Christmas may seem a way a way still but it will soon be here and it’s never too early to treat yourself to an advent calendar, especially when some of these are set to sell out quickly! You are never too old for an advent calendar (or two!) and there is nothing quite like peeling a door open to find a tasty treat or in this case a beauty product! There are amazing advent calendars available this year and it’s hardly a surprise they are gone off the shelves so quickly, when a lot of these are worth so much more than the asking price. Especially when they include full size products! Whether it’s treating yourself, after some mini sized products for travelling, wanting to try out something before you buy the full sized product, or dividing the contents up and giving them out as gits to your friends and loved ones, (I know, genius idea!) there is bound to be a beauty advent calendar that tickles everyone’s fancy. Here, I am taking you through the top 10 must have beauty calendars to get your hands on before it’s too late! Just click the titles for the links to take you to where you can purchase them! Don’t worry, I’ve got you covered!
Charlotte Tilbury: Lucky Chest Of Beauty Secrets – £160
First up is one that is popular every year, that is Charlotte Tilbury! For starters this is worth £223 so you are saving £63! Included are 2 full size products including Charlotte’s Magic Lip Oil Crystal Elixir, great for hydrating lips. Then you get 10 travel size products too including the Rock ‘N’ Kohl in Barbarella Brown, Lip Cheat Lip Liner in Hot Gossip, and the much loved Matte Beauty Blush Wand in Pillow Talk, so although there is only 12 products in total, there are a lot of much loved products to add to your makeup collection, and if you’ve been wanting to try Charlotte Tilbury for a while, this is the perfect opportunity to. I love the design of the chest as well and the advent calendar even doubles up as a jewellery box!
Fortnum & Mason: Fortnum’s Beauty Advent Calendar 2023 – £260
Wow! Wow! Wow! I actually didn’t know Fortnum & Mason did an advent calendar until recently. This is worth and I hope you are ready for this.. a whopping £1020! That is a saving of £760 which is just crazy! This calendar contains 22 full sized products, 7 travel size and 1 deluxe sample, which in total is 30 products. More than 1 per door! Very good value for money! I won’t spoilt everything for you but some of the products included are; Olverum Firming Body Moisturizer 30ml, La Bouche Rouge Nude Lip Pencil & Acqua Di Parma Arancia Di Capri Body Lotion, 75ml. It is a great way to try so many different brands and it includes so much from skincare, haircare, bath etc. Be sure to check out their other advent calendar’s as well including a feasting one!
Sephora: Sephora Favourites Advent Calendar 2023 – £189
Following the success of their first advent calendar, Sephora have come back with an even bigger beauty selection. There really is a great selection of beauty advents calendars around at the moment and this one is no different, the products included are worth over £1000! Inside contains 36 products from a mixture of 18 different brands, 23 of which are full sized. Products that can be found behind each door are Floral Street Sweet Almond Blossom Eau de Parfum 10ml, Gxve Beauty Original Me Clean High-Performance Matte Lipstick 3g and Beautifect Beautifect Blender to name a few. I really love the variety chosen for this one as you get a bit of everything! This advent calendar has got you covered in all areas!
Harrods Of London: The Harrods Beauty Advent Calendar 2023 – £250
Next up we have this luxurious advent calendar from Harrods. This is one that sells out every year. Worth a whopping £1,173, you will be saving a total of £923! You can expect to find 21 full sized products and 4 travel sized products inside. Some of the products included are Aromatherapy Associates De-Stress Muscle Bath and Shower Oil (55ml), Laura Mercier Caviar Stick in rose gold (Full Size) and Rodial DB Eye Gel (15ml). There really is lots of incredible brands and not one will go unused. Can we also just take a minute for the beautiful packaging as well. It’s visually one of the best looking advent calendars around. I just love the details and colours chosen, especially the gold foiling. The box is a keepsake itself. It really will be hard not to open every door up all in one go!
Jo Malone: Jo Malone Advent Calendar – £350
If you are wanting something more bath and body and less makeup, then Jo Malone is the perfect advent calendar for you. Filled with 25 individual goodies you can expect to find individual bath and body miniatures, a full sized scent and two travel sized candles, perfect for lighting in the background whilst getting cosy and watching Christmas films. What’s not to love?! It also means you can take a little bit of Christmas on your travels wherever you go. You will find many festive scents including gingerbread, orange and pear, which will leave your home and your skin smelling so lovely. Jo Malone is a brand that really does know how to do festive and if are a lover of the brand, you are guaranteed to love this advent calendar.
M&S: M&S Beauty Advent Calendar 2023 – £45 When You Spend £35 On Clothing, Home Or Beauty
The M&S advent calendar is probably one of the best value advent calendars about, in the terms of for one of the cheapest advent calendars and what you get in return, which is a lot!. The contents is worth over £340! I feel like the packaging is very clever as you can use this vegan leather vanity case for many things such as a travel case or just to store your everyday essentials in. Inside you can find travel sized and full sized products including a Pixi Brow Tamer 4.5ml, Dr Paw Paw Overnight Lip Mask 10ml & Clinique Pop Lip Colour + Primer, to name a few. There is a real mixture of products inside and I am very tempted myself with this one as there’s so many things I’d like to try and I just know this is going to sell out very quickly!
Cult Beauty: Cult Beauty Advent Calendar 2023 – £225
Another advent calendar that is worth over £1,000! Now this advent calendar is a little bit special as there is not 25 product hidden in the draws but 39! Receiving one beauty product each day is exciting but knowing that some days you will receive two, is even more exciting! There is even 20 full sized products in this, which is incredible! Inside you can find products like Dr. LEVY Switzerland full size R3 Cell Matrix Mask (50ml), RÓEN full size Eyes on Me Eyeshadow Palette (3.68g) & Dr. Barbara Sturm deluxe Hyaluronic Serum (3ml). One thing I really love is they are donating part of their sales from these to Mental Health UK, but also working with More Trees too, which is just such a great thing to see and get behind.
Harvey Nichols: The Harvey Nichols Beauty Advent Calendar 2023 – £250
Next up is an advent calendar by Harvey Nichols. Another one worth over £1300 where you can find 45 products, including 24 full sized! That’s like having nearly 2 beauty advent calendars! Some of the contents you can find inside is a Color WOW Xtra Large Bombshell Volumizer 50ml (full size), Escentric Molecule E01 30ml (full size) & Jo Loves Pomelo Paintbrush 7ml. I love that there is a wide range of variety in this one, as well as big names and vouchers from the likes of Fenty! So if you are wanting to try out a lot of different brands and find some new essentials, this is the calendar for you. Harvey Nichols are also hiding a select number of £100 gift cards in their advent calendars, if that doesn’t persuade you even more to grab your hands on one of these.
The Body Shop: Advent Of Change – £59
The Body Shop is next with this beautifully detailed advent calendar worth £119! One thing that I really like about The Body Shop is that they bring out three different priced advent calendars to try and cater for everyone’s price bracket, so everyone can enjoy their advent calendars. You still get 24 little treats behind each door including Mango Hand Balm 30ml, Vitamin E Sheet Mask 18ml, and Avocado Body Butter 50ml. If you aren’t too bothered about makeup and more into skincare and bath products, then you’ll love this. I have worked for The Body Shop before, and have tried a lot of their products and I can tell you they have so many beautiful smelling products and ones that do wonders for your skin. I still use them now 10 years on!
MAC: Frosted Frenzy Advent Calendar – £170
Last but not least we have an advent calendar by the much loved brand MAC. Who doesn’t love MAC?! Some of the 24 mini products you can find behind each door are the Powder Kiss Lipstick in shade Teddy, Powder Kiss Soft Matte Eyeshadow in shade My Tweedy, and the Powder Kiss Velvet Blur Slim Stick in shade Spice World. There are some perfect products inside to help you get ready for all those Christmas parties and festive gatherings! This is worth over £485 saving you more than £315, which you can’t complain about! It is definitely one for the makeup lovers and if you haven’t tried MAC before, it’s a great way to dip your toe in before buying their full size products. The choice of colours for the box is very MAC too!
So there you have it, my top 10 beauty advent calendar picks for this year! Which one is your favourite, and will you be getting one? Perhaps you’re getting one I’ve not listed, let me know in the comments!
Amy x
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