Hong Kong, Nov. 18 -- With the holiday season drawing closer, it's time to reach deep into your wallets and spend some good money on gifts for the special people in your life. For your loved ones who enjoy a good beauty product, how better to surprise them than with beauty advent calendars?

While the provenance of advent calendars was steeped in the Lutheran tradition, modern-day renditions inspire childlike anticipation for Christmas once December comes round, and double as a prelude to the mountain of gifts we receive come the 25th day of the month.

Day by day, a tab is pulled, revealing small treats that span from candy to trinkets hidden behind each tab. Though we love ourselves good chocolate, we'd take an advent calendar that dish...