John Lewis digital advent calendar will give you a free Charlotte Tilbury mascara today

Today marks the official start of Christmas, which also means the start of advent calendar opening season. If you've left it too late to pick up a beauty advent calendar – because we all know the good ones mostly sold out back in October – then fear not because John Lewis is here to treat you to gifts at no cost to yourself.

The retailer has launched a '12 Treats of Christmas' digital advent calendar for My John Lewis members, which allows app users to get a daily treat from the 1st-12th December when they unlock virtual doors. Today's deal might also be the most enticing for beauty lovers as it gifts them a free mini Charlotte Tilbury Pillow Talk Push-Up Lashes (usually £26 here full-size).

To claim the mascara, simply download the John Lewis app and create an account, if you don't already have one. Then, head to the 12 Treats of Christmas section to input your details before the digital advent calendar pops up on your screen. To redeem this particular gift, you need to head to your nearest store and click the 'use in store' button when you go up to the counter.

Once you've hit the claim button you have 12 hours to pick up the sample, so don't hit the button until you're ready. You also only have a limited time to open each of the 12 doors, so we'd advise acting swiftly to reap the rewards.

If you're looking for other incredible deals on Charlotte Tilbury make-up and skincare, you can find some huge savings online. Though Black Friday has passed, the brand is still offering mystery beauty boxes and stockings on its website, which contain some secret best-sellers at a fraction of their usual RRPs.

Charlotte's Mystery Make-Up Stocking, £98 here (instead of £196) contains seven make-up icons to give you a full Hollywood flawless look.

Four Steps to your Best Skin Ever Mystery Box,£91 here (instead of £182) contains four skincare icons to give you the glowiest skin ever.

Charlotte's Mystery Box Duo,£189 here (instead of £378) gives you both the stocking and the box mentioned above, and makes the perfect luxury gift for any true Tilbury lover.

If you want to take the surprise element out of gifting, we can also highly recommend taking a look at the brand's Pillow Talk Beautifying Lip and Cheek Secrets, £43 here (worth £62), which includes a full-sized nude-pink matte lipstick and travel-sized lip liner, lip gloss and Beauty Light Wand.

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