The 22 Best Beauty Advent Calendars of 2023

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The most wonderful time of the year is here, and with it comes the annual delight of beauty advent calendars! These highly coveted gift sets run the gamut of beauty—from skincare to makeup, fragrance, nails, and more. They are the epitome of the gift that keeps on giving, regardless of the holiday you celebrate.

Beauty advent calendars are always among the best gifts of the year because they offer a daily surprise—typically with products that are best sellers, the latest and greatest, or the most buzzworthy. Plus, they serve as a countdown to the big day. Beyond the sheer excitement of discovering a treat every day, these calendars can be an intro to a new beauty brand or solidify the love of a loyal fan. So, if you’re grappling with the decision fatigue of finding the ideal gift for the beauty enthusiast in your life in a sea of endless options, look no further than these 24 dazzling options, each brimming with the promise of joy and glamour. Not to mention, this year’s packaging is the best we’ve ever seen, doubling their purpose for holiday decor. From Dior and YSL to Charlotte Tilbury, Kiehl’s, La Mer, and more, these highly sought-after gifts for beauty enthusiasts or those curious, you won’t regret it.

12 Days of Christmas Collection

There’s nothing like a little La Mer luxury and this 12-piece collection gives all the essentials from luscious creams to silky serums, hydrating lip treatments, face masks, and more.

Le 30 Montaigne Holiday 2023 Advent Calendar

If there were ever such a thing as too chic, this calendar would be it. Over 24 days, you can try some of Dior’s best beauty moments, like their bestselling perfumes and viral lip products.

31 Days of Dazzle Advent Calendar 2023

This is all you could ever want this Holiday season: 31 of Blue Mercury’s best-selling products, all housed in a gorgeous case. Gift this to a person you want to impress (like me).

Holiday Advent Calendar 2023

“My favorite holiday look this year was done by Armani beauty and featured their foundation, new blushes, mascara, and more. I love that this advent calendar offers so many full-sized products, like the transparent highlighter, which really gives you that ‘from within’ glow,” shares digital beauty director, Danielle James. If you want to delve into the brand, particularly its fine fragrances, this advent calendar is for you.

The Ultimate Advent of Change

The recipient of this baby will be stacked for self-care days for awhile. It includes a variety of face masks, shampoos, conditioners, shower gel, hand balm, lotion, and more! Whether they’re a fan of The Body Shop or not, they will get a ton of use from this investment.

Advent Calendar

Jo Malone makes the dreamiest collection of fragrances. Sometimes when you visit the counter at the store, the variety feels overwhelming. This advent calendar is the perfect solution to testing out 24 different scents to land on a signature one (or two or three) for you.

Holiday Advent Calendar

The skincare line every A-lister is obsessed with has entered the advent calendar chat. Every day open a new window that will make your skin glow. By the time we get to the new year, you’ll have the best skin around.

The Hive of Wonder

Do you have a friend who’s obsessed with Beetok—this may be the perfect beauty advent calendar to gift. “I’m obsessed with advent calendars and this one is gorgeous, it’s shaped like an apiary—which is perfect for the bee-loving brands. This advent calendar contains nine 10ml sized perfumes, skin care, candles, and more—you truly get a diverse Guerlain experience,” says James.

The Ritual of Advent 3D Advent Calendar

This might be the most fun advent calendar to unbox on the entire list. Each product is stylishly wrapped around the Rituals tree. Inside, you’ll find everything from candles to body mists, lotions, fragrances, and so much more.

24 Surprises to Experience Payot Beauty Skin

Payot has a long history in French skincare, with its founder being one of the first female doctors. The brand democratizes luxury skincare with its affordable offerings that transforms lackluster skin. “This advent calendar is on sale for less than $100 and really showcases the best of the brand. My first introduction to Payot was via the hand cream and this calendar has allowed me to try various hair and skin products, all which I love,” says James.

Limited Edition Holiday Advent Calendar

The artwork on the packaging of this year’s Kiehl’s Advent Calendar is a gift in itself. But inside, you’ll uncover all the best products from the cult-worth brand, like toners, creams, masks, and a variety of serums.

Diptyque Holiday Advent Calendar Gift Set at Nordstrom

This year, Diptyque is celebrating the magic of the flame in an advent calendar that uncovers a new intoxicating fragrance, ranging from candles to perfumes and soaps. Each compartment features a calligram inspired by the poetic definition of ‘flame,’ found in the Encyclopédie des Lumières, making it all the more special.

12 Days of Kissmas Advent Calendar

Lipstick lovers are obsessed with the Kissmas set every year. This one includes all the colors you could ever imagine, including a clear gloss and matte creams.

Holiday Advent Calendar

This might be the most exciting advent calendar on this list because everyone’s talking about the magic of Aprés nails. In it you’ll score $300 worth of products including bestselling items from 2023, full-sized bottles of Gel Couleur, and Signature Soft Gels. But our digital beauty director, Danielle James, is most excited about the exclusive never-before-seen products hidden throughout these 24 drawers.

First Class Skincare Advent Calendar

Elemis has cult following for good reason. Gift this to a fan and you’ll instantly become their favorite person. It includes full-size best-selling products for an entire skin routine that are valued at $760 for only $260.

Classic Beauty Advent Calendar

This one from L’Occitane is a classic. It features tons of products across skincare, body care, shower favorites, and special editions. Plus, the pop-up style story book is interactive with major aesthetics for display appeal.

Advent Calendar

Advent calendars are the ultimate value gift sets, where you can uncover some of the best (and hidden) savings of the entire year, especially in the world of luxury beauty. This YSL Advent calendar is valued at $552 but priced at $400. Inside you’ll score full-size and mini gifts across fragrance, beauty, skincare and accessories. Check out our TikTok for a fun office unboxing with ELLE editors!

Advent Calendar Skincare Set

Behind each little drawer is a skincare surprise like face masks, targeted serums, and nourishing moisturizers. There’s no one that doesn’t like Fresh.

Christmas Calendar

Nail care at home has never been cuter. This exciting advent calendar includes seasonal polishes, nail art, and accessories that turn your home into one rad mani studio.

Women's 24 Days of Christmas Advent Calendar

Glasshouse Fragrances have been the hottest holiday gifts in Australia for over a decade, and they have finally made their way into the U.S. market. In fact, our digital beauty director gifted this to her mom for the holidays. This gorgeous gift set serves as beautiful holiday table decor with 24 of the most nostalgic luxury scents inside. If you know, you know.

Beauty Collection 12 Days of Bath

This under-$50 advent calendar is a fail-proof gift with 12 different bath essentials anyone will love. It includes creams, candles, scrubs, and shower essentials.

Revolution X Emily in Paris

Calling all Emily in Paris fans! This très chic collection of 16 products will channel the recipient’s alter ego, Emily. It’s full of eye shadow palettes, lip and cheek tints. and lipsticks, plus blotting papers, bath melts and more, all inspired by the hit Netflix show.

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