20 Unique Advent Calendars You’ll Want To Gift Everyone (& Yourself)

Papier 24 Doors of Desk Delights, £140

Papier is known for its high-quality, beautifully-designed stationery and paper goods, and the brand's advent calendar is truly a showstopper. Notebooks, pads, paper clips, pens, envelopes, notecards and much more are encased in an equally elegant keepsake box. This is for the Dark Academia lover, written word aficionado, or office magpie in your life.

Lovehoney 24-Day x Womanizer Couple's Sex Toy Advent Calendar 2024, £149

This luxury pleasure chest is filled with 24 days’ worth of gratifying products from Lovehoney’s collab with Womanizer. Think: feather ticklers, satin blindfolds, bejeweled plugs, and more — which, collectively, would usually set you back £457. Given the 4.7 out of 5-star rating from Lovehoney, you know it's a good’un.

Grind Coffee Advent Calendar 2024, £28

It's pretty, it's pink, it's packed with 25 home-compostable and Nespresso compatible pods. What could any self-declared coffee fan worth their weight in beans want more?

Haynes Electronic Games Advent Calendar, £25

The STEM baddie on your list will love this totally unique advent calendar, which features 24 buildable circuit boards to code a variety of old-school games, including code cracker, wire maze, roulette and more.

The New Yorker Puzzle Advent Calendar, £200

Whether you split it up as high-brow stocking stuffers or gift the whole monty to your resident puzzle guru, the New Yorker's advent calendar is among the most dazzling ways to count down the month of December. (Bonus points if you throw in a gift card to their local craft store so they can frame their finished product.)

Diptyque Advent Calendar, £390

Diptyque don't mess about when it comes to Christmas. Their advent calendar is filled with indulgent treasures: 25 candles, solid and liquid perfumes, room sprays, toiletries and decorations, all in a beautifully designed chest made to be reused. Basically, it's a trinket lover's dream present. Get ready to decorate your house with only the yummiest of scents!

Ann Summers 12 Nights of Wonder Advent Calendar, £150

12 luxurious surprises, from decadent bath goodies to Ann Summers’ bestselling sex toys, for 12 nights of festive fun.

Bonne Maman 2024 Advent Calendar, £33

This calendar has everything. Tiny jars of jam! Bizarre flavours! Consistently delightful illustrations! Upgrade your breakfast game with this Bonne Maman advent calendar, which sells out year after year. For 2024, Bonne Maman is also offering two special gifts — the first, a limited edition, Christmas decorated jar of Hazelnut Chocolate Spread, and the second a surprise on Christmas Eve; just in time to welcome the big day itself.

Astrid & Miyu 12 Day Jewellery Advent Calendar in Gold, £345

You’ll need to be quick to snap this one up — last year, it sold out in record time. Worth £690, it’s a veritable treasure trove for jewellery lovers and magpies, featuring a selection of the brand’s bestsellers. For your ears, that's hoop earrings, huggies, studs and ear cuffs; for the rest of you, delicate charm necklaces and bracelets. Aka everything you need to build your dream stacked ear look (something Astrid & Miyu specialises in) and to mix and match (every piece can be worn together). Plus, a £50 voucher which can be used for both jewellery and for in-store services like piercing, welded bracelets and tattoos. For silver lovers, there's a dedicated advent calendar for you too.

Flaviar Whiskey Advent Calendar, £199

If you or your chosen giftee is more into whisky than wine, try Flaviar’s highly giftable set of 24 drams, which range from classic bourbon, rye and scotch to rare Irish, Japanese and Australian imports, plus two collector’s item glasses.

TaliandLoz Personalised Crystal Advent Calendar, £45+

Want to build up your crystal collection? Or perhaps you want to gift a loved one something to ground them and bring them some peace? This unique calendar features an array of ethically sourced crystals individually chosen for the recipient. Laura, the brains behind TaliandLoz, asks for information on the gift in order to choose the perfect crystals for them; their age, gender, favourite stones, colours and shapes, or those to avoid.

Each crystal also comes with a numbered description card so it's a great way to learn more about each stone and its properties.

Uncommon Goods The Book Lover’s Advent Calendar, £32

Calling all #booktok girlies. This advent calendar is full of literary-inspired knick-knacks like bookmarks and page clips, pencils, sticky notes, patches and more to express your love for the written word.

Laithwaites Wine Advent Calendar Mixed 2024, £89.99

Channel your inner sommelier with this elegant assortment of 24 mini bottles, plus one full bottle of Prosecco for celebrating Christmas Eve. The box whisks you around the world’s most renowned wine regions — we’re talking Italy, Spain, South Africa, Argentina, Australia, and California — across a variety of red, white, rosé and sparkling varietals.

Crochet Pattern Bundle: Amigurumi Advent Calendar, £23.93

If you can't get enough of adorably small tchotchkes, this itty-bitty crochet calendar on Etsy is a guaranteed hit.

Fortnum & Mason Tea Lovers Advent Calendar, £35

Nothing says luxury like a Fortnum & Mason advent calendar. This one is extra special — it’s filled with the brand’s most delicious teas, each packaged in individual silky bags. Not to give anything away, but we are extra excited to try out the apricot, honey and lavender blend.

Lush Advent Calendar, £190

Bath lovers and super soakers, our time is here! Aided and abetted, of course, by the bathing experts at Lush.

The Sweet Reason Company Christmas Gluten Free 12 Days Of Christmas, £49

Shopping for someone who is coeliac? They are sure to love this gift: 12 delicious, gluten-free brownies in a variety of festive flavours, including chocolate orange, honeycomb and Baileys.

Missoma Gold Jewellery Advent Calendar, £395

Now this one is really special: 12 of cult jewellery brand, Missoma's best-sellers, each of which are made with 18ct gold. A true indulgence, either as a treat for yourself or as a celebration of someone very special.  (Also, while £395 may seem steep, think of it as £32 per designer piece.)

The Little Boys Room Cocktail Advent Calendar, £169.95

24 pre-mixed cocktails ready for a Christmas tipple — what’s better than that?

Candy Kittens Giant Advent Calendar, £90

This is for all the vegans and vegetarians out there who still fantasise about pick n' mix sweets. This year, why not treat yourself to a mega bundle of yummy vegan treats, including sour watermelon, Eton mess and strawberry flavours.