Beauty lovers, rejoice! In the same way Christmas advent calendars have undergone an everything-but-chocolate makeover in recent years, leading beauty brands have hatched a similar plan and are offering guilt-free treats for Easter too.
Yep, beauty Easter eggs are now officially a thing. Packed with everything from skincare to makeup and beautifully presented in limited edition boxes and tins.
They’re an egg-cellent (sorry, couldn't resist) new way to celebrate the holiday. Perfect as a gift for someone special or just a treat for yourself.
We’ve rounded up some of the best and put them in our online basket for you below:
lookfantastic The Beauty Egg Collection 2019
Best for: beauty buffs
Lookfantastic’s circular bow-topped box is impressively massive and a joy to receive on its own. Nestled inside are seven individually wrapped egg-shaped tins, containing one beauty treat each. It’s almost like an advent calendar where you can choose one egg to savour each day or, for those among you with self-control issues, just devour in one go.
So what’s inside? Expect to find best-sellers including Elemis Overnight Matrix Marine Cream, Laura Geller Dewdreamer Illuminating Drops and a FOREO Luna Play facial cleansing device.
And all for under £70! Considering the Elemis cream is worth £87 alone, this is a cracking beauty bargain.
£65 | lookfantastic | Buy it now
I Heart Revolution Easter Egg Candy
Best for: showing off on the Gram
One of four Easter-ready compacts from I Heart Revolution, this limited edition palette will make the sweetest addition to your makeup kit yet. It's superb value at just £5, containing two cruelty-free highlighters and five eyeshadows, both matte and shimmery so you can change your style depending on your mood.
If pinks and purples aren't your thing, collect one of the other eggs; there's Flamingo (peaches and corals), Chick (reds and ambers) and Chocolate (browns and neutrals).
£5 | Superdrug | Buy it now
GLOSSYBOX Limited Edition Easter Egg
Best for: beauty aficionados
Not quite a golden egg, but pretty special all the same. There are nine products in the egg, including popular items from cult brands like Benefit, Pixi and St Tropez.
Glossybox subscribers get first dibs with priority access when the Egg goes on sale on 9th April and will be able to buy it from 1pm whereas non-subscribers will have to wait until 7pm to bag the egg.
Considering the last Glossybox limited edition sold out in just half an hour, it might be worth signing up if you want to get your clutches on this Beauty Egg.
£25 for subscribers, £30 for non-subscribers | Glossybox | Buy it now
L’Occitane Cherry Blossom and Verbena Easter Eggs and Assorted Egg Box
Best for: Easter Sunday lunch
With not one, not two, but three beauty-filled options, L’Occitane’s Easter selection is a lovely alternative to a traditional chocolate egg. Both the Verbena and Cherry Blossom illustrated eggs contain travel size body lotion, shower gel and hand cream from their respective ranges.
However, the one guaranteed to get the right reaction is the Assorted Egg Box, a gift set of four Easter Eggs, each housing two 10ml tubes of the brand’s iconic hand creams. Use them as table place holders or as part of an Easter Egg hunt with a pretty twist.
Better yet, L’Occitane has an offer on where if you spend £60, you’ll get the Assorted Egg Box for free! Just click the link to buy below and enter code EGG at the checkout.
Easter Eggs £15 each | L’Occitane | Buy it now
Assorted Egg Box £19
Ghost Easter Eggs
Best for: fragrance fans
It’s not just about beauty and skincare – there’s a beauty Easter egg for fragrance lovers too!
Ghost has released mystery eggs containing one of four scents: Dream, Sweetheart, Eclipse and Deep Night.
The eggs present a more economical way to enjoy the beauty Easter egg trend and the pretty patterns on the egg's exterior make them a keepsake to hang on to long after the perfume runs out.
£6 | Superdrug | Buy it now
L’Oréal Paris Beauty Easter Egg
Best for: budget buy
This egg will only set you back a fiver but promises to kick your beauty regimen up a notch with a selection of products from L’Oréal Paris.
The limited edition treat contains skincare saviours including a full size pack of Pure Clay Soothing Mask (50ml), Smooth Sugars Glow Scrub (4ml) and the hydrating Hydra Genius Liquid Moisturiser (3ml).
£5 | Superdrug | Buy it now
