Oh wow - after several agonising weeks' wait, my lookfantastic Advent Calendar 2019 finally arrived, and it's even more fantastic than I'd hoped. Interestingly, it's the only Advent Calendar I've ever bought and what a way to start! For $145, the contents are advertised as being worth over $750, and almost all of them are full-size. And having opened all the boxes, I definitely chose wisely for my first experience ♥...
Spoiler Alert - contents will be revealed!
The presentation is absolutely gorgeous! The box is huge and really quite heavy, made of super sturdy cardboard in a deep blue with gold embellishments. I have to say I'm feeling a bit of a tease as this is currently listed as "sold out", but I'm posting all the goodies in case it might inspire you to put some pennies aside throughout the coming year so you can score one next Christmas - I sure as hell am! ♥...
Each slide-out box contains a beauty item professionally wrapped in midnight blue tissue paper, with a cute little numbered card describing the product - it's all so so beautiful, so let's get on with the contents. This will be a picture heavy post without many words as I haven't tried any of the products yet, but you'll see my reviews as usual in the Empties posts going forward ♥...
#1 - Morphe 9A Always Golden Eyeshadow Palette*
A mix of matte and shimmer pans in beautiful warm shades - I have a couple of Morphe palettes in my kit and their pigmentation is excellent and the texture buttery smooth...
#2 - Living Proof Perfect Hair Day 5-in-1 Styling Treatment
This styling cream promises strength, shine, smoothing, volume & condition - right up my alley!...
#3 - Caudalie Vinopure Clear Skin Purifying Toner
I haven't used a toner for years, but looking forward to trying this on my open pores...
#4 - Luxie Eye Makeup Brushes - 121 & 141
Excellent! Some nice new eyeshadow brushes never go astray...
#5 - Elemis Pro-Collagen Marine Day Cream
Holey guacemoley - this cream sells for $196 at Mecca, and it promises to "...soften wrinkles, firm, tone and hydrate for visible results in 14 days." Fingers crossed!
#6 - Illamasqua Nude Collection Lip Liner - Raw*
A little pale for me, but everything I've ever tried from Illamasqua has been fabulous...
#7 - Rituals The Ritual of Ayurveda Dry Oil
This is for both hair and body, and I can't wait to try it out...
#8 - Philip Kingsley Elasticizer hair mask
Ooh yes please, and I'll probably leave it on overnight instead of the recommended 20 minutes...
#9 - Oskia Renaissance Cleansing Gel
Perfect timing with the start of the warmer weather and my shift away from cleansing balms. This is non-foaming as well which makes it even more appealing...
#10 - First Aid Beauty Facial Radiance Pads
I'm hoping for mega-radiance from these pads, which contain lactic and glycolic acid, and pretty awesome reviews on Sephora...
#11 - Avant Skincare Moisture Surge Overnight Treatment
Crikey - this is the same quantity (and appears to be the same product) as the jar on the lookfantastic website that's priced at $156.40. I'll be saving this for special occasions lol!...
#12 - PRAI Throat & Decolletage Creme
How perfect is this for me? Whoop, whoop, whoop!...
#13 - Lord & Berry Eye Liner - Travel Black*
I have several lip crayons from this brand and they are brilliant - very creamy, long-lasting and beautifully pigmented...
#14 - Mellow Cosmetics Liquid Lip Paint - Tehran*
While this shade isn't all that appealing, the formula sounds like my kinda thing...
#15 - Rodial Dragon's Blood Lip Mask
Just what the doctor ordered for my shrivelled pout...
#16 - Molton Brown Fiery Pink Pepper Bath & Shower Gel*
I'm positive this would smell totally divine, but it contains SLS so I'll be gifting this baby...
#17 - Emma Hardie Moisture Boost Vit + C Cream
One of the very few sample sizes in the box, I'll definitely use it on some of my pigmentation spots...
#18 - Neal's Yard Remedies Wild Rose Hand Cream
Can never have too many hand creams, and this sounds delish...
#19 - Bioeffect EGF Serum
This is the cutest bottle, and while it's only 5ml, it'll be plenty if all I need is 2-4 drops. The 15ml dropper bottle sells for $195 so I'm more than happy with $65-worth...
#20 - Eyeko Lash Alert Mascara - Black*
Oh wow, how interesting - my lashes could do with some caffeine!...
#21 - Delilah Cosmetics Eye Brow Pencil - Sable*
Such a pity this is way too dark for me...
#22 - lookfantastic Bubble T Limited Edition Bath Fizzies - Salted Caramel
Well, these should satisfy my sweet tooth...
#23 - Filorga Meso-Mask
You know of my passion for face masks - thankyou, thankyou, thankyou...
#24 - Sleek Makeup Highlighting Palette - Solstice*
The package was sealed so I didn't open it, but it looks stunning...
#25 - Omorovicza Queen of Hungary Mist Limited Edition
So looking forward to the delightful boost this will give me at the end of a hot humid day...
I haven't heard of half of these brands, but I'm busting to try them, and I tell you what with all this going on my face, body and hair over the next 12 months, I'll have no excuse to not look fantastic by the end the of the year ha ha. Overall I reckon this is the most unbelievable value and massive thanks to darling Ingrid from fabulous and fun life, without whom I would never have known it existed! ♥♥♥...
Even though I've already peeked inside every box, I've put everything back, and am planning to still play along with the tradition, and only open and try each product on the relevant day in December - incidentally any of the above products marked with an asterisk (*) are the ones that don't necessarily suit me, so watch this space in the weeks ahead as I might just have a special giveaway ♥...
kats xxx
