Liberty London’s beauty advent calendar has such a strong cult following it’s become mythical. It’s the standard bearer for which we judge all other advent calendars. Chocolate no longer cuts it. Worth over £600, it’s filled with Le Labo and Hourglass products. If the £195 price tag is out-of-reach, then let us introduce you to the London department store’s latest festive treat, Liberty beauty crackers, which launch in the first week of November.
Priced between £12 and £38 they are comparatively a snip next to the advent calendar. There are three crackers in the series, all of which are crafted out of stiff card printed with the store’s beloved graphics.
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Beauty advent calendars Grazia 2018
1 of 5Net-A-Porter
Price: £150Launches: October 1stWhat's inside? A brilliant edit of make-up, skin and haircare, including classics like Philip Kingsley's Elasticiser and new heroes like Sunday Riley's Luna Night Oil.
2 of 5Jo Malone
Price: £300Launches: 1st October at Harrods, 1st November nationwideWhat's inside? The Jo Malone advent calendar is the beauty world's equivalent of the holy grail. Behind each door, you'll find everything from candles to bath products to scent.
3 of 5LookFantastic
Price: £79Launches: October 1stWhat's inside? 25 beauty treats, with contents worth over £300
4 of 5Feelunique
Price: £75Launches: 15th OctoberWhat's inside? Feelunique's Little Beauty Parcel features 24 gifts, including Charlotte Tilbury's Magic Cream and James Reed's Tanning Drops.
5 of 5Liberty
Price: £195Launches: 24th OctoberWhat's inside? Housed in a beautifully illustrated box, you'll find over £600 worth of products, including brands like Diptyque, Le Labo and LIXIRSKIN.
The ‘Lee Manor’ cracker includes an Hourglass lip gloss and Essie nail varnish. While the ‘Peacock Parade’ contains an Omorovicza cream cleanser and Susanne Kaufmann bath oil and the ‘Buchanan’, which is the sot expensive at £38, contains an Escentric Molecules fragrance.
Undoubtedly, these Christmas crackers are a step-up from the usual joke and paper-hat stuffed ones we're accustomed to. However, they aren’t the only beauty crackers on the market. Jo Malone has their own limited edition Cracker, which contains a cologne, hand wash and body cream (£32). As does Yves Saint Laurent, which is more make up-focused contains a miniature red lipstick, perfume, mascara and defoliator (£23.75). Likewise, Nuxe (£10), Caudalie (£10), Too Faced (£14) and Margaret Dabbs (£12) have made crackers this year