Shoppers Say the Products in This Beauty Advent Calendar ‘Rival High-End Ones That Cost 3–5x More’ — & It Includes 24 of Them

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If your holiday gifting strategy starts with “something fun, something useful, and something they’ll actually freak out over,” e.l.f.’s Sleigh the Holidays 24-Day Advent Calendar checks every box — and then throws in a full skincare routine, limited-edition makeup shades, and a viral primer for good measure. Reviewers are calling it “the best way to count down to celebrations,” and not in the polite-aunt-at-Christmas-dinner way. One shopper wrote, “This 24-day set isn’t just filled with throwaway samples — it’s a brilliant mix of their best categories.”

Inside this gorgeous beauty advent calendar: 24 full-size products and tools, including several that the beauty community has compared to far pricier prestige favorites. The Power Grip Dewy Setting Spray has long been mentioned in the same breath as MILK Makeup’s Hydro Grip, the Luminous Putty Primer regularly gets stacked against Tatcha’s Silk Canvas, and the Hydrating Core Lip Shine is the one TikTok keeps calling “basically Clinique Black Honey but easier to wear.” One reviewer even admitted, “I prefer the setting spray over ones that cost three to five times more.”

And while the price might cause some sticker shock, it breaks down to less than $4 an item, which is a steal in terms of typical beauty product prices.

And because this makeup and skincare advent calendar doesn’t stop at makeup, it also includes skincare staples like the Holy Hyration! Face Cream — the kind people actually use when winter tries to steal your moisture barrier. Another reviewer appreciated the balance, writing, “Skincare, tools, and festive shades — not just 24 eyeshadows I’ll never touch.”

Even better? People aren’t waiting until December to open this gorgeous set of holiday skincare and makeup. One shopper confessed, “I tried to take everything out carefully so I could ‘pretend’ later, but that just made me dig in deeper… and honestly? Worth it.” Another said it was the “perfect pre-Christmas gift” for a teen because the second set of 12 days is where all the bold colors and extra treats are hiding.

If you’re shopping for a beauty-lover, a TikTok-obsessed niece, or just want a reason to look forward to opening a tiny door every morning, this one’s already getting five-star love for making the countdown feel like the main event instead of an afterthought.

And based on how quickly reviewers are tearing into theirs, you might want to grab e.l.f.’s Sleigh the Holidays 24-Day Advent Calendar before the first of December — unless you’re also the type to “open everything at once with zero regrets.”

Read more for lookalikes to Clinique’s Black Honey.