10 of the Best Advent Calendars for Christmas
Christmas is officially upon us and it’s time to snag those advent calendars before they all run out! Each and every year we see advent calendars go up a notch and this year is no different. From tasty treats to full blown jewellery calendars, it’ll be hard to not treat yourself or a loved one once you’ve seen the calendars listed below.
Master of Malt Gin Advent Calendar
£99.95 - https://www.masterofmalt.com/gin/drinks-by-the-dram/premium-gin-advent-calendar/
Filled with 24 different wax sealed 30ml gins, this calendar is perfect for those gin lovers amongst us. With a mixture of long time favourites and brand new releases, it’s a great opportunity to enjoy your most loved gins whilst also discovering something new.
What’s inside:
Bluecoat American Dry Gin 3cl Sample
Bobby's Schiedam Dry Gin 3cl Sample
Bombay Sapphire Premier Cru Murcian Lemon Gin 3cl Sample
Conker Spirit Port Barrel Gin 3cl Sample
Hendrick's Gin 3cl Sample
Hendrick's Neptunia 3cl Sample
Hepple Gin 3cl Sample
Kyrö Gin 3cl Sample
Kyrö Pink Gin 3cl Sample
Manchester Gin - Raspberry Infused 3cl Sample
Manchester Gin FAC51 The Haçienda 3cl Sample
Mayfield Gin 3cl Sample
Never Never Triple Juniper Gin 3cl Sample
No.3 Gin 3cl Sample
Ramsbury Single Estate Gin 3cl Sample
Roku Gin 3cl Sample
Sky Wave Gin 3cl Sample
Tanqueray No. Ten 3cl Sample
Tanqueray Rangpur Lime 3cl Sample
Tarquin’s Handcrafted Cornish Gin 3cl Sample
Tarquin's Figgy Pudding Gin 3cl Sample
Tobermory Gin 3cl Sample
Umodzi Gin 3cl Sample
Villa Ascenti Gin 3cl Sample
2. Missoma Jewellery Advent Calendar
£395 - https://uk.missoma.com/products/jewellery-advent-calendar
The ultimate gift to yourself or a loved one in your life, Missoma’s jewellery advent calendar is next level boujee. Held within a beautiful box fit with a mirror and little pull out drawers, you’ll find 12 of their best selling pieces, each individually wrapped and numbered in gold foil. Whilst it’s definitely an indulgence at £395, you will in fact be getting over £835 worth of jewellery so it’s well worth it if you’re a Missoma lover.
What’s inside:
Mini Molten Hoops
Mini Shield Hoop Earrings
Pyramid Ear Cuff
Mini Baya Hoop Earrings
Bar Stud Earrings
Mini Molten Pendant Necklace
Double Chain Necklace
Twisted Chain Choker
Molten Cuff Bracelet
Seed Pearl Beaded Bracelet (Size: S/M)
Beaded Bracelet (Size: S/M)
Bobble Chain Anklet
3. Liberty Beauty
£245 - https://www.libertylondon.com/uk/liberty-beauty-advent-calendar-2022-000769953.html
A cult favourite come Christmas time, we couldn’t not include the well loved Liberty Beauty Advent Calendar. This year it is its highest value yet, with £1,065 worth of products for £245. Inside you’ll find 30 highly coveted products, 20 of which are full size. Plus there will be a Golden Ticket hidden inside one of the drawers in five calendars - awarding the lucky winners £1,000 to spend at Liberty!
What’s inside:
Rose Inc Travel Brow Renew Gel
MZ Skin Hydra Lift Golden Face Mask
Vilhelm Parfumerie Peony Couture 10ml
Carriere Frères Tomato Candle 70g
Le Labo The Matcha EDP 15ml
Davines OI Oil 50ml
Hair by Sam McKnight Deeper Love Treatment Mask 50ml
Wild Source Miracle Oil 15ml
The Seated Queen Cold Cream 30ml
Liberty Votive Candle 60g
(Malin+Goetz) Resurfacing Face Serum 30ml
Sunday Riley Auto Correct Eye Cream 15ml
Votary Super Seed Nutrient Cream Light 30ml
Verden Aborealist Bath Oil 55ml
Ren Clean Skincare Glycol Lactic Radiance Renewal Mask 50ml
111Skin Rose Quartz Exfoliating Mask Mini 30ml
Zelens Emulsion D 30ml
Dr Barbara Sturm The Good C Vitamin C Serum 10ml
Aromatherapy Associates Clear Mind Rollerball
QMS Medicosmetics Advanced Collaged Serum in Oil 10ml
Dr Sebagh Retinol Night Repair 30ml
Venn Vitamin B Activated All-in-One Concentrate 20ml
Surratt Lipslique in Eglantine
Trish McEvoy Tubing Mascara
Larry King Haircare A Social Life 30ml
Aveda Botanical Repair Leave in Treatment 25ml
L:A Bruket Lip Balm 33g
UOMA Beauty Drama Bomb Mascara
Bamford Citrus or Safe Body Wash 50ml
Kate Sommerville Exfolikate Intensive 2oz
4. Charbonnel et Walker Chocolate and truffle advent calendar
£75 - https://charbonnel.co.uk/product/decadent-charbonnel-et-walker-advent-calendar
Taking your traditional chocolate calendar to the next level, the gurus of chocolate that are Charbonnel et Walker have released a chocolate and truffle calendar, filled with a signature selection of their much loved fine milk and dark chocolates and truffles. Beautifully presented, each chocolate is held within its own drawer.
5. Charlotte Tilbury
£150 - https://www.charlottetilbury.com/uk/product/beauty-advent-calendar
With products that get rave reviews every time they get released, a Charlotte Tilbury calendar is both such a special treat and a really great way to sample them all. Worth £245, it features lots of amazing products such as the well-loved Magic Cream and Wonderglow.
What’s inside:
FULL SIZE Charlotte’s Magic Lip Oil Crystal Elixir (8ml)
FULL SIZE Hollywood Beauty Light Wand in Spotlight (12ml)
FULL SIZE Colour Chameleon in Golden Quartz (1.6g)
FULL SIZE Brow Fix (6g)
FULL SIZE Matte Revolution in Catwalking (3.5g)
MINI Charlotte’s Magic Cream (15ml)
MINI Charlotte’s Magic Serum Crystal Elixir (8ml)
MINI Wonderglow (15ml)
MINI Pillow Talk Push Up Lashes! mascara in Super Black (4ml)
MINI Lip Cheat lip liner in Hot Gossip (0.8g)
MINI Airbrush Flawless Setting Spray (34ml)
6. The White Company
£175 - https://www.thewhitecompany.com/uk/Beauty-Advent-Calendar/p/A02130
If every time you walk into a White Company store you are sniffing all their beautiful scents, then this calendar is the one for you. Filled with 25 of their bestselling seasonal scents and favourite wellbeing treats, you’ll love unveiling each one and enjoying it for the rest of the day.
What’s inside:
• Winter Signature Candle 140g (approximately 33 hours’ burn time)
• Pomegranate Hand Cream 30ml
• Spa Restore Body Balm 75ml
• Nourish Bath Shot 30ml
• Fireside Fragrance Oil 15ml
• Sea Salt Shower Gel 50ml
• Seychelles Hand Wash 50ml
• Blanc Body Lotion 50ml
• Blanc Body Wash 50ml
• Fir Tree Votive 75g
• Nourish Fragrance Oil 15ml
• Tuberose and Cashmere Hand Cream 30ml
• Midnight Mini Home Spray 15ml
• Seychelles Hand & Nail Cream 50ml
• Spa Restore Shower Gel 75ml
• Lime & Bay Body Lotion 50ml
• Wild Mint Hand Wash 50ml
• Calm Hand & Body Balm 75ml
• Lime & Bay Shower Gel 50ml
• White Jade Gua Sha
• Sea Salt & Cedarwood Body Lotion 50ml
• Noir Hand Wash 50ml
• Noir Hand Lotion 50ml
• Sleep Bath Shot 30ml
• Seychelles Signature Candle 140g (approximately 33 hours’ burn time)
7. M&S Beauty Box
£300 or £40 when you spend £30 on clothing, home or beauty - https://www.marksandspencer.com/the-advent-calendar-2022/p/hbp60575215#intid=bac_lp_promo_271022_1_txt_beauty-box
For the ultimate saving, M&S’s Beauty Box is £300 or just £40 when you spend £30 on clothing, home or beauty items in store. Filled with 25 handpicked cult beauty products, we’re really impressed with the selection inside this calendar that also features 7 full size items and spans bath and body, skincare, fragrance and make up.
What’s inside:
1x30ml - Fragrance Society Poppy, Peony & Pearl Barley Hand Cream
1x30ml - Discover Warm Neroli Eau De Toilette
1x5g - Autograph Colour Balm Lip Shine - Peach
1x60ml - Apothecary Meditate Body Wash
1x4.8g - Ultra Sun Lip Protection SPF 30
Emma Hardie Midas Touch Revitalising Cream
1x15ml - Nuxe Merveillance Lift Firming Powdery Cream
1x10ml - Nails INC. 45 Second Speedy Gloss - Baby, It's Gold Outside
1x10ml - Nails INC. 45 Second Speedy Gloss - Kensington High Street
1x20ml - This Works In Transit Camera Close Up
1x100ml - Percy & Reed Turn Up The Volume Volumising Mousse
1x60ml - Philip Kingsley Body Building Shampoo
1x60ml - Philip Kingsley Body Building Conditioner
1x40ml - Philip Kingsley Elasticizer
1x30ml - L’Occitane Shea Butter Hand Cream
1x05g - Eyeko Limitless Long-Wear Pencil Eyeliner - Law of Attraction
1x10ml - Shay & Blue Black Tulip Fragrance
1x15ml - Cinique Dramatically Different™ Moisturizing Lotion+
1x7ml - Clinique High Impact™ Mascara
1x15ml - REN Radiance Brightening Dark Circle Eye Cream
1x30ml - Living Proof Perfect Hair Day (PhD) Advanced Clean Dry Shampoo
1x15ml - Lumene Nordic-C [Valo] Overnight Bright Sleeping Cream
1x30ml - Aveda Botanical Repair™ Leave-In Treatment
1x30ml - Origins Checks & Balances™ Frothy Face Wash
1x10ml - Prai Ageless Eye Tight Uplift Serum
8. Next Advent Calendar
£85 - https://www2.next.co.uk/g63227s1/p87879#p87879
Featuring lots of make up and body care heroes from the likes of MAC, Lancome, Neom and Rituals, the Next Advent Calendar is very reasonably priced when you consider it is filled with over £309’s worth of items and 6 full size items too.
What’s inside:
MAC Satin Lipstick in shade Twig (3g, full size)
Benefit BADgal BANG! Mascara (3ml, travel size)
ELEMIS Pro-Collagen Marine Cream (15ml, travel size)
Lancome Advanced Genifique Hydrating Face Serum (7ml, deluxe sample size)
Estee Lauder Advanced Night Repair Serum Synchronized Multi-Recovery Complex (7ml, deluxe sample size)
Pixi Glow-y Powder, in shades Peachy Glow OR Creamy Gold*** (4.3g, travel size)
Moroccanoil Original Treatment (25ml, travel size)
ICONIC London Bronze and Smokey Eyeshadow Palette (4 x 1.9g, travel size)
Emma Hardie Brilliance Facial Oil (5ml, travel size)
Floral Street Arizona Bloom Eau de Parfum (10ml, travel size)
Eyeko Highlighter Pencil in shade Pearl (1.4g, full size)
By Terry Baume De Rose Flaconnette (2.3ml, travel size)
Pai The Impossible Glow in shade Bronze (10ml, full size)
Beautypro Rose Infused Plant Based Sheet Mask (22ml, full size)
NEOM Real Luxury Scent to De-Stress Travel Candle (75g, travel size)
Smashbox Photo Finish Original Primer (5ml, deluxe sample size)
L'Occitane Shea Butter Hand Cream (30ml, travel size)
Clinique Moisture Surge 100Hr AutoReplenishing Hydrator (15ml travel size)
This Works Deep Sleep Pillow Spray (35ml, travel size)
Gatineau Radiance Enhancing Gommage (75ml, full size)
Nails.INC Nail Varnish Belgravia Road (10ml, full size)
Clarins Total Eye Lift (7ml, deluxe sample size)
Bath & Body Works Japanese Cherry Blossom Fine Fragrance Mist (75ml, travel size)
Rituals The Ritual of Sakura Body Cream (70ml, travel size)
ESPA Yuzu and Ginger Cleanser (15ml, travel size)
9. Fortnum’s Feasting Advent Calendar
£200 - https://www.fortnumandmason.com/fortnums-christmas-feasting-advent-calendar
A real treat for those who love festive treats, especially of the Fortnum and Mason variety, their feasting advent calendar is filled with everything from classic teas, biscuits, chocolates and confectionery to preserves, condiments and festive tipples.
What’s inside:
Spiced Orange & Dark Chocolate Biscuits
Kings Blend Coffee, 75g
Mini Orange & Champagne Marmalade
Royal Blend Pocket Tin 5 Silky Tea bags, 12.5g
Winter Spiced Nuts, 100g
Figgy Pudding Liqueur
Christmas Tea, 25g
Mini Fig Preserve
Gingerlossus Biscuits
Honey From Shropshire, 100g
Ultimate Ruby Chocolate Bar, 75g
Wild Blueberry Preserve, 100g
Sir Nigel’s Orange Marmalade Vodka
Fortnum's Pink Marc de Champagne Truffle Drum, 40g
Balsamic Jelly, 100g
Double Trouble Chocolate Mice, 42g
Mulled Wine Spice Box
Mini Cognac Butter
Salted Caramel Hot Chocolate
Damson Gin
Burlington Breakfast Marmalade, 100g
Christmas Cranberry & Port Chutney
Gold Chocolate Coins
Christmas Tea Biscuits
Quarter Bottle of Champagne
10. Artisan Coffee Co. Coffee Pod Calendar
£24.99 - https://www.artisancoffeeco.com/products/artisan-coffee-pod-advent-calendar
A lovely morning treat for the coffee lover in your life, the Artisan Coffee Co.’s coffee pod calendar features a different one of their 6 delicious blends behind each door, with a special surprise behind 24, so you can enjoy sampling different ones each day.
What’s inside:
An assortment of coffee pods including…
The Big Shot
The Heroine
The Smart Cookie
The Genius
The Enigma
The Dreamer