17 Best Beauty Advent Calendars to Gift Your Loved Ones — Or Yourself

Do you know someone who likes to go to town making up their whole face, from brows to lips? This beauty advent calendar has them covered! Packed with everything from a blending sponge and full-size makeup brushes to eye pencils, cream eyeshadows, and lip glosses, an aspiring makeup artist can’t ask for anything more. “This Advent Calendar has everything!!!” raves one happy customer, who bought it for her daughters. “I can’t wait for the girls to start opening them on December 1st!”

We all have that friend who always has to swing by Origins when visiting the mall. Perhaps that friend is you! Either way, you can’t go wrong with the company’s advent calendar. It’s filled with 12 bestselling items, including my personal fav- the Checks and Balances Cleanser. Whomever receives this will appreciate the brush that’s included, which makes applying the Clear Improvement Active Charcoal Mask easier. Some other favorites in the calendar are the Plantscription Powerful Lifting Cream, and the GinZing Into The Glow Brightening Serum. 

Benefit’s 12-piece advent calendar is stocked with a bevy of the brand’s favorite cosmetics, in mini sizes that are ideal for throwing in your bag when you’re on the go. Four different mascaras, an eyeliner, two primers, a bronzer, blush, and a bunch of brow products give you plenty to play with. Gift it to someone who loves a smokey eye, and get another one for yourself!

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Another great choice if you’re looking for both skincare and makeup, IT Cosmetics limited-edition 12-piece holiday advent calendar features hydrating moisturizer, lengthening mascara, makeup primer, and more. You’ll save more than $100 buying this set rather than each product individually, plus it comes in this cute heart-themed packaging; what’s not to love?

If you can’t resist a product that takes your nose to paradise, you’ll want to snatch up this L’Occitane advent calendar right now. It’s got 24 products, including their ultra-moisturizing hand cream in six decadent scents. When you’re not taking whiffs of cherry blossom, verbena, or rose, you can indulge in the foot cream, face cream, lip balm, and shower gel. There’s no makeup in this one, so it’s perfect for your friend who learned to embrace the bare-faced trend during quarantine! (This gift is also available at Sephora, in case it’s out of stock at Nordstrom).

This Perricone MD advent calendar has everything you need for clean, hydrated, healthy skin — and it’s an amazing value, to boot! Valued at over $400, this set features a dozen amazing products, including vitamin C cleanser, pore minimizing toner, firming serum, three different moisturizers, and much more. All of the products in this beauty advent calendar are free of parabens, phthalates, and sulfates, so you can rest easy that they’re good for your the planet as well as the earth. This beautifully-packaged set will have you — or the lucky person you gift it to! — glowing in the year ahead.

Here’s what we love about this beauty calendar from ASOS : It has a mix of must-have daily skincare goodies, plus a few luxury items, like the Elemis Pro Collagen Marine Cream. This is a great gift for your stylish son, nephew, or even a co-worker. They can expect 12 goodies in, including a Gillette Fusion 5 Pro Glide Razor, Johnny’s Chop Shop Texturizing Cream for their hair, and a super cool tote they can use year round.

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Calling all would-be nail artists! Have someone on your list who can’t miss their weekly manicure? Then this advent calendar from Dashing Diva is a must-grab. It comes with 24 items, including a full-sized bottle of REDTHERAPY Nourishing Cuticle Oil. The 11 nail designs range from fun plaid to glitzy gold. We also love how the calendar comes with a buffer, tweezers, and even prep pads.

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If Santa only leaves one gift under my Christmas tree this year, I hope this is it. From creams to eye treatments, the 111Skin Advent Calendar has everything you need to pamper skin esthetician-style. It boasts 11 trial-size products, and one full-sized bottle of the Y Theorem Repair Light Serum, which moisturizes and brightens the complexion while reducing the look of fine lines. The lucky receiver can look forward to 12 days of beauty treatments to get them holiday-ready. They’ll especially love relaxing with the award-winning Rose Gold Brightening Facial Treatment Mask, which is full of Argireline — a hexapeptide and ingredient found in botulinum extract. It’s basically botox minus the needles!

There’s a little bit of everything in this luxe set from ELEMIS London. The No.25 Beauty Advent Calendar features must-haves like Superfood Day Cream and toner, and also boasts some other exciting numbers your skin will love. We’re obsessed with the Papaya Enzyme Peel, which contains Bromelain, an enzyme that removes dead skin cells. However, the calendar also comes with a 5-star rated Herbal Lavender Repair Mask, and several collagen boosting treatments, including this Pro-Collagen Energising Marine Cleanser. The facial gel is infused with minerals like zinc and magnesium, and leaves skin free of dirt and oil. The lucky recipient of this beauty advent calendar will love discovering all 25 items!

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For the beauty gal who’s into a bit of everything, the TILI Try It, Love It 24-Piece Beauty Advent Calendar may be your best best. Along with being easy on the wallet, it boasts a large selection of name brand items that anyone would jump to get their hands on. Although samples are on the small side, they’re large enough to get a taste for whether a full size product is worth splurging on later — and they’re great for tossing in your bag when you’re on the go! Some of the treats included are Sunday Riley Good Genes Treatment, mascara, facial masks, and Peter Thomas Roth Water Drench Glow Serum.

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If you’re always hunting for a unique fragrance (or know someone who is), consider this Clementine California Perfume Advent Calendar by Atelier Cologne. The limited-edition set features more than 10 samples (2 millimeters) of their fragrances, a leather case, Orange Sanguine perfume, Pomélo Paradis perfume (both .14 ounces), and a 1 ounce bottle of their delicious Clementine California fragrance. Launched in 2010, the perfume house has become a favorite with people searching for natural and sustainably-made scents. If you’re not convinced something with essential oils can give that whoa factor, we dare you to smell their Vanille Insensée cologne absolue or Love Osmanthus. You’ll be converted into a true believer.

Sephora’s Holiday Vibes After Advent calendar lets you celebrate the twelve days of Christmas, which only begin on December 25, with a fun treat each day until January 5th. Consider it the perfect gift to combat those post-holiday blues. They’ll be cheered by the green tea face mask, a watermelon eye mask, glittery eyeshadow, vanilla lip balm, and more. (If it’s sold out, you can add your name to the email list to be notified when it’s back — it will be restocked soon!)

Everyone’s talking about the Surprise Me Calendar from Glossybox, and for good reason. The British company has been popular with makeup and skincare aficionados since its 2011 debut. Along with including full size products in beauty boxes, the subscription-based company is often praised for its inclusion of must-have goodies and notably gorgeous packing. Case in point, the company’s holiday calendar is a luxurious metallic pink marble chest. It doubles as a jewelry box, and after you’ve ransacked all the creams and serums you can use it to store your rings and keepsakes. They’ve been very hush-hush about what’s in the chest, but we’ve learned you can expect 16 full size products (we know!) and 11 deluxe mini products, some from Glow Recipe, Viktor & Rolf, ELEMIS London, and Medik8.

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The Body Shop’s Share The Joy Advent Calendar has 24 items to pamper your hands, face, or body. It includes the brand’s popular Tea Tree Skin Clearing Facial Wash, which by itself would be reason enough to purchase. It also comes with treats like lip balm, shampoo, and their Mango Body Butter. Every item smells amazing, and will keep the receiver moisturized and feeling pampered from head to toe.

This 12-piece advent calendar from Charlotte Tilbury features all of the brand’s most luxurious skincare products. Everyone will quickly become obsessed with the Goddess Skin Clay Mask, which contains oil-absorbing Spanish clay. The calendar also has their Magic Cream, Air Airbrush Flawless Setting Spray, and miraculous Wonderglow Face Primer that leaves skin dewy and plump. Every product is free of parabens, phthalates, and sulfates. Plus, the packaging is so pretty, you’ll keep it on your dresser well into the New Year.

For that person in your life who is always scheduling a facial so they don’t look as tired as they feel in holiday photos, gift them this Dr. Barbara Sturm advent calendar. These 24 products, which include the brand’s biggest hits and best-sellers as well as new, innovative anti-aging formulas, will have the lucky recipient feel like they just had the latest facial. It’s got hyaluronic serum (an essential), vitamin C serum to brighten skin, toner anti-pollution drops, and even a scalp serum! Although a bit of a splurge, these products would total up to over $1,500 if bought individually! This calendar can also be found at Sephora.