It’s way too early for figgy pudding, sleigh rides and jingle bells, but if you’re hoping to snag one of the best advent calendars of the year for a fun countdown to Christmas, we regret to inform you that you better start shopping now. That’s especially true if you’re keen to snag one of the year’s best beauty advent calendars, many of which tend to sell out well before you’ve even transitioned from a cardigan to a coatigan.
Many of the year’s best advent calendars start to hit shelves in September, like the internet’s favorite Bonne Maman advent calendar for foodies and the Bluey advent calendar for kiddos. But beauty lovers have to move especially fast if they’re hoping to have a colorful countdown to Christmas like no other, since some of the year’s top beauty advent calendars often sell out in the blink of an eye, like the best-selling Anthropologie Beauty Advent Calendar and the Charlotte Tilbury Advent Calendar.
And with luxury beauty products at bundled prices, it’s not hard to understand why so many of them sell out so fast. The Liberty Beauty Advent Calendar, for example, includes $1,650 worth of beauty products for just $345. The Cult Beauty Advent Calendar costs $308, but is worth over $1,400. Even the Anthropologie Beauty Advent Calendar, which rings up for just $98, includes $304 worth of beauty gifts.
Countdown to the holidays in the most colorful, beautiful way with one of the year’s top beauty advent calendars. But don’t dilly dally — they’re sure to sell out in the blink of an eye.
Anthropologie
One of the most highly coveted beauty advent calendars every year is the Anthropologie beauty advent calendar. For under $100 and with two-dozen different travel-sized products from fan favorite brands, it’s not hard to see why it sells out every single year. Expect to get products from brands like L’Occitane, ELEMIS, Supergoop!, Salt & Stone, Sunday Riley, Anastasia Beverley Hill and much, much more.
Charlotte Tilbury
This beauty advent calendar by the brand that brought you the iconic Pillow Talk lip shade and dermatologist-recommended Magic Cream includes 12 doors filled with $300 worth of makeup and skin care gifts, including some full-sized products. (Spoiler: You’ll a travel-sized Pillow Talk lipstick and Magic Cream in the calendar!)
BEAUTYSPACENK
This 12-day advent calendar comes with premium beauty favorites from brands you know, like Mario Badescu, Slip Silk, Patchology and more. Expect to unbox luxe beauty faves like Slip Silk scrunchies, Lancer Method Polish and Babe Original Lash Serum
Sephora
Checking out what’s in your shopping basket has never been more thrilling thanks to this «Gorgeous Grocer» beauty advent calendar from Benefit Cosmetics. The 24-day advent calendar includes Benefit Cosmetics favorites from fresh brow looks to cheek treats to crave-worthy lashes and so much more — all served in a cute grocers basket. Expect travel-sized gifts of brand favorites like Hoola Matte Bronzer, They’re Real Beyond Mascara, Gimme Brow+ Brow-Volumizing Fiber Gel and Benetint Rose-Tinted Lip & Cheek Stain.
wet n wild
For beauty-curious kids and tweens, look no further than this 12-day advent calendar from wet n’ wild. Each day for 12 days you’ll unbox some of the brand’s best selling makeup products for eyes and face, like the Wild Icon Blush, Mega Volume Mascara (and curler!) and Mega Last Breakup Proof retractable eyeliner.
Nordstrom
For the person who’s all about skin care, you can’t go wrong with this 12-piece set holiday set featuring Kiehl’s best-selling classics like Ultimate Strength Hand Salve, Creamy Eye Treatment with Avocado and Clearly Corrective Dark Spot Solution.
Nordstrom
A limited-edition 24-gift journey for the senses featuring the best of what L’Occitane has to offer your skin, body, hair, hands and more. This advent calendar is like a treasure chest full of presents, from the brand’s iconic hand creams to decadent almond favorites and skin-care must-haves. Expect a full size of the brand’s Intensive Foot Balm as well as travel sizes of favorites like Overnight Reset Oil-in-Serum and Almond Shower Scrub.
ChapStick
For the tween on your list, this Chapstick advent calendar is a fun gift idea. For 12 days they’ll get a unique, one-of-a-kind Chapstick flavor, from cotton candy and chocolate milk to sugar cookie and cake batter.
The Body Shop
Countdown to Christmas with this calendar that’s full of head-to-toe nifty gifties from The Body Shop. The gift set includes a mix of both full-sized and travel-sized favorites such as Tea Tree Facial Wash, British Rose Facial Mask, Satsuma Shower Gel and Avocado Body Butter.
Nordstrom
For the candle lover on your list there’s no better gift than a bunch of candles. This advent calendar comes with 12 full-sized Voluspa candles in scents that remind one of a fancy spa like French Cade Lavender, Baltic Amber and Sparkling Cuvée.
Lush
With this advent calendar, you’ll get a colorful countdown to Christmas like no other. Each day you’ll unbox a different Lush gift for every beauty need from head to toe. Enjoy festive bath bombs, luxurious lotions, and even a candle for your home.
Uncommon Goods
Surprise their senses this holiday season with this 24-day advent calendar full of shower steamers. These sparkling shower steamers are made with essential oils in the scents of the season, like peppermint, eucalyptus, fir tree, and clove.
Sephora
Perfect for the fragrance obsessive, this 12-day advent calendar from a brand that’s all about using scents to unlock (and create) memories. The calendar spotlights miniatures of the brand’s perfumes, candles and body products like Jazz Club Eau de Toilette, Lazy Sunday Morning Mini Scented Candle and By The Fireplace Eau de Toilette.
Sephora
An advent calendar, only not the way you know it.It’s the perfect gift to give in the lead-up to the holidays or for the big event. Open a box each day and discover a surprise of six daily luxuries all proudly scented with the brand’s iconic warm and spicy Not A Perfume fragrance.
Cult Beauty
Cult Beauty’s official advent calendar is back and bigger than ever, with with over 40 expertly curated beauty gifts — including 19 full sized faves and six Cult Beauty exclusives! You’ll unbox delightful skin and hair items from brands you know and love like gisou, Tower 28, Paula’s Choice, Ceremonia, Byoma, Ouai, MZ Skin and many (many!) more.
Liberty
It’s one of the most iconic beauty advent calendars each and every year, and we’re thrilled that it’s back and bigger than ever for 2024. Worth more than $1,650 in total value (yep, that’s right), this calendar is fit to burst with 28 luxury beauty products — 18 of which are full sized! You’ll unbox products such as La Mer Lip Volumiser, Sunday Riley Good Genes, Augustinus Bader The Rich Cream, Byredo lipstick and Davines Oi Milk — to name just a few.
The box includes 25 drawers and is decorated with charming illustrations by world-renowned artist Clym Evernden.
If that wasn’t enough, a select few of the advent calendars includes a Golden ticket hidden inside that awards each of the lucky winners £1,000 to spend at Liberty.
Space NK
If you’re unfamiliar with SpaceNK, we’re thrilled to be the ones to introduce you. Founded in the London in 1991, SpaceNK is now a worldwide retailer for luxury cosmetics. It’s kind of like the Sephora of the UK, but with a bit more of a premium experience.
And the brand’s 2024 advent calendar is definitely worth splurging on if luxury beauty is your (or your giftees) favorite thing. In it you’ll find 35 beauty gifts behind 25 doors and 23 of those items are full-size beauty products from brands like including Rare Beauty, Summer Fridays and Medik8.
Expect to unbox luxe beauty items such as Augustinus Bader’s The Serum, Olaplex No. 7 Bonding Oil, Tatcha’s The Serum and Drunk Elephant’s La La Retro Whipped Cream.
Saks Fifth Avenue
Feeling splurgy? Let us introduce you to La Mer’s 2024 advent calendar, «The World Of La Mer.» In it you’ll unbox over 12 days a handful of the brand’s most notorious silky serums, sumptuous creams and other indulgent delights. You can expect to find the Crème de la Mer, the Regenerating Serum, the Moisturizing Soft Cream and the Hand Treatment.
About the writer:
Brittany Nims is an affiliate content expert and freelance writer with over a decade of experience, who’s built a career in the ever-changing world between newsrooms, brands and their business goals. She was previously the Associate Director of E-Commerce Partnerships and Business Development for beauty, fashion and wellness accounts at Vox Media and New York Magazine, working with publications such as The Cut, The Strategist and Popsugar.
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