The 25 best beauty advent calendars for a glam countdown to Christmas

The gift that just keeps on giving, Charlotte’s Beauty Treasure Chest Of Love is the ultimate beauty calendar of the season. Filled with 12 full-size and travel-size makeup and skincare secrets, indulge in globally-adored and award-winning cosmetics designed for every skin type.

SPOLIER ALERT! This advent calendar features a cult-fave and beauty buff must-have, the Beauty Light Wand in Pinkgasm.

Key features:

• 12-drawer calendar
• Three full-size products
• Nine travel-size products

Teaming up with Australian fashion label, Alémais, this year’s Go-To Skin Care advent calendar features 12-days of product designed to give you the taste of supple, ludicrously glowy skin. Behind each beautifully decorated door, you’ll find gems including the fan-fave Face Hero, limited edition Cherry Lips, oh and a partridge in a pear tree.

Key features:

• 12-day countdown
• Designed in collaboration with Alémais

Celebrate 12 days of luxury with La Mer’s enchanting advent calendar, brimming with holiday magic. Worth $1,151, indulge in their iconic silky serums, sumptuous creams, and other deluxe skincare treasures, perfect for a radiant festive season.

Key features:

•  12 individually boxed beauty surprises

Benefit Cosmetics’ Holiday Advent Calendar – The Gorgeous Grocer is a beauty lover’s dream come true, packed with bestsellers and must-haves for the ultimate festive treat.

With 24 days of surprises, from fresh brow essentials to cheeky blushes and voluminous lash must-haves, this limited edition 2024 advent calendar is your one-stop shop for stocking up on holiday beauty. Perfect for gifting—or keeping for yourself!

Key features:

• Full-size, mini and fun-sized products

Also available at:

• $299 from Myer

Glowing radiant skin is a guarantee with this bad boy by your side. Filled to the brim with 24 days worth of the iconic Kiehl’s formulas including cleansers, face masks, serums, moisturises and the rest of the works, this one is a stand out.

Plus, this bright and energetic explosion of holiday fun was designed in NYC! So, consider this your piece of the jolly season from the big city.

Key features:

• 24-day countdown
• Features limited edition holiday-inspired designs

If one Christmas morning gift exchange just isn’t your vibe, then maybe 24 will be! This year’s Glasshouse Advent Calendar is a treasure chest of festive wonder. We are talking everything from rare exclusives, to opulent minis, iconic fragrances and so much more.

Plus when it comes to a quality candle, does anything really compare to the OG Glasshouse ones?

Key features:

• 24-day countdown
• A curated assortment of fan-favourite mini surprises

Also available at:

• $275 from The Iconic
• $275 from David Jones
• $275 from Adore Beauty

Luxury behind each door, this year’s YSL beauty advent calendar celebrates the season’s festivities with an assortment of iconic scents, vibrant lipsticks, and nourishing skincare treats.

Key features:

• 24-day countdown
• Features best-selling products

Also available at:

• $540 from Selfridges

Known for their range of vegan and cruelty-free products, this year’s advent calendar from The Body Shop is filled with 15 full-sized cosmetics. So, if you are interested in trying every scent under the sun this December, or you are looking for extra gifts for friends and family, consider this a two-in-one job done!

Key features:

• 24-day countdown
• Contains 25 self-care products
• Both full-size and travel
• Vegan and cruelty-free

Ran out of your favourite skincare? C’est la vie. Why go a December without when you could open a door a day filled with the best of French skincare? With 27 surprises to be explored, this beauty advent calendar is a must-have.

Key features:

• 24-day countdown
• 27 products included
• 5 full-size products

Inspired by the city of love, this year’s Lancôme Advent Calendar features 24 individually packaged boxes unveiling 5 full-size beauty jewels and 19 travel sizes to make you shine throughout the festive season. Take a journey through the most iconic monuments of Paris, and discover the most romantic of scents.

From body and face lotions, to perfumes, mascara and so much more, you will be feeling and looking your best all season long. Better again, come the 24th, a true surprise will be waiting for you to enjoy.

Key features:

• Five full-size products
• 19 travel-size products

Also available at:

• $364 from The Iconic

If a month of nature-inspired cosmetics sounds like something you could get around, then consider the Jurlique beauty advent calendar the countdown for you. From the bestselling Rare Rose Face Oil (great for acne-prone skin btw), to the iconic Activating Water Essence+ and more, your skin will be shining bright all December long.

Key features:

• 24-day countdown
• Full-size and travel-size products

Also available at:

• $195 from David Jones

Decked out with the best-selling Mac cosmetics and shiny new shades at a gold star value, Bruno was right in saying “24 karat magic in the air” because boy, that’s how we are feeling about this one.

Considering beauty starts from a good nights sleep, our besties over at Mac have gone to great lengths, bringing you the gift of a supreme slumber with a eye mask guaranteed to assist.

Key features:

• 24 full-sized and mini products
• Features best-selling products

Also available at:

• #350 from Selfridges

Who said the count down had to stop at 24? Well, it certainly wasn’t good old Jo. Featuring 25 scented surprises, from colognes to candles and more, you and your home will be smelling at best all season long.

Peony? English Pear? Blackberry? Why choose just one when you could have it all! Neatly organised in decorated drawers, this festive unit is set to bring the joy this jolly season.

Key features:

• 25 scented surprises

Also available at:

• $795 from Myer
• $795 from David Jones

Unwrap 28 gifts from the most covetable brands in skincare, makeup, hair and fragrance with the Liberty Beauty Advent Calendar. Worth over $2,600 this luxury set includes products from La Mer, Sunday Riley and Ouai. From hand cream and eyeliner to perfume and candles – this ‘OG’ beauty calendar brings together cult buys, niche names and fresh launches from world-renowned brands.

Housed in a unique box, decorated with charming illustrations by world-renowned artist, Clym Evernden, the calendar includes 28 products, including 18 full-size items. Due to popular demand, it won’t be around for long – so place your order quickly to avoid disappointment.

Key features:

• Packed with 28 products, including 18 full-sized
• Expertly curated edit of skincare, makeup and fragrance from Augustinus Bader, Byredo, Skin Rocks, La Mer, Lisa Eldridge and more

Collaborating with only one of the most fantastical films of all time, Wicked, this mini advent calendar celebrates the colours of Christmas and the iconic characters of the show all at once. We are talking about the most perfectly coloured cherry red and pine tree green that you have ever laid your eyes on.

Key features:

• 12-day countdown
• Features 12 mini nail polishes

Also available at:

• $74.95 from Adore Beauty
• $75 from The Iconic

Big on glowing and nourished skin, with this set of full sized and travel sized product your beauty essentials for the foreseeable months will be sorted. We have heard that Katie Holmes is pretty keen on Bobbi Brown and if her skin is anything to go by, then are we in for a treat.

Key features:

• 12-day countdown
• Mixture of full size and travel size products

Also available at:

• $310 from Selfridges

If there is one thing the French know, it’s what the ladies want in their cosmetic cabinets. Celebrating the 12 days of Christmas count down, these French-made Clarins cosmetics will have you at your glowiest come the big day.

Plus, if the festive season calls for a his and hers moment, then why not extend the excitement with one for him as well.

Key features:

• 12 travel-size products
• Made in France

Also available at:

• $199 from ASOS

Featuring all things glitz and glamour, the Revolution Advent Calendar has everything from sparkly glosses, nourishing lips masks, to detail brushes. With this beauty box in hand, why not dabble in a pop of purple, or maybe even a bold blue?

Key features:

• 24 products
• Cruelty-free and vegan

Also available at:

• $101 from ASOS

The ultimate gift for beauty lovers has arrived with ASOS’ advent calendar, packed with 26 must-have products. Featuring a mix of 12 full-sized and travel-sized goodies, this collection is worth £403 and includes skincare, makeup, body care, and hair care from top brands like Neom, Charlotte Tilbury, Sol de Janeiro, MAC, and more. Housed in a stunning holographic box, it’s the perfect way to indulge in luxury this holiday season.

Key features:

• Contains 26 products
• 12 full-size products
• Includes skincare, makeup, body care and hair care

Indulge in a sensory journey with this limited edition advent calendar, featuring six citrusy, fruity, and fresh-scented goodies. Inside, you’ll discover soap, hand cream, body lotion, perfume, a candle, and a hair and body mist—perfect for keeping your skin, hair, and home beautifully scented.

From the hydrating Not a Hand Cream to the iconic Mini Not a Perfume, each product is designed to pamper and delight with every use. Treat yourself to this luxurious collection and enjoy fragrant bliss all season long.

Key features:

• A range of fragranced delights

For the beauty-obsessed, this ultimate gift set from Sportsgirl is a dream come true, packed with 25 individually boxed surprises! Whether you open them one by one as a countdown or unbox them all at once (we won’t tell!), each day reveals a new beauty treat.

Key features:

•  25 individually boxed beauty surprises

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Indulge in 25 days of beauty bliss with this must-have advent calendar, featuring 13 full-size products and mini surprises that are guaranteed to sell out fast.

Unwrap a luxurious 27-piece collection, including iconic favourites like Sol de Janeiro Body Butter, Estée Lauder Night Repair Serum, and ICONIC London’s Prep-Set-Glow Spray, plus skincare from ELEMIS, body care from Aveeno, and exclusive collaborations with Brushworks and Trigwell Cosmetics. Valued at over A$1,000 but available for just A$270, it’s the ultimate treat-yourself gift for beauty lovers.

Key features:

• 27-piece collection of beauty icons
• 13 full-size treats and a selection of mini surprises

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If you are ready to try some of the year’s most sought after cosmetics, then consider the Amazon Beauty Advent Calendar the way to go. Filled with cult-favourite products including K-beauty brands, Skin1004 and Beauty of Joseon, achieving that coveted glass-skin complexion is right in your reach.

ALERT: If this one is at the top of your wish list we recommend you get in quick, the pre-sale sold out in hours!

Key features:

• 24-day countdown
• Features Korean beauty brands

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K-beauty is the cornerstone of the ‘clean girl aesthetic’, and thankfully Korean skincare brand, Laneige has taken the lead in compiling the best of the best for a limited edition holiday countdown.

Featuring 12-days of cosmetics including the Water Sleeping Mask, eye creams, and the cult-fave Lip Glowy Balms, this one is not to be missed.

Key features:

• 12-day countdown
• An assortment of Laneige essentials

Currently Out Of Stock

Slay bells* are ringing and so too is the MCoBeauty Advent Calendar filled to the brim with 12 must-have beauty products. We are talking about the cult-fave lip oil, to the super glow bronzing drops and the rest of the works all in the one box. Does it get any better?

*The sound we’ll be hearing as you tip toe through the room decked out in MCoBeauty.

Key feature:

• 12 must-have beauty products

Also available at:

• $59 from Big W