Want to treat someone you love – be it a friend, family member, or even yourself? Here are some of the best calendars to enjoy over the month of December.
ARRAN Sense of Scotland Perfume and Fragrance Advent Calendar, £90
Enjoy 25 doors of ARRAN treasures, one to open every day of December right through to Christmas Day. Inside you’ll find a curated edit of their most-loved perfume and fragrance collections in mini sizes, including After the Rain, Island Dusk, Glenashdale, Seaweed & Sage, Lochranza and Kildonan, with contents worth over £200. www.arran.com
Avery Row Advent Calendars, £85
This calendar is the perfect eco-friendly choice for the holiday season as it can be re-used year after year. Sustainably made using organic cotton, it can be personalised for an additional £15, making it a beautiful keepsake gift. You’ve also two choices: a Christmas Tree version, and one with a cream Nutcracker theme. www.avery-row.com
Benefit The Hotel Beneville, £149
Ding, ding! Time to check into The Hotel Beneville, a 24-day, five-star escape where you’ve got an all-access pass to a suite life of glam. Behind every door, there’s bestselling beauty, iconic favourites, and a few VIP-only surprises waiting to be unwrapped. So, drop your bags, order room service, and let 24 days of over-the-top holiday magic begin. www.benefitcosmetics.com
Chilli No. 5 Hot Sauce & Spice Advent Calendar, £125
Enjoy a spicy journey over 24 days, starting in England and ending in Africa. Whether you’re a seasoned chilli connoisseur, or just beginning your spicy journey, it’s the ultimate gift for anyone who appreciates both heat and flavour, with its contents including treats such as Habanero Flakes, Perfect Piri Piri Sauce, and Champagne Gold Gourmet Drizzle. www.chilli-no5.com
Dermalogica Advent Calendar, £229
Here’s another one with an impressive value, with its contents worth £546. Enjoy 24 days of skin expertise, including three full-size, five travel-size and 14 deluxe mini products, featuring fan favourites such as Daily Glycolic Cleanser, Daily Microfoliant, Phyto Nature Lifting Eye Cream, and Pro-Collagen Banking Serum, to name just a few. www.dermalogica.co.uk
Elemis The Ultimate Beauty Advent Calendar, £225
With this calendar’s treats totalling £662, the skincare lover in your life will relish the gift that keeps on giving, with 25 days of skincare icons. Brimming with bestsellers, award-winners, and clinically proven favourites, this limited-edition advent calendar includes three full-size favourites: Pro-Collagen Cleansing Balm, Pro-Collagen Marine Cream, and Frangipani Monoi Body Cream. www.elemis.com
Great House Farm Stores Luxury Tealight Candle Advent Calendar and Tealight Holder, £82
Countdown to Christmas with 24 scented tealights, poured into festive silver aluminium cups with the brand’s original scent recipes – including three brand new scents. Luxurious and sustainably made, get set to opt for emotive fragrances, evocative atmospheres, self-care and calm, over stress and hurry this December. www.greathousefarmstores.co.uk
Ishga Twilight Tides Calendar, £245
Inspired by Ishga’s Hebridean home, this contains 12 full size products, carefully curated to allow you to enjoy their organic skincare powered by the purest Scottish antioxidant-rich seaweed. With each drawer a step closer to glowing, nourished skin, enjoy treats including their Active Cleansing Lotion, Regenerating Face Serum, and Anti-oxidant Marine Cream. www.ishga.com
Jo Malone London Advent Calendar, £375
This luxurious trunk – which doubles up as an advent calendar – will see you seek out a scented surprise throughout December. Hidden inside crackers, ornaments and stockings are miniature seasonal favourites – including timeless colognes, candles, and bath and body treats – with a 30ml fragrance waiting to be revealed on the 25th. www.jomalone.co.uk
Lovehoney Luxury Advent Calendar, £299
Here’s a saucy one to consider: behind every drawer is a thrilling surprise. There’s the Womanizer Enhance – worth £149 alone, it earned a 100% orgasm rate in user testing. Then there’s the We-Vibe Sync Lite – here one of you can wear the toy and the other take charge of over 10 vibration modes, plus it can also be worn during sex to bring you shared sensations. www.lovehoney.co.uk
Lumene Finland Advent Calendar, £85.50
Here’s a touch of Nordic magic to the countdown to Christmas. This limited-edition calendar holds 24 chosen treats across skin, hair and make-up, including favourites from the Nordic-C, Nordic Clear, and Nordic Bloom ranges. Expect brightening vitamin C formulas, comforting hydration, gentle cleansers, nourishing eye creams, and radiance-boosting make-up. www.allbeauty.com
Lush 29½ High Street Advent Calendar, £135
Named after the address of the very first Lush shop, this calendar is a countdown for bath lovers, with 25 doors of bath bombs and bubble bars, including five gift exclusives such as a Snoozy Bear, Honey Bear and Rosie Bear bath bomb, alongside longtime favourites like Snow Fairy and Intergalactic. www.lush.com
Mill & Mortar Organic Spice Advent Calendar in Wooden Chest, £250
Best for serious cooks and spice lovers, the Mill & Mortar Spice Advent Calendar is full of organic spices and blends, presented in a beautiful reusable wooden chest. Inside you’ll find 24 full size tins including Triple Lemon Pepper, Shawarma Hack, Murcia Paprika, Saffron La Rosera PDO, Kandyan Curry and Ananda’s Cinnamon. www.souschef.co.uk
Neuhaus Luxury Sharing Advent Calendar, 987g, £159.50
Ideal for families and sharing, the Neuhaus Luxury Sharing Advent Calendar is an indulgent Belgian chocolate countdown containing 78 chocolates. What can you expect? Pralines, chocolate bars and treats including hazelnut praline, salted caramel, raspberry ganache and hot chocolate beans. www.souschef.co.uk
Oriflame Reach Your Happy Place Advent Calendar, £180
The Reach Your Happy Place Advent Calendar unveils bestsellers, limited editions and brand-new launches, all destined to become feel-good favourites. It includes full-size products across skincare, make-up, wellness and fragrances, along with two fragrance samples from the Oriflame Niche collection. www.uk.oriflame.com
Penhaligons Advent Calendar, £430
Old favourites. New surprises. The adventures begin from the very first day: 24 of Penhaligon’s finest offerings. Guaranteed to make the journey to Christmas fragrant and frivolous, this year the collection is inspired by vintage travel trunks and the golden era of train travel, when the journey was as important as the destination. www.penhaligons.com
The Welsh Cheese Company Giant Welsh Cheese Advent Calendar, £198
With a total of over 4.2 kilograms of cheese, and measuring over a metre in width, this calendar’s the thing of cheese super-fans’ dreams! Packed with 24 truckles of artisan Welsh cheese from seven different cheesemakers, contents range from creamy soft cheeses to rival any French Brie, to punchy Cheddars and lip-smacking blues. www.welshcheesecompany.co.uk
Villeroy & Boch Christmas Toys Advent Calendar, £395
This calendar from Villeroy & Boch turns the countdown to Christmas Eve into a daily little ritual, where each door opens to a new, carefully designed surprise. With traditional festive colours and nostalgic-looking motifs, each gift is made from premium porcelain for a high-quality feel and charming look. Suitable for handwashing only. www.villeroy-boch.co.uk
Vocation Brewery 2026 Beer Advent Calendar, £90
Last year’s calendar proved so popular it sold out on pre-order! This 2026 edition combines Vocation favourites with specials and limited-edition festive releases, offering something different behind every door. Think crisp lagers, pale ales and session IPAs, through to bold double IPAs, wheat beer and rich, dessert-inspired stouts. We can’t wait to try the Naughty & Nice Honeycomb Crunch! www.vocationbrewery.com
