If bagging a beauty advent calendar makes your Christmas season then we’re here to tell you that some have already hit the shelves. Here’s everything you need to know about the best ones we've seen so far
Are you ready to talk about the C word? Because even though we’ve just said goodbye to summer, the beauty world is turning its attention to Christmas. And that can only mean one thing: the arrival of the beauty advent calendars. So we’ve rounded up all the best ones we could find so that you can decide which one is for you when you need to either snap it up or join the waitlist (yep, there are waitlists but hopefully these will be easier to bag than Oasis tickets), what’s inside (without too many spoiler alerts) and the all-important cost vs value. Keep coming back because we will add more as soon as they are available.
The added extras one: Cult Beauty Advent Calendar
Price: £230
Value: over £1100
Windows: 25
Full-size products: 19
What’s inside: Each drawer is filled to the brim. In fact, there is more than one product in nearly all of the drawers as there are 40 products in total in this bad boy. You will find Charlotte Tilbury blusher, Glow Recipe serum, Summer Friday lip balm, Colow Wow hair treatments.
Added extras: Cult Beauty is incentivising customers to recycle as many of the products as possible - especially as travel sizes can be hard to recycle at home - by scanning a QR code which registers the products to be recycled. You are then rewarded with onsite loyalty points.As well as that, you earn £10 credit on a Cult Beauty account when you buy the calendar and inside three calendars are golden tickets worth £1000 Cult Beauty pounds.
Available to buy now
The iconic one: Liberty London Beauty Advent Calendar
Price: £260
Value: £1205
Windows: 25
Full-size products: 18
What’s inside: As you’d expect from the OG beauty advent calendar this is filled with beauty goodies galore. Brand-wise there is La Mer, Byredo, Lisa Eldridge, Paula’s Choice, Augustinus Bader and lots more.
Added extras: Hidden in a couple of calendars is a £1000 voucher to spend at Liberty.
Available to buy now
The fragrance one: Jo Malone London Advent Calendar
Price: £360
Value: n/a as some of the items aren't regular retail items
Windows: 25
Full-size products: None really as it contains a mix of travel-sized products and larger mini sizes that aren't normally available
What’s inside: A veritable treasure trove of miniature candles, bath and body favourites, a travel candle and a festive fragrance.
Available to buy for Jo Malone VIPs on 23rd September and online from 25th September
The decadent one: Fortnum & Mason 2024 Beauty Advent Calendar
Price: £265
Value: £1087
Windows: 25
Full-size products: 23
What’s inside: Containing a mix of English brands such as a Wildsmith serum, Bramley face mask, Bamford pillow mist and Aromatherapy Associates body oil alongside cult products from global brands such as Sol de Janeiro’s Bum Bum cream, a Tocca fragrance and Shleep eye mask. There are a phenomenal amount of full-size products and of course there are some of Fortnum goodies too such as a spiced tea candle and rose hand cream.
Added extras: Ten calendars contain a voucher for a Wildsmith facial worth £120
Available to buy now
The makeup obsessive one: Charlotte Tilbury Charlotte’s Beauty Treasure Chest of Love
Price: £170
Value: n/a
Windows: 12
Full-size products: 3
What’s inside: Calling all Tilbury obsessives, this is the advent calendar for you. While there aren’t as many full-size products as others the rest of the windows are stocked with travel and luxury size products. Including Pillow Talk mascara, lip liner and lipsticks plus some skincare too. Everything you need for a full-on glamorous Christmas look.
Available to buy now
The under £80 one: 12 Days of Liz Earle Beauty Advent Calendar
Price: £79
Value: £178.10
Windows: 12
Full-size products: 5
What’s inside: Everything you need to treat your skin from head to toe. We’re talking the iconic Cleanse & Polish cleanser, eye cream, body wash, body cream, hand cream and lots more.
Available to buy now
The refillable and reusable one: L’Occitane Reusable and Refill Advent Calendars
Price: £170 for the Reusable and £125 for the Refills
Value: n/a
Windows: 24
Full-size products: Mix of full-size and minis in Reusable, refills are all mini
What’s inside: This beautiful reusable calendar comes with all of L’Occitane best-sellers - the idea being that you use them all up and then next year you can top it up with the refill collection, or anything else you fancy.
Added extras: It will last for all Christmas’ to come
Available to buy now
The bath bomb one: Lush 29 High Street Advent Calendar
Price: £130
Value: n/a as many of the products are limited editions specifically for the calendar
Windows: 25
Full-size products: 25
What’s inside: As you might expect, a lot of bath bombs! Our favourites are the Christmas Capybara bomb and the Catch Me If You Can gingerbread man bath bomb. There are also some of Lush’s bubble bars hiding behind the windows which work like a bubble bath-soap hybrid. The advent calendar is completely recyclable apart from the ribbon, which is so pretty you’ll want to keep and use it for your festive wrapping.
Available to buy now
The teen one: Benefit The Gorgeous Grocer
Price: £156
Value: over £295
Windows: 24
Full-size products: 4
What’s inside: Stacked up in the bright pink grocery basket (perfect for using for storage afterwards) are 24 boxes filled with Benefit best-sellers. There are a few skincare products, but the rest is make-up including mascara, brow waxes and gels, Hoola bronzer and a selection of different blushers. The perfect gift for teens or any die-hard Benefit fans.
Available to buy now
The skin lover one: Gatineau 12 Days of Christmas Advent Calendar
Price: £95
Value: £396
Windows: 12
Full-size products: 6
What’s inside: A curated edit of Gatineau’s best skincare products - the brand knows how tight things are for everyone right now so have tried to really maximise the contents to give the best value possible. And we think they’ve done a pretty mega job. In the mix, you will find some GTG favourites such as a full-size of both the Golden Glow Gradual Tan and hydrating essence.
The skincare science one: Dermalogica Advent Calendar Limited Editon
Price: £219
Value: £497
Windows: 24
Full-size products: 3 (plus 4 travel size and 17 minis)
What’s inside: Dermalogica is known for it's science-backed approach to skincare - and this calendar contains a selection of their bestselling products. There's a full size version of the MultiVitamin Power Recovery Masque, £65 and the Active Moist Moisturiser, £45. Plus other miniature favourites, from the cult Daily Microfoliant to Biolumin-c serum and Special Cleansing Gel. Available in stores from 1st October.