The Best Advent Calendars You Can Get Your Hands On This Year

That time of year has snuck up on us again and it is time to start thinking about the all-important advent calendars that begin the countdown to Christmas day. There are so many to choose from, catering to all budgets. It can seem impossible to know which are the best ones to get. This is where we come in handy, the article below will give you a sneaky peek at some of the Beauty Advent Calendars that are available to buy this year. Not only that, but you can also see a list of some of the products that might be present in your calendar. 

Beauty advent calendars can be expensive but it works out that you save a fortune vs buying all the products individually. These calendars are also a great way to discover and try out new products. 

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Glossybox Freeze the Moment Beauty Advent Calendar 2022

28 products - £99 - However, discounted to £85 for subscribers. 

This monthly subscription service has released yet another advent calendar. Check out a selection of the products you can expect to receive. This is also one of the most budget-friendly advent calendars on the list. As you will see there is a good selection of full-sized products included as well as deluxe sizes. You get quite a bit for your money with this box, check out some of the amazing products you could be opening below.

Full-Size

• Rodial Soft Focus Glow Drops
• Bubble T Cosmetics Pink Grapefruit Bath Crumble 
• Huda Beauty Mercury Retrograde Eyeshadow Palette 
• Wander Beauty Trip For Two Blush and Bronzer Duo 
• Avant Skincare Eight-Hour Retexturising & Anti-Oxidising Hyaluronic Facial Serum 
• Brows Super Definition Eyebrow Pencil 
• Eyeko Black Magic Liquid Eyeliner
• Pixi Glow Tonic 
• Plump & Repair Vitamasques Lip Mask
• Steve Laurent Lip Liner 
• Zoeva Infinite Potential Mascara 
• Laritzy Cosmetics Liquid Lipstick 

Deluxe Size 

• Elemis Pro - Collagen nergising Marine Cleanser 
• Verso Skincare Nourishing Cream 
• Illamasqua Antimatter Lipstick Bang 
• Molton Brown Heavenly Gingerlily Bath & Shower Gel
• Laura Geller Touch Up All Over Face 
• James Read Sleep Mask Face Retinol 
• Grow Gorgeous Intense Thickening Hair & Scalp Mask 
• Ecooking Peeling Mask 

Other Products 

Magnitone Eco-Friendly Microfibre Cleansing Pads

Glov Satin Sleeping Mask 

Sarah Chapman Skinesis The Facelift Tool 

Boucleme Scalp Massager 

This Works Deep Pillow Spray (Mini Size)

As you can see there are a great variety of products included in this set. You save an absolute fortune compared to buying all these products separately, if you were to do that it would set you back £443!

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Jo Malone London Advent Calendar

25 Products - £350

Here we have the most expensive one on the list and if you have experience with Jo Malone products you will understand why. They are gorgeous and always smell delightful, a lot of these products are only 9ML. However, there is a nice surprise with one of the cologne as that one is 30ML. You can also find a beautiful snow globe and snowball keyring somewhere in this box. Check out the list of potential products below. 

• White Moss & Snowdrop Cologne 
• Lime Brasil & Mandarin Cologne 
• Blackberry & Bay Cologne 
• Red Roses Cologne
• Peony & Blush Suede Cologne 
• Fig & Lotus Flower Cologne  
• Honeysuckle & Davana Cologne 
• English Pear & Freesia Cologne - 30ml
• Scarlet Poppy Cologne Intense 
• Velvet Rose & Oud Cologne Intense 
• Myrrh & Tonka Cologne Intense
• Dark Amber & Ginger Lily Cologne Intense
• Oud & Bergamot Cologne Intense 
• Jasmine Sambac & Marigold Cologne Intense  
• Pine & Eucalyptus Scented Travel Candle 
• Myrrh & Tonka Travel Candle  
• Red Roses Soap
• Lime Basil & Mandarin Body & Hand Wash 
• Wood Sage & Sea Salt Body & Hand Wash 
• English Pear & Freesia Body & Hand Wash 
• Peony & Blush Suede Body & Hand Lotion
• Wood Sage & Sea Salt Body Creme 
• Snowball Keyring 
• Snow Globe

Although Jo Malone doesn’t say how much the contents are worth when bought individually we can safely assume that you are saving a bit of money seeing as the calendar itself is so expensive. If you will use all the products or divide them out for Christmas presents then it is a great purchase.

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Harvey Nichols Beauty Advent Calendar 

25 Products - £250 

The Harvey Nichols Beauty Advent Calendar is probably one of the most prestigious on this list. This is their first ever advent calendar and costs just £250. You do get a lot for your money, wait until you scroll down and see how much it would cost you individually. In each calendar, you can get your hands on full-sized products as well as discovery-sized products. Take a look to see what you could be the proud owner of. 

Full-Size Products 

• Sunday Riley C.E.O Glow Vitamin C + Turmeric Face Oil 
• Sarah Chapman Intense Hydrating Booster 
• Revitalash Advanced Serum  
• Roen Cake Mascara 
• OPI Nail Lacquer - Happy Anniversary  
• MZ Skin Anti-pollution Illuminating Eye Mask 
• MZ Skin Vitamin Infused Facial Treatment Face Mask 
• Neom Bedtime Hero Pillow Mist - Chamomile, Cedarwood & Ylang Ylang 
• Uoma Afro.dis.iac Liquid Eyeliner
• Dr Barbara Sturm Face Cream 
• Charlotte Tilbury Eyes To Mesmerise - Chocolate Bronze
• Augustinus Bader The Face Oil 
• Fenty Beauty Gloss Bomb Universal Lip Luminizer Fu$$y 
• Fenty Beauty The Whole Shebang 45-minute Colour Masterclass 
• Environ Focus On Filler Treatment OR Focus On Eye Treatment Voucher 
• LA Prairie Art Of Beauty Facial Treatment Voucher 
• La Mer Waves of Hydration Service 

Discovery Sizes 

• Dermalogica Proskin 30 Treatment Voucher 
• Fenty Skin Fat Water Pore Refining Toner Serum
• Environ Intensive Revival Masque 
• Dermalogica Daily Microfoliant 
• La Prairie Skin Caviar Luze Eye Cream 
• Acqua Di Parma Colonia Body Lotion 
• Hourglass Ambient Lighting Bronzer 
• Olverum Bath Oil 
• Mario Badescu Facial Spray With Aloe, Chamomile, and Lavender 
• Carolina Herrera Mini Deluxe Lipstick - 310 Satin 
• Carolina Herrera Mini Deluxe Lipstick - 171 Sheer 
• Espa Tri-Active Regenerating Phyto Collagen Plumping Mask 
• Espa Tri-Active Regenerating Calming CICA Cleansing Balm 
• La Mer Creme De La Mer Moisturising Cream 
• Parfums De Marly Delina Candle 
• Escentric Molecules M+ 
• Juliette Has A Gun Lady Vengence Eau De Parfum 
• La Perla Possibilities Eau De Parfum  
• Maison Francis Kurkdjian Baccarat Rouge 540 Eau De Parfum
• Maison Francis Kurkdjian Baccarat Rouge 540 Extrait De Parfum 
• Memo Paris Marfa Eau De Parfum 
• Serge Lutens Nuit De Cellophane Eau De Parfum 

Summarising this gorgeous beauty advent calendar, you certainly get a great amount for your money. Individually, these products would set you back a huge £1,200. Therefore, it is certainly worth the £250 price tag attached to it. 

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The Body Shop Box of Wishes & Wonders Ultimate Advent Calendar

25 Products - £145

As always, The Body Shop advent calendar is the most anticipated one of the year. Every year these sell out really quickly, so if you want one then you need to act fast. The Body Shop has actually released three different beauty calendars this year, all at varying prices to fit into anyone’s budget. 

An added bonus with this is the inclusion of hair products. If you suffer from dry, dull hair and you have constantly researched dry hair causes and treatments then look no further. This advent calendar contains not only a shampoo but a conditioner as well to fix your hair complications. You can thank the body shop later! 

• Camomile Sumptuous Cleansing Butter 
• Born Lippy Strawberry Lip Butter
• Almond Milk Lip Care Stick 
• Edelweiss Liquid Peel 
• Himalayan Charocal Skin Clarifying Night Peel 
• British Rose Fresh Plumping Mask
• Himalayan Charcoal Face Mask 
• Exfoliating Hand Wash 
• Mango Nourishing Hand Cream
• Almond Milk Hand Cream
• Mango Exfoliator 
• Shower Lily 
• Mango Hydrating Bath Foam
• Pink Grapefruit Shower Gel
• Avocado Shower Cream 
• Moringa Shine & Protect Shampoo 
• Moringa Shine & Protect Conditioner 
• Konjac Sponge 
• Vitamin E Hydrating Toner 
• Vitamin E Sheet Mask
• Edelweiss Serum Concentrate Sheet Mask  
• British Rose Body Yogurt
• Avocado Body Lotion
• Shea Body Butter
• Lavender Sleep Calming Pillow Mist 

The Body Shop Advent Calendar never fails to impress, and this year is no different. Get your hands on one while you still can. Worth just £219 when purchased individually, so not the biggest saving but a saving nonetheless. 

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Benefit Sincerely Yours, Beauty Advent Calendar

12 products - £59.50 

Another budget-friendly product on the list. Make sure you take note that this is only half of the advent season, you only receive 12 products in this calendar. Benefit is known for its amazing sell-out products so the calendar is highly anticipated to be just as good. The products in this set are mini versions of their older siblings. Take a look below at the small yet mighty products you can receive. 

• They’re Real! Lengthening Mascara -Jet Black 
• They’re Real! Magnet Powerful Lifting & Lengthening Mascara - Black
• Roller Lash - Super Curl & Lifting Mascara - Black 
• Badgal Bang! Mascara - Pitch Black 
• 24-Hr Brow Setter 
• Hoola Bronzing Powder 
• Dandelion Brightening Blush & Face Powder 
• The Porefessional Hydrate Pore Primer 
• The Porepressional Original Primer
• Gimme Brow + Volumising Eyebrow Gel - Shade 3 
• Precisely, My Brow Pencil - Shade 4 
• Roller Liner Liquid Eyeliner - Black 

Wow! Benefit has outdone itself with this one. Giving you amazing products that when purchased individually would have cost you £134. The minis in this calendar are wonderful for keeping in your bag for those last-minute makeup fixes. 

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We hope you found this article helpful and it gives you a few options as to which beauty calendar you want to treat yourself to. Enjoy the countdown to Christmas and more importantly those wonderful beauty products you will now own. 

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Mankind Advent Calendar 2022

Mankind has announced there is to be an Advent Calendar for 2022 and as with previous years, this Advent Calendar will be priced at £100 and can be found here.

A 25 day offering from Mankind, sees an Advent Calendar which featuring all the grooming essentials that the special man in your life will need.

Discover the key to expert grooming with 25 essential grooming and self-care products for men, with our Mankind Advent Calendar. From Renewing Sheet Masks to Oil Control Moisturisers and Regenerate Hypersensitivity Toothpaste (where science and beauty unite!) this is the ideal gift for for him. For the beauty and skincare novice or that beauty-pro. Whoever you're buying for...everyone deserves new grooming treats!

Inside these 25 doors the contents are worth an incredible £431 and it will go on sale, here, for just £100.

The Mankind Advent Calendar 2022

Contents

• Regenerate Hypersensitivity Toothpaste 70ml – worth £13.50
• Avant Flawless Energising & Oxygenating Caffeine 2-in-1 Face & Eye Serum 30ml – worth £92
• Dr Levy Eye Booster Concentrate 7ml – worth £77
• men-ü 3 Minute D-TOX 100ml – worth £17.45
• Hawkins & Brimble Oil Control Moisturiser 100ml – worth £15
• SkinChemist Apothecary Sun Protection Body Cream - worth £35
• AHAVA Purifying Mud Mask 20ml – worth £15.90
• Emma Hardie Moringa Cleansing Balm 30ml – worth £20
• Clinique For Men Face Scrub 15ml – worth £3.30
• SVR Topialyse Micellar Oil 50ml – worth £4
• Grown Alchemist Hydra-Repair Day Cream: Camellia, Geranium Blossom 65ml – worth £31
• grüum kóri Exfoliating Face Wash 120ml – worth £8
• Mit Pit Proof Natural Deodorant 70ml – worth £12
• Nip & Fab Glycolic Fix Scrub 75ml – worth £12.95
• KMS Volume Shampoo – worth £4.20
• Jack Black Intense Therapy Lip Balm – worth £7.95
• This Works Deep Sleep Pillow Spray 10ml - £10
• Aroma Active Repair Cream 15ml – worth £6
• AHC Natural Essential Face Mask Hydrating and Lifting for Tired Skin – worth £6
• American Crew Forming Cream 50g – worth £11.05
• CeraVe Hydrating Cream to Foam Cleanser – worth £2.65
• Corsx Master Patch Original Fit – worth £5.99
• Balance Me BHA Exfoliating Concentrate 30ml – worth £10
• Anthony No Sweat Body Defense 15ml – worth £6.90
• Barber Pro Skin Renewing Foil Mask – worth £5.95

Alongside this Advent Calendar from Mankind, there is also the amazing  LOOKFANTASTIC Advent Calendar 2022 and it is worth over £500, but it is on sale now for for £95!

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Building Better Habits

It might surprise you that both bad and good habits take a few months to make or break. Of course, there are exceptions to the rules - for example, smoking.

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But you can build good habits in your life and break bad ones with enough motivation. It might be something like stopping smoking and switching to vaping with a vape starter kit or vape flavour concentrates. Or it might be turning off notifications. 

Here are a couple of ways that you can build better habits: 

Choose one

If you are hoping to be a completely new person overnight, this isn’t usually sustainable. Instead, you need to choose one thing at a time that you want to build or break. For example, if you want more free time consistently, you will need to avoid cutting things out of your schedule. 

Build your free time, and avoid the things that can wait. Choose one thing at a time, and give yourself 3 months of doing it consistently - then add something else. 

Motivation 

The reason you are doing something can be the determining factor in its success. For example, if you have health concerns and you know that your habit of eating fried foods or not working out isn’t helping - you have a strong motivation there to get started. 

Keep your why at the forefront of your mind at all times. 

Triggers

Habits are reinforced by triggers - and that means that as soon as X happens, you do Y. Look at the triggers like people, places or outside factors that impact your behaviour. Limit your exposure to those things for the designated 3 months and see how you feel. It can be tricky when it is people who are your trigger, but in the long run, it is better for you. 

Routine 

Perhaps at a specific time of day, you find yourself searching through the fridge for snacks - even though you have eaten and are not hungry. This routine means you will always do this until it is changed. 

Create something to do in that time slot that means you are otherwise occupied and can’t carry out that routine. You can do this for anything you find yourself doing that you rather you didn’t do. 

Rewards

Set small rewards for each length of time you manage to achieve your goal. Small rewards offer us little bumps of satisfaction and happy hormones. Each time that happens, you will have more motivation to carry on. 

Make sure that you track your progress, too - so that you can see you are changing your habits. 

And, if you do slip up - no matter what, be sure to go easy on yourself and continue the next day. Negative feelings attached to trying to make improvements will mean that we are less motivated and feel bad that we didn’t ‘succeed’, but changing is a process that will happen along the way. 

Taking care of yourself as you make these improvements is essential: 6 Solutions to Step Up Your Summer Self-Care Strategy. 

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La Mer 12 Magical Moments Beauty Advent Calendar 2022

On sale now

The 2022 La Mer Advent Calendar is as amazing as you would expect it to be and even better than the Advent Calendar offered last year. Called the La Mer 12 Magical Moments Beauty Advent Calendar, inside you will find everything from Lip Balms and Creams and Gels and serums.

Priced at £450, slightly less than last year, the contents inside the calendar are said to be worth over £560, so very much on the pricey side, but if La Mer is your favourite brand, you know that already.

Contents

• La Mer Cleansing Foam 30ml
• La Mer Tonic 30ml
• La Mer Renewal Oil 5ml
• La Mer Regenerating Serum 5ml
• La Mer Revitalizing Hydrating Serum 5ml
• La Mer Lifting & Firming Mask 15ml
• La Mer Intensive Revitalizing Mask 15ml
• La Mer Eye Concentrate 5ml
• La Mer Lip Balm 9g
• La Mer Hydrating Infused Emulsion 15ml
• La Mer Cool Gel Cream 15ml
• La Mer de La Mer 15ml

Launching in October, the La Mer 12 Magical Moments Beauty Advent Calendar 2022 will be priced at £450 and will be available via La Mer and Selfridges.

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