As August approaches, beauty advent calendar launches for 2026 are gathering pace, with Lush opening pre-orders and Yankee Candle offering a buy-now fragrance calendar. Liberty London has opened its waitlist for its coveted calendar, teasing brands including Augustinus Bader and Grown Alchemist, while Harrods has revealed the £270 contents of its calendar and is encouraging shoppers to join its rewards programme for priority access.
Liberty's beauty advent calendar, first launched in 2014, offers a saving of more than £1,000 with contents worth £1,300+ for £285. The 2026 calendar includes 21 full-sized products from brands like Sunday Riley and Violette FR, along with seven fragrances. Liberty has promised 26 products not found in competitor offerings.
Harrods' 2026 beauty advent calendar is expected to be a standout, featuring trends from the past year such as Lyma youth power cream and Sync Beauty lip liner. The calendar includes full-size Augustinus Bader rich eye cream and travel-size Shiseido future solution lx. Harrods has also announced hair and body (£99) and fragrance (£225) advent calendars for 2026.
Fortnum & Mason has unveiled the exterior of its 2026 beauty advent calendar, featuring a clematis and mistletoe design with turquoise colours and gold numbering across 25 drawers. Contents details are yet to be revealed.
Beauty expert and long-time calendar reviewer will update this guide with launch dates, waitlist sign-ups and pre-order links as they are announced, along with verdicts and predictions for 2026's biggest beauty advent releases.
