Beauty advent calendars are often when a brand goes big to end the year. And with the year we’ve had, you’re sure to see a lot more extravagant and cost-saving deals for the holiday season ahead. While skincare and makeup can run high on prices, advent calendars are your best bet to get more for less.
Whether you’re planning to send them to someone you really love or keeping it for yourself, here are our picks. Take a look at the 12 best beauty advent calendars to add to your list this Christmas.
This advent calendar is filled with surprises to uplift, pamper, and rejuvenate the skin and body. Without giving it all away, you can expect to find their signature Drops of Youth Concentrate for a healthy glow, Banana Shampoo and Conditioner that nourishes the hair, ultra-rich and non-greasy Body Butter, and other treats for the face, hair, and body.
Yves Rocher advent calendar is detailed in the scenery of a magical garden and this set features a selection of new products as well as classics for your face, body, hair, and it even includes fragrances. From their Purifying Gel Mask, Go Green Nail Polish, Nourishing Cream Shampoo, Midnight Berries Bath and Shower Gel, and Plein Soleil Eau de Parfum – you can expect to find everything you need from head to toe.
Barbara Sturm is notorious for her molecular approach to skincare, and if you’ve been wanting to try the products this is the best way to give it all a go. For longtime fans or for anyone new to the brand, this set features 24 treatments in full, deluxe, and sachet sizes. From their Enzyme Cleanser, Facial Scrub, Anti-Ageing Body Cream, Eye Cream, to intensely hydrating products like Hyaluronic Ampoule and Serum. You’ll find the best basics to get you to glowing skin.
Filled with skincare surprises to count you down to Christmas, Fresh’s advent calendar is filled with mini masks, moisturisers, lip treatments, and other treats for the skin. From favourites like Black Tea Age-Delay Firming Serum to classics like their Lotus Youth Preserve Moisturiser.
Sephora’s Wild Wishes Advent Calendar features 24 beauty surprises hidden in a pack of wild animals. From makeup, beauty care, bath products, and even accessories – you can find a new beauty item every day as you count down to Christmas. Some highlights include their Cream Lip Stain, Eye Liner, Cucumber Eye Mask, Triple Action Micellar Water, Pineapple Nose Mask, and Pocket Mirror.
Filled with 12 of Clarins’ bestsellers, this advent calendar is your set for radiant skin and daily makeup. Hidden in each drawer is an iconic product, whether it’s their Lip Comfort Oil, Exfoliating Body Scrub, or Wonder Perfect Mascara 4D.
For the makeup lovers, this NYX advent calendar includes 24 of their bestselling favourites so you can wear it in time for all your holiday festivities. From 12 delicious wearable lip shades (subtle to bold) to their, Crystal Eyeshadow make a bold statement with their makeup.
Jo Malone’s advent calendar this year is filled with 24 surprises from colognes to travel-sized bath and body products as well as miniature candles. This is definitely not one to miss out on.
Sold out online with limited sets available in-stores at BHG, Raffles City, Marina Bay Sands, Tangs, and Takashimaya.
The Giorgio Armani advent calendar includes six full-sized products and 17 miniature products as you count down to Christmas. From new launches to classics, you can expect to find items like their Lip Maestro, Eyes to Kill Designer Eyeliner, Rouge D’Armani, Crema Nera Eye Cream, and even an Armani Beauty compact mirror.
This bejewelled chest of treasures is exactly as its name infers. Packed with 12 surprises, including three full-sized and nine mini products, this advent calendar is a treasure trove of Charlotte Tilbury’s classics as well as limited-edition shades.
L’Occitane’s bestselling advent calendar includes 24 miniatures of their bestsellers in a Provence market-inspired set. You can find treats like their Shea Butter Hand Cream, Immmorteile Overnight Serum Reset, Almond Shower Oil, and Petite Hair Mask.
Sold out online with limited sets available in-stores at ION Orchard, Paragon, Takashimaya, Vivo City, Raffles City, and Plaza Singapura.
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