Net-A-Porter 2020 Advent Calendar – Available Now + Full Spoilers!

Monika, what is the actual size of the lippie? I hope it comes up on the swap site if it’s smaller, I’d love a smaller size to fit in smaller handbags.

I was able to order from the UK site right now, for roughly 219 pounds. Which comes out to roughly $283 USD; so it does seem the difference in $ is lost with the smaller size of the lippie, but I’m ok with that. Hopefully nothing else is smaller!

Thank you Monika! Yes, that’s the one I got from the US. It is full size even though it looks small. I’m wondering what size the mini lipstick in the UK calendar is?

Rochelle, US box has 3.5g (full size) which is still pretty small 🙁 Esp for 35 USD

Monika, I can’t reply to your comment below, but thank you for replying! I can’t wait to try the lip booster & Barbara Sturm too. I’ll have to look up Hado labo, thanks for the tip. Colorado is beautiful, I’ve only been there once but it was dry!

Rochelle, yes rich cream from Augustinus B came without the box for me as well … and I am NOT waiting for December haha. Already used several items from the box and love them (lip booster is awesome). Also, watched several youtube reviews … and while on the video of Dr. Barbara Sturm Hyaluronic Serum found much bigger, cheaper and more advanced Hada labo JAPAN Skin Institute Gokujun premium hyaluronic (already ordered).

Colorado is already dry and windy, so just about time to put all the items to a good use

I think, I am tempted to buy another one! Serious cosmetics hoarder 🤦🏼‍♀️

Thank you Luna 😊

They didn’t say anything, asked me to take pictures of the empty boxes and send them to them??? I said that was ridiculous, and some other not so nice things, so then they said they were going to start an investigation with UPS?? And that would take 30 days??? That’s when I called my Credit card company,,, and they put an instant dispute on the charge. NAP called me back this morning and left a message that there is now an investigation with UPS. So whatever that means IDK

It’s cheaper to get it off the UK site 🙂 I tested it, and it’s about 13% cheaper getting it off the UK site. I just checked, and it’s available again on the UK site too!

Thanks Luna. If there is no difference, why then are so many people trying to purchase it from the UK? Am I missing something? My son purchased mine from the US site.

Hi Julie 🙂 That’s good to know it’s going in & out of stock. At least those that want to get it on the UK site won’t give up hope if it’s showing as out of stock 🙂

Hi Margie, I’m not sure if there’s a difference since I haven’t bothered to compare the two. There might not be a difference at all! Like with some of their beauty kits, they’ll sometimes launch on one of their international sites first, then eventually will launch on their US site, and both versions will be exactly the same. 🙂

Hi Luna — I’ve noticed this on the UK site several times over the past three days, prior to making a decision to purchase. It will appear as (sold out) and then later in the day into the evening the item reappears as (in stock). I wonder if that is so they can allow sales to be staggered for their customers so everyone has a chance to purchase the box at different times.

What is the difference between the US and the UK boxes? They look the same to me.

Ouch! I feel you… while not as much, I recently took my car in for an oil change, and $900 & four hours later…. 🙁

Flora, not it is not! Plus are they going to ship it to you, it is additional expense.

Does Mankind have two sizes of Advent calendars this year?

I was told I should get one for myself and one for a gift, but ugh, that feels like too much (did I just say that?!? 😀 ).

I bought it two years in a row and love it. I use everything myself! Even shaving cream, which is such a delight.
Skin Store is a disappointment this year, I rather have 12 full size then 25 samples.

Mankind’s calendar is always so awesome. This will either be my 3rd or 4th year getting it to give as a gift, and it takes everything within me not to raid the unisex products and replace some products with other “manly” products because it usually includes products that aren’t in my other calendars PLUS they’re all full size…. which is another thing that makes it hard to give away (and wrap! it’s quite heavy!) each year. Despite how much I have I’d love it if us ladies could have a 25-day all full size calendar too! Skinstore came close with their 12-day calendar, but this year they decided to throw in samples.

Luna, I hope they will be good and reasonably priced. I have low expectation for BE, it will be probably filled with same brands as rest of them. However, keeping high hopes for Mankind. I got one last year and was very happy with it.

If it ever go on sale, I will get a second one 🙂

Hi Gloria 🙂 I find focusing on all of the samples I have of any one given product really helps in determining if it’ll work for me. Plus, just focusing on a single product at a time really makes it feel like I’m going through it faster… not that I’m trying to rush through my products, but at least it feels like I’m rotating through them at a decent pace. Have fun experimenting! 🙂

Thanks for answering my question 🙂

I did an inventory today! I plan to go through all the stuff before getting additional stuff. I realized Im trying different brands everyday and thats not working out for me. I like the idea of finishing a product before opening another one in the same category.

Im curious to know of your opinion of the Barbara Sturm serum! I will ask you in a few months!

Aw, rats! I would have ordered the international version if I’d realized that! Well, now that makes my decision on the NAP advent much trickier! 😀 Thanks so much, Luna.

Dea, you are right, but to me this calendar definitely has value because I would never buy these brands due to prices and I know most of these brand would never show up in sub boxes. This calendar is the only way for me to try really expensive brands and products.

True… they’re definitely in a different genre. 🙂

but brands are not as fancy as in this calendar 🙂

No, I am in the US

When I checked out, I clicked Honey In my browser. I had entered the promo code first10, but it didn’t work. At checkout it was £200 plus £12 tax for a total of £212. I double checked with the credit card company, and with exchange, it was just under $276

I agree, my price in my cart appears $323.25. Is there an adjustment made in price when billing?

I agree, Luna. I like this Net-a-Porter advent. I think I s the best of the calendars we’ve seen so far this year.

Oooh, I’m going to have to check out that song! 🙂

That’s awesome! I’m so happy you were able to get it! 😀

Luna just tried Harrods again and it worked with PayPal! Woo hoo finally. Now off to Net-A-Porter 🙂

Hi Cindy, I think I’ve given up too. After getting some other calendars today, I’m over it, and will just cross my fingers I can get Harrod’s next year. I got their calendar the past 2 or 3 years, and I always thought they did the best packaging of products by wrapping them in paper then putting them in their own individual mini Harrod’s drawstring bags, then in their own drawers. I loved collecting those little bags over the years. 🙂

Hi Luna,
Not sure if you will read this message, just wanted to let you know that Harrods just started their 10% week-end, this will go till this Sunday.
I went ahead and ordered the Advent Calendar, can’t wait to get it.

Awesome! I’m so happy for you. What a nice bro. Those calendars a selling so fast!

Update on the Harrod’s calendar!… my brother does have Paypal, and he let me use his account, and he said I (or my mom, since the original plan would be the calendar would be a gift from her) didn’t have to pay him back because that would be my main Christmas present from him. How sweet!!! Of course he cringed as I gave him a big bear hug, but he deserved it, lol. I told him about my credit card fraud that I experienced the one and only time I used Paypal a few years ago, and he said that I need to make my password as crazy as possible, and I should be good. I don’t think my password was crazy like his, so I think whenever I have to use Paypal again, I’ll take his advice. I tried to get the Selfridges calendar too, but it’s currently sold out. They have a Coming Back Soon message, so I’ll just keep an eye on it, and let that be my first purchase on my new PayPal account. 😉

BTW Luna, you might want to contact Harrods re issue with payment processing, I’m sure they’ll would be grateful to know about this so they could fix it? As they potentially are losing sales to due to this.
Otherwise, I hope your bro could help you with Paypal or maybe some of your friends could too, most people have Paypal nowadays, someone should be able to help. 🙂

Haha! You sound so sweet and your mom is one trendy mom to want to get some beauty advent calendar. It’s so good to have someone in your family to share your love for beauty boxes, my husband doesn’t get it. Lol!
I’m stalking Harrods now for their 10% offer as I want to get it just to experience their luxurious touch. The more I look and read about Liberty London’s calendar, the less I want it, this made my decision easier.
I will also try to see if by any chance I could get Cult Beauty’s tomorrow night, probably not but let’s see.

Believe me… I would totally get another one if I could get it for half off! 😀 Plus, I think now I’m a little more determined to try to get the Harrod’s calendar, because my mom said it’d be an early Christmas gift from her if I can figure out how to make it work. 🙂 It’s sweet because she knows I always get the Harrod’s calendar, and while I gave up on trying to get it for a few days, she hasn’t given up on asking me about it (lol), and today I told her my ideas on maybe trying to get one (seeing if my brother has a PayPal account or I’ll temporarily open a Paypal account just for this (and the Selfridges calendar) then close it out right away, but I wasn’t fully committed on pursuing them (meaning I wasn’t going to try hard to remember about it, lol). But she said she really wants me to have it, and my calendars won’t seem complete without it, so it would be a gift from her to make my “collection” complete. How sweet! Now I’ll DEFINITELY try to get it, lol! I’ll keep you up to date on if I’m successful. 🙂

Ohh, yes! Thanks Luna for letting me know about this. Yes, definitely if they start their sale after 12AM UK, we actually have a better chance to grab this, fingers crossed.

I will probably get one if they run the 10% soon and if it ever goes on sale, I’ll get a second one just because I suck and can never help myself when I see a deal.

Oooh, good to know! Every bit helps! 😀 I think I’m already signed up for their program though, and I’m not really a fan of creating multiple accounts with stores. I should inquire with them about why their system isn’t accepting cards, but at the same time I really don’t feel like bothering with it too, lol. I’m sure they’ll just assume and say it’s the banks rejecting payment which I know isn’t true.

Regarding the sale, I remember reading about it around 6amPST, and when I went to the site they were already sold out. Assuming the sale goes live at 12am UK time we probably could have a decent chance of taking advantage of it since it’d only be 4pmPST. 😉 Maybe something to keep in mind once December comes 😉

Luna, you’re probably right, there’s little chance that we (US customers) could have a chance to score this on sale because of time difference.
FYI, I contacted Harrods about promotion codes (as there’s no box to enter them) and they just got back to me and told me that their site do not accept promotion code.
However, if you signed up for their rewards program, they run a 10% discount from time to time for rewards member and they told me there’s one coming up soon.
So I’m waiting for this one now. 🙂

Oh, that’s right! Now that you mention it, I do recall seeing that, but with the sale their remaining calendars sold out super fast. I actually wouldn’t be surprised if it goes on sale again this year since I’m sure I wasn’t the only one who had a hard time getting it, plus not everyone has a PayPal account. It’s definitely a dilemma on whether to wait! I’ll still see if I can use my brother’s PayPal account (if he has one), and if so, I’m thinking I’ll still get it now since I like to have all of my calendars good to go by December, plus in general I like to have as few boxes coming to my house as possible in November & December. You’re gonna have to let me know if you do get it on sale! 🙂

No, I don’t have PayPal. I signed up for it once a few years ago, and the one card I linked it to almost immediately started having fraud on it (and I never have fraud on my cards (gosh, I hope I didn’t just jinx myself there)), so that experience was enough to swear off ever using it, lol.

Cool! Thanks Flora 🙂 I’ll have to check it out!

Hi Luna! I created a new thread on Sublandia so we can ramble on about out of topic stuff like cars 🤪

Best of luck on getting your new car! 😀 What of kind of car were you thinking of getting??
Your car sounds kind of like mine 🙂 I have an older car that I love that will be hitting its drinking age in a few years, lol. I basically bought it new back then, and for its age it has done really well and I’ve had to get very few repairs… probably because I’ve always been good at keeping up the maintenance like clockwork. I did have to get a $3K repair on it 6 years ago, so I feel you there girl. Despite its age (and minor limitations), it’s dependable and gets me where I need to go and for that I’m incredibly grateful. I wouldn’t mind keeping it until it feels like it’s ready to keel over (it still feels like it has quite a bit of life in it), but my family says otherwise, and I’ve been told that if my car can hold out another 5 years (which shouldn’t be an issue) then they’ll get me a new car. Nice! I should add I’m also the chauffeur in my family, and even though I’m not “into” cars per se I’m sure they would like to be riding around in something nicer, lol.

That’s so awesome that you and your friend became closer after his stroke. You’re a sign of a true friend. 🙂

Over the years, I’ve also (greatly!) limited the number of subs I have. It’s probably pointless to list my subs because they’re constantly changing, but kind of in line with what you said, I only sub to boxes now based on spoilers. I try to stick to only one month for any given box, but sometimes to me getting a prepaid makes it more worth it. The only exception to the spoiler rule is that I do usually have an ongoing sub to Macy’s since it’s impossible to see spoilers ahead of time, plus they’re just a fun box to receive for me. However, now that I’ve received the Jo Malone box, I decided to cancel my subscription for the next two months and will pick it up again in January.

No need to apologize for sharing your thoughts at all! They’re just as valid as anyone else’s. 🙂

Thanks for the breakdown Luna! I’m still waffling. I think I would also lean towards the luxe version since those 9 items look good.

Technically, I’m in a position to purchase a pricey calendar or two 🤑 but I have been trying (with minimal success haha) of cutting expenses so I can treat myself to a new luxury car (yep, even though I paid $3k in repairs to my old vehicle, it is still in decent shape without too many prior major repairs and my daughter will start driving in 2 years). I want to try that Augustus Bader cream too. Cult Beauty has the most things I want to try and is probably at the top of my list.

I do have a friend in London that I could ask to ship me any UK only calendars but I’d hate to pester him. He had a stroke that destroyed about 5 years of memories and that was the period when we were closer friends. While he wouldn’t charge me extra, I don’t want to make him have to run around for me during COVID either.

I also have an embarrassing backlog of products but I did cancel all but a few of my subs and started following spoilers to only sub to those that didn’t have any variations. I think I’m down to Curology, Macy’s, See New, Pusheen, Boxwalla, and seasonal Bombay & Cedar. Then I pick up the occasional Beauty Heroes, The Detox Box, Laurel & Reed and Love Goodly. I want Clean Beauty but I hate that it is a 2 month minimum.

Sorry for ranting about my first world 🌎 problems.

Hi Flora 🙂
I ended up getting the Luxe, but you know… even before I bought it I was questioning if the extra $$ was worth it, and I’m sorta leaning it might not be, but at the same time I figured since it’s my first calendar of theirs I’m getting I’ll just see if it feels like it was worth it to me at the end after opening it. But having said that, I do feel like this year’s calendar is better than last year’s (which I didn’t get…. I waited & waited for it to go on sale, but it never did… they just eventually removed it from their site)

All of the products in the calendar are the same with the exception of the following 9 items that brings the total items from 28 in the regular calendar to 37 items in the luxe version:
Olio e Osso Tinted Balm No.5 ‘Currant’
David Mallet Blush Spray Hydratant 50ml
De Mamiel Revitalising Body Serum Luxury Miniature 30ml
John Masters Organics Hair Milk with Rose & Apricot 30ml
Amly Beauty Sleep Deluxe Miniature 15ml
Oskia Renaissance Mask Luxury Miniature 10ml
Zelens Transformer Instant Renewal Mask Luxury Miniature 10ml
Leahlani Pamplemouse Cleansing Oil Deluxe Sample 3.7ml
8 Faces Boundless Solid Oil Deluxe Sample 3ml

Will you be getting one of their calendars? 🙂

Hi Luna! Out of curiosity, did you get Alyaka‘a regular or luxe calendar?

I know you didn’t ask me, but I would get the Liberty one or maybe Glossybox if you like more makeup! I love the fortnum and mason one but it doesn’t ship directly to the US so you would have to go thru a little more effort by joining a package service that can ship it internationally. Have a great holiday!

That’s so nice Margie! 🙂 I too was gifted some calendars this year, and I’m beyond thrilled 😀
I really only look at multi-brand calendars, so I’m not super familiar with all of the single brand calendars that are out there and their prices, but as far as multi-brand calendars go in that price range (or near it) I’d suggest comparing the contents of Net-a-Porter, Liberty ($275), and Alyaka (a green beauty calendar) ($190 – $250) and seeing which ones look best to you. 🙂 I’d also suggest checking out Space NK ($206 after VAT is removed) and Harrods ($279), but SpaceNK is now sold out 🙁 and I’m personally having a hard time buying the Harrods calendar (I think it’s a system issue on their end), but it might work for your son (if you like it best)!.

Thanks tammy 🙂 I have tried a few different credit cards, but none work (even though there’s no issue with them on other sites, including international sites). Oh well… maybe it’s not meant to be this year. 🙂