The Tempus Christmas Gift Guide 2024: Advent Calendars

With Christmas right around the corner, Tempus is compiling gift guides across a range of different categories — from food and drink to watches and luxury experiences — for you or your family and friends. Over the next few weeks, we will be looking at the best luxury gift items — from an indulgent drink to a coffee maker that featured on Succession — for you to gift your loved ones this Christmas.

In this first instalment, we cover the wide world of advent calendars, and round up some of the best luxury items for the advent calendar enthusiast in your life.

There is nothing more fun than having a little treat to unwrap for yourself every day in the lead up to Christmas — which is why advent calendars are so exciting. From the delectable chocolates to the enriching teas, here, we have compiled some of the best of the season.Fortnum & Mason’s 2024 Beauty advent calendar

We couldn’t start this roundup without mentioning the Fortnum & Mason beauty advent calendar. With a brand-new design, this year’s calendar is a festive treasure trove filled with wellness surprises from Fortnum’s beauty hall. The calendar features nourishing skincare, fragrance, bath, body, and wellness treats across an array of luxury brands like Creed, Aromatherapy Associates, Cult51, Bamford, Shleep, Baobab, Charlotte Posner and more. Fortnum’s has also teamed up with skincare specialists Wildsmith, to offer ten lucky drawer-openers complimentary facials. You never know, you might end up being one of them.Lakrids by Bülow Liquorice advent calendar

This is an advent calendar that is very unique — you’ll either find flavours here that you love, or you’ll discover a surprisingly new flavour combination. Either way, Lakrids by Bülow’s liquorice advent calendar is a must try for anyone who doesn’t want to go the standard chocolate route. Each calendar features a selection of classic and new exclusive flavours curated for all the liquorice loving and curious people in your life. Birley Chocolate advent calendar

As far as advent calendars are concerned, you can never go wrong with chocolate. And this year, Birley has once again returned with its calendar filled with hand crafted chocolates. Made with the finest ingredients and crafted with utmost care, giving a loved one this Birley chocolate calendar would be a wonderful symbol of affection. Whether you’re a fan of coconuts, vanilla, hazelnut, milk chocolate and more, getting a Birley Chocolate advent calendar is the way to go.Ladurée’s 2024 advent calendar

Ladurée is a brand that needs no introduction. Famous for their gourmet patisserie offerings and delectable macarons, this French bakery has now launched its 2024 advent calendar — complete with delicacies like Eugénie, chocolate pearls, and caramel-coated fruits to indulgent jams, honey, and chocolate-coated marrons glacés. The calendar itself is adorned with delicate ribbons, swirling around blue and gold Christmas baubles. But the cherry on top is that when you open the last window, you will find a beautiful jewel, ready to adorn a Christmas tree, just in time for the big day.Venchi x Anna Higgie advent calendar

This year, Venchi has collaborated with internationally renowned artist Anna Higgie to create a selection of wonderful advent calendars and Christmas gifts. Each element has been illustrated by Anna, telling the story of Christmas through scenes of trains crossing snow-covered hills, delivering gifts to a festive, illuminated village throughout the whole collection. Whether you’re after a wooden 25 day calendar filled with Venchi chocolates or a selection of assorted chocolates, Venchi is the way to go.Caviar House Advent Calendar

Give the gift of pure indulgence this festive season with the Caviar House Advent Calendar. Caviar enthusiasts and luxury food lovers can now partake in a truly indulgent way to count down to the holiday season thanks to the return of this beloved luxury advent calendar. It contains 24 individual 10g tins of the brand’s eponymous black gold, Prunier. Each day throughout December, recipients will be treated to a taste of the world’s finest caviar, carefully curated by the experts at Caviar House. The perfect serving size to elevate your breakfast or simply enjoy on its own, this is the best way to celebrate the holidays.

Mariage Frères Noël Royal advent calendar

There is nothing more warming on a cold winter day than a giant mug of hot, piping tea. So what better advent calendar to give to the tea enthusiast in your life than from one of France’s most luxurious tea emporiums? Mariage Frères is celebrating 170 years of its passion for tea with a gorgeous Noël Royal advent calendar. On each day leading up to Christmas day, the receiver can unveil a collection of 25 different teas, culminating in a delicious surprise on 25 December.

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