The key facts
- Skims offered a full refund or account credit for the $148 advent calendar
- The set contained hair ties, clips, keychains, a mirror, and a fidget toy
- The trigger was unboxing videos on TikTok, including one by blogger Kayla Ryan
The brand offered two compensation options
Skims, the lingerie and apparel brand founded by Kim Kardashian, has offered customers a refund for its $148 Christmas advent calendar. According to Entertainment Weekly , citing a Life.ru report, the reason was a wave of criticism on social media: the contents of the holiday set disappointed customers.
What turned out to be inside the set
The calendar was designed for 12 days and contained small accessories: hair ties, hair clips, bobby pins, keychains, a pocket mirror, and a fidget toy. Discontent intensified after unboxing videos appeared on TikTok: users were outraged by the price-to-content ratio, and some called the purchase the worst advent calendar of their lives. A video by blogger Kayla Ryan sparked widespread discussion — as she opened the little compartments, she grew increasingly disappointed and joked that she hoped to find a gift card in the last one to get her money back.
The company's response
After the criticism, Skims representatives admitted that the set had failed to meet the expectations of some buyers. The company personally contacted each customer and offered two compensation options: a full refund or a credit of the same amount to their account for future purchases. Meanwhile, the calendar is still listed on the brand's official website, but all units have sold out — interested buyers are invited to join a waitlist.
Kardashian at the center of a scandal again
This is not the first wave of criticism directed at Kardashian in recent days: earlier, Life.ru reported that the celebrity was criticized for trying on Elizabeth Taylor's jewelry — she posted photos wearing a necklace and earrings from the late actress's collection, taken at a Bulgari boutique in Rome. Some users also recalled the scandal surrounding the Marilyn Monroe dress that Kardashian wore to the 2022 Met Gala.
