Style Clinic: The Top 10 Christmas beauty advent calendars

Dear Style Clinic,

I would like to give my sister and best friend each a really special and truly pampering present this Christmas. What do you suggest?

The most lust-worthy pamper gifts on the high street right now come in the form of the beauty advent calendar. Prices range wildly depending on brand, but they can be a bit of a bargain when you add up the contents.

The best thing is, you give them at the start of December, so they won’t get overlooked amid a sea of other gifts, and they are a really thoughtful way of letting someone know you care for them (plus, the recipient is duty bound to give you a fab Christmas present in return, come Christmas Day, so it’s the gift that keeps on giving in so many ways).

Space NK has come up with a wonderful new idea for the beauty advent calendar, telling a story of a night out in four chapters of beauty luxury and pampering. It’s £195 but packed full of fab products.

It’s even more expensive but the Jo Malone London advent calendar contains 24 scented surprises including signature scents, travel-size bath and body products plus candles and home scents. The box is beautiful (and so handy later to house your nail polish collection).

The Fenwick Beauty Advent Calendar with box designed by Artist in Residence Julie Verhoeven, contains products worth £450, but costs £150, so well worth checking out.

Perhaps the best bargain of all is the The M&S Beauty Advent Calendar which costs £40 and contains almost £300 worth of hair, skin and make-up treats.

They sell out fast so grab them while you can.