Traditionally, advent calendars are reserved solely for the winter, opened every day of December in the lead-up to the big day – Christmas day. But have you heard of summer advent calendars? That’s right, they’re a thing now as Diptyque’s Summer Essentials calendar lands online and in stores – and I got my hands on this very special and luxurious box of goodies retailing for £235.
Unlike the traditional best advent calendars which come with 24 or 25 little gifts - including the luxury ones like the Diptyque and Jo Malone advent calendars - Diptyque’s summer advent calendar includes only 10 products, three of which are some of the best scented candles - the new, limited-edition 70g Pinede (pine grove) candle, a mini Citronelle (lemongrass) candle to keep the bugs away and a mini Figuier (fig tree) which is one of the brand’s bestsellers and classics, perfect for summer.
