I love advent calendars!
For the last four years, I have done an advent calendar every December. My husband started it by buying me the bareminerals advent calendar from Ulta a few years ago. I loved it so much that after that I tried the Sleek makeup calendar and then last year I opened the LookFantastic calendar every day on my instagram story. When Tryazon offered the chance to try the Rituals advent calendar aka Ritual of Advent I was so excited! If you’d like to see my unboxing video, check out the YouTube video in the middle of the page.
Ritual of advent
Advent is essentially the time leading up to Christmas day. It is observed in many religious traditions but has become a secular celebration of the holiday season as well. I have found in my search for advent calendars that they are much more popular in Europe than they are in the United States, although they are becoming more popular. After doing several makeup only advent calendars I have found that it’s just too much makeup so I definitely prefer a mixture of skincare items. Rituals is already a favorite brand of mine, in part because of the opportunities I have had to try them via Tryazon! Check out my Ritual of the Sakura video and my review of the Ritual of the Dao calming treat.
Please note that the video on the rest of this view contains FULL SPOILERS for the calendar!!!
2019 Ritual of Advent details
The Rituals 2019 Ritual of Advent calendar retails for $74.50 and is available at Lord & Taylor or the official Rituals website. Many of the individual items are available other places that carry Rituals products like Ulta and Macy’s but if you want the calendar you’ll need to get it at one of those two places.
The first thing I noticed about this calendar is that it is really a great deal. I paid $123 for the LookFantastic calendar last year (including shipping from the UK). Comparable calendars from L’Occitane and Kiehl’s start at $99 and the Elemis calendar is $250!
If you watched my YouTube video you saw that the box is shaped like a Christmas tree with fold-out parts that come off, I thought I had ripped it but luckily they do pop in and out easily. Presentation-wise I think this would make wonderful gift if you can stand to give it away once you see it!
Spoilers ahead!!!
Ritual of the Advent 2019 Review
Items included:
- Mini Candle Private Collection Oriental Vetiver
- Mini Candle Private Collection Sacred Saffron
- Mini Candle Private Collection Savage Garden
- Mini Candle Private Collection Precious Amber
- The Ritual of Karma Soap Bar
- The Discovery Collection Bath & Shower gel
- Amsterdam Collection Body Mist
- Amsterdam Collection Hand Wash
- The Ritual of Namaste Hydrating Ampoule
- The Ritual of Namaste Purifying Charcoal Wonder Mask
- The Ritual of Namaste Velvety Smooth Cleansing Foam
- The Ritual of Namaste Pure Face Oil
- The Ritual of Sakura Shower Scrub
- The Ritual of Samurai Foaming Shower Gel Sport
- The Ritual of Hammam Black Soap
- The Ritual of Ayurveda Foaming Shower Gel
- The Ritual of Ayurveda Dry Oil VATA
- The Ritual of Samurai Shower Gel
- The Ritual of Dao Night Balm
- The Ritual of Happy Buddha Body Cream
- Exfoliating glove
- Nail file
- Miracle travel wipes
I absolutely love how every day has something for you to read. They truly incorporate the ritual part of the brand into every part of this calendar! I love the variety of scents, some were new to me and some were favorites like the Ritual of the Dao and the Ritual of the Happy Buddha.
I only have two criticisms. The first is that while they do include several foaming shower gels they did not include my favorite product, the shower oil. I thought it was very odd when I tried it but I absolutely love it for my dry skin which gets even more dry in the winter! Second was the nail file. Everything else in the calendar felt very on-brand for Rituals but the nail file felt thrown in because they ran out of items/ideas. I would much rather have had another scent in the small soap or even another pack of travel wipes.
All in all I give it 4.5/5 stars! Highly recommend. None of the links in this article are affiliate links, they are just for your convenience. Also I highly recommend joining Tryazon if you would like your own items to try!
