The Product: Ciaté Mini Manor Advent Calendar, $60
Why You'll Want It: Housed in an adorable manor, Ciaté helps you count down to Christmas with 24 different nail products. With colors like Superficial (a deep teal green), Talent Scout (a vibrant purple) and glitter texture pots and Ciaté's cult favorite caviar beads, you'll have more ideas for nail art than digits to paint.
Star Product: Most of the polishes come in mini sizes, but Celestial, an iridescent glitter polish perfect for the holidays, is a full-size bottle.
Available at Sephora.
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For the Spa-Addict
The Product: Elemis 12 Days of Beauty Gift Set, $113.50
Why You'll Want It: Elemis, the British-born spa and luxury skincare line, is bringing the spa to you this year. With 12 days of surprises that include Tahitian monoi oil-infused bath treats, a papaya and pineapple enzyme peel and even hand, nail and foot treatments, you can relax without ever stepping foot in a spa.
Star Product: Elemis Pro-Collagen Cleansing Balm is a makeup remover/cleanser/moisturizer that the Brits have awarded with beauty accolades time and time again for its ability to effectively clean without stripping the skin.
Available at TimetoSpa.com
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For the Fragrance Connoisseur You Really Need to Impress
The Product: Jo Malone London The Luxury Advent Calendar, $425
Why You'll Want It: This ultra-luxe product is the Cadillac of advent calendars. Full of aromatic colognes and body cremes, you'll find a little luxury behind each of the 24 doors. Cheap it is not, but these swanky fragrances will last you all year long.
Star Product: An ultra-deluxe 50 ml size of Pomegranate Noir Body Crème lies in wait behind door 24.
Available at Jo Malone London boutiques and jomalone.com.
A thing of beauty is a joy forever, no? Give the gift of joy and beauty this year with an adorable beauty advent calendar. Packaged with individual compartments waiting to be opened in the days leading up to Christmas, Hanukkah or Kwanzaa, these calendars from our favorite beauty brands are filled with the best kind of treats -- nail polish, perfume, makeup, skincare and hair products galore. Perfect for holiday travel or sampling a brand's best products, you'll get on everyone's good list this year with this gift. Of course, we wouldn't fault you if you broke down and got one for yourself -- these charming calendars are just too cute to pass up.