The Body Shop Box of Wonders Big Advent Calendar

 

Countdown to Christmas with The Body Shop this year.

With not 1, not 2 but 3 different calendars to choose from, whatever you’re budget they’ve got you covered!

 Today I’m bringing you their mid-prized calendar, the Box of Wonders Big Advent Calendar.

 

 

This fantastic new calendar contains 25 wonder-filled treats hidden away in an extravagant three tiered pull-out box which features an amazing pop-up construction that transports you to the world of the women who make their Community Fair Trade shea butter in Northern Ghana, complete with a Christmas tree, Santa and a cute little Snowman.

(Though I’d be pretty shocked to see a snowman in Ghana!)

 

 

An impressive sight to behold, this is a hefty calendar which you just know is packed full of some of the brands most iconic products to allow you to indulge in a pamper from top to toe.

As is always the case with The Body Shop, this calendar is more than just 25 boxes of goodies.

With every Box of Wonders, you'll also find little facts about the brands Community Fair Trade partners or an act of kindness, encouraging you to share some wonder and joy with your friends, family and community.

 

 

 You can even reuse the pop-up figures as gift tags, plus the sturdy drawers are great for storing crafts and other little bits and bobs, long after Christmas has past.

So, onto the contents we go!

Inside this bumper calendar you’ll find the following;

 

 

 Shea Hand Balm (30ml)

Avocado Lip Care Stick (4.2g)

Strawberry Shower Gel (60ml)

 

 

Camomile Muslin Cloth

Camomile Sumptuous Cleansing Butter (20ml)

Aloe Calm Hydration Sheet Mask (18ml)

 

 

British Rose Shower Scrub (50ml)

Bath Lily Large Ramie Gift

Himalayan Charcoal Purifying Glow Mask (15ml)

 

 

Shea Intense Repair Shampoo (250ml)

Avocado Shower Cream (60ml)

Mango Body Butter (50ml)

 

 

Almond Milk Shower Cream (60ml)

Tie Front Headband

Nicaraguan Coffee Intense Awakening Mask (15ml)

 

 

Almond Milk Soap (100g)

Pink Grapefruit Shower Gel (60ml)

Vitamin C Glow Sheet Mask (18ml)

 

 

Avocado Body scrub (50ml)

British Rose Shower Gel (60ml)

British Rose Hand Cream (30ml)

 

 

Vitamin E Quench Sheet Mask (18ml)

Shea Body Butter (50ml)

Himalayan Charcoal Skin Clarifying Night Peel (30ml)

 

 

Breathe Massage Melt (75ml)

 It is a brilliant, expertly curated calendar bursting with treats and goodies which you could share, should you be so include, or simply hoard for your own pleasure!

 

 

Worth £153, you can get your hands on it for just £95, saving you £58.

Plus, this advent calendar doesn't just bring you or the people you love, happiness, by purchasing it you are also helping to support The Body Shop’s global partners in Ghana with fair and regular income opportunities, and access to healthcare and education projects. 

 

 

To date, over 600 women across 11 villages have seen improvements in their lives, which is pretty amazing.

Whether you wish to treat yourself or a loved one to this gorgeous calendar, know that your purchase will also be helping others.

 

 

And isn’t that just the very spirit of Christmas?

The Body Shop Box of Wonders Big Advent Calendar is available to purchase now and costs £95 PLUS until November 14^th save 15% off your chosen calendar using the discount code ‘21758’.

The Body Shop Make It Real Together Big Advent Calendar

 Christmas is coming and there’s no better way to get that festive feeling than with a Body Shop Advent Calendar.

This year they are offering three fantastic calendars ranging from £50 up to £130.

I took a look at their mid-priced calendar, the Make It Real Together Big Advent Calendar (£70).

 

 

This jolly red calendar is sizeable and impressive!

Featuring a host of fun, festive illustrations featuring people decorating a tree, Christmas jumpers, gingerbread men, mistletoe and many more, it’s not just a treat for your body but a delight for your eyes too.

Beautifully presented, open the front and enter the house shaped calendar to find a mix of 25 different shaped and sized boxed pieced together as a complete jigsaw puzzle.

Upon removing and opening a box you’ll find not only a daily skincare, bodycare, haircare or cosmetic treasure, but the sides of the boxes feature a suggestion for little acts of kindness you could undertake to help make the world a better place.

 

 

Suggestions such as ‘Give a homeless person more than money, give them a smile and a hot drink instead’ , ‘Put a little gift back into this box, now give it to someone awesome’ and ‘ Pamper while you watch your favourite Christmas movie together’ is a delightful little extra that encourages you to remember the real magic of Christmas.

‘The real magic of Christmas is always made together’ is text which is featured on the inner door of the calendar and helps to remind you to be kind and thoughtful during a time which can be anything but joyful for millions of others.

I love this special touch that The Body Shop has with its calendars because as they say, in a world where you can be anything, be kind.

Once you’ve been left feeling inspired and humbled, its time to take a look inside your little box and see what treasure is awaiting you in the lead up to the big day.

 

 

This post does feature spoilers and while I’ve not photographed every item included I have written a description for you.

Don’t worry though, you wont know which day holds which gift!

This bumper calendar contains an impressive array of key items and hero products from across the expansive Body Shop collection of skincare, bodycare, hair care and cosmetics ranges.

You can ensure that you will be treated to items that that will allow you to pamper yourself from top to toe in this impressive offering.

 

 

So without further ado, these are the little gems that you’ll find awaiting you in this calendar.

Coconut Hand Cream 30ml

This handbag must-have is cute and compact, perfect for on the go nourishment.

Formulated with Community Fair Trade organic virgin coconut oil from Samoa and Community Fair Trade shea from Ghana, it is infused with the scent of deliciously sweet and soft coconuts.

Lightweight yet deeply rich, the gel-cream formula is quickly absorbed leaving your hands feeling soft and pampered.

Vitamin C Glow Sheet Mask 18ml

This brightening, rejuvenating mask works in just 15 minutes to nourish and revive dull, tired skin.

Enriched with vitamin C-rich camu camu and Community Fair Trade organic aloe vera, this mask awakens tired skin and offers long lasting hydration.

Bath Lily made with recycled plastic

A bathing must-have, this soft puff has been made sustainably with 100% recycled materials and gently buffs away dead skin while frothing up your shower gel to perfection.

 

 

Layers of Fun Nail File

Keep your nails in tip top condition with this multi layered nail file.

Tear off a layer (there’s 6) to reveal a fresh file with each layer featuring a fun slogan.

Coconut Lip Butter 10ml

Be transported somewhere warm and exotic with this decadent balm.

 Infused with organic virgin coconut oil and shea butter, this rich, buttery balm helps to keep your lips beautifully soft and nourished while its sweet scent evokes images of a tropical paradise.

Mango Shower Gel 60ml

This fresh, fruity and addictive shower gel brightens up any bathing ritual thanks to its deliciously refreshing and reviving scent.

Enriched with mango extract, it gently cleanses without stripping your skin of essential moisture, frothing up delightfully for a truly comforting, bubbly experience.

 

 

Banana Truly Nourishing Shampoo 250ml

Treat your locks to a truly fruity experience with this nourishing shampoo.

Formulated with organic bananas rich in vitamins, minerals and natural oils, this  rich creamy shampoo gets to work to gently cleanse your hair while imparting much needed nourishment and leaving behind a delectable sweet scent.

Himalayan Charcoal Purifying Glow Mask 15ml

Prep, prime and purify your skin to perfection with this gorgeous face mask.

Made with bamboo charcoal from the Himalayan foothills, green tea leaves and a little Community Fair Trade tea tree oil, this oil-absorbing charcoal clay mask helps to balance and deeply cleanse your skin after only 5-10 minutes.

Shea Hand Cream 30ml

A bodycare hero, this rich, softly scented hand cream effortlessly nourishes and softens dry hands with shea butter from Ghana.

 

 

Pink Grapefruit Shower Gel 60ml

This delightfully zesty, refreshing scent is the perfect shower product to use in the mornings to revive your spirit and set you up for the day ahead.

Infused with pink grapefruit seed oil it leaves your skin feeling wonderfully soft and lightly scented.

Coconut Fragranced Bath Bubble 28g

This fun and fizzling bath bomb comes in a cute blue, heart shape and fills your bath with the tropical aroma of sweet coconut.

Simply hold under warm running water and transform your bath into a frothy, decadent bathing experience.

Camomile Gentle Eye Make-up Remover 250ml

Effortlessly remove stubborn eye make up with this gentle cleanser.

Enriched with camomile extract, this hero product is suitable for use on even sensitive skin and quickly gets to work to melt away even waterproof mascara without having to scrub the delicate eye area.

Vitamin E Moisture Cream 50ml

This gorgeous little pink pot of nourishment is infused with a combination of vitamin E and raspberry seed oil to help provide up to 72 hours of refreshing hydration.

Silky and lightweight in texture, it is quickly absorbed into your skin leaving it feel instantly softer and hydrated all day long.

 

 

Nicaraguan Coffee Intense Awakening Mask 15ml

This self warming intense facial mask has been enriched with a powerful blend of coffee bean particles from Nicaragua and Community Fair Trade ingredients from around the world to gently exfoliate your skin while clearing impurities leaving your skin looking refined, toned and revived.

Banana Truly Nourishing Conditioner 250ml

The perfect companion to the Banana Shampoo, this decadent, rich, creamy conditioner effortlessly conditions and softens hair for locks that shine with health, all while smelling of beautiful, fruity bananas!

Strawberry Softening Body Butter 50ml

Developed for normal to dry skin, this sumptuous body butter offers 28 hours of intense hydration.

Enriched with strawberry seed oil and shea butter it is wonderfully soft and rich and imparts the sweetest aromas of ripe strawberries onto your skin.

It is simply divine.

 

 

Nairobi Camellia Matte Lip Liquid 8ml

This long lasting, non drying lip colour offers a generous colour pay off paired with marula oil and beeswax to ensure your lips stay feeling soft and comfortable while your lip colour stays put all day long.

Vitamin E Quench Sheet Mask 18ml

This on trend sheet mask quenches dehydrated skin in just 15 minutes.

Enriched with Community Fair Trade organic aloe vera, hyaluronic acid and wheatgerm oil this pampering mask locks in hydration and leaves your skin feeling instantly softer, smoother and re-plumped with moisture.

British Rose Shower Gel 60ml

Featuring a beautiful, floral bouquet of elegant rose this refreshing, timeless shower gel brings the outside into your shower.

Mango Lip Butter 10ml

Formulated with mango seed oil, this creamy, rich butter instantly rehydrates dry lips leaving behind a delicate hint of sweet, juicy, tropical mangos!

 

 

Pink Grapefruit Fragranced Bath Bubble 28g

This pink, heart shaped bubble bath is perfect for indulging in a moment of bliss while you bathe.

Refreshing notes of grapefruit transform your bath into a refreshing, zesty juicy pink treat!

Vitamin E Gentle Facial Wash 125ml

This delicate facial wash helps to cleans your skin without stripping it or causing dryness.

Formulated with vitamin E and wheatgerm oil the softer than soft creamy cleanser gently lathers to reveal brighter, healthier looking skin.

Star Headband

This fun, festive hand band is perfect for keeping your hair out of your face and away from your products while you indulge in your daily skincare regime.

 

 

Seaweed Balance Sheet Mask 18ml

The third sheet mask included within the calendar, this beauty purifies and balances your complexion while adding moisture.

Formulated for combination skin it mattifies and nourishes in 15 minutes with a blend of cucumber extract, mineral-rich seaweed and Community Fair Trade organic aloe vera.

Almond Milk & Honey Soothing & Restoring Body Butter 200ml

Last but by no means least is this rich butter for sensitive skin.

Enriched with honey and organic almond milk with a decadent, soft scent that’s as sweet as honey, it helps to ease dry to very dry skin types by drenching your skin in superior, long lasting hydration.

 

 

So there you have it!

This look good, does good, feel good calendar is one of the best out there and is available now online and in store and retails for £70.

The Body Shop Dream Big Deluxe Advent Calendar

Last year, The Body Shop sold a beauty advent calendar every 30 seconds.

Just let that sink in for a minute.

That’s a LOT of sales and a LOT of calendars.

This year, their hugely popular calendars are celebrating female empowerment. The Body Shop was founded on feminism and empowering girls is deeply seated within their values so this year they are helping you to imagine a Christmas where anything is possible.

For each and every day of advent you can learn about 25 inspirational women and how their dreams changed the world.

Exquisitely illustrated by female artist Helena Perez Garcia, the calendars are celebrating the achievements of brilliant women who dream big and make history with daily trivia to inspire and empower YOU.

My god I just LOVE this concept!

But The Body Shop have gone one step further with this too as they have partnered up with Plan International UK, a children’s charity that is passionate about children’s rights and equality for girls.

By shopping with them this Christmas, you’ll be helping to support Plan International UK provide education and skills training to 1,500 girls in Indonesia and Brazil.

Despite it being 2019, some girls and women in Indonesia and Brazil don’t have access to education, are unemployed, and earn less than men when they do work. The Body Shop hopes that by teaming up with the charity they can contribute to projects that give these young women the tools they need to dream big and succeed in life.

Isn’t that incredible. If I’m honest, I think that this right here is truly the spirit of Christmas - giving and helping those less fortunate than ourselves.

I just adore the idea of learning something each day too. Something about iconic and important women who have worked tirelessly to make things better for women throughout the years.

I personally feel that this alone is really special.

As for the calendar itself, well, we all know how fabulous these are and the Dream Big Deluxe Advent Calendar does not disappoint.

Housed within a snowy, festively decorated house complete with its own female Santa (YAS!) you’ll find an incredible collection of 25 treats, packed beautifully into individual boxes which slot together perfectly revealing an array of different festive (and some not-so-traditionally festive but empowering) scenes.

I’m looking at you space girl!

The carefully chosen treats span a wide array of the brands collections and include skincare bestsellers, deliciously-scented bath and body, make-up and much, much more!

I shan’t reveal all of the contents in the body of this piece, rather I’ll list them all at the end so as not to spoil to surprise if you’d rather not know, but I will give you just a taster of what you can find inside!

Experience fresh, fruity and good enough to eat smelling hair with a full size Strawberry Clearly Glossing Shampoo.

This delicious scented shampoo offers a thorough cleanse, imparting its addictive scent and creating healthy, glossy looking hair.

Pop a Green Tea Fragranced Bath Bomb into a warm bath and sink back and enjoy the fragrant fizzy bubbles while you soak all your troubles away.

Give your skin some TLC with the rich, decadent British Rose Body Butter. Smother this decadent butter over your body and breathe in the warm aroma of soft, dewey roses.

In need of a little lighter nourishment? 

Check out the Iconic White Musk Body Lotion. Featherlight yet velvety in texture, this comforting, powdery scent wraps your body in a comforting cocoon, offering hydration without any greasiness.

Suffering with dry, sensitive or aggravated skin? Jump into the Aloe Soothing Day Cream face first and experience its gentle, soothing formula that works to calm and restore troubled skin.

Keep your skin looking its healthiest best throughout the day by treating it to a regular misting in the form of the Rose Dewey Glow Face Mist.

This delicate, aromatic mist is suitable for use over makeup and offers a refreshing hit of hydration to keep your skin looking radiant and feeling nourished throughout the day.

Dazzle at your Christmas party with the Shine Lip Liquid in Cherry Gum.

Enriched with jojoba oil and Community Trade marula oil and argan oil, this highly pigmented, non sticky lip colour offers superior colour with comfortable wear.

 

Long lasting with high shine, stand out from the crowd with this weightless, vibrant gem.

There are so many hero products included within this calendar and there’s everything from skincare to bodycare, makeup to nail products.

Priced at £65 you’ll find that the contents are actually worth £125, so you’re getting a whole lot of beauty goodies for your buck!

The Body Shop Dream Big Deluxe Advent Calendar is available now and costs £65.

Oh and P.S. once you’ve opened each of your boxes, replace them the other way round in your calendar to reveal a secret, inspirational message!

The calendar contains;

Rose Dewy Face Mist 60ml

Mango Fragranced Bath Bomb 28g

Special edition Juicy Pear Shower Gel 60ml

Layers of Fun Nail File

Camomile Gentle Eye Make-Up Remover 60ml

Strawberry Clearly Glossing Shampoo 250ml

Fuji Green Tea™ Body Butter 50ml

British Rose Shower Gel 60ml

Special edition Warm Vanilla Hand Cream 30ml

Red Ultra-Fine Bath Lily

Aloe Calm Sheet Mask 18ml

Coconut Exfoliating Cream Body Scrub 50ml

Green Tea Fragranced Bath Bomb 28g

Warm Vanilla Scented Bath Bomb 28g

Himalayan Charcoal Purifying Facial Soap 100g

British Rose Instant Glow Body Butter 50ml

Vitamin C Glow Sheet Mask 18ml

Strawberry Clearly Glossing Conditioner 250ml

White Muskâ Body Lotion 60ml

Strawberry Lip Butter 10ml

Pink Grapefruit Hand Cream 30ml

Aloe Soothing Day Cream 50ml

Complexion Blender

Shine Lip Liquid in Cherry Gum 7ml

Shea Body Butter 200ml