The holiday szn is *almost* upon us and if you’re like us, you get major starry eyes for beauty advent calendars. Who doesn’t want to open little beauty gifts all month long? We deffo do.
We’ve rounded up the best beauty calendars this year, and ngl, we’re thinking about buying each and every one. The only question that remains is, do you have the patience to open them one day at a time, or do you open em’ all at once (*wink wink*)?
Foxyskin Sustainable Advent Calendar
Foxyskin is known as the organic beauty desination of the GCC so it’s no surprise that their advent calendar (Dhs1660, foxyskin.me) is packed with all-natural luxury beauty products that’s a must-have for sustainable beauty advocates. Full of vegan and eco-certified products, like Dhyvana’s Face Wash with ginger and honey, O’right’s Recoffee Hair Oil, and Rut Essentials Rosehip Essential Oil for Face, this calendar is a legit must-have this holiday szn.
The Body Shop Share Love & Joy Ultimate Advent Calendar
Who doesn’t want an advent calendar filled with creamy body creams, shower gels, and facial products? The Body Shop’s Share Love & Joy Ultimate Advent Calendar (Dhs849, The Body Shop) is filled with 25 body care products to keep your skin hydrated and glowing all festive season long. Side note, we’re obsessed with the avocado body butter and mango body yogurt.
Sephora Collection Holiday Vibes
The Sephora Collection Holiday Vibes Advent Calendar (Dhs260, sephora.ae) is packed with the very best of Sephora’s namesake beauty brands. Before we even start drooling over the contents of each box within the calendar, we want to talk about the packaging. Major (responsible) props to Sephora for using materials from sustainably managed forests. We love to see it.
Now, within each individual box is a makeup, skincare, bath, or accessory treat to enjoy during the festive month. You will legit have 24 new and fun ways to discover the Sephora Collection brand. We’re totes buying two…one for our bestie and one for us.
Huda Beauty House of Huda
It’s not the holidays if we don’t have an advent calendar from Huda Beauty. This year, Huda Beauty’s House of Huda 12-Door Advent Calendar (Dhs719, hudabeauty.com) contains her absolute must-have products. Each House of Huda calendar contains one of three Obsessions palettes, you can either get Nude Light, Haze Sand or Nude Rich and you won’t know until you open it. We’re legit dying over the anticipation.
Cult Beauty Advent Calendar 2021
Yes, you’ll have to pay extra fees for shipping, export, blah blah blah *but* if anything is ever worth your extra dirhams, sis, trust us, it’s Cult Beauty’s Advent Calendar 2021 (Dhs1069, Cult Beauty). Containing a whopping 38 beauty products from brands like Róen Beauty, Youth to the People, and Augustinus Bader, this calendar literally gifts you with everything you want this holiday season.
Lush Advent Calendar
Lush’s Advent Calendar (Dhs995, lush.com) is serving us some serious retro vibes this year. No, seriously. Their Christmas countdown features twenty-five lush-scious gifts including exclusive retro products that won’t be found anywhere else in the range this year, all dressed up in beautiful reusable packaging. With contents like the Kris Mouse Bubble Bar, Merry Christmas Shower Gel, Polar Bear Soap, and Christmas Penguin Bubble Bar, you and your bathroom are going to look (and smell) adorbs with all of Lush’s festive body care.
Charlotte Tilbury Charlotte’s Beauty Dreams and Secrets
Charlotte Tilbury Charlotte’s Beauty Dreams and Secrets Advent Calendar (Dhs750, Charlotte Tilbury) is *almost* too beautiful to open. The calendar is packed with the very best of Charlotte Tilbury, including her Goddess Skin Clay Mask, Magic Cream, Beauty Light Wand in Spotlight, Walk of No Shame Eyeliner, Legendary Lashes, Matte Revolution in Pillow Talk Medium, Airbrush Flawless Setting Spray…and so much more. After we’re done luxuriating in these fab products, we’re keeping this sparkly golden box on display in our bedroom. It’s just too gorg.
Bubble T Beauty Advent Calendar
We love us some bubble tea…and Bubble T. This year, Bubble T’s Beauty Advent Calendar (Dhs164, namshi.com) features a treasure trove of 24 body products in a giant pastel-coloured Christmas cracker. From bath fizzers to bath jellies, this advent calendar is providing us with some serious Christmas bath goodies to last all season long.
Kiehl’s Holiday Limited Edition Advent Calendar
Skincare surprises for 24 days in a row? Yes plz! Kiehl’s Holiday Limited Edition Advent Calendar (Dhs395, kiehls.ae) includes cleansers, face masks, facial serums, moisturizers and so much more. We also are lovin’ the Christmassy artwork on the box. Its festive aesthetic makes it perfect to be situated front n’ centre on your dresser for decoration.