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As a child, there was just something so exciting about popping the little papery door of an advent calendar, digging your fingers in, and prying out some form of sugar-laden treat in the lead up to Christmas. As beauty loving adults, there is now nothing as exciting as drawing open a little cardboard box to reveal a Jo Malone Bath Oil. Or Charlotte Tilbury Lipstick. Or Diptyque Candle. Yes, our teeny tiny chocolate bars have been replaced with equally delicious bites of beauty. In recent years, beauty brands have grown savvy and clued into our obsession with the novel and kitsch during the holiday season, tapping into a childhood tradition and capturing it afresh with iconic beauty products and gloriously beautiful packaging. And whilst we aren’t renouncing our chocolate addiction anytime soon, what better way to celebrate a countdown to Christmas – or gift on Christmas Day – than with a beauty advent calendar
The following beauty advent calendars will gratify any burning Christmas nostalgia, and make for the perfect gift come Christmas. Because why do the kids get to have all the fun?
Jo Malone Advent Calendar
Meet the holy grail of Advent calendars. This year, Jo Malone’s Christmas is vividly colourful and congruously crazy, and within each perfect little draw, iconic colognes and candles lie wrapped in black tissue paper (product aside, its sheer size will astound you). Word from the North Pole is these have almost sold out nationwide, so best sleigh to it.
Jo Malone Advent Calendar, $679. AVAILABLE IN STORE.
Charlotte Tilbury Naughty and Nice Magic Box
Charlotte has given her darlings a real treat this year, even those who have been naughty. Her Naughty and Nice Magic Box is full of beauty treasures; both mini and full-sized best-sellers across both makeup and skincare, housed in the most beautiful (and very Charlotte) chest of drawers. Have a very Tilbury Christmas, indeed.
Charlotte Tilbury Naughty and Nice Magic Box Beauty Advent Calendar, $295. SHOP NOW
The Body Shop 25 Days of Game Changing Advent-tures Deluxe Advent Calendar
Trust The Body Shop to make the advent calendar not only fun, but philanthropic and witty, too. Not only does each door behold a beauty trinket, but also reveals a feel-good action to complete every day (just the antidote for December stress), and the empty shell transforms into a trivia quiz for Christmas Day. Take that, daggy bon bon jokes.
The Body Shop 25 Days of Game Changing Advent-tures Deluxe Advent Calendar, $170. SHOP NOW
Babor 2017 Christmas Advent Calendar
For the skincare devotee, Babor have answered your Christmas wishes with their ampoule advent calendar; boasting 24 carefully coordinated anti-ageing ampoules in the countdown to (or post) Christmas to ease even the most frenzied skin this holiday month.
Babor 2017 Christmas Advent Calendar, $195. SHOP NOW
Soap & Glory It’s a Calendar, Girls!
Forever playful and eternally kitsch, Soap & Glory have taken their fun aesthetic and squished it into one blockbuster beauty advent calendar. Behind each gloriously pink door is a deluxe-sized sample of their best.
Soap & Glory It’s a Calendar, Girls! $74. SHOP NOW
Molton Brown Cabinet of Scented Luxuries Advent Calendar
Go on an olfactory adventure with Molton Brown’s advent calendar; each door opens to a signature scent in the form of candle, bath, body, shower, hair and home – so your December is filled with joy and beautiful fragrance.
Molton Brown Cabinet of Scented Luxuries Advent Calendar, $399. SHOP NOW
Ciaté London Mini Mani Month 2017
Don’t go a day in December (or the month thereafter) with a sad, un-festive nail bed. Ciaté have your Christmas mani covered with 19 mini paint pots, nail tools and a surprise gift all in a sparkly, fun advent calendar.
Ciaté London Mini Mani Month 2017, $86. SHOP NOW
Diptyque Advent Calendar
For years now, Diptyque have championed the beauty advent calendar, with the most mighty, wondrous, lavish chest of candle-filled drawers. And as each year passes, Diptyque tell the tale of advent most deftly. This year, discover their world via 25 petits of their most loved beauty treasure.
Diptyque Advent Calendar, $570. SHOP NOW
Clinique 24 Days Of Clinique
What better way to celebrate the countdown to Christmas than with Clinique. All their best-sellers across skin, colour and fragrance have been elf-sized (perfect for travelling) and presented in this gift-worthy box.
Clinique 24 Days Of Clinique, $165. SHOP NOW
Mecca Cosmetica The Mecca Spectacular
Mecca’s advent offering comes down to great grooming; and includes all the wonderful beauty tools (and Mecca icons) in one artful box. For the Cosmetica junkie, all we want for Christmas is you.
Mecca Cosmetica The Mecca Spectacular, $165. SHOP NOW
