The Best Advent Calendars Of 2018

Celebrate each day with a small gift, whether it's a daily dose of tea, luxurious skin care products, or a sweet treat.

By Amy Grief

Updated December 5, 2018

Holiday Gift Guide 2018 Advent Calendars luxury coffee box

Sure, a tiny piece of sub-par chocolate hidden behind flimsy cardboard doors is one way to count down to Christmas. But why settle for that when you could enjoy hand-made, locally-roasted chocolates from Soul Chocolate in Toronto? Or a daily tea or coffee flavour to sip on chilly mornings? From luxe skin care and hand-made wooden ornaments to vegan candies and top-notch chocolates, here are our picks for the advent calendars that'll help you celebrate the season.

Advent Calendars-Holiday Gift Guide 2018

Choose your own chocolates

$70, The Bay. Fill this wooden Gluckstein Home Advent calendar with your favourite treats.

Holiday Gift Guide 2018 advent calendars Gluckstein home decorations

Chocolate galore

$28, Purdys Chocolatier. Kids and adults will both be delighted by the drawers of chocolate that make up this calendar.

Holiday Gift Guide 2018 advent calendars Purdeys chocolate calendar

Beauty blitz

$45, Sephora. Get your beauty fix this December with a whole range of Sephora-branded products.

Holiday Gift Guide 2018 advent calendars Sephora beauty collection

Fresh French skin care

$59, The Bay. Treat yourself or a loved one to luxurious skincare products.

Holiday Gift Guide 2018 advent calendars L'occitane beauty calendar

Tea time

$49, David’s Tea. Warm up with seasonal teas, year-round faves and throwback flavours.

Treat yourself

$89, The Bay. Sample products from American skin care brand Kiehl’s.

Holiday Gift Guide 2018 advent calendars Khiel's skincare calendar

Vegan-friendly

$39, Squish. There’s no gelatin in these gummy candies!

Holiday Gift Guide 2018 advent calendars-Squish green box with vegan candies inside

Hand-made fine chocolates

$18, Soul Chocolate. Indulge in bean-to-bar chocolate from a Toronto-based company.

Holiday Gift Guide 2018 advent calendar of Soul Chocolate

Coffee connoisseur

$220, KaffeBox. Canadian Tyler Olson lives in Norway, but he’s originally from Saskatchewan. Thankfully, he ships Scandinavian Specialty Coffee Advent calendars back home.