The Only Thing Better Than One Present Is 25: The Best Beauty Advent Calendars
Although severely underrated, luxury beauty advent calendars are by far my favorite gift to receive throughout the holiday season—especially if they're filled to the brim with aesthetic yet functional products I can incorporate into my self-care routine well before the New Year. This season, I'm seeing hundreds of advent calendars that are worth your attention, but only a few that completely surpass all others for my fellow beauty enthusiasts.
As a newcomer to the world of advent calendars, I'm just now discovering the excitement of opening a box or sliding out a drawer to discover a sweet gift. If you've been wondering which ones to invest in this holiday season for you or a loved one's enjoyment, keep scrolling for my edit of the best luxury options on the market from beloved brands like Saks Fifth Avenue and Bloomingdales to Dior and La Mer.
The Best Advent Calendars, Listed
- Best Overall: Saks Fifth Avenue 25 Days of Beauty Advent Calendar
- Best for the Skincare Novice: Babor Ampoule Holiday Advent Calendar
- Best for the Aromatherapy Aficionado: L'Occitane Classic Beauty Advent Calendar
- Best for Fans of Beauty Basics: Sisley Paris Advent Calendar: From Paris with Love
- Best for the Candle Devotee: Voluspa 12-Day Advent Calendar
- Best for the Beauty Francophile: Lancôme Advent Calendar 2024
- Best for the Makeup Maven: Bobbi Brown 12 Days of Glow Best Sellers Calendar
- Best for the Fragrance Addict: Maison Margiela Advent Calendar
- Best for the Self Care Savant: Molton Brown Advent Calendar
- Best for the Luxury Lover: Yves Saint Laurent Holiday Advent Calendar
- Best for the Beauty Traditionalist: Bloomingdale's 25-Day Beauty Advent Calendar
- Best for the Hopeless Romantic: Charlotte Tilbury Charlotte's Lucky Chest of Beauty Secrets
- Best for the Skincare Buff: La Mer The World of La Mer 12-Day Advent Calendar
- Best for the Advent Calendar Connoisseur: Jo Malone London Advent Calendar
- Best for Fans of Unique Fragrances: Diptyque Advent Calendar
- Best for the Frequent Jetsetter: Dior Le 30 Montaigne Dior Beauty Advent Calendar
Best Overall: Saks Fifth Avenue 25 Days of Beauty Advent Calendar
Price per item: $11.80
Saks Fifth Avenue's giftable advent calendar includes 25 coveted self-care luxuries from world-renowned brands including Diptyque, La Prairie, Parfums de Marly, Diptyque, Clé de Peau, and Dolce Gabanna. Featuring a selection of luxurious scents, hair health essentials, and top-rated makeup favorites, this is one present any beauty enthusiast would love to receive.
Best for the Skincare Novice: Babor Ampoule Holiday Advent Calendar
Price per item: $4.38
One of the most affordable luxury options is Babor's Holiday Advent Calendar, which is comprised of 24 single-use skincare ampoules with a wide range of power-packed formulas. Its cutting-edge products address all skin types and concerns.
Best for the Aromatherapy Aficionado: L'Occitane Classic Beauty Advent Calendar
Price per item: $3.50
Worth $115 in value, this year's L'Occitane 2024 advent calendar offers 24 travel-size versions of the French brand's best-selling skin and bodycare products. This one is an absolute must to gift to anyone who appreciates phytotherapy (plant-based treatments) and aromatherapy.
Best for Fans of Beauty Basics: Sisley Paris Advent Calendar: From Paris with Love
Price per item: $33.00
Are you looking to kick off 2025 with a selection of skincare, makeup, and scent favorites? Sisley Paris' Advent Calendar: From Paris With Love is one of the best ways to start with a selection of the brand's bestsellers. It has everything from the brand's best-selling Black Rose Cream Mask to its Ombre Eclat Liquid Eyeshadow.
Best for the Candle Devotee: Voluspa 12-Day Advent Calendar
Price per item: $13.75
Voluspa’s Advent Calendar is curated to perfection with 12 days of fragrances. With a burn time of 25 hours each and crafted from coconut wax in eye-catching vessels, the Petite Pedestal votive candles offered in this set are year-round and seasonal fragrances. Plus, it includes a gold-plated wick trimmer.
Best for the Beauty Francophile: Lancôme Advent Calendar 2024
Price per item: $7.92
The Lancôme Advent Calendar gift set that features a makeup advent calendar, perfume advent calendar, and skincare advent calendar in one. Featuring six full-size and 18 travel-size versions of Lancôme's best makeup, skincare, and fragrance products valued at $693.
Best for the Makeup Maven: Bobbi Brown 12 Days of Glow Best Sellers Calendar
Price per item: $16.25
Stocked with 12 best-selling skincare and makeup essentials (including three full-size favorites) from Bobbi Brown, this advent calendar brings on the glow. These must-have products can prep your skin, create holiday party ready looks in seconds, and deliver post-party cleansing.
Best for the Fragrance Addict: Maison Margiela Advent Calendar
Price per item: $17.14
Fragrance lovers, this one's for you. Maison Margiela's Advent Calendar includes a curated selection of candles, fragrances, and bodycare to make the holiday season even brighter. Ideal for all decor styles, its beautifully packaged silver-and white-blue box exudes elegance.
Best for the Self Care Savant: Molton Brown Advent Calendar
Price per item: $12.29
Embossed with a golden wreath, this advent calendar by Molton Brown features 24 beloved bath, haircare, fragrance, and home products to deliver some luxurious self care for the holidays. Described as pioneers of "positive luxury," Molton Brown should be on every beauty enthusiast's wish list.
For the the Luxury Lover: Yves Saint Laurent Holiday Advent Calendar
Price per item: $15.83
YSL's gorgeous 24-piece luxury advent calendar is filled to the brim with surprise fragrances, makeup, skincare, and accessories to discover. Featuring both full-size and mini products, it's valued at $592. I can't wait to get my hands on this one!
Best for the Beauty Traditionalist: 25-Day Beauty Advent Calendar
Price per item: $13.00
Can't decide which major luxury beauty product to go for? I honestly can't get enough from Bloomingdale's advent calendar. It checks all the boxes by offering 25 products from the most sought-after beauty brands including Laura Mercier, La Prairie, Bulgari, Armani Beauty, Le Labo, and Sisley-Paris.
Best for the Hopeless Romantic: Charlotte Tilbury Charlotte's Beauty Treasure Chest of Love Advent Calendar
Price per item: $16.67
Bring home the magic of the season with Charlotte's Lucky Chest of Beauty Secrets. Every drawer contains one of the brand's bestselling skincare and makeup products in travel and full sizes. If this one has caught your eye, hurry—it's selling out everywhere!
Best for the Skincare Buff: La Mer The World of La Mer 12-Day Advent Calendar
Price per item: $50.00
Featuring silk serums, nourishing creams, and more, La Mer's The World of La Mer 12-Day Advent Calendar is the epitome of holiday magic. It can be yours for $600 (aka the perfect opportunity to try the products you've had on your wish list from this luxury skincare brand).
Best for the Advent Calendar Connoisseur: Jo Malone Advent Calendar
Price per item: $19.80
If you know me, then you know I'm a Jo Malone girl through and through. This year's festive gingerbread-inspired advent calendar offers 25 drawers of charming holiday fragrances including colognes, candles, bath, and body miniatures. It's the perfect way to add some Jo Malone magic to your holiday.
Best for Fans of Unique Fragrances: Diptyque Advent Calendar
Price per item: $19.80
Fact: Diptyque has incredible advent calendars every year. This year's gift set includes three fragrances: Sapin (Pine Tree), Étoile (Star), and Friandise (Sweet Treet), accompanied by 22 other surprises for you to count down to the holidays. Its box also retains its magic after the festive season, with a delicate flame-shaped calligram design.
Best for the Frequent Jetsetter: Dior Le 30 Montaigne Holiday 2023 Advent Calendar
Price per item: $31.25
Re-creating the facade of the historic boutique at 30 Avenue Montaigne, Dior's 2023 advent calendar opens to display a stunning decoration created by Pietro Ruffo inspired by the beauty of the French-style gardens. Inside, you'll discover 24 miniature and travel-size products across, makeup, fragrance, and skincare.
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