It’s that time of year again… (it’s come around way too fast hasn’t it) the Beauty Advent Calendars are about to go on sale and every year there seems to be more and more choice.
I religiously bought the Selfridges Beauty Advent calendar for a few years but last year I changed it up and gave the Look Fantastic advent calendar a whizz… see what I thought of it here.
But this year, with so many gorgeous calendars on sale… is one gonna be enough?
Here are some of the top beauty advent calendars of 2018 and everything you need to know from the price, the contents and the date you can get your hands on it!
1. LOOK FANTASTIC
If last year’s calendar is anything to go by… this one will be amazing! IT features 25 beauty products from skincare to haircare, cosmetics and tan! The entire contents are worth over £300 but you can get your hands on it all for £79.
- 25 products
- Cost: £79
- Available from 1st October
2. ELLE
Designed by Richard Quinn, this beautifully packaged calendar holds 24 luxury treats worth £340. Find products from Nars, Hourglass, Too Faced and other luxury brands for only £125.
- 24 luxury beauty products
- Cost: £125
- Available now
3. JO MALONE
Adding to Jo Malone London’s Christmas campaign ‘Bring on the Baubles’ this sparkly calendar is filled with an array of scents. From bath products to candles and perfumes, this is one of the more expensive calendars but by the sounds of it, it’s worth every penny!
- 25 fragrant gifts
- Cost: £300
- Available: from 1st November
4. LIBERTY
Find 25 beauty treats worth over £600 in this beautifully designed calendar.
- 25 full size/sample products
- Cost: £195
- Available: from 24th October
5. FORTNUM & MASON
Filled with 24 essential skincare and makeup treats, this beautifully designed calendar is worth over £625.
- 9 full sized items & 15 luxury samples
- Cost: £195
- Available: from 5th October
6. FEEL UNIQUE
One of the regular beauty advent calendars on sale, Feel Unique are pro’s at selecting our faves in skincare, makeup and hair products! It’s worth £250 and contains 24 mini deluxe beauties!
- 24 products
- Cost: £75
- Available now at Feel Unique
7. JO LOVES
From Jo Malone’s latest brand, find 24 Jo Loves minis PLUS a surprise ticket on the 25th which can be redeemed for a 100ml fragrance of your choice!
- 24 mini products
- Cost: £250
- Available: from 5th November
8. RITUALS
Find your advent gifts on the Rituals tree – it’s even illuminated with lights! Worth over £130.
- 24 products
- Cost: £89
- Available now
9. L’OCCITANE
Worth £112.50, find 24 miniatures of L’Occitane’s best products! From skincare to fragrance, find your treats in this unique rotating calendar.
- 24 travel sizes of L'occitane premium products
- Cost: £89
- Available now
10. KIEHLS
Exclusive to Selfridges and full of Kiehl’s best skincare products – this will be a sellout!
- 24 products
- Cost: £110
- Available: from 1st October
11. ELEMIS
Back for another year is the Elemis Calendar! Worth over £347, it’s full of Elemis faves plus some new additions from the latest launch. You’ll also find a full-size Pro-Collagen Marine Cream!
- 25 skincare surprises
- Cost: £150
- Available in October
12. L’OREAL X SELFRIDGES
As expected, a calendar full of luxury products from the likes of Armani, Kiehl’s and Lancome.
- 24 products
- Cost: £130
- Available from the end of September
13. BIRCHBOX
24 of Birchbox’s fave brands inside this year’s Birchbox calendar.
- 24 products
- Cost: £65
- Available now
14. GLOSSYBOX
‘All I want’ is Glossybox’s first ever beauty advent calendar! Full of well known brands such as NARS, bare minerals and HUDA beauty alongside a few new discoveries too! Altogether these 25 products are worth over £300.
- 17 full size products & 8 luxury minis
- Cost: £99 or £75 to subscribers
- Available: 15th October at 7pm. Glossy subscribers get early access!
15. ESPA
Filled with luxurious ESPA faves, feel beautiful and relaxed by Christmas.
- 25 products
- Cost: £130
- Available: from 1st October
16. MARKS & SPENCER
Spend £35 on clothing, home or beauty and get the M&S advent calendar for only £35! Filled with a mix of well known brands and M&S beauty products.
- Number of items: 25
- Cost: £35
- Available: from 6th November
17. NUXE
Immerse yourself in the power of plants with the collaboration from Nuxe and Lov Organic. Filled with organic products and Nuxe faves.
- 24 products
- Cost: £59
- Available: from October
18. THE BODY SHOP
With 3 different designs to choose from, enjoy 25 beauty treats alongside festive challenges! Each calendar also transforms into a picture puzzle with the Enchanted Forest theme. Choose from Freddie (right), Dani and Olivia (below).
- Number of items: 25
- Cost: £99
- Available now
19. CHARLOTTE TILBURY
Filled with 12 iconic faves from Charlotte Tilbury. What more could you want?
- Number of items: 12
- Cost: £150
- Available now
20. CLINIQUE
This bright design is filled with 24 skincare and makeup faves from Clinique.
- Number of items: 24
- Cost: £76
- Available now
21. LIZ EARLE
A calendar dedicated to skincare, find 12 travel sized best selling Elemis products.
- Number of items: 12
- Cost: £80
- Available now
22. JOHN LEWIS
Not only filled with beauty treats, you’ll also find complimentary gifts or services for Elemis, Lancome , AVEDA and Clarins, inside! Plus, in drawer 20 you’ve got the chance to win £100 of beauty vouchers!
- 25 full and luxury trial size products
- Cost: £165
- Available now
23. HARRODS
Filled with beauty miniatures, feel pampered and refreshed by Christmas Day thanks to Harrods! Find well known brands including Clarins and HUDA Beauty.
- 25 products
- Cost: £250
- Available now
24. SPACE NK
The first ever beauty advent calendar from Space NK. Find 25 drawers filled with their best brands plus additional treats.
- 25 products
- Cost: £250
- Available: from 15th October
25. NET-A-PORTER
This ‘best of beauty’ collection has everything from skincare to haircare and makeup. 25 little doors of luxury.
- 25 luxury products
- Cost: £150
- Available now
27. SELFRIDGES BEAUTY SELECTION BOX
Hands down, the most amazing selection box you’ve ever seen? Worth £245 this Selfridges box contains products from the likes of Limecrime, TooFaced and ZOEVA plus some skincare and makeup best sellers!
- 19 products
- Cost: £70
- Available now
28. DECLEOR
Filled with 24 Decleor faves, this Calendar is your one-stop-shop to prepare for the holiday season. Also contains full sized eye gel, light cream and exfoliating cream.
- Number of items: 25
- Cost: £80
- Available now
29. SOAP & GLORY
Full of our Soap and Glory faves including Clean On Me Shower Gel, Sexy Mother Pucker Lip Glosses and The Righteous Butter Body Butter. Available at Boots.
- 24 products
- Cost: £40
- Available now
30. FENWICK
Worth over £475 this calendar is filled with beauty faves including products from Clarins, Clinique and NARS. Find both full-sized and travel sized treats in the 24 windows!
- 24 products
- Cost: £150
- Available: October
31. YSL
The YSL Beauty Advent calendar is filled with skincare, makeup and fragrance faves from YSL. Find some of YSL’s most iconic products plus some newer treats! Worth £238.
- 24 products
- Cost: £195
- Available: from October
32. BARE MINERALS
Find everything you could possibly need in this one calendar… from lipsticks to blushers and mascara… plus some BareMinerals faves! Worth £281!
- 24 products
- Cost: £79
- Available now
33. NO.7
One of last years most wanted beauty calendars, the No7 advent calendar is back and it’s packed with makeup and skincare faves.
It’ s limited edition so make sure you don’t miss out on 24 little treats from the brand including serums, advanced creams and lipsticks! Be quick, there are already 92,000 people on the waiting list!
- 24 products
- Cost: £42
- Available: from 19th October
34. ESTEE LAUDER
Featuring products from all of the Estee Lauder Companies including MAC, Bobbi Brown, Smashbox, Michael Kors and of course, Estee Lauder.
- 25 products
- Cost: £150
- Available: from October
35. DEBENHAMS
Find over £150 of makeup treats inside including MAC, Makeup Forever, Too Faced and Benefit! Launching late October.
- Number of items: 25
- Cost: £70
- Available: from 22nd October
36. CLARINS
This beautiful. limited edition calendar from Clarins holds 12 of their classic products – 2 full sized and 10 miniatures and is worth £126!
Clarins have also designed a calendar for men!
- 12 products
- Cost: £60
- Available: from 1st October
37. COWSHED
A deluxe advent calendar containing 24 Cowshed faves including hand creams, body creams and bath treats! Feel ultimately relaxed before Christmas…
- 24 products
- Cost: £90
- Available now
38. SLEEK
‘Can’t Wait Another Day’ by Sleek is one of the lower priced calendars. But that doesn’t mean it not as amazing as the others! Packed with Sleek faves and some amazing treats, you can find this calendar at Boots.
- 25 products
- Cost: £35
- Available now at Boots
39. NYX
Go on a Sugar Trip with NYX and find 24 makeup treats inside! Includes Butter Gloss, Velvet Eyeshadows, Highlighters and Matter Lip Creams.
- 24 products
- Cost: £79
- Available: from October
40. REVOLUTION
Find your Revolution faves behind each door… from highlighters to lip glosses and lipsticks. Worth £210!
- 25 products
- Cost: £50
- Available: from 1st October