My favourite beauty advent calendar worth £488 has been heavily reduced at John Lewis

As beauty writers at the Manchester Evening News, we're mega fans of skincare and makeup-filled advent calendars. Over the past few weeks we've unboxed Christmas countdowns from the likes of Boots, Liz Earle, Face the Future and Glossybox, among others.

While they all have their merits, there's one that stands a cut above the rest for its wellness and anti-ageing contents. The MEN's fashion and beauty editor, Rachel Pugh, got her hands on the Wellbeing Advent Calendar from luxury skincare brand, ESPA, and was not disappointed when she unveiled each door. Click here to read Rachel's full review.

When Rachel got the calendar back in September, it cost a cool £175 - while that's still a pretty good deal considering it's worth a whopping £488 - we've found it for even cheaper. Right now, shoppers who pick it up at John Lewis can bag it with an extra 30% off.

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That brings ESPA's Wellbeing Advent Calendar to £122.50, offering a saving of over £52. To put that another way, it makes each item - there's 25 in total - just £4.90 - which is far cheaper than if you were to buy them individually.

The calendar is also available from LookFantastic and Cult Beauty, although it costs a lot more from both retailers. It can be snagged for £157.50 from LookFantastic here, or at the full RRP of £175 at Cult Beauty here.

As the name suggests, ESPA's 2024 Advent Calendar is centred around wellbeing, and offers a much-needed daily dose of zen each day in the run-up to Christmas. It features 25 'naturally powered' gifts to help calm the mind, body and spirit.

The wellness calendar features the brand's popular Winter Spice Votive Candle as well as a huge selections of ESPA's groundbreaking Tri-Active Regenerating range. All of which have been scientifically designed effective to targeting signs of ageing, dry skin, and congested complexions by encouraging cellular renewal.

Because you'll be getting a whopping five products from the Tri-Active Regenerating range, you'll be able to use them all concurrently for maximum results. These are a selection of naturally powerful, glow-giving formulas for ultimate skin confidence.

Giving her opinion on the calendar as a beauty editor, Rachel said: "In a nutshell, if you want to kick off 2025 with the most gorgeously radiant, glowing and youthful skin, it's definitely worth considering ESPA's 2024 Advent Calendar. It will allow you to try out plenty of skincare remedies from the ESPA range, many of which are larger pots and bottles, so you can discover what does and doesn't work for your skin before needing to invest in individual products."

Rachel added: "The Energising Bath & Body Oil is a personal favourite of mine. It's absolutely oozing with gorgeous aromatherapy scents, which have been designed to revitalize and awaken the bather.

"I recommend using this alongside the Exfoliating Body Polish or Refining Skin Polish, which will scrub away nasty dead skin cells, to keep your skin looking smooth and polished even on the coldest of days. I find the Exfoliating Polish is great for tanning prep, too."

Here' everything you'll get inside ESPA's 2024 £175 Wellbeing Advent Calendar worth £488

• Active Nutrients Optimal Skin Cleansing Oil - 30ml
• Active Nutrients Optimal Skin Pro-Cleanser - 50ml
• Active Nutrients Optimal Skin Pro- Serum - 10ml
• Active Nutrients Optimal Skin Instant Facial - 30ml
• Active Nutrients Isotonic Hydration Mask - 55ml
• Active Nutrients Super Nourish Glossing Shampoo - 50ml
• Active Nutrients Super Nourish Glossing Conditioner - 50ml
• Pink Hair and Scalp Mud - 30ml tube
• Fitness Shower Gel - 30ml
• Exfoliating Body Polish - 100ml
• Energising Bath & Body Oil - 15ml
• Muscle Rescue Balm - 15ml
• Positivity Pulse Point Oil - 9ml
• Refining Skin Polish - 15ml
• Overnight Hydration Therapy - 30ml
• Nourishing Lip Treatment - 5ml
• Rejuvenating Hand Cream - 15ml
• Tri-Active Resilience Pro-Biome Eye Treatment - 15ml
• Tri-Active Regenerating Bio-Retinol Sleeping Serum - 10ml
• Tri-Active Regenerating Phyto-Collagen Plumping Mask - 30ml
• Tri-Active Regenerating Phyto-Collagen Plumping Cream - 15ml
• Tri-Active Regenerating Treatment Oil - 10ml
• Tri-Active Regenerating Smooth & Firm Body Butter - 55g
• Winter Spice Votive Candle - 70g
• ESPA Home Headband

Elsewhere, Boots has released its limited edition Best of Boots Beauty Box for 2024 and it's unbelievable. For £88 shoppers can bag almost £500-worth of products from the likes of Fenty, Huda Beauty, Lancôme, Benefit and more. We delved into it more here.

There's also the 12 Days of Liz Earle Beauty Advent Calendar. It contains £179-worth of products and priced at £79, saving customers £99 compared to buying the items individually. Read more about the Liz Earle Christmas countdown here.