The Top UK Beauty Advent Calendars Christmas 2021

It is officially the start of the beauty advent calendar frenzy here in the UK, with all of the beauty retailers and beauty brands giving us sneak peeks, pre-orders and launches of their 2021 beauty advent calendars. Every year is always bigger than the year before, and this is a round-up of the Top UK Beauty Advent Calendars for Christmas 2021.

The Top UK Beauty Advent Calendars Christmas 2021

There are a number of calendars which are exclusive to the US, and if you’d like to see every single beauty advent calendar available for 2021, you can head over to the ultimate beauty advent calendar directory, where I have listed every beauty advent calendar, the waiting list, content reveals and more, and it’s updated daily too.

Revolution Advent Calendar 2021 £120

Kicking off the Top UK Beauty Advent Calendars Christmas 2021 round-up with an advent calendar, I have already unboxed, and swatched every single product within the calendar – as I felt like that would be more helpful, rather than just showing you a photo of the 24 products.

The quality is fantastic for every single product, and it’s such a beautifully presented calendar. It’s genuinely massive, with marble print boxes, and you could definitely reuse the hat box once you’ve finished opening all of the amazing makeup products inside. It’s my favourite design Revolution has ever done for their advent calendars, and you can see the full unboxing here.

• Price: £120
• Value of Contents: undisclosed by brand
• Design: large hat box design, with marble print effect individual boxes with tissue wrapped gifts
• Contents: 24 boxed gifts including palettes, lip colours, lip care, beauty tools and more..
• Availability: available right here

Space NK The Advent Calendar 2021 £199

• Price: £199
• Value of Contents: over £740
• Design: white and gold foil ArtDeco inspired box, with individual boxes
• Contents: 24 products including skincare, makeup, haircare, bodycare and home fragrance
• Availability: available right here

The Body Shop Share Love, Joy & Kindness Beauty Advent Calendar

There are four different advent calendars for 2021 and The Body Shop, which is the first time they’ve ever done more than three, which is very exciting. This calendar is huge, and features a drawer design just like the other three calendars, and is guaranteed to sell out quickly, as it offers amazing value.

• Price: £320
• Value of Contents: £495
• Design: turquoise chest with drawers, and a pop-up festive design under the lid
• Contents: 24 products from their different ranges and mostly full sized products
• Availability: available right here

The Body Shop Share Joy & Love Ultimate Advent Calendar £140

This is the second most luxurious advent calendar from The Body Shop for 2021, and is a beautiful green chest, with a festive pop-up scene under the lid. This calendar offers more luxe Body Shop products, including gems from their skincare range.

• Price: £140
• Value of Contents: £204
• Design: emerald green recyclable chest with drawers, and a pop-up festive design under the lid
• Contents: 24 products from their different ranges, in individual boxes
• Availability: available right here

The Body Shop Share The Love Advent Calendar £80

The middle tier calendar for The Body Shop is a great mid-range calendar, and includes mostly travel sized products, but there are a few full sized products in the mix too. With some of the bestselling products, plus brand new products like their just launched Avocado Body Butter.

• Price: £80
• Value of Contents: £119
• Design: ruby red recyclable chest with drawers, and a pop-up festive design under the lid
• Contents: 24 products from their different ranges, in individual boxes
• Availability: available right here

The Body Shop Share The Joy Advent Calendar £55

The most affordable calendar for The Body Shop is a great calendar on a budget, with mostly travel sized products from their bath and body collection, but some skincare treats like sheet masks thrown into the mix, and will be the calendar which sells out first, as always, as it’s the most affordable offering.

• Price: £55
• Value of Contents: £77
• Design: purple chest with drawers, and a pop-up festive design under the lid
• Contents: 24 products from their different ranges and mostly travel sizes
• Availability: available right here

Feelunique Advent Calendar 2021 £119

I have the Feelunqiue 2021 beauty advent calendar to unbox for you very soon, and I’m excited to show you the contents. The value of contents inside this calendar is amazing, and there’s some great brands like By Terry, Laura Mercier and Molton Brown, and it’s available for pre-order now.

• Price: £119
• Value of Contents: £385
• Design: chest design with red, green, burgundy and gold colour theme
• Contents: 25 drawers
• Availability: available for pre-order right here

LUSH Beauty Advent Calendar 2021

Everyone is excited about the LUSH Beauty Advent Calendar 2021, and for good reason, too. It’s a 24-day calendar, but there’s also a 12-day calendar coming our way too. This particular calendar is inspired by a magical midnight wonderland, and the artwork which features on the box has been designed by London-based designer Sally Kelly.

• Price: £150
• Value of Contents: undisclosed by brand
• Design: brightly colourful trunk, which has been designed to be reused
• Contents: 24 bath, body, skin, hair and lip care products. (full contents reveal right here)
• Availability: launching next week online, and 15th September instore.

Fortnum & Mason Advent Calendar 2021 £225

The F&M advent calendar is always highly sought after, and it was the official first advent calendar of 2021 to launch, which is exciting. With a retailer like Fortnum & Mason, the contents was guaranteed to wow, but it might be their best calendar to date.

• Price: £225
• Value of Contents: over £750
• Design: chest design with red, teal and gold foil colour theme
• Contents: 25 drawers
• Availability: available right now

Mad Beauty x Disney Minnie Mouse 12 Days of Bath & Body Advent Calendar 2021 £20

If you have a teen to buy for, or a Disney fan to buy for, this offering from Mad Beauty would be a nice option, especially if you’re on a budget. It’s only £20, and it’s very cute and has a very girly aesthetic, which complements the Minnie Mouse theme perfectly.

• Price: £20
• Value of Contents: undisclosed by brand
• Design: perforated windows design, in pink, white and gold glitter
• Contents: 12 windows – full contents reveal here
• Availability: available right now here

Revolution Ultimate Glamour Advent Calendar 2021 £80

Revolution has many advent calendars this year, and the Ultimate Glamour Advent Calendar is beautiful, and I have a full unboxing coming very soon. This isn’t a full advent calendar like the aforementioned Deluxe edition, but it’s a 12-day calendar, and offers pretty makeup treats, to help you achieve the perfect festive glam makeup looks during December.

• Price: £80
• Value of Contents: undisclosed by brand
• Design: chest design, with individual boxes with the gifts inside
• Contents: 12 boxes
• Availability: available right now here

Holland & Barrett 25 Days Of Clean Beauty Advent Calendar 2021 £45

H&B are back with another new advent calendar, after the success of last year’s calendar. This calendar is themed around clean beauty, and eco-friendly beauty swaps, which will introduce you to lots of nice clean beauty brands, with a 100% recyclable design.

• Price: £45
• Value of Contents: over £170
• Design: chest design, with drawers in a burgundy colour theme
• Contents: 25 clean beauty treats
• Availability: launching soon – full contents reveal available right here

OPI Beauty Advent Calendar 2021 £60

Unlike some beauty bloggers, you’ll never see me post blog photos without nail polish, and OPI is one of my favourite nail polish brands. OPI had a Shine Bright themed calendar for 2020, and for 2021, the calendar is themed around their 40th birthday celebrations, with 25 nail treats.

• Price: £70
• Value of Contents: undisclosed by brand
• Design: perforated cardboard design, with 25 nail polish bottle shaped doors
• Contents: 25 nail polishes or nail treatments (full contents reveal here)
• Availability: launching soon

ELLE Beauty Advent Calendar 2021

ELLE always know how to create an amazing beauty advent calendar, and the ELLE Beauty Advent Calendar 2021 is no different’ It’s such a beautiful, chic design, which complements the ELLE aesthetic. It’s one of the best values we’ve seen from any beauty advent calendars this year thus far.

• Price: £149
• Value of Contents: over £650
• Design: monochrome chest style calendar, with individually drawers
• Contents: 25 skincare, makeup and bodycare products (full contents reveal here)
• Availability: launching soon

Essence 24 Sparkling Moments of Joy Advent Calendar 2021

I am always excited about the Essence advent calendars, and the Essence 24 Sparkling Moments of Joy Advent Calendar 2021 is just one of their advent calendars for 2021. It’s a drawer format calendar, featuring mostly limited edition festive beauty treats, and then three from their permanent range too.

• Price: undisclosed
• Value of Contents: undisclosed by brand
• Design: three drawer design, with 24 perforated doors in a festive design
• Contents: 21 limited edition products and 3 permanent products (full reveal here)
• Availability: launching soon!

Real Techniques 12 Days Of Beauty Advent Calendar 2021

I always look forward to seeing the Real Techniques Advent Calendar, and this year’s calendar is twelve-day calendar featuring six mini makeup brushes, sponges, and tools, as well as a sample of their brush cleansing soap.

• Price: $20
• Value of Contents: undisclosed by brand
• Design: cardboard design with 12 perforated doors
• Contents: twelve makeup brushes, sponges, beauty tools and more (full reveal here)
• Availability: September the 1st

 

Avant Skincare 12 Days of Beauty Advent Calendar 2021

Luxury, high-quality skincare brand; Avant, are excited as they’ve created their first ever advent calendar, and it’s a beauty. You’ve probably come across Avant skincare if you’re a beauty box obsessive, but this calendar gives you a twelve-day discovery, with nothing but full size, luxury skincare treats. If you’d like a full contents reveal, click here.

• Price: £350
• Value of Contents: over £900 worth of value
• Design: luxe matte black chest design, with gold foil accents and numbered drawers
• Contents: 12 full size skincare products (full contents reveal here)
• Availability: early bird access on the 15th September 

Elemis Beauty Advent Calendar 2021 £175

The Elemis advent calendar is one of my favourite calendar designs from the many, many different advent calendars available this year. It has such a pretty, three storey tin stack design, which can be reused, and the calendar features twenty-five skincare and bodycare treats.

• Price: £175
• Value of Contents: over £400 of value
• Design: luxurious three storey tins, with twenty-five perforated doors
• Contents: 25 deluxe travel sized skincare and bodycare (full contents reveal here)
• Availability: available 7th September right here

Ciate London Mini Mani Month 2021 £59

The Ciate London Mini Mani Month Advent Calendar 2021 is a beautiful, nail polish lover’s dream calendar. Featuring a mix of mini Plant Pots nail polish colours, a base coat and top coat, and even a mini size of their lovely Watermelon Primer.

It’s always one of my favourite advent calendars each year, and I can’t wait to receive my Mini Mani Month calendar, to share an unboxing and swatch post with you.

• Price: £59
• Value of Contents: £120
• Design: cardboard design, with 24 perforated doors and removable artwork
• Contents: 21 deluxe Plant Pot Polishes, one top coat, one base coat and a deluxe mini size of a face primer (full contents reveal here)
• Availability: available for pre-order right here

ESPA Hidden Treasures Beauty Advent Calendar 2021

Are you a fan of the ESPA skincare range? If you are, they’re back with a bigger and better advent calendar for 2021. Priced at £160, this luxurious calendar offers you over £380 of beauty treats inside. If you’d like to see a full contents list, please click here.

• Price: £160
• Value of Contents: over £380 worth of value
• Design: burgundy chest design, with 25 drawers
• Contents: 25 skincare and body care products (full contents reveal here)
• Availability: 1st of October right here

DECLEOR Essential Oils Lab Beauty Advent Calendar 2021

Are you a fan of the ESPA skincare range? If you are, they’re back with a bigger and better advent calendar for 2021. Priced at £160, this luxurious calendar offers you over £380 of beauty treats inside. If you’d like to see a full contents list, please click here.

• Price: £120
• Value of Contents: undisclosed by brand
• Design: fold-out cardboard design, with 24 perforated doors
• Contents: 25 skincare and body care products (full contents reveal here)
• Availability: on sale right now

Jo Malone Beauty Advent Calendar 2021

Jo Malone are back with a new advent calendar for 2021, and it’s a totally different design compared to previous years. Jo Malone tends to opt for a town house inspired calendar design, but this year’s calendar is a beautiful chest with a pull-out drawer, and it’s so luxurious and lovely! You can find out more right here.

• Price: £350
• Value of Contents: undisclosed by brand
• Design: chest design, with a pull-out drawer and 24 individual boxes
• Contents: 24 bath, body, fragrance and home fragrance products (full contents reveal here)
• Availability: on sale October 1st

Nivea Ski Lodge 2021 Advent Calendar £40

Nivea emailed me the details about this year’s advent calendars for both men, and women so of course I had to include them in the The Top UK Beauty Advent Calendars Christmas 2021 round-up. This is the calendar designed for women, and features a cute ski lodge design, with 24 Nivea skincare and bodycare treats inside.

“Whether you’re treating yourself or someone special, the NIVEA® Ski Lodge Advent Calendar for 2021 contains sled-loads of pampering products over the twenty four days of December, to ensure you look and feel your best at this, the most wonderful time of the year.“

• Price: £40
• Value of Contents: undisclosed by brand
• Design: cardboard ski lodge design with 24 perforated doors
• Contents: 24 skincare and body care products
• Availability: on sale right now

NYX Gimme Super Stars 24 Day Holiday Countdown 2021

If you love NYX, they’ve launched their 2021 advent calendar themed around super star products, giving you 24 products from their bestselling line-up, as well as some exciting new products, and find a full contents reveal right here.

• Price: £59
• Value of Contents: undisclosed by brand
• Design: red and gold colour theme, with perforated doors
• Contents: 24 makeup products for the eyes, lips, cheeks
• Availability: on sale right now

Nivea Men’s Football 2021 Advent Calendar £40

The Men’s Nivea 2021 advent calendar has a football theme, with 24 perforated foors, including lots of their grooming tange, as well as some lifestyle items such as festive socks and a bottle opener too. It’ll be available exclusively from Amazon and Argos.

“Kick off this Christmas in style, whether you’re treating yourself or the man in your life, with the NIVEA MEN® Advent Calendar for 2021. Containing convenient and essential products over the 24 days of December, you can guarantee to look and feel your best this festive season.“

• Price: £40
• Value of Contents: undisclosed by brand
• Design: football stadium design with 24 perforated doors
• Contents: 24 skincare, grooming and body care products, plus a selection of lifestyle gifts
• Availability: on sale right now

Cloud 10 Beauty 12 Days Of Slay Beauty Advent Calendar 2021

Cloud 10 have announced they’re launching the fourth volume of their 12 Days of Slay beauty chest, after their 2018, 2019 and 2020 versions sold out very quickly. The full contents list hasn’t been shared yet, but you can find out more right here.

• Price: undisclosed
• Value of Contents: €310
• Design: navy and silver star chest, with 12 pull-out drawers
• Contents: 12 beauty products – yet to be announced
• Availability: waiting list open right now

Molton Brown Beauty Advent Calendar 2021

The Molton Brown 2021 Advent Calendar has been revealed, and it’s a beauty of a calendar featuring home fragrance, perfume, bath and body products, and even skincare. It’s an emerald chest with gold foil accents, and you can find a full contents reveal right here.

• Price: £165
• Value of Contents: £313
• Design: emerald green and gold chest, with 24 drawers
• Contents: 24 body care, skincare, fragrance and home fragrance products
• Availability: launches 16th September

Profusion 25 Days Of Euphoric Beauty Advent Calendar 2021

If you’re looking for a more affordable advent calendar, the Profusion 25 Days Of Euphoric Beauty Advent Calendar 2021 is just £30, and it includes 25 makeup products, including a gift on Christmas Day. It has a really pretty design this year, and you can find a full contents reveal right here.

• Price: £30
• Value of Contents: undisclosed by brand
• Design: pink and purple celestial design with 25 perforated doors
• Contents: 25 makeup products and tools for the face, eyes, cheeks, lips and brows 
• Availability: on sale right now

No7 Beauty Calendar 2021

If you love No7, you’ll be excited to learn there isn’t one No7 beauty advent calendar for 2021, but two. They’ve created a more affordable calendar, which is this one, and it’s the No7 Beauty Calendar 2021, then there’s the No7 Ultimate Beauty Calendar 2021 which is higher priced, but offers fantastic value.

• Price: £47
• Value of Contents: £184
• Design: white cardboard, with a gold foil starburst design on the front
• Contents: 25 beauty products including skincare, bodycare and makeup
• Availability: waiting list open right now

No7 Ultimate Beauty Calendar 2021

If you’re a massive No7 fan, you may want to get your hands on the more luxe No7 Ultimate Beauty Calendar 2021. This calendar is much larger in size than the lower priced calendar, and is expected to contain mostly full sized products, and you can find out more right here.

• Price: £120
• Value of Contents: £385
• Design: black rubberised matte effect cardboard, with a gold foil starburst design on the front
• Contents: 25 beauty products including skincare, bodycare and makeup with lots of full sizes
• Availability: waiting list open right now

EcoTools 12 Days Of Bliss Advent Calendar 2021

EcoTools launched a six day advent calendar last year, and this year, they’ve gone one better with a 12-day calendar showcasing their new Interchangeables collection. In the calendar, you get two brush handles, and a number of brush heads and beauty tools to use with your handles, and it’s super affordable too.

• Price: $20 – UK price not confirmed yet
• Value of Contents: undisclosed by brand
• Design: teal and holographic cardboard calendar with 12 perforated doors
• Contents: two handles, and beauty heads and makeup brushes to use with the handles
• Availability: launching in September

Origins 12-Day Beauty Advent Calendar 2021

If you love Origins face masks as much as I do, they’ve got a 12-day advent calendar this year, showcasing a fab selection of their skincare products, in generous travel sizes. If you’ve never tried Origins, and didn’t know where to start, this would be the best discovery calendar.

• Price: £60 
• Value of Contents: over £90
• Design: white cardboard design, featuring lots of festive trees on the front with perforated doors
• Contents: twelve skincare treats including masks, and a face mask brush and hair scrunchie
• Availability: 1st October – full contents reveal right here

Cohorted Luxury 12 Wishes Beauty Advent Calendar 2021

Cohorted are back with their second ever beauty advent calendar, and we can see a few sneak peeks as to what we can expect to see inside the calendar, with products from Laura Geller, Floral Street, Laura Mercier, This Works and Sunday Riley, hinting that it’s going to be a fantastic advent calendar.

• Price: expected to be around £75
• Value of Contents: yet to be announced
• Design: monochrome chest, with 12 drawers and gold foil accents
• Contents: twelve skincare, bodycare, fragrance and makeup products
• Availability: soon – find out more right here

Susanne Kaufmann Advent Calendar 2021

If you like the idea of a luxurious skincare advent calendar, the Susanne Kaufmann is a beautiful calendar featuring 25 drawers of skincare, bodycare and haircare treats. It’s going to be £383, and launches in September.

Dr Hauschka Advent Calendar 2021

If your enjoy natural beauty formulas, the Dr Hauschka Advent Calendar 2021 might be a good pick for you. It’s very tiny product heavy, with zero full sized products, so it’s not the most impressive advent calendar available this year, but it’s an option if you’re wanting a natural advent calendar.

• Price: £85
• Value of Contents: yet to be announced
• Design: cream and lilac box with 25 individual drawstring bags
• Contents: 25 skincare samples
• Availability: 27th September – full contents reveal here

Harry Potter Wizarding World Hedwig Advent Calendar 2021

Are you a Harry Potter fan? If you are, Boots have created an amazing Hedwig themed Harry Potter advent calendar, with 24 Harry Potter themed bath and body treats, as well as a beautiful embroidered navy sleep mask, embroidered white headband, and an hair scrunchie, and you can find a full contents reveal right here.

• Price: £40
• Value of Contents: undisclosed by brand
• Design: navy Hedwig themed calendar with 24 individual boxes 
• Contents: 24 bath and body products, plus a headband, scrunchie and eye mask
• Availability: available right now

Baylis & Harding Signature For Him Advent Calendar 2021

British bath and body brand; Baylis & Harding have create an advent calendar specificially for the men, and it’s a 24-day featuring the brand’s signature fragrance collections, with lots of different products inside, all of which are handy travel sizes, and you can see a full contents reveal right here.

• Price: £40
• Value of Contents: not disclosed by brand
• Design: beige cardboard design, with a reindeer on the front and 24 perforated doors
• Contents: 24 grooming, bath and body care products from the brand’s male collection
• Availability: available for sale right now

Benefit The More The Merrier Beauty Advent Calendar 2021

Benefit have opted for a more minimal advent calendar for 2021, and is a twelve-day advent calendar, featuring different coloured boxes inside. Benefit have designed the packaging, so it can be reused as a keepsake box, and all of the products inside the calendar are mini and fun sizes.

• Price: £58.50
• Value of Contents: £132.46
• Design: pink keepsake box with 12 individual boxes
• Contents: 12 mini makeup products for the eyes, brows, cheeks and face
• Availability: available on the 31st of August

Morris & Co Christmas Advent Calendar 2021 £33.95

Morris & Co has launched their 2021 advent calendar, and it’s a beauty. It’s a luxurious bath and body care brand, and this calendar features a selection of their formulations containing Shea Butter, Vitamin E, and essential oils. Featuring four signature Morris scents: Strawberry Thief, Jasmine & Green Tea, Geranium & Eucalyptus, and White Iris & Amber.

• Price: £33.95
• Value of Contents: £40
• Design: patterned box, which folds out and has a pink ribbon to keep it closed
• Contents: twenty four bath, body and hand care products in mini sizes
• Availability: available right now

By Terry Jewel Fantasy Advent Calendar 2021

The By Terry Jewel Fantasy Advent Calendar 2021 has launched, and it’s a beautiful calendar both in terms of design, but also the contents inside. Offering you an amazing array of By Terry bestsellers, and new launches, with makeup, skincare, body care and even some beauty tools, and you can find a full contents reveal right here.

• Price: £169
• Value of Contents: £383
• Design: red and silver holographic jewel shaped box with perforated doors
• Contents: twenty four makeup, skincare, body care and beauty tools
• Availability: available right now

Cath Kidston Shine Bright Christmas Advent Calendar 2021

Following the success of the animal themed Cath Kidston 2020 advent calendar, the brand is back with another festive and kitsch offering, featuring 24 individual products within a beautiful Christmas themed box, an ideal gift for a loved one, or yourself, during the festive season.

• Price: £33.95
• Value of Contents: £40 (contents reveal right here)
• Design: patterned box, which folds out and has a red ribbon to keep it closed
• Contents: twenty four bath, body and hand care products in mini sizes
• Availability: available right now

Keep checking back, and I’ll keep adding all of the UK beauty advent calendars for 2021.

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