Lookfantastic beauty advent calendar 2023: Release date, cost and products inside

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This year’s offering includes the likes of Mac, Elemis, Sol De Janeiro, Medik8 and more

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The advent calendar officially launches on 1 October

It may be August but brands are already looking ahead to the festive season by unveiling this year’s beauty advent calendars.

These countdowns for beauty buffs have become somewhat of a Christmas tradition – and Lookfantastic’s line-up is always a highlight. Spoiler: the online retailer has outdone itself for 2023.

Costing just £99, the treasure trove boasts a product value of £565 (a new record for the retailer’s advent calendars) and a roster of big beauty brands, from Mac, Medik8 and Coco & Eve to Nars, Elemis, ESPA and Sol De Janeiro.

Behind the calendar’s doors, you’ll find 27 products (12 full-size hero products and 15 minis), ranging from cult classics such as Sol De Janeiro’s TikTok-viral Brazilian bum bum cream and Nars’s orgasm blush to everyday staples such as Mac’s Macstack mascara and Eyeko’s black magic liquid liner.

Lookfantastic’s beauty advent calendars are hugely popular – last year, there were 150,000 people on the waiting list for pre-orders – so, to ensure you don’t miss out, we’ve got all the details on the retailer’s beauty advent calendar below, from when it launches to the full line-up of products.

Officially launching on 1 October, you’ll be able to pre-order Lookfantastic’s 2023 beauty advent calendar from 1 September. In 2022, 150,000 people signed up to the wait list – so, considering the higher value of this year’s offering, you’ll want to mark the pre-order date in your diary.

Packed with 27 products, the calendar features 12 full-size products and 15 minis. From a deluxe size Sol De Janeiro Brazilian bum bum cream, Nars orgasm blush, Eve Lom rescue mask, Elemis pro-collagen marine moisture essence and ESPA’s positivity bath and shower gel, to a full-size Dr Paw Paw collagen lip oil, Coco & Eve like a virgin hair masque and Mac Macstack mascara mega brush, you’re covered for pampering sessions and everyday staples.

The Lookfantastic advent calendar for Christmas 2023 will cost £99 (ever so slightly more expensive than last year), but it has an overall value of £565 – meaning you’ll save £466. Better still, Lookfantastic The Box subscribers can get £10 off the advent calendar, with new subscribers also receiving the discount when buying the monthly plan.

Pre-order from 1 September

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