With the festive season fast approaching, it’s time to turn our thoughts to the beauty advent calendar. Packed with luxurious skincare, makeup and self-care products, every year they offer huge savings on the most covetable beauty brands – and 2023 looks to be no different.
But whether you’re buying it as a present for a loved one or for yourself, remember that the best calendars sell out in a matter of hours (sometimes minutes). We’ve rounded up the top beauty advent calendars 2023 to invest in this festive season – and, most importantly, when they’ll be released so you can make a note in your diary (we’ll be updating this feature with new releases and last-minute stock drops).
beauty advent calendars for Christmas 2023
Cult Beauty Advent Calendar
The Cult Beauty Advent Calendar is always one of the most hotly anticipated drops of the year, and their 2023 offering doesn’t disappoint. It’s packed full of goodies, with skin-saving heroes from the likes of Augustinus Bader, Votary and Sunday Riley, as well as makeup, scented candles and a few little extras. The calendar itself was designed in partnership with artist Gemma O’Brien and artist agency Grand Matter, and for the second year running, Cult Beauty will be donating over £60,000 from sales to Mental Health UK. They’re also working with More Trees to plant one tree for every calendar sold, so this is one Christmas present you can feel really good about buying.Â
Number of products: 39
Release date: Available now
Price: £225
Product value: £1,000+Â
Selfridges Beauty Advent Calendar
You’ll have to be quick if you want to get your hands on this year’s Selfridges Beauty Advent Calendar, as the drops sell out almost as soon as they land. It’s hardly surprising, when you consider all the great products inside, from Dr. Barbara Sturm’s clarifying serum and 111Skin’s rose quartz exfoliating mask to Charlotte Tilbury’s Airbrush Flawless setting spray and Lisa Eldridge’s Lusciously Lucent lip colour. You’ll also get a Selfridges Beauty Concierge gift card worth £45 thrown in for good measure. Designed to look like a vintage makeup case, the calendar itself will make a lovely keepsake once the festive season is over.Â
Number of products: 33
Release date: Currently sold out but due to be restocked soon
Price: £220
Product value: £1,094+
Harvey Nichols Beauty Advent Calendar
Last year marked the debut for the Harvey Nichols Beauty Advent Calendar, and this year they’re following up with an offering that’s bigger than better than the original. Inside you’ll find 45 products designed to appeal to beauty obsessives, with luxe skincare staples from Sisley, MZ Skin and Dermalogica, fragrances from Maison Francis Kurkdjian and Memo Paris and makeup from Charlotte Tilbury, Hourglass and Fenty Beauty. You’ll also find a soothing candle from Maison Francis Kurkdjian, an Eve Lom Rescue Mask, CBD sleep drops from OTO and Neom’s cult Pillow Spray. What’s more, they’ve hidden a £100 Harvey Nichols gift card in a select number of calendars, so you might find yourself with an extra Christmas surprise on your hands.Â
Number of products: 45
Release date: Available now
Price: £250
Product value: £1,300+Â
La Mer Beauty Advent Calendar
For this year’s beauty advent calendar, La Mer has decided to celebrate the 12 days of Christmas, with a suitably luxurious skincare treat hidden behind each beautifully designed door. Featuring miniature versions of their most covetable products, from silky serums and rich creams to revitalising masks and their cult lip balm, this is a truly indulgent Christmas present to yourself, and one that will pay off for the year ahead. Unsurprisingly, it’s one of the most expensive offerings out there, but when the products are this good it’s not hard to see why.Â
Number of products: 12
Release date: Available nowÂ
Price: £470
Product value: £571Â
Bobbi Brown Beauty Advent Calendar
Packaged up as a gold, octagonal bauble, Bobbi Brown’s 12 Days of Glow beauty advent calendar is bringing all the glitz you need to get you in the festive mood this year. No sparkle is spared by the beauty brand, from the gold art deco prints on the exterior to the cream shadow sticks and the shimmer brick compact waiting inside. The glittering parcel offers a mix of mini travel size, full sized (including the mascara and lip tint), and deluxe sized (including the soothing cleansing oil) products to keep both your skin and makeup glowing through the Christmas period.
Number of products: 12
Release date: Available now
Price: £195
Product value: £320+
Harrods Beauty Advent Calendar
The much anticipated Harrods beauty advent calendar is back, this year boasting 26 cult products to add to your beauty cupboard with unmissable savings of almost £1,000. The outline of the London department store is embossed in gold on the emerald green box, giving a hint of the luxurious brands – from Augustinus Bader to Maison Francis Kurkdjian – shelved inside. With its impressive variety, ranging from skincare and haircare to makeup, opening each door almost conjures up the experience of shopping in the famed department store itself.Â
Number of products: 26
Release date: Available now
Price: £250
Product value: £1,173
Jo Loves Beauty Advent Calendar
When it comes to the festive period, nostalgic scents are just as important in spreading Christmas cheer as carols and twinkly decorations. The Jo Loves beauty advent calendar features Pomelo scented bath colognes, Pink Vetiver (peppercorn, cardamom and cumin) hand lotion, and their much-loved candle range with Christmas Tree, Roasted Chestnuts, and Gingerbread odours. As if that wasn’t festive enough, inside the calendar is a voucher for a Jo Loves fragrance (a full size 100ml bottle) of your choice and five exclusive baubles designed, like the packaging, by textile brand Warner House to decorate your own Christmas tree.
Number of products: 24
Release date: 5 October 2023
Price: £365
Neal’s Yard Remedies Beauty Advent Calendar
With Neal’s Yard Remedies’ 12 Days of Beauty & Wellbeing, the focus is on healing, something that’s much needed during the hectic Christmas season. The collection’s focus on sleep and relaxation through the Beauty Sleep Foaming Bath, Goodnight Pillow Mist, and Wild Rose Eye Brightener brings your daily dose of rejuvenation during the busy period. What’s more, seven of the twelve products are full-sized without the price tag to match. Still have your calendar from last year? Neal’s Yard are refilling old boxes at a reduced price with this year’s products to limit material waste.
Number of products: 12
Release date: Available now
Price: £95 new and £89 for refills
Product Value: £180
Sisley Beauty Advent Calendar
This year, Paris-founded skincare brand Sisley have launched their first ever luxury beauty advent calendar. The French skincare company has stayed true to its roots with the reusable, cabinet-like calendar, which takes inspiration from the bold textiles of co-founder Isabelle d’Ornano’s home. Vibrant and decorative, the colourful drawers of the Sisley advent calendar are lined with gold shred and filled with decadent goodies. If you haven’t tried their award-winning products before, the calendar offers the perfect chance to sample the best-selling Black Rose Cream Mask and Oil as well as a range of their other skincare heroes.
Number of products: 25
Release date: Available now
Price: £595
Fortnum and Mason Beauty Advent Calendar
If you’ve ever walked into the Fortnum & Mason beauty hall and wanted to wrap up every single thing in there and take it home, you’re in luck – their new beauty advent calendar means you can pretty much do just that. Jam-packed with tried and tested products, behind each of the beautifully illustrated doors you’ll find nourishing skincare, haircare, fragrance and wellness treats from the likes of Cult51, Aromatherapy Associates, Otto and Acqua di Parma. What’s more, the 24-doored calendar is intricately crafted from wood in the brand’s signature Eau de Nil green shade, meaning once Christmas is over you can reuse it next year.Â
Number of products: 30
Release date: Available now
Price: £260
Product Value: £1,020
Liberty Beauty Advent Calendar
Liberty is renowned the world over for its annual beauty advent calendar, and with good reason – in 2021 it became the most successful and fastest-selling product in their near 150-year history, selling out as soon as it launched in September. To amp up the Christmas fervour this year, hidden in five of the Liberty beauty advent calendars is a golden ticket with £1,000 to spend at Liberty for the lucky shoppers. You’d still better act fast if you want to get your hands on the expert-led skincare staples by Sunday Riley and Kate Somerville, or luxe handbag essentials from Le Labo and Byredo – this one won’t be hanging around on the shelves for long. Always the star of the season, with 20 full-sized products you’ll also be saving almost £800 on your season’s beauty buys.Â
Number of products: 29
Release date: Available now
Price: £245
Product Value: £1,065
Net-a-Porter Beauty Advent Calendar
For this year’s beauty advent calendar offering, Net-a-Porter have decided to shake things up a bit. Instead of a traditional calendar they’ve launched the Ultimate Gift Set, a curated edit of 10 mini and full-sized beauty products alongside five luxury jewellery, fashion and homeware gifts. Housed in a beautiful black lantern twinkling with LED lights, you’ll find makeup by Westman Atelier and Pat McGrath Labs, skincare from Sarah Chapman and 111Skin and unique gifts including Lié Studio earrings and Anissa Kermiche’s ‘Bum’ candle, both of which are exclusive to the gift set. It’s the ultimate festive treat.Â
Number of products: 15
Release date: October 2023
Price: £275
Product Value: £1,300+
Jo Malone Beauty Advent Calendar
This storied British brand is known for setting the bar when it comes to luxury fragrances, so it’s no surprise that their annual Jo Malone beauty advent calendar is usually at the top of everyone’s wish list. Drawing on the traditional Jo Malone aesthetic based on a sleek jewellery box that can be refilled and reused, this largely monochrome offering, brightened up with candy-cane red stripes, will look elegant on any dressing table. Behind the 25 doors sits a range of their classic colognes, hand lotions and mini scented candles, as well as a full-sized scent.Â
Number of products: 25
Release date: Available now
Price: £350
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Space NK Beauty Advent Calendar
Anyone who’s a true beauty fan knows about the Space NK beauty advent calendar, which is always packed full of the biggest beauty brands of the moment, both established names and rising stars. Packed full of 33 hand-picked products, the calendar includes favourites from industry stalwarts like Eve Lom and Dr. Barbara Sturm as well as younger brands including Rose Inc, Drunk Elephant and Summer Fridays. The result is an out-of-this world ombre of colours and festive metallics fashioned from 100% recyclable woven paper ribbons.Â
Number of products: 33
Release date: Available now
Price: £235
Product Value: £1,000+
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Eve Lom Beauty Advent Calendar
2023 marks another first in the beauty advent calendar range, with award-winning skincare brand Eve Lom launching its 12 Days advent calendar. Skincare lovers will appreciate the brand’s ethos that ‘radiance begins with the perfect cleanse’ and can build their winter glow with the brand’s cult Foaming Cream Cleanser this December. Plus, the calendar contains products totalling twice its price tag. Â
Number of products: 12
Release date: 2 October
Price: £225
Product Value: £419
Charlotte Tilbury Beauty Advent Calendar
A jewel-handled treasure chest of products, Charlotte Tilbury is back again with their in-demand beauty advent calendar. The high-quality beauty brand promises to bring even more festive magic this year, with 12 days of coveted products from both their latest releases and core, sell-out ranges. Expect to find a full-sized tube of their award-winning lip oil and the universally-flattering Hot Lips 2 lipstick in Glowing Jen, as well as travel-size versions of the ever-popular Magic Cream, Beauty Light Wand and Pillow Talk Push Up Lashes mascara. A worthy investment for makeup lovers.
Number of products: 12
Release date: September 2023
Price: £160
Product Value: £223
Decleor Beauty Advent Calendar
Uplift your mind, body and soul with this year’s advent offering from Decléor. Behind each of the 24 doors is one of the Parisian skincare brand’s best-selling beauty products, some retail size, others deluxe size – but all enriched with the skin-nourishing essential oils for which it is so famous (incidentally, Meghan Markle is a big fan of the Aromessence Rose D’Orient Serum included). From the Green Mandarin Sun-kissed Cream and Neroli Bigarade Aromessence Serum to the Sweet Orange Sleeping Mask and Lavender Fine Night Balm, your self-care countdown to Christmas starts here. Â
Number of products: 24
Release date: Available now
Price: £125
Product value: £450
Aurelia London Beauty Advent Calendar
British beauty brand Aurelia London’s popular advent calendar is back with the top products from their sustainably sourced, ethical skincare range. The brand uses probiotic skincare to boost collagen production and reduce acne and skin blemishes, creating an at-home spa effect for your skin. In the calendar, expect a focus on rejuvenation with the Miracle Cleanser and Cell Revitalise Day Moisturiser.Â
Number of products: 12
Release date: October 2023
Price: £120
