By Matt Piqué
24/9/2025
Most Popular Advent Calendars 2025: Beauty, LEGO, Chocolate & More
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Advent calendars are no longer just for kids! From luxury beauty and LEGO to candles and even alcohol, advent calendars have had a seriously cool rebrand in the past few years, and 2025 is shaping up to be another big year.
Whether you’re hunting for the best value beauty advent calendar to treat yourself in the countdown to Christmas, a creative gift for a loved one, or a budget-friendly advent calendar under £20 that has more X-factor than a last-minute £2 buy from the local ASDA: I’ve got you covered.
Editor’s Top Picks — Best Advent Calendars 2025
Putting the TLDR at the top, my stand-outs after hours of research are:
- Best overall luxury beauty advent calendar: Liberty Beauty Advent Calendar, £275 (skincare, haircare, beauty and fragrance worth £1,245)
- Best value beauty calendar under £110: LOOKFANTASTIC Beauty Advent Calendar, £105 (skincare, haircare, beauty and fragrance worth over £655)
- Best kids’ calendar: LEGO Harry Potter Advent Calendar (£29.99, themed minifigures & builds)
- Best chocolate advent calendar: Hotel Chocolat The Grand Advent Calendar, £80 (luxury mix of truffles, slabs, and drinking chocolate)
- Best alcohol calendar: Laithwaites Mixed Wine Advent Calendar 2025, £89.99 (23 miniature wine bottles (187ml) and one full-sized Prosecco (750ml)
Keep reading to discover my best cheap Advent Calendar picks for shoppers on a budget!
2025 Release Dates: Where to buy your beauty Advent Calendar!
Advent Calendars have become notorious for selling out fast, especially beauty calendars. I'm keeping an eye on the most popular and updating this list daily to bring you the latest availability info.
Checked: 27.10.2025
- Liberty, in stock
- Selfridges, in stock
- Space NK, out of stock
- Sephora, available for pre-order
- Cult Beauty, in stock
- LOOKFANTASTIC, in stock
- Harrods, out of stock
- John Lewis, in stock
- No7, out of stock
- Charlotte Tilbury, in stock
Pro tip: If you see a restock notification, act quickly — some calendars vanish within hours.
Beauty Advent Calendars 2025 (UK)
Beauty Advent Calendars are leading the pack again this year. Here are the most popular beauty advent calendars 2025 with highlights:
Liberty Beauty Advent Calendar 2025, £275 (worth £1,245)
- ★ Skincare?: Yes
- ★ Haircare?: Yes
- ★ Makeup?: Yes
- ★ Fragrance?: Yes
- ★ Total products: 30
- ★ Full size count: 20
- ★ Half and travel size count: 10
- ★ Brands: Liberty LBTY, Augustinus Badiner, La Mer, Dermalogica, Sisley, Paula's Choice, Davines, Philip Kingsley, Votary, D.S. & Durga
- ★ Discount: 15% off first order with newsletter sign up (more codes here)
Selfridges Beauty Advent Calendar 2025, £250 (worth £1,136)
- ★ Skincare?: Yes
- ★ Haircare?: Yes
- ★ Makeup?: Yes
- ★ Fragrance?: Yes
- ★ Total products: 34
- ★ Full size count: 24
- ★ Half and travel size count: 10
- ★ Brands: Jo Malone, Elemis, Refy, MAC, Drunk Elephant, Huda Beauty, Charlotte Tilbury, Sol De Janeiro, The Ordinary, Laneige
- ★ Discount: Free delivery over £150 (more codes here)
Space NK Beauty Advent Calendar 2025, £260 (worth £1,150+)
- ★ Skincare?: Yes
- ★ Haircare?: Yes
- ★ Makeup?: Yes
- ★ Fragrance?: Yes
- ★ Total products: 35
- ★ Full size count: 26
- ★ Half and travel size count: 9
- ★ Brands: Caudalie, Drunk Elephant, Gisou, Glossier, Hourglass, K18, La Mer, Laneige, Rare Beauty, Summer Fridays, Tatcha, The Inkey List, Phlur, Olaplex
- ★ Discount: 15% off first order (more codes here)
Sephora “Favourites" Advent Calendar 2025, £225 (worth £1,025)
- ★ Skincare?: Yes
- ★ Haircare?: Yes
- ★ Makeup?: Yes
- ★ Fragrance?: Yes
- ★ Total products: 41
- ★ Full size count: 24
- ★ Half and travel size count: 17
- ★ Brands: Drunk Elephant, Gisou, Glow Recipe, Huda Beauty, Laneige, Laura Mercier, MAC, NEOM, Tarte, UKLash
- ★ Discount: 10% off with a MySephora account (more codes here)
Cult Beauty Advent Calendar 2025, £240 (worth over £1,100)
- ★ Skincare?: Yes
- ★ Haircare?: Yes
- ★ Makeup?: Yes
- ★ Fragrance?: No
- ★ Total products: 34
- ★ Full size count: 20
- ★ Half and travel size count: 14
- ★ Brands: Saie, Huda Beauty, Patrick TA, Hourglass, Dr Dennis Gross, Laneige, L'occitane, Elemis, £1,000 Cult Beauty voucher included in three calendars
- ★ Discount: Free UK next day delivery on Advent Calendars (more codes here)
LOOKFANTASTIC Beauty Advent Calendar 2025, £105 (worth over £655)
- ★ Skincare?: Yes
- ★ Haircare?: Yes
- ★ Makeup?: Yes
- ★ Fragrance?: Yes
- ★ Total products: 28
- ★ Full size count: 17
- ★ Half and travel size count: 11
- ★ Brands: REN, ESPA, Rodial, Peter Thomas Roth, Sol De Janeiro, Medik8, Molton Brown
- ★ Discount: Free delivery over £25 (more codes here)
Harrods Beauty Advent Calendar 2025, £250 (worth over £1,000)
- ★ Skincare?: Yes
- ★ Haircare?: No
- ★ Makeup?: Yes
- ★ Fragrance?: No
- ★ Total products: 32
- ★ Full size count: 14
- ★ Half and travel size count: 18
- ★ Brands: Sisley, Shiseido, Hourglass, La Mer, Bobbi Brown, 111SKIN, Tatcha, Laura Mercier, Medik8
- ★ Discount: 1 point per £1 with Harrods Rewards: 250 points = £2.50 voucher (more codes here)
John Lewis Beauty Advent Calendar 2025, £235 (worth £1,095)
- ★ Skincare?: Yes
- ★ Haircare?: Unspecified
- ★ Makeup?: Yes
- ★ Fragrance?: Yes
- ★ Total products: 36
- ★ Full size count: Unspecified
- ★ Half and travel size count: Unspecified
- ★ Brands: Le Labo, Laneige, Chantecaille, Charlotte Tilbury, Clinique, Estée Lauder, Trinny London, Fenty Beauty
- ★ Discount: Free delivery over £50 (more codes here)
Other brands running beauty Advent Calendars:
- No7 (Boots) Advent Calendars, £60 & £175 (worth over £530)
- The Body Shop Beauty Advent Calendars, £60 & £120 (subscribe for 15% off)
- Charlotte Tilbury “Beauty Treasure Chest", £175
- Penhaglion's "The Advent Calendar", £425
- Byredo Advent Calendar, £650 (Selfridges Exclusive)
- Dr Barbara Sturm Advent Calendar 2025, £450 (Selfridges Exclusive, worth £1,028)
- Benefit Advent Calendar "Glam Cube", £135
- Sisley, £640 (worth £1,027)
- Revolution Beauty, £50 (worth over £100)
- Glossybox, £90 (worth over £624, subscribe for £15 off)
- The White Company, £195 (home fragrance and skin care)
- Dior Advent Calendar "Le 30 Montaigne", £570
- 111 Skin "11 Days of Radiance" Advent Calendar, £425
- Augustinus Bader Advent Calendar "The 12 Days of Bader, £525
- Clarins 24 day Advent Calendar, £155 (worth £282)
LEGO & Kids’ Advent Calendars 2025
Kids’ calendars are more fun than ever, especially LEGO’s themed editions:
- LEGO Star Wars Advent Calendar, £29.99
- LEGO Harry Potter Advent Calendar, £29.99
- LEGO Minecraft, £29.99
- LEGO Disney's Frozen, £29.99
- Polly Pocket Advent Calendar, £19.99
- Hot Wheels Advent Calendar 2025, £20.00
- Disney Princess Advent Calendar (Belle, Tiana and Rapunzel), £25.00
- Slime Advent Calendar, £19.99
- Littlest Pet Shop Advent Calendar, £19.99
Chocolate & Sweets Advent Calendars 2025
Sweet tooth? These are the best chocolate advent calendars 2025:
- Hotel Chocolat The Grand Advent Calendar, £80 (luxury mix of truffles, batons, drinking chocolate, Velvetised vodka cream, and slabs)
- Tony’s Countdown Calendar - Big, £16.99 (10 flavours)
- Lindt 3D Teddy Advent Calendar, £25
- Lindt Standard Advent Calendar, £8.50
- Cadbury Adult Advent Calendar, £10
- Candy Kittens, £12
- Nerds, £17.99
- Chuppa Chups, £7.99
- Reese’s, £9.99
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Tip for vegans and other dietary requirements: NOMO, Moo Free, Montezuma’s dark chocolate options, Hotel Chocolat nutmilk calendar
Adult Advent: alcohol and unusual advent calendars
My top drinks Advent Calendars 2025 (Wine, Beer, Spirits)
Festive tipple is a December must-have, whether it's a buffer from the stress of wrapping up work before the winter break, or something to sip on while you wrap up pressies while the kids aren't looking!
- Master of Malt: Whiskey Advent Calendar, £99.95
- The Whiskey Exchange: Whiskey Advent Calendar, £110
- Laithwaites: Wine Advent Calendar, £89.99
- Virgin Wines: Beer Advent Calendar, £79.99
- Bristol Cider Shop: Cider Advent Calendar, £89.00
- Fever Tree: G&T Advent Calendar, £70
Other alternative Advent Calendars for adults
For those of you who love something a little different, I've pulled together some of the most unique and creative Advent Calendars of 2025.
- Bonne Maman, £33.00 (jam)
- Bird & Blend, £55.00 (matcha)
- Niederegger, £14.99 (marzipan)
- Joe & Seph’s, £35.00 (popcorn)
- Grind, £29.95 (coffee)
- Chilli No.5, £125 (hot sauce)
- Yankee Candle, £49.99 (candles)
- Amazon, £13.59 (puzzle)
- LoveHoney "Enjoy Advent Calendar", £79 (adult toys, worth £205)
Savoo's Money-Saving Editor, Ruby Lizon-Walker says:
“I got gifted a puzzle Advent Calendar by my mum and it is without a doubt the most fun one I've ever had! Forget the fleeting enjoyment of a tiny chocolate, this was a genuine brain-scratcher that filled a good 20 minutes each evening, and my housemate loved it too.
Best budget Advent Calendars under £50
Not every advent calendar has to be a splurge! These are my top picks from this list that are under £50, some even as little as under £20.
Best budget chocolate Advent Calendar:
Lindt Standard Advent Calendar, £8.50
Why we love it:
- High quality Lindt chocolate
- A reindeer, a Father Christmas, snowdrops, mini chocolates, and Swiss milk chocolate Napolitains
Best budget unusual Advent Calendar:
Amazon, £13.59 (puzzle Advent Calendar)
Why we love it:
- A daily brain workout
- 1,000 piece puzzle, 42 pieces per day
Best budget kids' Advent Calendar
Slime Advent Calendar, £19.99
Why we love it:
- Gender neutral
- 24 days, 4 slime types, 6+ colours
Best budget beauty Advent Calendar
Revolution Beauty, £50
Why we love it:
- 24 makeup products
- Value of over £100!
Advent Calendars 2025: FAQs
ᐅ When do 2025 beauty advent calendars go on sale and sell out?
Most launch in early September, with sell-outs happening within hours for Liberty and Cult Beauty. Department store options like Selfridges restock often.
ᐅ Which 2025 advent calendar has the best value for money?
LOOKFANTASTIC (£105, worth £655+) is widely considered the best-value beauty calendar under £110.
ᐅ What’s the difference between luxury, department store and high-street beauty calendars?
Luxury sets (Liberty, Harrods) offer top-end brands and higher values; department store edits (Selfridges, John Lewis) give curated prestige picks; high-street (No7, Revolution) focus on affordability.
ᐅ Which LEGO advent calendars are out in 2025 (themes & dates)?
Harry Potter, Star Wars, City, Friends, and Disney are all confirmed for 2025, typically on sale from September.
ᐅ Are there good advent calendars under £20?
Yes — Cadbury, Lindt, and Wilko’s themed calendars are festive favourites under £20.
ᐅ Can I return an advent calendar if it sells out and restocks cheaper?
Most retailers don’t price-match, but check individual return policies before purchase. In fact, many don't accept returns on advent calendars at all
ᐅ Are beauty advent calendars worth it if I don’t use everything?
Yes, if you’ll use most of the items or gift spares. The value-to-price ratio often makes them worthwhile.
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