Why am I talking about advent calendars in January?

No I’m not trying to make a head start, and no I’m not a bit slow either.

I’m not someone who is bothered by Advent calendars, so I never get myself one.

Even so I still wanted the Ciate advent calendar last year but didn’t like the price tag.

Don’t get me wrong, you get a lot for your money, but £42 was a bit too steep for me.

So I decided to wait and see what would happen after Christmas and if it would be reduced.

Well luckily for me I managed to grab the last one in the Selfridges in-store sale on Boxing Day.

I’d been thinking about it for ages and as a nail polish addict I figured it would be worth it.

I even used it as an excuse to throw out all of my old nail polishes.

The Calendar contains:

19 x 5ml Mini Ciate Polishes

1 x 13.5ml Ciate Polish

2 x 10g Ciate Caviar Pearls
1 x Ciate Caviar Pearl Funnel

2 x 5g Ciate Sequin/Glitter Pots

– With a total value of £119 –

I removed them all from the calendar, which was still fun even after Advent by the way.

And looking at them all together made me realise that they are actually great value for money.

Even though the majority of the polishes are mini pots, you’re going to get plenty of uses from them.

I liked the inclusion of Ciate’s famous caviar pearls, even if they are slightly off-trend right now.

They’re still a fun item to play with and are still sold in stores for full price, so it’s not bad value.

The sequin and glitter pots excited me immensely, as did the amount of glitter polishes – I live for glitter!

The full size polish wasn’t exactly to my taste but I thought it was a good colour to include.

The majority of the polishes are inoffensive and would suit most tastes and styles.
There are a couple of shades I’ll be giving away but I’m pretty happy with the rest.

You can purchase the Ciate Advent Calendar 2013 at Ciate for £21.

In case it sells out, it’s also available on ASOS for £33.50.