$550 of BEAUTY SAMPLES?! Is It WORTH IT?! | Luxury YSL Advent Calendar Unboxing

[@Alexandria-Ryan]

Hey guys! So this advent calendar is worth a reported $550 but as you will see, especially if you watch the overview at the end, that most of the items are samples and minis. I am definitely happy I bought it on sale and I think that makes it a lot more worth it! I do get a little ranty about a super expensive tiny pot of cream (sorry about that) but I do like that there are a few full size lipsticks! Let me know what you guys think about the value of this calendar and if its something that you think is worth the money! Love ya💖

[@m.service5584]

Sadly, I'm kind of bummed at the price vs. value. FORTUNATELY, there aren't any rhinestone stickers, keychains, or hair bobbles, though!😅

[@armaniisl0v39]

ANOTHER VIDEO QUEEN YOURE TOO KIND ☺️

[@joelgarf]

I am waiting on that gorgeous Vogue advent calendar behind you.....

[@dixierae3442]

My Goodness Darling. Why didn't you just go back to sleep. We can just dang wait while you get your rest sweety. Hugs❤

[@jennyl59840]

You made my bad day better. Thank you!😊

[@danikaa.mariee]

I'm convinced the only calender were not going to be disappointed in, is the P. Louise one. 😂 Every time I see the title I'm like, "OH NO HERE WE GO AGAIN.😂"

[@DodLDec]

I agree. Plouise is the best advent calendar I have ever seen.

[@Alexandria-Ryan]

I agree😂😂 I kinda wish I had saved it for last but I was too excited to open it!

[@sadiebeasley9891]

@@Alexandria-Ryan nah lol end it with a bad one, we like a good Alli rant!

[@Goldstar00]

I’m sad it’s sold out already

[@nightmareonyrst333]

I think Glow Recipe will be good, but I'm pretty biased 😃

[@Mama_Bear2017]

I've gotten one of those sample lipsticks for FREE. The fact that they put that in there and charge you for it is just absurd.

[@nikitatavernitilitvynova]

Don't they usually say: "Free sample. Not for sale" on them? Like how can this be legal?!

[@Mama_Bear2017]

@nikitatavernitilitvynova hmm haven't thought about that. I'll have to find mine and see if it says anything.

[@norwegiancandylips9324]

@@nikitatavernitilitvynovait usually says not for individual sale on them so they get away with it by putting it in calendars cuz then it’s suddenly a whole new product

[@mc_creates3499]

I've gotten one too, and love the formula and color! Might be worth full price.....maybe

[@kai0tfoool]

Majority of these advent calenders are just scams now. It's mostly shit you would get for free anyways

[@townfool4682]

i genuinely think that ultra expensive beauty products are just a tax on the rich. There is no way a cream thats 440$ for 1.6 oz is doing anything remotely close to that value

[@IrishGoesPop]

P. Louise raising the bar so high just for Elf and YSL to slam us right on our faces with no remorse

[@brightknight1965]

I started watching your videos to find out what makeup advent calendar my wife would like best and now a couple years later my wife has stopped wearing most makeup and I’m still here 😂 I want to know what happens (will Sephora ever figure it’s stuff out?) and your reactions are so genuine and funny

[@rosacanisalba]

Ooooo just wait for the UK Sephora advent calendar!

[@brightknight1965]

⁠@@rosacanisalbaoh no! I can imagine she has to pay a lot for that shipping too

[@rosacanisalba]

@brightknight1965 she did, but she's got it! As a Brit I'm disgusted with the US advent calendars. We get some great High St beauty ones here which don't stick a hair bobble or a beauty blender in!

[@IHeArTrOcK20]

As someone that has worked in customs and logistics for a while for different companies, I can tell you that no company that I have ever worked with attaches a value to their samples. That means it has literally a 0 dollar value because you cannot sell it. I am so tired of these companies acting like they can attach values to stuff that they would have just gave off a samples it's so wrong

[@plansandjacy]

Ooooo good point!

[@eloschk]

But minis are different from samples, and both cost a lot to make (many times more per volume than the full size). Both are also taxed in my country.

[@christiannalittle1631]

I like how you laid everything out from the advent calendar in this video. Seeing it all together like that really gives a better sense of everything in the calendar. This was a flop, in my opinion!

[@BevyMulroy]

For $400 for an anti aging creme, it better come with a time machine LOL!!

[@Alexandria-Ryan]

Agreed!

[@leannewalker1422]

Brilliant lol 😂

[@OsuOsayu]

I'm guessing it's one of the ones with human foreskin lmao

[@Alyse_bell]

Yep, better come with a Deloran and a flux capacitor 😂

[@malisahipshur478]

Jen Luv talked about how she mixes her lipstick products. If it’s too bright she adds a brown. Every time you talk about a lip product being too bright I always think “she should add some brown to that”. lol.

[@teribirrell]

Yeah, Jen does it so often she even came out with her own “line” of lippies from Ofra that are meant to be used as mixers! Lol. I don’t think Jen’s capable of just wearing one lipstick at a time! 🤣

[@girlygirl4768]

You should literally make gift baggies of all these samples and things you don’t want and just give them to guests who come over to your home on their way out 😂

[@divinelyengineered]

Ok, the mini perfume bottles are SO cute. It would be cool if a perfume retailer (or Scentbird?) did a mini perfumes advent. The small bottles are just previous.

[@jackiewagner2430]

Lux advent calendars with mostly just sample items are never going to be worth it to me. Also I love six hour naps 😂

[@Sorchia56]

I agree! An entire calendar filled with samples is rude. Anyone who spends $400US on a face cream is out of their blooming mind! And in credit card debt. Yikes!!!

[@tabiibat]

You unboxing a makeup remover and then immediately using dried up makeup wipes is a real vibe

[@tabiibat]

I don’t wear makeup or have a skin care routine but I still love these videos because of how genuine you are about them.

[@kbarrell0324]

Is what keeps us coming back for more and keeps her spending wild amounts for us

[@FolkFaninMA]

Same here. It’s just fun watching her reactions. And the puppy footage doesn’t hurt. 😄

[@xladycaosx]

same, I do use skincare but I live in Asia so I can’t even buy most of these brands (or the shipping would be insane) but I still watch 😂

[@lunabtxt]

samee

[@divinelyengineered]

I think all the colors you "dont like" on you, actually look really good! Especially that kinda nudey one - if you put on a darker lipliner, i think it would be gorgeous!

[@MarzNGrama]

This YSL calendar isnt worth more than $69.99. Even that might be too much considering all the free sample size items in it. Many of these companies need to take some pointers from the P. Louise Advent Calendar. That calender was the bomb! ...and worth the spend! 💖✨

[@jayg3242]

I feel like I need to put your advent videos on a loop so you can recoup these losses! Thanks for taking a huge one for the team 😂

[@herbicide]

in this ever-changing world, there are some things you can count on -- one is the knowledge that somewhere out there Alexandria Ryan is going THROUGH IT

[@deputydawgoneit]

I have to admit I look forward to these unboxings ALL year long.

[@katieadams7708]

My three year old grandson and I are watching this together. He said “ooo Grammie those tiny bottles would be good in my play kitchen. “ the child has a point. It’s like very expensive little toys for children’s play sets.

[@Lisa-je5bb]

They would go well with Legos

[@katieadams7708]

Oh the legos….. he has a Lego recycling truck set. We could throw all the crappy samples in the truck and he could haul away the trash.

[@Velvetthunder_]

Day 11's lipstick looks so good on you!! Also I'm convinced that I've seen those small serum bottles at sephora that you can redeem your points for 😂😂

[@andyandbee]

I LOVE the fancy, "oily" lip stick on you! I think even without the pinkish stain lol 💚🎄❤️

[@breannaanderson-perez4092]

unboxing p louise before the very end of the calendar selection, REALLY set the bar for everyone else 😂🤣 trust that everything is now getting compared to P. Louise 🤣🤣

[@pamelajackson6954]

I love YSL scents but I'd never buy this advent calendar. I hate those open mirrors so easy to break in my purse. The purse size perfumes start at $50 but even if you count those I just don't see this being worth $550 let alone the "value" price. But I love watching Alexandria open them.

[@Katemio]

How are you even getting up at almost 4AM to film again 😅😂 The dedication!

[@letdanielletellyou]

How did they not put their Holiday collection into that beautiful Calendar. I’m with you. Like it for what you paid not so much for the original price but disappointed they didn’t put other makeup in it.

[@Mollyrae0607]

I don’t think anything is gonna top the plouise one, these other companies need to take some pointers from them. Hope you’re doing good 💜

[@kaleighcarlson5661]

I saw a Fossil ✨ jewelry✨ advent calendar this year

[@ellymay3884]

NGL you putting out videos several days in a row has got me through my recovery from dental surgery. I feel sorry for you that you cant get some of the calendars we get in the UK because our "drug store" advent calanders are often very entertaining and the ones ive had are often worth the money.

Alexandria talking about her dried out makeup remover wipes just after unboxing a makeup remover gives me life 😂

[@minagica]

As someone that lives mostly off of high end SAMPLE size mascaras: that's a good mascara and a tiny tube does go a long way if you want definition without looking like you were trying to have falsies while having run out of falsies and trying to compensate with mascara - I rarely bother with more than a single layer

[@rachelyea520]

" for funzies" 😂🤣 you're reviews should be mandatory the holiday season!

[@knottynumbers44]

I love YSL lippies, but this calendar is a pass. They do have great eyeshadow quads and pretty holiday sets, that really should have been a final day. I recommend the oil lipstick for sure, they go on sheer but somehow pigmented and are gorgeous. If you go buy one at the mall they'll give you a bunch of samples of all that other stuff free o'charge!

[@taermina8907]

Thank you for the video! It was a delight as always 💕 you suited both of the 'oily' lipstick things, honestly. It is very frustrating to see that these "luxury" calendars tend to be full of samples with the odd full size item tossed in. I'm sure for people who only get the one calendar as an annual treat or whatever it must be hugely disappointing. I think what you do is really worthwhile, because you give honest reviews, and you are clear about the lack of value people are getting!

[@Notlost-lj9qt]

Yes, that shimmer beige one looked nice.

[@Naomi-pq6tv]

They really should have put the holiday line in the calendar, it even matches the advent box.

[@Alexandria-Ryan]

I know right! I feel like it would make the advent calendar so much more worth it if there were limited edition holiday items in it!

[@claireberesford2307]

I'm soooooo excited to he opening my Sephora one tomorrow. It has been staring at me for weeks now!! I am in the UK, so fingers crossed. I have avoided all spoilers. Love love love this series. Could watch you do this all year 😂

[@geniej2378]

That’s an excellent idea - add the limited edition holiday collection in the calendar- very easy upsell on the collection!

[@SheriLynNut]

Hope you’re not overdoing it! But loving the videos every day!

[@Alexandria-Ryan]

Im so glad you are enjoying them! I haven’t been sleeping much but I love doing them😂😂

[@SheriLynNut]

@@Alexandria-Ryan please take care of yourself 💖

[@elizabethme4580]

Please take care. It can be bad.

[@danielleturnbull2035]

Its 9.09pm here in the uk and usually i stay up to watch I'm a celebrity but now i stay up to wait for your calander unboxing 😂❤

[@christinalee-ann6834]

I love watching these videos every year! I think it would be a cool idea if once all the advent calendars are done if you picked your favourite items from the different calendars and did a full face of make up, maybe while discussing your fav/least favourite parts of each advent calendar (or really anything! lol)

[@aliceritchie2123]

Spicy rants are why I'm here. Highly entertaining!

[@Steffi8575]

All of the lipstick colors looked great on you. Very pretty.

[@KahriRaelynn]

The amount of energy and enthusiasm you have at any time of the day is inspiring lol

[@PaganPunk]

So glad I got my daughter the PLouise Calender 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧 xxx

[@Alexandria-Ryan]

I hope she loves it!

[@PaganPunk]

@@Alexandria-Ryan Thank you 😊 xxx

[@Meenage99]

I just got to open the first "House" of my Rituals calendar! I was in for a big suprise as the whole calendar started out with DIY where you put lights in and all the doors are cute small houses and trees and you make a winter village out of them!!!!

[@Suleclo]

Maybe not the pinks, but I think most of the lipsticks look great on you. With your dark hair I think you could rock a bright red. And also terracotta/brownish shades. Go for it! ❤

[@LASim52513]

yay, another video!!

[@Alexandria-Ryan]

Thank you for watching!

[@ameliethewlis4325]

I just went through so see how long I’ve watched your lovely ness for, I know I’ve watched you since you lives with your parents. 7 years of watching you and I still can’t get over how great your videos are ❤

[@quinnmorgendorffer531]

thank you for blessing us with two videos to watch today

[@Alexandria-Ryan]

Thank you so much for watching! Aww thank you💖💖

[@khaleesi.on.crutches670]

Oh lord I can already tell this is going to be a ride 🤣🙏

[@Alexandria-Ryan]

Haha I hope you enjoy it!

[@sasukeuchiha-rk6zb]

Thank you for existing Alexandria

[@OllyVish]

Bold lip colour looks really lovely on you, especially with glasses! It’s a look in itself ❤️

[@hollyrose9066]

I want you to do an advent calendar one for makeup and one for skincare, and heck maybe one with a mixture of both, then you could do it right, and give us a fantastic advent calendar with the last day the best!!!!

[@AnnemarieFL]

I’m actually fairly surprised by this calendar. While some of the days were very much samples, there were also a good number of full sized products! Also 😂😂😂 the way you said homme killed me in the best way!!!! It’s pronounced close ‘ohm’ if you wanted to sound more fancy and French 😂

[@raisazaman3139]

Love back to back videos !!! Thank you Alexandria Love you!!!

[@apgt5536]

On lunch and a new advent calendar video? The best of both worlds - here I am!

[@emilymakescoffee1741]

That gold tube lipstick is my absolute favorite. It wears so well and I love the peachy flavor

[@bunmeadow]

Awww the puppers there own little christmas tree now

[@AKbaby89]

I got my very first advent calendar from trader joes yesterday and im so excited! My mom got my brother and i chocolate advent calendars as kids, and i remember how excited id be every day for that tiny bite of chocolate😂

[@LEbackstage]

I don't know if the Aldi one in the US is the same as in Germany but they have a good one. Its around 10-15€ (not exactly sure how much it actually is) and has 2 gift cards with a minimum of 5€ each in it, but can also be higher. For me it's a save calender, because the chocolate is good and at the end I get at least most of my money back as a gift card and sometimes even more. Maybe you have one around you or Trader Joe's has a similar one since they're owned by Aldi.

[@AKbaby89]

@@LEbackstage I don't know what an Aldi is, I'm assuming it's a store like trader joes? The trader joes one I got is a bath and body one, I already know what's in it and it was only $20, so I think it's a good deal. I have a neurological condition called Cyclic vomiting syndrome, and it causes really severe vomiting episodes and neurological symptoms, and for some reason the thing that helps the most is to get into a hot bath, so im a huuuge bath person🤣 I also love body creams and stuff like that, I actually watched someone open one and I liked it so I went to TJs just to grab that and some gnocchi🤣🤣

[@ItsNicoleeHeauxx]

That makeup remover is the perfect size for a Barbie Dreamhouse 😂

[@m.service5584]

😂😂😂

[@emilypenza8319]

Cardamom is also often in things like gingersnaps, so might be something you're used to smelling with ginger :).

[@cynthiaandvern]

I think the first 3 shades of lipstick you tried on looked great on you! With the tiny pot of cream- I say, challenge accepted! I would love to know if someone would actually start seeing results from that amount. If so, that would explain why the full size is $400. I love getting tiny perfume! I don't wear it often enough, and with such a variety, you can make it last a long time.

[@aolsweetsew]

Oh how I adore your rants! This calendar is insanely expensive. I splurge on the Libre perfume, but that's the only thing. Thanks for another wonderful advent calendar. I enjoy your facial expressions as you get your first peek.

[@vanessapeer7682]

I love that you did the little overview at the end, of all the products. Where we could see everything you got in the calendar! Please keep doing that. Helps give a final visual. ☺️

[@elizabethme4580]

Oh, there is one I haven't seen you open that I like, a lot. Cannot wait for it😂

[@tibicenlinnei4014]

Black Opium is my every day scent and I NEED that tiny bottle.

[@Alexandria-Ryan]

I love it! The bottle is precious!

[@elaniarkady7351]

I think there are advent calendars made with dollhouse miniatures. 1: 12 1: 16 size.

[@Sunshine-uo7um]

Love advent calander season. ❤ Store your make up wipes upside down so they always stay wet!!

[@northernbeautygal]

I just don’t think these high end brands understand that a dollop of cream in a jar is going to excite someone. Even if it is someone who would purchase that in a full size I still think they would look at that be like WTH? That little amount is going to do what? At least all those lipsticks weren’t all red! Phew 😮‍💨 thanks for sharing this one Alexandria and I’m glad you got it on sale lol ♥️

[@kelseymo8793]

Can we PLEASE petition for literally ANY company to collab with Alexandria to make a GOOD calendar. It just makes sense.

[@XaMarie21]

I'm excited about the VOCUE advent calendar.😊😊😊

[@Alexandria-Ryan]

Me too!

[@donnaeilerman7458]

It's fantastic IMO.

[@deekaangel5973]

The lip color looks good on you

[@cheyenneross1809]

I live in the Caribbean and can’t afford most of these calendars, but oh my gosh that P Louise calender made me want it so bad!!!!!!

[@shaunacorrigan9372]

Speaking of fluffy mascara wands, I just got the Too Faced Damn Girl mascara to try from Ulta's black friday sale and I have never seen a bigger, fluffier mascara wand in my life! It's almost comically large, but it's definitely worth a try when it's on sale🤗

[@valerienelson3296]

This is the time you reward your customers not rip them off. ❤ I'm not always in love with your lipstick choices they make your skin look pale, just passing on what my daughter shared with me & she was right, I even got compliments. I really liked the lipsticks on you that you tried on. I got my daughter a Charlotte Tillbury gift box ( sold out) it was 107 so I earned a really nice gift of 5 free products. Finally felt lie I got a good deal.😀

[@RutabegaRebel]

I love advent season! I don’t know if anyone has suggested but maybe the items your unsure of the color will work for you use a small disposable Wands to just test it and then you could still give to friends without contamination!

[@PeggyParrish-sg1eu]

I'm so enjoying advent season with my fav girl!! You are so wonderful for sharing all these with us!!

[@heatherholtgreive331]

Girl first of all the first lipstick sample looked bomb on you and second your accent is going crazy in this video! Love you!!

[@sherriekennedy4246]

I love red lip on other people but not me That brownish lipstick looked amazing on you!! I used to not really like brown toned lipstick but I now love them!!!

[@Nicolesid1]

Just finished box 1 with ya and I have a story. Dior had a special collection for this spring and the packaging was so pretty. I bit the bullet and got the lipstick to treat myself for my birthday. It didn't give a shade, so I assumed is was the clear chapstick. That being said, I was down, it cost $30. I get it in the normal Dior shipping packaging, they will do their matching wrapping "if available" so I was a bit bummed to get the normal mwh white stuff. Open the box and it was just the HOLDER, no gloss, no lipstick, just an empty little square with Dior and flowers on it, for $30! It was the ONLY thing in the collection that didn't include product😅. I did get a lipstick to go in it for another $45. Ugh. It is pretty, but $75. So mad! Never again. Just getting Milani, or ELF

[@annarainexo]

Omg that is insane! A lipstick holder alone is definitely not worth $30, least they could do is include something😭

[@bleepbloopskrrr]

The sad part about that super expensive cream is I bet it contains bogus ingredients that only SEEM to tighten the skin momentarily. There’s this one ingredient in anti aging products that is basically like Elmer’s glue. So as it dries you feel a tingling tightening effect but it’s not actually improving the skin or doing anything from the inside out. You just have glue on your face. It’s like also an ingredient in hairspray

[@allycatmick8266]

Anyone else scream at the video when she talked about the makeup remover wipes being dry RIGHT after she got the make up remover in the calendar? 😂🤣 girl add it to the wipes!

[@plansandjacy]

Obsessed with your advent series and so glad it’s that time of year! So curious if you ever do stationery advent

[@evelyn4399]

I just love advent calendar season! Watching you always bring a smile to my face 😊

[@Definitely_Elle]

it is fun to think about someone asking what cologne you're wearing and being able to stare them in the eyes and say "why"

[@cpt.racksparrows]

I love that companies actually put cologne in their advant calendar. I'm not super big in perfumes but colognes 😍. Also there are men that do makeup too but still want the masculine smells too.

[@sadwhitewolf]

Skin care pricing is a lawless hellscape😅

[@TheAngie988]

Love the light up Christmas tree. And i understand the red lip feeling. 😁

[@miniladybug]

Love your videos (and rants!) Thank you for keeping it real ❤

[@hollywhitney9016]

So happy it’s Advent calendar season on your channel!! Love that you’re keeping up this tradition!!! Are you doing the Saks Fifth Avenue Advent calendar this year? Would appreciate your opinion if it’s worth it. Would also love to see you do a couple of unique calendars like jerky or even your version of a Girls Gone Mild doing a beer calendar. Happy holidays!!!! 💜💜💜

[@maggiemiller8906]

that cream took me on a ride, I belive it is that exspensive because of the flower its made with. its a rare flower

[@TheChatty_Kathie]

I completely agree with Danikaa. So far this year P Louise has been the only calendar that hasn’t disappointed…granted the price and shipping to the US was high but compared to the other calendars like this one that are so overpriced and underwhelming…p Louise has my vote for best of the year. 🎅🏻🎄🧑🏻‍🎄

[@psychopathyisfun3068]

You should get some shadow-box frames and put together an exhibit of every goofy, dumb thing you've gotten in an advent calendar. Proudly display every sponge, hair bobble, tiny mirror, enamel pin, singular vitamin, sticker sheet, rhinestone, and oatmeal packet. 😂 And find a photographer to shoot a dramatic ode to black eyeliner...

[@kimb8866]

I just love how real you still are ❤

[@brookecharbonneau6842]

I just can't believe these $400 calendars that give you mostly sample sized items... Seems like such a rip off! Thanks for showing us this one and at least the little perfumes are super cute!!

[@anix670]

You are just a delight Alexandria! The faces made about that eye-wateringly expensive $440 cream are also me.

[@alexiacota6017]

I wait the whole year for this series. Holiday season has officially started when Alexandria starts unboxing advent calendars

[@stephaniesue5551]

I love the energy you bring to your videos! Would like to see you do a week of wearing lipstick colors out of your comfort zone. I bet a lot of those colors look fabulous on you!

[@Justmyopinion13]

I just found your channel recently. I absolutely love your reviews of advent calendars!!!!!!! Extremely informative, knowledgeable and humorous. Excellent sound and video quality too. Thank you so much for your hard work. Have a fantabulous holiday season. From your newest subscriber...