Popsugar Living Wellness Shopping The Most Unique Christmas Advent Calendars to Buy 2021 All the Weird and Wonderful Advent Calendars You Can Buy This Festive Season 17 November 2021 by Navi Ahluwalia Image Source: Little Moons As POPSUGAR editors, we independently select and write about stuff we love and think you'll like too. If you buy a product we have recommended, we may receive affiliate commission, which in turn supports our work. Novelty advent calendars are very much on the rise, and it's for good reason. Despite what you might think, not everyone is a chocolate fan, and sometimes it helps to have other options for people to enjoy. Beauty Advent calendars are becoming more and more popular, especially when it comes to brands like Charlotte Tilbury, Boots, and Lush. This year, fashion retailer Flannels has gotten into the Advent calendar game, with its first one featuring brands like 111Skin, Nars, and Sarah Chapman. If beauty or chocolate don't take your fancy (somehow), then there's plenty more to choose from. Whether its sweet treats like marshmallows and Colin The Caterpillar faces or something a little more unexpected, like cheese and mochi balls, there's genuinely something for everyone this year. Read on to discover some of the most unexpected Advent calendars of 2021. Little Moons Mochi Balls Advent Calendar Image Source: littlemoons.com The Little Moons Advent Calendar (£35) features 24 doors of delicious mochi balls to enjoy in the run up to Christmas, with flavours including mince pie, nutcracker, candy cane, and Belgian chocolate hazelnut. The Advent calendar is available now, exclusively at Selfridges and the Little Moons online store. Little Moons Advent Calendar £35 from littlemoons.com Buy Now Cheesies "Better than a Cheese-Bored" Advent Calendar Image Source: cheesies.co.uk Cheesies is a London-based start-up who specialise in delicious baked cheese snacks, and it's released its first annual Advent calendar, "Better than a Cheese-Bored". Containing 24 bags of Cheesies, the calendar will feature six different varieties: cheddar, red Leicester, Gouda, Emmental, Goat's Cheese, and the limited-edition chilli cheddar Cheesies. The Cheesies Better than a Cheese-Bored Advent Calendar (£30) is available from the website now. Cheesies Better than a Cheese-Bored Advent Calendar £30 from cheesies.co.uk Buy Now Giant Welsh Cheese Advent Calendar Image Source: welshcheesecompany.co.uk This Giant Welsh Cheese Advent Calendar (£150) is packed with 24 individual portions of artisan Welsh cheese, which in total comes to about 4.2 kilograms of cheese. Showcasing some of the best cheesemakers from across Wales, the calendar is specially designed to be stored in the fridge. Giant Welsh Cheese Advent Calendar £150 from welshcheesecompany.co.uk Buy Now Tatti Lashes Advent Calendar Image Source: tattilashes.com Tatti Lashes is the Liverpool-based brand that caught Tiktok star Abby Roberts's attention back in October, when she released her first collaboration with the brand. This year, the Tatti Lashes Advent Calendar (£80) features 25 of its bestselling products, all in full sizes. Tatti Lashes Advent Calendar £80 from tattilashes.com Buy Now Durex Advent Calendar Image Source: amazon.co.uk The Durex Advent Calendar (£60) features 12 days of adventurous products, ranging from sensual lubrication and bullet vibrators to natural condoms and accessories for couples. Durex Advent Calendar £60 from amazon.co.uk Buy Now The Naked Marshmallow Advent Calendar Image Source: selfridges.com The Naked Marshmallow Advent Calendar (£16) is quite simply an Advent calendar full of marshmallows. Filled with flavours from mint chocolate chip to fizzy cola bottle, what's not to love? The Naked Marshmallow Advent Calendar £16 from selfridges.com Buy Now Marks and Spencer Colin The Caterpillar Advent Calendar Image Source: ocado.com This Marks and Spencer Colin The Caterpillar Advent Calendar (£10) may be our favourite yet. Filled with, yep, you guessed it, 24 delicious Colin faces for each day leading up to Christmas. The calendar also features an extra large Colin face for Christmas day. Marks and Spencer Colin The Caterpillar Advent Calendar £10 from ocado.com Buy Now Flying Goose Sriracha Advent Calendar Image Source: souschef.co.uk For hot sauce fans, this Flying Goose Sriracha Advent Calendar (£40) is the obvious choice. Complete with 12 mini bottles of Flying Goose sriracha, flavours range from a fresh yuzu and tikka to extra hot and garlic. Flying Goose Sriracha Advent Calendar £40 from souschef.co.uk Buy Now Wellness ShoppingAdvent Calendars