Happy 1st December everyone! Its that time of year again – tree goes up, Michael Bublé playing in the background, day 1 of the advent calendar. With so many to choose from, I have made a list of some of my favourite beauty advent calendars this year to help you make that crucial decision.
*This post will include spoilers – to make your purchasing decision easier*
Bargains
Revolution Advent Calendar – £30
Amazon Beauty Advent Calendar
Inside:
Elemis Pro-Collagen Marine Cream, Baxter of California Shave Tonic /Baxter of California Citrus and Herbal-Musk Deodorant, Max Factor False Lash Epic Mascara Black, L’Oreal Paris Color Riche Lipstick Balmain Limited Edition, Crabtree & Evelyn hand therapy cream, JAMES READ Sleep Mask Tan for Face, Percy & Reed Eau My Goodness Shine & Fragrance Spray/Big, Bold & Beautiful Dry Instant Volumising Spray, Bourjois Rouge Edition Velvet Matte Liquid Lipstick, Sally Hansen Gel Rehab Treatment, Biore Ultra Pore Strips, Eylure False Eyelashes, Wunder2 Super-Stay Liner Long-Lasting & Waterproof Colored Eyeliner, Garnier Micellar Water, Real Techniques brushes, John Frieda Frizz Ease Secret Agent Touch Up Creme, Patisserie de Bain Sugared Violet Hand Cream Tube, Rimmel London Ink Me Stamp Tattoo, Camellia & Rose Gentle Hydrating Cleanser with Muslin cloth, Sleek MakeUP Matte Me Lip Cream Birthday Suit, Simple Rich Moisture Sheet Mask, Love Beauty Planet Hair and Body products, Baylis & Harding Jasmine & Apple Blossom Hand Gel, Nivea Lip care Pearly Shine (Pink), Rituals The Ritual of Ayurveda Foaming Shower Gel
M&S Beauty Advent Calendar – £35 when you spend £35 in store
Inside:
Nuxe Body Cream, Diego Dalla Palma Eye Pencil, Eyeko Lash Alert Mascara, Percy & Reed Perfectly Perfecting Wonder Overnight Recovery, The Hero Project Hyasoft Instant Moisture Boost, This Works Deep Sleep Pillow Spray, This Works In Transit Camera Close-Up Mask, Moisturiser and Primer in One, Skyn Iceland Berry Lip Fix with Wintered Red Algae, Phillip Kingsley Pomegranate & Cassis Elasticizer, Leighton Denny High Performance Nail Colour, Living Proof 5-1in-1 Styling Treatment, Studio 10 Lip Perfecting Balm Gloss, Pur Afterglow Skin-Perfecting Powder Highlighter, Filorga Time-Filler Eyes, Stila Smudge Stick Waterproof Eye Liner, L’Occitane Immortelle Divine Cream Advanced Anti-Aging Skincare, L’Occitane Verbena Shower Gel, Autograph Blusher Brush, M&S Formula Absolute Ultimate Sleep Cream, Prai Ageless Throat & Décolletage Crème, Balance Me Wonder Eye Cream, Pixi Rose Tonic, Autograph Luminosity Luxe Multi Bronzer, Ren V-Cense Revitalising Night Cream, Shay & Blue Black Tulip Natura Spray Fragrance
Nivea Advent Calendar – £39.99
Inside:
“Refreshing Moisture Mask, Refining Peel Off Mask, Nourishing Honey Mask, Smooth Care Hand Cream, Express Care Hand Cream, Soft Moisturising Cream, Creme, Crème & Oil Pearls Cherry Blossom Shower Cream, Rich Moisture Soft Caring Shower Cream, MicellAIR Skin Breathe MicellAIR Water for Sensitive Skin, Daily Essentials 3 in 1 Refreshing Cleansing Wipes, Pearl & Beauty Antiperspirant Deodorant Roll-On, Limited Edition Original Care , Caring Lip Butter Blueberry Blush, Original Care Caring Lip Balm, Caring Lip Butter Original, Caring Lip Butter Red”
Cath Kidston Beauty Advent Calendar – £40
Inside:
Hand Cream: 1 x 50ml and 7 x 30ml, Body Lotion: 4 x 30ml, Lip Balm: 3 x 10ml, Scented Soap: 4 x 30g, Body Scrub: 3 x 15ml, Cuticle Cream: 2 x 15ml
Soap & Glory It’s a Calendar, Girls! – £40
Inside:
x2 Clean on Me Shower Gel Pod, Thick & Fast High-Definition Collagen-Coat Mascara, x2 Rich & Famous Shower & Bath Body Wash, Sexy Mother Pucker 3D Volume Lip Shine Gloss Stick, x2 Sugar Crush Fresh & Foamy Body Wash, Sexy Mother Pucker Matte-Lip 3D Colour & Sculpt, The Scrub of Your Life Body Buffer, x5Crazy Sexy Kohl Twist-Up Eyeliner, Righteous Butter Body Moisturiser, Hand Food Non-Greasy Hydrating Hand Cream, Heel Genius Amazing Foot Cream Marvel, One Heck of a Blot Instant Perfecting Power Primer, x3 Pillow Plump Lip Gloss, Tweezers
24 Days of the Enchanted Advent Calendar – The Body Shop (Olivia) – £45
Inside:
Shower Gel Strawberry 60ml, Body Milk Coconut 60ml, Born Lippy™ Lip Balm Watermelon 10ml, Bunny Nail File, Hand Cream Berry Bon Bon 30ml, Bath Bomb Vanilla Delight 28g, British Rose Fresh Plumping Mask 5ml, Bath Lily Pink, Hand Cream Almond 30ml, Shower Gel Peppermint Candy Cane 60ml, Facial Cleansing Sponge, Himalayan Charcoal Purifying Glow Mask 5ml, Shampoo Strawberry 60ml, Gentle Eye Make Up Remover Camomile 60ml, Brow & Lash Brush & Comb, Body Scrub Coconut 50ml, Bath Gloves Red, Body Lotion White Musk® 60ml, Born Lippy™ Lip Balm Strawberry 10ml, Bath Bomb Green Tea 28g, Eye Definer Black 1.1g, Hand Cream Shea 30ml, Matte Lip Liquid Tahiti Hibiscus 8ml, Body Butter Almond Milk & Honey 50ml
Ciate London Mini Mani Month Advent Calendar – £50
Mid Range
Selfridges Beauty Lovers – (£70 down to £50)
” Eyeko Eyedo Eyeline Travel, Stila Stay All Day Lipstick (Perla/Bacca), Eylure Luxe Solitaire Lashes, Egyptian Magic All Purpose Skin Cream 7.5ml, Show Beauty Dry Shampoo 1.1oz, Caudalie Vineactiv 3-In-1 Moisturiser 15ml, Illamasqua Hydra Veil 7ml, Sol De Janeiro Bum Bum Cream 75ml, Ouai Wave Spray 30ml, Dermalogica Phyto Replenish Oil 5ml plus 30 Min Treatment, Zoeva 228 Luxe Crease Brush, Limecrime Matte Velvetines Deluxe Travel Size, Cover FX CED Moonlight Drops 3ml, Too Faced Better Than Sex Mascara 4.8g, Peter Thomas Roth Skin To Die For 7.5ml, NYX Soft Matte Lip Cream – Istanbul / Vancouver / Copenhagen, Beauty Blender Blotterazzi Sponge, Make The Universal Stick, ZOEVA Offline Eyeshadow Palette”
The ASOS Face + Body Advent Calendar – £55
Debenhams – Ultimate Beauty Calendar – (£70 down to £59.50)
Inside:
Glamglow Youth Mud 15g, Kat Von D Tattoo Liner in Black 0.2ml, NYX Soft Matte Lip Cream in Antwerp 8ml, bareMinerals Skinlongevity Vital Power Serum 7.5ml, L’Occitane En Provence Shea Butter Hand Cream 10ml, Elemis Pro-Radiance Cream Cleanser 30ml, MAC Prep + Prime Natural Radiance Primer in Radiant Yellow 5ml, Touch In Sol No Poreblem Primer 3ml, Nails Inc Nail Polish in Collingham Place 10ml, INC.redible Glazin Over Lip Glaze (colours may vary) 3.4ml, Filorga Lift Structure Cream 7ml, Ouai Leave-In Conditioner 25ml, Laura Geller Lash Boss Mascara in Black 4ml, Paco Rabanne Lady Million Eau de Parfum 5ml, Too Faced Hangover Replenishing Face Primer 5ml. The Handmade Soap Company Lemongrass and Cedarwood Hand Cream 30ml, Oh K! Gold Dust Under Eye Mask 2×1.5g, Lancôme Advanced Génifique Youth Activating Serum 5ml, Ciate Nail Polish in Dangerous Affair 5ml, Parks Candles Vanilla Scented Candle 30cL, Benefit BADgal BANG! Mascara in Black 3g, Make Up Forever Artist Crème Rouge Lipstick in Shade C211 1.4g, Murad AHA/BHA Exfoliating Cleanser 30ml, Debenhams Beauty £5 Gift Card
NUXE Beauty Countdown – £59
Inside:
Rêve de Miel® Gentle Face Cleanser 15ml, Rêve de Miel® hand cream 15ml, Gentle Exfoliating Gel with Rose Petals 15ml, Shimmering Huile Prodigieuse® 10ml, Nuxellence® Detox 15ml, Prodigieux® Shower Oil 30ml, Huile Prodigieuse 10ml, Rêve de Miel® Face and Body Cleansing Gel 30ml, Prodigieux® Body Lotion 30ml, Toning lotion with Rose Petals 35ml, Nuxellence® Eclat 15ml, Face Mask Treatment with Rose Petals 15ml, Crème Fraiche® de Beaute 15ml, Rêve de Miel® Body Scrub 30ml10 Lov Organic Tea bags
24 Days of the Enchanted Deluxe Advent Calendar – The Body Shop (Dani) – £65
Inside:
Shower Gel Peppermint Candy Cane 60ml, Body Butter Mango 50ml, Body Lotion White Musk® 60ml, Bunny Nail File, Shower Gel Strawberry 60ml, Bath Bubble Coconut 28g, Gentle Eye Make Up Remover Camomile 60ml, Bath Bomb Green Tea 28g, Hand Cream Almond Milk & Honey 30ml, Body Lotion Pink Grapefruit 30ml, Bath Lily Red, Eyeliner Liquid Black 3ml, Lip Definer Hot Date 1.1g, Body Scrub British Rose 50ml, Born Lippy™ Lip Balm Strawberry 10ml, Body Butter Almond Milk & Honey 50ml, Brow & Lash Brush & Comb, Hand Cream Shea 30ml, Eyelash Curler, Shower Gel Mango 60ml, Eye Definer Black 1.1g, Strawberry Smoothing Face Mist 60ml, Matte Lip Liquid Tahiti Hibiscus 8ml, Body Butter Coconut 200ml, Owl Face Tow
Feel Unique Advent Calendar 2018 – £75
Inside:
FILORGA Time-Filler 15ml, Percy & Reed Quite Frankly Flawless Finishing Polish 30ml, eos Organic Lip Balm 7g – Pomegranate Raspberry, INIKA Mineral Blush 3g – Blooming Nude, First Aid Beauty Facial Radiance Polish 28g, It’s Skin Power 10 VC Serum 10ml, Nails Inc Sparkle Like A Unicorn Sheet Mask 20ml, Revlon Super Lustrous™ Lipstick – Bombshell 4.2g, Murad Retinol Youth Renewal Serum 5ml, REN Ready Steady Glow Daily AHA Tonic 50ml, KMS MOISTREPAIR SHAMPOO 75ml, KMS MOISTREPAIR CONDITIONER 75ml, Living Proof Restore Mask Treatment 28g, James Read H2O Tan Drops Face 30ml, Ciaté London Wonderwand Mascara 9.5g, MAKE UP FOREVER ULTRA HD SKIN BOOSTER 4.5ml, Caudalie Make-Up Removing Cleansing Oil 30ml, Lime Crime Diamond Crushers 4.1ml – Heirloom, Sigma P82 – Precision Round™ Brush, Sol de Janeiro Brazilian Bum Bum Cream 25ml, Sleek MakeUP Highlighting Palette 9g – Solstice, Palmer’s Cocoa Butter Formula Original Solid Formula 30g, Crabtree & Evelyn Rosewater Hand Therapy 25g, Charlotte Tilbury Charlotte’s Magic Cream 15ml
lookfantastic Advent Calendar – £79
Inside:
High Definition Brows x lookfantastic Exclusive Contour and Colour Pro Palette (Full Size), GLAMGLOW Gravitymud Firming Treatment (15g), Molton Brown Jasmine & Sun Rose Bath & Shower Gel (100ml), Omorovicza Moor Cream Cleanser (30ml) (Worth £10.40), Lipstick Queen Frog Prince Lipstick (Full Size), Illamasqua Beyond Powder – Deity (Full Size), Caudalie Vinoperfect Radiance Serum (10ml), Filorga Anti-Ageing Micellar Cleansing Solution (50ml), Balance Me Gradual Tanning Drops (10ml), Blink Brow Bar Ultra Slim Brow Definer (Full Size), Grow Gorgeous Intense Mask (60ml) (Worth £9, Rituals The Ritual of Sakura Body Cream (70ml), ESPA Overnight Hydration Therapy (15g), Emma Hardie Brilliance Facial Oil (5ml), Doucce Fierce and Fine Eyeliner – Black (Full Size), First Aid Beauty Ultra Repair Cream (Full Size), Eyeko Black Magic Mascara (2ml), Mane ‘n Tail Original Shampoo and Conditioner, Aromatherapy Associates Bath & Shower Oil (9ml), Percy & Reed Perfectly Perfecting Wonder Balm (30ml), Exclusive lookfantastic Dual Brush, Erno Lazlo Multi-Task Eye Serum Mask , Sleek MakeUP i-Divine Mineral Based Eyeshadow Palette (Full Size) (Worth £8.99), This Works Stress Check Breathe In (5ml), Regenerate Enamel Science Advanced Toothpaste
24 Days of Clinique Advent Calendar- £76
Inside:
“Liquid Facial Soap Mild 15ml, Rinse-Off Foaming Cleanser 15ml, 7 Day Scrub Cream Rinse-Off Formula 30ml, Take The Day Off™ Makeup Remover For Lids, Lashes & Lips 30ml, Clarifying Lotion Twice A Day Exfoliator 60ml, Dramatically Different Moisturizing Lotion+™ 30ml, Moisture Surge™ 72-Hour Auto-Replenishing Hydrator 7ml, Moisture Surge™ Intense Skin Fortifying Hydrator 7ml, Moisture Surge™ Overnight Mask 7ml, Clinique Pep-Start™ HydroBlur Moisturizer 7ml, Clinique Smart Night™ Custom-Repair Moisturizer 7ml, Clinique Smart™ Custom-Repair Serum 7ml, Repairwear Laser Focus™ Wrinkle Correcting Eye Cream 5ml, All About Eyes™ 5ml, Clinique Pep-Start™ Eye Cream 7ml, Deep Comfort™ Hand and Cuticle Cream 30ml, Chubby Stick™ Moisturizing Lip Colour Balm in Super Strawberry 1g, Clinique Pop™ Lip Colour + Primer in Love Pop 3.9g, Clinique Pop™ Matte Lip Colour + Primer in Blushing Pop 2.3g, Blushing Blush™ Powder Blush in Precious Posy 3.1g, Deluxe Blush Brush, Cream Shaper™ For Eyes in Black Diamond 0.8g, Lash Power™ Mascara Long-Wearing Formula in Black Onyx 2.5ml, Aromatics in Black™ 4ml“
Luxury
24 Days of the Enchanted Ultimate Advent Calendar – The Body Shop (Freddie) – £99
Inside:
Shower Gel Vanilla Marshmallow 60ml, French Grape scrub 50ml or Mediterranean Sea Salt scrub 50ml, Lash Hero Fibre Extension Mascara London Jet, Body Butter Berry Bon Bon 50ml, Ethiopian Green Coffee Cream 50ml, Eye Definer Black 1.1g, Eyeshadow Brush, Hand Cream Mango 30ml, Body Lotion Almond Milk & Honey 200ml, Shampoo Fuji Green Tea™ 60ml, Conditioner Fuji Green Tea™ 60ml, Shine Lip Liquid Orange Lollipop 8ml, Adriatic Peony Body Wash 60ml, Camomile Gentle Eye Make Up Remover 60ml, Body Cream Japanese Camellia Cream 50ml, Shower Gel Moringa 250ml, Drops Of Youth™ Youth Bouncy Sleeping Mask 90ml, Hand Cream British Rose 100ml, Body Butter Shea 50ml, Drops Of Youth™ Youth Day Cream 50ml, Matte Lip Liquid Tahiti Hibiscus 8ml, Rose Dewy Glow Face Mist 60ml, Body Yogurt Moringa 200ml, Himalayan Charcoal Purifying Glow Mask 75ml, Oils Of Life™ Intensely Revitalising Facial Oil 30ml, British Rose Fresh Plumpi
Charlotte’s Beauty Universe – £150
Inside:
Mini Full Fat Lashes, Eyes to Mesmerise in Jean, Colour Chameleon in Amber Haze, Mini Rock ‘n’ Kohl in Bedroom Black, Matte Revolution in Pillow Talk, Hollywood Lips in Screen Siren, Travel Sized Goddess Skin Clay Mask (15ml), Travel Sized Charlotte’s Magic Cream (15ml), Travel Sized Wonderglow (15ml), Travel Sized Supermodel Body (15ml)
John Lewis & Partners Beauty Advent Calendar (Was £165.00, Now £82.50 )
Inside:
Nars Velvet Lip Glide, 3.4ml, Laura Mercier Foundation Primer, 14.7ml, Dermalogica PreCleanse Balm, (Travel Size) 15ml, REN Ready Steady Glow Daily AHA Tonic, 50ml, Elemis Pro-Collagen Marine Cream, 15ml A powerful anti-ageing cream which uses collagen to lift and firm your skin Also join us in store for your complimentary 15-minute facial personally prescribed to address your skincare concerns, Benefit BadGAL BANG! Mascara, 4g, Floral Street Ylang Ylang Espresso Eau de Parfum, (Travel Size) 10ml, Charlotte Tilbury Wonderglow, 15ml, Fresh Rose Face Mask, 15ml Also buy the full-size Rose Face Mask and receive a complimentary mini of our best-selling Soy Face Cleanser, Clarins Extra Firming Jour, 15ml Also an invitation for you to enjoy a complimentary makeup or skin care consultation at one of our counters and discover the secret to great skin in 2019, Neals Yard Remedies Frankincense Intense Lift Serum, 3ml, Omorovicza Rejuvenating Night Cream, 15ml, AVEDA Volumizing Tonic, (Full Size) 40ml Also bring this card to a John Lewis AVEDA counter to book in for your personalised hair and scalp camera analysis. The service will also include a massage and an aroma experience along with complimentary samples of your tailor made prescription for great hair, Hourglass Ambient Lighting Powder, 1.3g , Givenchy L’Interdit Eau de Parfum, 10ml , Sarah Chapman Overnight Facial, 5ml, This Works Deep Sleep Pillow Spray, 10ml , bareMinerals Skin Longevity, 7.5ml , Sisley Sisleya L’Integral Anti Age, 5ml , Bobbi Brown Lip Colour, 2.25g, HERMÈS Twilly d’Hermès Eau de Parfum, 12.5ml, BECCA First Light Priming Filter, (Full Size) 15ml, Zelens Marine Cream, 15ml , Lancôme Custom Strobing Drop Liquid Highlighter, 7ml Also a complimentary trial size foundation sample, Acqua Di Parma Colonia Eau de Cologne, 5ml, Acqua Di Parma Body Cream, 20ml, Acqua Di Parma Bath and Shower Gel, 20ml, We’ve also given you the chance to find £100 of beauty vouchers; they’re hidden in a drawer in 20 of our calendars.
Liberty London Beauty Advent Calendar – £195
Inside:
Votary Super Seed Facial Cream 50ml, Hourglass Caution Mascara 3.5g, REN Clean Skincare Perfect Canvas 30ml, Malin + Goetz Mini Eucalyptus Deodorant 28g, Omorovicza Illuminating Moisturiser 30ml, Byredo Byredo Blanche Hair Perfume 30ml, Lixirskin Electrogel Cleanser 50ml, Dr Sebagh Serum Repair 30ml, Trish McEvoy Instant Eye Lift Jumbo, Surratt Baton Rouge Quaintrelle, Dermalogica Special Cleansing Gel 50ml, Aromatherapy Associates Clear Mind Rollerball 10ml, Skin Laundry Wrinkle Release Sheet Mask, Le Labo Another 13 EDP 15ml, Diptyque Figuier Candle 70g, Susanne Kaufmann De-Stress Body Oil 30ml, QMS Hand Care 30ml, Egyptian Magic All Purpose Skin Cream 30ml, Bobbi Brown Crystal Lip Gloss, Davines Oi Milk 50ml, Pixi Glow Tonic 100ml, Sam McKnight Cool Girl Barely There Texture Mist 50ml, Aurelia Probiotic Skincare Revitalise and Brighten Eye Dew 10ml, Laura Mercier Translucent Setting Powder, Eve Lom Kiss Mix
Jo Malone London Advent Calendar – £300
Inside:
Dark Amber & Ginger Lily Cologne Intense, 9ml, Amber & Lavender Bath Oil, 15ml, Peony & Blush Suede Body Crème, 50ml, English Oak & Redcurrant Cologne, 9ml, Jasmine Sambac & Marigold Cologne Intense, 9ml, Lime Basil & Mandarin Cologne, 9ml, Nectarine Blossom & Honey Cologne, 9ml, Orange Bitters Cologne, 9ml, Oud & Bergamot Cologne Intense, 9ml, Basil & Neroli Body & Hand Wash, 15ml, English Pear & Freesia Cologne, 9ml, Tuberose Angelica Cologne Intense, 9ml, Frosted Cherry & Clove Mini Candle, 35g, Incense & Embers Mini Candle, 35g, Wood Sage & Sea Salt Cologne, 9ml, Tuberose Angelica Body Crème, 15ml, Grapefruit Cologne, 9ml, Velvet Rose & Oud Shower Oil, 15ml, Black Cedarwood & Juniper Cologne, 9ml, Pomegranate Noir Mini Candle, 35g, Myrrh & Tonka Cologne Intense, 9ml, Red Roses Mini Soap, 50g, Earl Grey & Cucumber Cologne, 9ml, Wild Bluebell Body Crème, 15ml
What advent calendar have you got this year?
*All photos are not mine, credit to the rightful owners*