Fall has only just arrived, but that doesn’t mean we’re not already looking ahead to what this year’s holiday season will have to offer. (That is, if you’ve been good this year.) And while it may feel early — after all, Halloween is two months away — that hasn’t deterred brands from releasing some of their big-ticket holiday items. Case in point: Beauty-stuffed advent calendars.
While these blockbuster sets usually come at a premium price point, that’s for a few reasons: They tend to be limited in quantity, feature exquisite packaging, and contain myriad products, including full sizes or limited-edition shades.
All that’s to say that the beauty-filled advent calendars you’ll find here are not only marvelous to ooh and aah at but also provide a surprisingly good value, given the ample contents inside. (Pro tip: Find a buddy to go halfsies with and divide the spoils.) And while advent calendars are inherently an exercise in patience, we won’t tell if you open up all the teeny-tiny doors the day it arrives on your doorstep…
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Free People 2024 FP Beauty Advent Calendar
Reader-favorite destination Free People has just unveiled its beauty and wellness advent calendar for 2024, and it’s chock full of brands like DedCool, Supergoop!, Youth To The People, RMS Beauty among other fan faves.
Free People 2024 FP Beauty Advent Calendar, $, available at Free People
Clarins 12 Day Advent Calendar
If French skincare is at the top of your list this year, Clarins’ advent calendar is sure to delight. Inside, you’ll find bestsellers like the Lip Comfort Oil, Beauty Flash Balm, Total Eye Lift, and more. (And if you really want to go all out, there’s also a 24-day option to keep the holiday cheer through most of December.)
Clarins 12 Day Advent Calendar, $, available at Clarins
Augustinus Bader The 12 Days of Bader
I don’t know many people willing to spend upwards of $600 on skincare, but if you are: This calendar is the way to do it. Augustinus Bader’s first-ever advent calendar is filled with full- and travel-sized products, all powered with the brand’s proprietary TFC8 complex.
Augustinus Bader The 12 Days of Bader, $, available at Augustinus Bader
Kiehl’s 12 Mini Advent-Ures Gift Set
Kiehl’s advent calendar is always one of the most popular sets of the gifting season, and this year is no exception. For $99, you can try $169 worth of Kiehl’s classics, like Crème de Corps, Lip Balm #1, Creamy Eye Treatment, among many others.
Kiehl’s 12 Mini Advent-Ures Gift Set, $, available at Ulta Beauty
Dermalogica The Advent Calendar
For the aspiring aesthetician, Dermalogica’s festive calendar is jam-packed with professional-grade skincare to get you glowing into the new year.
Dermalogica The Advent Calendar, $, available at Dermalogica
Kylie Cosmetics Holiday Advent Calendar
For Kylie Cosmetics’ advent calendar, the brand is serving twelve days of glam in the form of the brand’s fan-favorite products: Plush lip oils, blush sticks, liquid lipsticks, and much more.
Kylie Cosmetics Holiday Advent Calendar, $, available at Kylie Cosmetics
Revolve Beauty 2024 Advent Calendar
Revolve is perhaps best known for as a destination for party-ready fashion, but don’t sleep on the retailer’s beauty offerings. Case in point? This seriously stacked advent calendar, which includes a mix of full- and travel-size products from luxury brands like Dr. Dennis Gross, Elemis, Supergoop!, and more.
Revolve Beauty 2024 Advent Calendar, $, available at Revolve
Voluspa 12 Day Candle Advent Calendar
When else but during the holiday season can you get 12 mini candles in one glorious box set? Unboxing them may last be fleeting, but hours of scent will take you all the way to 2025.
Voluspa 12 Day Candle Advent Calendar, $, available at Sephora
Laneige Manifest Glow: Best of Laneige Set
Calling all K-beauty lovers: This dewy set of Laneige favorites includes six full-size and six mini versions of Laneige’s bestsellers. (If you’re a fan of the brand’s iconic Lip Sleeping Mask, you’ll be pleased to hear that this advent calendar contains three different flavors to choose from.)
Laneige Manifest Glow: Best of Laneige Set, $, available at Laneige
Charlotte Tilbury Beauty Treasure Chest Of Love
Charlotte Tilbury’s advent calendar is always one that sells out — and fast. Don’t miss out on getting this collectible heart-shaped treasure chest featuring drawers of glamorous makeup and skincare.
Charlotte Tilbury CHARLOTTE’S BEAUTY TREASURE CHEST OF LOVE, $, available at Charlotte Tilbury
Beekman 1802 There’s No Place Like Home Advent Calendar
Beekman 1802’s advent calendar features over $400 worth of goat milk-infused skincare, but also comes with a storybook starring (you guessed it) an adorable billy goat as they adventure back home for the holidays.
Beekman 1802 There’s No Place Like Home Advent Calendar, $, available at Beekman 1802
Anthropologie Holiday Collection Beauty Advent Calendar
Anthropologie’s famed beauty calendar just dropped, and it might be the best one we’ve seen yet from the retailer. For just under $100, you get over $300 worth of products from all your favorite brands: First Aid Beauty, Supergoop, Nest, Elemis, among other storied company.
Anthropologie Holiday Collection Beauty Advent Calendar, $, available at Anthropologie
Olive & June 25 Days Of Mani Magic
Olive & June’s 2024 nail advent calendars just dropped — and are better than ever. Don’t miss out on snapping up these jam-packed sets (one for Christmas and another for Hanukkah) of all things cuticle care, polish, stickers, and more.
Olive & June 25 Days of Mani Magic Calendar, $, available at Olive & June
Olive & June 8 Nights of Mani Magic Calendar, $, available at Olive & June
Dior Le 30 Montaigne Dior Beauty Advent Calendar
In a sea of beauty advent calendars, this $750 Dior version is a true work of art. The packaging is inspired by the maison‘s historic flagship at 30 Avenue Montaigne, and features a mix of Dior makeup, skincare, fragrance, and more.
Dior Beauty Le 30 Montaigne Dior Beauty Advent Calendar, $, available at Dior
Benefit Cosmetics Advent Calendar 2024
We can always count on Benefit to dream up a whimsical take on holiday sets, and this year’s blockbuster advent calendar (reimagined as a shopping basket) is chock full of all your Bene-faves. Encased in 24 mini boxes, you’ll find a mix of full-size and miniature mascaras, blushes, lip tints, skincare, and much, much more.
Benefit Cosmetics The Gorgeous Grocer, $, available at HSN
La Mer Advent Calendar 2024
If you really want to knock the socks off of the skincare-obsessed friend on your list (maybe that’s you!), look no further than this La Mer advent calendar. With $720 worth of product inside, the lucky recipient is all but bound to enter 2025 looking as radiant as ever.
La Mer The World of La Mer 12-Day Advent Calendar, $, available at Saks Fifth Avenue
Diptyque Limited Edition Advent Calendar
Revel in the spirit of Noël with Diptyque’s made-in-France candles, body care, fragrances, which include something for everyone.
Diptyque Limited Edition Advent Calendar, $, available at Neiman Marcus
Maison Margiela Advent Calendar
Maison Margiela Advent Calendar, $, available at Sephora
Sephora Collection Premium Advent Calendar
The destination for all things beauty knows a thing or two about gifting, so it’s no surprise that Sephora’s knocked it out of the park with its very own advent calendar. Featuring Sephora Collection faves, this gift set is chock-full of high-quality makeup and skincare at an accessible price point.
Sephora Collection Premium Advent Calendar, $, available at Sephora
Lush Advent Calendar 2024
Calling all Lushies: If you love nothing more than taking a gorgeously scented, candy-colored bath, then Lush’s advent calendars (yes, there are two this year) are for you. The High Street version (named after Lush’s first-ever store at 29 High Street in Poole, England) has 25 delightful bath goodies that bring the magic of Christmas to your tub. Then, there’s the Lush Advent Calendar, encased in a reusable trunk so you can restock it with anything from jewelry to makeup. Featuring eleven products that you’ll only find in the advent calendar (including fan faves from past holiday collections), this unique set is sure to encourage some much-needed self-care this holiday season.
Lush Advent Calendar, $, available at Lush
Lush 29 High Street Christmas Advent Calendar, $, available at Lush
The Body Shop Advent Calendar 2024
Another beloved British bath brand (say that five times fast!) is The Body Shop, whose jam-packed advent calendar is filled to the brim with body butters, shower gels, and soaps galore. Plus, at just under $60, it’s among the more affordable ones you’ll find this season.
The Body Shop Holiday Beauty Advent Calendar, $, available at Amazon
L’Occitane 24 Days Of Beauty Advent Calendar
Getting anything from French beauty brand L’Occitane is always a treat, but perhaps even more so when unboxed from a visually stunning advent calendar. Inside this luxe set, you’ll find several full-size products alongside minis of the brand’s most bestselling beauty treasures.
L’Occitane 24 Days Of Beauty Advent Calendar, $, available at Sephora
Bobbi Brown Dazzle & Glow 12-Day Bestsellers Advent Calendar
Makeup artist Bobbi Brown is known for her mastery of glowy, natural beauty — and this festive set includes everything you need to achieve her signature look: Multi-dimensional blush, skin-care minis, creamy eyeshadow sticks, and more.
Bobbi Brown Dazzle & Glow 12-Day Bestsellers Advent Calendar, $, available at Nordstrom
Liberty London Advent Calendar 2024
If you can’t hop on a flight to Heathrow this holiday season, this advent calendar from Liberty London is the next best thing. Not only is the packaging utterly divine, but there’s over $1,500 (!) worth of luxury products inside from brands like Augustinus Bader, Byredo, and Sunday Riley among others.
Liberty London The Liberty Beauty Advent Calendar 2024, $, available at Liberty London
Neiman Marcus
It doesn’t get more fancy-pants than Neiman’s, right? Indulge in the best of the best with this advent calendar featuring a mix of full- and miniature treasures from Augustinus Bader, Sisley-Paris, and many others.
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Neiman Marcus Beauty Holiday Advent Calendar 2023, $, available at Neiman Marcus
Elemis
This skincare advent calendar is bursting at the seams with $749 worth of luxe products from British beauty brand Elemis, making it the ultimate gift for the beauty lover on your list.
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Elemis First Class Skincare Advent Calendar, $, available at Elemis
Saks Fifth Avenue
“A” is for Augustinus Bader, “B” is for Barbara Sturm, “C” is for Clé de Peau…is there any bougie brand left out of Saks’ impossibly posh beauty advent calendar?
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Saks Fifth Avenue Saks 25 Days Of Beauty Advent Calendar, $, available at Saks Fifth Avenue
Net-A-Porter
Net-A-Porter’s ultra-luxe 15-piece advent calendar contains a mix of full- and mini-sized treasures, including beauty products, accessories, and more. Plus, the lantern-shaped box is peppered with twinkling LED lights for a truly showstopping unboxing experience.
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Net-A-Porter The Ultimate Gift Set, $, available at Net-A-Porter
Fresh
This blockbuster set from Fresh includes all the fan favorites the brand has to offer: Soy Face Cleanser, tinted lip balms, black tea-infused moisturizers, and more.
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Fresh Advent Calendar Skincare Set, $, available at Fresh
Ulta Beauty
Ulta girlies, this is the advent calendar for you. Inside the pretty gold box, you’ll find 24 treasures from brands like Supergoop!, Sunday Riley, Drybar, and Briogeo, among other notable names.
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Ulta Beauty 24 Days of Self Care Advent Calendar, $, available at Ulta
Dermstore
For the skin-care fanatic on your list, you won’t find a better gift than Dermstore’s advent calendar, bursting at the seams with $765 (!) worth of products from 111Skin, Dr. Loretta, Skin Gym, and more.
Dermstore 2022 Advent Calendar, $, available at DermStore
MAC
MAC never disappoints with its holiday offerings, and they’ve pulled out all the stops for its 2023 Frosted Frenzy Advent Calendar. Behind all 24 doors, you’ll find MAC faves like the new Macstack Mascara, Powder Kiss lipstick, Lipglass, and much more.
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MAC Cosmetics Frosted Frenzy Advent Calendar, $, available at MAC Cosmetics
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