The joy of opening a daily door on your advent calendar is no longer just for kids. And for a special treat, instead of chocolate, beauty-based advent calendars have become really popular in the last few years.
Take a look at some of our favourites, and you’ll see the only problem with these beauty advent calendars is resisting opening all the days at once!
The Best Beauty Advent Calendars
Whether you are looking for some luxury lotions and potions or a budget-friendly beauty splurge, you will be thrilled to see the sheer variety of face, hair and body treats available!
If you fancy getting in on the Christmas beauty fun, we’ve rounded up some of the most lovely beauty advent calendars you won’t want to miss. Be prepared, they sell out early!
Clarins 12 Days of Favourites Advent Calendar
This Clarins advent calendar includes 12 Clarins products including a full size Double Serum 20ml and the new Lip Comfort Oil in honey and 10 travel-size treats, from skincare to make-up must-haves. Clarins fans will love the SOS Primer, Hydrating Gentle Foam Cleanser, Comfort Face Scrub and more.
Available exclusively online from Clarins.
Boots No7 Beauty Advent Calendars
After last year’s calendar sold out in record time, this year there are two No7 beauty advent calendars! But you’ll have to join the waiting list for now for 1-day early & exclusive access.
Expect to see new packaging, new designs, full-sized products & for the first time ever, limited edition cosmetics. The Beauty Calendar will have 25 days of No7 favourites worth £211 but available for only £49.50. Or you might fancy the Ultimate Calendar filled with 23 full-sized products, worth £433, for only £140.
Elemis Advent Calendar
Treat your skin to some festive delights with the Elemis Skin Wellness advent calendar. There are 25 skincare surprises to discover, worth over £400, including face and body products from the popular Pro-Collagen collection, Superfood, Peptide and Skin Nourishing ranges.
Available online and in selected retailers from October.
Cowshed Beauty Advent Calendar
Experience Christmas as if for the first time with the Cowshed advent calendar. Count down the days with 24 of some their best-loved products, including skincare, bath, body and hand care treats for holiday season pampering.
With all the components of the Cowshed experience, this is the ultimate way to take the spa home with you.
Jo Malone Beauty Advent Calendar
The ultimate treat is a Jo Malone Beauty advent calendar – it is STUNNING! Each door reveals a scented delight, from perfume to candles to bath and body goodies. Countdown to Christmas with surprises behind each of the 24 doors. Filled with Colognes, travel-sized Bath & Body and Miniature Candles.
Available in-store and online directly from Jo Malone and selected retailers from mid-October. In the meantime, you can register your interest here to find out when it is available.
OPI Advent Calendar
The 2022 OPI Jewel Be Bold Collection Nail Lacquer Mini 25-Piece Advent Calendar will launch 1st October 2022. There are 25 days to open with 12 mini holiday collection shades, 10 iconic colours and more treats. Holiday shades this year include a metallic silver Go Big or Go Chroes, and a pearlescent hot pink Pink, Bling and Be Merry.
Available online from OPI.com, Lookfantastic.com and other websites.
Body Shop Box of Wishes Advent Calendars
Find daily joy as you count down to Christmas Eve with the 24 little surprises inside the Body Shop Box of Wishes Advent Calendar. The new beauty Advent calendar features an amazing pop-up construction that transports you to the world of the women who make the Body Shop Community Fair Trade mango seed oil in Chhattisgarh, India. Products worth £89.50 for £55.
Or you could plump for the Box of Wishes & Wonders Ultimate Advent Calendar containing 25 seriously good head-to-toe treats for keeping you pampered all season, including a few full-sized favourites and bestsellers to make this calendar extra-special. Products worth £219 for £145.
MAC Advent Calendar
Countdown to Christmas with the limited edition MAC Advent Calendar, worth over £405 for £165. This keepsake case is tricked out with mini and major surprises for you to unbox on the daily.
Available online from MAC Cosmetics and from selected retailers from 3 October. In the meantime, you can register your interest here to find out when it’s available.
Lancome Advent Calendar
This year’s Lancome advent calendar is called the The Extraordinary Advent Calendar and it has been designed in collaboration with French Sculptor Richard Orlinski. It folds out to reveal a Parisian city-scape of beauty treats surrounding a Eiffel Tower and each mini building is filled with a beauty surprise from all your favourite Lancome ranges.
The Calendar will be available online from Lancome or in good retailers.
Cath Kidston Advent Calendar
Open a door each day to reveal a beauty treat in this iconic Cath Kidston Advent Calendar. Behind beautifully printed doors, find enriched hand creams, hand balms and body lotions to lip balms, cleansing body scrubs, scented soaps, bath fizzers & salts. All certified vegan and cruelty-free, wrapped in the cheery, printed paper box.
Available in-store and online from Cath Kidston and selected retailers now.
LookFantastic Beauty Advent Calendar
The LookFantastic Advent Calendar has sold out for 7 years in a row, so don’t miss out!
To help you on your journey to complete skincare bliss and ultimate makeup mastery this Christmas, you’ll find 25 incredible products to try, from skincare saviours to haircare and beauty must-haves.
Charlotte Tilbury Advent Calendar
The Charlotte Tilbury Advent Calendar is a luxury treasure trove of beauty goodies. There are 12 doors hiding away a mix of full-size and travel-size makeup and skincare treats that are sure to upgrade your makeup bag.
Sign up to find out when this hotly anticipated box launches.
Molton Brown Luxury Advent Calendar
Count down to Christmas with Molton Brown’s glorious Advent Calendar, a celebration of fragrances, body and home delights, hidden behind the brand’s iconic salon doors, in this emerald green and gilded bespoke box. A calendar full to the brim with 24 deliciously scented and sought-after goodies, your senses can soak up (and bubble up) all the nostalgic and classic scents of Christmas.
Available online from Molton Brown.
25 Days of Conscious Beauty Advent Calendar
The 25 Days of Conscious Beauty Advent Calendar available from Holland and Barrett features 14 full-sized products worth over £180 for £55.
This is the perfect gift for any clean beauty fan, featuring the likes of Q+A, Evolve and Ethique, with many more premium brands inside. Suitable for vegans.
Soap & Glory 24 Days To Treat Yule-Self Advent Calendar
Retro glam is always front and centre with this fun brand, and the annual Soap & Glory advent calendar is no different.
This year’s Soap & Glory 24 Days To Treat Yule-Self Advent Calendar offers a countdown to 24 me-time moments, with pore-pleasing skincare, body-loving treats and so many more surprises that you’ll be tempted to open it up early (we totally forgive you if you can’t resist!).
Available in-store and online from Boots now.
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This year, L’Occitane has released four beauty advent calendars, priced from €65 up. Each has 24 gifts, with everything from shower gels, shampoos, soaps and eau de toilette in the rich signature fragrances L’Occitane are renowned for.
- Classic Beauty Advent Calendar – Featuring a generous selection of favourites, the best-selling Classic Advent Calendar includes an array of travel sizes from the iconic Almond and Verbena shower products, to the Shea Butter Hand Cream and many more. Worth €120 for €65.
- Luxury Beauty Advent Calendar – Open a drawer-a-day in the countdown to the holidays, with the Luxury Advent Calendar. Whether you are familiar with the delectable scents and textures of L’Occitance products, or are looking to discover something new, it’s the perfect addition to your festivities. Products worth €154 for €115.
- Reusable Beauty Advent Calendar – This eco-alternative with its timeless design can be used for years to come! But get yours quick; this calendar sells out well in advance of the festive season! It includes a carefully curated selection of their most iconic products, like the coveted Immortelle Divine Cream and Overnight Reset Serum, amongst a variety of luxurious Provençal treats worth €272.00 for €190.00
- 24 Day Advent Calendar Refill – For those who already have a Reusable Advent Calendar from previous years, you can pick up the 24 Day Advent Calendar Refill, so you can reuse your calendar year after year, whilst still enjoying your favourite Provençal products worth €227.50 for €140.
Available in-store and online from L’Occitane and selected retailers now.
Benefit ‘Sincerely Yours, Beauty’ Beauty Advent Calendar
This year’s Benefit Sincerely Yours, Beauty advent calendar includes 12 of Benefit’s bestselling and fan-favourite beauty goodies, featuring brow top-sellers, mascaras, pore primers and face powders. Open a door each day for a holiday beauty surprise!
Available from John Lewis, Boots and other retailers.
Rituals Advent Calendars
Do you want to count down to Christmas in a unique way? Give yourself or the people you love a luxurious RITUALS advent calendar this year, filled with 24 surprising moments of happiness. For 2022, the Rituals advent calendar will be available in three unique versions, each containing 24 luxurious gifts. In each gift box, you will find a wonderful surprise to enrich body, mind and soul.
- 2D Advent Calendar €69.50 worth €130.00
- 3D Advent Calendar €99.50 worth €160.00
- Premium Advent Calendar €149.50 worth €250.00
Buy the advent calendar in one of the RITUALS stores or order their advent calendars online.
Cult Beauty Advent Calendar
Worth in excess of an astounding £975/€1,100, the Cult Beauty Advent Calendar is truly in a league of its own! This 37-piece edit is overflowing with Cult Beauty icons, from under-the-radar ‘Skindie’ heroes and Cult Conscious favourites to make up’s biggest names and everything in between.
A veritable treasure trove of beauty bestsellers, this highly coveted calendar wraps at least a treat-a-day behind each door, making the countdown to Christmas all-the-more exciting.
Join the waiting list to find out when this box of goodies drops.