Any Beauty Lover Will Be Obsessed With These Advent Calendars (2024)

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It’s tiiiiiime (in the voice of Mariah Carey) for advent calendar szn! I don’t know how it’s already here, but I’ll honestly never complain about gift-giving and holiday shopping. Plus, advent calendars pretty much take all the hassle out of finding the perfect present because they’re expertly curated to ensure you get to sample a bunch of best-selling products.

So if the beauty guru in your life has a vanity akin to the shelves of Sephora, a skincare or makeup advent calendar will be the way to their heart (because yes, they do in fact want more makeup—promise). From best-selling perfumes and candles to viral makeup products, these gift sets truly have ‘em all.

Ahead, the 10 best beauty advent calendars out there with full-sized products and miniature gifts that they’ll actually add to their regimen.

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best for Gen Z

LANEIGE Manifest Glow: Best of Laneige Set

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This advent calendar from Laniege boasts an entire skincare regimen and then some! It’s chock-full of best-sellers and celeb-loved products like the viral Lip Sleeping Mask and the hydrating Water Bank moisturizer. Any giftee will be ecstatic to unwrap serums, masks, and lip balms for 12 days straight.

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best for gen Z

Glow Recipe 12 Days of Glow Advent Calendar

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If you’re shopping for a skincare obsessed member of the 12 to 27 age group, look no further than this Glow Recipe set. No GRWM is complete without their beloved Watermelon Dew Drops and bronzy Niacinamide Hue Drops, which are obviously included. There are also three full-size skincare products, a depuffing eye roller, and cute watermelon clips to hold their hair back. And how freaking cute are the fruit cartoons on the box?!

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best makeup advent

Charlotte Tilbury Lucky Chest of Beauty Secrets

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There’s literally no better way to gift Charlotte Tilbury products than inside of this luxe chest (and at a discounted price, of course!). Each sliding drawer reveals a best-seller like a (full size!) blush wand or iconic Pillow Talk Lip Liner. Plus, the box is so stunning and versatile—they can definitely repurpose it as a jewelry box or room decor after the holidays are over.

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best variety

Free People 2024 FP Beauty Advent Calendar

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Wanna give them a little bit of everything? This Free People gift has it all, including perfumes, hair products, lip balms, and face masks. They truly won’t know what to expect each day! Oh, and did we mention it includes four full-size products?

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best value

Neiman Marcus Beauty Holiday Advent Calendar

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My jaw was quite literally on the floor when I saw this 25-day advent from Neiman Marcus valued at nearly $1,000. Wanna get them a luxe perfume? This set boasts some of the best scents out there. A bougie self-care product? It has a bunch of those, too. No matter their wishlist, these daily presents are sure to check off all their boxes.

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best fragrance advent

Diptyque Advent Calendar

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More than 20 Diptyque goodies—from beloved candles to perfume favorites—to open throughout the month of December? Yeah, you’re comin’ home with me!

  • Value: N/A
  • Standout Products: Roses candle, Eau Rose Eau De Parfum

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best splurge-worthy

Bluemercury 31 Days of Dazzle 2024

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A luxury beauty advent calendar is the perfect way to finesse high-end beauty products for less. Enter: Bluemercury’s coveted 31 Days of Dazzle. That’s right, 31 days, aka a treat every day for the ENTIRE month of December. It contains favorites from coveted brands like Hourglass, La Mer, Pat McGrath Labs, and so much more.

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best budget

Macy's 25 Days of Beauty Besties Advent Calendar

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Take it from shopping editor Hannah Oh that Macy’s advent is *the* gift of the season: “Nobody does Christmas like Macy’s, so I knew their advent calendar would be a hit. Some of my personal faves were the adorable mini glass bottles of Carolina Herrera’s Good Girl and Coach’s Love perfume, plus the mini Tarte Maracuja Lip Plump. For under $100, you get some pretty luxe brands and even a $10 off coupon (slay).”

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best mani one

Le Mini Macaron 12 Days of Nails

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You’ll never have to book a nail appointment again thanks to this advent calendar from Le Mini Macron. It comes with an LED lamp, six gel polishes, and alllll the tools you’ll need for a salon-level mani. Oh, and Christmas-themed nail stickers, obviously!

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best blush advent

Nudestix 12 Days of Blush Box

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This advent is perf for the giftee who can never have too much blush. "I have blush blindness, and idc who knows it!" admits beauty editor Beth Gillette. "Which is why I was so stoked opening this entirely blush-filled advent calendar from Nudestix. I love all of their blush formulas (I'm impartial to the Nudescreen Blush Tints, though—my fave), and you get 12 different ones in a mix of sample sizes and full sizes. "

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Jasmine Hyman

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Jasmine Hyman is the assistant shopping editor at Cosmopolitan where she covers all the best things you can add to your cart. She loves writing about everything from fashion to politics, and you can definitely find her listening to Harry Styles' entire discography on loop while doing so. She’s also probably in bed either reading or endlessly scrolling through TikTok (most likely the latter). Feel free to follow her on Insta to be inundated with pictures of her meals.

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