The 24 Days Of Pure Imagination advent calendar by Tropic Skincare contains 27 products worth £668 when sold separately, yet costs £299 – a saving of £369. The collection includes never-before-seen items, exclusives, limited editions and bestsellers.
Alison Hammond's favourite cleanser
This Morning presenter Alison Hammond, who became Tropic Skincare's first celebrity ambassador, praised the Radiance Cleanser included in the calendar as a 30ml mini size. In a recent Instagram video, she said: "We're going to start with a radiance cleanser. Look how good this is, it literally melts off my makeup. I've got really dry skin so I absolutely love this."
She continued: "No pain whatsoever. Literally coming off in one cleanse. I'm using Tropic which is a beautiful brand." The cleanser, usually £36 for a full-size bottle, has an average rating of 4.7 out of five stars from shoppers.
What's inside the calendar
Among the full-sized offerings are the Glow Berry Brightening Serum, Rainforest Dew Hydration Serum, Sun Day Dewy Facial SPF 50, Eye Lift Exosome Midnight Balm and Youth Potion Enriched Retinal Complex, the latter valued at £78 alone. The calendar also includes body care, fragrance and makeup items.
Other highlights include the Hand Therapy Softening Superfood Cream, Foot Remedy Softening Buttercream, Lashful Eyelash Growth Serum, Bergamot Peel and Crushed Leaf Eau de Parfum, and an All Eyes On You Face and Body Liquid Highlighter. A top-secret product is hidden inside, which the brand says will let shoppers try it before anyone else.
Brand background and alternatives
Tropic Skincare founder Susie Ma appeared on The Apprentice in 2011, leading Lord Alan Sugar to invest. She bought out Lord Sugar and became sole CEO in 2023. Alison discovered the brand through a beautician at her hair salon.
For other vitamin C cleansers, Boots offers CeraVe Skin Renewing Brightening Vitamin C Cleanser at £10.87 (reduced from £14.50), while Sephora sells The INKEY List's Fulvic Acid Brightening Cleanser for £13.
