Fenwick Beauty Advent Calendar 2020

The 2020 Fenwick Beauty Advent Calendar is incredibly pretty and has been designed alongside Julie Verhoeven, Fenwick’s artist in residence and it depicts a wnderful Christmas scene.

Inside, the contents are a mixture of skincare, makeup, haircare, body care and fragrance with a combined worth of over £400!

As always with Advent Calendar's, the entire contents are listed below, so if you don't want your surprised ruined, then please don't scroll down any further. What you need to know is that the Calendar launches on 22nd October and will be priced at £150 with Fenwicks.

Contents

• AERIN Amber Musk Eau De Parfum 4ml
• AVEDA Cherry Almond Conditioner 40ml
• AVEDA Cherry Almond Shampoo 50ml
• BENEFIT Gimme Brow – Shade 03 3g
• BOBBI BROWN Vitamin Enriched Face Base 7ml
• BY TERRY Baume De Rose Lip Balm 3g
• CHARLOTTE TILBURY Colour Chameleon Champagne Diamonds Eyeshadow Pencil 10g
• CLARINS Hydra Essential Cream 30ml
• FENWICK Rose Quartz Gua Sha
• KIEHL’S Crème De Corps Nourishing Body Oil 40ml
• LANCER Nourish Rehydration Mask 7.5ml
• LANCOME Advanced Génifique Youth Activating Concentrate 7ml
• LAURA MERCIER Rouge Essentiel – Rouge Ultime 1.2g
• LIVING PROOF Full Shampoo 30ml
• LIZ EARLE Cleanse & Polish™ Hot Cloth Cleanser 30ml
• L’OCCITANE Almond Delicious Hand Cream 30ml
• L’OCCITANE Almond Shower Oil 75ml
• MAC Extended Play Gigablack Lash Mascara 5.7g
• MAISON MATINE Fragrance Discovery Set 6x2ml
• NARS Velvet Matte Lip Pencil – Do Me Baby 1.8g
• NEOM Happiness Scented Travel Candle 75g
• PHILIP KINGSLEY Elasticizer Deep-Conditioning Treatment 40ml
• POLAAR Polar Night Cream 50ml
• ROSALIQUE 3 In 1 Anti-Redness Miracle Formula SPF50 30ml
• SISLEY Sisleÿa L’Intégral Anti-Âge 5ml
• SISLEY Sisleÿa L’Intégral Anti-Âge Eye and Lip Contour Cream 2ml
• THE ORGANIC PHARMACY Hyaluronic Acid Serum 30ml

The Fenwick Advent Calendar launches on 22nd October and will be priced at £150.

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ARK Skincare Plumping Lip Cream

I am one of those people who is always applying lip balm, part habit (a good one) and part I don't want my lips to look or feel dry because it isn't a good look. If you think about it, your lips do so many things be it eating, talking, kissing and so on.  One of the first things people look at when you meet them is your face and there is nothing worse than having dry flaking lips -  as someone who suffers with coldsores, having dry lips is just not nice.  So I do everything I can to prevent this - scrub, balm etc...the newest addition comes from ARK Skincare with the Plumping Lip Cream.

Ark Skincare is no stranger to my blog, in recent years I have featured them a few times, the last product being the Age Defend Regenerating Night Treatment. If you haven' come across ARK Skincare before, their formulations are split into three age intelligent families within the range; the first is age protect which is for teens & 20s; then we have age defend which is for those in their 30s & 40s and finally we have age defy which is for those who are over 50. These ranges are supported by skin perfectors which are highly effective treatment products to target any specific skin concerns, and skin essentials which are chosen according to lifestyle.

The Plumping Lip Cream, which is packaged inside a glass bottle, helpfully features a a pump applicator, is described as being an intensive treatment cream that hydrates, firms and protects the entire lip area for smoother lips with reduced vertical lines.  I am at the age where the lines are going to appear any day now, so anything that helps is a bonus. 

The Cream, which is enriched with clinically proven plumping Peptides which visibly increase lip volume through intense hydration, Macadamia Lipids which help to restore the skin’s hydrolipidic, promoting softness and preventing dryness and Allantoin which works to deeply moisturise and soothe sensitive lips. 

The cream itself is a fairly thick texture, so you need the smallest amount to cover both lips. You can use it as a primer which is great before applying lipstick, especially if your lips are feeling dehydrated.  For a more intensive treatment, this lip cream can be applied to your lips before bed and left to work its magic overnight.

As well as using on the lips, you can also use it around the lips too, this is something I do as my last skincare action before bed. I have always applied a balm of sorts to my lips. I just swapped a balm for this cream.

What I love about this cream is just how easy it is to apply. It isn't sticky, tacky or greasy, once applied you don't even know it is there, which for a fairly thick textured cream is really quite good. I can't currently say whether or not it lives up to its claims on fine lines around the mouth as I don't have any, but on the lips, it does an incredible job at moisturising and hydrating the skin on my lips.

You can find this Plumping Lip Cream via ARK, Feelunique* or Lookfantastic and it is priced at £32.

*this post contains PR samples and/or Affiliate Links unless indicated otherwise - you can learn more on my Disclaimer page.

John Lewis Beauty Advent Calendar 2020

I really like the look of the John Lewis Advent Calendar for 2020, as soon as I saw it and shared the original details here, I knew it would prove to be popular! 

The Calendar, which is a beautiful bright shade of pink will feature a mixture of full size and deluxe size products which range from skincare, and haircare to makeup and fragrance. It is essentially the John Lewis Beauty Hall in a big box, making it more exciting.  As with many Beauty Advent Calendars this year, sustainability is at the forefront of most of these products, so from John Lewis you have a product which is recyclable and reusable too.

If you don't want to see the entire list of contents, then scroll no further because they are listed below.  What I can tell you is that the contents are worth around £375 and the Calendar will go on sale for just £150 here on 1st October, exclusively to My John Lewis members first and then general sale on 6th.

Contents

• Acqua di Parma Mini Hatbox 2x 20ml 1x5ml
• By Terry Baume de Rose Lip Balm 3ml
• Christophe Robin Cleansing Purifying Scrub with Sea Salt 55ml
• Clarins Relax Body Treatment Oil 30ml
• Bobbi Brown Mini Smokey Eye Mascara, Black 3ml
• Lumene Nordic-C Glow Boost Essence 15ml
• Liz Earle Cleanse & Polish™ Hot Cloth Cleanser 30ml
• bareMinerals Prime Time™ Original Foundation Primer 7ml
• NARS Lipstick, Tolede 1.6ml
• Evolve Beauty Bio-Retinol Gold Mask 30ml
• Slip Pure Silk Skinny Black Scrunchie
• Disciple Discovery Kit Skincare Gift Set 2x10ml
• Neom Organics London Perfect Night’s Sleep Pillow Mist 30ml
• Elemis Pro-Collagen Marine Cream 15ml
• Rodial Snake Oxygenating & Cleansing Bubble Sheet Mask Individual Sachet 22g
• Hermès Twilly d’Hermès Eau Poivrée Eau de Parfum Replica 7.5ml
• Dermalogica BioLumin-C Eye Serum 15ml
• Charlotte Tilbury Colour Chameleon Dark Pearl 1.6g
• ESPA The Grounding Crystals 55g
• Eyeko Skinny Liquid Eyeliner 1.8ml
• GIVENCHY IRRESISTIBLE Eau de Parfum 8ml
• Estee Lauder Revitalizing Supreme+ Global anti-ageing cell power crème 15ml
• Laura Mercier Blush Colour Infusion, Pomegranate 6ml
• Sunday Riley Luna Sleeping Night Oil 15ml
• Shiseido Ultimune Eye Power Infusing Eye Concentrate 15ml

As a reminder the contents are worth around £375 and the Calendar will go on sale for just £150 here on 1st October, exclusively to My John Lewis members first and then general sale on 6th October.

*this post contains PR samples and/or Affiliate Links unless indicated otherwise - you can learn more on my Disclaimer page.

M&S AUTOGRAPH MAKEUP ADVENT CALENDAR 2020

Whilst there won't be a 2020 Marks and Spencer Advent Calendar, there will instead be an Autograph Makeup Advent Calendar instead.  I am a big fan of the Autograph makeup range and absolutely love the lipsticks, which are great value for money.

The Autograph Calendar will feature 12 days of beauty and some of the contents, yet to be fully revealed will include lip, eye, nail and eyebrow products as well as primer and fragrance. If you have never tried anything from the Autograph range, then this will be a great introduction to the brand.

It has just launched into Marks and Spencer* and will be priced at £75.

*this post contains PR samples and/or Affiliate Links unless indicated otherwise - you can learn more on my Disclaimer page.