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The Best Advent Calendars for the Candle Lover in Your Life

(So, like, everyone you know, maybe.)

By Jacquelyn Greenfield, Siena Gagliano and Megan Uy
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Honestly, our countdown to Christmas starts as soon as the weather drops below 60 degrees. Is it weird? Maybe. Will that stop us? Absolutely not. And if you’re anything like us, you’re probs a sucker for all things holiday related too. From indulging in (a lil too many) winter cocktails while watching classic Christmas films to splurging on festive decor and gifts, we’re preparing for the most wonderful time of the year. And what’s a better way to kick off the start of the holiday season than with a cute advent calendar?

Seriously, advent cals make such a great addition to the holiday festivities. It’ll feel like Christmas every day when you get to open a unique present as you count down to the big day. And while there are a ton of different advent calendars—from chocolate and wine to makeup—choosing a candle advent calendar brings the holidays into the atmosphere. I mean, opening up a new and cozy warm-winter home scent every day sounds like a Christmas dream to us!

Below, we’ve gathered nine of the best advent calendars for candle lovers to bring the holiday season into your home. From the classic 24- and 12-day countdown to a completely customizable option that’ll let you pick your own start date—we promise these advent calendars will get you in the holiday spirit. So go ahead and pop ’em in your cart, light ’em up, and let the countdown to Christmas begin!

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this golden set

APOTHEKE 12-Day Advent Calendar Candle Set

12-Day Advent Calendar Candle Set
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this golden set

APOTHEKE 12-Day Advent Calendar Candle Set

$98 at Nordstrom

If you’re into gold and shiny metallics for your Christmas decor, this advent calendar will fit right into your aesthetic. With this set from Apotheke, you’ll experience 12 unique home scents, like Earl Gray Bitters or Blackberry Honey, that are a little different from the traditional cinnamon and fir combinations.

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this one for the minimalist

Crate & Barrel 12 Days of Christmas Candle Advent Calendar

12 Days of Christmas Candle Advent Calendar
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this one for the minimalist

Crate & Barrel 12 Days of Christmas Candle Advent Calendar

Sometimes the whole red-and-green theme can get a lil old. Try this clean and crisp candle set from Crate & Barrel if you're after more simplistic decor ideas. Inspired by the iconic Christmas song “12 Days of Christmas,” this set offers classic holiday aromas like Christmas Pine, Gingerbread, Very Sugar Plum, and much more.

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the one with candles galore

Yankee Candle Advent Calendar Tree

Advent Calendar Tree
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the one with candles galore

Yankee Candle Advent Calendar Tree

This tree-shaped advent calendar includes more than just candles. Not only does it come with 24 yummy-smelling candles in various sizes, it also includes a pretty gold wick trimmer and snuffer that you can use well after the holidays are over.

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this festive set

SAND + FOG 12 Days of Christmas Boxed Candle Set

12 Days of Christmas Boxed Candle Set
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this festive set

SAND + FOG 12 Days of Christmas Boxed Candle Set

This tin-candle set has all the feels of Christmas time. It offers adorable illustrations inspired by the classic Christmas song “12 Days of Christmas” with holiday fragrances to match, like Cedar Vanilla, Frasier Fir, or Cinnamon Noel.

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this one for Christmas tree lovers

DW Home 9-Piece Winter In The Woods Scented Candle Set

9-Piece Winter In The Woods Scented Candle Set
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this one for Christmas tree lovers

DW Home 9-Piece Winter In The Woods Scented Candle Set

Now 69% Off

Okay, so this isn’t technically an advent calendar—but you could def treat it like one. For the nine days leading up to Christmas, you can discover new aromas inspired by one of the most crucial elements of the big day: a Christmas tree. Everything from Fresh or White Pine to a Sliver Spruce, your new fave holiday candle is bound to be in this set.

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the one for candle fanatics

VOLUSPA 12 Day Advent Calendar

12 Day Advent Calendar
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the one for candle fanatics

VOLUSPA 12 Day Advent Calendar

What’s better than one Voluspa candle? Twelve mini ones!! Bang for your buck? Yep. Super cute? Absolutely. Count down to the big day with these beautifully scented candles from Voluspa’s Japonica Collection.

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the one for holiday cheer

DesignUndone 2022 Christmas Candle Advent Calendar

2022 Christmas Candle Advent Calendar
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the one for holiday cheer

DesignUndone 2022 Christmas Candle Advent Calendar

This advent calendar contains 24 mini soy candles in an assortment of unique scents that scream “’tis the szn.” Listen to these: maple bourbon spice cake, snowy midnight stroll, frosted windowpane, snow village, and So! Many! More! You bet I’m buying this advent calendar just to see what these fun candles smell like.

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the one you can customize

BelnaCandleCompany Choose Five Soy Candles

Choose Five Soy Candles
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the one you can customize

BelnaCandleCompany Choose Five Soy Candles

Even though this bb isn’t technically an advent calendar, the cool thing about this candle set is that you get to customize it completely. Choose your scents and the duration of your countdown. Whether it be five weeks or five days, it’s totally up to you. My candle recs? Mistletoe, frosted juniper, Christmas hearth, maple and apple bourbon, and fireside.

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the one and done

KindredFires Advent Calendar Christmas Candle

Advent Calendar Christmas Candle
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the one and done

KindredFires Advent Calendar Christmas Candle

Here’s a spin on your classic advent calendar: a singular candle with a countdown that you cross off. Light it for one hour and check off each day as Christmas draws near. Plus, you can personalize it. This one is for the grown-ups who want to be festive but also sophisticated.

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Jacquelyn Greenfield

Jacquelyn Greenfield is an associate shopping editor at Cosmopolitan, where she covers the best gift ideas, sales, and more across all things beauty, fashion, lifestyle, and sex. She has a serious obsession with sneakers and lives for a great clear lip gloss. She previously worked at Nylon and has had bylines in The Zoe Report, Coveteur, and CR Fashion Book. Follow her on Instagram and Twitter

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Associate Editor

Siena Gagliano is the associate editor at Cosmopolitan, where she primarily covers beauty in the makeup, skin, and hair spaces, as well as some fashion and lifestyle. Wanna know how to get the best brows of your life? Gotchu. What about how to achieve ridiculously glowing skin, a super bouncy blowout, or exactly how to use that viral face mask? Check, check, and check. Before joining Cosmopolitan, Siena was a writer at Bustle and several other media outlets. As NYC's newest resident, she has vowed to find the best (extra) dirty martini this city has to offer—and yes, that means ~attempting~ to try every cute cocktail spot in the city (hit her up with some recs, pls). Follow Siena on Instagram where you'll see that her account is mostly dedicated to pics of her cute dog and that magazine life.

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Assistant Shopping Editor

Megan Uy is the assistant shopping editor at Cosmopolitan, where she searches for the best products in all things fashion, home, beauty, sex, gifts, and more, so you don’t have to. When she’s not writing for the site, she’s whipping up some cool and trendy content for the fashion section of the print magazine. She’s been with the brand since 2019 (when she was an itty-bitty editorial fellow), and she's also written for Delish, House Beautiful, and People. Follow her on Instagram to get some BTS of the editor life and chaotic NYC content. Also, feel free to hit her up if you ever wanna discuss the madness that is TikTok

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