The 5 Best Candle Advent Calendars We’re Running Out to Buy Right Now

This year, Diptyque collaborated with artist Lucy Sparrow to design its holiday collection. The advent calendar in the line features packaging covered in images of felt gingerbread men, evergreen trees, and other holiday- and Diptyque-inspired motifs. Inside, you’ll find a full-size Sapin (pine tree) candle and an ensemble of mini candles (like Baies, Ambre, and Étoile). The box also includes fragrances like L’Eau Papier, Do Son, and Eau Rose, as well as scent body care essentials and festive decorations. It’s the perfect treat for both Diptyque diehards and novices.

Includes: Candles, perfumes, scented soaps, scented lotions, decorations, and more

Value: $510

An ELLE editor says: “Who can resist the allure of Diptyque’s candles and fragrances? Ask me to choose only one candle brand to indulge in for the rest of my life, and I’d pick Diptyque every time. Sapin is the perfect holiday candle, and this set includes many of my other classic favorites, like Roses and Baies. The packaging is stunning, too; the first time I saw this advent calendar in person, I fell head over heels, and it’s constantly been on my mind ever since.”—Carol Lee, ELLE.com associate beauty e-commerce writer

Glasshouse Fragrances’s advent calendar is filled to the brim with mini candles and room sprays to scent your home, along with perfumes and body care essentials. Also included is the collectible, limited-edition Glasshouse Fragrances Christmas ornament for 2024. Plus, you can reuse the velvety box as a luxe jewelry case or knick-knack holder once you’ve emptied it of all of the goodies.

Includes: Candles, scent sticks, perfumes, hand creams, body bars, and more

Glasshouse Fragrances rating: 5/5 stars

A Glasshouse Fragrances reviewer says: “Saving this until December 1 for my wife. I’m sure she will be excited to share the gifts and the excitement of the daily event with my niece, the scents providing precious memories for years to come.”

If you’ve been looking for an advent calendar that exclusively focuses on candles, this one may be the answer to your prayers. Voluspa curated a set of 12 scents, including classically holiday-themed ones like Spiced Pumpkin Latte and Noble Fir Garland, and bestsellers Santal Vanille and Moso Bamboo. The box also holds an extra gift—a gold-plated wick trimmer, which is essential for proper candle care and maintenance.

Includes: 12 candles, wick trimmer

Voluspa rating: 5/5 stars

A Voluspa reviewer says: “This would be a great gift for [when you have a] friend you know loves candles, but [you] can’t decide on what scent to get them. The scents offered in this advent calendar are very festive and the perfect way to get you excited for the holiday season!”

Another 12-day advent calendar worth looking into (December is already upon us after all) is from Mind Games, a luxury genderless fragrance brand. The chess-inspired box presents you with eight 0.25 vials of various extraits (the most powerful and concentrated type of perfume) as well as four candles, which have a total approximate burn time of 40 hours. What better way to count down the days ’til Christmas than trying a variety of new scents for yourself and for your home? The perfumes including Caïssa, a white flora, and Gambit, a leathery wood, while the candles feature scents like Jasmine Milk and Tobacco Tonka Bean.

Includes: Candles, perfumes

Inspired by the illustrations in the novels of Jules Verne, the author of Around the World in Eighty Days, this playfully designed advent calendar looks like an oversized children’s book. The chest presents 12 days of mini candles, six days of fragranced hand creams, and six days of scented hand soaps to complete a 24-day countdown.

Includes: Candles, hand creams, soaps