Beauty Advent Calendars of 2021

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, wee'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.

25 Days of Beauty Advent Calendar

Best For: The beauty lover who's always ahead of the curve.

What's Inside: Since it first debuted in 2018, this advent calendar has developed a legendary reputation among beauty lovers. The reason? Over $1,700 worth of the most luxe beauty finds from brands like Charlotte Tilbury, Sachajuan, Claus Porto, Leonor Greyl, and Natura Bisse.

More: These Luxury Advent Calendars Will Get You (Even More) Excited for Christmas

Holiday Vibes Advent Calendar

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.

24 Days of Beauty Advent Calendar

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.

LOOKFANTASTIC Advent Calendar 2021

Best For: The person who loves a bargain.

What's Inside: Though the calendar clocks in at just over $100, it contains almost $500 worth of products from big-name brands like Shiseido, Nars, and Kate Somerville.

MORE: The Best Gifts Beauty Lovers Can't Live Without

Advent Calendar 25-Piece Set

Best For: The gift recipient who always smells so good it's bananas.

What's Inside: Shower gels, body lotions, hand creams, perfumes, bath salts, hand soaps, and more in Molton Brown's beloved (and royal-approved) scents.

MORE: Beauty Tools to Help You Self-Care From Home

The Body Shop Share the Joy Advent Calendar

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.

Share the Love Big Advent Calendar

Best For: Anyone who chooses their products based on how they smell

What's Inside: 25 mini presents to keep you beautifully scented and decadently soft all over, from hydrating sheet masks to moisturizing hand creams and luxe body butter.

Share Love & Joy Ultimate Advent Calendar

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.

MORE: The Best Body Lotions, According to Beauty Experts

Beauty Advent Calendar 2021

Best For: The luxury lover who adores Chantecaille.

Learn more

What's Inside: 12 botanically-based skincare and makeup essentials straight from Chantecaille's best-seller list for their first ever advent calendar.

Holiday Vibes After Advent Calendar

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.

Mini Candle Advent Calendar

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.

Christmas Calendar

Best For: The friend who can never make a mani last

What's Inside: 9 mini polishes in the season's hottest colors (plus a top coat, mani tools, and nail-beautifying hand care essentials) makes manicure indecisiveness a perfect excuse to switch things up frequently.

Hanukkah Calendar

Best For: The nail expert who's celebrating the festival of lights.

What's Inside: Those eight crazy nights will be incredibly chic with 6 mini polished, plus top coat, nail stickers, and nail care essentials in this eight night calendar.

3D Advent Calendar 2021 Gift Set

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.

All Aglow Shadowbox Advent Calendar

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 24 Day Beauty Advent Calendar

What's Inside: Over $275 worth of beauty presents, including Illamasqua Lipstick, Eyeko Liner, Bondi Sands Dark Self Tanning Foam, and Pixi Glow Tonic.

MORE: The Best Gifts Beauty Lovers Can't Live Without

PRETTYLITTLETHING 12 Day Beauty Advent Calendar

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.

Ready, Set, Refresh! 14-Piece Advent Calendar

Best For: The person whose routine could use a revamp

Advent Calendar 2021

Best For: The science-minded beauty fan.

What's Inside: Skin-loving top-sellers from this molecularly-minded beauty brand, including their famous moisturizing Glow Drops, Anti-Aging Body Cream, Enzyme Cleanser, and more. By the time you get through 24 days, you'll look like a whole new you.

More: The Most Luxurious Advent Calendars of the Season

The More The Merrier Makeup Holiday Advent Calendar Set

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.

Advent Calendar

Best For: Anybody whose life motto is "treat yourself"

Learn more

What's Inside: 25 of Susanne Kaufmann's best-selling skin, body, and bath products like the Eye Rescue Stick, Enzyme Peel, and Herbal Whey Bath Nourishing, including four full-sized products for maximum indulgence.

Limited Edition Holiday Advent Calendar

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.

Avant Advent Calendar

Best For: Skincare experts who aren't here to mess around with mini products.

What's Inside: 12 full-sized versions of Avant's most-loved skincare treats like the Glycolic Acid Vivifying & Firming Body Treatment, Hydra-Bright Collagen Eye Restoring Pads, Pro-Intense Hyaluronic Acid Illuminating Day Cream, and Intense Cupuacu Replenishing & Nourishing 2-1 Lip-Repair Mask.

GIMME SUPER STARS! HOLIDAY ADVENT CALENDAR

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 Beauty Advent Calendar 2021

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.

12 Holiday Must Haves Advent Calendar

Best For: Product devotees whose vanities are stocked with tried and true favorites.

What's Inside: 12 of Ulta's most-loved products including Estee Lauder Advanced Night Repair serum, Peter Thomas Roth Cucumber Gel Mask, and Clinique Take the Day Off Makeup Remover.

THE LUXURY ADVENT

Best For: Your pal who loves to test drive products.

What's Inside: 11 mini skincare favorites and one full-sized Y Theorem Repair Serum Light, including a slew of anti-aging, brightening, and glow-inducing essentials to get you radiant for the holiday season.

Advent Shower Steamer Set

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.

Charlotte's Beauty Dreams & Secrets Advent Calendar

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.

Holiday Advent Calendar

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.

(2020) Best of Dermstore Beauty Advent Calendar

Best For: The product guru you send all of your beauty questions to.

What's Inside: 24 of Dermstore's most lusted-after skin, hair, and makeup essentials from top brands, including Sunday Riley C.E.O. Glow Vitamin C + Turmeric Face Oil, SkinCeuticals Retinol 0.3, Oribe Shampoo for Magnificent Volume, Jane Iredale Just Kissed Lip and Cheek Stain and Caudalie Vinoperfect Radiance Serum.

(2020) Clarins 24-Day Advent Calendar

Best For: The beauty lover who wants to be coddled.

What's Inside: 24 skincare favorites from this luxe French brand, including a lip oil, moisturizers, masks, and more. Bonus: for those looking for a more minimalist experience, the brand also offers a 12 day version.

(2020) Boom Boom Wow Mini Advent Calendar

Best For: Anyone who swears by Ruby Woo.

What's Inside: 12 MAC favorites including three mini lipsticks, three Lipglasses, three eyeshadows, plus mascara, highlighter, and more.

(2020) Ardell 12 Days Of Wispies Advent Calendar

Best For: Anyone who's beauty look is incomplete without lashes.

What's Inside: 12 days worth of Ardell's beloved false lash styles, plus lash glue to keep their lashes looking fluttery and flawless all through the holiday season.

(2020) Aerin Beauty Advent Calendar

Best For: The scent-sational beauty lover.

What's Inside: 12 mini versions of some of Aerin's best loved scents like Mediterranean Honeysuckle, Rose de Grasse, and Limone de Sicilia.

(2020) 12 Days of Sigma

Best For: The brush hoarder.

What's Inside: 12 beauty tools and products to help them glam up the season, including soft makeup brushes, a makeup bag, brush shampoo and a cleansing mat, plus makeup must-haves.

(2020) Jo Malone London Advent Calendar

Best For: Your friend who keeps a stash of Blackberry & Bay in her purse.

What's Inside: 24 luxuriously scented surprises, including many of Jo Malone's classic colognes as well as decadent bath and body products.

(2020) OPI Nail Lacquer Mini 25 Pack Advent Calendar

Best For: The nail fanatic who dreams of picking the names of OPI shades.

What's Inside: 25 signature shades and seasonal favorites of OPI's mini polishes. Think: Russian Navy, Taupe-less Beach, Alpine Snow, Red-y For the Holidays, and more.

(2020) 24 Days of Clean Beauty Advent Calendar

Best For: The mineral makeup devotee.

What's Inside: 24 BareMinerals skincare and makeup favorites including cleansers, primers, lipsticks, eye shadows, and their famous mineral makeup base.

(2020) Clémentine California Advent Calendar Perfume Set

Best For: Your friend who uses perfume as personal aromatherapy.

What's Inside: A full sized, mood-boosting clementine and vetiver scented Clémentine California perfume, plus two mini citrus scents and 17 travel sized sprays in some of Atelier Cologne's best-loved fragrances.

(2020) Luxury Advent Calendar

Best For: Anyone who needs even more Atelier Cologne.

What's Inside: If the standard sized advent calendar just isn't enough scent, Atelier Cologne has also created an even more luxurious version than includes 3 full sized colognes with 3 leather travel covers, plus travel sized colognes, mini candles, hand creams, and deluxe sized fragrance samples.

(2020) L'Occitane Signature Advent Calendar

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.

(2020) Diptyque Advent Calendar

Best For: The Diptyque devotee.

What's Inside: 25 decadently scented products, including mini versions of their celeb-loved candles, as well as perfumes, shower oil and more in a selection of their signature scents like Tubereuse (Meghan Markle's favorite), Baies and Figuier plus a limited edition holiday scent.

(2020) e.l.f. Cosmetics 12 Day Advent Calendar

Best For: Your niece who's just starting her makeup journey.

What's Inside: 12 pieces to create her perfect everyday makeup kit including face cream, primer, brow gel, eyeshadow, lipstick, and an eyelash curler.

(2020) 12 Days Of Wellness Kit

Best For: Your mom who swears by aromatherapy.

What's Inside: Everything she needs for a mood-boosting daily ritual, including 12 of Saje's best-selling and limited-edition diffuser blends.

(2020) Capri Blue 12 Days of Volcano

Best For: The lifestyle lover who can speak intelligently about cold throw.

What's Inside: A dozen sweet-smelling treats in Capri Blue's signature Volcano scent. Think: candles, room sprays, scented oils, and bath goodies.

(2020) Yves Saint Laurent Beauty Advent Calendar

Best For: Your sister who swears by Touché Éclat.

What's Inside: $400 worth of YSL beauty favorites including perfumes, lipsticks, mascara, primer, serums, and more.

Read more on: beauty