Swedish beauty brand Caia has brought back its Advent Calendar for the sixth year, offering 31 products with a total value of £768. The calendar costs £265, meaning shoppers can get more than £500 worth of beauty, skincare, and haircare items for free.
Each item in the calendar works out to cost just £8.54 apiece, making it a cheaper alternative to buying the products individually. The calendar is not a traditional cardboard countdown with doors or drawers; instead, the products are found in a satin pouch inside a reusable vanity case.
What's Inside the Caia Advent Calendar
The calendar includes a mix of makeup, skincare, and haircare products. Highlights include the Toffee Cloud Silky Sensation Body Butter, described as having a smooth-as-silk formula with a nourishing blend of natural oils and butters, and the Bouncy Skin Face Mist, which contains hyaluronic acid, glycerin, niacinamide, and panthenol.
Other products include the Brazen Sun Flirty Duo Palette, Tunnel Vision Tubing Mascara, Jelly Fix Tinting Brow Gel, Eye Bounce Eye Patches, and the Soft Locks Daily Shampoo and Conditioner. Makeup lovers will also find the Cushion Glaze lip treatment in the shade 'Petal', a three-in-one peptide-enriched product that hydrates and plumps lips.
Other Beauty Advent Calendars on the Market
For those considering alternatives, the Beauty Advent Calendar by Hannah Martin from OK Beauty Box is worth over £609. It costs £109, but shoppers can get it for £98 with the discount code 'ADVENT26'. The calendar contains 25 products, 22 of which are full-sized, from brands including Bobbi Brown, Rodial, bareMinerals, Kosa, and Weleda.
Boots has also released the StyleKorean 24 Days K-Beauty Advent Calendar, worth over £302 but priced at £89.90. It includes 12 full-sized products, seven mid-size products, and seven minis from K-Beauty brands such as Beauty of Joseon, TIRTIR, COSRX, Medicube, Biodance, and Round Lab.
Shopper Reviews of Caia Products
While the Caia Advent Calendar itself has yet to receive reviews, the Cushion Lip Glaze Treatment has an overall star-rating of 4.3 out of five based on 350 reviews. One satisfied shopper said: "The lip gloss is moisturizing and stays on the lips well. I'm satisfied." Another wrote: "I've been searching for the ultimate creamy lip product for a long time. It feels great to have found a favourite."
However, not all reviews were positive. One shopper gave the product a three-star rating, saying: "Quite alright, but nothing special. It feels like a separate layer without blending in. Probably won't buy it again." Another three-star review mentioned: "Really nice, but unfortunately, I feel it gets a bit tacky."
Despite mixed feedback, some customers praised the product highly. One five-star review read: "Incredibly beautiful on the lips. Easy application, long-lasting, and fantastic shade (suede). Doesn't dry out but rather has the consistency of a lip balm with the appearance of glossy lipstick. Will buy again." Another added: "I love the products and would buy them again and again. Highly recommended."
