EVERY DAY A LITTLE GIFT
– The most beautiful beauty advent calendars –
In Cape Town I have already counted about five Christmas trees, in New York Fifth Avenue is already adorned with lights, Paris is becoming even more of a city of lights and London, yes, it’s just Christmas all year round. The atmosphere is already quite festive. And even though I hate obligatory visits around Christmas and ten-course dinners that you can't escape, I just love counting down the days to Christmas. Sky Radio on, eating Christmas cookies and giving myself a little gift from the advent calendars.
Because advent calendars sound incredibly cheesy but are actually just the most fun. Especially when you choose the beauty variant. Then you don’t have to go for the mushy chocolates (the Christmas bonbons from Puccini are really much tastier), but you let yourself be pampered with the finest beauty products. I have found the most beautiful ones for you. Get them now and starting from December 1st, incredibly fitting count down to Christmas.
L’Occitane
An advent calendar that is wonderfully illustrated and behind each door hides a nice mini product in the form of a hand cream, body lotion, or a nice little shampoo.
Advent calendar 2015, €39, L’Occitane
Het gaat precies zoals ik wil dat een mascara is: heel subtiel. Ik begin met de fluffy kant, die geleidelijk mijn wimpers meer kleur, volume en lengte geeft. Met elke laag zie je letterlijk je wimpers groeien. Als een frequente gebruiker van een wimperkruller kan ik zeggen: met deze mascara is dat niet eens nodig. Na een paar lagen zijn mijn wimpers bedekt met een mooie zwarte laag, maar zonder de dikke, harde stokken die je met sommige mascaras krijgt. Vandaar de naam: Bounce, omdat je wimpers zacht en flexibel blijven. Dan draai ik de borstel om en gebruik ik de kam om mijn wimpers waar nodig te scheiden. Ik breng ook een dunne laag aan op mijn onderste wimpers met de kam. En voilà: mijn wimpers zijn gelukkig (dankzij de voedende ingrediënten), en ik ben gelukkig. Bounce, je maakt mijn dag.
We are really happy with every product from Benefit. If it’s not for what it does, it’s for how it looks. And the fact that all that fun is hidden behind a colored door as a surprise makes the advent calendar even more special. It’s 12 days, so you can start opening a little later, but the joy will be just as great.
Advent calendar 2015, €49, Benefit
The Bodyshop
All the nice products from The Bodyshop come in small boxes with numbers on them. So you don’t have to open a compartment, but you really have a small gift to unwrap every day. Fun!
Advent calendar 2015, €85, The Bodyshop
Kerastase
Anyway, you will have the most beautiful hair at Christmas. Every day a product that will likely have you bouncing around with golden locks on the 24th.
Advent calendar 2015, €110, Kerastase
Kiehl’s
More minis behind a door. But that doesn’t mean they are less effective, you know. Really, you will get a radiant skin if you open a door every day.
€49.50, Kiehl’s
Jo Malone
The advent calendars from Jo Malone are always sold out in no time, so hurry up or do a little Marketplace: it’s worth it. Smelling good for Christmas is also worth something.
€325, Jo Malone
