When I was growing up, my Dad and Gramps, both of whom worked in shipping, used to bring home chocolate Advent Calendars, with enough sweets to last until March. As an adult, I am addicted to Beauty Advent Calendars. See the best selections from last year here.
Beauty Advent Calendars seem to be more of a UK-centric thing, though brands in the US and elsewhere are fast catching on. So much so that the LookFantastic Beauty Secret Vol 2 Advent Calendar for 2016 has sold out while on pre-order - a good 24 hours before the release date. See the spoilers here. The 2017 Advent Calendar is available here.
With 12-25 beauty products that you can open each day of the Advent (or
for the 12 Days of Christmas), what is not to love? Think of it as a
best-of-the-year surprise beauty box. I've been showing you individual
calendars over the last couple of weeks; here is the round up of the
best ones currently available - they all ship worldwide.
Scroll down for the ultimate list of the best 10 Beauty Advent Calendars for Holiday 2016.
1. Feelunique Magic of Beauty Advent Calendar
Price: £30Contains: 12 products, of which five are full-sized.
Brands: Laura Geller, Ole Henriksen and more
Makeup/Skincare/Hair care: Five makeup, five skincare, two hair care.
Preview: Go here. Includes link to last year's unboxing, so you can compare.
Why buy? The brands! The price!
To buy: Go here.
2. Asos Beauty Advent Calendar
Price: £50Contains: 24 products.
Brands: Jane Iredale, Burt's Bees, Elemis, Batiste, Nip & Fab, Monu, Sleek, and more.
Makeup/Skincare/Hair care: Six makeup, nine skincare, four hair care, one mirror, one nail product, three bath and body.
Preview: Go here.
Why buy? The mix of products. This and Feelunique's calendar above offer the next best mix of brands after LookFantastic.
To buy: Go here.
3. Molton Brown Scented Luxuries Advent Calendar
Price: £150Contains: 24 products, of which three are scented candles.
Brands: Laura Geller, Ole Henriksen and more
Makeup/Skincare/Hair care: 15 shower gels/body lotions/exfoliators/bath and body. Four hand care, three scented candles, two hair care.
Preview: Go here.
Why buy? I call this "pamper-haven". Molton Brown makes the world's best shower gels. 'Nuff said.
To buy: Go here to buy from LookFantastic. Buy here from Beauty Expert. Both ship worldwide.
4. Ciate Mini Mani Month 2016
Price: £50Contains: 24; two full-sized.
Brands: Ciate.
Makeup/Skincare/Hair care: One full-sized nail polish; 22 mini polishes; one nail file.
Why buy? The most comprehensive nail polish advent calendar out there.
To buy: Go here to buy from LookFantastic. Buy here from Beauty Expert.
5. NYX Wanderlust Advent Calendar
Price: £60Contains: 24 products, of which all are makeup.
Brands: NYX.
Makeup/Skincare/Hair care: Twelve mini eyeshadows; twelve soft matte lip creams.
Preview: Go here.
Why buy? Who doesn't want 12 eyeshadows and 12 lip creams?
To buy: Go here.
6. Charlotte Tilbury World of Legendary Parties
Price: £150Contains: 12 products, of which five are full-sized.
Brands: Charlotte Tilbury
Makeup/Skincare/Hair care: Six makeup, six skincare.
Preview: Go here.
Why buy? Charlotte Tilbury. Matte Revolution lipstick. Eyeshadow. Mascara. Go buy.
To buy: Go here.
7. Decleor
Price: £60Contains: 25.
Brands: Decleor.
Makeup/Skincare/Hair care: One makeup; everything else is skincare/bath and body.
Preview: Go here.
Why buy? A gorgeous range of Decleor skincare in luxe black-and-gold packaging.
To buy: Go here (Beauty Expert). Go here to buy from LookFantastic.
8. Mad Beauty 12 Days of Christmas
Price: £10.99Contains: 12 products.
Brands: Mad Beauty
Makeup/Skincare/Hair care: Two lip balms; two nail products. Eight skin/bath products.
Preview: Go here.
Why buy? £10.99. No, that's not a typo.
To buy: Go here.
9. Susanne Kaufmann Advent Calendar
Price: £110Contains: 24 products, all 30ml.
Brands: Susanne Kaufmann
Makeup/Skincare/Hair care: Three hair care; everything else is bath and body - includes soaks, oils, lotions, body butter, bubble bath, soaps, hand and foot creams.
Why buy? Another pamper-fest calendar. A beautiful year-end treat for all us women.
To buy: Go here.
10. Nuxe 10 Beauty Treasures
Price: £49Contains: 10 products, of which two are 30ml.
Brands: All Nuxe.
Makeup/Skincare/Hair care: Three bath and body; nine skincare.
Why buy? French pharmacy brand (Nuxe). Their iconic Huile Prodigieuse. Look at that packaging!
To buy: Go here.
All of these ship worldwide, and they make great gifts for special people, or beautiful multi-day treats for yourself. If you missed out on LookFantastic's offering this year, or want more, any of these will make a great choice.
Which beauty advent calendars are you getting? I'm going to be unboxing my buys once they start coming in - stay tuned!
The 2017 LookFantastic Beauty In Wonderland Advent Calendar is available here.
Shop the best beauty advent calendars for Holiday 2016:
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