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Ho, ho, ho! It’s beauty advent calendar season, arguably one of the best times of the year (IMHO). Every night becomes a holiday as you open up a fun beauty treat, adding a bit of joy to what could have been an otherwise drab day. And because they’re so delightful, they make great gifts for teenage girls, best friends, or any teens you're shopping for.
The best beauty advent calendars typically feature the brand's best sellers alongside exclusive skincare, makeup, haircare, and even nail polish (we've got a bunch of great gift set ideas here, too) to help you complete a frozen-inspired winter manicure.
Beyond helping you get into the festive spirit (no one likes a Grinch), think of advent calendars as a subscription box that can introduce you to new, soon-to-be-loved brands. Inside the boxes, you'll find plenty of best-selling beauty goodies in mini and full sizes, like mascaras, eyeshadows, hand creams, and shower gels. Whether you’re shopping for Christmas or Hanukkah or just seeking a good deal during the winter season, there’s sure to be something for everyone.
We’ve also included a range of advent calendars for all budgets. If you want to splurge on some designer brands, you’ll adore the new Sabon and Charlotte Tilbury sets. And if you’re ballin’ on a budget, you can opt for some cool Sephora and Ulta Beauty picks that come in (way) under $100.
No matter the price, you'll defintely get your money's worth with these customer-loved picks. We suggest treating yourself to a box or two, as well!
Our Top Picks:
- Best luxury advent calendar: Bloomingdales Advent Calendar, $300
- Best beauty advent calendar for skincare lovers: Fresh Advent Calendar Skincare Set, $350
- Best beauty advent calendar on Amazon: L'Occitane Holiday Classic Advent Calendar, $80
- Best makeup advent calendar: Sephora Beauty Must Haves Advent Calendar, $99
12 Days of ChapStick Holiday Advent Calendar
What could be better than the gift of non-chapped lips? With 12 Christmas ChapStick flavors like Candy Cane, Vanilla Icing, Cake Batter, and Sugar Cookie for under $20, there's no doubt this gift will be a huge hit. Plus, with 12 Chapsticks on hand, you'll never have to worry about running out, ensuring you have one for every area of your life – your purse, gym bag, pockets, and every fanny pack you own.
W7 Beauty Blast Advent Calendar
It's always a blast receiving makeup for the holidays, as you can experiment with new looks during winter break before heading back into the semester with your fresh style. This advent calendar makes for a fantastic gift since it includes various sizes of lip liners, eyeliners, highlighter, lip gloss, and even mascara.
Bloomingdales Advent Calendar
For those who appreciate the finer things in life, this beauty advent calendar from Bloomingdales has everything you need to level up your daily beauty routine (until the minis run out, of course). Valued at $800, it’s available for $300, allowing you to sample some of the most coveted it-girl products, including Augustinus Bader’s The Rich Cream and Le Labo’s Santal 33 Eau de Parfum. You’ll also be able to snag some full-sized makeup products that will last you forever, such as Laura Mercier’s Caviar Stick in rose gold and Charlotte Tilbury’s Matte Revolution lipstick.
Peter Thomas Roth 12 Days Of Holiday Glow Calendar
If you’re someone who swears by a face mask, we’re sure you're familiar with Peter Thomas Roth. This 12-piece set contains both full and deluxe sizes, featuring some of his best-selling masks, including the 24K Gold Mask, Pumpkin Enzyme Mask, and the Cucumber Gel Mask. And, of course, what good is a mask without a hydrating moisturizer to follow up with? The box delivers multiple hydrating creams along with some other goodies. The best part is that because it’s sold on Revolve, you can get it delivered quickly with free 2-day shipping.
Alo Beauty Advent Calendar
If you’re looking for more than just beauty products, the Alo Beauty advent calendar is for you. A mix of beauty, wellness, and fashion (rumor has it there’s an Alo yoga beanie inside), this box is for everyone looking to indulge in a bit of self-care. Once you get through the 24 treats, there’s also a 1-year membership to Alo Moves, so it really is the gift that keeps on giving.
Anthropologie Beauty Advent Calendar
We look forward to this advent calendar every year because of how many goodies Anthropologie manages to stuff inside (over $350 worth of items, to be specific!!). It has everything you’d ever need to survive a multi-week-long vacation, including body butter, sunscreen, perfume, shampoo, eye cream, a face oil, and so much more. Plus, the artwork by Emily Taylor is so beautiful that you’re going to want to Instagram what you get every day.
NYX Cosmetics Advent Calendar
Get mistletoe-ready this holiday season with NYX’s 12 Days of Kissmas box! It contains 12 mini versions of the brand’s best sellers, including Butter Lip Gloss, Smooth Whip Matte Lip Cream, and Shout Loud lipsticks. With so many fun colors to choose from, you can really play around with the shades and see what looks best on you — a new look every night! That’s what Santa would have wanted.
Kylie Cosmetics Advent Calendar
If you’ve been meaning to try Kylie Cosmetics but haven’t taken the plunge yet, this advent calendar allows you to try all of the brand’s best sellers, ranging from makeup to skincare. Everyone will be surprised to see you at the end of day 12 with a perfect new pout, thanks to KyKy’s signature overlining look, which you too can achieve with full-sized versions of her lip liner, liquid lipstick, and gloss. Next year we hope to see a Timothée x Kylie Lip Kit.
Ipsy 2023 Calendar
Ipsy members have always been lucky (every month is basically an advent calendar), but the holidays are an especially auspicious time as you get to snag their $680 value advent calendar for only $149. There are 25 surprises inside, but if you’re type A and want a little teaser, expect Glamglow’s Instant Clearing Treatment Mask, Hude Beauty’s Legit Lashes Mascara 2, and KVD Beauty’s Tattoo Pencil Liner.If you want to know more, you’ll just have to subscribe and exercise some patience.
Le Mini Macaron 12 Days of Nails Advent Calendar
The perfect gift for your friend who always needs to have their nails done? This advent calendar from Le Mini Macaron. It includes everything you could ever need to keep your holiday nails looking perfect, such as an LED lamp, mini gel polishes in shades like white pearl, wintergreen, or sapphire blue, as well as top coat, nail files, prep pads, nail stickers, and even gel removal wipes for when you're ready for the next shade. It also comes beautifully packaged in a keepsake box that can serve as a home for all these items when you're not using them.
Emily Taylor for George & Viv Ski Lodge Advent Calendar
If you're not hitting the slopes this year, bring the ski lodge experience to your home with this 25-drawer wooden advent calendar featuring designs by Canadian artist Emily Taylor, exclusively made for Anthropologie. What's exciting about it is that it doesn't just contain beauty items; it also includes an array of surprises, from gift sets and stationery to home goods. After all, none of us are truly one-dimensional.
Sabon Gift Set
Sabon lovers, rejoice because last year's advent calendar was stuffed with 31 pampering beauty gifts in travel and full sizes. Inside each box, there were a variety of beauty gifts, including essentials for your hair, skin, body, and more! Here's hoping this year's is the same! Until then, you can shop their Blush Gourmand Gift Set, which includes six of their bestselling self-care treats.
Charlotte Tilbury Beauty Advent Calendar
Now available on the site, you can't go wrong with anything from Charlotte Tilbury — and this year's advent calendar, Charlotte’s Lucky Chest of Beauty Secrets, is no exception. Within the stunning lot is a mix of new and all-time favorite makeup products and skin care launches like the Beauty Light Wand, which is a favorite of Madison Beer, and the famed Magic Cream.
Rituals Advent Calendar
Aside from getting tons of beautifully gift-wrapped scented candles, body scrubs, hair masks, and shower gels in this set, it will also require some creativity. You get to build out a cardboard Christmas tree and string lights around it to look like a mini version of the real one in your living room. Act fast because last year, this advent calendar flew off the shelves!
Huda Beauty
Huda Kattan, the beauty mogul and founder of Huda Beauty and Wishful, has done it yet again with this incredible 12-day advent calendar. It features a mix of full and mini-sized products from both her brands, including a full-sized cheek color complexion brush, a Legit Lashes Double-Ended mascara, and tons more. BRB, adding it to the cart for everyone on my gifting list.
Net-A-Porter Beauty Advent Calendar
Beauty advent calendars come in many shapes and sizes, but rumor has it (Net-A-Porter's official statement) that this year's will feature both makeup and skincare — all hand-picked by beauty buyers. It includes a range of beauty products, including 15 full-sized and mini-sized versions of some best-selling products. Expect to find drawers packed with brands like Charlotte Tilbury, Westman Atelier, Pat McGrath Labs, Agustinus Bader, and many, many others. Until then, you can shop last year's calendar for 40% off.
Kate Somerville Advent Calendar
One of the best luxury advent calendars to gift this season is from the cult favorite skin care brand, Kate Somerville. The 12-piece set is available for pre-order now and comes with a variety of skincare products to transform the skin, including a facial cleanser, body exfoliator, serums, eye creams, and more. There are also products that can be used in your morning and nighttime skin care routine.
Saks Fifth Avenue 25 Days of Beauty
If you're looking for luxury beauty advent calendars, check out Saks Fifth Avenue's '25 Days Of Beauty Advent Calendar'—filled with 25 of the best products, including Kjaer Weiss Cream Blush, Gucci Beauty Perfume, Dr. Barbara Sturm Hyaluronic Serum, and so much more. Though this is a luxury option, there are tons of savings to be found here too—an impressive $560 value for just $225.
Cowshed Christmas Advent Calendar
Upgrade your entire shower routine in one fell swoop with this advent calendar from the UK's Cowshed. It includes 24 of the best hand creams, shower gels, face wash, foot scrub, and more. Whether you want to test out new items before committing to full-size products or simply ensure you have the perfect travel kit ready at a moment's notice, this is the ideal calendar for you or your loved ones.
Fresh Advent Calendar Skincare Set
Skincare junkies, rise! This skincare set from Fresh contains 24 of the brand's best sellers, including the Rose Face Mask, Soy pH Balanced Hydrating Face Wash, and various shades of the Tinted Lip Balm. Containing both minis and full-sized items, this gift is sure to incite some “There’s no way you got me this!” excited squeals.
Bobbi Brown Advent Calendar
Looking to expand your makeup collection? Look no further than Bobbi Brown’s luxurious beauty advent calendar, which features 12 products for a face, eyes, lashes, and lips. That’s right, we're talking full-sized and mini-sized versions of items like the Cream Shadow Stick, Smokey Eye Mascara, and Highlighting Powder.
Kiehl's Advent Calendar
Chances are your skincare routine needs a little TLC to get through the winter (and holiday season stress), and we're expecting Kiehl's advent calendar to be perfect for just that. Launching on September 11th, the stunning limited-edition calendar includes 24 of the brand's best sellers, including the Ultra Facial cleanser, toner, cream, and more.
Dr. Barbara Sturm Advent Calendar 2023
Chances are, your high-maintenance friend has their eye on Dr. Barbara Sturm's bestsellers like the face cream, niacinamide serum, or glow drops. While on the pricier side of things, everyone can pool together to gift this set, which contains 25 full-sized, deluxe-sized, and mini-sized items. In girl math, it's $1,606 worth of product for more than half off.
Payot Best Advent Calendar
Ooh la la, this advent calendar from the Parisian beauty brand Payot gives you the opportunity to try 24 French skincare favorites at 66 percent off. Think: anti-blemish masks, cleansing micellar milk, glow masks, and CC creams galore. It's so good that you won't even want to give it away.
OPI Jewel Be Bold Holiday ’22 Collection Gift Sets
If you happen to wait until the last second to shop for holiday gifts, we understand. It can be a stressful time, after all! Thankfully, Amazon has you covered with a ton of offerings, including this OPI gift set featuring 25 of OPI’s bestsellers in a compact mini size. Whether you're short on space, looking to carry polishes in your pocket for glam on the go, or simply want to have a large collection of polishes at your fingertips, this kit, currently on sale, is the perfect choice for you.
L'Occitane Holiday Classic Advent Calendar
At under $100, this advent calendar is both festive and practical. Much sweeter than chocolate, it's packed with items like the festive Noble Epine Shower Cream, holiday hand creams, and other bestsellers. Tis the season for ~all~ the self-care.
Elf Cosmetics Advent Calendar
This delightful box contains 24 of the best and most practical yet fun beauty items one could ever ask for, including a full-sized eyeshadow palette, seven full-sized lipsticks, and beauty tools such as a brush, sponge, and an eyelash curler. We guarantee the teen in your life will be thrilled to receive this—we know we would be.
