Best Beauty Advent Calendar in the UK for 2023

• Rating: 10/10
• Price: £150
• Estimated value: £207

Brought to you by one of the world’s top makeup artists, Charlotte Tilbury’s Dreams & Secrets Christmas calendar is sure to glam up your holiday season. Within it is everything you need for both perfect skin and sublime makeup artistry. Tilbury’s treats include a full-size container of the brand’s most popular lipstick shade, Pillow Talk, 15 ml tubes of the famous Magic Serum and Magic Cream, as well as the Airbrush Flawless Setting Spray that won’t let your makeup budge even after a wild New Year’s Eve.

• Rating: 9.9/10
• Price: £210
• Estimated value: £700

Selfridges is truly bringing Santa to town with their beauty Christmas calendar in 2021: you get a fantastic value for your money and an excellent combination of skincare and makeup products suitable for all skin types. This year, you can spice up your look with Milk Makeup’s Lip and Cheek blush stick and pamper your skin with The Ordinary’s full-size Rose Hip Seed Oil after any festive celebration or a night on the town.

• Rating: 9.9/10
• Price: £400
• Estimated value: Over £500

If you’ve been looking for a luxury advent calendar for that special someone, Dior’s got you covered. Besides the gorgeous floral design, this pricey yet elegant calendar features 24 miniature makeup, skincare, and fragrance surprises. Behind its enchanting doors, you’ll find anything from the beloved J’Adore perfume to the La Collection Privée candle and Dior’s top-selling Rouge lipsticks.

• Rating: 9.8/10
• Price: £135
• Estimated value: Over £340

MAC’s 2021 make up advent calendar is the perfect holiday treat for makeup enthusiasts of any age. The brand’s box of tricks hides 24 surprises of exquisite beauty items that will surely help you with your very merry Christmas look. As you unbox the mesmerising case, you discover its riches within: anything from the matte Ruby Woo lipstick to the Mineralize Blush in Warm Soul shade, which you can set on top of MAC’s Prep + Prime Natural Radiance in shade Yellow.

• Rating: 9.8/10
• Price: £159
• Estimated value: Over £600

Although John Lewis & Partners’ cosmetic advent calendar isn’t as luxurious, it still takes beauty calendars to another level by offering 12 full-size products of coveted brands. Despite the lower price, the calendar includes famous names like Clinique or even Charlotte Tilbury. In fact, you’ll get Tilbury’s The Queen Of Glow full-size eyeshadow palette and a full-size Dr.Jart + Ceramidin Facial Barrier Mask.

• Rating: 9.7/10
• Price: £149
• Estimated value: £662

Back for the fourth year in a row, ELLE’s Christmas calendar has never been better. The next-level contents of ELLE’s offering will surprise beauty enthusiasts with anything from premium hair to skincare and makeup products for 25 wonderful days. Within this Christmas treat, you’ll find anything from the Huda Beauty Legit Lashes Double-Ended Mascara to a full-size pack of Murad’s Intense Recovery Cream. Moreover, ELLE packages its little wonders in a beautiful polka-dot box that perfectly ornaments your dressing table.

• Rating: 9.7/10
• Price: £100
• Estimated value: Over £383

The LOOKFANTASTIC advent calendar is one of the most in-demand advent calendars for women in the UK. How can it not be with its 11 full-size products and a very affordable price? Counting down to Christmas will be much more fun while unboxing hit products like the Kevyn Aucoin Volume Mascara and the Prai 24K Gold Wrinkle Repair Crème. So hurry up and get this beauty extravaganza before it’s too late.

• Rating: 9.6/10
• Price: £119
• Estimated value: Over £385

Feelunique’s legendary makeup and skincare advent calendar is coming back for 2021 with a fantastic spread of 27 indulgent beauty treats. This Christmas miracle includes five full-size products like Huda Beauty’s Nude Obsessions Rich Palette and the Wishful V Chin Lift Mask. Behind the other 20-plus doors, you can expect anything from a Charlotte Tilbury Eye Cream to Laura Mercier’s Rouge Essential Silky Lip Creme Stick in A La Rose.

• Rating: 9.6/10
• Price: £383
• Estimated value: £450

Susanne Kaufmann’s highly anticipated skincare advent calendar is finally here to make your Christmas wishes come true. Indulge in the brand’s exclusive skin, body, and bath products that will put you in a festive mood and beautiful and glowy skin. What’s more, you can also enjoy some full-size treats like Susanne Kaufmann’s Lip Balm, Eye Rescue Stick, as well as the Hyaluron Serum. Along with the other 20-plus little miracles, this Susan Kaufmann beauty regime is bound to raise the holiday spirits of you and yours.

• Rating: 9.5/10
• Price: £55
• Estimated value: £77

While The Body Shop’s Share the Joy is their most affordable advent calendar for her out of four offerings for 2021, it still packs a bounty of mini surprises. This bundle of joy includes 24 festive treats for the perfect countdown to Christmas, and inside its marvellous pop-up world, you’ll find both iconic and new products. For a super affordable price, you get The Body Shop’s body butters, lip balms, bath bubbles, and plenty more.

• Rating: 9.4/10
• Price: £140
• Estimated value: £204

Next on our list is Share Love & Joy—another The Body Shop advent calendar for women that simply transports you to a magical Christmas world through its beautiful box of wonders. However, unlike the company’s cheaper offering, this one includes 25 mini- and full-size products to keep you pampered from head to toe. The Body Shop has stuffed this one with their best self-care treats: from the Himalayan Charcoal Face Mask to the British Rose Body Scrub and the trademarked Drops of Youth sheet mask.

• Rating: 9.4/10
• Price: £160
• Estimated value: £236

L’OCCITANE opted for a different kind of beauty Christmas calendar this year. Namely, abiding by their commitment to nature, the company has used recycled cotton to create a beautiful advent calendar in cooperation with a famed UK illustrator. Its joyful refillable packaging hides amazing goodies behind its floral patterns like the brand’s Divine Cream, Overnight Reset Serum, Almond Supple Skin Oil, and over 20 other high-quality products.

• Rating: 9.1/10
• Price: £225
• Estimated value: Over £840

Liberty, London’s most coveted brand, prepared a splendid display of 25 fantastic products for their 2021 Christmas calendar. Just like every year, the brand stocked its calendar with the most in-demand items, including cult favourites and new launches. For example, its snow-covered doors hide world-renowned riches like Augustinus Bader’s skincare line and OLAPLEX’s haircare products, undoubtedly spoiling any beauty enthusiast.

• Rating: 9/10
• Price: £69.90
• Estimated value: £173

OPI’s 2021 offering is perhaps the best beauty advent calendar in the UK for nail polish lovers. The Celebration Collection box hides 25 marvellous products for anyone’s digits, from the festive ‘Snow Day in LA’ to ‘Maraschino Cheery’ and ‘Alpine Snow’. The company also included three nail care treatment products to keep your nails in perfect shape.

• Rating: 8.7/10
• Price: £105
• Estimated value: Over £465

The last entry on our list is GlossyBox’s exclusive beauty Christmas calendar, which is overflowing with 25 glossy treats. But, what makes this advent calendar the perfect Christmas gift? First of all, the 2021 edition includes 15 full-size containers and ten deluxe-size mini versions of industry-leading brands like Pixi, Rodial, and ELEMIS. Imagine cosying up in front of a wintery firepit and opening Glossybox’s little wonders like the Molton Brown’s shower gel or Ecooking’s peeling mask.