The best beauty advent calendars for Christmas 2025
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 2025.
Selfridges Beauty advent calendar
Dressed in the department store’s iconic yellow and packed full of its best-selling products, the 2025 Selfridges beauty advent calendar is the perfect way to discover your next skincare or makeup obsession. Worth a mammoth £1,136, behind its 25 doors you’ll find an array of full-sized products including a Laneige lip sleeping mask, Mac Pro Locked brow gel, Tatcha Silk Cream, and Jo Malone London English Pear & Freesia Cologne, as well as a Selfridges Beauty Concierge gift card so the treats keep on coming well into the new year.
Acqua di Parma advent calendar
Exclusive to Selfridges, the 2025 advent calendar from Italian fine fragrance house Acqua di Parma is brimming with luxe treats from both its beloved core ranges and limited edition Holiday Collection. Presented in hat box-style packaging designed by Cristina Celestino, behind its doors you’ll find fragrances, candles, body lotions and shower gels from across the Arancia di Capri, Colonia, Luce di Rosa, Mirto La Riserva ranges and more.
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 2025 Sephora Favourites advent calendar features 41 of the retailer’s best-selling products, worth more than £1,000 combined, from brands including Merit, Medik8, Glow Recipe, Neom and Huda Beauty. Plus, find a golden ticket in your advent calendar and you could win prizes including an 80-minute Caudalie spa treatment, product hampers, skin consultations and much more.
Elemis Wonder advent calendar
Elemis’s beauty advent calendar is aptly named ‘Wonders’, given inside you’ll find enough products to keep your skin luminous for months. Featuring 25 of the brand’s most coveted creams, serums, oils and balms, including two highly-coveted full-size Pro-Collagen products, alongside brand signatures such as the Superfood facial oil, dynamic resurfacing facial wash, and Pro-Collagen toning mist, find one of 15 golden tickets and receive £1,000 to spend on Elemis products.
Harvey Nichols Beauty advent calendar
Packed full of products worth over £1,000, Harvey Nichols’ 2025 beauty advent calendar offers serious value for hardcore skincare and makeup fans. Unusually, there are a total of 37 products hiding behind its doors, 20 of which are full size, and all from brands tried-and-tested by Harvey Nichols’ beauty experts. Expect skincare from Augustinus Bader, La Prairie and La Mer, fragrance from Jo Loves, Le Labo and Ex Nihilo, and makeup must-haves from Charlotte Tilbury, Laura Mercier, Rodial and more. Plus, one in every 50 calendars contains a £50 Harvey Nichols gift voucher – good luck!
Cult Beauty Classic Curation 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 34 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’ skin soothing hydrating face mist and Medik8’s C-Tetra advanced serum, you’ll find new discoveries from Natasha Denona, KraveBeauty, Gisou and Vieve. Plus, find one of three golden tickets and you’ll receive an incredible £1,000 to spend at Cult Beauty.
Charlotte Tilbury Beauty Treasure Chest
So popular is Charlotte Tilbury’s advent calendar that, in 2024, one was sold every minute – so don’t hang about if you want to get your hands on this year’s edition. Taking the form of a golden chest, inside you’ll find seven full-size products and five minis, with highlights including some fo the brand’s most beloved products including the Exxager-Eyes mascara, Pillow Talk collagen lip bath, Airbrush flawless setting spray and Charlotte’s Magic cream.
The Fragrance Shop advent calendar
If perfume is more your bag, The Fragrance Shop’s advent calendar is an absolute must. Featuring scents for both men and women, and therefore ideal with sharing with a partner or stocking up on gifting, inside you’ll find full-sized scents from the likes of Barbour and Jack & Jones, alongside luxe travel sizes from Marc Jacobs, Michael Kors, Givenchy, Issey Miyake and Moschino.
Harrods Beauty Advent Calendar
Gorgeously packaged and brimming with Harrods’ beauty department’s best sellers, the 2025 Harrods beauty advent calendar promises 32 products from the full spectrum of world-class brands, including MZ Skin, Champo, Valmont and Shiseido. Highlights include a full-size Medik8 Crystal Retinal serum and Mac Ruby Woo satin lipstick.
Jo Loves Paint the Town Red advent calendar
Jo Loves’ 2025 advent calendar offers up some of the brand’s best-selling skincare, body care and fragrance products in an adorable seasonal box inspired by the most festive of hues. Among the coveted treats hiding inside, worth more than £750 combined, expect to find plenty of limited editions and exclusives, including a new collaboration with Nails Inc., alongside signature candles, body lotions, hand creams, shower gels, and a fragrance voucher worth up to £120.
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 35 products (26 of which are full size) from The Ordinary, 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 cleansing balm from Then I Met You Living and Rare Beauty’s All The Above eyeshadow stick.
Flanerie Beauty Advent Calendar
Not willing to spend hundreds on your beauty advent calendar? Flanerie’s entry into the category is worth more than £560 but will set you back just £72. Across the mix of full- and travel-size products, you’ll find a series of 100 per cent vegan high-performing everyday skincare saviours, including the Balancing Gelée Cleanser, Restorative Night Cream, Pore Refining Exfoliator, and Glow Facial Oil. Bargain.
Jo Malone advent calendar
On sale from 19 September, Jo Malone’s colourful advent calendar is full of scents just as vibrant as the box they come in. Promising 25 days of beautiful skincare, candles and home fragrance, highlights include a Wood Sage & Sea Salt body and hand wash, Pomegranate Noir candle, English Pear & Freesia cologne and Vitamin E lip conditioner.
Liberty Beauty advent calendar
Liberty lays claim to being the originator of the beauty advent calendar – and it remains one of the best on the market. For 2025, it’s offering versions for both men and women, with each promising a vast array of top notch products from the likes of Kate Somerville, Augustinus Bader, Dermalogica, Dr. Jart, and, of course, Liberty’s in-house fragrance brand LBTY. Each also comes in a gorgeous recreation of the Liberty store in Soho designed by Curiosity Snug,
Sisley x Luke Edward Hall 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 Luke edward Hall. So, what’s in the recyclable cardboard box? A roster of hero products including the Baume Efficace eye and lip cream, Phyto Lip Balm, Black Rose cream mask, Precious Hair Care Oil, All Day All Year moisturiser and much more.
Fortnum & Mason Beauty Advent Calendar
Fortnum & Mason’s ornate advent calendar is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful on the market this year. While the department store may be best known for its hampers, it also has a thriving beauty hall full of brilliant but under-the-radar brand – making this the ideal choice if you’re looking to discover something new. Worth £1,149, inside you’ll find full-sized products from the likes of British beauty brand Delilah, fragrance house Gallivant, and wellness favourite Bamford, as well as Baobab candles, Ortigia soaps and bath salts, a Shleep headband and a Charlotte Posner makeup bag.
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 £399 price tag, it represents a fantastic opportunity to experiment with new fragrances from the much coveted brand. Highlights include a limited edition seasonal Sapin (Pine Tree) candle, Eau Rose, Orpheron and Fleur de Peau eau de parfums, Santal, Baies, Ambre, and Feu Bois candles and a set of unique decorations.
Sentier Fragrance Advent Calendar
Offering up 12 days of gorgeous scented treats, Sentier’s remarkably well priced fragrance advent calendar is worth more than £500 and promises indulgence for both home and body. Promising six fine fragrances and six scented candles, highlights include Lost Summers (designed to evoke the heady days of childhood school holidays), Golden River (a cosy home scent characterised by amber and musk), and the Alpine-inspired Méribel.
Avant Wonder advent calendar
Worth more than £900, Avant’s 12-day advent calendar is undoubtedly one of the best value on offer this year. The perfect introduction to the brand’s highly regarded vegan products, inside you’ll find award-winners such as the Pro-Intense Hyaluronic Acid Illuminating Day Cream, Damascan Rose Petal Revitalising Facial Serum, and Centifolia Rose Radiance Capturing Mask. Like what you see? Find a golden ticket and you’ll receive an Avant skincare haul worth £1,000.
LookFantastic Beauty Advent Calendar
LookFantastic’s beauty advent calendar has sold out ten years in a row – so don’t sleep on this one. Featuring 25 products worth more than £650, inside you’ll find everything from fragrance and skincare to makeup and hair products, making it a great all-rounder. Top treats include Color Wow shampoo and conditioner, Mac Lipglass, Rodial Dragon’s Blood Hyaluronic Acid Mask, Elemis Pro-Collagen Rose Marine Cream and much more.
The Ultimate Bamford 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 £600, inside you’ll find 24 full- and travel-sized 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.
Molton Brown advent calendar
Putting the focus squarely on bath and body, Molton Brown’s advent calendar comes in the form of a chic cream and gold box hiding 24 gorgoeus products. Far more exciting than a letter to Santa, inside you’ll find fan-favourites including the Fiery Pink Pepper bath and shower gel, Reviving rosemary shampoo and conditioner, Wild Mint & Lavandin eau de parfum and many, many more.
