As the holiday season opens up, more and more Advent calendars start popping in every store imaginable. In the past, Advent calendars were as simple as marking walls with chalk to count down the days until Christmas. Now in 2023, Advent calendars are so much more. They range all the way from food to the latest fashion trends. 

For all of the people who have a sweet tooth, we have compiled a list of four candy Advent calendars. Chocolate lovers will love the Crate & Barrel Chocolate Advent Calendar which has 24 delicious chocolates and retails for $49.95. Peppermint is a staple for the holiday season which is why the William Sonoma Peppermint Bark Advent Calendar which retails for $28.95 is such a great idea for this holiday season. If you don’t love chocolate, there is the Harry & David Advent Cookie Calendar, filled with gingerbread sandwich cookies, raspberry shortbread cookies, double chocolate cookies, and dark chocolate peppermint cookies. This calendar is a bit more expensive and retails for $99.99. Jumping onto the train to Hogwarts, the Jelly Belly Harry Potter Jelly Bean Trivia Advent Calendar is perfect for the long ride. It retails for $24.99 and will have you ready to cast spells with Harry.

If you are looking to be extra thoughtful this holiday season and need something for a younger family member; these four toy calendars are worth checking out. The Lego City Advent Calendar is the most expensive retailing for $42.98 but totally worth it for the Lego lovers in your life. Inside are 12 different Christmas characters and decorations. The next calendar is great since the Barbie movie came out this past summer. Barbie lovers will absolutely adore this Barbie Doll and Fashion Advent Calendar that includes a full sized Barbie doll with a bunch of accessories and three different outfits that retailing for $23.79. DC fans will love this Funko Pop! DC Superheros Advent Calendar with 24 Funko Pop figures that retails for $28.49. Calling all Disney fans, this next calendar is perfect for you. The Disney Classic Advent Calendar that retails for $23.99 is filled with 32 little figurines, decorations and stickers. There is a calendar for everyone no matter what they are interested in.

Skincare and makeup are trending more than ever so, here is a list of four calendars that are definitely worth checking out. The Ulta Beauty 15 Days of Holiday Faves Advent Calendar is the cheapest on the list retailing for $45 and is filled with 15 wonderful beauty products such as mini mascaras, primers, lip products and skincare. The Fresh Advent Calendar Skincare Set has 24 great skincare products but is the most expensive calendar on this list retailing for $350. The Olive and June Christmas Calendar is perfect for the people who love to paint their nails. This calendar has 25 different days of everything you need for a perfect at-home manicure. The Sonäge Beauty Advent Calendar is filled with 14 awesome beauty tools and formulas which retails for $149.

Getting to the most expensive category: the jewelry Advent calendars. Starting with the most expensive, the Astrid & Miyu 12 Day Advent Calendar retails for $470. This calendar is filled with 12 beautiful pairs of earrings. Next up is the Uncommon James Advent Calendar retailed for $300. This is filled with 12 pieces from Uncommon James’ jewelry, home, and beauty collections. Local Eclectic 2023 Jewelry Advent Calendar is filled with 12 beautiful pieces from their collection and it retails for $249. The Meri Meri Winter Ballerina Charm Bracelet Advent Calendar Suitcase comes with one chain and a bunch of different charms and it retails for $46. 

Let’s say you don’t celebrate Christmas but would still like an Advent calendar, here’s a list of four Hanukkah calendars. The Mondo Llama Hanukkah 8 Days of Crafting Kit is the perfect gift for the ones who love to craft and retails for $10. Sugarfina Hanukkah 8 Nights of Love Candy Tasting Collection, filled with kosher candies and chocolates, retails for $30. For all the dog owners the Boots & Barkley Hanukkah 8 Days of Dog Toys is perfect and retails for $20. If you are more of a cat lover, the Frisco Holiday 8 Days of Hanukkah Cardboard Advent Calendar with Toys for Cats retails for $19.99. 

All of these are really great gift ideas, or for you to ask for (I’d definitely ask for a jewelry or makeup one). Hope you have an amazing holiday season as you count down the days with these advent calendars.

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