Remember the days when behind each door of your advent calendar you’d find a simple picture or a small chocolate? Well those times are long gone as nowadays, counting down to Christmas is an altogether more luxurious experience. Beauty advent calendars give you the chance to try out a whole range of products from your favourite brands, plus they’re gorgeously packaged too. And, if you happen to find something you love behind a calendar door in December, there’s still time to get hinting in the hopes a full-sized one will appear under the tree come Christmas Day…
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JO LOVES Advent Calendar (above) £300 www.joloves.com
Packed with 25 luxurious products, the Jo Loves calendar is a must for scent-lovers seeking a fragrant Christmas. Containing mini candles, perfumes, cleansers, lotions and more, this calendar is a great way to get your hands on a whole host of delights from the Jo Loves range – including a full-sized Christmas Trees candle come December 25.
ELEMIS 25 Days of Beauty Calendar, £165 www.elemis.com
The contents of this advent calendar are worth over £344 and for 25 days you’ll discover exciting skincare treats behind each door, including Elemis’ Cellular Recovery Skin Bliss Capsules, Superfood Face Wash and even a full-sized Pro-Collagen Marine Cream. Not many of us can say our skincare regimes step up during December, but with these daily doses of luxury products, yours just might…
LANCÔME Beauty Advent Calendar, £95 www.boots.com
Lancôme’s luxurious 2019 offering contains miniatures of some of the brand’s best-loved make-up, skincare and fragrance products, including their Hypnôse Mascara, Tonique Comfort and their La Vie Est Belle perfume.
L’OCCITANE Luxury Advent Calendar, £89 www.loccitane.co.uk
We love the way this calendar twists to reveal hidden drawers filled with everything you need for the ultimate pre-Christmas pamper session. From fragrances to skincare and everything in between, this calendar contains some of L’Occitane’s most indulgent offerings.
JO MALONE Advent Calendar, £320 www.jomalone.co.uk
Jo Malone’s much-coveted advent calendar makes its return this year, and if we do say so ourselves, it looks better than ever. Over the course of 24 days you’ll discover 24 magical miniatures, ranging from perfumes and candles to home and body products. Plus, the packaging is incredibly cute and makes a great place to store other accessories and beauty bits once Christmas is over.
M&S Beauty Advent Calendar, £40 (when you spend £25 on clothing, home and beauty) www.marksandspencer.com
We love this advent calendar for many reasons; the fact you can pick it up while shopping for socks and scarves being one, the great price being another – and the amazing array of brands all found inside makes it a strong advent offering. Behind each door you’ll find beauty products from brands including Murad, Nuxe, This Works and more.
