I'm excited to bring you my first Christmas post of the season today. I know, I know, it's only October and we've not even celebrated Halloween yet, but this one just can't wait until December.
With Advent a mere five and a half weeks away, the shops are already flooding with beauty Advent calendars, and this year there are more to choose from than ever before. On my quest to find myself the perfect beauty calendar to enjoy this Advent, I found more than 80 beauty calendars to choose from! Last year, I found 35. It took some time to hunt them all down, so I thought I'd do a round-up post featuring them all to save you guys the time and effort, y'know, 'cause I'm nice like that.
Compiled in this post are 79 beauty calendars, 3 candle calendars, and 1 jewellery calendar, ranging in price from an indulgent £280, to a purse-friendly £5, with something for every taste and budget. Let's start with the most expensive first.
If you really want to indulge or spoil a loved one this Christmas, look no further than the luxurious Jo Malone Advent calendar. This elegant cream and black townhouse calendar features a different Jo Malone surprise inside each of the twenty-four numbered drawers, including candles, colognes, diffusers, body cremes, hand lotions, and room sprays, in a selection of their signature scents. This calendar retails for £280, and will be available from late October or early November.
Estée Lauder's Holiday Countdown 24 Luxe Surprises Advent calendar features twenty four luxurious surprises from their best-selling skin care, fragrance, and make up collections. This chic calendar includes their newest innovation, the Revitalizing Supreme+ Creme, Advanced Night Repair- their number one repair serum, Pure Color Envy Lipstick, Modern Muse Eau de Parfum, and so much more. Available now for £205 from
Estée Lauder and
Boots.
Molton Brown Scented Luxuries Advent Calendar £150
Molton Brown's Scented Luxuries calendar is another of this year's most indulgent Advent calendars. Beautifully curated, behind each festive red or green door you'll find a different richly scented, luxurious gift, including classic favourites and new fragrances, and everything from bath and shower gels to home fragrances and hair care. Everything you need to prepare your skin, hair, and home for the Christmas festivities. Available now from
Molton Brown and
John Lewis.
One of the most coveted beauty calendars for 2016, Charlotte Tilbury's World of Legendary Parties features 12 of her travel-sized and award-winning beauty icons, including Magic Cream, Wonderglow, Exclusive Pocket Pout; Jessica Red, and more. This calendar has the prettiest rose pink and gold packaging, which opens up like a wardrobe to reveal twelve drawers inside. If I had a spare £150, I would snap one up in a heart beat. Available now from Charlotte Tilbury.
Liberty London £149
Liberty, the iconic London department store, are back with a new beauty Advent calendar for 2016, and it's sure to be an instant sell-out. Behind twenty-five Liberty print doors you'll find twenty five beauty treats, including thirteen full-sized products, from luxury beauty brands like Le Labo, Diptyque, Byredo, and more. The calendar is said to contain over £500 of beauty products, which is fantastic because it retails for just £149! Available from the 26th of October.
Rodial have released their first ever Advent calendar to give you the full Rodial experience as you count down to Christmas. Locked inside this beauty treasure trove, are twelve magical Rodial beauty heroes, from their bestselling wrinkle plumping and skin rejuvenating Bee Venom Moisturiser through to a full-sized lip liner, this calendar is guaranteed to delight any beauty addict, as well as sculpt, plump, life, brighten the complexion, and transform your skin. The best part is, the contents are worth a staggering £200, giving you twice as many goodies for your money! Available now.
The Vintage Cosmetic Company's twenty-four day luxury Advent calendar has a different full-sized beauty tool or accessory behind every window, including eye lash curlers, tweezers, lashes, and make up brushes; many with a rose-gold finish. I love how the packaging of the calendar looks like a vintage dolls house, but it does seem rather over-priced at £99. Available to buy now.
Clarins Advent Calendar £95
Clarins' Beauty Delights Advent Calendar is the perfect treat for any Clarins or skincare fan. Behind the cardboard windows await a range of hero products and Clarins accessories, including Detox Booster, Beauty Flash Balm, Wonder Volume Mascara and much more. Available now from
John Lewis and
Boots for £95.
Exclusive to Selfridges, the wonderfully colourful Kiehl's Advent calendar is filled with twenty-four travel-sized beauty icons, including Ultra Facial Cream, Midnight Recovery Concentrate, Creme de Corps, and much more. Available now for £95.
Selfridges Eclectic Little Luxuries Advent Calendar £95
Selfridges have also returned with their own beauty Advent calendar this year, bringing together the best of beauty with products from YSL, Lancome, Viktor & Rolf, Kiehl's and Urban Decay. You'll find everything you need to primp and prep you throughout the party season, from miniature fragrances to mascaras and moisturisers. Eclectic Little Luxuries is guaranteed to get all beauty aficionados in to the festive spirit, and make the countdown to Christmas even more magical. Available now for £95.
Luxury Beauty Your Beauty Fairytale Come True Advent Calendar £85
Exclusive to Boots, the Luxury Beauty Your Beauty Fairytale Come True calendar features a variety of skincare and make up treats from best-selling brands Lancome, Yves Saint Laurent, Viktor & Rolf, and Ralph Lauren. Available now for £85.
Kerastase Advent Calendar £79.99
If you're looking to give your hair some TLC to keep it looking its best throughout the festive season, then the Kérastase Advent calendar is for you. This limited edition calendar features twenty-three indulgent deluxe travel size hair care products, and a full size iconic Elixir treat worth £28.50. Available now from Kérastase.
BareMinerals Count Down To Gorgeous Advent Calendar £75
BareMinerals Count Down to Gorgeous Advent calendar is a must for any make up fan. Behind each door is a glamorous goodie, including lip glosses, eye colours, finishing powders and mascaras, perfectly picked for festive get-togethers and magical moments under the mistletoe. Available now for £75.
Dr. Hauschka Advent Calendar £75
Luxury skin care favourite Dr. Hauschka have brought out their first Advent calendar for 2016 filled with 100% natural and organic beauty treats. Behind the windows, you will find a carefully selected collection of Dr. Hauschka body and skin care products, with 23 trial sizes, and one special surprise for Christmas Eve, designed to promote calmness and well-being during the stressful festive season. Available now for £75.
Cowshed Deluxe Advent Calendar £75
Cowshed's deluxe Advent calendar contains a wide selection of natural skin care, hand care, and bath & body treats from cleansers and toners to shampoos and shower gels, so you can pamper yourself throughout the festive season. Available now for £75.
Look Fantastic The Beauty Secret Advent Calendar £70
After the success of last year's beauty calendar, Look Fantastic have returned with their second beauty Advent calendar for 2016, said to be even bigger and better than last year's. Behind the cardboard doors await a selection of beauty essentials including haircare, skincare, bodycare, and make up. The contents are said to be worth over £300, making the £70 price tag a fantastic bargain! Available from the 1st of November.
You Beauty Box Advent Calendar £69.95
The hotly anticipated You Beauty Advent calendar is a fabulous pre-Christmas indulgence, filled with beauty products from the likes of The White Company, Miller Harris, Bee Good, Moroccanoil, and many more. With products worth £270, this is another calendar that is excellent value for money, priced at just £69.95. Available now.
Clarins Men 12 Days of Christmas £65
Men can now enjoy counting down the days 'til Christmas with a beauty Advent calendar, too, thanks to ClarinsMen and their new 12-piece Advent calendar. Nestled inside are all the skin care essentials for a radiant and healthy complexion, making this the perfect treat for the men in your life this Christmas. Available now from Selfridges for £65.
Clinique 24 Days of Clinique £65
Clinique's covetable 24 Days of Clinique Advent calendar is bursting with the brand's signature skincare, fragrance, and make up must-haves, including the Moisture Surge Overnight Mask, High Impact Mascara, and Aromatics in White Perfume Spray. This one's sure to be a hit with fans of the brand and anybody who appreciates high-end skin care and make up. Available now from Selfridges for £65.
The Vintage Cosmetic Company have also brought out a 12 day Advent calendar this year, packed full of beauty accessories. Behind each of the twelve windows you will find one of their best-sellers including pink and blue hair rollers, smokey eye brush set, dolly bow make up headband, Nancy false strip lashes and more. Available now from Feel Unique.
Decléor Paris Advent Calendar £60
The stylish black and gold Advent calendar from aromatherapy skincare brand Decléor Paris contains twenty-five indulgent treats, including two full size products, nineteen face products, and six body solutions, allowing you to pamper yourself right through to Christmas. Available now for £60.
NYX Wanderlust Advent Calendar £60
NYX's covetable Advent calendar is guaranteed to make the countdown to Christmas an exciting one. The packaging is designed to look like a suitcase, with each of the twenty-four doors named after a prestigious city. Encased within it are twelve eclectic soft matte lip creams, and twelve mini eyeshadows, from subtle nudes to playful pop brights, to help prep you for the party season. Available now for £60.
OPI Breakfast At Tiffany's Mini Mani Month Advent Calendar £60
Nail care favourite OPI have created an indulgent and luxurious nail polish calendar with shades inspired by the classic movie Breakfast At Tiffany's and its glamourous star and style icon, Audrey Hepburn. Waiting to be discovered, are twenty-five highly-pigmented, chip resistant mini OPI nail polishes in a beautiful selection of shades, to keep your nails looking beautiful throughout the festive season, and long after the Christmas decorations have been packed away. Available now from
Just My Look for £49.90,
John Lewis for £59.95, and
Jarrold for £60.
The Body Shop 24 Happy Days
Standard £60 //
Deluxe £80 //
Ultimate £99
The Body Shop have brought out not one, not two, but three Advent calendars this year, each catering to a different budget, ranging in price from £60 to £99. Each calendar features twenty-four of The Body Shop's popular skin care, bath & body care, and make up products, including a selection of classic favourites, latest releases, and seasonal scents. The most affordable £60 calendar contains products worth £106; the deluxe £80 calendar has a product value of £127.50; and the ultimate £99 is filled with a staggering £187 of beauty goodies, so they're all fantastic value. I counted down to Christmas with one of their calendars two Christmases ago, and I can tell you they're worth every penny; I had so much fun waking up to a different Body Shop treat every morning leading up to Christmas Day. I'm so tempted to treat myself to the standard calendar again this year. All three are available to buy now, but be warned- they do sell out fast.
Nude By Nature's Splendour 12 Days of Christmas calendar features 12 daily delights, including award winning deluxe minis and other beauty treats, from their Radiant Loose Powder Foundation and Sheer Light Liquid Illuminator, to mini make up brushes and rose gold tweezers. Available now from Feel Unique at just £60.
Paul & Joe Make Up Advent Calendar £56
Another calendar tempting me this year is Paul & Joe's make up collection, which features twelve beautiful make up products, giving you the tools to create flawless and elegant looks throughout the Christmas season. Available now from
ASOS and
Time To Spa for £56.
Lush's Advent offering isn't an Advent calendar, exactly, but it is filled with twelve wondrous Lush goodies to keep you polished, primed, and pampered throughout the festive season. Inside this beautiful Christmas 12 Days of Christmas clock-face packaging await a variety of products from the Lush Christmas collection including the Golden Wonder bath bomb, Snowcastle soap, Sleepy shower gel, and an Oxford Street Exclusive, the Satsuma bath bomb. Available now for £52.95.
Cheeky Advent Calendar £50
Cheeky, the sister company of beauty brand Cowshed, have returned with a new Advent calendar for 2016, filled with twenty-four of their long-lasting, quick-drying, and high-shine 5ml nail paints. This one is sure to be a hit with any nail polish fan! I'm definitely tempted! Available now for £50.
ASOS Beauty Calendar £50
ASOS's beauty calendar is made up of twenty-four skin care, hair care and make up products from a range of big name brands including Dermalogica, Elemis, and Philosophy. The contents are said to be worth £175, so this is another fantastic bargain at just £50. Available to buy now.
Ciaté Mini Mani Month £50
Ciaté's Mini Mani Month, the original alternative Advent calendar, is, of course, back with a new design and a new selection of products for Christmas 2016. This wonderful calendar features a different nail care product inside each of its twenty-four boxes, including 1 full-sized and 18 mini nail paint pots (with 4 new, exclusive shades), plus 1 mini treatment, 2 magical nail toppers, 1 special limited edition surprise, and a sneak peek of a new nail care superhero. This is sure to be another best-seller this Christmas, and tends to sell out fast, so snap one up while you can. Available now for £50. (Where can I find a spare £50?)
RITUALS The Ritual of Advent £49.50
Rituals have released their first Advent calendar for 2016, filled with twenty-four of their skin care, bath & body care, fragrance, and make up products. This calendar is designed to help you "experience little moments of meaning in the anticipation of Christmas". They encourage you to "cherish the daily rituals of taking time for yourself, and set the intention for the year to come to experience meaningful rituals every day." Available now, priced at £49.50.
Nuxe 10 Beauty Treasures Advent Calendar £49
10 Beauty Treasures, the Advent calendar from Parisian skincare brand Nuxe, contains 10 irresistible skin care treats to help get you in to the festive spirit. Inside are a selection of skincare and bath & body care, including a cleansing gel, a shower oil, and a gentle exfoliating gel. Available now for £49.
Sothys Beauty Advent Calendar £49
Sothys Advent calendar is back by popular demand this year, with a different beauty product to enjoy every day during the countdown to Christmas. Contents include Cherry Blossom & Lotus Flower Shower Cream, Hydra-smoothing Mask, Multi-action Eye Contour, and Energising Night Cream. Available now at £49.
Arran Aromatics A Sense of Christmas Advent Calendar £45
Arran Aromatics have launched an exclusive beauty calendar with John Lewis called A Sense Of Christmas. and... at the moment, that's about all I can tell you about this calendar. While it's in the product listings on John Lewis, when you click through, it says the page can't be found. Whether that's an error, or it means the calendar is already sold out or coming soon, I don't know. I think it was in stock when I first found it, but I can't be sure. I'll update this information if I find out more.
L'Occitane Christmas Beauty Advent Calendar £42
L'Occitane have returned with their second twenty-four day Advent Calendar, featuring twenty-four irresistible and luxurious skin care, hair care, bath & body, and fragrance products. This calendar features a selection of best sellers from verbena shower gel and shea butter foot cream, to ultra rich face cream and cherry blossom eau de toilette. At just £42, this is one of this year's most affordable luxury beauty Advent calendars, and the best part is that its contents are worth £80! Available now.
Like last year, I just couldn't resist the charm of the L'Occitane calendar, and treated myself to one last week. I'll be blogging about it in more detail later in the week.
Make Up Revolution Beauty Advent Calendar £40
Make Up Revolution's Advent calendar is the perfect Christmas treat for any make up lover, containing twenty-five products from their popular make up collection. With everything from lipsticks and eyeshadows to highlighters and make up brushes, this is an ideal calendar for growing or starting your make up collection. Available now for £40.
No7 Bright Lights Big City Beauty Calendar £39
No 7 are back with a new calendar for 2016, and it's sure to be as popular as its predecessors. The Bright Lights Big City calendar contains an amazing selection of luxurious skincare and gorgeous make up treats, including one limited edition product, and three make up brushes. It's a limited edition calendar and usually sells out fast, so you may wish to sign up to be notified when the calendar goes on sale, via the link above. Release date unknown.
Liz Earle The Botanist's Cabinet £35
Liz Earle's beauty Advent Calendar 'The Botanist's Cabinet' features eight of their cult skin care products, including their Intensive Nourishing Mask, Instant Boost Skin Tonic, and Superskin Concentrate For Night. It's one of the more affordable luxury beauty calendars this year, and would be perfect for any skincare fan. The Botanist's Cabinet is exclusive to Boots, but I haven't yet found a release date. You'll be able to find it via the link above when it is on sale, so keep checking back.
Marks and Spencers £35
Marks and Spencers' beauty Advent calendars have been very popular over the last few Christmases, and it's likely this year's will be another best-seller, too. This year, it will be filled with twenty five beauty treats featuring deluxe travel minis and full-sized favourites, from a variety of luxury beauty brands, including Ren, Burt's Bees, Neal's Yard, Rituals, and Nails Inc. Coming soon.
Jack Wills Advent Calendar £35
The Jack Wills Advent calendar is packed with mini beauty and body goodies to help you countdown to Christmas in style. Behind the windows, you will find a variety of beauty products, including body butters, scrubs, nail varnishes and hair elastics. Available now for £35.
Salon Services Advent Calendar £35
The exclusive Salon Services Advent calendar contains 24 mini hair and beauty treats from a variety of brands including Tigi, Maria Nila, Lord and Berry, and Ardell. It's the perfect calendar for pampering yourself or a loved one in the lead up to Christmas. Available now for £35.
Benefit 'Girl O' Clock Rock' Advent Calendar £34.50
Beauty favourite Benefit have released a musical twelve day Advent calendar this year, named 'Girl O' Clock Rock'. This exclusive calendar plays an original, seasonal Bene-song when opened, and features a mini-sized Benefit best-seller gift behind each door, including POREfessional pro balm, Dandelion face powder, They're Real! mascara, and Lollitint tinted lip & cheek stain. With contents worth £68, but retailing for just £34.50, this is another fabulous calendar that's wonderful value for money. Available now.
Feel Unique Magic of Beauty Advent Calendar £30
Created in collaboration with fashion illustrator Meredith Wing, Feel Unique's Magic of Beauty calendar is filled with 12 days of beauty surprises. Behind the doors, you'll find skincare, haircare, bath, and make up treats from star brands Nuxe, Percy & Reed, Decléor, Rimmel, and more. Launching on Monday the 31st of October.
Clinique 7 Days of Christmas £28
Along with their twenty-four day Advent calendar, Clinique have released a seven day calendar, with everything you could want for the holidays in one luxe gift set. 7 Days of Christmas contains the best of skin care and colour, including Pep Start Eye Cream, Dramatically Different Moisturising Lotion, and High Impact Mascara. Available now for an affordable £28.
Sanctuary The Let Go Days of Christmas Advent Calendar £25
Sanctuary's The Let Go Days of Christmas Advent calendar is sure to make the run up to Christmas that little bit more special. Behind each of its twenty-four windows is a lovely little treat to put a smile on your face each morning, including skincare, bath & body, beauty accessories, and more, from bath soaks and body washes, to cleansing water, detox masks, and candles. It has everything you need for pampering yourself this Christmas. Available now from Boots for just £25.
House of Fraser Colour Couture Advent Calendar £25
House of Fraser's exclusive twenty-four day Advent calendar features a selection of make up must haves from their own make up brand, Colour Couture. From party-perfect eye pencils to nifty art pens, luscious lip glosses to nail caviar, this calendar has everything you need for the party season and some pre-Christmas pampering. Available now for just £25.
Tanya Burr 12 Day Beauty Advent Calendar £25
Tanya Burr's 12 Days of Christmas beauty calendar will help you count down to the party season, so you can shimmer and sparkle on every occasion. Behind each of its twelve doors await special limited edition treats, including nail polishes, lip glosses, glitter liners, and more. Available now, currently on offer for just £15 at Superdrug.
Essence Advent Calendar £24.99
Essence's calendar is filled with twenty-four on-trend mini beauty pieces for nails, including matte and shimmering mini nail polishes, as well as tools and accessories, which are all limited and not usually available to buy in store. This calendar is sure to bring any nail care fans plenty of fun this Christmas. Priced at £24.99, it's due for release at Wilko stores in November.
W7's Count Down to Christmas Advent calendar contains twenty-four W7 make up products, including nail polishes, lipsticks, lipglosses, glitters, and more. Retailing at £29.95 on their own website
here, it's also available to buy via Beauty Stock UK on Amazon
here, where it's currently just £21.10. Available now.
Next Boutique Fresh & Floral 12 Days of Beauty Treats calendar is a beautifully packaged calendar from their Boutique range, made for beauty lovers. It features twelve beauty treats, including fragrances, make up, nail care, skincare, and bath & body products, from lip glosses and nail polishes to fragrances and body lotion, in two divine scents. Available now.
Technic Cube Beauty Advent Calendar £20
Perfect for young teens and tweens, the Technic Cube beauty Advent calendar is filled with twenty-four make up products and accessories. Available now from Superdrug, and currently on promo at just £10.
Lipsy 12 Days of Beautiful Advent Calendar £20
I can't find any information about the Lipsy 12 Days of Beautiful Advent calendar and what lovely products can be found inside, but it's a 12 day calendar, and is available to buy now form Tesco.
Bomb Cosmetics, both £19.99
Count Down to Christmas Advent Calendar //
The Bomb Advent Calendar
Bomb Cosmetics have brought out not just one but two Advent calendars this year, both priced at a very reasonable £19.99. The blue Count Down to Christmas calendar features a variety of their bath creamers, bath mallows, bath blasters, and soaps; the pink The Bomb Advent calendar is filled with twelve soaps and twelve bath blasters. Both sound wonderful and are sure to be a hit with anybody who loves a relaxing soak in the tub. Available now for £19.99 each.
Aldi Cuvée Advent Calendar £19.99
Filled with Cuvée skincare treats, Aldi's Cuvée Advent calendar is the perfect luxury skin care gift this Christmas. It features twenty-four Cuvée ampule treatments, including Royal Moisture Serum with a triple moisture complex, and Cuvée Lift, with firming Matrixyl 3000, and a special treatment on every 6th day. It's beautifully packaged in a luxury gold calendar, and will be available in store from Sunday the 9th of October. (Currently sold out online).
Mad Beauty Bright Lights Advent Calendar £19.99
Mad Beauty's Bright Lights calendar has a different beauty surprise behind each of its twenty four doors, including nail polishes, lipsticks, eyeshadows, accessories and more. Available now for £19.99.
Active Cosmetics 24 Days of Beauty Advent Calendar £19.99
Active Cosmetic's 24 Days of Beauty Advent calendar is a giant-sized beauty calendar featuring twenty-three make up products and one interchangeable purse compact. Available now.
Oh K! Oh K! 12 Days of Beauty Cuteness Advent Calendar £18
Oh K! Oh K!'s twelve-day kawaii beauty Advent calendar will give you a bit of cuteness and happiness every day over the 12 days of Christmas. Its daily treats include nail varnishes, lip gloss, false eyelashes, nail stickers, and more. Available to buy now for just £18.
Technic's London Bus Advent calendar contains 24 festive make up treats including nail polishes, eyeshadows, lipsticks, and more. Available now.
Studio London 12 Days of Christmas Beauty Calendar £16
Studio London's 12 Days of Christmas beauty calendar features a different nail polish behind every window, with four glitter polishes, and eight high-shine nail polishes waiting to be discovered and enjoyed throughout the festive season. I should add that it's vegan and vegetarian friendly, and it's currently on promo for just £8 at Superdrug!
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Technic 12 Days of Xmas Beauty Advent Calendar £16
The Technic 12 Days of Xmas Beauty Advent calendar lets you count down the day 'til Christmas with a different beauty treat behind every window. Inside are a selection of make up treats from lip glosses to blushers. Available now from Superdrug, this calendar is also currently on promotion for only £8.
Sweet Snuggles 12 Days of Christmas Beauty Calendar £16
Another ideal beauty calendar for tweens and young teens is the Sweet Snuggles 12 Days of Christmas beauty calendar, which contains 12 lovely vanilla and Christmas cookie fragranced beauty treats. Available now, and currently just £8 on promotion at Superdrug.
Technic Hexagon Cosmetic Advent Calendar £15.45
The Technic Hexagon Cosmetic Advent calendar has a different make up treat behind each of its twenty-four days, including nail polishes, lip glosses, and eyeshadows. Available now.
Technic Cosmetic Advent Cube £15.32
Technic's cosmetic Advent cube is filled with twenty-four make up treats and accessories, including eyeshadows, nail polishes, toe separators, and more. Available now.
Technic Mini Nail Varnish Advent Calendar £14.98
The Technic Mini Nail Varnish Advent calendar has a different mini nail varnish waiting for you behind each window, in a variety of pretty colours. Available to buy now.
The Pretty Professional calendar features a different make up treat behind each window, to ensure you stay pampered right up 'til Christmas Day. Inside you will find a range of beauty products and accessories from nail polishes and nail wraps to dotting tools and cuticle sticks. Available now from The Works, currently on offer at just £10.
Chit Chat Cosmetic Advent Calendar £12.49
Chit Chat's cosmetic Advent calendar contains an assortment of make up, nail polish, and hair accessories, including eyeshadows, nail polishes, and hair ties. Available now.
Flutter Beauty Advent Calendar £12
The Flutter Beauty Advent calendar is an ideal beauty calendar for older children, and tweens who are beginning to explore the wonderful world of make up for themselves. It contains twenty-four make up treats including lip glosses, eyeshadows, lip balms, and accessories. Available now, and currently on promo for just £8 at Superdrug.
Mad Beauty 12 Days of Beauty Advent Calendar £10.99
Behind each door of Mad Beauty's 12 Days of Beauty Advent calendar is a fun festive treat in cute holiday-themed packaging for each of the 12 days of Christmas. Featuring everything from lip balms, to bath salts to nail files, it has everything you need to spruce yourself up from head to mistle-toe. Available now, and currently just £7.99.
Mad Beauty 12 Days of Christmas Advent Calendar £10.99
This one is ASOS's exclusive version of the Mad Beauty 12 Days of Christmas Advent calendar, and as far as I can tell, it has the same or very similar contents to the other, just in different packaging. 12 days, 12 beauty treats, and available now for £10.99
Dirty Works Advent Calendar £10
I don't have full details or a link for the Dirty Works Advent calendar yet, but from the product image I gather it's a twenty-four day calendar with a range of bath & body care, skincare, and make up products, along with several beauty accessories. It's due for release at Sainsburys in November. I'll update this when I know more.
Beauty Junkie 7 Day Surprise Beauty Advent Calendar £10
Beauty Junkie's 7 Day Surprise beauty Advent calendar will give you a week of fabulous beauty discoveries, with treats including nail polish, hair chalk, and lip gloss. Available now, and currently just £8 on promo at Superdrug.
Wilko It's Kissmas Cosmetic Advent Calendar £5
The most affordable beauty Advent calendar I've discovered this Christmas is the Wilko It's Kissmas cosmetic Advent Calendar which will only set you back a fiver. It boasts twenty-four beauty treats including lip glosses, nail polishes, eyeliners, and more. Available now, exclusive to Wilko.
American Beauty Advent Calendars
QVC Beauty Advent Calendar $96.75 (About £79)
I've yet to find a British QVC calendar this year, but there is one for you lucky Americans. The QVC Beauty Christmas Advent Calendar features twenty-four beauty products from 21 different beauty brands, including Josie Maran Cosmetics, Kate Somerville, IT Cosmetics, Philosophy, and more. The entire beauty regime is covered over the twenty-four days, with make up, skin care, hair care, bath & body products, and more, waiting for you inside. It's perfect for any beauty fan who loves a variety of beauty brands, and for those who want to start branching out to try more of what the beauty world has to offer. Available now for $96.75, which is currently about £79.
Sephora Advent Calendar $45 (About £36.80)
Sephora released their own Advent calendar this year, filled with twenty-four make up, bath products, and beauty accessories, but it appears that it's already sold out online. Whether or not it will be restocked, I don't know, but it could be worth keeping an eye on their website and checking back, just in case.
Jewellery Advent Calendars
Accessorize Christmas Jewellery Advent Calendar £15
Beauty Advent Calendars aren't the only alternative calendars to choose from; Accessorize, for instance, have a jewellery Advent calendar this year. Behind the first door you'll find a necklace, followed by 22 seasonal charms, as well as a bracelet for festive mixing and matching. The stock photos don't give too much away, but it appears that the charms are all festive-themed, with a penguin, snowman, bauble, and snowflake pictured on the listing. It's available now, and will only set you back £15.
Candle Advent Calendars
Of course, there are also candle Advent calendars for you to choose from, and this year, Yankee Candle have brought out three, each catering to a different budget.
Yankee Candle Party Pavilion Advent Calendar £29.99
Yankee Candle's Party Pavilion Advent calendar is, in my opinion, the most beautiful design of the three Yankee calendars, with its gold glittery packaging and glamourous festive scenes on every side of its hexagonal-shaped box. Each of its twenty-four doors reveal a tea light or votive candle in one of their 9 fabulously festive fragrance, including 20 tea lights in classic festive favourites like Snowflake Cookie, and Christmas Memories, and 4 votive candles in new fragrances like Macaron treats, and Festive Cocktail. Available now.
Yankee Candle Holiday Party Advent Calendar £24.99
The Yankee Candle Holiday Party calendar has a pretty triangular design, and features a tea light or votive candle in one of seven festive fragrances (including four new fragrances for 2016) behind every one of its twenty-four doors. Available now for £24.99
Yankee Candle Advent Calendar £20
And, finally, the third Yankee Candle calendar is a Boots exclusive. It contains twenty-three Yankee Candle tea lights in a variety of festive fragrances including Spiced Orange, Winter Glow, and Snowflake Cookie, and one votive candle in the Christmas Eve fragrance, unsurprisingly, as a special treat for Christmas Eve, and is sure to leave your home smelling festively fragrant as you count down the day 'til Christmas. Available now.
If you've made it this far- thanks for sticking with me! I hope you've found this round up post helpful. I will update the post with any new calendars I find, so keep checking back if there's a calendar you're looking for
Will you be treating yourself or a loved one to a beauty, jewellery or candle Advent calendar this Christmas?
