23 Best Beauty Advent Calendars of 2023—Shop Gorgeous Gifts That Keep On Giving

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The most wonderful time of year is swiftly approaching. It’s time to make your list, check it twice—and merrily start counting down. For a festive approach to gift-giving, beauty advent calendars make delighting your loved ones incredibly simple. (Who doesn’t want dewy skin for the holidays?)

The magic of a beauty advent calendar isn’t just that it’s prettily decorated and designed to build excitement. Thanks to the ingenuity of some of our favorite beauty brands — and a dose of holiday magic — the age-old calendars are becoming more gift-worthy every year. Far from simple countdown devices for kids, they’re now treasure troves holding miniature versions of the most covetable makeup, skincare, fragrances, and more.

This year’s gifting landscape features a crop of chic, modern calendars to surprise anyone on your list. (Or make your countdown to December 25 that much more delightful.) For the beauty-obsessed, there are skin-care salves by Dr. Barbara Sturm or makeup from Charlotte Tilbury to add a party-ready glow to any regimen. Or, for gifts to recreate a mini spa day at home, you’ll find an advent calendar filled with divinely scented candles and bath products from Rituals. For French beauty lovers, YSL and Sisley-Paris both have calendars filled with a portable bazaar of their best-loved products. No matter what you choose, trust these will bring childlike wonder (or at least, radiant skin) to anyone who opens a door.

When do advent calendars go on sale?

Santa’s elves work hard, but beauty brands work harder. Some of the most popular beauty advent calendars hit shelves in August — and promptly sell out — while several drop in September. This month, expect new beauty advent calendars to release each week. Launches continue through early November. But no matter which calendar you’re eyeing, the key is to act fast: The most popular beauty advent calendars sell out with near-astonishing speed.

Are beauty advent calendars worth it?

With daily reveals and delightful surprises, a beauty advent calendar makes every day feel like Christmas morning. Apart from their intangible benefits the gift sets provide some very real value. For example, Dr. Barbara Sturm’s Advent Calendar retails at $560 and holds $1606 worth of her coveted skincare products. LookFantastic’s set retails at $165, and offers $700 worth of treasures.

Remember, it’s never too early to start planning, as the holiday shopping season will come faster than you think. Ahead, shop the best beauty advent calendars of 2023.

Dr. Barbara Sturm Advent Calendar

• Release Date: Available to shop now
• Price: $560
• Number of Products: 24
• Best For: skincare with serious scientific credentials
• Vogue’s Standout Product: Glow Drops
• Why We Love It: Fans of Dr. Barbara Sturm’s cult-favorite skin-care lineup will eagerly wait to unveil its featured full-size and mini products.
• What’s Included: Inside, one will find a complete regimen of 24 products from cleanser to moisturizer—along with an assortment of masks, serums, and hand cream.
• What You’re Left With: The calendar holds a full-size bottle of Dr. Sturm’s beloved Glow Drops. A small dose of the creamy serum goes a long way, so one bottle will have you glowing through the holiday party season beyond. 

Bobbi Brown 12 Days Of Glow Advent Calendar

• Release Date: Available to shop now
• Price: $180
• Number of Products: 12
• Best For: skincare and makeup staples
• Vogue’s Standout Product: Crushed Lip Color in Ruby
• Why We Love It: The classic appeal of Bobbi Brown makes the twinkling box a safe (and welcome) option for a range of recipients.
• What’s Included: The ornament-shaped box opens day by day to reveal a new skincare or makeup product. The lineup includes inky mascara, shimmering cream shadows, and a satin matte red lipstick to wear at the holiday parties. Plus, a cleansing oil and makeup remover for later.
• What You’re Left With: A beauty bag stocked with all the staples. Whether it’s the travel-sized face brush or the festive red lipstick, your giftee is bound to need one of the essentials tucked inside.

Sisley-Paris Advent Calendar

• Release Date: available to shop now
• Price: $780
• Number of Products: 25
• Best For: skincare, makeup, haircare, body care
• Vogue’s Standout Product: Sisleÿa’s L’Integral Anti-Age
• Why We Love It: Siley-Paris’s first foray into beauty advent calendars mixes bright whimsy with serious skincare.
• What’s Included: Bearing a joyful patchwork of designs, the 25 drawers each hold covetable goods from the Parisian brand. Sample shiny red lipsticks, velvety sleeping masks, and botanical bath soaps.
• What You’re Left With: After lathering on these face oils, cream masks, and fortifying serums, you’ll absorb French-girl coolness through your pores. (Or at least add some radiance to your holiday regime.)

Charlotte’s Lucky Chest of Beauty Secrets 12 Door Beauty Advent Calendar

• Release Date: available to shop now
• Price: $210
• Number of Products: 12
• Best For: makeup and skincare
• Vogue’s Standout Product: Charlotte Tilbury Magic Cream
• Why We Love It: The ultimate must-have for the person who covets every single Charlotte Tilbury product they try.
• What’s Included: Pull the jeweled handles on each drawer to discover skincare salves and makeup infused with Charlotte’s magic touch. Everything from travel-size Magic Cream to full-size lipsticks is in the glow-enhancing mix.
• What You’re Left With: After all of its beauty secrets have been unveiled, the gold-dusted box can serve as a jewelry holder year round.

MAC Cosmetics Frosted Frenzy Advent Calendar

• Release Date: available to shop now
• Price: $170
• Number of Products: 24
• Best For: makeup and skincare
• Vogue’s Standout Product: Hyper Real Serumizer
• Why We Love It: The classic ‘90s brand packs its highly pigmented lip colors and eyeshadows into a glossy red set — doesn’t skimp on skincare.
• What’s Included: Amid the 24 miniature and full-size products, giftees will find clump-resistant mascara, velvety lipsticks, glitter-flecked eyeshadows, and more. There’s also a moisturizer and a hydrating serum to keep skin dewy throughout the “frosted frenzy” of the season.
• What You’re Left With: After feeling the glow that MAC’s Hyper Real Serumizer imparts, you’ll have a new favorite multitasking liquid.

Dior Le 30 Montaigne Holiday 2023 Advent Calendar

• Release Date: available to shop now
• Price: $750
• Number of Products: 24
• Best For: miniature or travel-sized makeup, fragrances, skincare, and candles
• Vogue’s Standout Product: Rogue Dior lipsticks
• Why We Love It: Sampling some of Dior’s best-loved fragrances, lipsticks, and vitamin-rich serums, the gleaming calendar transports one to the beauty counter at 30 Avenue Montaigne.
• What’s Included: Amid iconic Dior parfums and candles laced with fig, amber, and rose, the brand tucked in the highly pigmented, long-wearing lipsticks that it recently sent down the runway.
• What You’re Left With: A delightful replica of Dior’s historic boutique, the calendar can double as a storage case after its 24 gifts have been revealed.

Kiehl’s Advent Calendar

• Release Date: available to shop now
• Price: $120
• Number of Products: 24
• Best For: skincare
• Vogue’s Standout Product: Midnight Recovery Cloud Cream
• Why We Love It: A season of indulgence and nonstop parties calls for clinical skincare. For every inflammation-inducing dessert or under-eye circle, Kiehl’s has a balm — and it’s in this joyfully illustrated beauty advent calendar.
• What’s Included: within the set, there’s a skincare product to treat every area of concern. The 24 gifts include hand salves and lip balms, eye treatments and a hydration mask. There’s even a Vogue editor-approved cloud cream, which restores moisture to parched skin while you rest up for your next event.
• What You’re Left With: After lathering on Kiehl’s products for 24 days, you’ll wake up on Christmas morning to the best gift of all: A balanced, stress-free complexion.

L’Occitane Best of L’Occitane Skincare Advent Calendar

• Release Date: available to shop now
• Price: $80
• Number of Products: 24
• Best For: skincare, haircare, body products
• Vogue’s Standout Product: Shea Butter Intensive Hand Balm
• Why We Love It: The brand’s signature ingredients — sweet almond oil, shea butter, and fragrant verbena — may be just what you or a loved one need to ward off dry skin this winter. Or at least, feel a little closer to Provence.
• What’s Included: Inside, you’ll find 24 mini versions of L’Occitane’s classic skin, body, and hair products, including seasonal and limited-edition scores.
• What You’re Left With: Et voila, this was perhaps the French touch your beauty bag needed.

Net-a-Porter Beauty Advent Calendar

• Release Date: October 9, 2023
• Price: $375
• Best For: beauty products, jewelry, homewares, fashion
• Vogue’s Standout Product: Sarah Chapman Skinesis Overnight Facial
• Why We Love It: Net-A-Porter’s beauty advent calendar has otherworldly appeal. It’s shaped like a lantern, and embedded with celestial lights.
• What’s Included: within the glowing lantern, boxes hold 10 beauty products plus five gifts sampling jewelry, fashion, and homeware
• What You’re Left With: Found only within this calendar, oval earrings from Lié Studio offer a sterling-silver spruce up for any outfit.

Fresh Advent Calendar Skincare Set

• Release Date: available to shop now
• Price: $350
• Number of Products: 24
• Best For: skincare
• Vogue’s Standout Product: Rose Face Mask
• Why We Love It: Decked with disco balls and champagne flutes, this celebratory set offers a sampling of the brand’s best-selling skincare products.
• What’s Included: Among the 24 surprises, there’s a super lotus night cream, a kombucha treatment essence, and a hydrating sugar lip balm.
• What You’re Left With: Your skincare regime will get an infusion of natural ingredients, from strawberry to honey and soy. Don’t be surprised if your complexion looks fresher than ever — even amid the holiday madness.

Benefit Cosmetics All I Want 24-Piece Beauty Advent Calendar

• Release Date: available to shop now
• Price: $149
• Number of Products: 24
• Best For: makeup and skincare
• Vogue’s Standout Product: Benetint Rose Lip & Cheek Tint
• Why We Love It: the brightly patterned box is, indeed, like a candy store for the Benefit lover.
• What’s Included: daily indulgences range from a swipe of Roller Lash Mascara to a brightening sweep of the universally flattering Benetint.
• What You’re Left With: The set offers samples from Benefit’s new skincare line, The POREfessional. Test-driving the range may uncover a smoother complexion.

Vogue Collection Advent Calendar

• Release Date: available for pre-order now; orders ship on November 6, 2023
• Price: $423
• Number of Products: 31
• Best For: makeup, skincare, jewelry, and lifestyle products
• Vogue’s Standout Product: For this calendar alone, we’re hard pressed to pick a favorite (after all, the box is filled with Vogue-editor faves)
• Why We Love It: Perhaps we’re biased, but what’s not to love about 31 gifts hand-selected by Vogue editors? What’s more, proceeds from the beauty advent calendar will benefit three worthy charities: Sistah Space, akt & Women for Refugee Women.
• What’s Included: Beauty products from brands such as Hourglass, Aspinal, Sophie Lis, and Dr. Barbara Sturm, along with gold jewelry, cozy cashmere socks, and more.
• What You’re Left With: Peppered into the beauty products are gifts with no expiration date. Decked with vintage Vogue illustrations, one drawer holds a linked gold-chain bracelet, while a tiny heart gold necklace glitters in another.

Saks Fifth Avenue Saks 25 Days of Beauty Advent Calendar

• Release Date: available to shop now
• Price: $225
• Number of Products: 25
• Best For: skincare, makeup, fragrance, haircare
• Vogue’s Standout Product: 111SKIN Celestial Black Diamond Retinol Oil
• Why We Love It: From Sisley-Paris to Dr. Barbara Strum, Charlotte Tilbury, and Augustinus Bader, this festive black box pays homage to beauty’s top players.
• What’s Included: The 25-piece set holds skincare, makeup, fragrances, haircare, and more.
• What You’re Left With: Though it’s filled with well-recognized brands, the box offers an element of discovery, too. Mixed in with products from the likes of Diptyque and Gucci are items from newer labels such as Kjaer Weiss.

Liberty Beauty Advent Calendar 2023

• Release Date: Available to shop now
• Price: $320
• Number of Products: 29
• Best For: beauty products and accessories
• Vogue’s Standout Product: LBTY’s new perfume, Tudor
• Why We Love It: In the assortment of 29 products, 20 are full-size.
• What’s Included: Liberty buyers rounded up 29 of their favorite products representing beauty, jewelry, accessories. Brands range from Le Labo to Surratt, Dizziak, and Liberty’s new beauty brand, LBTY.
• What You’re Left With: Along with niche and cult-loved beauty brands, the whimsical box has a touch of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Five of the calendars contain golden tickets, which allow the winner to spend over $1,000 at Liberty.

Revolve 2023 Advent Calendar

• Release Date: available to shop now
• Price: $150
• Number of Products: 24
• Best For: skincare, makeup
• Vogue’s Standout Product: Dr. Dennis Gross Alpha Beta Universal Daily Peel
• Why We Love It: This is the ultimate collection for anyone looking to refresh their skincare regime—and, moreover, their complexion.
• What’s Included: Among the 24 gifts, discover serum from JLo Beauty, and protective primer from Youthforia. The mix includes six full-size products.
• What You’re Left With: Some of the skincare staples will give you a fresh-from-the-facialist glow. Case in point: Dr. Dennis Gross’ gentle peel offers an instant boost of radiance.

Bloomingdale’s 25-Day Beauty Advent Calendar

• Release Date: available to shop now
• Price: $300
• Number of Products: 25
• Best For: skincare and makeup
• Vogue’s Standout Product: La Prairie Skin Caviar Luxe Sleep Mask
• Why We Love It: Like an elf-sized version of Bloomingdale’s 59th street cosmetics floor, the shiny box contains samples from iconic beauty brands.
• What’s Included: Skincare from La Prairie, hydrating eye cream from Charlotte Tilbury, rose-scented perfume from Penhaligon’s, and more.
• What You’re Left With: After the holiday season, add any leftover products to your travel bag. A 0.5-ounce bottle of Elemis Pro-Collagen Marine Cream feels like a godsend on a stuffy airplane.

Harrods of London The Harrods Beauty Advent Calendar 2023

• Release Date: available to shop now
• Price: $264
• Number of Products: 25
• Best For: skincare, haircare, makeup, fragrance
• Vogue’s Standout Product: Eve Lom Original Balm Cleanser
• Why We Love It: Perhaps it’s time for a beauty bag refresh? In that case, Harrods’s advent calendar is a lovely pickup.
• What’s Included: Think of this as a miniature version of Harrods’ famed Beauty Hall. Inside the gilded green box, you’ll find 25 of the retailer’s most popular beauty goods, from buzzy and classic brands alike.
• What You’re Left With: Whether you’re applying Sunday Riley’s reliable vitamin C, lighting Boy Smell’s scented candle, or layering on Augustinus Bader body cream, you’ll get an IRL taste of the viral beauty products influencers adore.

Dr. Hauschka 2023 Advent Calendar

• Release Date: available to shop now
• Price: $125
• Number of Products: 23
• Best For: skin and body care
• Vogue’s Standout Product: Hydrating Cream Mask
• Why We Love It: Dr. Hauschka’s advent calendar is as celebratory as they come—promising all the skin and body-care products anyone could wish for this holiday season.
• What’s Included: Here, expect 23 trial-sized products and two full-sized gifts to unbox leading up to December 25.
• What You’re Left With: This year’s calendar includes full-sized versions of the Hydrating Cream Mask and Rose Day Cream, so your skin will feel dewy and garden-fresh for New Year’s Day and beyond.

Kate Somerville 12 Days of Kate Advent Calendar

• Release Date: available to shop now
• Price: $449
• Number of Products: 12
• Best For: skincare
• Vogue’s Standout Product: Retinol Vita C Power Serum
• Why We Love It: From cleanser to serums and a body exfoliator, this advent calendar provides everything one needs for an intensive, head-to-toe skincare regime.
• What’s Included: Streamlined white-and-gold boxes hold 12 of Somerville’s most beloved products. The slate includes eye cream, Vitamin C serum, and more.
• What You’re Left With: Whether you get hooked on the classic ExfoliKate or fall hard for the Goat Milk cleanser, you’re sure to find a product that will keep your skin soothed and smooth while you wait for Santa.

The Ritual of Advent 3D Advent Calendar

• Release Date: available to shop now
• Price: $125
• Number of Products: 24
• Best For: skincare, body care, bath products, home fragrances
• Vogue’s Standout Product: Soleil d’Or eau de parfum
• Why We Love It: Finding joy in each moment is at the heart of Ritual’s ethos, and it’s a philosophy we hold close during the holidays.
• What’s Included: Within Ritual’s advent calendar, you’ll find 24 soothing gifts, from candles to masks, mists, body scrubs, and more. Though, you may feel hesitant to unwrap each surprise, as the calendar’s ornament-strung-tree design is magical enough to keep on display.
• What You’re Left With: After 24 days of scrubbing and candlelit self-care, you’ll feel like you’ve just emerged from an extended spa stay—rather than a season of the holiday hustle.

LookFantastic Beauty Advent Calendar 2023

• Release Date: available to shop now
• Price: $165
• Number of Products: 27
• Best For: skincare, haircare, makeup
• Vogue’s Standout Product: NARS Orgasm blush
• Why We Love It: Filled with 27 buzzy beauty goods, the British e-tailer’s advent calendar lets you test out all the products you’ve ogled online.
• What’s Included: Including 12 full-sized items, the calendar holds skincare, haircare, and makeup from brands like NARS and Eve Lom.
• What You’re Left With: With everything from lip and cheek balm to eyeliner and brushes, this set has everything you’ll need for the holiday-party circuit—and touch-ups between events.

Selfridges Beauty Advent Calendar 2023

• Release Date: Sign up here to get notified when more stock lands.
• Price: $267
• Number of Products: 16
• Best For: makeup, haircare, fragrance, nail polish
• Vogue’s Standout Product: Oribe Gold Lust Hair Oil
• Why We Love It: While we’ll never turn away from Charlotte Tilbury, this box also holds products from brands that are less frequently found in this year’s crop of advent calendars.
• What’s Included: Among other items, you’ll get your hands on makeup from REFY, haircare from Fable & Mane, fragrance from PHLUR, and nail polish from Harry Styles’ brand Pleasing. It’s the perfect set for the beauty savant.
• What You’re Left With: You’ll gain an expanded knowledge of the newest, buzziest beauty brands—and perhaps a new favorite product or two.

YSL Beauty Advent Calendar 2023

• Release Date: available to shop now
• Price: $304
• Number of Products: 24
• Best For: makeup, perfume, skincare
• Vogue’s Standout Product: Rouge Pur Couture The Bold lipstick
• Why We Love It: This calendar offers the gift of French beauty, housed in a cream-colored box flecked with golden snowflake designs.
• What’s Included: The Parisian label filled its gift set with 24 samples spanning skincare, makeup, and fragrance. Among the collection is a bold red lipstick that will teach you how to do crimson lips the French way.
• What You’re Left With: You’ll spend the rest of the holiday season in a cloud of classic scents. You may find that a spritz of Black Opium pairs beautifully with the smell of a roaring fire.

What are the most popular beauty advent calendars?

The impeccably curated collections from Liberty London, Vogue, and Charlotte Tilbury are at the top top of every beauty lover’s gift list — where they’ve been since August.

What is the most luxurious advent calendar?

Though there’s something deliciously indulgent about the best beauty advent calendar, some options have an extra lure. Dior, Net-A-Porter, and Saks all have beauty advent calendars with a truly luxurious feel, where opening a door is akin to stepping (or clicking) into a glossy boutique. That said, luxury has a different meaning for everyone — and every calendar on this list offers an embarrassment of beauty riches.

How we choose the best beauty advent calendars

Our editors sample and review every calendar in Vogue’s edit, and select the best finds according to the quality of their construction, product selection and value for money.