From Dermstore to Laneige: 29 beauty advent calendars among the season’s hottest buys, here are the best ones

Calendars span beauty categories

The featured calendars include products for skin, makeup, hair, fragrance and body care. Dermstore’s 24-day set contains 24 products: 13 full-size and 11 travel-size, including items from Elemis, Moroccanoil and Dermalogica.

Laneige’s 12-day calendar combines full and mini sizes of face masks, moisturizer, cleanser, serums and lip balms. Drybar’s House of Blowouts calendar is listed among the hair-care picks, while Augustinus Bader’s 12 Days of Bader is presented as the luxury option.

Makeup sets add extras

Charlotte Tilbury’s 15-piece calendar includes four full-size products, among them the Pillow Talk lipstick, setting spray and Magic Cream. It also adds a gua sha tool and velvet makeup bag.

An Ulta calendar contains 25 products across skin, body and hair care, as well as fragrance and accessories; nine are full-size. The Sephora-brand calendar has 24 items, including 13 full-size and five travel-size products, plus six accessories.

Body care and lip balm choices

L’Occitane’s calendar includes 24 sample-size body and hair products, such as shower oil, exfoliating shower gel and fragrance. The article highlights its almond scent, body oils, lotions and hand creams.

More brand favorites inside

L’Oréal Paris’s calendar contains 12 full-size makeup products, including mascara, powder, lipstick and setting spray. YSL Beauty’s 24-day set features makeup, skin care and fragrance, including travel-size Libre and Black Opium eau de parfums.