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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Madelaine Dowds

Harvey Nichols' beauty advent calendar is the ultimate ‘treat yourself’ purchase

The calendar is brimming with premium names - (Madelaine Dowds/The Standard)

The mornings are getting noticeably darker, the knitwear has come out of hibernation, and festive ads are starting to sneak onto our screens. Halloween might be mere days away, but as per tradition, the retail world has completely bypassed autumn to kick off Christmas (zero complaints here – in my opinion, Christmas starts the second the clocks go back).

While brand-specific calendars have their charm (see my Charlotte Tilbury beauty advent calendar review), luxury department store countdowns are an entirely different beast.

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