Bad news, the Selfridges Beauty Advent Calendar (24 days of beauty goodies from brands including Lancôme, Kiehl’s, Yves Saint Laurent and Shu Uemura) and Benefit’s Candy Coated Countdown Advent Calendar (cute minis of Benefit best sellers and sweet treats such as beauty sticky notes and heart-shaped hair clips) have sold out. That’s what you get for not starting your Christmas planning in September. But don’t panic, there are still some awesome advent calendars that you can buy. Here’s five…

Ciaté Mini Manor Nail Polish Advent Calendar, £49, Selfridges

Ciaté have totally nailed it (ha) with this awesome advent calendar that’s got a nail themed treat for every day from the 1st to the 24th of December, including 17 of Ciaté’s most popular shades, five textured polishes, one full sized pot of polish and a set of festive nail transfers. It’s pricey, but you won’t have to buy nail varnish for the foreseeable future.
You can buy it here

Prestat Fireplace Advent Calendar, £29.99, Selfridges

Possibly the ultimate chocolate advent calendar. The knowledge that there is a yummy flavoured Prestat truffle waiting for me is exactly what I need to get me out of bed on a chilly December morning (it’s not just me who eats their advent calendar chocolates with their first coffee of the day, is it?!).
You can buy it here

Dark Chocolate Advent Calendar, £12.50, Hotel Chocolat

Hiding behind the doors of this classy advent calendar are reindeer, snowmen, penguins and Christmas trees. All made out of dark chocolate, so healthy, sort of.
You can buy it here

Advent Calendar, £15, Jelly Belly

If chocolate doesn’t do it for you but you still have a sweet tooth, let me present the Jelly Belly advent calendar, with 24 bags of jelly beans behind the windows. You can give up sugar after Christmas.
You can buy it here

Christmas Beauty Advent Calendar, £150, Liberty

One for the recent lottery winners amongst you this beautiful advent calendar from Liberty is stuffed with beauty booty by the likes Diptyque, Espa, Eve Lom, Kiehl’s, Laura Mercier, Ren and more.
You can buy it here

Did anyone manage to snag a Benefit or Selfridges advent calendar? Seen any other great ways to countdown to Christmas? Do share below!