These Beauty Advent Calendars Will Have You Ready for Holiday Shopping Season
Product junkies and beauty enthusiasts, get your shopping bags ready, because beauty advent calendar season will soon begin. Though we're all still having fun in the sun, we're already imaging this year's fresh crop of advent calendars, which is sure to feature something special for every kind of beauty lover, from manicure mavens to skincare obsessives to those who live for a decadent scent. As the new must-have advent calendars of the season debut, we'll be rounding them up right here along with a look back at the 2020 beauty advent calendars that made all of our seasons merrier.
SEPHORA COLLECTION
sephora.com
$45.00
Best For: Your pal who hoards all their beauty samples.
What's Inside: A whole array of Sephora favorites, including makeup, skincare, bath, and accessories.
George & Viv
$72.00
Best For: Your cousin who says "more is more."
What's Inside: 24 samples of coveted beauty finds like Sunday Riley A+ High-Dose Retinoid Serum, Lano Lips 101 Ointment, Harper + Ari Exfoliating Sugar Cubes, Mario Badescu Super Collagen Mask, and Christophe Robin Cleansing Purifying Scrub.
$79.00
Best For: The Goldilocks of advent calendars
What's Inside: This year, The Body Shop has tripled down on their fan favorite advent calendars with three editions (check them all out below.) This, the most moderate of the group, includes 24 rejuvenating products like sheet masks, bubble baths, and body butters for some holiday self-care.
$189.00
Best For: Beauty maximalists
What's Inside: Forget 24 beauty gifts, this supersized advent calendar is packed with 25 The Body Shop favorites from Shea Shampoo and Conditioner, to Drops of Youth Concentrate, to Chinese Ginseng & Rice face masks.
SEPHORA COLLECTION
sephora.com
$25.00
Best For: The person who never wants Chrismas to end.
What's Inside: This calendar full of 12 days worth of Sephora beauty essentials like Watermelon Body Polish, Green Tea Face Mask, and Colorful Blush, is designed to be used after advent season, to take you through New Year's Eve in style.
VOLUSPA
sephora.com
$75.00
Best For: Your mom who covers every surface in candles.
What's Inside: 12 hand poured, coconut-wax blend scented candles in elegant glass votives that look as pretty as they smell.
RITUALS
amazon.com
$112.00
Best For: Anyone who's into Ayurveda-inspired treatments.
What's Inside: $202 worth of bath and body favorites like mini candles, body washes, lotions, and more.
$150.00
Best For: The friend who needs no reminder to wash their hands.
What's Inside: Bath and body favorites including lush soaps and body lotions, lip balms, plus three each of Beekman 1802's hand creams and cuticle creams for the softest hands and healthier nails all season long. But you'd better act fast—the brand's advent calendar are known to sell out in the blink of an eye.
PRETTYLITTLETHING
$75.00
Best For: The friend who has been talking about holiday party season since July.
What's Inside: Over $275 worth of beauty presents, including Illamasqua Lipstick, Eyeko Liner, Bondi Sands Dark Self Tanning Foam, and Pixi Glow Tonic.
PRETTYLITTLETHING
$34.00
Best For: The beauty lover who needs a little less commitment.
What's Inside: 12 days of beauty goodies (worth almost $150) like a MasqueBar Sheet Mask, Eyeko Black Magic Liquid Eyeliner, and St Tropez Mousse & Mitt.
Saks Fifth Avenue
$75.00
Best For: The person whose routine could use a revamp
What's Inside: 14 Saks Fifth Avenue favorites from brands like Sunday Riley, Augustinus Bader, Eve Lom, and Patchology to get their look into shape.
Benefit Cosmetics
sephora.com
$65.00
Best For: The beauty lover who has their no-makeup makeup look on lock.
What's Inside: 12 mini versions of Benefit's best-selling products, including their famous They're Real! mascara, skin-perfecting primers, bronzer, and brow gel.
Kiehl's
$99.00
Best For: The skincare junkie whose bathroom is stocked with every Kiehl's product imaginable.
What's Inside: 24 travel sized versions of Kiehl's cleansers, face masks, moisturizers, and more. As an added bonus, this year, the calendar is made with 100% recycled paper and no plastics, so you can look good and feel good about it.
NYX
$60.00
Best For: The woman who lives for sparkle and shine.
What's Inside: 24 mini and full-sized versions of fan-favorite shades from NYX's beloved lip color lines, plus shimmering metallic eye shadows, liquid highlighters, primer, and even lip oil.
glossybox.com
$99.00
Best For: The beauty lover who doesn't believe in "sample size"
What's Inside: 16 full-sized products (plus 11 minis) of coveted best-sellers from cult beauty brands like Glow Recipe, ELEMIS, Fekkai, First Aid Beauty and 111SKIN—a collection worth over $550, but clocking in with a petite $89 price tag.
$98.00
Best For: Your friend who thinks shower time is the best tome of the day.
What's Inside: 24 seasonally scented shower steamers to turn their daily scrub down into an indulgent moment of self-care.
$245.00
Best For: The beauty lover whose watchword is "luxury"
What's Inside: Over $900 worth of decadent best-sellers like Crème de la Mer, haircare favorites from Olaplex, skincare essentials from Augustinus Bader.
Charlotte Tilbury
$200.00
Best For: That friend who always looks ready to step onto a red carpet.
What's Inside: A dozen of celeb makeup artist Charlotte Tilbury's most famous products, including her Magic Cream, a clay mask, face primer, lipstick mascara, and more.
L'Occitane
$79.00
Best For: Anyone who steals the toiletries for luxury hotels.
What's Inside: Skin-coddling products like L'Occitane's best-selling shea butter hand cream, award-winning Immortelle Overnight Reset Oil-in-Serum, silkening shampoo and conditioners, and hydrating face cream.
loccitane.com
$74
Best For: The person who considers "French Girl" to be the ultimate style goal.
What's Inside: 24 French favorites like shower and skin oils, hand creams, shampoo, hair masks, and more.
These Beauty Advent Calendars Will Have You Ready for Holiday Shopping Season
Product junkies and beauty enthusiasts, get your shopping bags ready, because beauty advent calendar season will soon begin. Though we're all still having fun in the sun, we're already imaging this year's fresh crop of advent calendars, which is sure to feature something special for every kind of beauty lover, from manicure mavens to skincare obsessives to those who live for a decadent scent. As the new must-have advent calendars of the season debut, we'll be rounding them up right here along with a look back at the 2020 beauty advent calendars that made all of our seasons merrier.
Chock full of luxury and cosmetic-centric treats, these are the best beauty advent calendars of the 2021 season. Here's what's inside.
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