Hey guys! I apologize for the mess I made out of this video! Let me know which calendar (yes, all of them are calendars I know this now lol) is your favorite! Love ya💖 PS. My face looks ridiculous in this, because the lighting is so bad I had to turn the saturation and exposure way up and it made my makeup look even more noticeable than it typically is lol

I mean, with value and everything, at least Revolution isn't afraid of putting full sized products in their calendars. For some reason, it feels like a rare thing this year

If only the boxes in the Friends calendar were labeled like the episodes - "The one where your lips pop" etc.

Don’t be shy girl, make a 3 hours calendar palooza. We’ll watch it.

That Friends mirror is doubly cool because the frame around the peephole was originally a mirror that got broken during set design, so they just decided to slap the frame up on the door.

The Friends box confused me, because they had a HUGE 2, maybe 3, round collab with Revolution and they came out with so many themed and properly Friends named items this past year! All the lipsticks were like "Ross" "Rachel", each friend had a lipstick! How they didn't have those included instead of the candy cane and gingerbread stuff is beyond me!

“I’m going to assign heads to ducks because ducks have…..heads…” “What kind of freaking clowns came to your birthday parties?” - from the episode where Chandler and Joey forgot Ross’s son on the bus. Also Chandler and Joey had a duck 🤷‍♀️

“Anything could be day 1 at this point, it’s anarchy.” 🤣🤣🤣 That cracked me up!!

It's nice to watch a creator from the same gen. The "vintage Y2K" thing has been throwing me for a loop, too. I was shopping the other day and saw these "vintage" Britney Spears and Nsync shirts and I was thinking, '10 years ago isn't vintage!!!' but then the reality of time and space reminded me that it was actually 20 years ago 😅

For the friends advent calendar: the chick and the duck is reference for joey and chandler’s pets. The “ready to party CHECK” is a reference to ross and monica when they do a checklist in their head they say “CHECK!” At the end. 😄

At the end of advent season, I propose a "how many whole makeup looks can Alexandria make" video. And I do enjoy the idea that's been going around of you putting together one good advent calendar, from products you received or other products.

Your edits over the "not advent calendars" moment had me ROLLING you're so funny that was perfect 🤣

This video has my favorite Alexandria things: Editing commentary ragging on filming Alexandria, and smelling products that shouldn't be smelled :)

Just to encourage you, I super enjoy this Advent series!!!♡

The duck reference is because joey and the Chan Chan man have that pet duck! 😂🦆🦆

Advent calendar unboxings are the absolute best. I feel so spoiled this year getting so many from my favourite unboxer 🥰

The fact that you didn't just redo the first one after discovering that it was indeed an advent calendar, and instead posted it for the rest of us to enjoy/laugh with you is why I love this channel 😂💜

“sick in bed” Watching her open advent calendars and subscription boxes so relaxing. I’m on a two hour binge of her videos thank you

I LOVE that you did not refilm the first advent calendar. One of the reasons I love your channel is that you do not try to hide the fact that you aren't perfect. It makes me not feel so stupid when I do things that are "incompetent" which is far more often than I would like lately! lol I liked the 2nd calendar the best. I think it definitely gave you the largest number of usable products for the money. Thanks for all of your effort on these calendars, can't wait to see the next one!

Hilarious! I love all your calendar unboxings, but the "doubling down" on the non-advent thing was wonderful...exactly the same goofy thing I would do!!😂

I'm enjoying this series, it's a fun rollercoaster of what is going to happen next. Also Ren is so cute in his bed in the background. 🥺

Hi! I work in licensing and I work closely with WB to license their products, including Friends. I can tell you that WB is extremely picky and chances are when they submitted concepts to WB, they were asked to use generic names. I can’t explain why, just that it doesn’t surprise me given that I’ve worked on projects that have gone completely another direction because WB asked us to change it.

I would totally love an “items i loved them most out of the advent calendars” after this whole debacle 😂

Awww, you got Ren settled all cosy comfy with a holiday toy even. Ren peeking out from his bed to check on you is adorable. Also, don't be so hard on yourself. We all do stuff like that from time to time. That you didn't start over after you realised is lovely, because it lets us know we're not alone.

I would have loved to have seen more friends references in a friend's themed calendar. I feel like they certainly did miss some opportunities there. Also chandler and Joey had a pet duck and chicken. I think for the things that had the ducks, they should have also put the chicken in it.

It’s so weird, because Revolution literally came out with those little 9 pan palettes for each Friends character. Why weren’t they in the calendar???? So weird.

I'm waiting on sephora. It's a tradition. I feel like I missed it, but it's not in the list. She's having us wait until the finale

This video isn't a mess, its chaos and I am loving it honestly. The voiceover was perfection.

I saw an advent calendar at Whole Foods today and thought of you 🥳😝

I love the commentary on your commentary. It’s super endearing and relatable

Nobody does train wreck unboxing like you. You make dud boxes still interesting. The boxes are mostly train wrecks, not you too clarify. So interesting and love watching them!

The chocolate in the Advent calendars I used to get as a kid were waxy and terrible, so I don't think you are missing anything unless they really stepped up their game.

The addition of Ren in these recent videos is just top tier 💜🐾 his little face and your energy makes the perfect combo 😘

I was laughing so much! The Second was cool, since they were all full size. Chandler and Joey had the chick and the duck. I think the company only bought so many phrases and words from the show and they save them for the purchase products. I have bought a LOT of the Revolution Friends makeup and they always have references to the shows and names on it.

I think the only GREAT advent calendar, and the only one I was so excited about after watching you that I went and bought myself was the Glossy Box. I already know I will buy it again next year. The value of it was amazing.

Joey and Chandler had a duck and chick as pets. lol It was a pretty good calendar. I have so much fun watching you. Have a wonderful blessed night.

This was histerical. After having a sad day. You really put a smile on my face. My husband thought I was crazy laughing while looking at my phone! Thank you!!! More please!!!!!

We would watch hour long videos with absolute delight! Don’t feel like you need to rush! The Advent calendar series is the greatest Christmas gift 🎁

Whenever I see you release an Advent Calendar I always make myself hot cocoa, sit back and enjoy the unboxing.👍 ☺

You CAN use the empty calendar to make your own for a friend!! 💚💚💚💚

Love that we are finally seeing full size products. This is what I want from a advent calendar

I just want to drop some encouragement. I adore this series and look forward to every new video! I keep watching your old ones on a loop. I'll keep watching as long as you keep posting. 💖

I loved the second calendar it had so many products I was like yeah I’d totally use that. I’ve bought revolution products before and I like them so it’s a cute calendar.

Seeing Ren cleared my skin and raised my credit score Also, that “buh buh bup no nooo” around the 6:00 mark was spoken like a true dog mom!

I actually love this brand of "not an advent calendar"! Cute and actual legit sizes. Okay makeup revolution! Also,this video was super entertaining and I laughed alot during this adventure! Thank you!!

New Witcher season, a good high, and then we have Alexandria and the best time of the year "Advent Calendar Season"

I’m one of those that walks through life desperately needing a babysitter, too. Someone to watch over me and make sure I don’t drink Sea Monkeys (yesm, I did that by accident once), or grab potato peelers by the blade and nearly slice her finger off. I consistently make wrong decisions to make messes out my life. Jessica is a messica is my mantra. So watching you makes me feel it’s ok, and I laugh along with you. Never at you…nooo. 😗 Really love watching your videos, even though I don’t wear a stitch of makeup. Never change. 💖

I loved this one. What I love most is how perfectly imperfect the unboxing was. I am a social worker and today was the last day at work before we close for the holidays. I made so many mistakes this week and this reminded me to be kinder to myself when I do. Love your channel ♡

Hun you and your "incompetence" are adorable! Don't you ever change, love you exactly for being 100% you and never ever apologize for it ♥️

Pros: No skin care No teeny tiny squeezy tubes No sheet masks No stickers Mostly (all?) full sized items Cons: Price Possibly low quality products? Theming cohesiveness a bit hit or miss Conclusion: miles better than the QVC calendar.

You're always so hard on yourself, yet you do great work. I always enjoy the videos that are a little more chaotic.

So far, these are my favorite calendars you have opened. You get mostly all makeup which is fun. And I loved the Chocolate one. The pink vibe is so cute. Might have to buy it ❤️

Oh I was confused. I thought that the chocolate one would be real chocolate😂😂

I heard Makeup Revolution has some good dupes, but I agree that the first calandar seems to be geared more towards teens. I like the second one though.

The 2nd one was probably the best. The Friends one was cute. The video was a scream! Love it!

I love the fact you allow your natural hiccups in life such as the first colander and don’t beat yourself up too much as we all do those for me it’s daily lol

I remember when I had a lighter in my makeup bag because all eyeliners were super hard and dry like that and you had to warm them up a bit.

The stand-alone Friends makeup that they sold separately or as bundles had more branding. I’m guessing they used up all their ideas on those and dumped the rest into the calendar. The packaging in the calendar looks a lot like the standalone stuff.

The ducks on the scrunchie are in reference to the duck that Joey and Chandler had as a pet.

Littering London with lonely hearts. 😂😂 cracks me up!!!!

“Ready to party…check” is from the episode where Ross just moved in to the naked guys apartment and he’s having his own party to boycott the handy man’s party! Joey and Chandler have a pet chick and duck!

Allie, you managed to surprise me. I was certain that at any moment this was going to go from an unboxing to a slasher flick. That knife is terrifying.

I love that you didn't just put it all back and redo it. It's nice to see that you're human.

I agree that three nice scrunchies is a way better door than a singular hair bobble

Advent calendars unboxing are really boring except when Alexandria is the one opening them. I really enjoy them so much!!!!

Those super expensive calendars need to take tips from makeup revolution! Great job MUR! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

I don’t buy advent calendars, but I find myself watching these videos all the way through lol. Side note: my best friend ends up with so many products she doesn’t want/need (or just won’t get around to using because she gets so much by the time she’s opened everything) from these by the end of December and we package them in little makeup bags and donate them to women’s shelters and homeless shelters. Just a little idea if you find yourself in the same position as her (piles of stuff that won’t be used 🤦🏼‍♀️) and don’t know what to do with it all!

I’m guessing day 25 is gonna be the holy glory Sephora lol. Loved this video ❤️

Alexandria in Feb 2022 - "Welcome to my channel! Today we unboxing advent calender #316!" To be fair, I will definitely still be watching....

completely unrelated but there will be a meteor shower on December 21-22! if you live in the northern hemisphere, you'll most likely see it (if it isn't cloudy and/or you live in a dark-ish area)

Thank you for being you and being real! Yay! Super refreshing to see an all make-up calendar. Fun! Enjoying this series so much!

Omg the voiceovers made me laugh with the first calendar 😂

I'm loving all of these it's helping me decide which ones I might get for my self next year. Plus I just find your videos incredibly entertaining!

an upload just in time to distract me from just submitting a lot of college applications thank you 😭

The brush with the bad haircut, you a funny girl 😂 😆 😂

i love The Boy On The Couch. my heart got happy when he laid in the bed as soon as you set it down

This cracked me up. I didn’t see the flap either after you said it was there. “It could be day #1- this is anarchy!” 😂😂😂😂

My thought on the Friends calendar is this; maybe it was a cash grab- they might of had to chose a “level” for the licensing, and chose the cheapest one so that meant they could only have a certain percentage of actual Friends theme merch inside? Nothing else but cheapness makes sense! Because like you said, it wouldn’t have taken much at all to add a few quotes, or use pictures on the boxes. I bet if they’d of wanted to use actual likenesses of the character the cost for perpetuity would have gone up exponentially. They likely wanted to cash in on the Friends fan base for the least amount of cost as possible. But I want to point out to any advent calendar manufacturers out there watching (and you should be, you could learn so much both from Alexandria and the commentary) note the delighted surprise on her face as she discovered the cute mirror. THAT’S what an advent calendar is meant to do… be filled with things that truly delight your customers, things that are unique to the calendar. NOT things that prove you don’t care enough to make the experience fun- and that you’re just cashing in on the popularity of the idea of an advent calendar without much thought at all to making it special. Although it’s wonderful watching Alexandrias special charm, and sense of humor, as she is constantly let down again and again (in soooooooo many ways!) it would also be fun to see companies begin to respond and make changes as well! Great content Alexandria, please don’t be hard on yourself for little goofs here and there! We love you! 💕

I’m living for these videos, I look forward to them every year ❤️🥺

I literally look forward to these videos all year! They are some of my favorite videos that you post. I love the comment’s on the products.

Honestly my favourite advent calendar I've opened that I've actually loved everything,was lush , very pricy though

My daughter has an Exit puzzle calander. It's been fun lol. Also we have a few from the body shop just for fun. So far no real disappointments. Just puzzle frustration sometimes. Lol

You know what calendar is actually amaaaaaazzingggg!!? ASOS face & body!

A 30 min video! Yess 😍😍😍 I love this season

Having asked you last year and this year to try I 🖤 Revolution because they're make-up heavy - yay! They have whole ranges of Friends and chocolate stuff, not just the advent calendars. Duck and chick lived with Joey and Chandler for a while. Favourite calendar so far is the Rituals one.

Girl I have been praying for y'all since I heard about the tornado! I went on instagram and your Facebook page Apparitions but couldn't find out anything! I'm so relieved to see this video I actually teared up with relief y'all are ok! After seeing Blessed beyond measure"video it hit me how much I genuinely care about y'all! They'd just left the house 10 minutes to go to the in-laws before the storm hit and sweetie when I tell you they had the Lord's grace guiding them I mean it! Their ENTIRE HOUSE is GONE so had they stayed, I'd be telling a much different story with a horrifying ending! God bless your family and please know in your heart, you are always appreciated and loved🙏✌️💗 XOXOXO from Florida cutiepatootie 🤗❣️

Watching you unbox advent calendars is the only thing keeping me sane through the holiday retail season. Just awesomeness.

Christmas is sooo close ♥️♥️♥️♥️ I LOVE THE HOLIDAYS! And advent calendars make them even better!!!

My day just got better! 😁

32 MINUTES…i’m getting the eggnog hold on

Alexandria Vs. Alexandria commentary is literally the best thing out there

A true make up advent calender is refreshing. All the squeezey tubes and jars were bringing me down lol

These calendars are only this expensive when they're full price because they discount it so fast that you can barely see it being sold for the original price. They're priced to be discounted. Sometimes down to 10-15£

Me: oooh 12 days of chocolate sounds tasty. Not sure when Alexandria became a food review channel tho Alexandira: *opens it and its all makeup* Me: oooh... chocolate is the name of a makeup line...

Okkkkuuurrr lmao that first advent calendar "unboxing" was hilarious

This makes sense. Advent calendars were popularized in the UK and I heart revolution is a UK company. Chances are you didn't see all of them because in the US we don't get all their stuff in store or online. You have to order directly from their site to see everything. Also: this is like their 6th friends collection

I think it's adorable that you messed up and left it in. We all mess up every day. I'm constantly sending emails to the wrong Melissa at work. 🤷‍♀️ Makes you human. ❤️

You know the color part on the tubes is a tester. You pop the clear part off to get the color to swatch without using the product itself. 😊

Yes Please unbox all of your advent calendars! I love all of your advent calendars unboxings.

Seeing your Boston baby just makes my day even if it's for a second. I love your videos. The puppy is just a bonus ♥️