I know we are still in November, but some advent calendars are already sold out! Here you will find the top 7 beauty advent calendars- 2020 edition! A must-have for this season! Plus – the perfect gift for a beauty lover!
CATEGORIES OF BEAUTY CALENDARS:
– Luxury ones – designer brand ones!
– Medium range ones – usually the traditional beauty brands
– Multi-brand ones – department store ones multi-brand stores like Cultbeauty, Boots, Sephora and Ulta etc…
LUXURY ONES
1- Dior Beauty Advent Calendar 2020 (link)
Dior launches a calendar every year! It is always beautiful and magical! This year the theme is black and gold with illustrations by Safia Ouares of the 30 Avenue Montaigne Dior store in Paris.
Keep in mind – it is pricy – being $460 + 2 samples with any order. The overall value of the products is unknown, but it’s possible to estimate that the RRP on these products would be over 660$.
What it contains (24 mini products):
- J‘adore Eau de Parfum, 5 ml
- J’adore Eau de Toilette, 5 ml
- Miss Dior Rose N’Roses Eau de Toilette, 5 ml
- Miss Dior Eau de Parfum, 5 ml
- JOY by Dior Eau de Parfum intense, 5 ml
- Sauvage Eau de Parfum, 10 ml
- Sauvage Eau de Toilette, 10 ml
- Dior Homme Eau de Toilette, 10 ml
- Rouge Dior lipstick #999 red satin finish, 1.5 g
- Dior Vernis nail lacquer 999 red, 7 ml
- Dior Backstage Universal Face & Body Primer, 5 ml
- Dior Lip Maximizer gloss 001 Pink, 2 ml.
- Diorshow Maximizer 3D mascara primer, 4 ml
- Diorshow Pump ‘N’ Volume Mascara, 4 ml
- Diorshow Iconic Overcurl mascara, 4 ml
- Rouge Dior lipstick #999 red matte finish, 1.5 g
- Dreamskin Care & Perfect skincare, 7 ml
- Capture Totale C.E.L.L. Energy Super Potent Serum, 10 ml
- Capture Totale C.E.L.L. Energy Firming and Wrinkle-Correcting Creme, 15 ml
- Capture Youth Glow Booster Serum, 7 ml
- Dior Prestige La Crème Texture Essentielle, 5 ml
- Dior Prestige La Micro-Lotion de Rose, 10 ml
- Dior Prestige La Micro-Huile de Rose, 10 ml
- 1 exclusive* snow globe
2- YSL Dress Me Wild Advent Calendar 2020 (link)
This year YSL opted for a super festive design – black with red glitter. Very classy!
This calendar as a variety of the brand bestsellers in the mini version! It is an expensive calendar (260$), but it is a purchase that makes sense if you are a big fan of the brand or even if you are curious and want to try some of YSL beauty products. The overall value of the calendar is 720$.
What it contains (24 mini products):
- Mini Rouge Pur Couture Shade 1
- Mini Rouge Pur Couture Shade 9
- Mini Rouge Pur Couture Shade 13
- Mini Rouge Pur Couture Shade 19
- Mini Rouge Pur Couture Shade 52
- Mini Water Stain Shade 9
- Mini Tatouage Couture Shade 1
- Mini Tatouage Couture Velvet Cream Shade 216
- Mini Mascara Volume Effet Faux Cils Shade 1
- Mini Mascara The Curler Shade 1
- Mini Dessin Du Regard
- Tuxedo – Le Vestiaire Des Parfums 7.5mL
- Top Secrets Instant Moisture Glow 5mL
- Top Secrets Expert Makeup Remover 8mL
- Touche Éclat Blur Primer 10mL
- Pure Shots Night Reboot Serum 7.5mL
- Pure Shots Hydra Bounce Essence-in-Lotion 10mL
- Touche Éclat Radiant Touch Shade 2
- La Laque Couture Shade 8
- Black Opium Eau de Parfum 7.5mL
- Mon Paris Eau de Parfum 7.5mL
- Libre Eau de Parfum 7.5mL
- Opium Eau de Toilette 7.5mL
- Special Gift
MEDIUM COST ONES
1- Too Faced Enchanted Advent Calendar 2020 (link)
This is the first Too Faced advent calendar! This calendar has only 12 days, as opposed to the 24 days that the majority have, but this is a calendar that contains 5 full-size products, and that is something that you really need to keep in mind! The price of this calendar is 100$, but it has a value of 225$ according to the official website.
What it contains:
- Lip Injection Extreme FULL SIZE
- Better Than Sex Mascara FULL SIZE
- Damn Girl! Mascara FULL SIZE
- Better Than Sex Easy Glide Waterproof Liquid Eyeliner FULL SIZE
- Hangover Pillow Cream DELUXE
- Primed & Peachy Cooling Matte Perfecting Primer DELUXE
- Fruit Cocktail Blush Duo – Apricot In The Act DELUXE
- 1 x Clover Enamel Pin
- 1 x Heart Enamel Pin
- Peach Lip Balm DELUXE
- Primed & Poreless Pore Banishing Blurring Face Primer DELUXE
- Shadow Insurance Anti-Crease Eye Shadow Primer FULL SIZE
2- Charlotte Tilbury Bejewelled Beauty Chest Advent Calendar 2020 (link)
Charlotte Tilbury calendar is always beautiful. This is advent calendar contains 12 full-sized and travel size make-up and skincare products. Priced at 200$ this is an expensive calendar in comparison to others in this Medium cost category, but I think that it does not classify yet as a luxury!
What it contains:
- Hollywood Beauty Light Wand In Spotlight FULL SIZE
- NEW Colour Chameleon – Copper Lights FULL SIZE
- Matte Revolution Lipstick – Pillow Talk FULL SIZE
- Airbrush Flawless Setting Spray TRAVEL SIZE
- Goddess Skin Clay Mask TRAVEL SIZE
- Charlotte’s Magic Cream TRAVEL SIZE
- Charlotte’s Magic Serum Crystal Elixir TRAVEL SIZE
- Wonderglow TRAVEL SIZE
- Rock ‘N’ Kohl – Barbarella Brown TRAVEL SIZE
- Pillow Talk Push Up Lashes Mascara TRAVEL SIZE
- Lip Cheat In Pillow Talk TRAVEL SIZE
- Supermodel Body TRAVEL SIZE
3- Mac Cosmetics Advent Calendar 2020 (link)
This year Mac Cosmetics Advent Calendar is in a metallic pink colour. Contains 24 days of MAC products including eyeshadows, lipsticks, lipgloss and the famous Fix Plus Setting Spray. With a £125 price and worth £300, this is a great way to try new, as well as popular products!
What it contains:
- Retro Matte Liquid Lip Colour in Feels So Grand FULL SIZE
- In Extreme Dimension Lash Mascara MINI
- Lipglass in Clear MINI
- Small Eyeshadow in Omega FULL SIZE
- Small Eyeshadow in Naked Lunch FULL SIZE
- Small Eyeshadow in Girlie FULL SIZE
- Small Eyeshadow in Ruddy FULL SIZE
- Small Eyeshadow in I’m Into It FULL SIZE
- Prep + Prime Lip Original FULL SIZE
- Powder Kiss Lipstick in Devoted to Chili FULL SIZE
- Pop Dazzleshadow Eye Shadow in Last Dance FULL SIZE
- Lipglass in Spice MINI
- Lipglass in Very Go Lightly MINI
- Lipglass in Candy Box MINI
- Lipglass in All Things Magical MINI
- Lipstick in Russian Red MINI
- Lipstick in Girl About Town MINI
- Lipstick in Twig MINI
- Lipstick in Del Rio MINI
- Lipstick in Dubonnet MINI
- Brow Set in Clear
- Strobe Cream in Pink light SAMPLE
- Prep + Prime Fix+ in Original SAMPLE
- MAC Keychain
MULTI-BRAND ONES
1- Selfridges Exclusive 25 Day Advent Calendar 2020 (link)
Selfridges has probably the best beauty calendar. Featuring brands like Morphe, PIXI, Laura Mercier, NARS and Penhaligon’s. Costs £210, but the contents are worth over £500, with 12 full-size products and also a Selfridges Complimentary Beauty Concierge Appointment.
What it contains:
- Byredo Hand Cream 1996
- Morphe Dimension Effect Highlight & Contour Stick #effect2
- Ex Nihilo Fleur Narcotique 7.5ml
- Ouai Texturizing Hair Spray 40g
- REN Atlantic Kelp and Microalgae Anti-Fatigue Toning Body Oil 100ml
- Ordinary “Buffet” 30ml
- Huda Beauty Life Liner Dual Ended Eye Liner
- Face Halo (x1)
- Dr Barbara Sturm Glow Drops 10ml.
- Pixi Glow Tonic 40ml
- Penhaligons Maduro Leaf Candle 75g
- Nars Mini Orgasm Blusher
- Maison Francis Kurkdjian Baccarat Rouge 540 EDP
- Hair By Sam McKnight Cool Girl Barely There Texture Mist 50ml
- 111Skin Celestial Black Diamond Eye Mask
- MAC Prep & Prime Fix + 30ml
- Laura Mercier Mini Translucent Setting Powder & Puff
- Slip x3 Mini Scrunchies
- Eve Lom Cleanser 20ml & Muslin Cloth
- Anastasia Beverley Hills Mini Lash Bang Mascara
- Escentric Molecules Molecule 01 – 30ml
- ByTerry Mini Baume De Rose 3g
- Skin Gym Rose Heart Gua Sha
- Charlotte Tilbury Magic Cream 15ml
- Selfridges Complimentary Beauty Concierge Appointment
- Pat McGrath MatteTrance Lipstick – Elson
2- Sephora Favourites Advent Calendar 2020 (link)
Another great calendar! This 25-day calendar from Sephora with gold and green drawers is AMAZING! With products from Marc Jacobs, Huda Beauty, TARTE, Hourglass and Natasha Denona.
It is priced as 119€, but it’s worth over €295! A great purchase!
What it contains:
- BENEFIT – 24-Hour Brow Setter Transparent Eyebrow Fixing Gel 3.5ml TRAVEL SIZE
- CHRISTOPHE ROBIN – Moisturizing Melting Mask with Aloe Vera 75ml TRAVEL SIZE
- EGYPTIAN MAGIC – Multi-use Cream 7.5ml MINI
- ERBORIAN – CC Eye Clair Illuminating Eye Contour Care 3ml MINI
- FRESH – Soy Face Cleanser 50ml TRAVEL SIZE
- HOURGLASS – Veil ™ Translucent Setting Powder 2g TRAVEL SIZE
- HUDA BEAUTY – Ruby Obsessions Eyeshadow Palette 9 x 1.3g TRAVEL SIZE
- LANEIGE – Hydrating Lavender Night Mask 15ml MINI
- MARC JACOBS – At Lash’d Curve and Volume Mascara 2.8g MINI
- MARIO BADESCU – Face Spray with Aloe Vera, aromatic herbs and rosewater 59 ml TRAVEL SIZE
- MERCI HANDY – Magic Diamond Hand Cleansing Gel 30ml
- MILK – KUSH – Volume Mascara 3ml MINI
- NATASHA DENONA – Mini Super Glow Illuminator # 2 light-medium 4g MINI
- NUDESTIX – Magnetic Luminous Eye Color Eye shadow pencil – Burnish 2.8g
- ORIGINS – Ginzing ™ Ultra-Moisturizing Energizing Cream 15ml MINI
- PATHOLOGY – Moodpatch Chill Mode 1 Pair of Soothing Eye Gel Patches infused with hemp oil MINI
- PIXI – Retinol Tonic – Youth Tonic 40ml MINI
- PAT McGRATH LABS – FetishEYES Mascara – Xtreme Black 8ml
- REN – Ready Steady Glow AHA Tonic Lotion 100ml TRAVEL SIZE
- RESPIRE – Solid Shampoo 20g MINI
- SEPHORA – Rouge Velouté Brillant Shine-03 Mauve Spirit 5ml TRAVEL SIZE
- SEPHORA – Radiance Super Serum 30ml
- SUNDAY RILEY – Ice Moisturizer 8g MINI
- TARTE – tarteist ™ double take eyeliner black 0.22ml
- TOO FACED – Peach Perfect Loose Powder – Translucent Whisper 3.5g
Well, there you have it! The 7 best Advent Calendars for 2020! Hope you find this post useful!