The 21 Beauty Advent Calendars Worth Buying Before Black Friday

‘Tis the season for beauty advent calendars—before they sell out for good, at least! This time of year, we’re either doing a mini unboxing ourselves leading up to Christmas, opening it all in one go if we’re impatient (guilty), or watching our fave influencer unbox every single advent calendar out there. 

Everyone knows actually good beauty advent calendars are rare these days. Sometimes we wonder if they include single eye patches, ornaments, and hair clips on $1,000 advent calendars on purpose. That’s why the ones with a good order value should be celebrated this holiday season—especially when they’re on sale, ahead of Black Friday. 

Lucky for you, we did all the hard work of finding the good ones for you, filled with makeup, skincare, haircare, and more. From an under-$35 set filled with K-Beauty to getting a bang for your buck for that luxury designer fragrance we’ve been dying to try, there’s something here for everyone—and every budget. 

• Best Under-$35 Beauty Advent Calendar: ANUA 7-Days of Glass Skin Advent Calendar
• Best Luxe Makeup Advent Calendar: Charlotte Tilbury Hollywood Beauty Wonderland Advent Calendar
• Best Skincare Advent Calendar: LANEIGE 12 Days of Wonder Korean Skincare & Lip Favorites Advent Calendar
• Best Fragrance Advent Calendar: BYREDO Advent Calendar
• Best Bodycare Advent Calendar: Lush 12 Days Of Christmas Advent Calendar
• Best Hair Advent Calendar: Drybar House of Blowouts Advent Calendar
• Best Nail Advent Calendar: Olive & June 25 Days of Mini Polishes Advent Calendar

This week-long advent calendar from Korean Beauty brand ANUA has a $55 order value and includes a complete skincare routine, from a cleansing oil to a lip serum. 

With an order value of $565, this MAC Cosmetics advent calendar features 24 full-size and mini mascaras, eyeshadows, lip liners, glosses, and lipsticks in best-selling shades. 

This week-long designer advent calendar includes Maison Margiela’s beloved REPLICA scents in travel-sized perfumes, hand creams, shower gels, and candles. 

The best part of a beauty advent calendar is getting a lot of products for a good deal, and this one from Makeup Revolution is exactly that, with 10 full-size products, 8 minis, and 6 accessories for just $65. 

With a $943 order value, this beauty calendar is stocked with treats for skin, hair, body, and home from top brands such as Augustinus Bader, Dr. Barbara Sturm, Goop Beauty, Homecourt, Parfums de Marly, and Supergoop. 

Packed with 12 days of K-beauty skincare discoveries, this LANEIGE calendar aims to nourish and boost your glow.

Curated by Olive Young exclusively for Sephora, this advent calendar features 12 products that complete a K-Beauty skincare ritual from top brands.

Could you even make an advent calendar list without including Lush? This 12-day one includes limited-edition and classic bath bombs, bubble bars, shower gels, body scrubs, soaps, body lotions, and more.

With an order value of $348, this advent calendar is for those who love a nourishing skincare routine. It includes everything from nutrient-dense mists and hydrating oils to a specialized sculpting tool from True Botanicals. 

Love a luxe advent calendar? This 25-day BYREDO one is to die for, with its curated selection of the brand’s favorite signature fragrances, body care, hand care, and home essentials (including one full-size fragrance). 

Worth $645, Molton Brown’s advent calendar features everything you need for a decadent sensory experience—from bath and body to limited-edition fragrances. 

Enjoy bites of joy with this fruit-themed advent calendar full of hair goodies, including bows, clips, scrunchies and more.

Want a new nail look every day this holiday season? This Olive & June Advent Calendar includes mini bottles of holiday-exclusive nail polishes, press-ons, mini nail tools, and accessories behind every door. 

Dermstore’s limited-edition Advent Calendar includes a mix of full- and travel-size skincare, makeup, body care, and hair care products, like bestsellers from luxury brands Augustinus Bader, Dr. Barbara Sturm, Oribe, PCA, Dr. Dennis Gross, and more.

Is a beauty gifting season without something from The Body Shop? This advent calendar is packed with holiday cheer. It includes 24 shower gels, shampoos, sheet masks, balms, butters, and body scrubs. 

What could be better than freshly baked holiday treats? This on-sale advent calendar that’s filled with love!

Clarins pulled out all the stops with this 12-day collection: luxe full-sizes, smart minis, and a seasonal glow-up for skin, body and beauty routines. If you’re shopping for someone (or yourself) who loves elevated beauty, this set hits every mark.

Drybar’s House of Blowouts Advent calendar is bringing the heat (literally). Packed with everything from detanglers to shine sprays (plus the fan-fave Liquid Glass Shampoo and Conditioner), it’s a great hair day waiting to happen.

Charlotte Tilbury’s Hollywood Beauty Wonderland Advent Calendar is basically a glam girl’s dream vault. Inside the gilded box, you’ll find iconic lippies, hydrating skincare, and the viral setting spray that keeps your makeup locked in like magic.

From silky serums to lush creams, L’Occitane’s 24-Day Advent calendar delivers a daily dose of luxury. It’s a sensory journey through the brand’s most-loved skincare and body care—oui, please.

For the friend who lives for a good hair day, Kitsch’s 12-Day Advent calendar is basically Christmas morning on repeat. Inside: hair care, accessories, and the prettiest hair clips you’ll wear all year.

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