Count Down to Christmas With Our Favorite Holiday Advent Calendars
[Photo by David-Olivier Gascon]
Like many households, advent calendars have been a favorite holiday tradition of mine since I was young. Years later, my passion for advent calendars remains—the only thing that has changed is that instead of chocolates, now my advents are filled with beauty and lifestyle products.
Don’t get me wrong, I still love a good chocolate advent calendar (See’s Candies made my dreams come true when they launched one last year!) but now there are so many amazing self-care and beauty advent calendars featuring high-end brands and stunning products that it’s hard to choose just one!
Every year, I treat myself to an advent calendar and this year I definitely got carried away and was slightly more indulgent with three advent calendars: Alo, Bath & Body Works, and Diptyque (#treatyoself)! At the time of this writing, many of the advent calendars on this list are currently available—so even you decide to order one and if it arrives later in the month, that just means you get to open bonus gifts each day!
Read on to discover our favorite Holiday 2022 advent calendars that will make the count down to Christmas that much more exciting:
Alo Advent Calendar ($250)
Treat yourself to 24 days of wellness with this limited-edition advent calendar, making it the perfect lead-up to the holidays or an inspiring way to kick off the new year! Valued at $655, it includes full and mini-size beauty, wellness, gear and accessories—including a one-year Alo Moves Subscription and a $25 Alo gift card. Each drawer includes a special gift and a small card with a daily wellness tip.
BABOR Ampoule Concentrates Advent Calendar ($99)
Featuring 24 perfectly coordinated active ingredient ampoules concentrates ranging from DOCTOR BABOR POWER SERUM Hyaluronic Acid to Active Night, this advent calendar has everything you need to achieve youthfully radiant and beautiful skin.
Balmain Hair Couture Advent Calendar ($330)
A modern translation of the well-known Nutcracker fairytale, this advent calendar contains 10 Balmain Hair Couture gifts. In addition to some of the brand’s best hair products like the Thermal Protection Spray and Styling Powder, it also has other luxury treats including a mini candle, mini Balmain brush, and a special Balmain nutcracker.
Bath & Body Works Exclusive Holiday Countdown Calendar ($90.90)
This is a must-have for any B&BW fan! The gorgeous 12-day advent calendar helps you count down the days to Christmas in the festive and fragrant way that only Bath & Body Works can! Surprises range from Vanilla Bean Noel Fragrance Mist and Winter Candy Apple PocketBac Hand Sanitizer to an exclusive Merry Cookie single-wick candle and a special ornament that is designed to look like the brand’s signature 3-wick candles!
Benefit Cosmetics Sincerely Yours Beauty Holiday Advent Calendar ($65)
Get (or gift!) 12 of Benefit's fan-favorite beauty goodies in this Sincerely Yours Beauty Holiday Advent Calendar! It features brow top-sellers, mascaras, pore primers, and face powders. Open a door each day to find a holiday beauty surprise such as Porefessional Primer, BADgal Bang mascara, Hoola Bop, and many more.
Diptyque Advent Calendar ($480)
Diptyque’s Advent Calendar, in a deep black, combines all the shades of the night and is adorned with the phosphorescent Milky Way. Each of the 25 days, corresponds to a new constellation, gleaming with stars and dancing letters, revealing a new Diptyque treasure (in a retail or discovery size) to accompany the joyous festivities of December. This year, for the first time, the Advent Calendar includes the three limited-edition Christmas scents: a small Sapin/Pine Tree candle and mini Neige/Snow and Spark/Étincelles candles. Added bonus: this year’s advent calendar glows in the dark!
Irene Forte Festive Calendar ($620)
Celebrate the holiday season with the luxurious Irene Forte Skincare Festive Calendar, a beautifully designed and handmade refillable wooden calendar that contains 12 treats to illuminate, hydrate and regenerate skin. Handcrafted by a carpenter in Puglia, using Okoumé wood, this calendar was created with sustainability in mind. Not only was this in collaboration with a local artisan, but it is also refillable; for years to come, you will be able to refill your calendar with a new set of Irene Forte Skincare festive products, at a reduced price to the whole calendar. The calendar includes 12 of the brand’s most loved products such as Pistachio Lip Balm, Almond Cleansing Milk and Hibiscus Night Cream, among others. If you have previously purchased a calendar, you can select the refill option for $560.
Jurlique Advent Calendar ($175)
Count down to Christmas with Jurlique’s nature-inspired advent calendar. Discover a selection of 24 face, hand and body care favorites powered by natural botanicals to help reveal radiant, healthy-looking skin this festive season. The advent calendar contains a variety of products featuring beautiful scents and farm-grown extracts that deliver skin health benefits such as Rare Rose Cream, Rosewater Balancing Mist, Nutri-Define Supreme Rejuvenating Serum and Activating Water Essence, among others.
Kiehl’s Advent Calendar Gift Set ($105)
This limited-edition advent calendar comes with 24 days of skin care surprises. It contains iconic Kiehl’s formulas including cleansers, face masks, facial serums, moisturizers and more. The stunning box features captivating designs created by Cape Town/London-based studio, Made By Radio, who is helping to celebrate the wonderful world of Kiehl's by bringing their eclectic community of characters to life.
Lakrids by Bulow Christmas Calendar ($55)
Can you imagine a better way to enjoy December than with 24 days of unique Danish confectionary taste experiences? In the Lakrids by Bulow Christmas Advent Calendar, the brand has gathered your all-time favorites along with new, exciting flavors—perfect to share with a loved one and to create sweet, magical moments this Christmas. Presented in a fully recyclable box, you have the opportunity to make December a little more memorable.
Luxy Hair Hair for the Holidays Advent Calendar ($99.20)
A gift a day keeps the winter blues away! The Hair for Holidays Advent Calendar features a curated selection of 7 full-size hair care products, tools, and accessories to help you style your hair for every holiday party and gathering. Includes bestsellers and new holiday exclusive surprises such as an Après-Ski Claw Clip, After Dark Ruched Satin Headband, and Dusk to Dawn Scrunchie Set. Comes in a special edition keepsake box that you can repurpose.
Molly J. Advent Calendar ($90 - $120)
Keep your calm this holiday season with the Molly J. Advent Calendar: a sleek box of 25 handmade CBD gumdrops to take the edge off during holiday celebrations. Each day, open a numbered door to find one of 12 different handcrafted mouthwatering flavors, all in the signature Molly J. Chill Formula. Available in both Standard and High Dose. Packaged in a chic, modern box, this adult version of the classic Advent Calendar is the perfect way to kick off the holiday season!
OPI Holiday ‘22 Nail Lacquer Mini 25-Piece Advent Calendar ($79.94)
Count down to style and great nails with this advent calendar featuring OPI's Holiday '22 Jewel Be Bold collection! The mini nail lacquers come in a variety of festive seasonal colors including Sleigh Bells Bling, Decked to the Pines, and Merry & Ice, in addition to a mini RapiDry Top Coat and a mini Original Start to Finish.
Philip B. 12 Days of Christmas Advent Calendar ($285) and 8 Days of Hanukkah Calendar ($150)
These calendars contain bestsellers and are expertly curated. Each window is packed with full-size and mini versions of bestselling products, ultimately creating a mini collection of essentials suited for rejuvenating and refreshing all hair types. Products featured include Peppermint Avocado Shampoo, Russian Amber Imperial Conditioner, and more.
Rahua Advent Calendar ($180)
This year, the hair care brand introduces its first-ever advent calendar with an exclusive limited-edition set that is designed to take you on a journey to experience all that Rahua has to offer. It contains 12 beauty rituals that feature plant-powered goodness and rainforest secrets to restore health and shine to hair and impart a radiant glow to skin. Packaged in a beautiful, reusable box to hold your treasures, it includes Rahua’s award-winning Hydration Detangler and Aloe Vera Hair Gel, in addition to the new Enchanted Island Shampoo and Conditioner.
Sonage Beauty Advent Calendar ($149)
Sonage is making all your holiday dreams come true with this beauty advent calendar that features a selection of the brand’s most loved products, as well as their newest innovations. Designed in a festive and colorful box, behind each door you’ll find various skin care treats such as moisturizer, serums, masks, eye creams and tools. Valued it over $500, it includes 10 full-size and 3 travel-size items. This calendar supports Harmony House, an Indian nonprofit that runs vocational beautician courses to help underserved communities obtain professional training to have a better future.
Sugarfina Candy Carousel Tasting Collection ($250)
This stunning, one-of-a-kind advent calendar from Sugarfina comes in a keepsake carousel with exquisitely detailed animals dancing around a spinning base that you can hand spin under the glow of sparkling lights. There are a total of 24 drawers and each one contains four pieces of delightful candy including some of the brand’s classics like Strawberry Champagne Bears, Dark Chocolate Sea Salt Caramels, and Coconut Toffee Macadamias, among others.
Kamala Kirk is a University of Southern California graduate and has been an editor/writer for more than a decade. She has written for E! Online, Total Beauty, TravelAge West, Malibu Times Magazine, and many more. She resides in Los Angeles and is a proud pug mom. Follow her on Instagram: @kamalakirk