Liberty 2020 Advent Calendars – Available Now + Full Spoilers!

oh my god this delivery schedule is exhausting. they sent mine a week ago. it went to Columbus, sat there for two days, now back to NY, has to go to NJ and THEN it will come to me. DHL is never this awful on other things I get from Britain. I got it in the second release so … expected a wait but not like this.

Oh know, now I am worried, I have not received any delivery info, but my calendar has been paid for, but I may have ordered a few days after you. I did email their CS.

Rochelle — My order says confirmed but did they provide tracking information after your order? Thank you.

Thanks for the good wishes Luna. I am sorry you weren’t able to get one too. I really hope they change their shipping policy for next year. Fingers crossed! 🙂

I’m so glad you were able to get the calendar! 😀 I gave it a try, despite them confirming it wouldn’t ship to the U.S., and it was a no go for me. But I did feel a little good in that I was able to get on the site to add it to my cart before it sold out! That’s a bit of a confidence boost considering how fast it sold out, lol (once their site was back up & running). Since I have no willpower, I probably would have been tempted to get the calendar and whatever sets appealed to me if I could have. Well, money saved, right?!? lol Have fun opening your calendar!!! 😀

Hi Svetlana 🙂 Mankind’s advent sign up is now up too! Just go to their website, and it’s the 2nd picture that scrolls through. Sadly, it seems like it’ll be a 12-day calendar this year, and not a 25-day calendar like in years past.

Hi Luna,
Thanks so much for responding to my question! If I get the Alyaka calendar I am going to go for the luxe version too. I just really like some of the brands in the items they added. I am going to think about it a little more only because I already bought several calendars. I hope you enjoy yours! 🙂

Hi Piper 🙂
I did get the Alyaka Luxe calendar 🙂 Honestly, I wasn’t really sure if the extra cost was worth it, but I decided to go for it because it’s my first calendar from them, I love the brands that are included, and like you, I get many uses out of samples so it’s worth it to me to give it a shot. 🙂 After opening this year’s calendar I’ll decide if I want to get next year’s. 🙂

I just checked out the Alyaka calendar. It looks like there are a lot of cheap fillers. Such as Oskia, Verso, and Juice beauty, let alone they are all sample sizes. Some items are just packet samples. It’s ridiculous for a calendar priced at over $200.

I’m glad you found it 🙂 I just clicked on the “12 Days of Christmas … Join the Waitlist” picture that scrolls by on the face of their site (it’s the 2nd pic that scrolls by). 🙂 I hope it’s good too!

Never mind Luna, I just googled and found the link to sign up, I had no way to find it from the BE site though.

I know, even if I can manage to go day by day, I might not be able to wait until december to start! Maybe it could be a countdown to thanksgiving?

Hi Niki 🙂
For me, Liberty & NAP’s calendars are pretty on par with one another, but I did say that this year NAP really stood out to me primarily because of its value to cost like you mentioned. I honestly haven’t done a deep dive in evaluating its curation, but from scanning its contents I can tell I’ll enjoy it (like I always have). 🙂

One product that immediately caught my attention though, and would be the hero product for me from the NAP calendar, is the full size Dr. Barbara Sturm hyaluronic acid serum that retails for $300 which is the cost of the calendar, so in a way it’s like buying the serum and getting everything else for free… which I would totally take advantage of if that was an offer in a store, lol. I’ve always wanted to try Dr. Barbara Sturm products (her hyaluronic acid serum being one of the main ones), so being able to try one of her full size serums in a calendar I would have bought anyways is a huge bonus for me, plus I’d never pay $300 on a single product just to try it (assuming I wasn’t getting 24 other items for free with the purchase 😉 ); however, I would pay that for a serum if I thought it was worth it to me. 🙂

Hi Luna- I think you said somewhere that if you had to pick, you’d get NAP over Liberty. Can you tell me why? Just based on cost/value? I see that both have many 15ml sizes versus true full sizes. What are hero items for you in the NAP? I’m a little bit of a novice with these brands but want to treat myself after this interesting year! Thank you in advance! And also, thanks to everyone who posts comments (non trolling or negative ones, that is)- I really enjoy reading them!

I’m still seeing the item description as “VENN Anti-Ageing All in One Concentrate (full size)” without any actual size given on their website and another product is blocking the VENN bottle in the promo photo. Where does it say that it’s 20ml?

Thanks for the info! That really sucks. I believed them that it was full size since oz weren’t listed 🙁 this is extra bad now imo

I bought the calendar thinking that venn product is full size, so disappointed in this box now..

Thanks for confirming that 🙂 I was curious what its true size was since it wasn’t clearly stated, and I didn’t want to take Liberty’s word it really was a full size, lol.

Yay! You’re welcome 🙂 I’m glad I could help!

Piper- FYI I used myukmailbox to get this calendar in 2017 before they shipped to the US. They knew what this advent calendar was and told me they had to search it and remove the perfume they couldn’t legally mail before forwarding it to me.

GMforever, that IS a tough decision! I can’t wait to hear what you decide! 😀

AnninVA, last year Cult Beauty’s calendar went on sale at 2am PST. Its launch date this year is 10/12. 🙂 I hope you’re able to get it!!! 😀

Thanks for sharing your experience Piper 🙂 I know it’s definitely a me issue because I’ve only heard good things about the international shipping services. 🙂

Yes Luna. I think you and I are very much in line re Advent Calendars. I did not pay attention at CB’s calendar last year so never even tried to get it.
This year CB’s calendar seems even better than last year so people who will be able to get it will be so lucky. Hopefully next year will work out for us all.
I am now debating between Harrods (for its luxury packaging) & Liberty now. I like the products in Liberty’s calendar but I want the luxury packaging of Harrods. Decisions, decisions.

Everyone has to make the best decision for themselves, but I will say this just in case anyone is interested. It cost about $60 to ship the calendar to the US. To me, $60 on a calendar worth $1000 is acceptable. But I realize I am lucky to have the budget. Also, I did run into a couple of bugs during the process. I emailed customer service and they solved them. So it didn’t require any international phone calls. As I said, it’s not for everyone. But I thought people might be interested in my experience. 🙂

GMForever, along with unfamiliarity of the process, in line with what you said, the main reason why I choose not to use shipping services is because of the loss of “value” in the box/calendar I feel I’d be losing if I did. Plus, I just wouldn’t want to deal with the hassle of making international calls if something went wrong, lol. I’m totally with you about Cult Beauty’s calendar… for me, that was the most coveted calendar out of them all this year. Not only because of the curation, but also because I had just missed out on getting last years by mere minutes, so this year I wanted one even more! lol! It seems like a lot of people expressed their disappointment with the calendar not shipping to the U.S. this year, so hopefully they’ll make one that will for next year. 🙂 And in line with what you said… for me, after seeing the spoilers for all of the calendars, NAP’s was right behind CB’s for a must have calendar for me. 🙂 (of course all of the ones I’m getting are must haves for me, but NAP’s value brought out the heart eyes and they topped the must have list (after CB))

I’m so sad to learn that CB won’t ship to US. That’s the one Calendar I wanted the most after NAP.
I was so hoping they would ship to US but it looks like a strong NO now. I don’t know if it’s worth it to use a forwarding service as it adds up a lot in price, not only we won’t be able to get VAT deducted, the shipping rate is in the $60/$70. Oh well, maybe I’ll just get the Liberty’s calendar then.

Hi Svetlana, I read that same thing… that they couldn’t ship to the U.S. due to distribution agreements with some brands. It is weird, because I once tried to purchase Drunk Elephant products from Cult Beauty, but they wouldn’t ship them to the U.S., … but yet they’ll include DE products in their goody bags which do ship to the U.S., lol.

Hi Piper, I hear those shipping services work great. I hope you’re able to get the calendar! 🙂 I’ve never used a shipping forward service before. I hear they’re pretty good, but I’ll just patiently wait until Cult Beauty and other boxes start to ship to the U.S. to get mine. I think I’ll get my fill with the other calendars I’ll be getting this year, lol. 🙂

Hi Christina 🙂
I’ve heard mixed messages (from Cult Beauty themselves!) on whether their calendar will ship to the U.S., lol. I think it’s best to just check their site when it goes live on 10/12 to see if it really will!

The UK version of Space NK’s calendar is still available, but the international version that ships to the U.S. is out of stock. I tested it to see if the UK calendar would ship to the U.S., but it won’t. 🙁

It’s always hard to say what is the “best” calendar out there since we all have different tastes, wants, etc. Also, I really only pay attention to the multi-brand calendars, so that’s all I can really speak to. I’d say if you’re looking for highest value to cost, then this year’s NAP would be your best best. For the most part, the “feel” of the high-end multi-brand calendars are pretty much all the same, so I’d suggest looking at the curation of the calendars to see whose curations appeal to you the most. 🙂

Luna,
I keep hearing mixed messages about the CultBeauty advent calender. Will it ship to the US? And the SpaceNK calender is still available. To a first time advent newbie, which one is best in your opinion? Thanks again for always giving us the best beauty info!

Thanks Denise 🙂 This will ship with the perfume in it, and I’m beyond thrilled about that because really it’s only been through these calendars where I’ve been able to try Le Labo fragrances, which smell soooo pretty and makes me feel like a fancy lady, lol. But ya… some calendars will substitute an item or two… like SpaceNK’s international calendar substituted a fragrance and an aerosol product from their UK calendar for other things from the same brands.

Unfortunately, I don’t have any social media accounts, and commenting on MSA is pretty much as “social” as I get, lol. It works for me though 🙂

Thanks. I was wondering if this is in if it will ship with perfume it’s a hassle to go to the boxes and try to get them only to find out we can’t. Sad face. This one is out of my price range but looks so nice. If you had a page I would totally follow you. I think a lot of us would. You’re reaching fan girl status on here lol

Thanks. I just thought luna had superpowers lol. (although that still may be true) some of these things are so off the beaten path, it’s like a treasure hunt lol

You’re welcome! 🙂 I’ve never tried that Augustinus Bader cream either, and what makes it so appealing to me is that every time I see it in a gwp it seems *that* is what people always want the most out of the whole gwp (either because they’ve already tried it or really want to) and are willing to make a purchase just to get their hands on it! Well, count me as another who can’t wait to get my hands on it! 😀

Hi Luna!
Thanks for the quick response! I think I will either go with NAP or Cult Beauty! It was a very hard decision! To be honest, the only thing I want the most is the AUGUSTINUS BADER cream! I’ve heard so many wonderful things about out! Thanks again for your input! 🙂