| Review | Elemis 25 Days of Spectacular Skin Advent Calendar

 

| Review | Elemis 25 Days of Spectacular Skin Advent Calendar

The holidays are my favorite time of the year! I love getting together with family and friends; however, holiday gifting is always a difficult task. Advent calendars from beauty brands have been an increasingly popular trend and they are a great way to gift someone (or yourself) a variety of products from a brand. It is a great introduction to a brand for those who have been wanting to try a brand, especially a luxury brand like Elemis. These advent calendars are also a fantastic value for the price. Plus, who doesn't love a daily advent calendar to countdown to the holidays? This set was kindly gifted to me from Elemis. 

The Elemis 25 Days of Spectacular Skin Advent Calendar retails for $250.00 USD and is available at Elemis and other retailers. This set is a $559.00 value! This advent calendar is massive! The calendar is constructed of a very strong and sturdy cardboard with a beautiful wintery design. This wintery design suits the holiday season, regardless of the holiday you choose to celebrate or if you just want to gift someone a lovely winter gift. 

The opening like a luxurious cabinet, the two cardboard flaps reveal various sized little drawers full of goodies! Each drawer has a number on it and the drawers pull out very easily with minimal resistance. Since it is so well constructed, you can easily reuse this advent calendar and keep it for a long time. 

The products included in this advent calendar are: 

• Pro-Collagen Marine Cream 50ml Full Size - This cream is the most popular and most well-known product from Elemis. This cream is delightfully lightweight, refreshing, and hydrating. Like a big drink of water for your skin, this moisturizer layers well with so many products and it works for every skin type. Excellent for day or night, this moisturizer always lives in my skincare collection and routine. 
• Pro-Collagen Hydra-Gel Masks (1=1) - I love a good eye mask but it's often very difficult to find a good one that actually works. Many just hydrate but the don't help with depuffing or darkness. I find that this eye mask does it all! It really hydrates, smooths, tightens and helps with darkness and puffiness. I'm happy to have a pair in my collection again!
• Pro-Collagen Cleansing Balm 20g + Cleansing Cloth - I can't count how many jars of this cleansing balm I have gone through. This is by far my favorite cleansing balms. You need very little product and the balm just melts all the makeup and dirt off your face. I have a full review of this product here. 
• Pro-Collagen Eye Renewal 5ml
• Pro-Collagen Oxygenating Night Cream 15ml - This is one of my favorite night creams! This cream feels very nourishing and hydrating but it still maintains a light texture. It's packed with nourishing ingredients that plump out lines and wrinkles. Also, it makes your skin incredibly soft and supple! I love layering this cream over my other products and it works so well with everything. 
• Pro-Collagen Marine Oil 5ml - This beautifully lightweight face oil has the same fresh scent as the iconic marine cream. While light, it feels nourishing and hydrating on the skin. I will even layer this oil on top of the cream when my skin is especially parched. A few drops are all you need to deeply hydrate the skin. This oil will give you a beautiful glow!
• ULTRA SMART Pro-Collagen Complex⋅12 Serum 4ml - This serum comes from the even more luxurious Elemis Ultra Smart range, which is their advanced skincare range for premium anti-aging results. I have been wanting to try this rang for a very long time and with its high price, I'm very pleased to get a little taste of the range for less! It's a small sample but I was able to see the lovely tightening, smoothing, and lifting results from using this serum. 
• Dynamic Resurfacing Facial Wash 30ml - This is one of my favorite face cleansers from the Elemis range. It gently softens and smoothes the skin's texture. This cleanser makes my skin feel so clean and refreshed. It really helps your other products absorb more efficiently. I have a full review of this cleanser here. 
• Dynamic Resurfacing Pads 14 pads - Another essential product in my collection and skincare routine, these exfoliating pads completely renew the skin's texture. These intensely exfoliating pads completely resurfaces the skin's texture and makes your skin so incredibly soft! These pads will make your skin glow and it will make your other skincare products more effective. Check out my full review of these here. 
• NEW Peptide4 Overnight Radiance Peel 10ml - One of the most recent launches, this overnight peel helps your products penetrate deeper and work more effectively overnight! It also promotes cell turnover and promotes a healthy youthful glow to the skin. I love being able to use an overnight peel because it beautifies you overnight. It really is an incredible overnight transformation for your skin. 
• Peptide4 Plumping Pillow Facial 15ml - This is my favorite evening moisturizer because it is so intensely hydrating and refreshing! It really does plump up the skin with a ton of hydration. It plumps out lines and wrinkles. It offers such a fresh-faced and youthful glow to the skin. This is one that I have repurchased and will repurchase again and again! Full review of this product here. 
• Peptide4 Adaptive Day Cream 15ml - This is one of my favorite priming moisturizers because it offers the perfect amount of hydration, smoothes the skin, and allows makeup to apply to the skin seamlessly. This balmy textured moisturizer is lovely for every skin type and especially, for those who love to wear makeup. Check out my full review here. 
• Peptide4 Thousand Flower Mask 15ml - I'm a big fan of the peptide range and this mask is so luxurious! It has a wonderful soft floral fragrance and a unique mousse texture. It has a soothing and refreshing cooling feeling on the skin. This mask softens, brightens, and makes your skin glow! Read more about this mask in my review here. 
• Superfood Vital Veggie Mask 15ml - This creamy green mask contains so much superfood nourishing goodness! This mask makes your skin feel refreshed and so nourished. You will notice a huge improvement in the radiance and clarity of your skin. Packed with antioxidants and other vitamins, your skin will get its daily dose of veggies!
• Superfood Blackcurrant Jelly Exfoliator 15ml - This delightful exfoliator has a fun and unique jelly texture. The cushiony gel contains fine exfoliating particles that really get deep into the skin but it still feels very gentle. The superfood infusion helps cleanse and nourish the skin. It really makes your skin so soft! Check out my full review here. 
• Superfood Day Cream 20ml - This light and refreshing cream offers just enough hydration but doesn't leave a residue on the face, which makes it perfect as a primer on the skin. This formula is packed with so many vitamins and nutrients to keep the skin really healthy. I have been a big fan of this range since it was first released. You can find my full review of the range here. 
• Superfood Night Cream 20ml - The perfect compliment to the day cream to support the health of your skin, this night cream contains a ton of nourishing ingredients. It is slightly richer than the day cream but still feels very lightweight and comfortable. This formula contains a pro-biotic that maintains the health of your skin's barrier. This cream really works well to keep the skin hydrated and plumps the skin throughout the evening. A review of this product is here. 
• Superfood CICA Calm Hydration Juice 20ml - This hydrating serum has a thicker gel texture and it locks in so much hydration into the skin! This serum gives you the plumpest, freshest, and juiciest looking complexion! I love layering this product with a facial mist, which helps trap in all the moisture from the facial mist and truly hydrates the skin. This product will give you the most incredible plump and hydrated complexion! I am on my second bottle of this serum and I will continue to purchase it again and again. 
• Soothing Apricot Toner 50ml - This toner is one of the classic products from Elemis and it is a well-loved formula that has been around for years. This is my first time trying the apricot toner but I have been a long-time fan of the lavender toner. This one is just as excellent with a very nourishing and skin-refining formula. This formula is intended to soothe the skin, which is why I love using it after a peel or strong exfoliator. This is going on my list to purchase the full-sized version!
• Papaya Enzyme Peel 15ml - This facial peel is one of my all-time favorites! The peel is intense and the most wonderful fruity fragrance. This peel will completely refresh your skin, smooth the texture, and soften the skin! After using this product, all my other skincare works so efficiently and sinks deeply into my skin. I can't recommend this peel enough! There's a reason why it has be around for so long.
• Herbal Lavender Repair Mask 15ml - Any time I need to detox my skin and soothe my irritated allergy skin, this is my go-to mask. It is so relaxing with the lavender scent and it really helps calm my skin down. Plus, the clay in the mask helps remove impurities and balance out the oils on my skin. This is a great way to trial this mask! 
• Frangipani Monoi Body Oil 35ml - This is one of the most luxurious body oils I own! The rich oil has the most beautiful soft floral fragrance and it deeply hydrates and nourishes the skin. This body oil gives hours of hydration and again, it smells amazing! 
• Frangipani Monoi Shower Cream 50ml - This creamy body wash is extremely nourishing and gentle. It is a cream cleanser with pretty much no lather but it does give your skin a clean feeling and a softy hydrated finish. You don't need much of this shower cream and it smells incredible!
• Frangipani Monoi Body Cream 50ml - This lightweight yet nourishing body cream is infused with the intoxicating frangipani fragrance. This body cream is great for hydrating the skin deeply and quickly. Plus, it will help that beautiful scent from the shower cream linger on your skin. It's one of the most luxurious body creams I own! 
• Sea Lavender & Samphire Body Cream 50ml - This body cream has the most wonderfully fresh and clean fragrance. It is lightweight but still very hydrating. I love how quickly absorbs into the skin, leaving the skin soft and smooth but without any greasy residue. This fresh fragrance is something I love and I plan on picking up the full size of this body cream.