We know the most wonderful time of the year is approaching when our favorite brands roll out their beauty advent calendars. We sat down with a cup of mint cocoa, put on some Bublé, and picked out the best ones for you. Just one reminder- when you’re gifting them to the special ppl in your life, don’t forget to give one to yourself too.
Harrod’s Beauty Advent Calendar
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Price: Dhs718, harrods.com
Why we ❤️it: This posh advent calendar features luxurious products from our fav brands, like Augustinus Bader, Gisou, Charlotte Tilbury, and Boy Smells. Ngl, we’ll be opening it all at once. 🙈
Sephora Collection Beauty Advent Calendar
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Price: Dhs290, sephora.ae
Why we ❤️it: Not only is the Sephora Collection advent beauty calendar sustainably made, but it’s also got 24 makeup, skincare, bath, and accessory surprises that you can treat yourself to.
The Body Shop’s Box of Wonders Big Advent Calendar
Price: Dhs579, thebodyshop.ae
Why we ❤️it: This Big Advent Calendar has 25 surprises for us (!!) Avocado Body Scrub to get that smooth skin, Shea Hand Balm to give your hands some TLC, both of which are from the self-creations from The Body Shop’s new Wellness range. Goodies to buff, slather and nourish you from head to toe.
Armani Beauty Advent Calendar
Price: Dhs2025, armanibeauty.ae
Why we ❤️it: An advent calendar by Armani? Take my card already. This advent calendar has 9 full-size products and 15 miniature ones. What can you expect from this calendar? Fragrance, makeup, and skincare – the best from Armani Beauty. Let the Christmas countdown begin!
ComfortZone Kaleidoscope Advent Calendar
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Price: Dhs700, eideal.com
Why we ❤️it: Always on the go? This is the calendar for you, sis. It features 12 iconic ComfortZone skincare minis that’s *perf* for jetsetters. With products like the Sublime Skin Serum, Sacred Nature Nutrient Cream, and the Hydramemory Hydra&Glow Ampoule, your skin will stay moist and glowy no matter where you are.
Acqua Di Parma Advent Calendar
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Price: Dhs1652, selfridges.com
Why we ❤️it: This fragrant advent calendar contains 25 olfactory surprises including products from Acqua Di Parma’s Colonia and Blu Mediterraneo ranges as well as Signatures of the Sun and their home collection. The iconic Maison hat case featuring Florentine artwork can be repurposed long after the festive season. We totes recommend texting this to your special someone as a ~major~ “gift this to me” hint.
Guerlain Hive Advent Calendar
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Price: Dhs2900, Harvey Nichols and Bloomingdales in the UAE and Vendome boutique in Qatar
Why we ❤️it: This buzzing beauty advent calendar is not only packed with luxurious beauty goodies but it’s also eco-friendly. Containing fragrance, skincare, makeup products as well as a ceramic fragrance ornament, you or your bestie will have 25 days of purely spoilt (and well-deserved) bliss. We plan on repurposing our cardboard calendar as a jewelry box throughout the rest of the year. What about you, bb?
Tatti Lashes Fab Advent Calendar
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Price: Dhs350, tattilashes.com
Why we ❤️it: When one of our fave lash brands drops a beauty advent calendar, we legit add to cart immediately. Packed with so many lash goodies, like the Side Hustle Half Lash, Miss Popular Russian Strip Lash, and Double Trouble Adhesive Liner, our lashes will be fluttering throughout 2023. What more can a lash lover ask for?
Lookfantastic The Beauty Story
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Price: Dhs575, lookfantastic.ae
Why we ❤️it: We can create our own beauty story (or several, tbh) with the 26 products in this beauty advent calendar. With gifts like the Demi Candle Femme Mini or Elle Mini, PMD Clean Mini, Drunk Elephant Protini Polypeptide Cream, and Luvia 2 Pan Eyeshadow, our complexions and homes have no choice but to be illuminated with a festive glow.
Huda Beauty 12-Door Advent Calendar
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Price: Dhs719, hudabeauty.com
Why we ❤️it: This 12-door advent calendar contains the best of Huda Beauty, Wishful skincare, and Kayali fragrances. With full-size products like Huda Beauty’s Liquid Matte Ultra-Comfort Transfer-Proof Lipstick in Bombshell to cute mini-sizes like Wishful’s Honey Whip Peptide Moisturizer, this calendar has it all. Not to mention, it includes a Kayali Eau De Parfum Rollerball in Musk | 12 & Vanilla | 28 too. It’s the gift that keeps on giving.
Charlotte Tilbury Diamond Chest of Beauty Stars
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Price: Dhs730, Charlotte Tilbury
Why we ❤️it: The packaging is so gorg that it alone is worth the splurge. The box can be repurposed and displayed as a jewel on your vanity. Inside this 12-door beauty advent calendar is a mix of Charlotte’s makeup and skincare products, including five full-sized products such as the Beauty Light Wand in Spotlight and Lip Cheat lip liner in Hot Gossip. We’re obsessed and buying one for ourselves and our bestie, too.
L’Occitane Classic Beauty Advent Calendar
Price: Dhs240, ae.loccitane.com
Why we ❤️it: This online exclusive beauty advent calendar contains 23 mini products and one full-size Almond Delicious Hands hand cream. Encased in sustainably sourced and reusable packaging, we can’t wait to celebrate the festive month with our L’Occitane faves including the Shea Light Comforting Cream, Almond Hair Conditioner, and Cherry Blossom Hand Cream.
Rituals Advent Calendar
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Price: Dhs580, Rituals
Why we ❤️it: Airdrop this calendar to your special someone as a cheeky hint for what you’d like to be gifted this festive season. With 24 sweet-smelling pressies inside, including four mini-sized candles, and body products from the Ritual of Karma, Ayurveda, and Namaste lines, you’ll be vibin’ on a high frequency all month long.