Beauty Advent Calendars 2017

Beauty Advent Calendars 2017

Lets talk beauty. Lets talk Advent Calendars. Lets talk how I totally missed when this became a thing!..  I guess I missed when advent calendars stopped being filled with chocolate and you had to watch your sister every waking minute, so she didn't shake them all to the bottom and leave all the doors surprisingly EMPTY. (Yes Samantha.. here's looking at you!) I was thinking of doing this post as part of #Blogmas but it just felt too late so here it is.. in November. Nice and early!

There seems to be LOADS to choose from this year and I personally still haven't decided which one I want. I've also seen so many posts detailing how amazing some of them are and how difficult it is to make a decision thats going to last 24/25 days! I mean come on what if I get to door 12 and feel like I chose wrong? Can I take it back and swap for a different 12 days?

So instead of telling you about ALL the advent calendars out there, which im sure your all perfectly capable of looking for and already are, im going to list the top 8 im trying to decide between! To take a look yourself click through using the titles.

1| Look Fantastic Advent

I've been a fan of the Look Fantastic website for quite some time, they have some amazing deals on the biggest brands and I have to be careful with my bank card! So when I saw this 'Beauty' come out, it was always going to be high on the list! Not only does it contain some great products the packaging is so god damn aesthetically pleasing! With 9 full sized products and 16 deluxe samples it’s worth the price tag at £79.00.

2| Soap & Glory - It's a calendar, Girls!

Who doesn't love S&G products, its pretty much a guaranteed thanks to the lovely Boots 342 deals that everyone ends up with something from S&G at Christmas. I've seen loads in Boots on the deal that I know I want, I do wonder if the pink packaging helps it sell so well! Priced at £40.00 and also part of the 3for2 Boots deal!

3| Bare Minerals - Box of Wonders

I came across the Bare Minerals brand at a Makeup Master class in Nottingham. I was wowed by the coverage and pleased with all the products that came in the start up package. Overtime I have drifted away from the brand but only because of wanting to try others. I still have many of their products in my stash and revert back often. With 24 days of their most used products it’s ideal for someone wanting to try out the brand although a little pricey at £75.00.

4| Clarins - 12 Days of Christmas

I've shortlisted this one mainly because I’m trying to work out my skincare regime. What better way to do that than to try out several products from the same brand. Clarins are a well known skincare brand and at £60.00 or 12 days it seems fairly priced for the contents.

5| Jack Wills - Beauty Advent 

I’m going to make a huge confession and say that i thought Jack Wills was a brand for men. Ooops! My bad! It wasn’t until I looked at the contents of this advent calendar and realised it contained Nail Polish. So I have added this one as a new brand to discover! Priced at £35 it seems reasonable and also part of Boots 3for2 deal.

6| Amazon – Beauty Advent Calendar

This came up recently when I was looking through other posts about Advent Calendars so I checked it out on Amazon. Looking at the brands it contains it seems a good deal for the £50 price tag. Whilst I love branded cosmetics it’s always nice to be given the option to try several different products from different brands all in one go.

7| Sleek – A gift a day Advent

Sleek is a brand I already love, there highlighter palettes are to die for.  I’ve tried a few of their other products and the advent includes products from brushes to palettes so it seems like a good purchase. Priced at £35 and also part of Boots 3for2 deal. (Notice there are 3 advents in this post ALL on the Boots 3for2 deal, see where I’m going with this!)

8| Feel Unique – 12 Days of Beauty

This one made the list for the same reason as the Look Fantastic and Amazon calendars, because it contains many different brands. From NYX to Rimmel and Revlon I’ve heard of the majority of brands included and at £35.00 still affordable.  

So there are my 2017 choices, im not one for spending ridiculous amounts of money due to the fact that I never have ridiculous amounts of money! They are all reasonably priced for the contents and I think due to my wanting for Skin Care its probably going to be either the Clarins or one of the multi branded Calendars that I end up purchasing. 

Have any of you lucky devils already purchased yours? Did you open all the days in one go? Share your advice in the comments below and help a girl out!