Stunning Beauty Advent Calendars That Will Blow You Away This Festive Season

Over the last few years, our approach to gifting and the festive season seems to have changed. With it, advent calendars have also had a drastic makeover.

Chocolates and sweets in advent calendars are no longer the ultimate highlights of festive gifts. More recently the beauty industry has embraced the idea and revolutionized it.

Imagine waking up to a new makeup product or skincare item every day of the festive season! From Sephora to Shiseido, everyone seems to have their own version of the boxes. Here are our top picks:

Sephora Collection Wild Wishes Advent Calendar

Price: $45

Value: $70

A great beginner's beauty advent calendar is the one from Sephora. This calendar is a 24-day countdown to the holidays.

The calendar is a bestselling, limited-edition collection of full-size, mini, and exclusive gifts. Each box also promises to include two Fizzing Bath Stars in Moonlight Swim.

Charlotte Tilbury Bejewelled Beauty Chest Advent Calendar

Price: $200.00

A 12-piece advent calendar that features iconic full-size and travel-size makeup and skincare products in a bejeweled, golden chest of treasures.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of sulfates SLS and SLES, parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar, hydroquinone, triclosan, and triclocarban, and contains less than one percent of synthetic fragrances. This product is also cruelty-free, and gluten-free.

Ciaté London Mini Mani Month Nail Polish Advent Calendar

Price: $65

Value: $215.00

This is the advent calendar for those who love their nails. It promises twenty-two mini Plant Pots nail polishes and one full-size Plant Pot nail polish.

It also boasts a deluxe mini Watermelon Lip Oil. Needless to say, its the perfect Christmas gift or something to just spoil yourself!

Benefit Cosmetics Shake Your Beauty Holiday Advent Calendar Makeup Set

Price: $65

Value: $139

A makeup lovers heaven! This advent calendar includes 12 bestselling minis or travel size items from Benefit Cosmetics.

It promises that you find beauty essentials and discover some new products over the twelve days. One product you can look forward to in particular is the Hoola Matte Bronzer.