The 28 Best Beauty Advent Calendars to Shop for Gifts That Keep Giving

We all have that one friend who always smells so good and has an impressive fragrance collection—stumped on what to get to get ’em, though? This advent calendar is a great option. It comes with 12 individually wrapped ornaments perfect for a fragrance fanatic, with each one featuring mini Jo Malone colognes, candles, and body products (like hand creams and body wash), all in iconic scents like Peony and Blush Suede and English Pear and Freesia.

If you want an advent calendar that has a range of products from skincare, makeup, and body products this one fits the bill. Behind each compartment is a deluxe travel-sized product including some standout favorites like the Esteé Lauder Advanced Night Repair, Double WearSmooth and Blur Primer, Dream Dusk Eau de Parfum Spray.

This extravagant box has a value of over $400. Still, it retails for only $180, which is a huge steal considering it includes 16 full-sized products, including some of our favorites like the Milk Scrub Oat & Goat Milk Exfoliating Cleanser and the Golden Booster Vitamin C Brightening Serum. It also has the cutest holiday storybook featuring the brand’s mascot, Goatie, a sweet touch to share if you’ll be opening up the calendar around kiddos. 

For the friend who’s fantastic at DIY’ing their nails, get this advent kit, which comes with Le Mini Macaron’s mini LED gel lap, six mini gel polishes (all in fun holiday shades), a gel top coat, chrome design powder, three nail files, and nail decal stickers.

Behind these twelve decorated drawers is a solid selection of Eve Lom skincare, all perfect for on-the-go, including a full-sized Gel Balm Cleanser, one of our favorite products from the brand, formulated with shea butter, grapeseed oil, and enzymes to gently buff off dead skin without drying out your face.

Everything you need for sparkly, glitzy holiday glam lives in this makeup kit, and it’ll only cost you $45 bucks (a decent price to explore pigmented makeup). Some of our favorites? The Revolution Liquid Shadow Lilac Shine for a shimmery lid, the Revolution Mini Reloaded Palette (because who doesn’t love a palm-sized palette), and two Revolution Satin Kiss Lipsticks for creamy, bold color.

Makeup lovers will enjoy chipping away at this box, which features Kylie Cosmetics‘ most popular products, including Candy K matte liquid lipstick, Dolce K high gloss, and newer items like the Watermelon Lip Oil.

This La Mer kit has a pretty price tag. Still, if you’re feeling generous (for yourself or someone else), you’ll get to dive into the brand’s iconic skin and body care products, including its OG Treatment Lotion, The Concentrate, The Moisturizing Soft Cream, and more.

Three full-sized Bobbi Brown products (a cream eyeshadow stick, lip serum, and mascara) and nine mini makeup items make up this glitzy kit that has everything you need to put on a glowy holiday face starting at skin prep (with a moisturizing primer) and ending with shimmering highlighting powder. 

My sister has been obsessed with heatless curl videos on TikTok, so I’m eyeing this advent calendar for her. While the brand has done a good job of not spoiling the surprise by not revealing all the contents of the box, it does tease that you can expect heatless curlers, scrunchies, tools, and more—all fitting for your friend who doubles as a hairstylist.

For $50, you get 24 bite-sized Sephora Collection beauty products, which makes this a great option for white elephant gifting (depending on your budget). Inside are some of my longtime favorite Sephora Collection products, including the retractable eyeliner and eye masks.

Manucurist is giving you bang for your buck with 24 full-sized products, all for healthy hands and nails, including polishes, tools for manicure prep, and hand and nail care products.

Reserve this kit for someone who truly appreciates luxury (that person may be yourself) because it’ll cost you $585 bucks. Still, it’s packed with take-along-sizes of Augustinus Bader’s coveted skincare, including The Rich Cream, which my skin drinks like a faucet in the winter.

If you have a list of Charlotte Tilbury products you want to try sitting in carts all over the web, consider asking for this advent calendar, packed with bite-sized pieces of the brand’s most popular items from the Beauty Light Wand, Airbrush Flawless Setting Spray, Matte Revolution Lipstick and more.

For your friend on the quest for hydrated, healthy skin, pick up this seven-day advent calendar with helpful essentials, including Paula’s Choice very popular skin Perfecting 2% BHA Liquid Exfoliant to slough off dead skin, the Advanced Barrier Repair Moisturizer for pumping moisture into a dry face, and the Vitamin C Sheer Facial Moisturizer SPF 50 because, yes, you can never have too much sunscreen. 

This should be prefaced by saying that the contents of this advent calendar smell really, really good. Inside the beautiful box (which is definitely worth keeping) are mini candles, perfume, body lotions, and even an interior home fragrance diffuser that you’ll want to make space for and display immediately.

A makeup lover will enjoy making their way through this 24-piece MAC set, which features 18 full-sized products, including two MACximal lip colors (in Sweet Deal and Taupe), two Lustreglass Lipstick colors, and Macstack Mascara (amongst deluxe-sample sizes) to upgrade your makeup bag.

Slightly different from the other advent calendar on our list, this one is a reusable, refillable option meant to be around for the holiday seasons to come. Inside the box of Okoumé wood, you’ll find some Irene Forte favorites like the Almond Cleansing Milk and Helichrysum Toner. It also comes with a $100 gift certificate, so you can purchase a full-sized item if you’re wowed by any of the products in your kit.

If you love an “everything shower,” you’ll love making your way through this 24-day calendar with everything you need for a luxurious, aromatic shower, from body washes, shower oils, body scrubs, lotions, and more.

This Kiehl’s kit is a great option for a skincare lover. It includes mini versions of the brand’s bestsellers, including the famous Ultra Facial Cleanser, Rare Earth Deep Pore Cleansing Mask, and Ultimate Strength Hand Salve, which you can explore at every step of your routine.

This 12-piece set focuses on the hair and body, with a range of versatile products suitable for all hair types, all in travel sizes (I personally will be storing these away and pulling them out for vacation). Of course, you can also share these with your friends. Still, if we had to suggest holding on to any for yourself, Peppermint Avocado shampoo, conditioner, and the Rejuvenating Oil are solid keepers. 

I’ve used just about every product in this kit and love them for different reasons. So, together, this is an amazing gift and value IMO. It comes with a full-sized version of the Porefessional primer, Badgal Bang! mascara, and 24-HR Brow Setter, which I use daily to keep my brows in place.

This set is called “Best of Laneige” and includes mini versions of the brand’s bestselling Lip Sleeping Mask.  It also includes versions of the Lip Glowy Balm, Water Sleeping Mask, Water Bank Moisturizer, and more.

If you’ve been wanting to try certain viral designer fragrances, this calendar is your chance (before committing to purchasing full-sized bottles). It’ll only take you twelve days to sniff through this alluring library of scents, including Candy by Prada and Not A Perfume by Juliette Has A Gun.

If you love lighting candles and setting a cozy vibe, you’ll love this 12-piece mini advent calendar with fun and festive scents to scatter through your home, like Spiced Pumpkin Latte and Baltic Amber.

Diptyque’s advent calendar is outfitted with all the signs of the season: pine trees, gingerbread men, and candy cane—it’ll definitely make you feel warm and fuzzy inside. Behind the 25 compartments is a seasonal sensorial journey, including limited-edition scented candles, room sprays, solid perfumes, hand washes, and so much more.

For the friend that likes a full face of makeup (me!), pick up this Essence calendar with 24 mini items from primer, highlighter, eyeshadow, and more. It also comes with a cute pouch, so once you open everything up, you can zip them up to revisit for your holiday festivities.