Long before “All I Want for Christmas” starts taking over playlists, the best beauty Advent calendars have already hit stores—and the savviest beauty lovers have already added them to their carts. After all, these keepsake calendars decked in gorgeous illustrations and brimming with top-rate beauty products sell out fast. It’s never too early to start identifying all you want from the land of coveted calendars. But we must warn you: In 2025, whittling down your wishlist will be hard.

For the makeup lover, choosing between MAC’s calendar of 24 “must-haves” and Charlotte Tilbury’s gilded, bejeweled holiday set will be near impossible—you’d be forgiven for leaving room for both on your gift list. Then again, Benefit’s Rubik’s-style Glam Cube is a puzzle worth figuring out, if only to fill

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