M&S £40 advent calendar could ‘save shoppers £100s’ on Christmas shop

Martin Lewis says £40 Marks and Spencer item will save shoppers £100s before Christmas (Image: ITV) As the cost of living crisis worsens, many people are worrying about the cost of the upcoming festive season – particularly buying Christmas presents. Thankfully, money-saving expert Martin Lewis has come up with a solution.According to the Manchester Evening News, Martin Lewis previously recommended Marks and Spencer’s (M&S’) £40 beauty advent calendar as a way of saving hundreds on Christmas presents. Martin advises buying one of the calendars, which contain full-size beauty products that work out at a fraction of their usual price, and splitting up the insides into separate Christmas gifts.Now the M&S beauty advent calendar is back in stock for 2022, and it contains contents worth £300 – but costs only £40 when you spend £30 on the M&S website.In an episode of the Martin Lewis Money Show Live in 2021, the consumer champion told viewers: ‘This is a way that you can bag beauty products at a fraction of the normal cost and they often sell out early.’He continued: “This is the big one. I reckon it’s worth around £230, costs you £40, but you can only get it if you spend £30 on non-food stuff in M&S. The fact you have to spend £30, you may as well do that anyway because even for £70 if you want the stuff in it, it’s worth it.”This year’s M&S beauty advent calendar is worth even more than last year’s, and contains £300 worth of products. Shoppers who spend £30 on the M&S website can get the advent calendar for £40 instead of £300, so it’s well worth doing.If you want to get the calendar at a reduced rate, we recommend spending £30 on M&S’ budget £17 jumpers that are ‘so soft’ they can rival luxurious cashmere. If you want to slash heating bills, it’s also worth checking out M&S’ £25 dupe of the £65 Oodie. M&S’ beauty advent calendar contains £300 of products (Image: M&S)This year’s beauty advent calendar contains nine skincare products, three bath and body, three makeup, two nail, two fragrance and six haircare products.The calendar features designer names such as L’Occitane, Clinique and REN. Here is the full list of products inside the Marks and Spencer Beauty Advent Calendar for 2022:Origins Checks & Balances Frothy Face WashThis Works In Transit Camera Close-Up MoisturiserEmma Hardie Midas Touch Revitalising CreamClinique Dramatically Different Moisturizing GelNUXE Merveillance Lift Powder CreamLumene Nordic-C Sleeping CreamREN Radiance Brightening Dark Circle Eye CreamPRAI Beauty Ageless Eye Tight Uplift SerumUltrasun Lip Protection & Care SPF 30Apothecary Meditate Body WashL’Occitane Dry Skin Hand CreamFragrance Society Hand & Nail CreamClinique High Impact MascaraEyeko Limitless Long-Wear Pencil EyelinerAutograph Colour Balm Lip Shine in PeachNails INC Be Your Inc.redible SelfNails INC Be Your Inc.redible SelfDiscover Warm Neroli Eau De ToiletteShay & Blue Black TulipLiving Proof Perfect Hair Day Advanced Clean Dry ShampooPhilip Kingsley Elasticizer Deep Conditioning TreatmentPhilip Kingsley Body Building Weightless ShampooPhilip Kingsley Body Building Weightless ConditionerAveda Botanical Repair Intensive Strengthening MasquePercy & Reed Turn Up The Volume Volumising MousseYou can buy the M&S beauty advent calendar here.It sells out quickly every year, so it’s worth bearing in mind and getting in there quick.