As November goes by in the blink of an eye, holiday decorations are beginning to spring up around the city and everyone is starting to get in the festive spirit (I, personally, look forward to seeing the Rockettes at Radio City Music Hall this Friday). With December just around the corner, it doesn't feel dramatic to say that Christmas is quickly approaching—which means we have just enough time for buying the perfect gift. If you're stuck on that front, I suggest a beauty advent calendar, which offers a beauty-filled countdown featuring small gifts leading up to Christmas day. Unwrapping a makeup, skincare, fragrance, or haircare surprise everyday is the best way to get in the holiday spirit, for someone you love, or even for yourself (we're fans of self-gifts here at Coveteur).
But with so many beauty advent calendars on the market, how do you decide which to invest in? That's where we come in. We present to you the best beauty advent calendars for 2025, for those that are very much committed to a single brand, as well as those shopping around for their hero products.
YSL Holiday Advent Calendar
YSL
YSL beauty offers us the most luxurious, high-end, couture way of getting into the holiday spirit. The YSL advent calendar features 24 days of surprises ranging from skincare, makeup, fragrance, and accessories, including a full-size Candy Glow Tinted Butter Balm, Candy Glaze Lip Gloss Stick and more.
Clarins 24-Day Advent Calendar
Clarins
This 24-day advent calendar by Clarins features four full-sized hero products, as well as travel-friendly skincare, body-care, and makeup.
Augustinus Bader The 12 Days of Bader
Augustinus Bader
Augustinus Bader is encouraging indulgence this holiday season and, to be fair, all year long. The luxury skincare brand's advent calendar offers 12 days of the best kind of indulgence: serums, creams, cleansers, and everything in between.
Dr. Barbara Sturm Advent Calendar 2025
Dr. Barbara Sturm
Arguably your favorite celebrity's favorite skin doctor, Dr. Barbara Sturm is known for her anti-inflammatory skin philosophy and non-surgical, anti-aging treatment ideology. Her advent calendar, featuring 24 surprises in a chic green velvet box, is packed with skincare essentials, including her cult-loved Balancing Toner and Glow Cream.
Sisley Paris Advent Calendar Luke Edward Hall
Sisley Paris
Sisley's advent calendar is right on brand for them: chic, playful and luxurious. In collaboration with British artist Luke Edward Hall, the packaging is equal parts festive and elevated. Inside, the brand offers 25 skincare, makeup, perfume, and haircare surprises, ranging from a mini tube of Black Rose Cream to a full-size Phyto-Lip Balm.
Elemis Wonders Advent Calendar
Elemis
This holiday season cult-loved skincare brand Elemis is offering us 25 days of skincare favorites. Their advent calendar includes a range of products, from their beloved Pro-Collagen line to Superfood products and more, all packaged in a highly-giftable and luxe box.
Kiehl's Advent Calendar
Kiehl's
Known for its simple and straightforward, yet highly effective formulas, Kiehl's has an advent calendar that's filled with 24 days worth of their hero products, including the Ultra Facial Cream and Deep Pore Cleansing Mask.
Aman Advent Calendar 2025
Aman
Aman Essentials—known for its serene, resort-inspired self-care products—releases a limited-edition advent calendar filled with more than just skincare and fragrance. Across 25 days, you’ll open wellness items like sage and crystals, along with their signature beauty favorites.
Parfums de Marly Countdown Calendar
Parfums de Marly
Parfums de Marly, known for its luxurious fragrances (including the PerfumeTok-viral soft-girl fragrance, Delina), offers an advent calendar filled with 12 luxe-smelling gifts, all inspired the 18th-century French court.
Sothys Holiday 2025 Advent Calendar
Sothys
For those looking to celebrate the holidays like a true Parisian, Sothys has you fully covered. The French luxury skincare brand's advent calendar offers 24-days of surprises guaranteed elevate your skincare routine.
SkinCeuticals Holiday Skincare Advent Calendar
SkinCeuticals
Known for creating high-quality, science-backed skincare products, SkinCeuticals offers an advent calendar filled with four full-sized products, four mini products, and two skincare accessories. Yes, a mini bottle of the beauty editor-favorite, CE Ferulic, is included.
Korres Advent Calendar 2025
Korres
The Greek brand rooted in Athens’ oldest homeopathic pharmacy—now known for blending science and nature—offers 24 days of beauty surprises with its skincare-filled advent calendar.
L'Occitane Advent Calendar
L'Occitane
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From the nature-obsessed, sustainability-loving brand we all know, L’Occitane’s advent calendar packs in a little bit of everything—skincare, body care, hand creams, hair treats, and plenty of fragrant surprises.
Charlotte Tilbury Beauty Treasure Chest
Charlotte Tilbury
First thing's first: the packaging of Charlotte Tilbury's advent calendar is extremely chic. But what's inside this beauty treasure chest won't disappoint, either. Featuring five full-sized Charlotte Tilbury products and seven minis, the surprises inside range from iconic hero products, like the Lip Cheap Lip Liner, to newer additions, like the Magic Revival Hydration Cleanser.
Manucurist Advent Calendar
Manucurist
Manucurist's advent calendar is for all nail lovers: whether you're buying for a friend who can somehow paint their own nails flawlessly on their own, or for yourself if you're looking to master the art of the at-home manicure. The selection includes 24 full size products including Manicurist's non-toxic gel nail polishes, nail essentials, and nail tools.
Kylie Cosmetics Advent Calendar
Kylie Cosmetics
From the girl who single-handedly took over the lip-kit industry, this Kylie Cosmetics advent calendar delivers 12 days of her biggest makeup hits. Inside, you’ll find everything from her signature Matte Liquid Lipsticks and High Glosses to Kylash Volume Mascara, Kylie Lip Liner, and Pressed Blush Powder.
Saks Fifth Avenue Holiday 2025 Advent Calendar
Saks Fifth Avenue
For the beauty-loving friend who can never pick just one product, consider Saks’ Holiday Advent Calendar your golden ticket. Packed with 30 luxe minis—from La Mer to Jo Malone to Sisley—it’s basically a month-long drip of joy and beauty discoveries.
MAC 24 Mystery Must-Haves Advent Calendar
MAC Cosmetics
This MAC Cosmetics advent calendar unfolds like a dollhouse for grow-ups, and features 24 makeup essentials, both mini and full-sized MAC favorites: Matte Lipstick, Stack Mascara, Eye Kohl, and Dazzleshadow, to name only a few.
ESPA Wellness Advent Calendar
ESPA
From the brand known for its holistic, natural approach to wellbeing, this 25-day advent calendar includes skincare, body care, and haircare—plus a few extra surprises along the way.
Best of Dermstore: 12 Days Of Beauty
Dermstore
For the skincare obsessives, Dermstore's advent calendar features full-sized products from cult favorite brands like SkinCeuticals, Virtue, Tarte, and more, all sourced, tested, and selected by Dermstore experts.
