21 Beauty Advent Calendars That Will Make You Feel Like a Kid Again
There's no gift that keeps on giving quite like a beauty Advent calendar. Instead of only getting the thrill of opening a present once on the day of the holiday, an Advent calendar allows you to experience that excitement over and over again for 12 to 31 days straight, depending on how big it is.
If you're still unsure what to get the beauty lover in your life for the upcoming holiday season, an Advent calendar from one of their favorite brands will be a surefire win. Being able to count down to the holidays with different surprise products every day will remind them of when they were a kid.
Brands like Kiehl's, MAC, Lush Cosmetics, E.l.f. Cosmetics, Charlotte Tilbury, and many more drop holiday collections every year, and the special calendars for 2024 are even better than last year. Not to mention, some of your favorite beauty retailers like Sephora, Saks Fifth Avenue, Bloomingdale's, and more have come out with their own Advent calendars filled with goodies from a variety of the brands they carry. Those are the best bet if you're not sure exactly what product assortment your loved one would like best.
There are beauty Advent calendars filled with skin-care, makeup, hair, body-care, and nail goodies — or a combination of all of the above — to dive into. No matter what your price range is, you have options. Some luxury options can go for more than $500, while affordable drugstore sets have a more modest price tag.
Ahead, we rounded up a few of the best beauty Advent calendars of 2024 to shop for this year.
Best Affordable Beauty Advent Calendar
Target Beauty Advent Calendar Gift Set ($20)
There's no denying it: most beauty Advent calendars are pricy. But you don't have to break the bank, thanks to the 12-piece Target Beauty Advent Calendar. Inside are a variety of skin, makeup, and nail products from brands like Bioderma, E.l.f., Neutrogena, NYX Professional Makeup, Olay, Sonia Kashuk, and more.
Best Nail Polish Beauty Advent Calendar
Olive & June Christmas Calendar ($75)
We all know someone who never goes without their nails done, and the at-home manicurist simply needs the Olive & June Christmas Calendar. Inside are 25 goodies meant to restock your entire nail kit, from holiday-themed polishes and decals to essential tools (nail files, buffers, and clippers).
Best Beauty Advent Calendar For Lipstick Lovers
YSL Beauty Holiday 2024 Advent Calendar ($80)
Receiving the YSL Beauty Holiday 2024 Advent Calendar is what every beauty obsessive dreams of. The calendar contains a product a day for the entire month of December and features everything from perfumes to lipsticks, mascaras, and serums. The entire thing is housed in a white-and-gold box.
Best Beauty Advent Calendar For Francophiles
L'Occitane 2024 24 Days Of Beauty Advent Calendar ($84)
For French-beauty lovers, the L'Occitane Advent Calendar includes 24 bestsellers from the brand, with six full-size options, including the Neroli & Orchid Hand Cream, Cleansing and Softening Shower Oil, Cherry Blossom Shimmering Lotion, Lavande Blanche Soothing Hand Cream, and much more. It's a $115 value, but you get it for $84.
Best Candle Advent Calendar
Voluspa 12-Day Candle Advent Calendar ($85)
Candles are the perfect holiday gift — especially when you don't know what else to get someone. The Voluspa 12-Day Candle Advent Calendar contains 12 different fragrances, each offering 25 hours of burn time. Some standout scents are Sparkling Cuvée, Spiced Pumpkin Latte, Foraged Wildberry, and White Cypress.
Best Beauty Advent Calendar For Loyalty Members
E.l.f. Sleigh the Holidays 24-Day Beauty Advent Calendar ($95)
To shop the E.l.f. Sleigh the Holidays 24-Day Beauty Advent Calendar, you have to be a loyalty member and sign into the website, making it an exclusive gift option. Inside the 24-day hot-pink calendar is an assortment of full- and mini-size skin-care and makeup products, including an entire eyeshadow palette.
Best Beauty Advent Calendar For Movie Lovers
NYX Professional Makeup Home Alone 24-Piece Makeup Gift Box ($110)
NYX Professional Makeup partnered with 20th Century Studios to create a Home Alone-themed beauty Advent calendar, and it's a movie lover's dream. Inside the box, which is decorated with reimagined scenes from the 1990 film, contains 24 full-sized makeup products — mainly lip products, but also a six-pan eyeshadow palette.
Best Beauty Advent Calendar For Him
Kiehl's Open For Advent-Ure Gift Set ($125)
This calendar includes 24 surprise formulas, one behind each door. Avocado eye treatments, vitamin C serum, omega-rich cloud cream, and facial cleansers are just some of the beauty goodies you can expect to find. It's a $293 value for less than half the price.
Best "Clean" Beauty Advent Calendar
Origins 24 Days of Origins Essentials Advent Calendar ($150)
This Origins Advent Calendar brings you 24 days of clean, mindful skin care, from the best-selling Checks and Balances Face Wash to serums, hand creams, and even a retinol. Key ingredients you'll find throughout the travel-size surprises include hyaluronic acid, caffeine from coffee beans, vitamin C, reishi mushroom, and ginger.
Best Beauty Advent Calendar With a Bonus Gift
Beekman 1802 There's No Place Like Home Advent Calendar ($179)
Not only does the Beekman 1802 There's No Place Like Home Advent Calendar contain enough face and body products to restock your entire routine, but you also get an adorable keepsake holiday storybook. Best of all, it contains 16 full-size products, which is unheard of with Advent calendars. The gift set is valued at over $400.
Best Beauty Advent Calendar For Family
Lancôme Beauty Advent Calendar 2024 ($190)
Whether you're shopping for mom, grandma, your sister-in-law, or another family member, the Lancôme Beauty Advent Calendar 2024 is loaded with amazing products they'll love without costing you an arm and a leg. Valued at $693, it contains a variety of skin care, makeup, and perfumes. The full-sized products inside include the La Vie Est Belle Eau de Parfum, Hypnose Drama Mascara, L'Absolu Rouge Intimatte in Shade 299 and French Cashmere, Cils Booster XL Mascara Primer, and Hypnose Eyeshadow Palette in 09 Fraicheur Rosee.
Best Beauty Advent Calendar For Makeup Enthusiasts
Charlotte Tilbury Beauty Treasure Chest of Love Advent Calendar ($220)
You might think Charlotte Tilbury's Advent calendar is too good to be true, but it's not. Filled with 12 products total — including a full-size Beauty Light Wand in Pinkgasm, Hyaluronic Happikiss in Pillow Talk, and Magic Lip Oil Crystal Elixir — this calendar is jam-packed with enough products to restock your entire makeup bag.
Best Beauty Advent Calendar For Full-Size Makeup
MAC Cosmetics 24K Holiday Advent Calendar ($225)
The MAC Cosmetics 24K Holiday Advent Calendar is filled with 24 products from the brand, making it a professional makeup artist's dream. Inside are lipsticks, lip liners, mascara, eyeshadow singles, and more, valued at more than $450. The box, wrapped in gold foil paper, will definitely make you feel as though Christmas came early.
Best Luxury Hair-Care Beauty Advent Calendar
Philip B. 12 Days of Christmas Calendar ($285)
For 12 days, you'll be able to experience different hair products with the Philip B. 12 Days of Christmas Calendar. If you're not already a big fan of the brand, prepare to be very soon. It includes everything from shampoos and conditioners to styling products like a heat protectant and a hair oil.
Best Beauty Advent Calendar For Self-Care
Eve Lom 12-Day Advent Calendar ($290)
The Eve Lom Advent Calendar will help you reach a whole new level of relaxation. Inside the 12-day box are luxury skin-care products designed to put you at ease, from the brand's cult-favorite cleanser to the Rescue Mask. It's all housed inside a whimsical, floral box.
Best Luxury Beauty Advent Calendar With Variety
Saks Fifth Avenue Saks 25 Days Of Beauty Advent Calendar ($295)
Celebrate the 25 days leading up to the holidays with the Saks Fifth Avenue Beauty Advent Calendar. You'll find a variety of luxury brands inside. These include Guerlain, Augustinus Bader, RéVive, Byredo, Orveda, Maison Francis Kurkdjian, Nest New York, Diptyque, Vintner's Daughter, and many, many more.
Best Bath Bomb Beauty Advent Calendar
Lush Advent Calendar ($300)
Fans of Lush can ensure they're decked out for the holidays with the brand's 25-day Advent calendar. Inside are bath bombs, bubble bars, perfumes, shower gels, and so much more. It's the ultimate self-care package.
Best Value Beauty Advent Calendar
Bloomingdale's 25-Day Beauty Advent Calendar ($325)
Valued at $900, the Bloomingdale's 25-Day Beauty Advent Calendar is a real steal. It's packed with hair, makeup, skin, body, and fragrance options from some of the top beauty brands carried at the retailer. The stunning black and gold box is packed with products from La Prairie, Maison Francis Kurkdjian, SK-II, Armani Beauty, Shiseido, Clé de Peau Beauté, La Mer, and Sisley-Paris.
Best Beauty Advent Calendar For Skin-Care Lovers
Fresh Best-Sellers Advent Calendar ($350)
Fans of Fresh will be in heaven with the Self-Care Advent Calendar filled with 24 bestselling travel- and full-size products from the brand. From the beloved milk body lotion to the classic soy cleanser, multiple lip balms, and even some of the brand's newest serums, it's loaded with everything you need to overhaul your skin-care routine.
Best Body Care Beauty Advent Calendar
Jo Malone London Advent Calendar ($495)
Beauty fans get excited about the Jo Malone London Advent Calendar every single year, and it's easy to see why. This year, it's packed with 25 bath and body products, candles, and perfumes. The beautiful present-inspired box will fit right in with the rest of your holiday decor.
Best Luxury Beauty Advent Calendar
Dior Beauty Advent Calendar ($750)
Quiet-luxury girlies know that Dior Beauty is top-tier, and the brand's Advent calendar is exactly the spectacle you want in your home around Christmas. Decorated with a fairy-tale Pietro Fuffo interpretation of the 30 Avenue Montaigne Boutique in Paris, the gold packaging is as luxurious and ethereal as you'd expect from the luxury brand. Filled with 24 beauty products — including a full skin-care routine, candles, body products, fragrance, and an exclusive Christmas ornament — the calendar is densely packed with enough iconic products to justify the price tag.
Jessica Harrington (she/her) is the senior editor of PS Beauty, where she oversees coverage around makeup, skin care, hair, tattoos, and more. With more than eight years of industry experience, she has interviewed countless celebrities, reported on hundreds of beauty trends, and swatched more lipsticks than she can count. Prior to PS, Jessica worked for publications such as Makeup.com, Skincare.com, and The Zoe Report.