The Best Advent Calendars For Winter 2025

Liberty’s beauty advent calendar has become something of a Christmas institution, and for its 150th anniversary, the London landmark isn’t holding back. The 2025 edition arrives dressed in a brand-new Clym Evernden illustration of the iconic Tudor townhouse, with drawers filled to the brim with treasures worth over £1,245.

Since its UK launch, Sephora has quickly become the country’s beauty playground, housing cult-favourite brands like Makeup by Mario, ILIA, Tower 28, and Tarte. Its 2025 advent calendar feels like a love letter to that new generation of beauty obsessives - bigger, glossier, and more generous than ever. Worth over £1,025 (but retailing at £225), it packs a staggering 41 products, 24 of them full size. Think of it as 24 days of dopamine, Sephora-style, with skincare, makeup, and fragrance from both its own line and the buzziest names in the industry. A serious contender for this year’s “best value” crown.

Harvey Nichols’ beauty advent calendar is the kind of thing that sells out before you’ve even added it to your cart. The 2025 edit includes 28 brands - from Le Labo and Augustinus Bader to Trinny London and Philip Kingsley - spanning skincare, fragrance, and haircare. There’s the cult Elasticizer Deep Conditioning Treatment (originally created for Audrey Hepburn), a travel-sized Brazilian Bum Bum Cream, and Rodial’s glow-boosting serum for that “I woke up like this” skin. Twenty of the products are full-sized, and fifty lucky boxes hide a £50 gift card for an extra treat. Luxury, with a wink.

LookFantastic’s advent calendar has quietly become a cult classic - and for good reason. As the UK’s best-selling e-commerce beauty product, it’s now celebrating ten years with not one but three editions: Beauty, Grooming, and Fragrance. The flagship Beauty Calendar includes 28 products worth £655 for £105, featuring names like Color Wow, Laneige, Medik8, and The White Company. Expect full-size icons like Sol de Janeiro’s Cheirosa 62 Perfume Mist and Medik8’s Hydra B5 Intense, all neatly packed into a calendar that basically doubles as your new skincare shelf.

Rituals has perfected the art of gifting serenity. This year’s advent calendar takes the form of a festive wreath, complete with daily surprises spanning body, bath, and home fragrance. Expect little moments of calm in the chaos of December - from silky shower foams to scented candles that turn even weekday evenings into rituals of their own.

The Vogue Festive Calendar is a study in good taste, blending beauty, fashion, and wellness in one impeccably curated box. Each day reveals an editor-approved indulgence - a Charlotte Tilbury mascara, a Moschino trinket, a cashmere beanie, or a hair clip you’ll actually want to wear. It’s equal parts styling kit and self-care starter pack, complete with a year-long digital subscription to British Vogue. Because the holidays are stressful enough without running out of chic.

Provence in a box. L’Occitane’s luxury calendar, designed to resemble a French farmhouse, offers 24 days of its most-loved skincare and body-care favourites, worth over £276. Expect classics like the Overnight Reset Serum, Immortelle Cleansing Oil, and Relaxing Pillow Mist - all those soothing, lavender-scented staples that make winter feel a little more golden.

The Perfume Shop’s upcoming release remains partly under wraps, but expect 24 miniatures from Mugler, Boss, and Rabanne, plus a candle and reusable spray bottle. If last year’s edition is any indication - valued at over £170 for an £85 price tag - this one will sell out faster than you can say “Eau de Parfum.”

Missoma’s jewellery advent calendar is less about counting down the days and more about building an entire party-season wardrobe in miniature. Available in gold, silver, or solid gold, each version conceals a dozen (or five, for the solid gold edit) glittering surprises, including exclusive designs you won’t find anywhere else. Behind every door, there’s a piece to stack, layer, or debut at your next December dinner. Consider it your jewellery box, upgraded.

If your December revolves around ambience, Yankee Candle’s advent calendar is the shortcut to festive serenity. Expect 24 fragrant surprises - from Winter Night Stars to Christmas Cookie - in the form of scented tea lights, votives, and a holder to display them all. There’s also a wreath-shaped version that’s gentler on the wallet but just as aromatic.

Bonne Maman’s beloved calendar returns with 24 mini jars of jam and honey, each in a flavour that feels like a Sunday morning in Provence. Expect apricot-lavender, raspberry-lychee, and a few festive surprises that taste far too good for toast.

Vahdam’s tea calendar turns every morning into a ceremony. Behind each door, you’ll find loose-leaf blends sourced from India’s best tea gardens - from warming turmeric elixirs to rich, malty Assam. Think of it as mindfulness in a cup.

For coffee devotees, Grind’s advent calendar is an excuse to start the day early. Each compostable pod hides a new blend - from the brand’s signature house roast to festive favourites like pumpkin spice - perfect for mornings when wrapping paper feels like a workout.

Proof that advent calendars can get seriously niche: Formula 1 fans can now build Verstappen’s RB20 racing car over 24 days, complete with authentic engine sounds. Because nothing says Christmas spirit like carbon fibre and horsepower.