Clarins Advent Calendar deal: luxury for less

An open Clarins 12-Day Beauty Advent Calendar revealing various skincare and makeup products inside its numbered boxes. — (Image credit: Clarins)

Don't let the beauty team hear this, but I'm really not keen on splurging over £100 on an advent calendar. I love scrolling through this year's best beauty advent calendar offerings as much as the next person, daydreaming about which one I'd want to land on my desk come December 1st. But with two teenagers and a grown-up son to shop for, treating myself to little luxuries isn't exactly at the top of my holiday priority list.

And yet, the FOMO is real. The office can't stop talking about the Harrods Beauty Advent Calendar (which sold out at lightning speed), and I have to admit, I was tempted by Liberty London's Beauty Advent Calendar when I heard it's stuffed with 29 luxury buys worth over £1,300. My daughter, who just turned 13 and has suddenly become very invested in her skincare routine, would love one, too. I started to wonder if I should just bite the bullet and jump on the bandwagon.

Thankfully for my bank balance – and for my kids, whose Christmas lists never seem to factor in my actual budget – our beauty shopping writer let me in on a little-known secret: last year's Clarins 12-day Advent Calendar is on sale right now at Debenhams.

Take a closer look at the Clarins 12-Day Advent Calendar deal

If you’ve been eyeing up this year’s beauty advent calendars but baulked at the prices too, Debenhams have just served us up a festive treat. The retailer is currently selling the Clarins 12-Day Advent Calendar from 2025 at a reduced price, meaning shoppers can get a luxury beauty countdown without having to spend the sort of money commanded by many of this year’s more elaborate calendars.

The calendar originally sold for £95, but is now available for £53 at Debenhams – a saving of £42. And if you add the code BEAUTY5, you can get it for just £50.35.

The Clarins calendar was originally sold as containing £167 worth of products, despite its £95 selling price, making it a steal for anyone – like me – who doesn’t mind if their advent calendar isn't the latest release.

Here's what you'll find inside:

Beauty Flash Balm – 50ml – full size
Lip Comfort Oil in 04 Pitaya – 7ml – full size
Hydrating Gentle Foaming Cleanser – 30ml
Total Eye Lift – 7ml
Cryo-Flash Cream-Mask – 15ml
SOS Primer – 10ml
Wonder Volume Mascara – 3ml
Natural Lip Perfector – 5ml
Velvet Cleansing Milk – 50ml
Exfoliating Body Scrub – 30ml
Moisture Rich Body Lotion – 30ml
Tonic Bath – 30ml

Prefer to splash out on this year's versions instead?

If my budget-friendly loophole hasn't convinced you and you're ready to treat yourself to the brand-new 2026 drops, Clarins has just released two spectacular new options for this year:

Clarins 12-Day Beauty Advent Calendar 2026, £98 at Clarins – Packed with £173 worth of goodies, including a full-size Hydra-Essentiel Cream.
Clarins 24-Day Beauty Advent Calendar 2026, £165 at Clarins – The ultimate splurge, hiding £272 worth of treats behind 24 doors, including four full-size products.

So, you heard it here first. If you’ve already seen the prices of this year’s beauty advent calendars and thought I’ll give that a miss, a reduced older edition can be a much more wallet-friendly way of working a little well-deserved luxury into your December – without blowing your festive finances.

Shop the reduced Clarins 2025 Advent Calendar deal at Debenhams.

Heidi is a senior editor, ecommerce specialist, and trained coach with more than 20 years of experience in the media industry. Since joining Future in 2021, she has specialised in high-performing consumer content, creating expert buying guides, trusted product reviews, and curated gift round-ups designed to help readers make practical purchasing decisions.

Prior to her current role, Heidi spent 15 years building a highly successful freelance career. Her bylines span the UK’s top national broadsheet newspapers – including The Guardian, The Times, and The Telegraph – as well as consumer lifestyle titles like Psychologies, Red, Glamour, and Grazia. A former lifestyle columnist for AOL, Heidi spent six years as the Shopping Editor for Mother & Baby.