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The Best Beauty Advent Calendars To Snap Up During Black Friday
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Christmas is approaching - and fast. It's not too late to score yourself an advent calendar filled with an array of lipsticks, scented candles and perfumes, among others.
Think 25 doors is impressive? Plenty of brands have upped the ante for their beauty advent calendar offering for 2024 by packing more than 30 products within 25 days (it's the kind of maths we enjoy), while others have sneaked in shopping gift cards and treatment vouchers into their offering.
You'll also find more than just make-up and skincare. The best calendars raise the bar by including little Christmas keepsakes and even beauty accessories such as combs and silk scrunchies. Sachets and single use products are also out, instead, deluxe samples and full-sized products guarantee bang for your buck and make for excellent travel options.
Beauty advent calendars are also better when shared, so why not splurge on one with your beauty-obsessed best friend and take turns opening windows? It's a great way to ensure no product goes to waste.
Beauty advent calendars: What's the hype?
If you've seen the viral videos circulating on TikTok and the arrival of certain beauty advent calendars sending a frisson of excitement among beauty enthusiasts, you'll know that the hype for beauty advent calendars is real. But there's a reason why the beauty advent calendar has become a festive event in and of itself.
For starters, there's the presentation - unwrapping and unboxing a new, and undiscovered, beauty hero from your favourite brand is akin to the endorphin rush of present opening on Christmas Day every day. But actually, those who are savvy with their beauty shopping will also note that there are often impressive savings to be had - some beauty advent calendars retail with up to 50% savings, meaning you can snap up luxury products for a whole lot less. Others will also have limited-edition beauty buys you won't be able to find anywhere else, and some bring together their most buzzworthy and worshipped products so you can try the real heroes of the brand all at once.
From Penhaligon's fragrance-filled calendar to the crème de la crème of must-haves in Harvey Nichols' beauty advent calendar, read on to discover the best 2024 has to offer. Plus, keep your eyes peeled as Black Friday deals are about to drop any minute now...
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Augustinus Bader has garnered a very loyal beauty editor fan base, and with good reason. The tech-powered skincare is simply a shortcut to glowing, healthier-looking skin, and especially powerful at protecting winter skin. Offering a taste of some of the brand's most iconic formulas, this 12-part advent calendar is brimming with rich and nourishing creams, luxe cleansing gels, and more.
True to classic Jo Malone form, this 12-day advent calendar serves the ultimate sensorial experience and houses some of our most-loved scents created by the fabled London-born fragrance brand, from the juicy English Pear & Freesia to the iconic Wood Sage & Sea Salt.
Elevate your skincare game with the ultimate skin nourishing advent calendar courtesy of Clarins. Each day you'll open up some of the brand's most-loved and iconic heroes, from the Lip Comfort Oil to the legendary hand creams, as well as discover some skin newcomers, ready and waiting to tend to winter skin.
What could be better than a 24-day advent calendar celebrating the best of self-care and bodycare from Rituals? Housed in an Amsterdam-inspired box, inside you'll find an array of heavenly scented hair mists, nourishing body lotions and candles.
L'Artisan Parfumeur Advent Calendar
If you love perfumes, chances are, you're familiar with the understated elegance of L'Artisan Perfumer's fragrances. Treat your senses to this generous advent calendar, which includes a 50ml bottle of Histoire d'Orangers, 10ml versions of their bestselling scents, and 30ml bottles of varying hand washes to elevate your bathroom. You'll be swanning into 2025 on a beautifully-scented cloud.
Benefit The Gorgeous Grocer Beauty Advent Calendar
Benefit's easy-to-use products will please make-up pros and newbies alike. Within the hot pink crates, you'll find an assortment of cheek colours, cult-favourite mascara and eyeliners and a set of skincare that targets pore health.
Penhaligon's Baker’s Box Of Delights Advent Calendar
Revered British fragrance house knocks it out of the park once again with its advent calendar. Themed-around bakery boxes, this showstopper feature mini perfumes so you can taste test before committing to a favourite, scented candles and a sweet little gingerbread keychain. We love it when luxury houses lean into the fun spirit of the Christmas season.
Worth over four times the price tag, Harvey Nichol’s advent calendar is filled with the best its beauty hall has to offer, with beauty editor-favourite brands such as Dr Dennis Gross, Le Labo, Maison Francis Kurkdjian and Laura Mercier. There’s a £250 Harvey Nichols Gift Card nestled within the box for a select number of customers, too, to keep the joy going.
Charlote Tilbury Charlotte's Beauty Treasure Chest of Love
For the glam goddesses, Charlotte Tilbury’s maximalist 12-day treasure chest will make the run-up to Christmas even more thrilling. Inside the heart-shaped vanity case you’ll find iconic Charlotte Tilbury products, from the Beauty Light Wand and Pillow Talk lip liner to the backstage-favourite moisturiser, Charlotte’s Magic Cream.
Acqua di Parma The Holiday Advent Calendar 2024
Bring a little hit of sunshine into your December with Acqua di Parma’s mega advent calendar. The box-full of candles, scented soaps and citrusy perfumes are guaranteed to lift any winter blues. It might just inspire you to book a much-needed vacay to the Italian coast next summer, too.
We don’t know about you, but we know at least one person in our friendship group who swears by Kiehl’s. It’s for good reason: the brand’s extensive product range means that there’s something efficacious for everyone. This advent calendar, with its joyful Yves Klein blue exterior (and a hi-def, colourful interior) is set to please with an edit of Kiehl’s bestsellers, including the Ultra Facial Cream and Avocado Eye Cream.
One of the most beautiful advent calendars we've ever laid eyes on, Dior's is a glittering array of 24 treasures that run the gamut of gold-standard skincare, iconic perfumes like J'adore Dior, and even a Bois des Rêves candle, the perfect woody aroma for festive nights in come December.
Sisley fans have been asking for an advent calendar for years, and last year, the brand finally delivered. And it's back again by popular demand, the time with products worth £931. It's as gorgeous as you'd expect from the storied French label, packed with some of Sisley's well-loved products and some newer, buzzier heroes too.
Medina Azaldin is the beauty editor of ELLE and Harper's Bazaar UK, working across print and digital features. She has more than seven years journalism experience and has previously written for Red and Good Hoousekeeping. When she's not demystifying the latest skincare ingredient, sniffing out the next big perfume trend or uncovering the science behind wellness practices, you'll most likely find her in Hatchards Piccadilly or watching a crime series with her cats. Oh, and she's a competitive cheerleader, too.
Amelia Bell is the Multiplatform Beauty Director for ELLE UK and Harper’s Bazaar, developing beauty strategy, writing, editing, and commissioning, and leading beauty content across both sites. Amelia has a particular interest in wellness and longevity, exploring the skin-mind connection, and decoding the latest treatments, tweakments and runway trends. She also has bylines for Women's Health, Refinery29, British Vogue, Harrods Magazine, and more.
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