As dozens of brands and retailers start getting into the festive spirit, beauty enthusiasts are eagerly eyeing this year’s crop of beauty advent calendars. While there are plenty of budget options purse-friendly mid-priced calendars available , at the top of any makeup and skincare buff’s wish list this year will no doubt be one of the more expensive offerings.
Not only do these more luxurious hauls host a plethora of coveted brands you may not have splurged on otherwise, but they also have some seriously impressive in-built savings. Several of the calendars are worth more than £1,000 each, and there are products inside which can be worth nearly half of the price of the calendars alone.
While the highly popular Harrods beauty calendar has already sold out this year, there are plenty of stunning alternatives worth considering for those looking to indulge in a luxurious countdown to Christmas. From Sephora and Space NK , to Cult Beauty and Liberty London, all of these calendars are packed with cult-favourites,celeb-loved brands and exclusive launches, making them irresistible for those who love a pamper.
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From skincare heroes to must-have makeup items, here are our top picks of the best high end beauty advent calendars over £100, which could save you hundreds of pounds on cosmetics and gifts this season:
Sephora Favourites beauty advent calendar – £199
Sephora’s sought-after advent calendar is now up for pre-order. Despite its £199 price tag, it boasts products worth over £1,000 – offering shoppers a whopping 80% saving on its contents. The 2024 edition, which promises to be even better than last year’s sell-out version, is crammed with must-have items for all beauty lovers.
Although it’s a 24-day calendar, it gives you much more than that – a total of 40 products valued at more than £1,000. It includes 24 full-sized products from big names like Glossier, Makeup by Mario, Rare Beauty, Charlotte Tilbury, Sephora Collection and Glow Recipe, plus an additional sixteen mini treats.
Standout items include 111Skin Rose Gold Brightening Facial Treatment Mask, Floral Street Arizona Bloom Eau de Parfum, Charlotte Tilbury’s Pillow Talk Beauty Light Wand Light/Medium and Olaplex No. 9 Bond Protector Nourishing Hair Serum 90ml.
Cult Beauty – £235
Cult Beauty’s beauty advent calendar for 2024 has got an even higher value and more products than last year. In 2024, the festive offering is worth more than £1,100 – around £100 more than last year – and contains a whopping 40 products behind 25 doors. Priced at £235, it has an in-built saving of over £865, with each item working out at less than £6 each.
Of the 40 products, 19 are full-sized, with a selection of deluxe and travel-friendly products to discover spanning makeup to skin and hair care. There are also six Cult Beauty exclusives you won’t find in any other calendar, alongside appearances from the likes of Augustinus Bader, PATRICK TA, Summer Fridays and 111SKIN.
Space NK – £250
Space NK ‘s highly anticipated countdown is an annual favourite among makeup and skincare enthusiasts. With a value exceeding £1,200, the calendar is priced at £250 and promises a luxurious selection of 35 high-end beauty products, 23 of which are full-sized.
This year’s lineup spans across makeup, skincare, fragrance, hair and body care, and includes coveted brands such as Milk Makeup, Rare Beauty, Glossier, Tatcha, Drunk Elephant, Charlotte Tilbury and K18, making it an irresistible offer for those looking to refresh their beauty routine.
The full-sized items alone are worth more than double the calendar’s retail price, while deluxe miniatures such as Laneige’s Bouncy & Firm Sleeping Mask and DS&Durga’s fragrance add extra value. Among the 35 premium products, some of the most sought-after items include the celeb-loved Augustinus Bader The Serum 15ml worth £145 , and K18 Leave-In Molecular Repair Hair Mask 50ml worth £70.
Liberty London – £260
Beauty fans can get their hands on £1,205 worth of premium makeup, skincare, hair care and more for way less than the RRP with Liberty’s coveted advent calendar . This year’s long-awaited line-up is said to be ‘better than ever’, boasting 28 must-have products, including 18 full-size.
Priced at £260, the calendar offers an in-built saving of £945, with each product working out at less than £10 each. The expertly curated edit brings together cult buys, niche names and fresh launches from Liberty’s beauty hall.
Think makeup from La Mer and Lisa Eldridge, Augustinus Bader skin care, home fragrance from Granado and perfume from Ex Nihilo among many more. And if that wasn’t enough, there is a golden ticket hidden inside a select few advent calendars, awarding each of the lucky winners £1000 to spend at Liberty.
Augustinus Bader 12 Days of Bader – £445
Celeb-loved skincare brand Augustinus Bader saw some of their most popular products (hello, The Rich Cream) in several of last year’s advent calendar offerings from the likes of Space NK, Liberty and Cult Beauty. This year, the brand has released their own 12 Days of Bader countdown, which will get shoppers a complete premium skincare routine, including award-winning creams and serums, as well as Augustinus Bader’s latest science-backed innovations for £445.
Bobbi Brown – £160
For anyone as obsessed with the Vitamin Enriched Face Base as us, then you may like to hear about the Bobbi Brown Dazzle & Glow 12-Day Advent Calendar. The 12-piece beauty advent calendar will get you ready to glow, featuring the brand’s travel-ready bestsellers and 3 full-size favourites.
Worth £223, it’s on sale now for £160 and features a Full-Size Long-Wear Cream Shadow Stick in shade Golden Bronze, Extra Plump Lip Serum in Bare Pink and Smokey Eye Mascara in Black. Discover the rest of the contents in the Bobbi Brown advent calendar here. Plus when you buy the calendar and add the code BASE at the checkout, you’ll even snag four more free gifts, one of which is worth almost £30.
Sculpted By Aimee – £159
Founded by make-up artist Aimee Connolly, Sculpted by Aimee is a firm favourite with beauty experts who love the brand’s bestselling products. And now shoppers can snap up 12 Sculpted by Aimee products for the run-up to Christmas – including five brand-new products – in this bumper beauty chest, worth £159 but yours for £90.
The Sculpted by Aimee 2024 advent calendar launched in September, with last year’s offering selling out within 14 hours. This one looks set to be just as popular, so you’ll need to be quick if you want to get your hands on it.
Highlights inside include favourites such as HydraGlo serum, CreamLuxe Highlight and Beauty Base Pearl primer, as well as some new and exclusive products and shades, including luxurious body oil, the popular Tinted Beauty Balm in new shade Mauve, and a shimmery gold eyeshadow. Altogether the contents are worth £159 but the calendar costs £90 to buy, saving you almost £70 on some brilliant new beauty bits.
Benefit Gorgeous Grocer Beauty Advent Calendar – £156
Benefit has dropped its advent calendar for 2024 – and shoppers can snap up the grocery-themed countdown at Selfridges. The famous beauty brand’s Gorgeous Grocer Beauty Advent Calendar is priced at £156, but the products inside are worth over £295 altogether.
If you are a Benefit fan or fancy trying out its most-wanted items, you won’t be disappointed as there are 24 skincare and makeup buys to enjoy, all housed in a lovely pink basket. This year, the Benefit advent calendar features four full-size products – including the POREfessional smoothing face primer and BADgal Bang! volumizing mascara. It also includes four mini blushes and five lip tints for you to match with your “mood of the day”.
Elemis Ultimate Skincare Advent Calendar – £199
Skincare favourite Elemis’ luxury advent calendar is packed with 25 skincare and bodycare treats. Coming in at £199 it has 25 drawers, with the contents being worth more than double the price tag at £537. Encased in a multicoloured keepsake box, fans of Elemis can expect plenty of hero products including plumping Pro-Collagen icons, illuminating Dynamic Resurfacing favourites, and deeply nourishing Superfood formulas to name a few.
Stand-out products include the Superfood Facial Oily, Pro-Collagen Cleansing Balm and Pro-Collagen Marine Cream, which promises to significantly reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles in just two weeks. The advent calendar is available to buy on the Elemis official website – buy it here.
Kiehl’s – £128
Kiehl’s, beloved by Kate Middleton’s hair stylist (who uses Kiehls Creme with Silk Groom on the royal), has unveiled its 2024 Christmas offering: the Open For Advent-Ure advent calendar. Costing £128 , the calendar is packed with 24 skincare favourites in a range of sizes from the iconic brand including cleansers, face masks, facial serums, moisturisers and more.
Coming inside a brightly coloured cardboard box that opens similar to that of a jewellery box and has been designed by studio Public/Official, there are 24 days worth of gorgeous beauty products, neatly packaged in their own little colourful box. All of which will give you hydrated, glowing and clear skin in the lead-up to Christmas – what more could you want over the festive period?
The Kiehl’s Open For Advent-ure beauty advent calendar 2024 includes 24 surprise formulas inside each individual box and contains some of the brand’s most beloved and best-selling formulas such as the Ultra Facial Cream and Powerful-Strength Line-Reducing & Dark Circle-Diminishing Vitamin C Eye Serum.
ESPA – £175
Priced at £175, the Wellbeing Advent Calendar from ESPA contains products worth a staggering £488 – almost three times the RRP. Containing offerings for the ‘mind, body, and spirit’, it is the perfect little treat to cheer you up throughout the month of December. It contains a whole host of the brand’s products, such as popular cleansers, creams, and essential oils.
The advent calendar includes 24 products, each one hidden in a little red draw. Standout items include the Active Nutrients Optimal Skin Cleansing Oil, which is a great nighttime cleanser, particularly for removing makeup, and the Nourishing Lip Treatment – a hydrating and protective treatment oil made with hyaluronic acid which will plump your lips with moisture.
Molton Brown – £225
Instead of makeup or skincare, why not unwind with some bath and body heroes from Molton Brown? Designed by marble artist Natascha Maksimovic, this year’s Limited Edition Advent Calendar boasts 24 fragrant surprises with an overall value of £313, saving £92 on the RRP.
Shoppers can expect to find a selection of hand creams and washes, perfumes, shower gels and more in a range of beautiful festive and year-round fragrances, like Orange and Bergamot, Fiery Pink Pepper and Clementine and Vetiver. You can shop the Molton Brown calendar here.
Harrods – £250 – sold out
The Harrods Beauty Advent Calendar returned with a bang, giving shoppers even bigger savings than last year, which is why it’s inevitably sold out already. The Harrods festive offering is brimming with gorgeous luxury skincare, makeup, body care and fragrance products, from lip products to serums, and face creams to cleansers.
The calendar cost £250, the same as in previous years, however, is valued at £1,599. Some of the brands included in the countdown are Charlotte Tilbury, Tom Ford, Elemis and Laura Mercier.
