It's Time! Grab These Popular Beauty Advent Calendars Before They Sell Out
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Believe it or not, it's almost time for advent calendar season! While you can stick to tradition and count down to Christmas by eating delicious little chocolates or even sipping on mini bottles of wine for 25 days straight, you can also treat yourself (or whoever you're shopping for) to one the best beauty advent calendars instead.
Tucked inside these advent calendars, you'll find the very best in makeup, skincare and perfume from popular, beauty editor-loved brands like L'Occitane, Sephora, MAC Cosmetics and more. Some commit to offering up just one type of product, while others give you a balanced mix of travel- and full-size skincare and makeup products to tackle different needs, skin types, complexions and just about anything else.
Whether you want to restock a loved one's collection of favorite daily products or you're looking for an excuse to try out new products without splurging on just a single bottle of perfume or a makeup gift set, you're sure to find something on this list of the best beauty advent calendars of 2023 to make any beauty-obsessed heart happy this holiday. Just note that if some of your favorites aren't available to shop just yet, you can bookmark this page — they'll likely be back in stock closer to the holiday season!
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No one does it quite like Sephora, and this 24-day countdown is proof. Inside each box, you'll find Sephora Collection's best skincare and makeup products along with a few tools (a mini gua sha and an exfoliating glove, for example).
12 Days of Holiday Advent Calendar
Sometimes, practicality reigns supreme. If you prefer a no-makeup makeup look, go with this 12-day countdown full of scented lip balms — a mix of ChapStick classics and holiday exclusives. Plus, these lip moisturizers will save dry lips all season long.
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12 Day Advent Calendar
There's nothing like lighting a scented candle on a chilly winter evening. Plus, the 12 glass votives these hand-poured candles come in are truly pieces of art. Burn seasonal scents like Spiced Pumpkin Latte and Frosted Holly Berry, and once you've used them up, keep the cleaned-out jars around your home to corral knick-knacks.
Fizzle All the Way Bath Bomb Advent Calendar
Get 12 days of relaxation with this advent calendar. After a long day of baking, decorating and wrapping, pop one of these fizzling bath bombs into the tub for a calming soak.
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Classic Beauty Advent Calendar
L'Occitane's highly-anticipated advent calendar is here. You'll find the brand's best-selling hand creams, shampoos, gentle soaps and shower oils, all revealed behind a whimsical illustration. This set of 24 deluxe sample-size products features products like GH Sustainable Innovation Award winner Shea Hand Cream.
Mini Mani Month Advent Calendar
Refresh their (or your!) nail polish collection with this cult-favorite advent calendar from Ciaté London. It comes with 23 mini nail polishes and one full-size polish in a range of shades fit for every season.
Holiday Beauty Deluxe Advent Calendar
Pamper yourself from head to toe with 25 nourishing goodies from The Body Shop. You never know what you're going to unwrap — body butter one day, a sheet mask the next — but all of them are guaranteed to add a little joy (and a lot of hydration) to your month.
25 Days of Fizzy Bath Treats Advent Calendar
Cosmetologist and medical aesthetician Debra Myers founded Enfusia because she was frustrated with beauty products that were too harsh on her sensitive skin. This advent calendar gathers her popular bath bombs in one festive spot.
12 Days of Beauty Advent Calendar
Gift to a younger recipient and enjoy flashbacks of your childhood with this Lip Smacker and Hello Kitty advent calendar. Enjoy 12 days of lip moisturizers that are sure to smell and taste as sweet as dessert!
All I Want Beauty Advent Calendar
Benefit gets it: There's always room in your makeup bag for more. For 24 days, unwrap one of the brand's fan favorites (from primers to brow pencils), all available in compact, purse-friendly sizes that you can easily tote around wherever you go.
12 Days of Joy Holiday Advent Calendar
Count down for 12 days with the popular skincare and mineral makeup brand. With both full-size and mini-size items, the items in this set are perfect for travel. Give the gift of radiant skin with bareMinerals' most popular products like lipstick, eye cream, eyeliner and serum.
Bursting With Surprises Advent Calendar
For 24 days worth of long-lasting (read: will keep up with holiday parties, dinners and more!) makeup, look no further than MAC's advent calendar. It features classic customer favorites like the MAC Love Me Liquid Lipcolour and MAC Eye Shadow.
Advent Calendar Set
It's hard to go wrong with Clarins, let alone a 12-day set of the brand's top products. Unwrap best-sellers like the Clarins Lip Comfort Oil and Total Eye Lift Concentrate Eye Cream, and you'll be on your way to hydrated, nourished skin.
Lucky Chest of Beauty Secrets
The beautiful exterior is just the beginning. It hints at all the magic packed inside: 12 of Charlotte Tilbury's biggest beauty best-sellers, including five full-size and seven minis. Included are fan favorites like the Hollywood Beauty Light Wand highlighter and Charlotte's Magic Cream.
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Soaking in the bathtub with some bubble bath products sounds like an ideal way to end a winter evening. You can do just that with Molton Brown's 24 days of gifts, including body lotions, bath oils and hand creams.
Advent Calendar Skincare Set
You're 24 days away from happier, healthier skin. Here, Fresh offers a curated selection of skin and body care must-haves, including a super-hydrating mask and a firming and toning moisturizer.
Slice of Kindness
Sit back, relax and unbox a moment of peace and kindness. Beekman 1802's got you covered with this advent calendar: Experience the company's straight-from-the-farm skincare by sampling 24 mini products, from favorites like goat milk bar soap to new product launches.
Beauty Advent Calendar
During the busy holiday season, it's easy to forget to take a moment to relax. With this advent calendar, you can gift that moment of relaxation every day for 25 days. From candles to a gua sha tool to body lotion, The White Company helps give that rare moment of peace and quiet back.
Classic 24-Day Advent Calendar
Indulge in 24 days' worth of pampering. Between body scrubs, shower oils, body lotions and more, there's a product behind each door every day that will let you enjoy even just a moment of care and relaxation.
12-Door Advent Calendar
Try Huda Beauty's cult-favorite makeup in the brand's 12-day advent calendar. It includes a variety of full-size and mini-size products so you can sample a little bit of everything. From scrubs to moisturizers and primer to lipstick, you've got everything you need for a great skin day.
Advent Calendar 24-Piece Ampoules Set
Babor is known for its concentrated skincare ampoules, and the brand is bringing its favorites together in one spot for the holiday season. Behind each door, experience an ampoule targeted for a specific skin concern: firming, glow, hydration and more.
25 Days of Beauty Advent Calendar
Though it's a splurge, Net-a-Porter's advent calendar costs just a fraction of its $1,150 value. For the price, you get a selection of premium and cult-favorite skincare and makeup, including brands like Dr. Barbara Sturm, Tata Harper, Augustinus Bader and Charlotte Tilbury.
George & Viv 24 Days of Beauty Advent Calendar
When we think of Anthropologie, we think of chic style, and this 24-day advent calendar lives up to that reputation. The wintry scene on the box is a preview for the fun products inside. Try a curated selection of beauty items from brands like Floral Street, Lanolips, Mario Badescu, Peter Thomas Roth and more.
Advent Calendar
This pricey advent calendar is a great investment for the Dior fanatic in your life (or, split up the 24 gifts and share the presents with multiple lucky recipients!). It includes classics like J'adore Eau de Parfum and Miss Dior Blooming Bouquet alongside lipsticks, candles, skincare and more.
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Behold an advent calendar designed for a zodiac AND home fragrance lover. This Milky Way-inspired calendar is full of your favorite Diptyque scents, including three limited-edition holiday scents.
Nail Lacquer 25-Piece Mini Advent Calendar
OPI's 25-piece advent calendar gives you everything you need to keep your fingers and toes polished all holiday season long (and beyond). Along with mini GH Beauty Lab test-winning nail lacquers (including all 12 holiday collection shades and 10 popular iconic colors), you also get top coat, nail strengthener and base coat to help keep your polish intact for long-lasting wear.
Advent Calendar Holiday Skincare Gift Set
Skincare lovers, get ready to get your hands on this. Open up 24 days of surprises, including GH Beauty Lab test winner Kiehl's Ultra Facial Cream and consumer-loved Kiehl's Creamy Eye Treatment with Avocado.
Beauty Advent Calendar 2022
In this box, you'll find exactly what you need to pull off a party-ready look. It comes with pampering products to help you put your best face forward (a gua sha), as well as glamorous add-ons (fake lashes) and post-party necessities (a cleansing balm).
2022 Advent Calendar
It's certainly the most wonderful time of the year if you have the Dermstore Advent Calendar in your possession. With 25 days of gifts from brands like Cosrx, 111Skin, Indie Lee, SkinMedica and more, who wouldn't feel wonderful?
Peace, Love, Florence Advent Calendar
What's better than fun skincare? Fun skincare that comes in a cheery floral package. Brighten up someone's winter day with 12 days of skincare (and makeup!) from Millie Bobby Brown's beauty brand.
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