We know what you’re all thinking – how could it possibly be time to buy Christmas advent calendars?! Well the hype is real in the beauty industry, it’s never too soon to start counting down to Christmas, come September us beauty aficionados have either pre-ordered or joined the waitlist on our favourite calendars. Move over chocolate, 2020 is all about the best beauty advent calendar; from Cult Beauty and ASOS to FeelUnique, Selfridges, Harrods Beauty and every alluring beauty brand in between, we’ve put together the most exciting advent calendar hit list for you all you beauty aficionados!
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Charlotte Tilbury Charlotte’s Bejewelled Chest Of Beauty Treasures, £150
This diamante chest is truly what Christmas dreams are made of. Charlotte Tilbury does it again with the boujiest beauty advent calendar going, a bejeweled 24-door box of full-sized versions of your go-to Tilbury essentials. Items include the legendary Pillow Talk lipstick, Beauty Light Wand in Hollywood Spotlight and an array of iconic travel size products such as the Pillow Talk Push Up Lashes mascara – we need it now!
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Jo Malone Season of Scent Calendar, £320
The iconic cream and black townhouse is back again for 2020. This lust-worthy beauty advent calendar celebrates the Season Of Scent; it’s 24 individual drawers stuffed with luxe Jo Malone perfumes. Get the party season started with the much-loved colognes, mini candles and travel-size bath and body products in the lead up to the big day with a bigger surprise behind door 24.
Available from 1 October.
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Lookfantastic’s 2019 advent calendar sold out in less than four weeks, this year’s is packed with luxe beauty brands to indulge yourself with like Anastasia Beverly Hills, Illamasqua, Omorovicza, ESPA and Philip Kingsley, so you know this calendar is guaranteed to be everyone’s most wanted for 2020!
Available from 12 October, pre-order now.
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The gift for the real beauty addicts. Brands such as Natasha Denona, Living Proof, Jordan Samuel, Summer Fridays and Drunk Elephant are all included in this year’s Cult Beauty advent calendar. More mini beauty products are also behind these 24 doors like Augustinus Bader The Rich Cream and a mini Jo Loves candle – plus a full sized Huda Beauty eyeshadow palette! Everything in the calendar is worth £930 and you could bag it for £199. This calendar is truly the gift that keeps on giving as £15 from each calendar sold is donated to the Beauty Banks movement that helps people living in hygiene poverty.
Get in on the early Christmas spirit by joining the waitlist here.
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Decleor Magic Garden Advent, £85
For the skincare aficionado, the Decleor Magic Garden advent countdown will guarantee a Christmas glow! A round up of their all time best skincare and body products behind each door, an offering of both full and sample size skin care products is the perfect festive gift!
Available from October.
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ASOS Face + Body 24 Day Advent Calendar, £75
ASOS, just take our cash! Their 24 Day Face + Body Advent Calendar is back for another year and boy have they continued to deliver the beauty goods! Purchase this Christmas countdown favourite and you’ll be promised some serious cult-status products like Sunday Riley’s Good Genes Serum and Elemis’ hero Hydrating Pro-Collagen Marine Cream. Other goodies include MAC, Laura Mercier and Clinique.
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Do not hang around when it comes to snapping this one up! After selling out in record time last year, Feelunique are back with a show-stopping beauty advent calendar, making all our Christmas dreams come true for those of us who are able to bag it! With its broad range of luxury beauty products worth over £250 from Charlotte Tilbury and Laura Mercier to Rodial, Tan Luxe and By Terry, you can test out all your fave beauty buys in the run up to Christmas for £89.
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A beauty advent calendar doesn’t come much more high end than Harrods. Concealed behind the 24 doors is the creme de la creme of big name brands; Chantecaille, Augustinus Bader, Maison Francis Kurkdjian and Dr. Barbara Sturm are just a few of the super luxurious offerings from Harrods’ legendary beauty hall.
Available 1 October.
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Benefit Shake Your Beauty 12 Day Advent Calendar, £58.50
Benefit have filled their 12 day countdown with surprise mini bestsellers and fun faves; from their cult-status Hoola Matte Bronzer, Bad Gal Bang! Mascara and 24 Hour Brow Setter, it’s a perfect gift for any beauty lover.
Available now.
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If the sweet baby pink box with classic gold illustration of Selfridges on the front isn’t tempting enough, then the 24 drawers containing beauty products from Pat Mcgrath, Laura Mercier, NARS and Penhaligon’s will absolutely win you over. Treat yourself to the super luxe Selfridges beauty hall advent calendar, worth over £500, with more beauty treats including Dr. Barbara Sturm Glow Drops 10ml, Ouai Texturizing Hair Spray 40g and Charlotte Tilbury Magic Cream 15ml. Furthermore, Selfridges are also offering a complimentary Beauty Concierge Appointment – another reason to purchase, we absolutely love this one!
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Everyone’s favourite skincare apothecary is back with a 24 day prescription of iconic beauty goodies. Including legendary Kiehl’s products including the Crème de Corps, Midnight Recovery Concentrate and Ultra Facial Cream. Each product is wrapped in 100% recycled paper, what’s not to love about this beauty advent calendar?! It’s amazing for your face and good on the environment.
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Space NK The Beauty Anthology II Advent Calendar, £195
This year’s Space NK beauty calendar is stuffed full with £480 worth of products from the likes of Olaplex, Hourglass Cosmetic, Charlotte Tilbury, Drunk Elephant and NARS all for £195. With all the best brands out there, this may have stolen the crown for best beauty advent calendar of 2020, just saying…
Available from 1st October 2020 at SpaceNK.com
