The Best Advent Calendars This Holiday Season – 2023
Are you ready to count down the days until Christmas? What better way to get in the holiday spirit than with a fun and unique advent calendar? This year, take your festivities up a notch with my picks for the best advent calendars for 2023.
From traditional foodie-approved options to beauty maven must-haves, I’ve rounded up all of my favorite advent calendars that are sure to add an extra sparkle of joy this holiday season. No matter what you're looking for, grab one of these festive goodies – they make great surprise gifts as well!
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Beauty & Health
L'Occitane Cultivators of Love Advent Calendar
Great for travelers (and Francophiles!) this advent calendar has travel-sized versions of classic L'Occitane products, including Shea Butter Hand Cream, Verbena Shower Gel, Immortelle Divine Cream, limited editions, and more!
L'Occitane Premium Advent Calendar
This 24-piece collection has a sampling of travel or sample sizes of L'Occitane classics in skincare, body care, hair care, fragrance, and special edition beauty along with 6 full-sized favorites.
SEPHORA Collection Premium Advent Calendar
This limited-edition premium advent calendar contains 24 beauty surprises—skincare, makeup, accessories, and perfume—including 18 full-size and two travel-size products at an exclusive price for the holidays.
SEPHORA Collections Advent Calendar
Make the holidays even more special with the SEPHORA COLLECTION Advent Calendar. Discover 24 beauty products—makeup, skincare, bath, and accessories—for exciting surprises from December 1st through the 24th.
Diptyque Paris Advent Calendar
Your Francophile friend will enjoy this Diptyque Paris advent calendar showcasing the magic of the flame in a unique manner. In the form of a calligram inspired by the poetic definition found in the Encyclopédie des Lumières.
Burt's Bees Bundle Up with Burt's 12 Holiday Finds Advent Calendar
There are 12 Burt's Bee lip balm flavors included in this 12-day advent calendar: Classic Beeswax (2), Pomegranate, Sweet Peach, Coconut and Pear, Pink Grapefruit, Salted Caramel, Mint Cocoa, Vanilla Bean, Shortbread Cookie, Vanilla Maple and Cranberry Spritz.
All I Want Beauty Advent Calendar
I am a huge fan of Benefit Cosmetics and think this advent calendar with 24 of Benefit’s bestselling & fan-favorite beauty goodies is AMAZING!
Food & Beverage Treats
Angelina Paris Advent Calendar
My favorite hot chocolate in Paris! Each year Angelina creates an advent calendar full of goodies! Find all the emblematic chocolates: the most beloved Parisian monuments, the iconic arches of Rue
De Rivoli, little characters with inimitable Parisian style, French and traditional carrousel, Angelina's aesthetic and colors with the perfect balance between tradition and modernity.
La Maison du Chocolat Advent Calendar
Straight from French chocolatier La Maison du Chocolat, this advent calendar has handmade bars, dark chocolate pralinés, and more. It’s all sprinkled around a beautiful snowflake-studded box worth leaving out.
Maison Boissier Parisian Advent Calendar
This Maison Boissier 24-day advent calendar is filled with chocolate-coated nuts, gummy candies, caramels, and more
from the Parisian confectionery founded in 1827.
Sugarfina Santa’s Candy Shop Advent Calendar
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Wally and Whiz Danish Gummy Advent Calendar
This advent calendar has 24 days’ worth of wine-gummy candies for two lucky someones to try together. There are 13 different flavors to sample, all made with fresh and natural ingredients.
Williams Sonoma Holiday Advent Calendar: 24 Days of Baking Cookies
Treat your favorite baker to 24 days of holiday happiness. The advent calendar is filled with two dozen numbered boxes that each hold a special surprise. From cookie cutters to spatulas, piping bags, gift bags, decorating tips, and more.
Bonne Maman Limited Edition Advent Calendar
Discover 23 unique holiday fruit spread flavors and 1 honey from Bonne Maman, the beloved French brand. New varieties include Caramel with Cinnamon, Raspberry Chocolate, Pineapple with Ginger, and more!
12 Christmas Mornings of Coffee Advent Calendar
This advent calendar contains a dozen, small-batch, seasonal ground coffees that support premium wages for farmers and top independent roasting partners from all across the United States.
Palais des Thés Parisian Tea Bag Advent Calendar
Filled with blends ranging from single-estate steeps to caffeine-free herbal tisanes, this advent calendar is sourced from Palais des Thés partner tea producers around the world.
12 Days of Hot Cocoa Advent Calendar
Warm up a chilly winter day with this creative calendar. Celebrating the fun of rich, creamy hot cocoa, this advent calendar features a packet of our exclusive Dutch-process hot cocoa behind each of the 12 doors. Just add hot water and top the delicious drink with your favorite marshmallows.
More Advent Calendars
Winter City Advent Calendar Ornament Set
This ornament set from Anthropologie features twenty-four oh-so-charming townhouses. The ornament set creates a delightful countdown to the holiday season.
Through the Window Puzzle Advent Calendar
Your puzzler can countdown to Christmas with 24 beautifully illustrated jigsaw puzzles that make up one festive holiday scene.
Paris Sharing Kindness Advent Calendar
This WILL sell out! A very unique advent calendar with a message of kindness rather than candy or gifts. This Paris museum set is beautiful with beautiful messages too.
Snow Globe Advent Calendar
Count down the days until Christmas with our free-standing Snow Globe advent calendar, which features four festive scenes and 25 doors that open to reveal surprise illustrations.
Christmas Transportation Advent Calendar
In each small drawer of this Christmas truck advent calendar, there is a small treat for yourself or your loved ones as you count down to Christmas. Cute and charming, this holiday decor will keep you smiling all season long.
Book Lover's Advent Calendar
Count down the days to Christmas with surprises designed with your favorite bookworm in mind. Filled with surprises like magnetic bookmarks, stickers, ornaments, and more.
Holiday Candle Advent Calendar
FORVR Mood’s first-ever mini-candle advent calendar. It features scents from the Après Ski collection and the original core collection plus a selection of bestselling, limited-edition scents.
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With the holiday season approaching, it's time to start preparing for all the joy and celebration that comes with it. You can join in on the fun of counting down the days to Christmas thanks to the advent calendar selections I've shared in this post. So what are you waiting for?
Check out the list I've compiled above and select your own advent calendar today so that you will be fully prepared when December arrives! Whether you purchase one for yourself or as a gift for someone special, these advent calendars are sure to bring smiles and memories that will last far beyond the holiday season.
How about you? Have you seen an advent calendar that you are dying to have? Do share!
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