<p>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 six ones you can shop early. </p>”/>
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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
Best Holy Grails
L’Occitane 24 Days of Beauty Advent Calendar Set
Each day of this L’Occitane Advent Calendar adds another gem to your full-body beauty routine. Featuring four full-sized options, including cult favorites like the Shea Butter Hand Cream and Almond Milk Concentrate, along with hair care and skin care staples, this set invites you to explore 24 reasons why L’occitane formulas are on everyone’s wishlist.
Days: 24
Type: Skin care, hair care, and body
Best for Brand Discovery
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
Best for Improving Radiance
Dermalogica Dermalogica Smooth and Brighten Gift Set ($97 Value)
Dermalogica has your entire skin care routine covered across 24 days. While you won’t necessarily use all 24 products in one sitting, the options available treat a bevy of skin concerns, from texture (Daily Microfoliant) to dehydration and dullness (Circular Hydration Serum) and more.
Days: 24
Type: Skin
Best for Full-Body Hydration
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
Best Luxury
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
Nerisha Penrose is the Beauty Commerce Editor at ELLE.com. Prior to joining the team, she was an Editorial Fellow at ELLE.com. In her current role, she helps lead coverage on makeup, skin care, hair, and fragrances. With over six years of experience in the world of beauty editorial, Nerisha enjoys delving deep into the complexities of fragrance notes, hunting for the best fixes for acne-prone skin, and advocating for daily sunscreen use. She regularly researches and tests the latest products, consults beauty professionals (including our Beauty Advisory Board) to determine the best expert-approved formulas to recommend, and conducts interviews with luminaries across the industry. Nerisha received her bachelor’s degree in Communication and Media Studies from Temple University before joining the editorial teams at Nylon and Billboard. In 2020, she co-launched our popular franchise The State of Black Beauty, an ongoing exploration of—and destination for—beauty at the intersection of Black culture.
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