Make-Up Advent Calenders

I was shopping recently and came across some really cool make-up advent calenders in Selfridges. As much as I love opening a little door everyday in December and having a little gorgeous piece of chocolate, I would much rather have one of these which would last way longer. 

This Ciate advent calender comes in really cool packaging and includes a mini pot of nail varnish inside everyday plus it only costs £38. It includes 17 best selling paint pot colours (in mini bottles), 3 limited edition colours exclusive to this set for a total of 20 bottles and mini bottles of caviar beads. The colours included are:

• speed dial 023
• cupcake queen 012
• ladylike luxe 059
• cabaret 046
• big yellow taxi 074
• dangerous affair 013
• power dressing 063
• angel wings 090
• cutie pie 026
• cookies and cream 058
• fade to greige 071
• twilight 072
• vintage 018
• mojito 018
• headliner 066
• halo 089
• mistress 039
• glass slipper (sephora exclusive)
• enchanted rose (sephora exclusive)
• magic carpet (sephora exclusive)
• caviar pearls sundance
• caviar pearls prom queen
• caviar pearls candyshop
• caviar pearls bumble bee

This second advent calender includes all kinds of make-up from  Lancôme, Giorgio Armani, Kiehl's, Shu Uemura, Viktor & Rolf and Yves Saint Laurent but it doesn't come cheap £80!

Liz Earle Advent Calender

You Beauty Advent Calender

The next two advent calenders are my favourite, they are both beautifully packaged and contain lots of amazing goodies. 

The Liz Earle calender houses samples of all their best selling skincare, eye care, haircare and body care but costs a pricey £100.

The You calender wil be a lot better for you if you are not so much of a skincare enthusiast. It is made up of 24 different branded beauty samples including Benefit, St Tropez, Espa, L'Occitane, Eve Lom and Dermalogica (a few of my favourites from the long list). There is much more of a variation of products in this one, from mascara and lip balm, to hair masks and hand cream. The calendar is worth over £210, so you are getting yourself an absolute bargain as it only costs £59.95. It's like one giant beauty box! :)