calendar :( I got it in the preview sale so maybe they hadn’t got round to excluding it yet
Another great unboxing and boy am I glad you did it!. I am shocked at the contents, the value allotted to vouchers there's no guarantee can be used is frankly unfair to those that can't travel, the use by dates are also very short. It would have been nice to offer an alternate item at purchase to those unable to utilise the treatment vouchers, maybe they could look at that for the future.......if they have a future given the blatant freebies masquerading as days, not a good start HN, try harder 😕
MZ Skin sheet masks and the CT get the win!! I like the box and drawer design, it is attractive. I don't agree with their content value though. Even though most do it, calendars in this price range should not include samples or "Not For Resale" items, and, if it ships outside of the UK the vouchers are a total fail...just my opinion. Thank you for sharing with us Karen! 5,000 here we come!
I've addressed this in one of my videos. As soon as I see the comments I remove and report but they keep making new accounts so there's nothing else I can do 🤷🏼♀️
Well, I do like fragrances very much, so there's that disclaimer before I say that all in all I did enjoy the Calendar. Having said that, I wouldn't have paid that sort of money for it! 😂
Hi lovely, I can’t say I’m impressed with this one sadly as the vouchers are useles to me and probably thousands of others with not living no where near the store it’s a bit of a con, the amount of sample products is so bad that I actually feel bad you have paid all the money for it if it wasn’t PR I will be skipping this one thanks for sharing Jo xx
That is so misleading and so bad of them when you are expecting £1200 of products and hundreds of pounds of that is actually coming from the cards. The majority of people won't live near a Harvey Nichols and the 'sample not for resale products is just a joke. Very disappointed in them. I will stick to my Cult beauty one. Thanks for the unboxing though hun. You are great as usual xx
Aren't they kind of misleading customers if part of the so-called worth of the calendar is made up of beauty appointments that you have to go out of your way to get?? I wonder what the value is if you exclude those. Also there are way too many perfumes
I see what you mean! If I get a spare few mins I'll work out the value without those and pin it in a comment. Yeah I agree about the perfumes... 2 would have been enough for me..
I am not sure why they think it’s ok to pop free samples In to be honest. It’s a lot of money at the end of the day. Also it’s a bit heavy on fragrance for me
Not one I'd buy. Too many samples for 250 (even if they are high end brands) plus quite a few trips to HN to redeem the vouchers if you actually have one near you, personally I cba.
No good at all if you don't live near a store very bad to put in free sample gifts that's probably why they don't give them on the counters saving them for calendar lol thank you for showing us this if you didn't know in advance more people would be conned
You cannot return products without proof of purchase anyway, and you don't get a receipt for each individual product. Products are marked like that for retailers, not consumers, because they may be testers, gifts with purchase or sample sizes that manufacturers are not as careful with as products for sale. Things like packaging, branding and even ingredient lists may differ between not for resale products and their retail counterparts. That's why those markings are there.
Really disappointing for the price. In addition there are some brands that hit a big shot as they invaded all calendars sold not only in UK, US but also for ex. in France. I watch many calendar openings and there are always the same products that can be found. Not cool at all. 😢
Omg Harvey Nichols should be absolutely embarrassed by this poor excuse of a luxury calendar. The cards are useless unless you live in London I find those to be a total rip off !!!!!! Think this is the worse calendar out 🙄🙄🙄
They have stores elsewhere too - there's one in Leeds and Manchester so I could go to either of those, but I agree, not a fan! Would have much preferred extra products instead. Thanks for watching! xo
Clearly the bulk of value is in those cards which if you are not anywhere near a Harvey Nics then that would be useless I am in Australia so there would be no point in purchasing this.
Hey there I think they had too many perfumes also. I’m glad you got some great products, but considering what you paid I wouldn’t be impressed. Hope you had a great day. 👍💯🌹
Sorry but this calendar is very poor and a big No for me. The facts that they want to increase the value of the calendar by adding those useless “free treatments” and filling the boxes with “not for resale” products is bad. Can’t wait for the Harrods one.
I’d be so disappointed if I’d bought this, too many samples and vouchers, living in Cornwall I have a 3 1/2 he drive to my nearest store. Thank you for unboxing it.
👎🏽such a terrible calendar unfortunately with all those samples 😱 too many samples! No one should purchase this so that HN realise it is poor ! Thanks for a great review as usual x
Sorry but the sizes should be much bigger. Yes they are the high end of the market but the value is not there due to the size. Harvey Nic's is a beauty paradise to most Londoners but not fair to those who live far away!
All in all a very disappointing calendar for the money,too many fragrances,too many samples and too many not for resale products. Plus in store vouchers not great if you don't live near Harvey Nics. Maybe they'll listen to all the feed back and next year's will be much improved, we'll just have to wait and see. Thank you for the great vid.
Yeah I'm hoping that it's just because it's their first one and hopefully next year it will be better. Still some good products but definitely could have been better! Thanks for watching xo
I love the look you give every time you come across a sample product. Made me lol.
Hahahah 😂
for a $200 box tbh i think the faces are mild lmao
Just wanted to say thank you for buying all these advent calendars, I like that I get to see what's in them, so I knw which one to buy. We all appreciate you!!
I’m with you, it’s not a plus getting all those vouchers instead of products. I’m glad you speak up about it. When spending that amount of money you want full size products not sample sizes. You explain things really and I appreciate that so much. It’s like sitting in a beauty class learning what everything does to your skin. 😊 keep up the great work. I really enjoy your videos. 🌸💗
Aw thank you so much!! I'm so glad you love my videos 🥰 Yeah definitely! £250 is a lot of money for a calendar so I want something substantial. Are you getting a calendar this year?🥰💕💕
@@MissBoux I’d like to get one but I’m in Australia and where I live there’s only one department store that would sell any of a decent quality. I haven’t had a chance to look yet. I’ve looked online as well. If i get one from overseas, it’s costly. I’ll let you know if I get one. Watching your videos as made me get back into my cleansing routine. I sell a product called Nutrimetics, which is designed for Australian and New Zealand skin and weather conditions and it’s lovely. It’s based of off, apricot kernel oil. I’ve been using their products since I was 12 and love it. I’m nearly 52 and have good skin, well that’s what I think 🤔
Keep up the great work. 💗💗🌸🌸
@@kylieperkins8130 I can imagine it's pricey with the shipping etc! Hopefully you'll find one 🥰 Oh that sounds amazing! Thanks so much lovely xo
I’m so glad I watched this! I was going to go for this one this year but didn’t realise so many of them were samples! Unfortunately I don’t live near a HN so the cards are useless for me. Thank you for saving us lots of money! 😅
You're welcome! Glad it was helpful! I definitely prefer Cult Beauty, Space NK and Flannels around this price point🥰 Thanks so much for watching💕
Personally, I don’t live anywhere near this shop and think it’s a bit of a con as such a lot of the products are so small….if you can’t redeem the vouchers….you are paying an awful lot for a lot of samples. 😢
I totally agree 💯.
I was thinking the same. Doubt they will ship any internationally! That is an even bigger con that they think it’s acceptable to offer that knowing that the vouchers can’t/won’t be used!
Yep I agree! I'm fairly close to Manchester and Leeds stores but still it's a lot of effort to go and redeem them. Lots of minis too!
@@crazychick1098 So when I checked on the website it says they ship internationally but I'm not sure with the products that are inside tbh and I can't see it would be worth it for them because surely everyone will contact them about the vouchers they can't redeem!
Ooh parfum de Marly candle! How fun!
It smells so nice!!
Very cheeky calendar. Not impressed with "free" treatments or "not for resale" products. Great review 👏
Thanks for watching 🥰
I’d be roaring and crying if I bought that calendar!!!!
Thanks for watching xo
I’m so early! I’m excited for this calendar Karen!
Thanks for watching!! What did you think of the calendar?🥰
Definitely not one of the “WOW” calendars but I think with some improvements it could be great! Thank you for dedicating yourself and always putting up videos for us 💕
Happy Day 💖🙏💖
I purchased this one, loved the contents, and a lover of miniature perfumes, I live 15 miles from the Leeds store so can also use the treatment vouchers! While I’m there I’m going to get loads of samples!, lol
Yes. And some great mini perfumes in this one! And expensive ones too💯 like the last day..Bacarat Rouge 540, although sample sized, is still 10 ml(5ml of each one), which still pans out to about $50 American dollars worth of perfume...not too bad for one single door IMO! I do think the vouchers could be quite useless for a portion of the people getting the calendar..so I believe they should know that going into it...but I STILL feel the value is there... especially compared to some other calendars like the Charlotte Tilbury one or many of these other single brand calendars that may only have 12 days or products..many of which are also mini sized etc..the value just isn't usually in the single brand calendars the way it is in multi-brand calendars...but this is all just my opinion tbh...I feel that a lot of the smaller sizes products in this particular calendar are of incredibly expensive products..so it is giving people a chance to check out products they wouldn't be able to try or afford otherwise 🤷🏼♀️ I think it's pretty cool and on par, or even a bit better, compared to other calendars..and many drawers had multiple products.. I would say the value would still be there in just half of the days(even without any vouchers included)..
@@melissapeters9820 I totally agree with you, there’s no reason why you can’t advertise and sell on the vouchers to someone who lives near a store so they get the benefit. What I also like is that the products are different to any other calendars, I’ve a very large skincare and beauty stash and I certainly didn’t want to get what I already have!
Amazing! Yes definitely stock up on samples!! 🥰🥰
@@melissapeters9820 The fragrances are definitely pricey ones so great to try those without paying full price! I agree though the value always seems higher in multi brand calendars. Thanks for watching! 🥰🥰
Loved the video and I live in NZ so the possibility of getting this advent calendar is zero so the cards meant zilch. However I agree with the disappointing day 25 - its Christmas Day! Wow us!! 🎄 🎄
Yeah exactly! I want a wow on Christmas Day! Thanks for watching 💕
I bought this and did get a bit worried about using the vouchers at the Leeds store, I contacted customer services and every treatment is available at the store that’s in the calendar. While I’m having the treatments I will be chatting them up for samples!
Oh fab! You could have a pamper every week in December! Definitely get some samples 💃 Thanks for watching!🥰🥰
Thanks for unboxing Karen. I’ve been undecided on this one. I live nowhere near a store so vouchers would be a waste for me (plus not all stores offer all the treatments) and whilst it’s a nice calendar even with samples I think it’s a bit overpriced and there are better calendars out there for this price range and less
I agree! Thanks for watching!💕
I hate to see sample not for sale ! The lipstick with the tassel I got free from Facebook advert ! 😂🙈 also for treatments are useless if you can’t get there. Thanks for the reveal though xxx❤
Same! I got the lipstick in a box about 2 years ago - really cute but nothing wow... Thanks for watching xo
Will you be doing the Armani 2022 calendar? Thinking about buying it for my partner but would be great to see a review before I do.
I don't think I'll be unboxing that one this year, sorry!
this one seamed to have a lot of sample sizes, although nice...a little put off by all the cards for consultations....I did love the packaging of the little lippies, extra cute! some good products..but not overly impressed with this one...thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching! I love the little lippies too! so cute 🥰
Nice video
Serge I've a palette from them cost me £129 if I remember right could of been bit more xx
And that's a 4 pan palette shows you how expensive it is xx
Oh wow that's expensive for 4 shades! I've never heard of the brand before 💕💕
There are some nice products/brands like espa etc but you said it all really. Too many fragrances (which are hit and Miss) and the most number of sample items I’ve seen in a luxury/high end calendar ! Definitely prefer spaceNK
Oh Space NK is so much better - I agree!! Yeah definitely a few nice products though that I'm looking forward to trying. Thanks for watching!
why all these - samples, not for sale products?! I have seen it other calendars too. A new trend?
Hm not too sure! They're usually the freebie kinda products you get when you're in store or even when you shop online tbh!
I got this one as I only live twenty minutes away from the London store so thinking to organize a girls pamper trip there :) there’s also a gwp available when I got it which is worth another £300 so even if the products are a little small there are a lot of them to try and they’re super high end
I couldn't find the gwp is it still there or gone ?
@@kakapo1009 ahh I think it was a glitch! The terms and condition of the autumn gwp has now been updated to exclude the advent calendar :( I got it in the preview sale so maybe they hadn’t got round to excluding it yet
@@pearljadie thank you for letting me know
Yeah that sounds fab! Aw there wasn't a GWP when I purchased mine! What did you get inside?xo
@@MissBoux it was their autumn gwp which admittedly is mostly quite small items but it’s got 21 of them!
Another great unboxing and boy am I glad you did it!. I am shocked at the contents, the value allotted to vouchers there's no guarantee can be used is frankly unfair to those that can't travel, the use by dates are also very short. It would have been nice to offer an alternate item at purchase to those unable to utilise the treatment vouchers, maybe they could look at that for the future.......if they have a future given the blatant freebies masquerading as days, not a good start HN, try harder 😕
An alternative to the vouchers would have been really good! Hopefully will be better next year! Thanks for watching
MZ Skin sheet masks and the CT get the win!! I like the box and drawer design, it is attractive. I don't agree with their content value though. Even though most do it, calendars in this price range should not include samples or "Not For Resale" items, and, if it ships outside of the UK the vouchers are a total fail...just my opinion. Thank you for sharing with us Karen! 5,000 here we come!
Yes definitely! And the Medik8 for me too! Love those 🥰
You have someone with a fake page scamming people check please .
I've addressed this in one of my videos. As soon as I see the comments I remove and report but they keep making new accounts so there's nothing else I can do 🤷🏼♀️
Well, I do like fragrances very much, so there's that disclaimer before I say that all in all I did enjoy the Calendar. Having said that, I wouldn't have paid that sort of money for it! 😂
It's nice to try them, and definitely high end ones but yeah v expensive!
Hi lovely, I can’t say I’m impressed with this one sadly as the vouchers are useles to me and probably thousands of others with not living no where near the store it’s a bit of a con, the amount of sample products is so bad that I actually feel bad you have paid all the money for it if it wasn’t PR I will be skipping this one thanks for sharing Jo xx
Yeah definitely! I bought this one - I've bought 99% of them that I've shared, it's only the LookFantastic one I've received in PR xo
I'm not feeling this calendar. The items in there doesn't justice the price. Karen please let us know how you go with the caviar eye cream.
That is so misleading and so bad of them when you are expecting £1200 of products and hundreds of pounds of that is actually coming from the cards. The majority of people won't live near a Harvey Nichols and the 'sample not for resale products is just a joke. Very disappointed in them. I will stick to my Cult beauty one. Thanks for the unboxing though hun. You are great as usual xx
I agree! The Cult Beauty one is so much better and it's cheaper. It just doesn't compare! xo
dont like the vouchers its a fail for me they will get you in and it will be a hard sell not for me
Aren't they kind of misleading customers if part of the so-called worth of the calendar is made up of beauty appointments that you have to go out of your way to get?? I wonder what the value is if you exclude those. Also there are way too many perfumes
I see what you mean! If I get a spare few mins I'll work out the value without those and pin it in a comment. Yeah I agree about the perfumes... 2 would have been enough for me..
I am not sure why they think it’s ok to pop free samples In to be honest. It’s a lot of money at the end of the day. Also it’s a bit heavy on fragrance for me
Yeah I agree! For £250 I expect decent sizes xo
Not one I'd buy. Too many samples for 250 (even if they are high end brands) plus quite a few trips to HN to redeem the vouchers if you actually have one near you, personally I cba.
I agree! I doubt I'll use them. I might try and make the effort but 5 times is a lot to travel to town for them xo
No good at all if you don't live near a store very bad to put in free sample gifts that's probably why they don't give them on the counters saving them for calendar lol thank you for showing us this if you didn't know in advance more people would be conned
They are marked 'not-for-resale' so people do NOT try to return product to a store for a CASH refund!
If that's the case, how come only some of the products were marked like that but not all?
You cannot return products without proof of purchase anyway, and you don't get a receipt for each individual product. Products are marked like that for retailers, not consumers, because they may be testers, gifts with purchase or sample sizes that manufacturers are not as careful with as products for sale. Things like packaging, branding and even ingredient lists may differ between not for resale products and their retail counterparts. That's why those markings are there.
Really disappointing for the price. In addition there are some brands that hit a big shot as they invaded all calendars sold not only in UK, US but also for ex. in France. I watch many calendar openings and there are always the same products that can be found. Not cool at all. 😢
Omg Harvey Nichols should be absolutely embarrassed by this poor excuse of a luxury calendar. The cards are useless unless you live in London I find those to be a total rip off !!!!!! Think this is the worse calendar out 🙄🙄🙄
They have stores elsewhere too - there's one in Leeds and Manchester so I could go to either of those, but I agree, not a fan! Would have much preferred extra products instead. Thanks for watching! xo
Clearly the bulk of value is in those cards which if you are not anywhere near a Harvey Nics then that would be useless I am in Australia so there would be no point in purchasing this.
Yeah there's definitely a lot of value in those vouchers xo
Hey there I think they had too many perfumes also. I’m glad you got some great products, but considering what you paid I wouldn’t be impressed. Hope you had a great day. 👍💯🌹
Yeah I definitely expected more! Thanks for watching ☺
Sorry but this calendar is very poor and a big No for me. The facts that they want to increase the value of the calendar by adding those useless “free treatments” and filling the boxes with “not for resale” products is bad.
Can’t wait for the Harrods one.
I’d be so disappointed if I’d bought this, too many samples and vouchers, living in Cornwall I have a 3 1/2 he drive to my nearest store. Thank you for unboxing it.
Thanks so much for watching! xo
👎🏽such a terrible calendar unfortunately with all those samples 😱 too many samples! No one should purchase this so that HN realise it is poor ! Thanks for a great review as usual x
Thanks so much for watching! 💕
Sorry but the sizes should be much bigger. Yes they are the high end of the market but the value is not there due to the size. Harvey Nic's is a beauty paradise to most Londoners but not fair to those who live far away!
This advent calender was definitely not worth the money. Tiny samples was a 👎.
Thanks for watching xo
All in all a very disappointing calendar for the money,too many fragrances,too many samples and too many not for resale products. Plus in store vouchers not great if you don't live near Harvey Nics. Maybe they'll listen to all the feed back and next year's will be much improved, we'll just have to wait and see. Thank you for the great vid.
Yeah I'm hoping that it's just because it's their first one and hopefully next year it will be better. Still some good products but definitely could have been better! Thanks for watching xo
Very disappointing calendar! Loved the Selfridges one though.
Yeah the Selfridges one was much better xo
Not the best x a pass from me x
Not worth the money. Wouldn’t buy it x
Thanks for watching xo
what a con
Thanks for watching! xo
Very disappointing but thank you
Thanks for watching!xo
I didn’t like that one 🫣
Thanks for watching xo