Festive calendars with elf benefits...

HO HO HO... but it's no joke, it really is time to talk Christmas. Or more specifically - advent. Beauty advent calendars to be exact.

- HANNAH BRITT

Plenty of brands have already launched this year's offerings so you'll need to be quick. Year after year, many beauty advent calendars sell out way before December 1.

That said, there really is one for everyone and all budgets.

Not sure which one to get? We're here to help.

MAC's latest Advent Calendar, £195 (mac cosmetics.co.uk), contains 24 covetable treats worth more than £430, 19 of them full size.

Inside you'll find two MACximal Matte Lipsticks, in Forever Curious and Russian Red, plus a Taupe if Off Eyeshadow Stick, MACStack Mascara and more.

No7 25 Days of Beauty Advent Calendar, £60 (Boots), is packed with goodies worth £236 and contains 10 full-size products.