The 10 Best Beauty Advent Calendars Already Have Me Counting Down to the Holidays
I'm ready to open a tiny gift everyday—especially if it's La Mer.
Much to my shock, it’s time. The holiday season is right around the corner—yes, really—and to my delight, beauty advent calendars are starting to hit the shelves. If you're not familiar, advent calendars are gift sets that feature a surprise product each day. Some are a month long, and others last a couple of days. The through-line, however, is that you will get a new item from your favorite brand each day you open a new box.
Of course, I'm all over the beauty advent calendars every season, but this year’s options feel especially well curated. One of my favorite skincare brands, Augustinus Bader, recently released its 12 Days of Bader set, featuring its cult-classic Rich Cream Moisturizer and my favorite product from the line: the eye patches. Charlotte Tilbury is also recreating the makeup artist’s signature world of glam with its Hollywood Beauty Wonderland, a 15-piece advent calendar featuring some of the brand's most popular items, like its Airbrush Flawless Setting Spray, plus a few lesser-known but expert-loved items like its stick blushes and lip oils.
I could talk for days about my favorite advent calendars, but if you just want to shop the best ones on the market, I’ve curated a list of best options taking the 2026 holiday season by storm. Whether you’re shopping for yourself or someone special, keep reading to see the advent calendars that have impressed the pickiest people in the industry—i.e., the Marie Claire beauty team.
The 10 Best Beauty Advent Calendars
- Best Advent Calendar Overall: Bloomingdale’s 25 Days of Luxury Beauty Advent Calendar Gift Set
- Best Luxury Advent Calendar: DolceGabbana Beauty Holiday Calendar Set
- Best Unisex Advent Calendar: Jo Malone 25-Day Advent Calendar Fragrance Set
- Best Makeup Advent Calendar: Charlotte Tilbury Hollywood Beauty Wonderland
- Best Skincare Advent Calendar: Augustinus Bader The 12 Days of Bader Skincare Advent Calendar
- Best Perfume Advent Calendar: Bvlgari Eau Parfumée Christmas to New Year's 7-Piece Countdown Calendar
- Best K-Beauty Advent Calendar: Laneige 12 Days of Wonder Korean Skincare
- Best Body Care Advent Calendar: L'Occitane 12 Days of Provençal Beauty Advent Calendar
- Best Viral Advent Calendar: Glow Recipe 12 Days of Glow Advent Calendar
- Best Candle Advent Calendar: Voluspa Holiday Advent Calendar Gift Set
The Best Beauty Advent Calendar Overall
I am so impressed with this calendar curation from Bloomingdale’s. This set features 25 premium brands, including 111 Skin, La Mer, and even the derm-favorite SkinMedica. The products include face masks, serums, and even a candle, plus 25 items in total. Anyone who’s even remotely interested in beauty would freak out over this calendar, and honestly, I wouldn’t blame them because I would too.
Best Luxury Advent Calendar
Dolce Gabbana Beauty doesn't get the hype it deserves, but this holiday calendar set will quickly fix that. This set includes everything from nail polish to lipstick, plus eye patches, all from the brand’s luxury makeup and skincare lines. Even my favorite perfume from the brand, Light Blue, comes in both eau de toilette and eau de parfum versions. Think of this advent calendar as a crash course in all things Dolce Gabbana Beauty, and expect to be fully obsessed with the brand’s cosmetics by the time you get through all 24 items.
Best Unisex Advent Calendar
I don’t know anyone who doesn’t have a favorite Jo Malone fragrance, and that’s why this advent calendar makes the safest gift for literally anyone on your list. This collection features a plethora of body creams, soaps, lotions, and, of course, perfumes in some of the brand’s most famous scents, like Wood Sage Sea Salt and Myrrh Tonka. This is an easy buy for both the Jo Malone fanatic and the person on your list who is “fine with anything.” If you know, you know.
Best Makeup Advent Calendar
Charlotte Tilbury fans, step up front. The Hollywood Beauty Wonderland is a 15-piece discovery set featuring the brand’s best skincare and makeup, perfect for seasoned fans and beauty newbies alike. It includes lip oils, highlighters, lipsticks, and more, plus fantastic additions to any skin-prep routine, like the Magic Serum and Cream. If you love Tilbury’s signature blurred, flawless finish, this calendar is your one-stop shop for getting the look.
Best Skincare Advent Calendar
If you or your loved one is even remotely interested in skincare, then you know that this set from Augustinus Bader is a big deal. It features the brand’s hero SKU, the Rich Cream moisturizer, plus The Cream (a moisturizer for normal to oily skin), the Essence, and the brand’s hydrating eye patches. In short, it’s a crash course on all things Augustinus Bader that any luxury skincare aficionado would gladly appreciate.
Best Perfume Advent Calendar
Bvlgari’s Eau Parfumée Thé Vert Eau de Toilette is a fresh, unisex, easy-to-wear perfume, which is why I think this seven-day countdown calendar is another one of those easy gifts to keep on standby this holiday season. Anyone would be obsessed with the full-sized perfume, which features notes of neroli and green tea extract, plus two additional samples of Thé Blanc and Thé Impérial, both in the same fresh, citrus scent family. Add the lotion, soap, and scent charm that’s included, and you have the chicest gift set, almost guaranteed to delight anyone you give it to.
K-beauty is having its It-girl moment right now, so of course, Laneige had to be in this lineup. The 12 Days of Wonder advent calendar features lip tints, glosses, face serums, and even an overnight mask, all meant to give you that glassy, mirror-like skin that is all over TikTok right now. Break it up for stocking stuffers or gift it as a single product—whichever way you spin it, this is a fantastic bang for your buck.
Best Body Care Advent Calendar
L'Occitane is the body care brand that editors and beauty consumers alike can’t get enough of. This 12-day advent calendar includes the brand’s viral shower oil, matching supple skin oil, ultra-rich body cream, and more, all packaged in a chic keepsake gift box that keeps everything in one place. I know we’re shopping for others this holiday season, but I would 100 percent keep this advent calendar for myself. Sorry, not sorry.
Best Viral Advent Calendar
If you’re shopping for the viral skincare obsessive in your life, start and end your search right here. Almost every Glow Recipe product goes viral, and this set features its most popular product, the Watermelon Glow Niacinamide Dew Drops, along with others like the Plum Plump Hyaluronic Acid Moisturizer and the Prickly Pear Peptide Mucin Serum. I can practically hear my little sister screaming with joy if she opens this during the holiday season.
Best Candle Advent Calendar
Voluspa is one of my favorite candle brands, so if you have a home-fragrance obsessive on your gifting list, this no-brainer advent calendar is a must. This set features my favorite scent from the line, Baltic Amber, alongside 11 other 2.5 oz candles you can burn alone or together for a more custom scenting experience. They come in gorgeous glass jars you can reuse as decor. Immediately yes.
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