An enticing assortment of little luxuries to savour throughout December
By: The Lace Ledger Staff
Christmas can have its candy canes and cheerful elves, with all our love and nostalgia. We're dreaming of a Victorian Yule, where mulled cider warms by the fire and candlelight flickers against frost-covered windows.
Our countdown brings a touch of that old-world holiday spirit into the present, with 25 carefully chosen calendars that indulge our soft goth sensibilities. Some favour the macabre, while others simply have a taste for the finer things. There's something for a range of budgets, with daily discoveries spanning everything from beauty counters to cocktail cabinets.
AWE The 2026 Advent Calendar
Find your divine feminine alter ego among five mythological edits, each offering twelve treasures worthy of worship. Mortals welcome.
Immortal Gothic Perfume Countdown Calendar
Step between the pages of your favourite gothic novels, where thirteen fragrances bring literary heroines and historical muses to life.
Regal Rose 12 Day Jewellery Advent Calendar
The curtain rises on a Victorian production where the costumes are yours to keep. Twelve jewellery revelations await in silver or gold.
Christian Louboutin Advent Calendar 2026
A daily appointment with Christian Louboutin sounds terribly demanding... though we suspect you'll find room in your schedule.
Three Ships (via Holt Renfrew) The Winter Rituals Almanac Advent Calendar
Winter is coming for your complexion. Three Ships has assembled ten days of reinforcements to help keep Jack Frost in his place.
Voluspa 12 Day Advent Calendar
Twelve fragrant excuses to draw the curtains early. Your inner recluse has never been so well catered to.
The Museum of Flaviar Whiskey Advent Calendar
The exhibits are open for sampling at Flaviar's private whiskey museum, where twenty-four distinguished pours invite closer examination.
Edge’o’Beyond 12 Days of Lavish Lingerie
Made to your measurements and intended for leisurely mornings, this intimate collection gives you twelve excellent reasons to stay in bed.
Molton Brown (via Anthropologie) Decadent Delights: The Advent Calendar
Your home spa (bathroom) deserves the five-star treatment. Molton Brown is prepared to deliver twenty-four days of it.
Maison Margiela REPLICA 7-Day Holiday Calendar Fragrance Set
Smoky jazz clubs and evenings beside the hearth make for a rather eventful week indoors, courtesy of seven scented encounters.
Dandelion Chocolate 2026 Advent Calendar
Follow the constellations through twenty-five nights of Nordic folklore, with a handcrafted chocolate to savour beneath the stars.
Diptyque Advent Calendar (via Nordstrom)
Deep in an enchanted forest, Diptyque has hidden twenty-five fragrant treats. Follow your nose; the woodland creatures know the way.
Unearthed Crystals 2026 Crystal Advent Calendar
Give your cabinet of curiosities a geological upgrade with twenty-five handpicked treasures for the collector who appreciates Mother Nature's handiwork.
Anthropologie 12 Nights of Old Fashioneds Cocktail Cube Advent Calendar
A dozen ways to revisit an old favourite without requiring a single new trick behind the bar. Just add bourbon.
Honey Birdette Hot Night In 12-Day Gift Advent Calendar
The mistletoe may become redundant once Honey Birdette's twelve intimate surprises enter the boudoir.
Bloomingdale's x Alice + Olivia 7 Day Beauty Advent Calendar Gift Set
Alice + Olivia has taken over the beauty counter, with seven days of discoveries worthy of a place in your dressing room.
Mysticum Luna Charm Bar Advent Calendar
A charm collection in the making, with eleven miniature curiosities ready to find their place in your rotation.
Uncommon Goods Deluxe Loose Leaf Tea Advent Calendar
A month of afternoon tea worthy of a Victorian drawing room, best enjoyed with a well-loved novel and absolutely no pressing engagements.
St Eval Tealight Advent Calendar
The Cornish coast has a few siren stories to tell, and St Eval brings them ashore with twenty-four fragrant flames steeped in maritime folklore.
In Good Taste 2026 Wine Advent Calendar
Take your palate on a tour of the world's wine regions, with expert tasting notes to guide every glass.
Vosges Haut-Chocolate 2026 Haut-Chocolat Advent Calendar, The Grand Cacao Lodge
The Grand Cacao Lodge takes its après-ski menu seriously. Twenty-five chocolate treasures await inside its snow-covered chalet.
Soft Strokes Silk (via Wolf & Badger) Luxury Silk Accessories Advent Calendar For Women With Twelve Days Countdown
Even the most ordinary morning feels a little more indulgent when pure mulberry silk enters the dressing room. Twelve accessories make an excellent start.
Yves Saint Laurent Holiday Advent Calendar
Black Opium is only the beginning. YSL has packed twenty-four temptations into a lacquered burgundy beauty chest.
Bloomingdale's 12 Days of Luxury Fragrance Advent Calendar Gift Set
Commitment issues? Perfectly understandable when an entire collection of luxury perfumery offers so many tempting alternatives.
Jo Malone London Christmas Kist Advent Calendar
An elegant English country house deserves a fragrance collection to match. Jo Malone arrives with twenty-five beautifully scented contributions to the festivities.
The days are getting shorter, and while the promise of eternal night might sound appealing to some of us, the reality can be a little jarring. In lieu of sunshine *goth hiss*, we're prescribing a daily dose of indulgence. A small consolation for the early sunsets, perhaps, but one we'll happily accept.
Which will you choose to brighten your day?
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