33 best beauty advent calendars of 2023: everything we know so far

best beauty advent calendars 2023
Charlotte Tilbury, Liz Earle, Elemis, Fresh, Fortnum & Mason and Neal's Yard Remedies all have beauty advent calendars to look forward to this year

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As Christmas creeps closer, so does the annual fight to grab the best beauty advent calendars as soon as they go on sale. It’s no wonder: brimming with exclusive, limited edition minis and often full sized products, most of the best make-up advent calendars work as a Christmas gift in their own right.

If last year is anything to go by, the Liberty, Jo Malone, Charlotte Tilbury, MAC, Cult Beauty and Harrods calendars are likely to sell out fast, so it’s worth registering on their websites early. Sometimes it still pays to wait, though: the famous Marks and Spencer beauty advent calendar can be bought for £25 if you spend £40 at M&S. You have to take your hat off to whoever came up with that marketing ploy.

Read on to find out everything we know about 2023’s advent calendars, including those already on sale, those available for pre-sale and exclusive reveals for calendars you can’t even pre-order yet. If you’re in a rush, here are our predictions for this year’s best beauty advent calendars, based on last year.

Which is the best beauty advent calendar? At a glance

Which brands have a beauty advent calendar?

Most big beauty brands sell their own beauty advent calendar these days. For those wanting to splurge, Liberty’s is the ultimate treat, containing beauty gifts worth around five times its sale price – which is why it always sells out almost instantly. If you’re looking for a budget option, try Marks & Spencer, Next, Look Fantastic or The Body Shop.

Read on for reviews of this year’s full range of beauty advent calendars.


Best beauty advent calendars already on sale

1. Charlotte’s Lucky Chest of Beauty Secrets

£160, Charlotte Tilbury

Charlotte’s Lucky Chest of Beauty Secrets charlotte tilbury beauty advent calendar 2023
Charlotte Tilbury: the viral calendar is back
  • Available to buy now

  • Quickest delivery is next day for £5.95

  • Our product highlight: Magic Lip Oil Crystal Elixir (full size)

Despite only launching in 2013, Charlotte Tilbury has hit stratospheric levels of success and the beauty advent calendar has more Google searches than any. It’s a good job the contents look likely to live up to expectations.

Inside you can expect to find full sizes of the Magic Lip Oil and Hot Lips 2 Lipstick in the shade Glowing Gen, plus travel sizes of the Magic Cream, Magic Serum, Collagen Lip Bath, Pillow Talk Mascara and Airbrush Flawless Setting Spray, to name a few.

£160

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2. Harrods Beauty Advent Calendar

£250, Harrods

Harrods Beauty Advent Calendar best beauty advent calendar
Harrods: filled with cult skincare, haircare, make-up and fragrance
  • Products worth £1,173 (saving of £923)

  • Available to buy now

  • Quickest delivery is next day for £12

  • Our product highlight: Elemis Pro-Collagen Overnight Matrix

Housed in its iconic moss green, Harrods’ beauty calendar will make the most luxurious gift and festive centrepiece in the run up to this year’s big day.

Its 25 gifts include the Hyaluronic Serum from Dr. Barbara Sturm, Elemis Pro-Collagen Overnight Matrix, Living Proof Advanced Dry Shampoo, Laura Mercier Caviar Stick in Rosegold, Bobbi Brown Pot Rouge in Powder Pink and lots more. Harrods is also selling a Fragrance Advent Calendar.

£250

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3. The White Company Beauty Advent Calendar

£175, The White Company

The White Company Beauty Advent Calendar best beauty advent calendars 2023
The White Company: with signature candles and full size bath and body products
  • Products worth £273 (saving of £98)

  • Available to buy now

  • Quickest delivery is next day for £7.95

  • Our product highlight: Winter Signature Candle (140g)

The White Company brand is becoming pretty synonymous with Christmas and this year’s beauty advent calendar is stuffed full of signature goodies. The White Company superfans will spot four of the same products as last year: a Winter Signature Candle, Pomegranate Body Lotion, Wild Mint Hand Wash and Spa Restore Shower Gel.

Also inside are 21 new products to the calendar, including a Fir Tree Mini Home Spray, Tuberose and Cashmere Shower Gel, Lime and Bay Hand Bag Cream and Sea Salt Hand Wash. It’ll set you up for the whole year to come.

£175

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4. Elemis Ultimate Beauty Advent Calendar

£189, Elemis

Elemis Ultimate Beauty Advent Calendar best beauty advent calendar 2023
Elemis: including a full size marine cream
  • Products worth £551 (saving of £362)

  • Available to buy now

  • Quickest delivery is next working day for £5.95

  • Our product highlight: Pro-Collagen Marine Cream (50ml)

Elemis is back with another 25-product skincare beauty advent calendar. This year there’s a twist: 15 calendars sold will also include a golden ticket with a voucher code for £1,000 to spend at Elemis.

To put the value of Elemis’ 2023 beauty advent calendar into context, it contains a full-size 50ml Pro-Collagen Marine Cream which is worth £89 alone. Also included is a 20g Pro-Collagen Cleasning Balm, a Pro-Collagen Glow Boost Exfoliator and a Superfood Glow Priming Moisturiser.

£189

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5. 12 Days of Liz Earle Beauty Advent Calendar

£75, Liz Earle

12 Days of Liz Earle Beauty Advent Calendar best beauty advent calendars 2023
Liz Earle: worth more than double the price
  • Products worth £168.50 (saving of £93.50)

  • Available to buy now

  • Quickest delivery is up to four working days for £5.25

  • Our product highlight: Cleanse and Polish Hot Cloth Cleanser (30ml)

A great purchase for yourself, your mum or grandma, Liz Earle’s advent calendar is already on sale with a selection of 12 full size and travel sized products. It includes the famous Cleanse and Polish cleanser, a rich and nourishing cream containing chamomile and rosemary.

Also inside, you’ll find full sizes of the Cleanse and Glow Transforming Gel Cleanser, Orange Flower Botanical Wash, Superskin Alt-Retinol Booster and a Hydrating Cream Mask. Travel sizes include eye lotion, night cream and hand cream.

£75

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6. Bobbi Brown’s 12 Days of Glow Advent Calendar

£195, Bobbi Brown

Bobbi Brown’s 12 Days of Glow Advent Calendar best beauty advent calendar 2023
Bobbi Brown: 12 travel, full and deluxe sized bestsellers
  • Products worth £264 (saving of £69)

  • Available to buy now

  • Quickest delivery is next day for £6.50

  • Our product highlight: Premium Size Vitamin Enriched Face Base

Bobbi Brown’s Advent Calendar contains 12 skincare and make-up products packed with shimmer, perfect for creating day-to-night looks during the holiday season, all housed inside a golden bauble.

Inside you’ll find the Tiktok sensation, the Vitamin Enriched Face Base, along with a full-size Smokey Eye Mascara, one full-size Long-Wear Cream Shadow Stick and two deluxe sizes of the same, a lip tint and other bestsellers.

£195

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7. LUSH Advent Calendar

£195, LUSH

LUSH Advent Calendar best beauty advent calendar 2023
LUSH: entirely vegan
  • Available to buy now

  • Quickest delivery is next working day for £6.95

  • Our product highlight: Snow Fairy Shower Gel (100ml)

LUSH’s beauty advent calendar is filled with 25 vegan products. The box has been designed by Andre Williams, an illustrator known for retro typography. Inside you’ll find the usual suspects from LUSH’s line-up: bath bombs galore, shower gels, bubble bars and body scrubs.

To get you in the Christmassy mood, you’ll find the iconic Snow Fairy shower gel, Strawberry Santa foaming shower wash, Snow Angel bath melt and even a Christmas Eve scented candle.

£195

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8. L’Occitane Reusable Advent Calendar

£180, L’Occitane

L’Occitane Luxury Advent Calendar best beauty advent calendar
L'Occitane: full of the scent of provence
  • Products worth £230.50 (saving of £50.50)

  • L’Occitane is also selling an Advent Calendar (£62), Luxury Advent Calendar (£115) and advent calendar refill (£120)

  • Quickest delivery is next day for £5.95

  • Our product highlight: Verbena Eau de Toilette (mini)

L’Occitane is selling three main advent calendars this year, at three different price points. The advent calendar pictured above is the Reusable Advent Calendar, which comes in a refillable calendar. Those who bought the calendar last year can buy a refill set for a £60 discount at £120 and refill it themselves.

Inside you’ll find the Herbae par L’Occitane Eau de Parfum, Shea Butter Hand Cream, Verveine Shower Oil and Lavande Foaming Bath, among others.

£180

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9. The Body Shop The Advent Calendar of Wonders

£95, The Body Shop

The Body Shop The Advent Calendar of Wonders best beauty advent calendars 2023
The Body Shop: 25 products including cloths and masks
  • Products worth £173.50 (saving of £78.50)

  • Available to buy now

  • Quickest delivery is next working day for £4.99

  • Our product highlight: Shea Hand Balm (30ml)

The Body Shop’s advent calendars are always popular and this year it’s selling three. This Advent Calendar of Wonders is the midrange option. It’s packed with 25 own brand products inside a stylish three-layered box.

Inside you’ll find the Camomile Cleansing Butter, Aloe Calm Hydrating Sheet Mask, Nicaraguan Coffee Intense Awakening Mask and Shea Body Butter, among others.

£95

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10. Next 25 Days of Beauty Advent Calendar

£95, Next

Next 25 Days of Beauty Advent Calendar best beauty advent calendars 2023
Next: a surprising amount of luxury brands
  • Products worth more than £355 (saving of £260)

  • Available to buy now

  • Quickest delivery is next day for £4.95

  • Our product highlight: Bobbi Brown Longwear Shadow Stick

Don’t dismiss Next as a highstreet offering - almost every item in its 2023 beauty advent calendar is from a luxury beauty brand. Inside are 25 products worth £355 and it’s only the second on this list to cost less than £100. It’s worth noting that most products are travel sized, rather than full-size, although I still think it’s excellent value.

The products include a Bobbi Brown Longwear Shadow Stick, Living Proof Shampoo, Clarins Lip Perfector, Ren Cleanser and L’Occitane Hand Cream. Next will also sell a 12 Days of Grooming Advent Calendar this year, for men.

£95

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Next

11. ASOS Face + Body 25 Day Advent Calendar

£90, ASOS 

ASOS Face + Body 25 Day Advent Calendar best beauty advent calendar
ASOS: one of the few under £100
  • Products worth £397 (saving of £307)

  • Available to buy now

  • Quickest delivery is next day for £5.95

  • Our product highlight: Caudalie Vinopure Purifying Gel Cleansser

ASOS’s calendar is packed with all the beauty goodies a loved one would need for an indulgent night-in - including hydrating creams, intensive hair treatments and a few products to replenish the make-up bag too.

The 25 gifts include a Caudalie Vinopure Purifying Gel Cleanser, thisworks Deep Sleep Pillow Spray, Malin + Goetz Lip Moisturiser, NEOM travel candle and a full size Charlotte Tilbury Pillow Talk Dreams Luxury Eyeshadow Palette on the 25th day.

£90

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12. Space NK Beauty Advent Calendar

£235, Space NK

Space NK Beauty Advent Calendar best beauty advent calendar
Space NK: worth more than £1,000
  • Products worth £1,008 (saving of £770)

  • Available to buy now

  • Quickest delivery is next day for £5

  • Our product higlight: Laneige Sleeping Lip Mask

This year’s curated collection offers everything Space NK is known for: products from Paula’s Choice, Summer Fridays, Olaplex and Necessaire. It’s worth an impressive £1,008, making it one of the best value options so far this year.

Inside you’ll find a Milk Hydrogrip Primer, 111 Skin Eye Masks, Kate Somerville Goat Milk Cleanser, JVN Instant Recovery Serum, a Laneige Sleeping Lip Mask, a Tatcha Dewy Skin Mist and more.

£235

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13. Sisley Paris Advent Calendar

£595, Sisley Paris

Sisley Paris Advent Calendar best beauty advent calendar 2023
Sisley Paris: the brand's first ever advent calendar
  • Products worth £830 (saving of £235)

  • Available to buy now

  • Quickest delivery is next day on order over £100 for free

  • Our product highlight: Pocket Mirror

French skincare, haircare and perfume brand Sisley Paris has launched its first beauty advent calendar this year inside a collector’s case. Each drawer is decorated with a collage taken from Sisley founder Isabelle d’Ornano’s hand-embroidered cushions.

Among the 25 products you’ll find a Black Rose Cream Mask, Revitalising Volumising Shampoo, a Pocket Mirror, Revitalising Fortifying Serum and a Phyto-Lip Twist.

£595

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14. Neal’s Yard Remedies 12 Days of Beauty and Wellbeing Advent Calendar 2023

£95, Neal’s Yard Remedies

Neal’s Yard Remedies 12 Days of Beauty and Wellbeing Advent Calendar 2023 best beauty advent calendar 2023
Neal's Yard: filled with botanicals and essential oils
  • Products worth more than £180 (saving of £85)

  • Available to buy now

  • Quickest delivery is next day for £6.99

  • Our product highlight: Goodnight Pillow Mist

Packaged in a keepsake box, Neal’s Yard’s 2023 beauty advent calendar is packed with seven full-size products and five minis. Inside you’ll find bestsellers like the Goodnight Pillow Mist and Geranium and Orange Hand Cream as well as a Hyaluronic Acid Hydrating Booster. As ever, all ingredients are natural and sustainably sourced.

Even better, anyone who bought last year’s Neal’s Yard’s beauty advent calendar can buy a cheaper refill version for £89. Instead of receiving the products inside the box, you’ll just receive the products in individually wrapped and numbered boxes, so you’ll still have one to open per day.

£95

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15. Look Fantastic Beauty Advent Calendar

£99, Look Fantastic

Look Fantastic Beauty Advent Calendar best beauty advent calendar 2023
Look Fantastic: featuring the website's bestsellers
  • Products worth £565 (saving of £466)

  • Available to buy now

  • Quickest delivery is next day for £5.95

  • Our product highlight: ICONIC London Day to Slay Eyeshadow Palette

Last year, we considered the Look Fantastic beauty advent calendar to be the best value out there and this year looks set to top it. Products this year are worth £565, despite it being one of the few beauty advent calendars to cost less than £100.

Inside are 27, yes, 27 products from Look Fantastic’s most luxurious brands including NARS, M.A.C and Elemis. The collection includes 12 full sizes - Avant Hyaluronic Acid Eye Cream worth £97 and an ICONIC London Day to Slay Palette, worth £45. Medik8’s Surface Radiance Cleanse Serum and Coco & Eve’s Like A Virgin Hair Masque are other highlights.

£99

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16. Molton Brown Advent Calendar

£210, Molton Brown

Molton Brown Advent Calendar best beauty advent calendar 2023
Molton Brown: an elegant option
  • Products worth £310 (saving of £100)

  • Available to buy now

  • Quickest delivery is next day for £7.95

  • Our product highlight: anything Orange and Bergamot

A favourite of the late Queen, Molton Brown is known for its luxurious bath and body products. The calendar box uses 100 per cent recycled materials while the ribbon is made from 70 per cent recycled ribbon.

This year’s advent calendar includes classic scents like Orange and Bergamot, Re-charge Black Pepper and Heavenly Gingerlily along with deluxe sizes of the brand new Mandarin and Spice collection.

£210

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Best beauty advent calendars available to pre-order

1. Fortnum’s Beauty Advent Calendar 2023

£260, Fortnum & Mason

Fortnum’s Beauty Advent Calendar 2023 best beauty advent calendar 2023
Fortnum & Mason: with 22 full-sized products
  • Products worth more than £1,020 (saving of £760)

  • Pre-order open, dispatch after September 21

  • Quickest delivery is next day for £9.95

  • Our product highlight: ESPA Pink Hair and Scalp Mud Mask (180ml)

This is only the fifth beauty advent calendar from the 315 year-old department store, but it’s already leading the pack. Their 22-product calendar has been available for pre-order since August 10 and is worth almost £800 more than what you pay, thanks to each product being full-sized.

It has one of the best ranges of any we’ve seen yet, with skincare, haircare, fragrance, home accessories, a makeup bag and eye mask. The curated selection includes Aromatherapy Associates Revive Bath and Shower Oil, Acqua Di Parma shower gel and body lotion, a Delilah Travel Brush Set and a Fortnum & Mason Votive Candle.

£260

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2. Flannels Beauty Advent Calendar

£170, Flannels

Flannels Beauty Advent Calendar best beauty advent calendar
Flannels: in the shape of a cracker
  • Products worth more than £600 (more than £430 saving)

  • Pre-order now for delivery November 5

  • Quickest delivery is next day for £11.99

  • Our product highlight: Moncler perfume

The Flannels Beauty Advent Calendar is a large multi-brand cracker-shaped bundle featuring 17 full size and travel products worth more than £600. Inside you’ll find Olaplex No. 3 Hair Perfector, a pack of Slip scrunchies, Moncler perfume, The Inkey List’s Oat Cleansing Balm and Medik8 Press and Glow.

It will be available to pre-order later in September and available to buy from November.

£170

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Best beauty advent calendars with waitlists open

1. No. 7 Advent Calendar

Boots

No. 7 Advent Calendar best beauty advent calendar
No. 7: with 14 full size products and more
  • Products worth £465

  • Waitlist open now, available to buy from October 3

  • Quickest delivery is next day for £4.95

  • We’ll let you know our product highlight when we learn what’s inside

No. 7 has had quite a year after its Future Renew range had people queueing out of Boots doors off the back of promising to replace botox. In 2022 the No. 7 calendar was Boots’ bestselling advent calendar and this year the brand is launching three separate calendars depending on your skin’s needs: Protect and Perfect, Lift and Luminate and Restore and Renew, based on No. 7’s three hero franchises.

Each will contain 11 deluxe minis, 14 full size products and new limited edition products. Meanwhile, the Ultimate Calendar will contain products from Boots’ Future Renew range.

Join the waitlist now at Boot's website

2. Liberty London Beauty Advent Calendar

£250, Liberty London

Liberty London Beauty Advent Calendar best beauty advent calendar 2023
Liberty London: one of the fastest selling beauty advent calendars every year
  • Products worth £1,043 (saving of £793)

  • Waitlist open now, available to buy September 27

  • Quickest delivery is next day for £7.50

  • Our product highlight: 111SKIN Celestial Black Diamond Eye Mask (6ml)

Last year’s Liberty London beauty advent calendar was the brand’s fastest selling product in its 147 years. The 2023 calendar is already one of the most hotly anticipated Christmas buys anywhere. Liberty’s beauty advent calendars are known for their excellent value, often containing products worth four to five times more than the price.

This year isn’t set to disappoint, with products including Augustinus Bader’s The Cream, Paula’s Choice Skin Perfecting 2% BHA Liquid Exfoliant, Dr. Barbara Sturm Face Cream, Le Labo Rose 31 Liquid Balm, Larry King Hair Oil plus a mystery new Liberty product.

Join the waitlist now at Liberty London's website

3. Jo Malone

£350, Jo Malone

Jo Malone London beauty advent calendar best beauty advent calendar 2023
Jo Malone: calendar can be reused as a jewellery case
  • Waitlist open now, available to buy September 29

  • Quickest delivery is next day for free on orders over £150

  • Our product highlight: Myrrh and Tonka Cologne Intense

This year, Jo Malone London’s 25-drawer calendar is housed in an elegant gingerbread inspired case and is filled with miniature colognes, travel candles, bath and body products and one 30ml cologne.

You can look forward to a Myrrh and Tonka Cologne Intense, Blackberry and Bay Hand Cream, Wood Sage and Sea Salt Body and Hand Wash, Ginger Biscuit Cologne and an English Pear and Freesia Body Creme, among lots more.

Join the waitlist now at Jo Malone's website

4. John Lewis Beauty Advent Calendar

£195, John Lewis

John Lewis Beauty Advent Calendar best beauty advent calendar
John Lewis: with more than 16 full-sized products
  • Products worth £951.42 (saving of £756.42)

  • Waitlist open now, available to buy October 4

  • Quickest delivery is next day for £7.50

  • Our product highlight: Sunday Riley Good Genes

All the big names, with all the best products. John Lewis has rounded up the best of its beauty department with a familiar edit of full size and deluxe bestsellers along with a few new entries to warmly welcome the festive season.

Its 31 gifts include Philip Kingsley’s Body Building Shampoo and Conditioner, Laura Mercier Translucent Powder, a Charlotte Tilbury Luxury Eye Palette, Living Proof Triple Bond Complex, Clarins Eau Extraordinaire, Elemis Pro-Collagen Rose Marine Cream and Sunday Riley Good Genes.

Join the waitlist nowat John Lewis' website

5. Sephora Beauty Advent Calendar

£189, Sephora

Sephora Beauty Advent Calendar best beauty advent calendar 2023
Sephora: a multi-brand offering for the first time
  • Products worth more than £1,000 (saving of more than £811)

  • Waitlist open now, available to buy early October

  • Quickest delivery is next day for £4.95

  • Our product highlight: Sol de Janeiro Bum Bum Cream

Sephora debuted its advent calendar in the UK last year with all own brand full-sized products. After opening its first physical store in the UK in March this year, Sephora is now expanding its advent calendar to be a multi-brand product, filled with 36 products, 23 of which are full-sized.

Inside you’ll find Sol de Janeiro Bum Bum Cream, Rare Beauty Liquid Liner, Elemis Cleansing Balm, Rose Inc Satin Lip Colour, Floral Street Perfume and Drunk Elephant Sukari Babyfacial, plus lots more. Delightfully, Sephora has even managed to keep the price under £200.

Join the waitlist now at Sephora's website

6. Selfridges Beauty Advent Calendar

£220, Selfridges

Selfridges Beauty Advent Calendar best beauty advent calendar
Selfridges: a peak inside the department store's beauty hall
  • Products worth £1,094 (saving of £874)

  • Waitlist open now, available to buy September 21

  • Quickest delivery is next day for £8.95

  • Our product highlight: Penhaligon’s Halfeti eau de parfum (mini)

Including over 16 full sized editor-approved products and 32 overall, Selfridges’ 2023 calendar will allow you to delve into its famous beauty hall in your bathroom and beyond.

Among the 32 gifts you’ll find REFY Brow Sculpt, Gisou Hair Fragrance, Penhaligon’s Halfeti eau de parfum, 111SKIN Rose Quartz Liquid Mask, Charlotte Tilbury Setting Spray and Sam McKnight Conditioner.

Join the waitlist now at Selfridges' website

7. Cult Beauty Advent Calendar

£225, Cult Beauty

Cult Beauty Advent Calendar best beauty advent calendar
Cult Beauty: packed with 39 products
  • Products worth more £1,084 (saving of £859)

  • Waitlist open now, available to buy September 25

  • Quickest delivery is next day for £5.95

  • Our product highlight: AMIKA Deluxe Hydro Rush Intense Moisture Leave-In Conditioner

Having released three showstopping sold out calendars, Cult Beauty has yet to disappoint. This year’s set will include 39 beauty expert-approved products (including 20 full sizes) and on day 25 there were no fewer than seven beauty products, for the ultimate Christmas pamper day.

The 39 gifts will include a Jo Loves Roasted Chestnuts candle, Paula’s Choice Clear Cleanser, bareMinerals Mineralist Gloss Balm, a Huda Beauty Cheeky Tint Blush Stick and a Verden Herbanum Bath Oil.

Join the waitlist now at Cult Beauty's website

8. ESPA Wellness Advent Calendar

£175, ESPA

ESPA Wellness Advent Calendar best beauty advent calendars 2023
ESPA: designed to bring the spa home
  • Products worth £418 (saving of £243)

  • Waitlist now open, available to buy from October 2

  • Quickest delivery is next day for £5.95

  • Our product highlight: Nourishing Lip Treatment

ESPA’s 2023 beauty advent calendar is set to be full of all the holistic and aromatherapy products the brand is known for - designed to bring the spa experience home. If you’re a bath a day kind of person, this is the advent calendar for you.

Inside you’ll find cleansers, creams and essential oils in the form of Positivity Pulse Point Oil, Nourishing Lip Treatment, Depuff and Sooth Eye Gel, SOS Skin Clearing Serum and more, with 25 products in total.

Join the waitlist now at ESPA's website

9. GLOSSYBOX Feel The Magic Advent Calendar

£80, GLOSSYBOX

GLOSSYBOX Feel The Magic Advent Calendar best beauty advent calendar
GLOSSYBOX: cheaper for subscribers
  • Products worth £473 (saving of £393)

  • Available to buy September 20, or September 27 for subscribers

  • Quickest delivery is two to three days for free

  • Our product highlight: Floral Street Wonderland Peony Eau de Parfum

Beauty subscription service GLOSSYBOX works with more than 100 brands globally, so it’s no surprise its beauty advent calendar for 2023 is full of cult classics. This year’s calendar is packed with 28 products with luxury brands including Medik8, Color Wow and Floral Street.

Highlights include a Floral Street Wonderland Peony Eau de Parfum, ICONIC London Triple Threat Mascara, Fresh Soy Face Cleanser and Rituals’ The Ritual of Sakura Candle. It’s worth considering that the advent calendar is £10 cheaper for subscribers.

Join the waitlist now at GLOSSYBOX's website

10. MAC

£170, MAC

MAC best beauty advent calendar
MAC: for lipstick lovers
  • Products worth £487 (saving of £317)

  • Waitlist open now, available to buy September 25

  • Quickest delivery is next day for £6.50

  • Our product highlight: MACStack Mascara

MAC’s advent calendar this year is bursting with surprises. You can expect both familiar favourites and impressive newness for all the contours of the face.

Its 21 full-sized gifts will include five lipsticks, two lip pencils, three eyeshadow pots and two Mac LipGlasses. The advent calendar will be sold on Look Fantastic, Brown Thomas and Selfridges as well as MAC’s website.

Join the waitlist now at MAC's website


Other beauty advent calendars coming in 2023

We know what’s in them, but you can’t buy or pre-order them yet...

1. M&S Beauty Advent Calendar

£40 when you spend £25 on Clothing, Home or Beauty, M&S

M&S Beauty Advent Calendar best beauty advent calendar
M&S: spend £25, buy for £40
  • Products worth £310 (saving of £270)

  • Available to buy from October 28

  • Quickest delivery is next day for £5.99

  • Our product highlight: REN Clean Skincare Evercalm Gentle Cleansing Gel

Marks and Spencer’s advent offering shows you didn’t need to burn the Christmas budget all in one go. Thanks to the ‘spend £25, buy the calendar for £40’ deal, you could do the Christmas shopping for everyone on your list, whether online and in store, and reward yourself with your very own calendar.

Its 25 gifts include Philip Kingsley Elasticizer Boosting Restore Conditioner, L’Occitane Verbena Shower Gel, Benefit’s Roller Lash Curling Mascara, REN Clean Skincare Evercalm Gentle Cleansing Gel and Clinique Moisture Surge.

Check for news at Marks & Spencer's website

2. Fresh Advent Calendar

£298, Fresh

Fresh Advent Calendar best beauty advent calendar 2023
Fresh: big bargain on luxury brands
  • Products worth £387 (saving of £89)

  • Available from October 1

  • Quickest delivery is five working days for free on orders over £30

  • Our product highlight: Soy Face Cleanser

Fresh began as a little apothecary shop in Boston and is now owned by LVMH, the French luxury goods company responsible for Louis Vuitton. So you can expect quality and a price to match. But Fresh’s advent calendar is worth around £387, so there’s a definite saving to be made.

Inside you’ll find a Sugar Lip Treatment in Papaya, Soy Face Cleanser, Floral Recovery Calming Mask, Rose Face Mask, Kombucha Facial Treatment Essence, a Recovery Lip Mask and more.

Check for news at Fresh's website

3. Jo Loves Advent Calendar by Jo Malone CBE

£365, Jo Loves

Jo Loves Advent Calendar by Jo Malone CBE best beauty advent calendar
Jo Loves: includes the brand's newest fragrance
  • Products worth £580 (saving of £215)

  • Available to buy from October 5

  • Quickest delivery is next day for £7.50

  • Our product highlight: Lime and Bergamot Fragrance (10ml)

A piece of Jo Malone every day throughout December? Yes please. Packed with home fragrance, perfumes and body mists, the Jo Loves 2023 calendar comes packaged inside a giant bauble designed by Warner House. You’ll also find five exclusive Jo Malone x Warner House baubles inside.

The 25 fragrant treats include the Christmas Trees Candle, Roasted Chestnuts Candle, Lime and Bergamot Fragrance 10ml, Pomelo Fragrance 10ml and Fig Hair Mist.

Check for news at Jo Loves' website

4. Harvey Nichols Beauty Advent Calendar

£250, Harvey Nichols

Harvey Nichols Beauty Advent Calendar best beauty advent calendar 2023
Harvey Nichols: worth more than four times the price
  • Products worth £1,300 (saving of £1,050 if you include the treatment vouchers)

  • Available to buy September 25 (with a pre-sale September 21 - September 24 for HN Rewards members)

  • Quickest delivery is next day for £8

  • Our product highlight: Radial Vitamin C Drops

Harvey Nichols’ advent calendar contains an entire 45 items from 35 brands, making it the best value buy on this list - based on saving. It’s obviously still quite an outlay, at £250, though it sits around the average price of beauty advent calendars I’ve looked at.

Inside you’ll find a Maison Francis Kurkdijan 724 Eau de Parfum, MZ Skin Hydra-Bright Gold Eye Mask, Radial Vitamin C Drops, Sisley Express Treatment, Slip scrunchies, Sunday Riley Good Genes, Sol De Janeiro Bum Bum Cream and treatment vouchers, to name just a few.

Check for news at Harvey Nichols' website

5. Fenwick 12 Days of Beauty

£165, Fenwick

Fenwick 12 Days of Beauty best beauty advent calendar
Fenwick: 15 products inside 12 drawers
  • Products worth up to £800 (up to £635 saving)

  • Available to buy October 5

  • Quickest delivery is next day for £6

  • Our product highlight: Laura Mercier Primer

Fenwick, the 140 year-old department store with a reputation for class, continues the tradition with this bespoke festive box designed by artist in residence Rob Draper, containing some extremely high-end treats for face, hair and body.

Its 15 gifts include Augustinus Bader The Rich Cream, Dr. Barbara Sturm’s Anti-Aging Serum, a Charlotte Tilbury Lipstick, Laura Mercier Primer and Bobbi Brown Mascara.

Check for news at Fenwick's website