Beauty Bible Loves… An early ‘drop’ of advent calendars
Probably half of you think it’s w-a-y too soon to start thinking about Christmas – and the other half have already started stashing away stocking fillers. Well, one thing we know is that there are plenty of the ‘Be Prepared’ brigade out there, which is why advent calendars go on sale so early – and often, sell out so fast.
We’ve several reasonably affordable options here, alongside the bank-breakers. Alongside great value, in an advent calendar, though, we look for a fabulous design. We like refillable options, which can be repurposed year after year. We love ANYTHING that looks like a house (or a department store (see Liberty’s version, above). And of course, there are certain brands that push our buttons, Cath Kidston and L’OCCITANE being a case in point. (We know they’re faves of yours, too.)
Remember: the ‘12 Day’ calendars are to be given ON Christmas Day, for the 12 days of Christmas (as in, ‘on the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me… a mascara’, etc.) Those with up to 25 days are to be opened from 1st December onwards. So, if you’re offering one as a gift, the 12-day version is more appropriate.
And, from those that are already available, some favourites…
Liberty Beauty Advent Calendar 2024 (see main picture, above)
18 full-size products in this replica of the fabulous West End store, decorated by illustrator Clym Evernden and all dressed up in Liberty’s March print, from the Art of Craft collection. Brands include Lisa Eldridge, BYREDO, Sam McKnight, La Mer, Trish McEvoy, REN, Philip Kingsley (the list includes many Liberty exclusives), and you might be one of the select few ‘Golden Ticket’ winners, who’ll win £1000 to spend at Liberty. Said to be worth a whopping £1205.
£260 – buy here
Six full sizes, six luxury travel sizes (total value £394), with the biggies including a 75ml Beauty Bible Award-winning Golden Glow Gradual Tan, just the BEST gradual tanner we’ve ever used ourselves. Gatineau have really gone pretty viral this year with many of their beauty creations, and we say: AT LAST! This is fabuleux, and – as with all of the calendars featured here – we’d happily receive/gift it ourselves.
£95 – buy here
Rituals The Ritual of Advent Deluxe Advent Calendar
Based on the UNESCO World Heritage city of Amsterdam, just the cutest little pop-up village, each hiding one of 24 deluxe surprises – think: Precious Amber Hand Balm, Ritual of Namaste Face Mask, Smooth Violet Mini Candle and their new Beauty Bar, with two full sizes (total value £196).
£114.90 – buy here (yeah, weird price, right?)
On pre-order at time of writing, this is an ultra-luxe creation from Diptyque that can definitely be repurposed, if not used, beyond its life delivering 25 ‘scented treasures’ There’s one for Christmas Day, unlike many advent calendars. Sublime mini-candles and 10ml sizes of perfumes, alongside all manner of fragrant fabulousness. One for those who have been very, very good, we think.
£390 – buy here
Latest in Beauty/Stylist Advent Calendar 2024
We’ve already written about this fab collab between Latest in Beauty and Stylist in-depth, here. The value is £619 – and in our review, we shared the good news that as a Beauty Bible ‘insider’, you can enjoy £25 off and FREE POSTAGE, with the code READERADVENT. Offer still open till 30th September, so be quick!
£169 – buy here
Too, too cute, packed with 24 vegan beauty treats with glorious textures and delicious smells – think, body sprays, scented soaps, body lotions, lip balms (these are adorable for 2024), across eight of their fragrances including almond-hazelnutty Pistachio Ice, Vanilla Cloud, Fig Tree and Musk Rain. They don’t specify what the full ‘value’ is – but we reckon: priceless.
£45 – buy here
Glossybox 2024 Advent Calendar
Truly excellent value, this, with products which would normally tot up to £585, from incredibly well-known brands that include Medik8, Kate Somerville, Bare Minerals, Iconic London – and so the list goes on. There are even TWO treats for some days, with a total of 29 in all across 25 days.
£85 –buy here
Benefit The Gorgeous Grocer Beauty Advent Calendar
We can’t list all the fabulous within here, but this is as wittily packaged as we would expect from Benefit, features MANY Beauty Bible Award-winners across ranges like Gimme Brow, Hoola and The POREfessional, all packaged in… a supermarket shopping basket! They always make us smile – but this, maybe even more than usual. Added up, it’s worth £295.50, we’re told.
£156 – buy here
Cath Kidston 7 Sleeps Till Christmas
We’ve not seen one of these before: a darling (and really affordable) final countdown to Christmas, with something – from a bath fizz to a hand cream – for every one of the last seven nights before Santa arrives. So you can feel – and smell – the excitement building. So cute-looking, too, with the ‘house’ theme that’s across Cath Kidston’s offering this season. (No apologies for including TWO of Cath Kidston’s advent calendars – we simply couldn’t choose between them.)
£16 – buy here
What can we say? Bath bombs a-go-go, plus lots of Lush’s other bestsellers, all neatly tucked away in a house we’d quite like to move into, please. Lush fans will lurve…
£190 – buy here
William Morris At Home Bird & Yare
Like the Cath Kidston advent calendars, William Morris At Home is created by Heathcote & Ivory, who know all there is to know about gorgeous textures and beautiful scents, frankly. Another great value option, decorated with a classic William Morris Bird & Yare print and flipping open to reveal 24 windows that open to deliver treats for hand and body, in lovely travel sizes, across five fragrances: Patchouli & Red Berry, Bergamot & Vetiver, Clementine & Clove, Geranium & Eucalyptus and White Iris & Amber. Again, great value.
£45 – buy here
L’Occitane Beauty Advent Calendar
One of several L’Occitane good value offerings (including a refillable cloth version), this showcases many a Beauty Bible Award-winner, from the Almond and Shea collections, amother other body and bath deliciousness. All travel sizes (worth £129.50 in total), they’re packed into a trunk-shaped box.
£68 – buy here
