It’s that time of year again – our fourth annual compilation of specialty advent calendars! As a blogger, I love discovering new products on a regular basis, and a holiday advent calendar is the perfect way to experience that same joy and delight by trying out something new every day. Whether you’re gifting one to yourself, or to a special someone, you’ll be glad December has 24 days leading up to Christmas as you celebrate with these non-traditional advent calendars full of surprises from tea to beauty products.
We will keep adding to this list as we come across more this season. Scroll left and right to see our picks:
Let the festivi-teas begin! Ring in the holidays in the coziest way with 24 drawers of limited edition and fan favourite teas. The newly designed packaging was created in-house by the DAVIDsTEA team and is a great gift set for those looking to try a comforting selection of blends. The 12 Days of Wellness Advent Calendar is the perfect gift for the socially conscious. This limited-edition gift celebrates the vibrancy of our diverse planet, each essential oil blend contained within the advent calendar is blended with ingredients grown natively in various global regions. From Peppermint Halo to Liquid Sunshine, there's a little something for everyone. Enjoy twelve days of giving, with twelve days of wellness! Are you ready to celebrate a year full of bliss and beauty? Discover the Sephora shrine of beauty, a captivating advent calendar with 24 exclusive Sephora Collection makeup, skincare, and bath and body products and accessories. Treat yourself to a Sephora Collection must-have makeup, skincare, bath and body, or accessory gift every day with this festive advent calendar. From a Sleeping Mask to fizzing bath cubes, eyeliner to shadows, and lip stains to nail polish, this set has everything you need to look primped and prepped for the holidays and beyond. Open all 24 palace doors and find a surprise hidden behind each one. Twelve of Charlotte’s best-selling makeup treasure are wrapped in a glamorous, gorgeous magic case that transforms in to the ideal jewellery case after all of the gifts are opened… It’s the perfect advent calendar too! Count down to the holidays with this Ole Henriksen advent calendar, featuring a handpicked selection of must-try skincare minis. Inspired by the holiday tradition of Advent calendars (Julekalender in Danish), Ole created this set so clients could bask in the excitement of the season as they reveal their favorites—including bestselling Truth Serum® and Sheer Transformation® Perfecting Moisturizer—and discover new ones. The 12 numbered panels feature a unique modern twist on the festive seasonal stamps popularized in Denmark in the early 1900s. This highly anticipated advent calendar is back for another year and sure to please any crowd by revealing a surprise beauty essential on each of the 24 days leading up to Christmas! The set contains L’OCCITANE’s most beloved ingredients for a luxurious body and skin experience. As if one L'Occitane advent calendar wasn't enough, they have released a second, more luxurious version for 2017. L'Occitane's Premium Advent Calendar provides the ultimate gift for the beauty-obsessed. This treasure chest includes 24 surprise-and-delight moments featuring everything from premium fragrance to body care and face care. Treat the senses to ingredients from Provence including Verbena, Shea Butter, Immortelle, Almond, Cherry Blossom, Rose, and more. With 24 days of feel-good, naturally inspired discoveries, this beauty advent calendar makes a great gift idea for someone new to The Body Shop. Expect a whole load of mini essentials, from Body Butter to hand cream to shower gel. Countdown like crazy with us and treat yourself or someone special with our classic advent calendar. Central City Brewers and Parallel 49 Brewing Company collaborate once again on their new holiday mixer, The Great White Wonder Adventure Pack. This is the fourth annual collaboration pack by the two popular BC breweries. Each pack features 12 beers from each brewery, with exclusive new beers special to the holiday release. Offering everything from IPAs to Sours, Wheat Ales to Belgian Ales, there is something for everyone in this highly sought after mixer pack. Like a traditional advent calendar, each date in the Great White Wonder Adventure Pack reveals a new beer that is kept a secret until the day it is opened. Purdy's bestselling chocolate advent calendar is back with a new custom holiday design. Inside each "drawer" is a tasty, festively foiled chocolate: a solid milk chocolate Santa Claus or Snowman, a Mini Salted Caramel, a Cookie Crunch Bell or a solid chocolate Bell in either milk or dark chocolate, all crafted from 100% sustainable cocoa. The 12 Days of Christmas Gift Box by TWG Tea is an enchanting collection of a dozen ornament-sized 25g tea tins filled with their favourite fine harvest teas and most beloved blends. Enclosed in a gold and ruby-red chest and elegant sleeve, the 12 Days of Christmas Gift Box was designed to be opened on Christmas Day, and enjoyed on the days following. Luxurious blends include the Joy of Christmas Tea, Milky Oolong Tea, White Night Jasmine Tea and Darjeeling Princess Tea. When you're finished with the tea, the empty tins can be used to hold small trinkets like jewelry or hair ties. 
DAVIDsTEA 24 Days of Tea Advent Calendar
$45 // Available at DAVIDsTEA 
Saje 12 Days of Wellness Advent Calendar
$109.95 // Available at Saje (beginning November 1, 2017)
Sephora Winter Wonderland Advent Calendar
$56 // Available at Sephora.com
Charlotte Tilbury Naughty or Nice Advent Calendar
$250 // Available at Charlotte Tilbury
Ole Henriksen 12 Days of OLE Glow Skincare Advent Calendar
$82 // Available at Sephora.com
L’OCCITANE Advent Calendar
$69 // Available at L'Occitane
L'OCCITANE Premium Advent Calendar
$134 // Available at L'Occitane 
The Body Shop 24 Days Of Beauty Advent Calendar
$69 to $139 // Available at The Body Shop
Central City Brewers x Parallel 49 Brewing "The Great White Wonder Adventure Pack"
Purdy's Bright Lights Chocolate Advent Calendar
$25 // Available at Purdy's
TWG Tea's 12 Days of Christmas Gift Box
$198 // Available at TWG Tea
2 Responses
I would like to order the beer advent calendar or a wine one could you tell me the price. My email address. Martyvest@hotmail.com. And where are you located.
Hi Marty, the 2018 Beer Advent Calendar retails for around $65 and should be available at your local BC Liquor Store. Happy holidays! 🙂