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Advent season is upon us, but if you can’t wait to open that stuffed calendar as soon as you get it, Roccabox hears you. It has just launched its ultra-luxe, limited edition ‘Not Another Beauty Advent Calendar’ Box, £28, so you can tear open and enjoy products from brands like Illamasqua, Nib + Fab and Emma Hardie, worth £148, straight away. Inside you will find five fullsized products, four deluxe minis, and a bonus product. It’s a great gift for a beauty-obsessed friend, sibling, secret Santa, or even to you from you, roccabox.co.uk

So you don’t think retinol is for you? Perhaps you’ve just not met the right one... yet. Olay is doing its best to pair up wary faces with the anti-ageing superingredient by creating a version that’s both potent and hydrating. The new overnight Retinol24 Max range promises you’ll see visible skin rejuvenation within 28 sleeps, and also get 24 hours of moisture from each application. There’s a face cream, serum and eye cream, £39.99 each, in the line-up, all eagerly waiting for you to give retinol a second chance.

Celebrity make-up artist Kevyn Aucoin will have you Christmas party-ready in no time with his latest launches. The Glass Glow Lip

Gloss, £20, glides on smoothly for comfortable, long-lasting wear and intense shine, while the Lights Up Contour and Blush Mini Duo, £20, pairs the brand’s contour Sculpting Powder in shade ‘Medium’ with a brand new blushhighlighter combo. Finish your look with a slick of Indecent Mascara, £22 and you are good to go. Find the brand at SpaceNK.com, Harrods. com and lookfantastic.com