Beauty Advent Calendars For Less

With many Beauty Advent Calendars customers don't get enough bang for the buck. The high end calenders are expensive and a holiday splurge. And yet, despite paying a hefty price tag, some luxury brands skimp on product. I'm thinking of you Charlotte Tilbury: offering 12 items in travel sizes for $200. At $150 NARS is a little better with 25 gifts, but they, too, are mini sizes (and one offering is a pencil sharper)! Oh c'mon, when we pay the piper, give us full sizes of product!

Today I'm adding three Beauty Advent Calendars for less since not everyone can afford the high end Beauty Advent Calendars I featured on Monday. The following is sure to delight also:

Inside of Sleek Advent Calendar

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1) Sleek MakeUp Can’t Wait Another Day Advent Calendar - 35£/$44. Twenty-four days of goodies. Sold at Boots in the UK. Here in the US, Sleek makeup is available at Ulta and Walgreen's, but I haven't seen the advent calendar in America. The Sleek beauty line is worth discovering, so I'm tempted to buy the makeup to make my own advent calendar of gifts! Included in the UK Advent Calendar is Sleek's doppelganger for NARS Orgasm blush in their own imitation shade of rose gold, so be sure to include it in your mix.

Although Walgreens doesn't seem to stock Sleek's full Advent Calendar, it carries smaller collections of 5 Sleek makeup items in lovely neutral colors retailing from $10 to $15, which I nearly got for myself.😊 As I reminded myself, makeup is not what I entered the store to buy!

2) NYX Sugar Trip 24 Days of Beauty Advent Calendar $55 - Contains 24 gifts consisting of eyeshadow, blush, highlighters, matte lip creams and lip glosses.

Inside of NYX Advent Calendar
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3) Westminster Abbey Advent Calendar from Acorn $35 - This last suggestion is a bit of a stretch as it's not a 3-dimensional beauty calendar. I love it for its history of London's great Gothic church. 24 doors, windows and other openings reveal sections from the Abbey's stained-glass windows! Pair this calendar with 24 wrapped Sleek makeup items and still pay less than the cost of one of the ritzy beauty advent calendars. (Ulta offers 2/1 Sleek makeup often.) Plus this landmark calendar is sure to be kept instead of tossed!

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12 makeup products

Another holiday calendar of interest is No 7 from Boots, yet I stop short of recommending it as a 4th choice. Yes, I love No 7 as a skincare and makeup line, but 12 Days of Beauty contains only 12 (not 24 items). Retailing for $44, they are not full sizes. You know how I feel about small sizes in a collection readers!😠 If it sold for about $20, I'd recommend it. Why not pick out full sizes of 2-3 favorite items in order to give more substanial gifts?

Most everybody spends more than they wish on Christmas gifts. Yet, here is a bit of wow for 24 days costing $55 or less!

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