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5 Skin-Pampering Advent Calendars Beauty Lovers Will Be Excited to Open
Incredible sets from Dermalogica, L'occitane, Augustinus Bader, and more.
Some say the best things in life are free. If you ask me, the best things in life actually come in mini packages designed to be opened across 24 days (or 12, depending on your preference). Yes, I’m talking about the best skin care advent calendars, people!
If you’re not the best at holiday gift shopping, consider gifting a skin care advent calendar. It’s a fun way to treat the beauty lover in your life to a daily surprise leading up to Christmas Day. Since everyone’s skin is different and has its own specific concerns, advent calendars are basically a cheat code for product discovery, especially when trying to experiment with high-end formulas or stronger ingredients. Are you on the hunt for new treatment serums to delay wrinkles and boost radiance? Dermstore has a treasure chest of them from your favorite brands ready to perform. Perhaps your loved one is a huge fan of L’occitane’s offerings? The brand’s covetable holiday calendar has returned with bestsellers from the almond and shea butter line, along with a few staples from the Immortale collection. Even better, advent calendars allow you to dabble in whatever brand you desire for a fraction of a product’s retail price, which is particularly helpful if you’re not nearly done with holiday shopping.
Our picks for the best skin care advent calendars of 2024
Whether you’re shopping for the beauty novice or expert in your life or simply want an excuse to treat yourself to 24 days of beauty products, then the best skin care advent calendars are a good place to start. We sorted through our favorites and combed through customer reviews to find the five best ones you can shop early.
Osmosis Beauty’s approach to skin care is that natural is always better. Its science-backed formulas are rich in botanicals and other nourishing ingredients that feel like a comforting balm to strengthen your skin barrier.
Days: 12
Type: Skin care, wellness, makeup
Violet Grey The Violet Box: Holiday Heroes
It's not an advent calendar, but pick nine days during the holiday season to gift yourself (or a loved one) a treat daily. This box set covers all bases: a toner, eye cream, and moisturizer for the face, a high-shine hair spray, and even a clean-beauty mascara.
Days: 9
Type: Skin care, hair care, and body
Dermstore Best of Dermstore: 2024 Holiday Chest
While not technically an advent calendar, Dermstore’s beauty chest is still one you’d enjoy opening each day. Whether you’re a skin care expert or novice, each brand or formula included is one you’ve likely heard of—or dreamed of experiencing, from SkinCeuticals to Medik8 to BeautyStat. Beyond serums, creams, and lipstick, this chest also includes a face and full-body microneedling tool to help these formulas penetrate deeper.
Days: None
Type: Skin, hair, makeup
Clarins 24 Day Advent Calendar
Treat your skin to the crème de la crème of bestselling offerings from Clarins. Packed inside the box are your antidotes for beating winter dryness—and the winter blues, too. The luxury range offers nourishing formulas for head-to-toe hydration, like the Tonic Body Treatment Oil and the Hydra-Essentiel Moisturizer.
Days: 24
Type: Skin, body, makeup
Augustinus Bader The 12 Days of Bader Advent Calendar
If your foray into the world of Augustinus Bader started at The Rich Cream, this 12-day calendar will expose you to all the staples the luxury brand has to offer. Complete with an eye cream, moisturizer, retinol serum and more, this discovery set works to rejuvenate and plump the skin using the brand’s signature TFC8 complex.
Days: 12
Type: Skin, body
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