I hadn't bought myself a beauty calendar this year. I often wonder are advent calendars for adults a sign of the decline of our species, but with beauty, candle & even gin calendars available, it's something I want to be part of.

On a single parent budget I can't throw £25-£30 at a calendar for me, so I only had a £1 chocolate calendar from Tiger Stores this year.

I popped into Gordon's Chemist with a prescription today and one of their special offers this weekend is this beauty calendar for £6.99.

Gordon's Direct, their web store had it on offer too, down from £14.99 to £8.99, but they are sold out. If you fancy getting one of these yourselves this weekend I would advise ringing your local store to check for stock.

Its all budget makeup, but when some nail polishes alone cost £12, a whole calendar of 24 products for £6.99 is a bargain.