Nestle has confirmed that the popular sweet, which was added to the range in 2016, has been removed from tins this year. In a statement, the manufacturer explained: “The Quality Street assortment has never been static and we often change the mix from year to year. In fact usually, let's be honest, I tend to sweep the shelf on December 2nd to see what's in the reduced section because I typically forget what date it is.

We've already seen a truly impressive line-up of luxury brands that have already dropped their own beauty advent calendars, including the likes of Harvey Nichols, Jo Malone, LookFantastic, Origins, Sisley Paris, Lumene, Kate Somerville, Aveda, House of Fraser, Charlotte Tilbury, 111SKIN, Phillip Kingsley, Eve Lom, Net-A-Porter, bareMinerals and Dr. Barbara Sturm and many, many more.If you're planning on getting your hands on more than one, there are also a whole host of alcoholic advent calendars up for grabs this year, as well as some wild non-chocolate options and some gorgeous beauty advent calendars. Can it be December already? Oh hell, maybe we'll just get one for every month of the year while we're here. Our top five favourite chocolate advent calendars: If you're not avoiding dairy, many 'normal' advent calendars in the seasonal aisle are free from gluten-containing ingredients anyway.

Top 3 product highlights: The Ritual of Namaste Anti-Aging Serum 10ml; The Ritual of Ayurveda Rich Body Oil 100ml; The Ritual of Karma Body Lotion Mousse 150ml. Top 3 product highlights: Roller Lash mascara full-size; The POREfessional Lite Primer; Hoola matte bronzer mini. This list is by no means inclusive but contains as many advent calendars as I could find and will hopefully provide a good starting point. Are advent calendars gluten free? Not that long ago, there would have been no point drawing up a guide to the best chocolate advent calendars, since that was the only kind. But these days there are beauty advent calendars, beer and wine advent calendars, book, toy and candle advent calendars and food advent calendars of every kind imaginable, from cheese to marshmallows. It’s almost too much choice. What if next door are opening a far better advent calendar than you?Top 3 product highlights: Fenty Skin Fat Water Pore-Refining Toner Serum 10ml; Glow Recipe Watermelon Glow Niacinamide Dew Drops 40ml; Rare Beauty Perfect Strokes Matte Liquid Liner; Philip Kingsley Elasti-Styler 5-in-1 Treatment 100ml. It's safe to say that a Quality Street selection box is a MUST at Christmas, and for the first time ever you can now enjoy the treats in advent calendar form.