Lookfantastic's The Grooming Advent Calendar, priced at £90 but worth £469, has drawn praise from shoppers as a 'perfect' men's grooming option for the festive season. The calendar features 25 doors, one for each day leading up to and including Christmas Day, and contains 27 different products, with one or two drawers holding more than one item.
The calendar offers a 'complete grooming' routine, packed with moisturisers, shaving balm, SPF, anti-perspirant spray, shower gel, cologne, styling spray, a shaving brush, face and body wash and more. Brands inside include Avant, Aveeno, ESPA, L'Occitane, Weleda and Bulldog, with one product worth £105 on its own.
Star product inside the calendar
The Dragon's Blood Sculpting Gel 50ml from Rodial is a unisex product described as a 'revolutionary gel that defines facial contours and improves the appearance of skin elasticity'. It is said to create a protective, second-skin film that visibly reduces redness while shielding the complexion, plumping and sculpting the skin and dramatically improving elasticity and firmness.
Shoppers have praised it for being 'lightweight' but 'extremely hardworking', with one five-star review noting: "Best product I’ve used for firming and minimising wrinkles in neck area. Sadly too expensive for me to use all the time - but I return to it whenever my skin is particularly dry. Love the dispensing mechanism which releases just the right amount each time."
Other men's grooming calendars
Boots offers the Baylis & Harding Mens 24 Days Of Advent for £46, with 24 products providing 'head to toe care' ranging from shower gels, hair and body washes to face wash, body lotion, aftershave balm, soaps and muscle soak products. The BoohooMAN 2026 Advent Calendar, priced at £75, includes brands like Calvin Klein, Gillette, Nivea and Adidas.
The Lookfantastic calendar includes full-size and deluxe-size items such as ESPA Men's Post Shave Rescue Balm 50ml (worth £26), Avant Skincare Proactive Mandelic Acid Restoring and Anti-Pollution Toner 30ml (worth £29), Shiseido Men's Ultimune Serum 10ml (worth £19), Murdock London Black Tea Cologne 50ml (worth £51), Elemis Pro-Collagen Marine Cream for Men 15ml (worth £33), and Aery Fernweh Candle - Himalayan Cedarleaf 155g (worth £26).
Shopper feedback and value
The product has accrued a 4.1-star rating, with one user commenting: "There's so much value here I had to get this. Okay, some of the drawers are a little disappointing, but the majority of the products here I would use. Plenty of full-size ones, and a few travel-size products that I would definitely make use of during my holidays and travels in general. Thank you LookFantastic." Another said: "Wow factor is definitely what comes to mind. Didn’t disappoint LF."
Some shoppers noted the design is not very festive, with one review reading: "It's not very Christmas in design. The contents look fantastic. But the box is plain. Will need to adapt before giving it as a gift." However, most reviews praised the contents, with one adding: "Perfect gift for the man in your life, young or old with varied products that are usable and affordable to rebuy if you like them."
