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The best affordable Advent calendars to ring in Christmas and the holiday season

These days, the advent calendar isn’t just about hoarding heaps of sweets. It’s an indulgent affair now, brimming with self-care, beauty, luxury, and a sprinkle of the unexpected. Plus, it’s more fun to countdown to the holidays and celebrate each day with a treat. 

We uncovered the handpicked marvels of calendars that aren’t the usual run-of-the-mill but are all about upping your festivity game with a surprise, one day at a time.

Advent Calendars For Beauty and Self-Care Types

Christmas is all about treating yourself and maybe investing in things you want like that luxury perfume or that trendy body cream. These advent calendars will have you covered. 

L’Occitane Holiday Classic Advent Calendar

Containing petit sizes of all the favourite from the brand including the almond shea butter and cherry blossom hand creams, verbena shower gel, this advent calendar would make any L’Occitane fan happy and pampered. 

Classic Advent Calendar, $118.82, Buy it from Amazon

Burt’s Bees Bundle Up with Burt’s

No one wants chapped or dry lips at any time of the year. Keep them well-stocked and all puckered up for Christmas (and other days) with Burt’s Bees collection of famous lip balms. 

Burt’s Bees Advent Calendar, $54.39, Buy it with Amazon The Future Is Yours Premium Sephora Advent Calendar Gift Set

Get set to a year of good skin with this bundle filled with moisturising face masks, serums that make you glow and assorted make-up and skincare to make you look and feel good.

Sephora Advent Calendar, $150, Buy it from Sephora The Body Shop ‘The Advent of Change

With enough creams, lotions, soap and more to last you all year in the signature Body Shop scents, get this for the self-care enthusiast. 

Beauty Advent Calendar, $129, Buy it from Shopee Penhaligon’s Tiddly Whiffs Scent Library Set 

The holidays are a time to be indulgent and receiving a set of Penhaligon’s perfumes is peak opulence. Featuring popular scents from the luxury British perfume house (that used to be the late Queen Elizabeth’s choice), you can pick and choose how to smell each day. 

Perfume Advent Calendar, $50, Buy it from Sephora 24-Day Jewellery Advent Calendar

Know anyone who loves shiny things? Filled with necklaces, earrings, pearls, rings and even satin scrunchies, any jewellery lover would be excited to unwrap a new goody each day till Christmas. 

Jewellery Advent Calendar, $72.70, Buy it from Amazon

Advent Calendars For Food & Drink Lovers 

When talking about treats, you have to include the stuff you can eat and sip on while enjoying the holidays. We’ve got jams, spirits, sauces and more. 

Bonne Maman Limited Edition Advent Calendar

If Christmas is (literally) your jam, then you might want to sweeten the holidays with high-quality spreads and jams from this popular French brand. It features the best sellers and some new holiday flavours like Chestnut Orange Cinnamon, Mirabelle Plum & Spices, and Strawberry Star Anise.

Bonne Maman Advent Calendar, $114.73, Buy it from Amazon

The Holiday Spirits Calendar

Ditch the cute stuff and get straight to the boozy part of the holidays with this advent calendar where you swap the reindeer, elfs and chocolates for fun-sized bourbon, whiskey, tequila, Jack Daniels, vodka, gin, red and white wine, rosé and champagne.

Boozy Advent Calendar, $41.13, Buy it from Amazon Christmas Coffee Advent Calendar

If you don’t want to miss a thing this holiday season, some caffeine might do you good. More specifically, 24 days of coffee. Each pack is good for one pot of coffee, so there’s plenty to go around. 

Christmas Coffee Advent Calendar, $106.88, Buy it from Amazon

Hot Sauce Advent Calendar

If 24 days of spicy chilli sauces is someone’s idea of a good time, then this advent calendar is perfect for all the heat chasers out there. Packed with a diverse range of sauces made from chillies like habanero, cayenne pepper, Naga Jolokia, scotch bonnet and more, your Christmas is going to be pretty spicy.

Hot Sauce Advent Calendar, $75,73, Buy it from Amazon

The Tea Lover’s 24 Day Fabulous Feast Tea Bag Advent Calendar

T2’s anticipated advent calendar this year doesn’t disappoint and as always is huge, colourful and filled to the brim with tea goodies that will make any tea lover happy. 

T2 Advent Calendar, $56, Buy it from T2

Advent Calendars For Pop Culture Vultures

Got that friend who watches too much TV for their own good? We’ve got merch and treats from popular movies and TV series. 

Harry Potter Deluxe Advent Calendar

There’s just something about the Harry Potter universe and Christmas that makes sense, which is why there’s a new advent calendar released every year. The lavish box comes with 24 individual boxes, each containing a treat like jewellery, clothing, accessories and household decor.

Harry Potter Advent Calendar, $92.65, Buy it from Amazon Peanuts Advent Calendar

Filled with miniature figures and pop-up dioramas from the Peanuts brand, this pint-sized pack is definitely one for the collectors and Peanuts fan. 

Peanuts Advent Calendar, $74.25, Buy it from Amazon 24 Beauty Days Friends Advent Calendar

If you love Friends and pampering yourself, this mega advent calendar is filled with goodies like bath bombs, lip balms, shower steamers and more. Plus, Christmas is coming…

Advent Calendar, $94.16, Buy it from Amazon

Advent Calendars For The Homebodies

Some of us just really feel in our element at home – and that’s okay. From cosy candles to books and stationery, here are the gifts for someone who just loves being at home.

The Book Lover’s Advent Calendar: 25 Bookish Gifts for Readers

Bookworms are one of a kind. They’re the sort to also like accessories like bookmarks, nice stationery, most of them like cats, sticky notes and more bookmarks. You’re in luck, this advent calendar contains it all! 

Book Lover’s Advent Calendar, $34.32, Buy it from Amazon Yankee Candle Advent Calendar Wreath

Most good memories are tied to scents so set the scene with a different scent every day with Yankee’s range of holiday-themed scented candles like Twinkling Lights, Christmas Cookie and Letters to Santa.

Candle Advent Calendar, $97.83, Buy it from Amazon Typo Stationery Advent Calendar

Known for its selection of cute and interesting stationery, Typo now has an advent calendar which has notebooks, clips, pens and more all in one box. 

Stationery Advent Calendar, $34.99, Buy it from Typo

Make Your Own Advent Calendar

Have a great idea and want to make a personalised advent calendar for your loved ones? You can also get empty advent calendar sets and fill them up with your own choice of treats. 

Vinterfint Advent Calendar

This super affordable pop-up advent calendar is unique and stands out if you’re thinking of a personalised gift. 

Pop-up advent calendar, $29.90, Buy it from Ikea

Large Christmas Wooden Advent Calendar House

Hey it’s Christmas so indulge away. This lavish red wooden house has all the slots for you to put your gifts and it also works as Christmas decor as well. 

Advent Calendar House, $120.29, Buy it from Amazon

Juegoal Advent Calendar with 25 Drawers

If you’re looking for something more simple and minimalist, this cardboard set-up might work for your DIY advent calendar plans. 

Advent Calendar with 25 Drawers, $44.68, Buy it from Amazon

MorTime 24 Day Advent Calendar with Lighted Reindeer Cabin and Christmas Tree

On top of the boxes for where the treats can be hidden, this fancy calendar also comes with lights!

Lighted Advent Calendar, $44.56, Buy it from Amazon