Robyn Morris
Yes, it's nearly that time of year again - which is why we've rounded up the best beauty advent calendars for 2022 to help you countdown to Christmas in style.
It certainly seems there's a calendar for everyone this year, with classic chocolate advent calendars available for dad and fabulous toy advent calendars for kids. As for us girls, we're rather hoping to get our hands on one of these extra special beauty advents or perfume advent calendars that's packed full of sumptuous skin care, makeup must-haves and hero hair products.
The trend for non chocolate advent calendars has skyrocketed in popularity in recent years and the beauty industry has paid attention. Fans of cult brands like Liz Earle, Jo Malone and Clarins have been treated to 25 days of their go-to goodies. Whilst others haven't been able to resist the No7 beauty advent calender or the popular M&S beauty advent calendar- due their great price and products inside. Eager to please all, we've scoured the web and collated a mix of our favourites to add to your basket today. But before you splash the cash, our Senior Beauty Editor Rhiannon Derbyshire has shared some top tips to ensure you're getting a real beauty deal:
"Beauty advent calendars can be a great money-saver but I'm quite wary of how expensive they can be, for a quite unpredictable mix of products," she says. "If you're a huge fan of a brand and 80% of their products, it definitely makes sense to buy a calendar that'll likely feature a lot of the heroes. Do your research before buying - is the calendar really worth the money? Are the products full-sized or minis? Are they really useable items, or just make-up in strange colours that the warehouse can't shift? A healthy bit of cynicism is essential in the beauty world - especially when it comes to expensive, trend-led items."
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Where to buy the best beauty advent calendars in 2022
- Amazon: Shop budget to high end beauty advents with free PRIME delivery
- Boots: Beauty calendars from beloved brands No7, Liz Earle and Soap & Glory
- Selfridges: Designer beauty advents from La Mer, Giorgio Armani and more
Best beauty advent calendars in 2022
With three different options available, Body Shop have a beauty advent calendar to suit every budget. The cheapest option is £55, worth £89.50, the medium size is £95 and worth £159 and the largest comes in at £145, packed with £219 worth of goodies.
Featuring full-size favourites from Olaplex, Charlotte Tilbury and Sunday Riley, John Lewis' calendar has been designed to offer you a number of beauty rituals including a full skincare regime, a versatile makeup look, a moment of calm, some hair essentials and three iconic fragrances. And hidden inside door 25, 10 lucky customers will be in with the chance of winning a £500 gift voucher to spend at John Lewis.
Cult Beauty and their annual beauty advent calendar is something that needs no introduction. Beauty obsessives will no doubt already be familiar with the website's luxe festive offering, which every year is packed full of in-the-know brands and 'cult' products. 2022's advent proves to be no different, overflowing with 37 goodies to unwrap in the build-up to Christmas. We're talking a Charlotte Tilbury eyeshadow palette and the highly praised Hourglass Extreme Lash Mascara, plus Sunday Riley's (full size) Vitamin C Brightening Serum - one of the best vitamin C serums on today's market. If that's not enough there's also three Golden Tickets hidden in the calendar - which if found mean over 1,000 Cult Beauty pounds for the lucky recipient.
Packed full of beauty treats worth over £500, this is LOOKFANTASTIC's most luxurious advent calendar to date - and you're getting a saving of over £400. It contains 26 products including Rituals Ayurveda Mini Diffuser, ESPA Optimal Skin Pro Moisturiser, Christophe Robin Cleansing Purifying Scrub and much more.
Worth over £405, this limited-edition 2022 Advent Calendar is bursting with 24 indulgent treats including best-sellers such as the new MACStack Mascara and Love Me Liquid Lipcolour. Comes in a keep-forever box, wrapped in bubbles and bows.
Known for some of the best-smelling and silky-smooth-feeling body and skincare around, Rituals' beauty calendar is at the top of our Christmas wish list - and this year there's 3 to choose from (2D, 3D and Premium). We've focused on the 2D advent which has everything from shower-time staples and nifty nail care to three scented candles and a Lluxe body oil. It's safe to say you'll be feeling a million dollars come Christmas morning.
Fill your December with 25 days of classic Jo Malone scented treats. In this luxurious calendar you can expect mood-boosting home fragrances, popular colognes in miniature, seasonal adornments and a couple of full-sized surprises!
Worth a whopping £443, this advent calendar features 28 products from brands including REFY, Glossier, Rituals, P Louise and Milk. Plus, if you're a subscriber, you can get the advent calendar for just £85! And Glossybox fans certainly haven't been disappointed with the offerings either. "I love this advent calendar. It has so many nice things that I will definitely enjoy using them. I think it is as good as the one from last year and a little bit better," wrote one reviewer.
M&S's beauty team have cherry picked the best of the best for their 2022 beauty advent. This year's stunning selection contains 25 products (including 7 full-sized items) from the retailer's beauty range. Expect treats for the face, body and bath ready to unwrap - such as Clinique's High Impact Mascara and a REN Radiance Brightening Dark Circle Eye Cream, plus fresh scents by Shay & Blue.
It's the beauty advent we all wait patiently for each year and luckily for us it's back and better than ever for 2022. Boots have listened to customer feedback from previous years and have given this year's a serious shake up - with 72% of the advent calendar contents completely new for 2022. The stylish (and fully recyclable) box contains 25 No7 goodies - creams, serums, moisturiser, eyeliner, mascara, lipstick - plus more. 10 are full-sized and 6 are limited edition items specifically designed for the advent. If you're feeling extra flash, Boots have launched a second luxury advent - No7 The Ultimate Beauty Advent Calendar - for £140.
Featuring skincare, makeup, body care and hair care brands, this advent calendar is great for variety and you get a 73% saving. Including brands such as Charlotte Tilbury, Bobbi Brown and Dermalogica, there's something for everyone in this advent calendar.
Get your hands on 12 of the celebrated makeup artist's best-selling products in Charlotte Tilbury's beauty advent calendar. It's worth a whopping £244 but you can snap it up for £150 all together. You'll find products for lips, eyes and cheeks tucked away in Charlotte’s Diamond Chest of Beauty Stars. Shape brows with Charlotte's Brow Fix and layer lashes with Pillow Talk Push Up Lashes! mascara.
Liberty's Beauty Buyers are really treating owners of the coveted beauty advent calendar this year - with 30 of their best products included (20 full-sized!). Whilst it's worth a hefty £1,065 it can be yours for just £245. And we think that's quite reasonable considering it has items from high-end beauty brands like Le Labo, Dr. Barbara Sturm and Kate Somerville. There's also a chance you might find a hidden Golden Ticket inside one of the drawers in five calendars. If you're the lucky recipient of one you'll receive £1000 to spend exclusively at Liberty.
With 25 specially selected products, including 4 items exclusive to the gift, this eye-catching advent calendar comes in a limited edition box designed by ARTHOUSE Unlimited, perfect for storing your beauty products all year round.
It's worth over £711, so it's a total steal for just £139. The first Sephora UK beauty advent calendar definitely doesn't disappoint, especially with 17 full sized items included. Behind these 25 doors you'll find scents from Mugler, Neom and Floral Street, plus products by The Ordinary, Elemis and Decleor that provide a skin glow up - just in time for party season.
Christmas has come early in the form of Debenham's beauty advent calendar. The department store are treating shoppers to a 24-door advent packed with makeup, skincare, fragrance and home fragrance goodies. Expect items from designer names like Versace and Moschino and make-up must haves by Illamasqua and Stila.
"I have the Debenham's beauty advent calendar to thank for giving my face a new glow - and just in time for party season," says Goodto Features Editor Emily Stedman. "Whether you're applying or removing make-up, you'll discover a new favourite or three in the 24 product line-up - mine being the Bondi Sands pearl lights and heavenly smelling pumpkin enzyme mask from Peter Thomas Roth. I'm also a big fan of the mini Versace and Moschino perfume bottles that are perfect for popping in your handbag and freshening up when on the go."
This advent calendar is full of feel-good beauty must haves and being vegan friendly, it's the perfect gift for clean beauty fans. Worth over £180, you can expect products from brands including Dr Organic, Evolve and Ethique.
"If you’re after an advent calendar that’s not going to leave you with a guilty conscience then I can definitely recommend Holland and Barrett’s vegan and cruelty free calendar," says Goodto's Features writer Ellie Hutchings. "£55 is great value for money, as behind the 24 doors are a number of full size products, such as the Weleda Skin Food Body Lotion, the Westlab Mindful Bathing Salts and Vitaskin Vitamin C Cleansing Balm. I’m a sucker for a hair mask, so the Naturtint Hairfood Goji Revitalising Mask was my favourite product, but this advent calendar has got you covered whatever your beauty needs are - whether it’s face, hair, lip or hand products you’re after. But I won’t give too much away - the only advice I have is make sure you get your hands on it before it sells out!"
Revolution Beauty has really delivered the goods with this gorgeous advent calendar. In particular, we love the fact that it includes an extra gift on Christmas Day! The calendar includes a Reloaded shadow palette, lipsticks, lip glosses, highlighters, makeup brushes, and much more. This advent boasts plenty of 5 star reviews, with one shopper writing: "The perfect beauty calendar! The size of the calendar is perfect. It isn’t overly huge but it’s also not small. An extra box is also included for door 25!!"
Filled with high-end brands including Charlotte Tilbury, Olaplex and The Ordinary and worth a whopping £770, you get a lot of bang for your buck with this beauty advent calendar. While 17 of the products are minis, you still get an impressive 13 full sized products.
For skincare lovers, this is the advent calendar for you. Packed with Elemis' fan-favourite products, including the award winning Pro-Collagen range, to get gorgeous skin in time for Christmas. And it comes in a reusable keepsake box!
Nivea is back with another blinding beauty calendar offering for 2021. Wake up to a different Nivea product each morning - from micellar water to body lotion to a sleep mask and nail file. And the best part? It's available for under £50. So we'll race you to the checkout! One Amazon reviewer gave it 5 stars, adding: "Bought as a gift. Recipient really liked it. Products are a decent size - a little bigger in size than a typical ‘travel’ size apparently."
This advent calendar is worth £313 and is full of fragrances as well as body and home products. You can expect to find a Fragrance Travel Case, the Delicious Rhubarb & Rose Mini Candle and Fiery Pink Pepper Fine Liquid Hand Wash to name just a few. One happy customer commented: "Great product; well presented. Quality items. Fast delivery. Recommended."
Worth over £804, you get some serious bang for your buck with this advent calendar. You can expect cult classics from Augustinus Bader, Patrick Ta, Natasha Denona and more. And they've even put a £500 Flannels gift card inside one advent calendar, so you could get lucky!
A chance to truly explore Liz Earle's best-loved range, unwrap both full-sizes and luxury miniatures and your skin will feel refreshed and nourished by Christmas Day. One happy shopper reviewed: "I recently bought the Liz Earle 12 days of Christmas beauty box for myself. I loved the boxes which were full of surprises. Some items I hadn’t tried such as the gel face mask I will now try. There are full sizes and also travel sizes which are great for going away. Brilliant value for money and a great gift for lovers of Liz Earle."
Soap & Glory's 2022 advent calendar offering is nothing short of glorious. The iconically cute cosmetics brand has put together quite the selection for this 24 day countdown - with all of the best picks from the Soap & Glory bath and body range and the innovative beauty line. Grace your bathroom with pretty pink bottles of potions with ultra-punny names this December as you open little cardboard doors to find the likes of The Scrub Of Your Life Body Buffer, Call Of Fruity Body Butter, Pout About It Lip Mask and loads more.
As well as being very aesthetically pleasing, this advent calendar is full of English garden inspired luxury products with three signature fragrances inspired by a garden in bloom. As well as body products, you can also expect a candle, so both your house and your skin will be smelling fabulous!
These luxurious body products come in individual pop up advent houses which can be re-used and re-filled year after year. Inside the sweet houses, you can expect to find a selection of wonderfully scented soaps, body mists, hand creams, lip products and more. And for £40, this bargain beauty advent calendar works out at just £1.66 a day.
Filled to the brim with indulgent bathing and beauty treats, as well as some limited edition festive surprises, this beauty advent calendar is a sure crowd pleaser. One happy customer said: "Great product by Ted baker I jumped at the price before this was out of stock. Well worth getting and love all the items. Will recommend to anyone."
One of the best beauty advent calendars for 2022 - get your hands on some of Benefit's bestselling beauty wonders for under £60. Worth a whopping £133.84, this 12 piece set features fun-size and miniature offerings of their coveted brow and mascaras products, plus gorgeous pore primers and face powders too. One happy shopper commented: "The products within this Calendar is perfect as they are mini so suitable for travelling and easier to carry around, they do wonders for my brows and eyelashes and to define my facial structures. Worth the money."
Filled with 24 iconic treats including body washes, hand creams, bath crystals, bath bubbles, body lotions and shower cremes in Baylis and Harding's much loved Jojoba, Vanilla & Almond oil and Wild Fig & Pomegranate scents, fans are already loving this beauty advent calendar. One happy shopper said: "The scent is excellent and you get a lot of product for your money, a very good purchase and makes a fantastic gift."
Last year saw Barry M launch their first ever beauty advent calendar, which proved to be so popular, they’re back with an even bigger and better calendar for 2022. While last year's only featured nail polish, the 2022 calendar features a range of make-up must haves from face tools and eyeshadows to lip gloss - perfect for a beauty fanatic.
Enjoy DECLÉOR's best-selling beauty products including cleansers, masks, bath and body products all powered by Essential Oils for the ultimate skincare advent calendar this year. While most of the products are either travel or sample size, the overall value of the advent calendar is £488, meaning you save an impressive £383!
Enjoy the ultimate countdown to Christmas with a selection of hydrating sheet masks from Garnier, featuring sheet masks for both face and eyes. From the brand’s iconic Pomegranate Face Mask, to late-night saviour Orange Under-Eye Mask and their the newest Cherry Lip Mask, your skin will be hydrated and fresh thanks to this beauty advent calendar.
This limited edition beauty advent calendar is full of NUXE skincare favourites including Rêve de Miel UltraComforting Face Balm, Nuxuriance Ultra Replenishing Rich Cream, Merveillance Lift Firming Powdery Cream and much more. One happy customer commented: "Best advent calendar I bought. Loving the mini sized products."
For 12 days, you’ll be treated to the best in natural, scientifically-proven skincare, with an extra special gift on the final day. You can expect Aurelia favourites worth £317 including the Miracle Cleanser, Brightening Eye Serum, The Probiotic Concentrate and more. One happy shopper said: "Bought this a gift… for me! Great value, lots of lovely products & a large probiotics serum! Amazing value."
With products on offer from a range of high-end beauty brands including Mac, Lancome and Clarins, this beauty advent calendar is sure to please any beauty fanatic. One happy reviewer said: "Really good stuff in every draw. Looks lovely too." And another added: "Good value for money."
With mostly full sized products and featuring a range of beauty brands such as Aurelia London, Spectrum and Cetaphil, there isn't much not to like about this beauty advent calendar from River Island, which is brand new for 2022. And with a value of £290, you're getting a saving of £211!
Beauty box subscriber brand Birchbox are offering this beauty advent calendar for just £69.99, rather than the RRP price of £85, for subscribers - which would mean a saving of over £380! Hiding behind each door are 25 skin and makeup goodies including ones by Sunday Riley, L’Occitane and Nuxe.
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