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The Best Advent Calendars for 2024

Believe it or not, it's almost that time of year again.

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The moment has finally arrived. Well, at least it's about to, and you still have a chance to participate. As much as we love jingle bells, gold ribbons, and eggnog, the holidays also bring another merry treat: advent calendars.

With 25 daily doses of surprises, choosing an advent calendar is no easy feat. In today's society, we understand that picking an advent calendar as a gift for someone or as a treat to yourself is increasingly difficult. Should I pick a beauty calendar or a fashion calendar? Would it be best to pick Dior's beauty advent calendar or Korres? Do I even have time to grab one before they completely sell out? Don't sweat it. L'OFFICIEL has created a well-rounded guide to the best ones of this holiday season. Chosen with the utmost care, we've picked makeup and skincare calendars for beauty lovers, food and beverage calendars for those with refined palates, and home and entertainment calendars for those who love to be cozy and have fun staying in. What could be better than giving yourself, or someone else, the gift of more gifts?

Below, find L'OFFICIEL's picks for the best advent calendars of 2024

Makeup & Beauty

Dior Beauty Advent Calendar 2024 Gold

Could anything be better than Dior's magnificent beauty advent calendar? Inspired by Parisian elegance, the Le 30 Montaigne calendar offers 24 days of timeless beauty and sophistication, from iconic fragrances and scented candles to rejuvenating skincare and makeup essentials. Inspired by the iconic façade of its historic boutique at 30 Avenue Montaigne and designed by the talented Pietro Ruffo, this calendar is a magical journey through the Tuileries Gardens. Ruffo's intricate artwork captures the essence of the garden's majestic gate, octagonal basin, and distinctive statues, bringing Parisian glamour to life.

Advent Calendar 2024 Augustinus Bader The 12 Days of Bader with TFC8
Lancôme Advent Calendar by Safia Ouares

Named 'The 12 Days of Bader with TFC8®,' this advent calendar is the first ever to be done by Augustinus Bader and its legendary TFC8. A legend amongst the skincare gods, this advent calendar is the perfect treat for a skincare aficionado. The calendar includes the complex patented by Professor Bader, TFC8 – Trigger Factor Complex – at the base of creams and serums, which visibly reduces the signs of aging and damage caused by environmental stressors, leaving regenerated, healthy, and luminous skin. The calendar is intended to be a real 12-day countdown where the 12 boxes contain award-winning skin and body care products. From The Eye Patches to The Cream, from The Serum to The Rich Cream, The Eye Cream, The Cream Cleansing Gel, The Essence, The Face Oil to The Body Cream up to The Lip Balm and The Tinted Balm in Shade 1 and The Retinol Serum, this calendar is a truly spectacular gift.

Lancôme's timeless French heritage is reimagined with gifts illuminating the most special time of the year. Artist Safia Ouares has designed an exclusive advent calendar model called "Celestial Rose." Inspired by the transformation of stars into diamonds, the calendar takes the symbols of the City of Light and merges them into an intricate magical pattern spread out over a midnight-blue background. Inside, iconic Lancôme treasures such as La Vie est Belle, L'Absolu Rouge and, and the Hypnôse eye palette, among others. 5 full-sized products and 19 travel-sized ones to make the holiday season even more beautiful.
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The Korres 2024 Advent Calendar arrives on the shelves as a precious and poetic herbarium. 24 fantastic Korres products are hidden inside, ready to be discovered during the countdown to December 25th. Offering a surprise every day for facial care, body care, a fragrance, a decorative cosmetics product, and 2 limited edition accessories, the brand's Greek traditions and values continue during the holidays.

Nail art and Nail care

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Fittingly named the "Christmas Wonderland Advent Calendar," the Néonail 2024 Advent Calendar is dedicated to fans and experts of nail art and artistic manicures. It arrives in a red box where it hides limited edition semi-permanent nail polishes, mirror effect powders, transfer foils, accessories, and nail care products on the inside. The calendar also added a surprise from the NEO Makeup line, a small gift to add to the otherwise extensive advent calendar.

Advent Calendar 2024 Nails The Mini Macaron 12 Days of Nails
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The "Le Mini Macaron 12 Days of Nails 2024 Advent Calendar" is a perfect gift for those who love taking care of themselves and their nails. With 12 unique surprises, including exclusive products only available inside the calendar and bestselling nail art products and semi-permanent nail polishes, this advent calendar is meant to discover a little luxury dedicated to nail care every day, in full festive spirit.

Another way to usher in the holiday season in style is with the 2024 Essie advent calendar. Designed as a very large nail polish bottle, the calendar includes mini-sized nail polishes, a nail polish remover, gel couture products, and a couple of other surprises that are perfect for the jolly season. 

K-Beauty Lovers

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Have you ever found yourself dreaming about beauty shopping in the streets of Seoul? If the answer is yes, then this is the perfect gift for you. With MiiN's 2024 Advent Calendar, you can put off the trip to Korea just a little while longer. This advent calendar includes any and all beauty treatments you could ask for. Body masks, face masks, serums, tonics, cleansers, konjac, eye contour and hair treatments, you name it - the box has it. It contains 24 Korean cosmetic surprises in travel size and full-sized bottles from the most loved K-beauty brands such as Aromatica, Benton, Urang, G9S kin, Lovbod, Mizon, Blithe, Make P: Rem, Village 11 factory, Shangpree, Suntique, Rated Green and The Skin Lounge. 

Haircare

Davines Advent Calendar 2024 Hair and Hands

If you're looking for hair experts, then you're probably looking for Davines. This year, the hair pros couldn't help but provide a noteworthy advent calendar. With 12 mini sizes of their most loved must-have products, such as the OI line, Essential Haircare shampoo, a hair mask, and a hand cream, this is the perfect advent calendar for anyone who loves to keep their hair smooth, shiny, and healthy. 

For the TV lovers

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A true fan of the Duffer brothers' Stranger Things wouldn't miss their shot at getting the Cinereplicas Stranger Things advent calendar. With 24 different gifts inspired by the characters, places, and adventures of the Hawkins, this advent calendar proves a perfect gift for any TV fan. The calendar is said to come with iconic pieces like the Scoops Ahoy luggage tag, the Hawkins Tigers memo pad, the Mixtape keychain, and the infamous Guitar Pick necklace. A true gem to anyone who's a fan of the hit Netflix series.

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Waiting for December 25th on the legendary Central Perk couch with Ross, Rachel, Monica, Chandler, Joey, and Phoebe is not a bad idea. In the Friends 2024 Advent Calendar, the box has twenty-five days of gifts and surprises, ranging from decorations to recipe cards to the legendary holiday Armadillo. This advent calendar is a real gift for Friends fans of all ages. 

This advent calendar is both an EXIT game and a 24-day puzzle adventure, all in one! Behind each square of the calendar lies a new puzzle to solve to determine which door to open the next day. The advent calendar is trying to find Hollywood's favorite movie star who disappeared during the filming of her latest Christmas movie. In just 24 puzzles, the person can find the actor and save the movie!

For the Foodies

This year's Marchesi 1824 Advent Calendar hides small chocolate delights in each box, including cremini and napolitains. Bearing the signature of legendary pastry chef Diego Crosara, the novelty box provides 24 days of sweet treats and a beautiful pop-up box that serves as another holiday decoration.

Compartes Luxury Gourmet Chocolate
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The Compartés "Luxury Gourmet Chocolate Advent Calendar" is the perfect holiday treat and surprise for those who love to have their taste buds stimulated. The award-winning gourmet chocolates inside will entertain both the palate and the spirit with a design inspired by an enchanting and magical festive night under the Northern Lights. A legacy dating back to the 1950s and a contemporary revival led by visionary chocolatier Jonathan Graham, Compartés chocolates are a favorite of Oprah Winfrey, Brad Pitt, Victoria Beckham, and Heidi Klum. And back in the day, also of Marilyn Monroe, the Kennedys, and Frank Sinatra. Which flavors will you become addicted to with the advent calendar? Apple pie, marshmallow, cocoa, pumpkin spice, or the holiday gingerbread?

Hazelnuts, yogurt, crunchy chocolate, chocolate mousse, and three exclusive winter varieties of chocolates make each box of the Ritter Sport chocolate tree advent calendar the sweetest part of the holiday season. Since 1912, the German chocolatier has guaranteed that every bite is sweeter than the next, and this 26-day advent calendar is no different. The advent calendar's legendary square shape was born in 1932 by Clara Ritter, who wanted to make it easier for football fans on their way to the stadium to have a sweet treat in their jacket pockets during the heat of the day. With more than 100 years of chocolate experience, this advent calendar is certain to wow any person.

Home & Design

Westwing box Advent calendar for the home

From Westwing comes the large forest-green advent calendar. Named the Illuminata box, the advent calendar is set to provide small enhancements and decorations to any home space. With 24 objects chosen from the Westwing Collection, Villeroy & Boch, Broste Copenhagen, Blomus, Sagaform, and many other design brands, this calendar contains items that add up to over $800, but for the price of half. It's the perfect gift for an interior design lover during the holiday season. 

Advent Candle Ester & Erik Denmark
Diptyque Advent Calendar 2024

Designed as an alternative to the classic calendar that is to be opened the day after Christmas, the advent candles by the Danish brand Ester & Erik are an excellent choice for someone who enjoys atmospheric fragrances and relaxation. Available in both cone and column shapes, the advent calendar lets you choose from 15 very Nordic-style candles and colors for the perfect addition to any home.

For the Someliers and Alcohol Buffs

Advent Calendar Japanese Whisky 2024 Drinks by the Dram

Japanese whiskies have become immensely popular in recent years—and with good reason. For dedicated whiskey fans worldwide, the Drinks by the Dram Japanese Whisky Advent Calendar is the most spectacular way to enjoy the countdown to Christmas. Inside the box are 24 30ml tastings of whiskies, sealed in wax, from some of Japan's finest producers, exploring a range of styles, including single malt, single grain, blends, and much more.

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French Cognacs The Spirit Co Advent Calendar 2024

Every day until December 25th, the NIO Cocktails Christmas Advent Calendar provides cocktails to toast to the holiday spirit. Perfect as an aperitif or an after-dinner nightcap, this cocktail advent calendar includes a Winter Sidecar, a Cosmopolitan, a Margarita, and the Christmas version of an Espresso Martini, a Negroni, a Disaronno Sour, a Revolver, and a Snow Daiquiri that will excite you more and more as Christmas approaches.

For connoisseurs of the fabulous vineyards of Charente in France, there is the one and only Cognac advent calendar by The Spirit Co. With the calendar, you can discover behind each box a 30 ml bottle of pure pleasure. Aged VS, VSOP, and XO of the highest quality, dated back from 1995, this advent calendar will bring moments of meditation and pleasure for those who enjoy a nice glass of France's finest.

Bonus: Advent Calendars to Open between Christmas and New Year's Eve

Sephora triangle Advent calendar 2024 After Calendar

To prolong the joy of the holidays and wait for New Year's Eve, there is the unmissable Sephora Collection "Post-Advent Calendar," with its extra dose of beauty gifts to open from December 25th to 31st. For those six extra nights, Sephora has packed makeup or skincare products to celebrate the past year and anticipate the excitement of the new year. A perfect way to end the holiday season.

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