Top Beauty Advent Calendars of 2023 to Gift (or Keep!)
What's better than chocolate? New lipsticks and nail polish, of course!
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Sure, chocolate is great — but for true beauty lovers, you can’t beat the feeling of waking up to a new lipstick or fancy skincare serum to play with every day. The best (and arguably most fun) way to do this? With a beauty Advent calendar, of course.
Retailers took inspiration from the Christian Advent calendars people use to create excitement as they countdown to Christmas Eve to create super cute box sets filled with beauty, bath, and skincare goodies.
Typically coming in sets of 12 (for “12 Days of Christmas”) or 24 (for Dec. 1 to 24), these makeup and beauty Advent calendars make the holidays more exciting than ever, with a new surprise waiting behind every window from your favorite brands like L’Occitane, O.P.I., yves rocher, BeneFit, and more.
Whether you plan to gift yourself or someone else, each of these makes sure that every day in December is a little more fun and festive. Below, take a look at some of our favorite beauty Advent calendars to treat someone — or yourself — with something special every day as we count down to the holidays.
The Body Shop The Big Advent of Change Calendar
Countdown to Christmas by pampering yourself from head-to-toe with these mini beauty products from The Body Shop. This set includes a wide range of goodies that will keep your skin nourished and silky smooth.
With this advent calendar, you can look forward to opening things like Strawberry Body Butter, a mini facial mask brush, Tea Tree Shampoo, and Avocado body scrub.
O.P.I.’s Terribly Nice mini advent calendar gift set allows you to give yourself the gift of gorgeous nails one shade at a time. This 2023 collection lets you show off both your naughty and nice side with limited edition shades like Five Golden Flings, Hot Toddy Naughty, Chill ‘Em With Kindness, and It’s a Wonderful Spice.
Any beautyphile worth their salt looks forward to LOOKFANTASTIC’s annual beauty advent calendar, which features the best premium luxury offerings at a serious fraction of the price. This year’s edition is its highest-valued to date, with items worth over $700 — and priced at just $165, it’s one of the most coveted boxes every season for anyone in the know.
Enjoy bestsellers from beloved beauty brands like Elemis, NARS, Eve Lom, MAC, Sol de Janeiro, Origins, and more. You’ll definitely win the gifting game with this one, trust us.
Clarins 12 Day Skincare and Makeup Advent Calendar
With the Clarins 12-day Advent Calendar, you get a makeup or skincare surprise to celebrate each of the 12 days of Christmas. Valued at $215, you can look forward to full-size versions of Beauty Flash Balm and Lip Comfort Oil 04 Pitaya, as well as a variety of mini and travel-size facial cleansers, body lotion, hand and nail cream, and mascara.
bareMinerals 12 Days of Joy Holiday Advent Calendar
Celebrate the festive season with bareMinerals’ 12 Days Of Joy Holiday Advent Calendar. This limited-edition beauty treasure trove features 12 handpicked makeup and skincare essentials, including Mineral Veil Loose Setting Powder in Translucent and Loose Eye Color in Queen Phyllis. Four full-size products and eight delightful minis ensure you're radiant and ready for every holiday occasion.
Fans of Fresh will undoubtedly swoon over this beauty advent calendar that includes 24 of its hot-ticket items, all bundled up in a gorgeous, gift-ready box with mini drawers (with a value of $503!)
If you or your recipient love the brand’s gentle but effective skincare solutions — like the Tea Elixir Serum, its Sugar Lip Treatments, the Soy Face Cleanser, and many more — then be sure to nab this winner. It offers a mix of full-sized and travel-sized samples, which makes it great for those who also want some amazing skincare products for their holiday travel.
Snag this festive gift set from L’Occitane that features travel-sized versions of the company’s 24 most-loved goodies. Pamper yourself every day of the season with all-natural products like Almond Milk Concentrate, Shea Milk Extra Gentle Soap, and Citrus Verbena Shower Gel.
Before you leave your house for the day, slather your hands with L'Occitane SheaButter Hand Cream to soften your skin throughout the dry winter season.
HH Science 2023 Advent Box: 10 Days of Beauty Gift Set
Tranexamic acid! Hyaluronic acid! 24K gold eye treatments! For stans of effective, buzzworthy clinical-grade ingredients, this well-curated Advent calendar from HH Science packs great value into one hardworking box sure to get you on the (b)right track for the new year.
For $169, your recipient gets a mix of 10 full-sized and travel-sized clinical-strength beauty products, all of which are clean and cruelty-free — valued at a whopping $405.
The key to a perfect mani lies in having all the tools, and with this advent calendar by Olive & June, you get them all. Reveal a different gift to spruce up your nails each day with things like mini nail files, cuticle serum, a mini buffer, and overnight hand treatment.
Created exclusively for Macy’s, the 12 Days of Beauty Advent Calendar includes several beauty favs like the Anastasia Beverly Hills clear brow gel and Smashbox’s Photo Finish Primerizer+ hydrating primer. And if great skin is your goal for the new year, this advent has you covered with a variety of repair creams, restorative night creams, and Retinol creams for you to try.
Who deserves not one, not two, but 24 French beauty buys? You this year, that’s who. You’ll be utterly impressed by this dreamy, celestial curation of the botanical brand’s skincare, body care, haircare, makeup, and fragrance winners, which also includes eight glorious full-sized samples. And just how beautiful is that box?
Want to amp up the holiday anticipation for your beauty-loving teen? Geoffrey’s Toy Box has a lip-shaped makeup and cosmetics advent calendar that’s filled with 24 tiny gifts.
From lip glosses, eye shadows, and powder blushes to press-on nails, gem sheets, and hair ties, this advent calendar is ideal for anyone new to the makeup and beauty scene.
Bobbi Brown 12 Days of Glow Advent Calendar
If you’re ready for a major glow-up, count down the 12 days of Christmas with Bobbi Brown’s new advent calendar. The festive package, shaped like a Christmas ornament, boasts 12 of the company's best-selling makeup and skincare products – it even includes three full-size products.
With the full-size Smokey Eye mascara in black, long-wear cream shadow sticks in Moonstone and Golden Bronze, and lip tint in Bare Raspberry, you’ll be red-carpet-ready for every holiday party on your calendar this season.
Say goodbye to chapped lips all winter long with this advent calendar from ChapStick. It comes complete with 12 different flavors. Some are classic staples like cherry and original, while others are fun holiday editions, like Vanilla Mint and Sugar Cookie. You'll be stocked up for the season.
The holiday season can definitely be stressful and overwhelming, but it just got a little bit more relaxing. This advent calendar from Enfusia features 25 different fizzy bath bombs.
They're made with natural fragrances and essential oils to keep skin soft and moisturized. Free from parabens, sulfates, and dyes, so you can treat yourself to a soak every day!
Emily has been writing online since 2008. While she's written about pretty much every topic you can think of some of her favs are fashion, beauty, travel, and parenting. In her spare time (if there is such a thing), you'll find her snuggled up with her cat, Moo, watching TV, playing her Nintendo Switch, or hanging with friends and family.
Eunice Lucero-Lee is the Senior Editor, Reviews, for Best Products, Popular Mechanics, Runner’s World, and Bicycling handling lifestyle, astrology, and home content. Her obsession with beauty and pop culture keeps her on top of the latest trends and viral online finds, which can also be seen in her work spearheading the Hearst Enthusiast Group’s sales and deals content. Her editorials have been featured in publications like Cosmopolitan, Esquire, The Numinous, woman&home, and Sparkling, among many others. A former music editor, she pioneered Asia’s first-ever English-helmed K-Pop magazine and has extensive experience with celebrity profiling and red-carpet reportage. She is based in Manhattan where she watches Scandi-noir crime procedurals with her cat.
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