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Voluspa 12-Day Candle Advent Calendar
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This 12-day candle advent calendar from Voluspa is one of the most festive gifts you can give this holiday season—and no one will blame you if you pick up a second calendar for yourself. Each door reveals an embossed glass votive candle in one of the brand's best-selling scents, including Baltic Amber, Goji Tarocco Orange, and the timely Spiced Pumpkin Latte.
Best for Maison Margiela Replica Fans
Maison Margiela Replica Advent Calendar
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Add to their Maison Margiela Replica collection with this seven-day Advent calendar. In addition to mini candles, travel-size fragrances, and body care in popular scents like Jazz Club, Beach Walk, and By the Fireplace, the calendar also includes a Lazy Sunday Morning body lotion, shower gel, and candle your giftee can enjoy.
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Best Luxe
Diptyque Advent Calendar 25-Piece Scented Treasures Set
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Inspired by contemporary artist Lucy Sparrow's real-life sewing box, Diptyque's limited-edition Advent unfolds to reveal a plethora of luxury home and personal fragrances. Along with 11 mini candles in celebrated brand scents like Baies, Feu de Bois, and Étoile, they'll also discover a sampling of Diptyque's coveted hand soap, lotion, and room sprays, plus, two ornaments to hang on their tree.
Best Under $350
Glasshouse Fragrances Advent Calendar
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Inside this vibrant Advent, your giftee will find 24 days' worth of curated scent surprises from Glasshouse Fragrances, including their travel-size candles, room sprays, and signature eau de parfums.
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Best for Scent Layering
Jo Malone 25 Day Advent Calendar
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Here's a buzzy calendar to help kick off their countdown to the holidays. It contains 25 beauty and wellness gifts, including five mini candles and 13 travel-size colognes. Since Jo Malone scents are designed to be layered, this calendar makes the perfect gift for anyone looking to experiment with scent layering—in the home or on the body.
Best for World Travelers
Baobab Collection Advent Calendar Voyage Extraordinaire
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Baobab Collection's 2024 Advent was inspired by locations around the world, as well as illustrations from French novelist Jules Verne's works. Along with six mini hand creams, inside, your giftee will find six full-size bar soaps, and 12 travel-size candles to last 24 days.
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Most Festive
Penhaligon's 24-Day Advent Calendar
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What's more seasonal than a delivery of freshly baked goods? That's exactly what Penhaligon's 24-day Advent calendar aims to deliver with its "baker's box" collection of mini-scented treats, which include holiday favorites like their Christmas candle and fir balsam-noted Luna eau de toilette.
Best Under $30
Kohl's Holiday Advent Calendar Candle Set
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Credit: Kohl'sAmong this Advent's 25 festive candle finds, they'll unbox scents of spiced citrus, firs and pine trees, baked goods, and more to enjoy all season. Plus, each candle nicely burns for 10 hours at a time.
Best with Tea Light Candles
HomeWorx by Slatkin + Co. 12 Days of Sweet Treats Advent Calendar
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This 12-day advent calendar is filled with tiny scented tea light candles to enhance and complement all styles of home decor. The back of the box reveals a descriptive list of all the candle scents included in the calendar, so you know exactly what aroma will fill the air once they decide to burn one.
Best Minimal
DesignUndone 2024 Candle Advent Calendar
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Not everyone is a fan of traditional holiday candle scents like pumpkin pie or balsam fir. This streamlined Advent provides an alternative holiday scent experience inspired by dreamy locations like the Amalfi Coast, Maui, and Ibiza. Each coconut soy wax candle is packaged in a four-ounce glass tumbler inside of its own numbered boxes.
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