Christmas is literally around the corner people – and while we are now officially in December, there are still a few advent calendars to shop! You’ll just have to do a bit of catching up by the time it arrives.
Sure, opening a chocolate window every day of the festive month is nice ‘n’ all, but for the makeup, skincare and haircare fanatics among us, nothing quite beats the satisfaction of stocking up on beauty goodies with the best beauty advent calendars of 2025.
In 2025, the beauty advent calendar game is strong, with literally hundreds of brands putting their best products forward all encased in stunning chests to open each day of the month. We do warn you though, as many of the beauty advent calendars have already sold out. We told you they’re popular! But fret not, as there are still some huge brands with stock still left. Take this as your sign...
Best beauty advent calendars still available to buy:
- Sisley Advent Calender, WAS £640, NOW £512
- Clarins 12 Day Advent Calendar, WAS £95, NOW £66.50
- Harvey Nichols 12 Days of Fragrance Advent Calendar, WAS £175, NOW £122.50
The best beauty advent calendars 2025:
Sisley Advent Calendar 2025
Release date: Shop now
Number of products: 25
Value of Contents: Not specified
Price: £640 on sale for £512
What’s inside the Sisley Paris Beauty Advent Calendar? Sisley and British Artist Luke Edward Hall have produced a stunning advent calendar with 25 gifts, making the Christmas countdown, oh so exciting. Each door is elaborately decorated with festive references which will have you re-using it year after year. The Advent Calendar includes the Phyto-Lip Balm, Regenerating Hair Mask and Phyto-Gloss n°2 Aurora, Intense Lip Glow lip, among many of the brand's favourites.
Dr Barbara Sturm Advent Calendar 2025
Release date: Shop now
Number of products: 24
Value of contents: £1028
Price: £450
What’s inside the Dr Barbara Sturm Beauty Advent Calendar? For 2025, Dr Barbara Sturm has reimagined its annual calendar. This time, it’s awash with a very aesthetic forest green velvet (because what screams luxury more than a luxe fabrication), making it a great Christmas present, too. The considered set includes full, deluxe and miniature sizes, including the Everything Eye Patches, Enzyme Cleanser, Hyaluronic Serum and Glow Cream.
The Byredo Christmas Advent Calendar 2025
Release date: Shop now
Number of products: 24
Value of contents: £1028
Price: £650
What’s inside the Byredo Beauty Advent Calendar? Beauty insiders are forever championing Byredo beauty, so the brand’s foray into Advent is a thing of beauty dreams. From the Bibliothèque Candle to the Gypsy Water Eau de Parfum, there are many iconic products. The beauty calendar isn’t purely fragrance. It comes with complimentary accessories to uplevel your beauty routine, including a pocket mirror and a branded hairbrush.
Clarins 12 Day Advent Calendar 2025
Release date: Shop now
Number of products: 12
Value of contents: £167
Price: £95 on sale for £66.50
What’s inside the Clarins Beauty Advent Calendar? Beauty favourite Clarins offers a capsule of some of the brand’s most iconic glow-inducing products, which is the perfect taste of the brand or a top-up for your favourites. You’re not too late for the start of this Advent either. The 12-day calendar also includes two full-sized products — the Beauty Flash Balm and Lip Comfort Oil. Other products included are the Instant Natural Lip Perfector and Velvet Body Wash. The best part about this advent is the variety. It includes makeup, skincare and bath products.
Harvey Nichols 12 Days of Fragrance Advent Calendar 2025
Release date: Shop now!
Number of products: 20
Value of contents: £700
Price: £175 on sale for £122.50
What’s inside the Harvey Nichols 12 Days of Fragrance Advent Calendar? This one’s for all you fragrance lovers out there. The Harvey Nichols fragrance advent calendar is back for a second year running, and thank goodness as we were starting to run out after 2024’s offering.
With 12 draws and 20 products – including a range of full-size, mini and deluxe mini – this display features some of the most luxurious perfume labels found at Harvey Nichols, including Creed, Parfums de Marly and Kilian. Secure this chest and your fragrance wardrobe will be set for 2026.
Space NK, 12 Days of Fragrance Advent Calendar
Release date: Shop now!
Number of products: 14, including three full-size fragrances and a candle
Value of contents: £558
Price: £160
What’s inside the Space NK 12 Days of Fragrance advent calendar? This is one of the most well-curated fragrance advent calendars we’ve come across in 2025. Why? Because it includes brands and scents we actually know and love – including inclusions from Glossier, Malin + Goetz, Byredo and Acqua di Parma. Oh, and not to mention a Diptyque Mimosa Scented Candle which, yes, smells as fresh and uplifting as it sounds. While this is only a 12 day calendar, we’re pretty impressed with the price seeing as you get full-size fragrances (Malin + Goetz Strawberry Eau De Parfum and Dedcool Fragrance Number 01 'Taunt' Eau De Parfum) which add up to £160 – the price of the advent calendar.
MAC Advent Calendar 2025
Release date: Shop now
Number of products: 24
Value of contents: £424
Price: £195 – on sale for £146.25
What’s inside the MAC Advent Calendar 2025? MAC fans, listen up! MAC has announced its 2025 beauty advent calendar, packed with 24 makeup and skincare goodies. Oh, and not to mention that half of the contents are full-sized items, including a M.A.Cximal Sleek Satin Lipstick, Lip Liner, Dazzleshadow Eyeshadow Stick and Squirt Plumping Gloss Stick. As for the travel-size inclusions, we’ve got products like the 4 Idol Lash Mascara and Strobe Cream. Now, close your eyes if you don’t fancy a spoiler, but the calendar will also include two MAC exclusives, one of which being the limited-edition gel eye pads. We can’t contain our excitement!
LUSH Advent Calendars 2025
Release date: Shop now!
Number of products: 25
Value of contents: Not specified
Price: £205
LUSH has gone above and beyond in 2025 by launching not one, not two, but three advent calendars. Is this about to be the sweetest-smelling Christmas ever? We think so!! The first is the Advent Calendar which contains 25 vegan goodies, including year-around icons like Sticky Dates shower gel and the Sleepy bubble bar, as well as festive editions like the Yule Log soap and Reindeer bath bomb. Now if the sound of that doesn’t make you want to indulge in a bath every day and smell like a candy cane throughout the entire festive season, what will?
Release date: Shop now!
Number of products: 25
Value of contents: Not specified
Price: £179
Investing in a reusable beauty advent calendar is a brilliant sustainable swap you can make this festive season. LUSH is one of the most prominent UK brands advocating a more responsible approach to beauty, and this calendar is one example of the many steps they’re making to ensure the world is a more sustainable place. It contains 25 LUSH goodies and once they have been used up, the box can be reused for 2026.
Sold out Advent calendars 2025:
Debenhams Beauty Advent Calendar 2025
Release date: Shop now
Number of products: 37
Value of contents: £700
Price: £150 – on sale for £120
What’s inside the Debenhams Beauty Advent Calendar? We must say, the value of this calendar is exceptional seeing as you get 37 (!!) products that are worth £700, but it will cost you £150. The range of brands is worth shouting about, too. That’s right, walk through a Debenhams beauty hall and you’ll find big-time names like O.P.I, MAC, Hair Gain, Philip Kingsley, Benefit, Typebea, Urban Decay and Nudestix, all of which feature in this beauty chest. And if things couldn’t get any better, 20 of the products are full-size. So if you’ve dreamt about owning a massive beauty advent calendar without going into your overdraft, here is your chance!
Sephora Advent Calendar 2025
Release date: Out of stock
Number of products: 41, 24 full-size.
Value of contents: £1,025
Price: £255
What's inside the Sephora Advent Calendar 2025? It’s the calendar of all calendars, and arguably one of our favourites on the Comso beauty team. Why? Because this year the calendar contains 41 products which includes 24 full size. Now that’s bang for your buck! It’s no surprise that Sephora's beauty advent calendar has been a sell-out sensation since the mammoth retailer came to UK shores, so we’re excited to say the waitlist is now live. We’re yet to know the full contents but if you fancy a little spoiler, there appears to be products from Merit, Kayali, Glow Recipe and Medik8 sitting on top of the calendar promo imagery. Talk about investigative journalism.
NEOM 24 Days of Wellbeing advent calendar
Release date: Out of stock
Number of products: 24
Value of contents: £365
Price: £190
What’s inside the NEOM 24 Days of Wellbeing advent calendar? There are 24 boxes to open and in each one you’ll find a NEOM wellness goodie to help you sleep, boost your mood, or energise. Sometimes Xmas isn’t always ‘fa-la-la-la-la’ and things get stressful, so this box of relaxing remedies is just what’s needed when things get a little intense.
The brand hasn’t dropped an official line up of contents, but from the promo picture we can see icons like the Magnesium Bath Milk, Essential Oil Blend and Great Day Wonder Balm. Not to mention all the candles!
Space NK 2025 Beauty Advent Calendar
Release date: SOLD OUT
Number of products: 35 products, 26 full size
Value of contents: £1,150
Price: £260
What's inside the Space NK Beauty Advent Calendar? Space NK’s beauty advent calendar is *always* one of the greats – and this year, the retailer has spared no expense once again. I mean, with the launch of a new flagship store on London’s Oxford Street London, it only makes sense that Space NK ends the year with a bang, too. As for what’s inside this year’s calendar, boy are we in for a treat. We don’t want to spoil the whole surprise, but inside you will unwrap products from the likes of Glossier, Rare Beauty, Medik8, K18, Charlotte Tilbury, REFY, Sol de Janeiro and Phlur. The gang’s all here!
Harrods of London Beauty Advent Calendar 2025
Release date: SOLD OUT
Number of products: 32, 14 full size
Value of contents: Not specified
Price: £250
What's inside the Harrods Beauty Advent Calendar? Luxury brands like Augustinus Bader, La Mer, 111SKIN, Tatcha and Champo are just a taster of some of the names inside this calendar, with plenty of full-size products included to keep your beauty cabinet stocked up until next Christmas (and beyond).
Better yet, Harrods has also launched a more affordable Hair & Body edit for £99, which features brands like Color Wow, OUAI and Vieve. Or, for any fragrance fanatics, there’s the 12 Days of Fragrance Advent Calendar for £215, featuring labels like Jo Malone and Creed. Although, pre-order has unfortunately sold out for the fragrance calendar, however more will be arriving at the Harrods store in September.
Sculpted by Aimee Advent Calendar 2025
Release date: Sold out!
Number of products: 12
Value of contents: £208
Price: £90
What’s inside the Sculpted by Aimee Advent Calendar 2025? Get excited people, Sculpted by Aimee has announced the waitlist to its 2025 advent calendar and this one is bound to be a speedy sell-out. Whether you’ve tried Sculpted by Aimee or not, this 12-product calendar is the perfect opportunity to get familiar with its best-selling beauty and skincare icons. It contains eight full-size inclusions (including a Liquid Lights blush and a jumbo-size CloudCream) as well as five new and exclusive inclusions that you can only find in this calendar. At £90, it’s well priced if you want to get involved in this modern festive tradition without overstepping the budget.
Liberty Beauty Advent Calendar 2025
Release date: Shop now!
Number of products: 30 products, 20 full size
Value of contents: £1,245 – £40 more than 2024
Price: £275
What's inside the Liberty Beauty Advent Calendar? The 2025 calendar features a stunning collection of the most lavish products you can find in Liberty’s Beauty Hall. It contains a staggering £1,245 worth of beauty products (which is £40 more than last year, btw) all for £275.
As for what's inside? Usually Liberty keeps this under lock and key until launch day, but this year they have released the entire list to get shoppers excited for what’s to come. We don’t want to spoil the entire surprise, it is an advent calendar after all, but a few name drops to mention include La Mer, Augustinus Bader, Paula’s Choice and Mirror Water.
Selfridges, Beauty Advent Calendar 2025
Release date: Shop now
Number of products: 37 products, 25 full size
Value of contents: £1136
Price: £250
What's inside Selfridges' Beauty Advent Calendar 2025? Not many beauty halls are as iconic as Selfridges’ – and this beauty chest is a stunning display of all the brands they have on offer. For skincare lovers, there are inclusions from Tatcha (hey, The Silk Cream) and Elemis, while makeup obsessives will enjoy names like REFY, Charlotte Tilbury and Morphe. On the hair care side, we have brands like Color Wow and Champo included, and there’s even a full Lashify kit to create your own individual eyelash extensions. Completed with a Selfridges Beauty Concierge Card, what more could this calendar have to offer?
Cult Beauty Advent Calendar 2025
Release date: Shop now!
Number of products: Depends on which calendar you go for...
Value of contents: Over £1,100 for the Classic Curation and over £1,200 for the Limited Edition Curation.
Price: £240
What's inside the Cult Beauty 2025 Advent Calendar? In 2025 we welcome the ‘Classic Curation’ calendar which houses 34 products, 20 of which are full size. As well as the ‘Limited-Edition Curation’ which contains 40 products and 21 full-size products. Merry Christmas to you, Cult Beauty.
As for the contents, we have inclusions like the Gisou Honey Infused Lip Oil, Huda Beauty Faux Filler Gloss, Patrick Ta Major Headlines Double-Take Cream and Powder Blush Duo and the Hourglass Unlocked Instant Extensions Mascara. We don’t want to spoil the whole surprise!
LOOKFANTASTIC Beauty Advent Calendar
Release date: Shop now
Number of products: 28 products, 17 full size
Value of contents: Over £655
Price: £105
What’s inside the LookFantastic Beauty Advent Calendar? LookFantastic’s beauty chest is always a swift sell-out, and we know exactly why. While little information has been released for 2025, we know that it features a mighty £655 worth of skincare, hair care, makeup and wellness products. Fyi, that’s nearly £100 more compared to last year’s offering. As for the price tag, it will set you back £105 which is more affordable compared to others in this edit. Now that's the kind of discount we're interested in. As for brands, have you seen LookFantastic's incred beauty directory? This calendar will feature products from MAC, Color Wow, Sol de Janeiro, Medik8 and Elemis... just to name a few.
ASOS Advent Calendar 2025
Release date: Shop now!
Number of products: 26
Value of contents: £400
Price: £98
What's inside the ASOS Face + Body Advent Calendar 2025? Arguably one of the best things about ASOS is it’s next day delivery, so even though this calendar is already available to shop, this is the perfect option for any last-minute beauty girlies out there. Inside, it features 26 products (15 of which are full size) from ASOS’ epic beauty directory. We don’t want to spoil the surprise, but expect inclusions from Charlotte Tilbury, MAC, Laneige and Sol de Janeiro.
Boots 24-Days of Skincare Calendar
Release date: Shop now!
Number of products: 24
Value of contents: Not specified
Price: £70
What's inside the Boots 24 Days of Skincare Advent Calendar? Stroll around the skincare aisles in your local Boots store, and you’ll be seriously impressed by the variety of brands available – and Boots’ 24 Days of Skincare Advent Calendar displays the very best ones. K-Beauty fans will be pleased to unwrap products from Round Lab and Anua, while other popular names like Byoma and Bubble are hinted to feature.
No7 25 Days of Beauty Advent Calendar
Release date: Shop now
Number of products: 25, 10 full size
Value of contents: £236
Price: £60
What’s inside the No7 25 Days of Beauty Advent Calendar? If you’re looking for an affordable advent calendar this year, look no further than the No7 25 Days of Beauty Advent Calendar. It contains 25 products, including both makeup and skincare inclusions, that are worth a total of £236 but will set you back just £60. If my maths is correct, that’s a £176 savings. As for what’s inside, there’s a Future Renew Peptide Cleanser, a Restore and Renew Face and Neck Night Cream and a Pro Artist Matte Muse Lipstick. The rest can wait until December 1.
Revolution Beauty Makeup Advent Calendar 2025
Release date: Shop now
Number of products: 24
Value of contents: £100
Price: £50
What's inside the Revolution Beauty Advent Calendar? At £50, this calendar is perfect for makeup lovers on a budget – and Revolution has truly revolutionised (wink, nudge) the game with this offering. Wrapped inside this pink, star-studded chest you can find everything from mascaras and eyeliners to lip oils and bronzer. Essentially, it contains every product you need to create a full face of makeup – ideal for the most glamorous time of year.
Anthropologie Beauty Advent Calendar
Release date: Shop now
Number of products: 24, 11 full size
Value of contents: £365
Price: £98
What's inside the Anthropologie Beauty Advent Calendar? While we were told to never judge a book by its cover, in Antro’s case, we completely can. Beautiful on the inside and outside, this stunning chest is designed by Nephthys and adorned in exclusive, playful artwork. As for what’s inside, the calendar contains 24 makeup, skincare, fragrance and wellness goodies, 11 of which are full-size. The entire line-up of products has been announced but we don’t want to spoil the fun, so lets just say it will feature names like L’Occitane, Wonderskin and BeautyWorks.
Molton Brown Advent Calendar
Release date: Shop now!
Number of products: 24
Value of contents: £346
Price: £230
What’s inside the Molton Brown Advent Calendar? If you’re a fan of Molton Brown’s bath and body products – let’s face it, they make any bathroom way more luxurious – this is the ultimate calendar for you. Filled with 24 treats (11 of which are in generous 100ml size bottles) the uplifting aromas, be it a body wash or fragrance, are the perfect way to add some R&R into your festive routine, or to pass on as gifts. Our fave inclusions have to be the Wild Mint & Lavandin Bath & Shower Gel and Coastal Cypress & Sea Fennel Body Lotion.
The Beauty Crop, 25 Days of The Beauty Crop Full Sized Advent Calendar
Release date: Shop now!
Number of products: 27, 25 are full size
Value of contents: £250
Price: £75
What’s inside the Beauty Crop advent calendar? Whether you’ve seen the Beauty Crop’s TikTok viral products or not, this is an excellent calendar to get your hands on if makeup is on your mind this festive season. Containing 25 products, with an incredibly impressive 25 full-size inclusions (ICYDK, that’s a new product every day on the lead up to Xmas!!) it contains all you need to create a full face – including a primer, setting powder, eyeshadow palette and an eye brow gel. There are even a few skincare essentials, like a cleanser and body wash.
LUSH, High Street Advent Calendar
Release date: Shop now!
Number of products: 25
Value of contents: Not specified
Price: £125
Ah, the humble bath bomb, where LUSH’s journey began. Still to this day, nothing brings us as much joy as walking into a LUSH store and emerging with a paper bag containing an adorable, sweet-smelling bath bomb. Over the years, we’ve discovered our favourites (hi, Snow Fairy and Butterball!!) so luckily, this edition contains nothing but iconic bath bombs as well as some festive inclusions, like the Magical Santa bath bomb.
GlossyBox Beauty Advent Calendar: Sent with Love
Release date: Shop now
Number of products: 27
Value of contents: £624
Price: £75 for subscribers and £90 for non-subscribers.
What's inside the GlossyBox Beauty Advent Calendar: Sent with Love 2025? ICYDK, GlossyBox is a beauty subscription service where new beauty products are delivered to your door every single month. Impressive right, so you bet GlossyBox has access to some brilliant beauty brands we all know and love. The line up for 2025’s beauty advent calendar is impressive too, with products from Medik8, Natasha Denona and ESPA included.
Jo Malone London Advent Calendar 2025
Release date: Shop now
Number of products: 25
Value of contents: Not specified
Price: £360
This one's for all you fragrance fanatics out there – and trust us when we say, this coveted chest is worth the splurge. Why? Because behind 24 doors sits 25 (!!) Jo Malone London faves that will last you throughout the festive season and beyond. Priced at £360, 2025’s calendar contains a generous bundle of Jo Malone candles, body lotions and, of course, the brand’s legendary colognes – hello, English Pear & Freesia and English Pear & Sweet Pea Cologne. There is also the seasonal favourite Orange Bitters Cologne in a generous 30ml bottle.
Harvey Nichols Beauty Advent Calendar 2025
Release date: Shop now!
Number of products: 37, 20 full size
Value of contents: Over £1,000
Price: £250
What’s inside the Harvey Nichols Beauty Advent Calendar 2025? The beauty advent calendar competition is high every single year. Harvey Nichols’ response? Go big or go home. This grand chest rivals some of the more luxurious calendars on the market as it costs £250 but contains £1,000 worth of products.
Inside there are 37 products, 20 of which are full size, to show off just how large and varied the iconic Harvey Nichols beauty hall is. Without spoiling the entire surprise, Cosmo’s highlights are the Color Wow Color Security shampoo and conditioner set and the tub of Sol de Janeiro Bum Bum Cream. Hurry up Christmas, beauty products are waiting!
Boots 24 Beauty Stars Advent Calendar
Release date: Shop now!
Number of products: 24
Value of contents: £600
Price: £150
What’s inside the Boots 24 Beauty Stars Advent Calendar? Boots has gone above and beyond in 2025 by launching not one, but two (!!) beauty advent calendars. While it’s the pricer option at £150, the Boots 24 Beauty Stars Advent Calendar is the main event as it’s worth over £600. This box features iconic brands found at Boots, including Drunk Elephant, NARS, Sol de Janeiro, Fenty and Wella, making it a great option if you’d like a selection of makeup, hair care, skincare and even fragrance goodies to unwrap in December.
Charlotte Tilbury, Beauty Treasure Chest 2025
Release date: Shop now
Number of products: 12 full-size and travel-size products
Value of contents: £309
Price: £175
What's inside Charlotte Tilbury's Beauty Treasure Chest Advent Calendar 2025? Charlotte Tilbury’s calendar will forever remain one of the most glamorous and glitzy chests to covet. While the calendar doesn’t contain as many products compared to others in this edit, it’s the ultimate chest to secure if you’re a through and through Tilbury fan. It contains five full-size goodies and seven travel-size goodies. Not to pick faves or anything, but we can’t wait to open the full-size Exagger-Eyes Volume Mascara and full-size Pillow Talk Beauty Light Wand.
Elemis Wonders Advent Calendar
Release date: Shop now
Number of products: 25 products, two full size
Value of contents: £690
Price: £225
What's inside the ELEMIS Wonders Advent Calendar? The party szn is also the perfect time to get your pamper essentials in check – and there's no other brand we wanna cosy up with than Elemis. The brand's 2025 calendar features 25 of its beloved bestsellers, like the new Pro-Collagen Black Cherry Cleansing Balm, as well as two full size icons, one of which being the Pro-Collagen Marine Cream. Don’t say we told you so! And there’s more, hidden inside 15 Elemis advent calendars are £1,000 ‘Golden Tickets’ to spend at elemis.com. Now that’s your lifetime supply of skincare sorted.
Soap & Glory, The House of Glory Advent Calendar
Release date: Shop now!
Number of products: 24
Value of contents: Worth over £92
Price: £48 – in other words, a total bargain!
What's inside the Soap & Glory The House of Glory Advent Calendar? Soap & Glory is thee OG at-home spa brand and this year, they’re proving why they reign supreme in the budget beauty advent calendar arena.
For only £48, you’ll be treated to over £92 of pampering essentials, including fragrances, body delights and skincare. Obvs we don’t want to spoil the surprise of what’s inside, but if you fancy a sneak peek, it contains a wide range of bath washes, lotions and fragrances in the Soap & Glory Original Pink, Call of Fruity and limited-edition Berry and Bright scents.
Benefit Glam Cube Makeup Advent Calendar Gift Set
Release date: Shop now
Number of products: 24
Value of contents: Over £266
Price: £135 – on sale for £108
What's inside Benefit's Glam Cube Makeup Advent Calendar? No other advent calendar we’ve seen in 2025 combines 24 beauty goodies with a game that you can play (literally). This Rubix-cube-style calendar houses 24 Benefit makeup essentials, including a full-size Benetint and full-size BADgal BANG! mascara.
Rituals Wreath Advent Calendar
Release date: Shop now
Number of products: 24
Value of contents: £163.60
Price: £103
What’s inside the Rituals Wreath Advent Calendar 2025? They do say never judge a book by its cover, but looking at the Rituals Wreath Advent Calendar, I say go ahead! Housed in a stunning, traditionally festive wreath design hides 24 Rituals goodies to pamper you throughout the festive season and beyond. There are bath and body treats from the brand’s most popular collections, including The Ritual of Karma and the The Ritual of Ayurveda, and we love that it contains four scented candles too – because who doesn’t love a scented candle!?
The Body Shop Ultimate Advent Calendar
Release date: Shop now!
Number of products: 25
Value of contents: £238
Price: £120
What’s inside the Body Shop Ultimate Advent Calendar? Christmas can be a chaotic time, so an advent calendar packed with 25 pampering essentials sounds like the perfect antidote. The Body Shop Ultimate Calendar is nostalgia wrapped up, as it features all the familiar and yummy Body Shop scents we’ve used for decades. Inside there are body creams, hand creams, facial cleansers, body scrubs and sheet masks (just to name a few), each one smelling absolutely delicious. It feels impossible to pick a favourite, but we’ve always loved the Body Shop mango, moringa and strawberry scents. Yum.
ESPA Wellness Advent Calendar
Release date: Shop now!
Number of products: 25
Value of contents: Over £435
Price: £175
What’s inside the ESPA Wellness Advent Calendar? Are you after a bit of R&R this Christmas? Look no further than the ESPA Wellness Advent Calendar. This 25-day chest features a range of body, skincare and hair care goodies to keep you relaxed through the festive season and beyond. It’s tricky to name favourites (this one is just too good to us) but we can’t wait to sink our shoulders into the Restful Bath Milk and indulge in a relaxing soak. Oh, and allow the flickering flame of the Winter Spice Votive Candle to fill the bathroom with festive scents, like cinnamon, clove and orange. Let the countdown commence!
How we tested:
The beauty advent calendar space is bigger than ever, so narrowing down the very best was no easy task. In this edit, you’ll find big-name retailers that consistently produce epic calendars – think Sephora, Liberty, Cult Beauty and Space NK – packed with a wide range of brands, alongside brand-specific offerings from LUSH, Charlotte Tilbury, Sculpted by Aimee and Jo Malone.
When selecting our top picks, we considered everything: price point, number of products, brand mix, the balance between full-size and travel-size items, packaging design, and any added extras like vouchers. We’ve also featured a range of calendars that keep their product inclusions broad, so that they suit a wide range of people no matter their skin type or concern. For makeup inclusions, we made sure shades are wearable and universal and for skincare, we chose skin-kind products that target common concerns like dullness, dehydration and barrier support.
And because many of these beauty chests come with triple-figure price tags, we’ve also featured more affordable options, so there’s something for every budget.
Why trust Cosmopolitan?
- Lia Mappoura is the Beauty Writer at Cosmopolitan UK and Clare Stephenson is the Senior Beauty Ecommerce Writer at Cosmopolitan UK. Together, they have seven years of combined experience testing skincare, haircare, and makeup. In other words, they know exactly what makes a great beauty advent calendar – from the products and brands included inside to the balance of full-size versus travel-size goodies. Over the past three years, both Clare and Lia have tested countless advent calendars, so they can recommend the perfect one for any budget, preference, or skin type.
Lia Mappoura (she/her) is the Beauty Writer at Cosmopolitan UK, with over four years of experience reporting across the brand's print, social, video and digital platforms. Lia covers everything from emerging trend analysis to viral celebrity hair and makeup moments, making her an expert at spotting the season’s next big beauty look (before it takes over social media feeds).
In 2025, she was named The Rising Media Star at the Love Perfume Awards with The Perfume Shop, recognised for her outstanding digital fragrance content and for building genuine authority within the space. She is passionate about challenging outdated beauty stereotypes, championing inclusive representation in beauty, and educating readers on the trends, products and conversations shaping the industry today. Follow her on Instagram or find her on LinkedIn.
Clare Stephenson is the Senior Fashion and Beauty E-commerce Writer for Cosmopolitan, ELLE and Harper’s Bazaar. She has been an e-commerce writer since 2022, creating matter-of-fact reviews and shopping pages filled with her favourite products for every budget and need – whether that’s a glow-giving foundation, a high-tech LED face mask or the perfect wear-with-everything blazer.
Alongside writing, Clare loves to be in front of the camera creating shopping content, putting viral products to the test to see which ones are truly worth the hype. Through her work, she has interviewed leading dermatologists, makeup artists and industry experts to bring readers trusted advice and product recommendations.
Clare has contributed to titles across the Hearst UK portfolio, including Women’s Health, Good Housekeeping, Red and Prima. Prior to joining Hearst, she earned a BA in Multimedia Journalism from Bournemouth University, focusing her studies on magazines and editorial. She later worked as an editorial assistant at Voir Fashion Magazine, covering events including Fashion Week and interviewing notable brand founders.
Outside of work? You can find Clare strolling through London’s Columbia Road Market, pouring her fourth coffee of the day or heading to a Pilates class.
Follow Clare on Instagram @clarefrancesstephenson.
