When Advent calendars are adorned with luxury

The most retrofuturistic: Rabanne

Fragrances in miniature format, scented candle, make-up palettes and lipstick… All in a case which takes up the motif of the iconic lozenge of the 1969 bags from Rabanne. This is enough to put dust in the eyes of even the most beauty lovers.

€400 on rabanne.com

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Most desirable: Augustinus Bader

The cream of the crop and its emblematic blue will take pride of place in December not in the bathroom but under the tree. Augustinus Bader, the cosmetics brand of the German expert in regenerative medicine who has become the darling of the stars, unveils a twelve-step beauty routine. How to resist temptation…

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€525 on augustinusbader.com

The most dazzling: Swarovski

Crystal figurines, a signature of the Swarovski house, were born in 1976, just after the oil crisis when designer Max Schreck imagined a crystal mouse, made from old chandelier components…. The success of this little rodent, never denied gave rise to the creation of numerous characters and decorations which today populate the crystal Advent calendar. Wagons, twinkling stars, green forests and colorful characters will make the end of year celebrations sparkle with their 5283 facets.

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1000€ on swarovski.com

The most traditional: Pierre Hermé

An Advent Calendar that brings together two essential components of Christmas: decor and chocolates. The pastry chef Pierre Hermé invites the famous Verrerie de Meisenthal to adorn its traditional calendar with a Christmas bauble with ribbed facets, hand-made and mouth-blown by master glassmakers in Moselle. The ornament placed in the center of a circle which contains the chocolatier's gourmet creations becomes an ode to the center of the Earth… A good dose of gluttony and poetry.

170€ on pierreherme.com

The most cocoa: Aventure Beaumarly

Stylist and interior designer Vincent Darré (former right-hand man of Karl Lagerfeld) has designed the Advent calendar for L'Aventure, the latest addition to the Beaumarly group. The chocolatiers Alléno & Rivoire have incorporated a sample of their best creations. Limited edition.

€75 on shop.laventurehotel.com

The most Parisian: Ladurée

Ribbons and Christmas baubles enhance the “Pampille” Advent calendar from La Durée. A delicately colored setting that plans to make us nosh on the house's gourmet treasures: chocolates, candied chestnuts, honey, jams.

€118 on laduree.fr

The most magical: Dior

Pure magic. Every December, the House of Dior redoubles its efforts to maintain the magic of Christmas through its Advent calendar. This year, the artist Pietro Ruffo is responsible for its creation. He was inspired by the facade of the emblematic store at 30, Avenue Montaigne in Paris for the exterior. Once opened, this must-see reveals golden ornaments copied from the treasures of the Château de Versailles. It contains miniatures of perfumes, skincare, makeup and a limited edition candle.

€600 on dior.com

Le + british: Molton Brown

The official supplier of the British Royal Family has imagined, in collaboration with the artist Natascha Maksimovic, a calendar adorned with gold and a pattern inspired by the marble of the Molton Brown salon of the 1970s to offer its soaps, perfumes and creams that the family loves. crown.

€198.65 on moltonbrown.fr

The most arty: Diptyque

British artist Lucy Sparrow imagines for Diptyque, a sewing box calendar embellished with fir trees, perfumes, biscuits, and felt candy canes, the designer's specialty. To discover day after day: candles, perfumes, beauty products and small seasonal decorations.

€425 on diptyque.com

The royal plus: Lenôtre

The result of the meeting between Maison Lenôtre and Parisian publisher Antoinette Poisson, this calendar inspired by dominoed papers from the 18th century draws a flamboyant winter garden. Behind the garlands of acanthus, palmettes, ferns, ribbons sometimes crossed with fantastic animals hide an assortment of fried items in milk or dark chocolate filled with praline, hazelnuts and almonds coated in chocolate… Or how the pleasure eyes perhaps a preamble to the discovery of the 24 treasures of gourmet jewelry offered by Guy Krenzer's brigade of chefs.

39€ on Lenotre.com