The best beauty advent calendars for Christmas 2024
Dazzle your way through the festive season with these luxurious beauty advent calendars
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Beauty advent calendars have become big business over the past few years. Where once a morsel of chocolate in the shape of a snowman or Christmas tree would satisfy, now any window not hiding a Charlotte Tilbury eyeliner or mini Acqua di Parma fragrance is, frankly, a bit of a letdown.
And, with beauty advent calendars continuing to sell out year after year, an increasing number of brands, retailers and department stores are getting in on the action. Aside from stocking up your make-up bag and bathroom cabinet, they’re a savvy investment too, with many boasting products which are collectively worth far more than the calendar’s retail price. So, whether your passion lies in make-up, skincare or grooming (men aren’t immune to the allure either), these are the best beauty advent calendars for Christmas 2024.
Sephora Favourites advent calendar
The true joy of a beauty advent calendar is in trying a whole host of products you might never have otherwise discovered – and when it comes to trying new things, who better to take a recommendation from than beauty powerhouse Sephora? The 2024 Sephora Favourites advent calendar features 40 of the retailer’s best-selling products, worth more than £1,000 combined, from brands including Neom, Medik8, Glow Recipe, Charlotte Tilbury and Makeup by Mario.
Augustinus Bader 12 Days of Bader advent calendar
Augusitnus Bader’s beauty advent calendar may be called 12 Days of Bader but inside you’ll find enough products to keep your skin luminous for months. Featuring 12 of the brand’s most coveted creams, serums, oils and balms, the price tag may seem high but, given a single Bader product can run you into the hundreds of pounds, we reckon this is actually pretty good value.
Harvey Nichols Beauty advent calendar
Packed full of products worth over a massive £1,000, Harvey Nichols’ 2024 beauty advent calendar offers serious value for hardcore skincare and makeup fans. Unusually, there are a total of 42 products hiding behind its doors, 18 of which are full size, and all from brands tried-and-tested by Harvey Nichols’ beauty experts. Expect skincare from Dr Dennis Gross, La Prairie and Eve Lom, fragrance from Jo Loves, Le Labo and Xerjoff, and makeup must-haves from Charlotte Tilbury, Laura Mercier, Trish McEvoy and more. Plus, one in every 100 calendars contains a £250 Harvey Nichols gift voucher behind door 25 – good luck!
Cult Beauty Curated With Love advent calendar
A one-stop-shop for all things beauty, it tracks that Cult Beauty’s in-house advent calendar should be one of the most carefully curated on the market. Featuring 40 products with a total value of more than £1,100, it combines beauty icons with under-the-radar brands to promise a delightful surprise everyday. Alongside full-size dressing table staples, such as Summer Fridays’ lip butter balm and Decree’s SOS Revitalising eye mask, you’ll find new discoveries from Fable & Mane, Amika, Gisou and Tower 28.
Harrods 12 Days of Sparkle Advent Calendar
Have a beauty obsessed teen deperate for a beauty advent calendar but hesitant to spend hundreds on a box full of products too potent for theor young skin? Harrods 12 Days of Sparkle is the answer. Gorgeously packaged, its promises 16 products from the full spectrum of world-class brands, including Ouia, Living Proof, Sol de Janeiro and Olaplex. Highlights include a full-size Kylie Cosmetics Tinted Butter Balm and Drybar Detox dry shampoo.
Jo Loves advent calendar
Jo Loves’ 2024 advent calendar offers up some of the brand’s best-selling skincare, body care and fragrance products in an adorable seasonal box designed to emulate a ski lodge. Among the coveted treats hiding inside, worth more than £750 combined, expect to find brand new items exclusive to the advent calendar, including the soon-to-be-launched Black Cashmeran & Tonka fragrance paintbrush, as well as candles, body lotions, hand creams, shower gels, and a generous discount off your next purchase behind door 25.
Space NK Beauty Advent Calendar
Widely regarded as the authority on all things luxury beauty, the Space NK advent calendar has become one of the most coveted (and fastest selling) each year. This year’s features a roster of brands that reads like a who’s who of the high-end beauty world, with products from Sunday Riley, Drunk Elephant, Eve Lom and Olaplex all present and correct. You’re also likely to make a few new discoveries: we can’t wait to try out the Bouncy & Firm sleeping mask from Laneige and Rare Beauty’s Soft Pinch tinted lip oil. Plus, find one of five golden tickets and you could be the lucky recipient of a Dyson Airwrap.
Dior Le 30 Montaigne Advent Calendar
Named for Dior’s historic Paris boutique, and housed in box recreating the store’s facade, Dior’s 24-day advent calendar is packed full of best sellers from the brand’s highly-regarded make-up, fragrance and skincare lines. Across the mix of full- and travel-size products, you’ll find eight perfumes and colognes from the Miss Dior, Sauvage and J’Adore collection, a Bois des Rêves candle, nail varnishes, lipsticks, Dior Prestige skincare and a whole host of Dior’s coveted beauty treats.
Sisley Beauty Advent Calendar
Sisley is renowned as much for its focus on impeccable design as it is for its effective skincare and makeup formulas – and its highly-anticipated advent calendar doesn’t skimp on this promise. Each and every one of its 25 products is packaged in an eye-catching calendar hand illustrated by British artist Fee Greening. So, what’s in the recyclable cardboard box? Full-size versions of the Masque Contour des Yeux eye cream and Phyto Lip Balm, alongside miniature heroes including the Black Rose creamm, Precious Hair Care Oil, All Day All Year moisturiser and much more.
Acqua di Parma Advent Calendar
Acqua di Parma’s hat box-style advent calendar is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful on the market this year. If you’re familiar with the Italian brand, you’ll know the focus here is on fragrance, with signature perfumes and colognes, such as Colonia and Blu Mediterraneo, offered alongside limited edition shower gels, body lotions, soaps and candles. There’s even a tree bauble inside so you can keep reliving the moment year after year.
Diptyque Beauty advent calendar
If you’re liable to wander into a Diptyque boutique and accidentally lose an hour or two browsing its impressive collection, this is the advent calendar for you. Featuring fragrance, home scenting and skincare products worth far more than £390 price tag, it represents a fantastic opportunity to experiment with new fragrances from the much coveted brand. Highlights include limited edition seasonal Sapin (Pine Tree) and Friandise (Sweet Treat) candles, Eau Rose, Ram Dao and Fleur de Peau eau de parfums and a set of unique decorations designed by artist Lucy Sparrow.
Armani Beauty Advent Calendar
Armani’s distinctive scarlet-and-gold advent calendar is brimming with best-sellers, including the Lip Power Lipstick, My Way Eau de Parfum and Eyes To Kill Classico mascara. You’ll also get full-size versions of the cult Lip Maestro Liquid Lipstick, Crema Nera eye cream, Eyes To Kill Stellar eye shadow and Eccentrico mascara.
Bamford 12 Days of Christmas Advent Calendar
Luxe beauty advent calendars are only really worth the money if you’re actually going to use everything inside and, trust us, with Bamford’s you’ll be squeezing out every last drop. Worth over £270, inside you’ll find 12 full- and travel-size products from across the brand’s highly-regarded organic skincare, bodycare and home fragrance lines. With genuinely useful items, including body wash, lip balm, hand cream, soap and bath oil, on offer, we guarantee you’ll be back for more next year.
Elemis Ultimate Skincare advent calendar
Putting the focus squarely on skincare, Elemis’ Ultimate Skincare advent calendar comes in the form of a chic ombre box that’s fully recyclable. Far more exciting than a letter to Santa, inside you’ll find fan-favourite products including the Pro-Collagen Marine Cream, Soothing Apricot Toner, Dynamic Resurfacing Facial Pads and many, many more.
