The Best Beauty Advent Calendars For Christmas 2024 So Far

Some might think it’s far too early to be talking about Christmas, and they’re probably right; just not where beauty advent calendars are concerned. Though we’re a while away from the big event itself, it's no secret that your favourite beauty brands have been busy curating the ultimate mix of products and gifts to stuff inside theirs, and believe it or not, a handful of beauty advent calendars are already available to buy.

From Harrods and Fortnum & Mason to Charlotte Tilbury and Cult Beauty, this year’s offerings are shaping up to be bigger and better than ever before. Besides Instagram-worthy exteriors (looking at you, Liberty), we’re talking more value for money and boxes or drawers that’ll become keepsakes or storage for your beauty stash. 

Whether you’re treating yourself or a loved one this festive season, here are the best beauty advent calendars for 2024 so far.

This is one of two e.l.f. advent calendars for 2024. It boasts a whopping 24 skincare and makeup holy grails and unsung heroes, including a handful of new holiday shades. Worth £140, it's all yours for £95.

If you have a little less to spend, it has to be Love At Frost Sight. Each door — and there are 12 in total — conceals either a makeup or skincare product, as well as a selection of brushes and sponges. Like its slightly more expensive counterpart, there are a few new holiday-inspired shades to experiment with, too.

OPI's limited edition advent calendar is packed with 12 miniature nail polishes inspired by the film of the holiday season, Wicked. Think magical shimmers and bold block colour shades in glimmering gold, cobalt blue and witchy green.

Currently on sale, Rahua's first ever advent calendar contains everything you need to beat the winter hair blues. The Hydration Detangler and Hydration Hair Mask are R29 favourites in particular. There's also fragrance and body care.

No-one does the holidays quite like Jo Malone. Its beautifully decorated advent calendar contains 25 colognes, candles and bath and body products in iconic scents like Wood Sage & Sea Salt and Orange Bitters.

There are some seriously impressive brands to be discovered inside Free People's 2024 beauty advent calendar this year: DedCool, Supergoop!, Rahua and Ellis Brooklyn are just a few — and you won't be left wanting. From fragrance to skincare, this calendar has it all.

Last year's Sephora advent calendar sold out fast, and its 2024 version is expected to do the same. When you consider that it houses 40 products in total (24 of which are full-size) it makes sense. Glossier, Rare Beauty, Makeup by Mario and Drunk Elephant all feature, plus many more editor-adored brands. Pre-order it here.

All of YSL Beauty's bestsellers feature in this gold-adorned Christmas advent calendar, from a mini version of Libre Eau de Parfum (among other incredible fragrances) to Loveshine lipstick. It's on sale early.

Worth over £300, The Fragrance Shop's Christmas advent calendar brings together cult-favourite perfumes from Marc Jacobs to Caroline Herrera. You'll also find a new launch — DKNY 24/7 Eau de Parfum — in the mix this year. Members can bag it for the discounted price of £96.

Eight full size products, 15 miniatures and one gift (that you'll probably want to keep for yourself) makes up Armani Beauty's 2024 Christmas advent calendar. And yes, that is three versions of the iconic Sì Eau de Parfum.

There are 25 hair, body and skincare products inside ESPA's wellbeing advent calendar, including shampoo, face masks, cleansers and body oils to invigorate both your skin and senses. It's the next best thing to a spa break.

Rituals' Premium Advent Calendar wins the award for most enchanting; it's a little festive Amsterdam complete with beautifully illustrated boxes containing seven full-size products and 17 miniatures across body and skincare.

If you have a little less to spend, consider Rituals' Deluxe Advent Calendar, which is just as charming. Two full-size products, four candles and a brand new shampoo and body bar comprises the 24-strong collection.

Rituals' classic calendar may be the cheapest of the brand's advent offering, but it's no less dazzling. You'll still find an array of scented treats, from The Ritual of Jing Body Cream to The Ritual of Karma Mild Body Scrub Paste. There are 24 doors to open.

Mantle is one of those IYKYK Scandi skincare brands. Alongside a face mask, moisturiser, serum and de-puffing eye cream, you'll spot The Bare Balm, a balm cleanser that has won over countless beauty editors since it launched.

Nail care, skincare, hair care, makeup, fragrance... Harvey Nichols' beauty advent calendar 2024 has got it all. From Escentric Molecules to Charlotte Tilbury, there's something for every beauty enthusiast — whether you're keeping this all to yourself or dividing up the contents between friends.

This is one of the most-anticipated beauty advent calendars every year, and for good reason: It mixes cult-favourite brands like Skin Rocks, Ultra Violette, Supergoop! Drunk Elephant, Color Wow and Rare Beauty — and that's just the tip of the iceberg. Incredibly, there are 34 products (23 of them full-size) reaching a value of over £1,200. It's yours for £250 when it lands on 12th of September.

The ASOS Face + Body advent calendar is always a special one — and this year's is no different. It's jammed with premium brands including MAC, Elemis, Charlotte Tilbury and REN among unsung heroes like The Inkey List's Oat Cleansing Balm, Made By Mitchell Blursh Liquid Blusher and First Aid Beauty's Ultra Repair Cream. There are 26 (!) products in total, all worth £400. Get yours at ASOS.com on 4th of September.

Advent calendars don’t come any more luxurious than Fortnum’s and this one is as jam-packed as it gets. Worth over £1,087, there are 27 products and of those, an impressive 23 are full-size. Nestled inside each drawer you’ll find fragrance by Creed and Tocca, body care from Sol de Janeiro and skincare from R29 favourite Wildsmith Skin. Even better? Ten people will win complimentary facials worth £120. It’s available for dispatch after 21st October 2024 but you can check out now. 

The award for the most creative (and Instagram-worthy) beauty advent calendar goes to benefit. Its Gorgeous Grocer shopping basket — which can be used to store your beauty stash once you unbox everything — is brimming with 24 products that have earned the brand such a cult following over the years. We’re talking TikTok-viral Benetint, a full-size version of BADGal BANG! Volumizing Mascara and a selection of the brand’s criminally underrated skincare. It’s exclusive to Selfridges, and we predict a sell-out.

The Liberty beauty advent calendar is one we look forward to every year. Filled to bursting with 28 products from brands such as Byredo, Augustinus Bader, Sunday Riley, OUAI and Skin Rocks, 2024’s iteration is worth over £1,200. In other words, you’re making a saving of £940. This year’s haul, which boasts eight new brands and 18 full-size products, is housed inside a beautifully illustrated box depicting a festive Liberty storefront, making it a keepsake. Get yours on 4th September. 

At £88 (but worth £300), Anthropologie’s beauty advent calendar is considerably less pricey than other brands, though equally stuffed with premium and luxury products from the likes of Sunday Riley, L’Occitane, Anastasia Beverly Hills and Malin + Goetz. There’s a mix of full-size and miniature products, all tucked away inside 24 illustrated boxes. 

Worth £1,100, Cult Beauty’s 2024 advent calendar is bursting at the seams. No, really. There are over 40 products hidden inside those Tardis-like drawers including multiple TikTok sensations and, finally, fragrance! Summer Fridays, Charlotte Tilbury, Saie, Hourglass and Sol de Janeiro all make the cut, of course, but there’s so much more to be uncovered, not to mention £10 store credit and the lusted-after golden ticket. If you’re one of the lucky ones, it’ll afford you £1,000 to spend at Cult Beauty. Join the Cult Beauty Advent Calendar 2024 waiting list here.

Landing on 25th September, this is Augustinus Bader's first ever Christmas advent calendar. The brand's bestselling products — The Cream and The Rich Cream — are bundled inside two of the 12 blue and gold boxes, alongside a lip balm, cleanser, body cream and face oil.

Sign up to the waiting list and gear up to unbox 25 days of skincare with Elemis, the brand behind one of our all-time-favourite cleansing balms and the most underrated new sunscreen launch of 2024. Root around inside and you might be lucky enough to spot one of 15 golden tickets, which could net you the chance to win £1,000 worth of Elemis products — on top of the 25 in your advent calendar, no less.

Sol de Janeiro, Estée Lauder, Elemis… These are just a handful of brands that have been packed into Lookfantastic’s 2024 beauty advent calendar. At £100 it’s arguably a steal, especially when you consider that the contents — 27 products in total — are worth £565. There are 13 full-size offerings and myriad miniatures for popping into your handbag or for travelling. 

The cute ski chalet design piqued our interest but the array of perfumes and candles — seven of which are full-size — sold us. Inside, find a handful of Jo's bestselling fragrances from Amber & Lime to White Rose & Lemon, not to mention the upcoming Black Cashmeran & Tonka Fragrance Paintbrush.

For the person that deserves a good pamper, it has to be Bamford. A full-size bath oil, candle, and hand and body wash make up this 25-strong advent calendar worth over £270. And relax...

Worth £1,599, Harrods’ beauty advent calendar is a spectacle, thanks firstly to the beautiful embossed storefront spanning all 25 drawers and secondly to the megamix of luxury and premium brands inside. There’s skincare from U Beauty, Augustinus Bader and Clarins, fragrance from Byredo and makeup from La Mer, Tom Ford and Charlotte Tilbury.

Give the gift of great skin (or simply treat yourself) with Liz Earle’s 12 days of beauty advent calendar, featuring its most famous product — Cleanse & Polish Hot Cloth Cleanser — alongside eye creams, day and night moisturisers and body care products in a mix of full and miniature sizes. At £79, you’re making a total saving of £99. It’s available now from both the brand’s official website and at Boots. 

Next has pushed the boat out this year with not one but two beauty advent calendars. First up is 25 Days of Beauty, which is £90 but worth £383. It’s a treasure trove of products from beauty editor-adored brands like Philip Kingsley, Elemis, Aromatherapy Associates and Nuxe. Even better? Next and makeup brand Iconic London have joined forces to give you the opportunity to win £213 worth of makeup via 10 golden tickets hidden inside selected boxes.

At £19.96, W7's advent calendar is the most affordable here — but don't underestimate it. Loaded with mascara, lip gloss, eyeshadow and highlighter (24 products to be exact), it's perfect for makeup beginners.

If 25 Days of Beauty doesn’t do it for you, you’ll love Next’s Luxury Beauty Advent Calendar. Possibly the best value for money on this list (it’s worth a huge £768), it’s chock-full of makeup, skincare, hair care and fragrance from NARS, Floral Street, Eve Lom, MAC, Moroccanoil, Murad, Bobbi Brown and so many more. Also concealing 10 special golden tickets — this time to win £289 worth of makeup products with Elemis — it’s going to fly off the virtual shelves.

The award for the most Instagrammable beauty advent calendar of 2024 goes to Charlotte Tilbury. The bejewelled drawer knobs! What’s inside is likely to be just as impressive, though. Think 12 full- and travel-size heroes that are yet to be unveiled. We're willing to bet you’ll spot something from the famous Pillow Talk collection and possibly even a mini Magic Cream like last year. It’s available from 10th September exclusively on the Charlotte Tilbury app or 17th September on CharlotteTilbury.com. 

Sentier’s advent calendar is a fragrance-obsessive’s dream: Six genderless, alcohol-free perfumes and six scented candles are burrowed inside the 12 boxes. Worth £516, it’s almost too good to gift. Another option? Keep it to yourself and uncover your new signature scent. You can join the waiting list here.

Twenty-five bath bombs, lotions, scrubs, perfumes, bubble bars and more comprise Lush’s 2024 advent calendar, including its ever-popular Sleepy range and long-awaited festive scents like Snow Fairy. The artwork adorning the reusable box is by artist Tess Gilmartin, a member of Blue Room — an initiative that supports learning disabled and neurodivergent artists.

Lushees will adore this limited edition, collectable and reusable advent calendar — mainly for the wide selection of bath bombs, soaps and bubble bars but also for the super cute 3D characters hiding behind each door. Grab one before it sells out. (It always does.) 

Bobbi Brown’s 12-strong advent calendar serves up a full-size Long-Wear Cream Shadow Stick in shade Golden Bronze, Extra Plump Lip Serum in Bare Pink and Smokey Eye Mascara in Black alongside nine travel-size skincare and makeup products. The red and gold box will look impressive under any tree. 

Mintd's 2024 advent calendar is a compact box of some of the very best luxury skincare. There are six full size products in total: Tatcha The Essence, Kate Somerville Liquid Exfoliator, Darphin Intensive Skin-Hydrating Serum, Eve Lom Radiance Repair Retinol Serum, Rodial Bee Venom Eye Cream and Dr. Barbara Sturm Anti-Hair Fall Scalp Serum. It's worth nearly £600.

It doesn’t get better than 25 full-size products. The value of No7’s Ultimate Beauty Calendar comes in at over £514, which means you’re making a saving of £339. Spilling over with skincare from the brand’s hero Future Renew range and an abundance of makeup including a face and eye palette, it’s going to be a popular one.

If you have a smaller budget, consider No7’s more affordable option. Not to be underestimated, it too is crammed full: 12 full-size and 13 mini products across makeup and skincare. Signing up to the waiting list gives you early access to the calendar on 1st October. For everyone else, it’s available in store and online at Boots from 2nd October.  

Worth £807, Avant Skincare's 12 Days of Beauty advent calendar is impressive value for money. From cleansers and moisturisers to masks and lip scrubs, the 12 drawers feature all you need to curate a reliable skincare routine — including a handful of QR codes that boast hidden offers. Last year's advent calendar sold out twice, so get in there quick when it lands on 5th of September.

Luxury skincare fiends, look no further than Sisley’s beauty advent calendar. The illustrated boxes are almost too beautiful to open. We said almost. Cushiony cleansers, cosseting facial oils and cocooning moisturisers make up the 25-strong offering this year, available online at Harrods.

You can never go wrong with Soap & Glory’s Christmas advent calendar full of body butters, face masks and shower gels to keep you stocked up all year round. At £48, it’s one of the more affordable beauty options. Get yours at Boots. 

Cleansers, eye creams, moisturisers… Jurlique’s 2024 advent calendar is overflowing with everything you need to build a solid skincare routine. Among the 24 products, three are full-size including the luxurious Rare Rose Face Oil, transformative Lip Care Balm and rejuvenating Energy Essential Oil Blend Roll-On. It’s available on 2nd September and you can sign up to the waiting list here.

Save 40% on Baylis & Harding's advent calendar, which is stuffed with 24 bath and body surprises in the brand's Jojoba, Vanilla & Almond Oil and Sweet Mandarin & Grapefruit fragrances.

Real Techniques' advent calendar includes all of the tools you need for a flawless beat, like makeup brushes, sponges, tweezers and creaseless hair clips. If you're giving it as a present, you can have it gift-wrapped once it's in your virtual basket.

An excellent choice for tweens and makeup beginners, Revolution's Magical Advent Calendar brags 24 products from lip gloss and blush, to eyeshadow and brow gel, all housed in the sparkliest of drawers.