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  • A richly decorated beauty advent calendar from Fortnum & Mason for Christmas 2025. The front of the box is deep red with illustrated festive motifs: birds perched on branches, holly and foliage, poinsettia-type flowers, perfume bottles, a lit candle, and ornaments. In the centre is a square teal label with gold lettering that reads โ€˜FORTNUM & MASON EST 1707โ€™. The calendar is surrounded by wrapped gifts, pine cones, and seasonal decoration set on plush red fabric
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    Fortnum & Mason ‘Fortnum’s’ Beauty Advent Calendar

    Hours 16 September 202516 September 2025

    Fortnum & Mason ‘Fortnum’s’ Beauty Advent Calendar – RRP ยฃ265.00 What does the brand say about it? Fortnum & Mason says; “Altogether worth overย ยฃ1149, our…

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  • The Benefit Cosmetics advent calendar comes in a tall rectangular box, predominantly bright pink with shiny metallic gold accents. The front is decorated with playful holiday-themed designs, including snowflakes, stars, and cheerful doodle-style illustrations of some of Benefitโ€™s most popular products, like mascaras and brow items. A large gold number โ€˜24โ€™ sits prominently in the centre, indicating the number of treats inside. The design is both festive and bold, with a fun and lively aesthetic that matches Benefitโ€™s signature style.
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    Benefit ‘Glam Cube’ Makeup Advent Calendar

    Hours 15 September 202515 September 2025

    Benefit ‘Glam Cube’ Makeup Advent Calendar – RRP ยฃ135.00 What does the brand say about it? Benefit says; “Think youโ€™ve got the moves to solve…

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  • Charlotte Tilbury 2025 Beauty Treasure Chest advent calendar. A gold-finish, jewel-handled chest with 12 small drawers arrayed in rows. The chest features a constellation or celestial pattern of stars and sparkles, glowing softly under warm lighting to highlight its metallic sheen
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    Charlotte Tilbury ‘Charlotte’s Beauty Treasure Chest Advent Calendar

    Hours 12 September 202512 September 2025

    Charlotte Tilbury ‘Charlotte’s Beauty Treasure Chest Advent Calendar – RRP ยฃ175.00 What does the brand say about it? Charlotte Tilbury says; “The advent calendar everyone…

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  • A large, brightly coloured beauty advent calendar display with multiple drawers in pink, green, red, and orange graphics spelling out โ€œLOVE,โ€ โ€œMERRY,โ€ and โ€œJOY.โ€ The calendar is open in several places, revealing various skincare and beauty products of differing shapes and sizesโ€”tubes, bottles, jars, sprays. The products include creams, serums, oils, masks, lip glosses, and lotions, in hues of white, orange, purple, blue, and gold. The calendar is styled in tiers so the outer boxes form a backdrop, and many of the items are placed in front and on top of the drawers.
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    Space NK Beauty Advent Calendar

    Hours 11 September 202511 September 2025

    Space NK Beauty Advent Calendar – RRP ยฃ260.00 What does the brand say about it? Space NK says; “Keen to know which beauty buys are…

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  • A red holiday-style advent calendar box open or displayed, featuring multiple small beauty items surrounding itโ€”likely including perfume, skincare, and makeup products. The red packaging suggests a festive, gift-themed presentation typical of seasonal advent calendars.
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    LOOKFANTASTIC The Beauty Advent Calendar

    Hours 9 September 20259 September 2025

    LOOKFANTASTIC The Beauty Advent Calendar – RRP ยฃ105.00 What does the brand say about it? LOOKFANTASTIC says; “The countdown 10 years in the making. It’s…

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  • Glossybox 2025 Advent Calendar โ€“ a large white box with four pastel drawers in pink, purple, and blue swirls. The front reads โ€˜Advent Calendar sent with love x, including 27 productsโ€™ and a pink badge shows โ€˜Worth over ยฃ624โ€™. Elegant and festive design.
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    GLOSSYBOX Advent Calendar

    Hours 8 September 20258 September 2025

    GLOSSYBOX Advent Calendar – RRP ยฃ90.00 What does the brand say about it? GLOSSYBOX says; “Worth over ยฃ624, our Advent Calendar is the ultimate treat…

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Picture is of myself. A white woman, with long brown hair, brown eyes and wearing a blue floral pattern dress.

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Today marks my 12th year recognising World IBD Day Today marks my 12th year recognising World IBD Day whilst living with IBDโ€ฆ but this year, I found myself asking a question I never thought I would.

Do I actually still have IBD?

After 3 surgeries, having everything from the ileum down removed and now living with a stoma, my Ulcerative Colitis is no longer active. Thereโ€™s nowhere left for the disease to flare in the way it once didโ€ฆ so where does that leave me?

Am I someone who had IBD? Or am I still someone living with it?

In todayโ€™s blog post, I wanted to explore that question because IBD is so much more than just a bowel disease. Even without active disease, I still live with the effects it left behind.

A stoma gave me my quality of life back after years of immense pain and failed treatments, but it isnโ€™t a cure. Itโ€™s a management route with its own ups and downs.

Iโ€™d love to know if anyone else with a stoma has ever questioned where they fit within the IBD community now ๐Ÿ’œ

Link: https://hannahmariebrankley.com/world-ibd-day-2026-do-i-still-have-ibd/

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Chapter 34 ๐ŸŽˆ #Birthday Chapter 34 ๐ŸŽˆ

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Lovely meal out last night with loved ones to cele Lovely meal out last night with loved ones to celebrate my brother and Iโ€™s birthday at @casabiancausk ๐Ÿฅฐ

Highly recommend the spaghetti carbonara! ๐Ÿ˜‹

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From winter to spring ๐ŸŒธ #2026 #LifeRecently From winter to spring ๐ŸŒธ

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When you realise that two of the books on your Aug When you realise that two of the books on your August TBR both have a female lead named Marin! ๐Ÿ‘€

Day 218 of 365 Days of Prompts: Read a book with a mug on the cover.

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32 books read so far this month!โœจ Hopefully my rea 32 books read so far this month!โœจ Hopefully my reading wrap-up and reviews will be coming on Sunday!

Day 217 of 365 Days of Prompts: Read a book with an orange cover.

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There are so many exciting releases coming up, and There are so many exciting releases coming up, and narrowing them down to just 12 was not easy! 

August is looking like a fantastic month for new books, with so many tempting additions to my TBR. Especially my Kindle... I went a little overboard... ๐Ÿ˜…

Here are the August releases that are on my radar:
๐Ÿ“š Lost and Found by Tarah DeWitt
๐Ÿ“š The Unknown by Riley Sager
๐Ÿ“š Sea of Charms by Sarah Beth Durst
๐Ÿ“š (Mostly) Human Resources by Grace Viall
๐Ÿ“š The Matchmaker's Cottage by Kat Sloane
๐Ÿ“š Kiss Me Like You Mean It by Laura Wood
๐Ÿ“š You'll Be Sorry by Lisa Gardner
๐Ÿ“š Halloween Town by Joss Wood
๐Ÿ“š Fall Shook Up by Piper Sheldon
๐Ÿ“š If We Survive the Night by Jo Salazar
๐Ÿ“š Something About September by Julia McKay
๐Ÿ“š Bonfire & Bliss Bookstore by Brittanee Nicole

Which August release are you most excited for? ๐Ÿ‘€

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I did a thing... ๐Ÿ‘€ Day 216 of 365 Days of Prompts I did a thing... ๐Ÿ‘€

Day 216 of 365 Days of Prompts: Read a book set in the British countryside.

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