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Raise your hand if the rollout of the best beauty advent calendars gets your heart racing every holiday season. Still with me? Good—because you’ll want to shop these sets before they sell out—and trust, they are (and have been) going quickly. Whether you’re treating yourself (as you should) or crossing people off your list, advent calendars should be high on your list of gift ideas. After all, why deliberate on the perfect singular gift when you can buy them a little bit of everything? On the receiving end, opening up a treasure chest of 25 mini- and full-size beauty products is a euphoric experience—so many makeup looks, scent spritzes, and blowouts to be had!
And before you hit me with the "buttt," I know. Advent calendars give us sticker shock, too. Think of it this way: When you add up the retail value for each product, it’s crystal clear just how much you're saving. The holidays are stressful as is, so I let these calendars do the math for me—and, trust me, it’s a winning formula.
Shop more of our gift guides, including gifts $25 and under, gifts for teens, and gifts for the beauty-obsessed people in her life. For more shopping recommendations, head to our holiday gift guide hub to find our editors' top present picks.
If you're unsure of where to start, I've gone through the arduous task of online window shopping for you. (Spoiler: It was not arduous at all.) Without further ado, here are the best beauty advent calendars out right now—and worry not, I'll be refreshing this story with newness as it rolls out. For now, have your credit card info ready and prepare to be crowned the best gift giver of all time.
But first, some unboxings for sneak peeks:
Allure editors unboxing the Glasshouse Fragrances 24 Days of Christmas Advent Calendar
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Allure editors unboxing the Benefit Cosmetics Glam Cube Advent Calendar
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Allure editors unboxing the Charlotte Tilbury Charlotte’s Beauty Treasure Chest of Love
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Allure editors unboxing the Byredo Advent Calendar
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Belif 12 Days of Chok Chok Holly Days Gift Set
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12 Days of Chok Chok Holly Days Gift Set
Amazon
Why I love it: For the uninitiated, “chok chok” is a Korean term that roughly translates to extra dewy, bouncy skin—and that’s exactly what you’ll get after incorporating these Belif skin-care products into your routine. Chock-full of tried-and-true ingredients such as hyaluronic acid, peptides, ceramides, niacinamide, and vitamin C, this Holly Days advent calendar is the stuff of glass-skin dreams. And don’t get us started on the cute packaging—hello, cutie water droplet!
The star product: I adore the entire Aqua Bomb family, and so does the rest of the Allure team. Case in point: We tested and gave the Aqua Bomb Eye Gel a 2025 Best of Beauty Award. “This lightweight eye gel does pretty much everything you want an eye treatment to do: brightens with vitamin C and niacinamide, tightens with caffeine, and cools like the old cucumber slice trick (no refrigeration or actual cucumber slices required),” says former deputy beauty director Liz Siegel.
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SkinCeuticals Holiday Skincare Advent Calendar
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Holiday Skincare Advent Calendar
SkinCeuticals
Why I love it: For the most skin-care-obsessed people in your life—even if that's you—SkinCeuticals' Holiday Skincare Advent Calendar is the cream of the gifting crop. Many skin-care products need little introduction, including the C E Ferulic (the ultimate vitamin C serum), P-Tiox (a 2025 Best of Beauty Award winner for best line-smoothing serum), and Triple Lipid Restore 2:4:2 (an enduring derm-beloved cream that feels "so nice and buttery but not in a super-rich-my-skin-feels-like-there's-a-film-on-it way," according to me, commerce editor Sarah Han. I have combo skin, so this is a great nighttime moisturizer. It really feels as if all of my other skin-care products are properly sealed in.
The star product: A full-size face mask that's perfect for winter dryness? We're sat. The Phyto Corrective Mask is a solid pick for anyone who wants to rehydrate and soothe red or irritated skin, according to Heather Woolery-Lloyd, MD, a board-certified dermatologist based in Miami. "I also love that it is fragrance-free because many masks have fragrance and can be overpowering for people who are sensitive to fragrance," she adds. What do you expect when there's hyaluronic acid, thyme, cucumber, and olive leaf extracts in the mix? Slather, soothe, and repeat.
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Dr. Barbara Sturm Advent Calendar
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Advent Calendar
Amazon
Nordstrom
Revolve
Why I love it: Dr. Barbara Sturm is the kind of luxury brand we pine for all year round, but especially when its value-filled advent calendar drops. Outfitted in velvet green, this skin-care treasure chest has so many goodies that even the Grinch would grin at such a sight. Prepare to be prepared for whatever winter and the new year bring because you'll be well-equipped with various face creams (original, rich, and glow), as well as all of the serums your skin needs at any given moment—see: Hyaluronic Serum, Clarifying Serum, and The Better B Niacinamide Serum. Radiance, bottled over and over.
The star product: I don't know about you, but come this time of year, my skin looks, well, dull. Sure, I slather on hefty doses of hydrating serums, but sometimes my skin needs a little extra boost. Enter: Glow Drops, a versatile, light-reflecting serum that can be mixed in with a moisturizer for a subtle, all-over glow, patted over makeup as a highlighter, or slathered on alone for maximum payoff. A fun touch? The bottle is decorated with a limited-edition snowflake design. Très cute!
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Revolution Makeup Advent Calendar
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Advent Calendar
Amazon
Why I love it: What's better than a wallet-friendly beauty brand? An even more wallet-friendly advent calendar, obviously. Revolution Makeup Advent Calendar rings in at just $65 (or less if it's on sale—like it is at the time of writing!), and with 24 products total, that means each comes in at less than $3 a pop. You can replace your entire makeup routine, or at least have the option to do so. This colorful lineup stretches from lip gloss, eyeliner, mascara, and baking powder, to makeup tools such as sponges and eye shadow brushes. Glam time.
The star product: I don't joke around about blush, especially when it's a $10 formula that punches above its price point. The Beam Bright Blush blends into the skin like a dream, thanks to its silky powder formula, and packs a serious punch of color with each swipe—just the way I like it.
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Drybar House of Blowouts Advent Calendar
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House of Blowouts Advent Calendar
Amazon
Ulta Beauty
Why I love it: Drybar is also coming in hot (get it?) with its first advent calendar, aptly named House of Blowouts. Complete with all the styling products you could possibly need (detanglers, heat protectants, and finishing sprays—gang's all here), and then some, this gift is bound to make someone's year. And priced at just under $100, it's not too hard on the wallet either.
The star product: I call the duo that is the Liquid Glass Smoothing Shampoo and Conditioner “glossy hair goals.” Despite the deeply moisturizing, frizz-minimizing abilities of vegan keratin, neroli oil, and murumuru butter, they never weigh down hair. Even better, they leave your hair smelling delicious, too, with gourmand notes of coconut, amber, and vanilla.
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Jo Malone London 12-Day Ornament Collection Holiday Gift Set
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12-Day Ornament Collection Gift Set
Nordstrom
Jo Malone
Why I love it: Jo Malone scents don't go out of style, plain and simple. Who doesn't love a hit of lime basil and mandarin? Or perhaps myrrh and tonka? If your giftee loves fragrance in all formats—we're talking hand washes, body lotions, candles, and hand creams—the 12-Day Ornament Collection Holiday Gift Set is sure to light up their eyes (and noses?). Each box also doubles as a chic ornament or table decor.
The star product: Scent is personal, of course, but I'm partial to Wood Sage & Sea Salt, which is inspired by the rugged cliffs of the British coastline. (How moody and picturesque.) It's grounding, calming, and, thanks to the hyaluronic acid and glycerin present in the hand cream iteration, as hydrating as it is aromatic.
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Glow Recipe 12 Days of Glow Advent Calendar
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12 Days of Glow Advent Calendar
Glow Recipe
Why I love it: Bring on the glow. While we're always about that skin-care philosophy, Glow Recipe quite literally has its reputation on the line—but worry not, because this 12 Days of Glow Advent Calendar goes above and beyond. The first highlight is a full-size Watermelon Glow Ultra-Fine Mist: I may not be diligent about my face mists during the warmer months, but they're practically a necessity in the colder months to keep skin…appeased, frankly. We can't forget about another Watermelon Glow staple: the Niacinamide Hue Drops in Sun Glow. With less outdoor time (and vitamin D) going on, I love mixing these in with my daytime moisturizer to instantly warm up my complexion with these bronzing drops.
The star product: We're not not going to shout out the brand's most recent Best of Beauty winner, the Glass Balm. Your giftee will unwrap a full-size Blackberry Bingsoo (sheer berry) Glass Balm that adds tint with many skin-care benefits, thanks to plumping hyaluronic acid microspheres, moisture-binding glycerin, and collagen-boosting blackberry, raspberry, and Japanese plum extracts. The name couldn't be more accurate: Hello, glassy, juicy lips.
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L'Oréal Paris 24 Day Beauty Advent Calendar
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24 Day Beauty Advent Calendar
Amazon
Why I love it: Anyone who hasn't lived under a rock their entire life knows that L'Oréal Paris is one of the best drugstore beauty brands around—but that doesn't stop us from exploring (and buying) the brand's holiday offerings. This cute, Parisian-themed 24 Day Beauty Advent Calendar is stocked with tried-and-true faves such as Lumi Glotion, Telescopic Mascara, and Revitalift Triple Power Cream, because skin care and makeup go hand-in-hand—and this gift knows it.
The star product: Easy, the 2025 Best of Beauty-winning Infallible 3-Second Setting Mist Spray. True to its name, it's so fast-acting that you get budge-proof makeup protection in just three seconds. Our social media manager, Bianca Richards, says her makeup held up every day all summer long—which is saying a lot since we're based in New York City.
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Augustinus Bader The 12 Days of Bader
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The 12 Days of Bader
Nordstrom
Bluemercury
Augustinus Bader
Why I love it: Your bougiest friends (or older sis, or mom) deserve a luxury advent calendar from Augustinus Bader. This 12 Days of Bader set means they get an entire skin-care routine handed to them—and one that's perfectly tailored to the season. Every single cream, serum, lip treatment, and face mask in this chic blue box deeply nourishes and plumps dull, dry skin for a complexion that'll glow all the way into 2026.
The star product: Winter is coming, whether I can stand it or not—so you'll need a heavier-duty moisturizer that'll coddle and soften your skin, no matter how dry and chapped it gets. Chock-full of the brand's signature blend of amino acids, vitamins, and peptides (called TCF8), squalane, shea butter, and many other goodies, The Rich Cream is sure to become their skin's BFF.
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Clarins 12 Day Advent Calendar
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12 Day Advent Calendar
Nordstrom
Bloomingdales
Clarins
Why I love it:
The star product:
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Benefit Cosmetics Glam Cube Advent Calendar
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Glam Cube Advent Calendar
Revolve
Macy's
Benefit Cosmetics
Why I love it: Benefit Cosmetics's Glam Cube Advent Calendar is the only kind of Rubik's Cube I want—that is, one I don't actually have to solve (though you'll have plenty of fun twisting and spinning each row) and that is stocked with beauty treats. To be exact, there are 25 Benefit makeup and skin-care products that you (or your giftee) will make very good use of throughout the holiday season, the new year, and beyond. Think fan-favorite mascaras (hey, Badgal Bang) to make your lashes flutter, brow gels to fluff up hairs, and bronzers to add instant dimension to your complexion. Benefit's even thrown in a few makeup removers and cleansers, so you never have an excuse to flop into bed with a caked-up face. Wins all around.
The star product: Korean lip tints might be on the rise, but stateside, Benetint is undoubtedly one of the OGs. Whether you love the classic Rose—or one of the beloved additions, Raspberry and Dark Cherry—this lip and cheek tint never fails to deliver a buildable, my-lips-but-perkier wash of color. “My jaw was on the ground after my first use because it it looked so natural,” Silva said. "It gives the ideal pop of pink on my lips without looking like I'm wearing lipstick, and it's completely weightless with no sticky residue."
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MAC 24 Mystery Must-Haves Advent Calendar
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24 Mystery Must-Haves Advent Calendar
MAC
Why I love it: What if an advent calendar doubled as a makeshift vanity? MAC heard (and answered) our wishes. Meet the 24 Mystery Must-Haves Advent Calendar, designed with a generously-sized mirror. All of these dazzling mini- and full-size products are your ticket to holiday glam—and will naturally extend into your 2026 looks. After all, MAC doesn’t go out of style: I'll never give up my MAC lip pencils and setting sprays, and—would you look at that?—both classics are in this set!
The star product: You can never wear too much glitz, in our humble opinion, and Dazzleshadow Liquid Eyeshadow elevates any look in seconds. As senior news editor Nicola Dall’Asen puts it: “This eye shadow provides high-impact sparkle in just a few swipes, no blending necessary, and just a little dry-down time." Holiday glam, complete.
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Oak Essentials x Jenni Kayne Advent Calendar
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x Jenni Kayne Advent Calendar
Ulta Beauty
Oak Essentials
Why I love it: If you want your bathroom to smell like the most heavenly spa, I urge you to check out Oak Essentials, like, yesterday. Along with some cozy surprises, including a pair of cloud-like cashmere socks, the Oak Essentials x Jenni Kayne Advent Calendar has all of the minimalist-chic skin-care and body-care products to soothe and moisturize your skin throughout the harsh winter season and beyond. Also crucial throughout this lineup? That’s right, essential oil blends that will relax your mind with one whiff.
The star product: Not all body oils are made equal. Instead of leaving your skin feeling greasy, Oak Essentials’ Dew Body Oil dries down surprisingly quickly, so you can toss on your favorite plush robe and throw yourself onto the couch to watch your current reality show obsession, asap.
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111Skin 11 Days of Radiance Advent Calendar
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11 Days of Radiance Advent Calendar
Nordstrom
Bluemercury
Revolve
Why I love it: 111Skin isn't lying about its 11 Days of Radiance Advent Calendar—each item will do its part in boosting hydration, smoothing texture, and brightening skin tone. There's pretty much a complete routine hidden in this luxury skin-care trove—cleansing oil, essence, serum, eye cream, you name it. To top things off, there's a stainless steel gua sha you can use alongside the other products to help depuff and support lymphatic drainage.
The star product: 111Skin's sheet masks are undoubtedly fan-favorites. Our top pick? The Y Theorem Bio Cellulose Facial Mask is made from bio-cellulose for an impeccably cooling and soothing treatment. Glycerin, ectoin, panthenol, and caffeine are just some of the powerhouses worth noting—hello, boosted hydration and reduced inflammation. Slap one on for just 20 minutes and your complexion will be oh so refreshed. This is the ultimate party getting-ready prep, period.
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Kiehl’s 24 Days of Kiehl’s Advent Calendar
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24 Days of Kiehl’s Advent Calendar
Kiehl's Since 1851
Why I love it: Hydrating. Calming. Rich textures. These are just some of the words that come to mind when I think of Kiehl’s—and, by extension, this 24 Days of Kiehl’s Advent Calendar. Just like Kiehl’s usual full-size offerings, there’s a product for pretty much every skin concern in here. There are the classics, like the Ultra line for fuss-free hydration for dry types, as well as more powerful resurfacing products like the Clearly Corrective Daily Re-Texturizing Triple Acid Peel and Retinol Skin-Renewing Daily Micro-Dose Serum (perfect for aging skin). You might be surprised to find a few hair-care goodies, too, like a travel-size shampoo and conditioner that might inspire your giftee to book their next trip. The possibilities are endless.
The star product: Don’t forget to show the skin below your neck some major love. A (very) good starting point: the Ultra Body Mega Moisture Squalane Cream. Having earned a 2025 Allure Best of Beauty Award in the Sensitive category, this cream treats all skin types—including eczema and rosacea—equally, thanks to a highly-moisturizing blend of squalane, pro-ceramides, and glycoproteins. “I’ve used a lot of body butters, some better than others, but what sets this apart is its whipped texture, which is nourishing enough to keep me from scratching, but sinks in immediately,” contributing commerce editor Deanna Pai attests.
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Parfums de Marly Countdown Calendar
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Countdown Calendar
Saks Fifth Avenue
Neiman Marcus
Dillard's
Why I love it: If you (or someone you know) want to smell as if you've been traipsing in the French countryside, it's time to invest in Parfums de Marly's Countdown Calendar. You don't just get perfumes, but also body creams and candles, so that you can incorporate the delicious scents into more aspects of your daily life. Sneak peek: Althair, Delina, Meloria, Palatine, and Valaya are all in the mix, as well as a refillable travel case you can add any of the 10-milliliter vials to. Basically, smell good wherever you go.
The star product: Delina Eau de Parfum may be eight years old, but she's still very much that girl. Case in point: It's a 2024 Allure Best of Beauty winner. Lest you think it's a typical rose fragrance, it finds both depth and balance in its sharp rhubarb, as well as warm vanilla and musk notes. "Delina has been my go-to date night fragrance for two years now," says associate beauty editor Annie Blay-Tettey. "I love how light and feminine the scent is and how the powdery dry-down gives it a sensual feel—not to mention the pink bottle looks pretty sitting on my vanity."
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Glasshouse Fragrances 24 Days of Christmas Advent Calendar
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24 Days of Christmas Advent Calendar
Bloomingdale's
Glasshouse Fragrances
Why I love it: If you have a fragrance fanatic in your life (or are one yourself), Glasshouse Fragrance's 24 Days of Christmas Advent Calendar is the best gift (or self-indulgence). Ten scents across eau de parfums, candles, body washes, hand creams, and more that are guaranteed to garner compliments—what more could you want?
The star product: I think the Glasshouse Fragrance Perfume Pencils are especially cool. They're compact, practically weightless, and a concentrated and mess-free way to scent your pulse points. The calendar comes with two: Kyoto in Bloom (amber floral) and Midnight in Milan (saffron rose), which may become your signature scents. See what I did there?
Sarah Han is the commerce editor at Allure, who has been covering major sales and deals like Black Friday and Cyber Monday for almost 10 years. Previously, she served as an associate editor at BuzzFeed, where she spearheaded coverage of beauty roundups and K-pop features. A native Illinoisan, upon graduating … Read MoreCommerce Editor
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