Advent Calendars 2025 - Let the Unboxings Begin!!

[itsfi]

The holiday countdown has begun!! 🎉 Please use this thread to share your advent calendar unboxings. 🎁

Whether you open all the doors to your calendar at once, or you open a box one day at a time and follow the traditional schedule (e.g., 24 day unboxing beginning on 12.1 and 12-day calendar unboxing beginning 12.13 or 12.25), WELCOME!! 

For those of us who just can't wait to see what goodies are in our advent calendars, if you will be opening all the doors/boxes at once before the end of the season, please consider hiding your unboxing posts behind a spoiler tab so those who want to be surprised day by day can still do so.

[missjeanie]

@itsfi There are some cute ones here!  I'm going to have to sit down this weekend and take a good look.  I just don't want them ending up with retinols etc.

[itsfi]

I hear that @missjeanie! Also keep an eye out on the websites for the following retailers - Belk, Dillard, JC Penney. They have offered beauty advent calendars in the past but have not posted anything (yet) for 2025. I'll try to keep a lookout this week to see if anything pop up. Then again, they may be on a more reasonable timeline and not post until later this month, or early next. 

[caitbird]

@itsfi  that Oak Essentials after advent looks really nice, though I've not tried that brand before - I love anything self care themed!

[itsfi]

@caitbird, I've received a deluxe sample of their body lotion (I'm pretty sure it was their body lotion) when the brand first launched. It's a luxury "clean" beauty brand. Jenni Kayne is the founder so essentially the advent calendar is put together by her two different brands. She has a brand bearing her name that does home and clothing.

[caitbird]

@itsfi  ah, I see. Kind of funny to do a collab with yourself 🤔😂 I think I also have a deluxe sample of...something from Oak Essentials, I forget what, which I believe came in an Ulta GWP. I'll have to dig it out of my stash and try it!

[itsfi]

I know, right @caitbird?! I feel like there should have been a more explicit disclosure regarding that connection, or maybe there was and I missed it. Now that you mention it, the sample I received could have totally been part of an Ulta promo. The brand started up when I was still saying yes to receiving those Utla gwps - I stopped after a while because while generous and great, they make it impossible for me to keep my sample bin manageable. 😂 If you find your sample of the Oak Essential and it happens to be of their body oil, I'd be interested in your take on it. 

[caitbird]

A couple more advent calendars:

Anthropologie has a 12 day advent of small candles & some room sprays for $168; it's called the Holiday in the City Fragrance Calendar.

 

And another tea advent calendar option: Tea Forte has released their Warming Joy advent calendars, 24 days and $70 each. There is an assorted teas (black, green, oolong, herbal, etc.) option which is the red one, and an all-herbal version which is green. Tea Forte makes very nice teas.

[itsfi]

The little leaf design on their tea bags always gets me - it's so cute! Do you have a favorite tea from the brand @caitbird? I feel like you've mentioned one from them in one of the threads but I can't remember which tea.

[caitbird]

@itsfi  I think, if I remember correctly, the one I mentioned liking was Darjeeling Quince? It's a nice, fruity-but-not-overly-fruity flavored tea. I also like their Blueberry Merlot tea. But I've enjoyed pretty much all of their teas I've tried. Granted, I don't think I'm super picky about teas - I wouldn't consider myself a "tea snob" - but theirs seem to be good quality.

[missjeanie]

@caitbird Those tea calendars look nice!  I'll have to keep those in mind for myself!

[missjeanie]

@itsfi I LOVE me a good advent calendar!  If anyone has any good ideas for a 10 and 13 year old girl who are into beauty... I'm all ears!  Preferably under 125$ ish Canadian?

[itsfi]

Ohhh, I think those girls would have so much fun with advent calendars @missjeanie! What a great idea. Hmmm, let me see ... 🤔 Does Macy's ship to Canada? They had some advent calendars that seemed like they might fit that price point (see a few posts down ⤵️) and Macy's typically a sale going on every other week or so, which would further discount it - there was this lipstick advent - shaped like a large lipstick case 😍 and a couple different ones with a variety of makeup and skincare items. Anthropologie, Tony Moly also have a mixed skincare and makeup advent calendar. If either of them are into nail polish, there should be more nail centered advent calendars coming out soon in addition to the Olive & June one mentioned a couple of posts below - OPI, Essie usually have them. 

[missjeanie]

@itsfi @Those sound like some great leads! For the girls…. Not for me… no no… shopping for them not myself lol….

[itsfi]

lol, @missjeanie. I mean, how are you supposed to know if it's something they'd really enjoy if you don't first try it yourself. Quality control. 😉

[missjeanie]

@itsfi I've just started the process of moving all of my beauty products over to the new house.... lets just say I'm finding all kinds of surprises that I forgot I even have.  I'm half tempted to create my own advents for them with all the bits and bobs I'm finding!  

[itsfi]

I was going to suggest that but I know you have a full plate as it is @missjeanie. It would be fun shopping your stash to do that.

[itsfi]

And the Dior calendar is now available for purchase ...

24 miniatures $750

Image Credit: Dior

[CorgiMommy]

Now that is a fabulous advent calendar!  @itsfi 

[itsfi]

@CorgiMommy, Dior does not disappoint.

[itsfi]

Glow Recipe - limited edition 12-day after advent calendar. You can sign up for notification on the brand's site. Not sure if this will be available through Sephora. 

Revolve is offering 2 advent calendars this year - a 25 day advent and a 12-day after advent - love the presentation on both.

25 day advent

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12-day after advent

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Williams Sonoma* has put out a host of advent calendars, including the following:

for bakers (or maybe bakers-in-training) - this looks like it could be a fun advent for some time with a young one

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for the olive oil aficionado:

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elf fans (this is also available at Pottery Barn ) 

* I have a relative that works at WS but am not affiliated with the company and don't earn anything from noting these advent offerings.

Origins

Lush - another advent calendar has popped up on the site (an initial advent was listed in a post below) - this second advent is referred to as the 29 1/2 High Street Advent Calendar

Unless otherwise noted, all image/photos are from the brand's site.

[caitbird]

@itsfi  oh the Revolve ones are cute, like little suitcases! Love that they come with socks, too! 🧦