Marks and Spencer has launched its 2026 Beauty Advent Calendar, priced at £75 and packed with over £460 worth of premium beauty products from brands including Estée Lauder and Clinique. The 25-door calendar is available in-store and online at marksandspencer.com, arriving in a pink and red striped keepsake box featuring the retailer's Love That! branding.
Full-size Estée Lauder primer among the highlights
Despite costing under £100, the calendar contains more full-size products than ever before, according to the high-street retailer. Among the standout items is a full-size Estée Lauder Double Wear Smooth and Blur Primer, valued at £39, alongside a 30ml Prai Ageless Throat and Décolletage Serum.
The calendar features a blend of cult favourites and recent launches spanning skincare, makeup, fragrance, haircare and wellness. Each treat is individually wrapped in subtly festive numbered boxes, all neatly arranged within five generously sized drawers.
Top finds and one drawback
Bodycare treats from This Works and ESPA, plus sleep products from the &Sleep range at M&S, feature prominently. The &Sleep Pillow Spray and This Works Deep Sleep Body Whip, with a relaxing fragrance of lavender, camomile and vetivert, are among the indulgent pampering formulas included.
The Estée Lauder Double Wear Primer has a non-comedogenic formula that won't clog pores, while the Prai serum is described by one shopper as a 'miracle' product, developed to leave skin visibly lifted, firmer and smoother. The only drawback noted by the reviewer is the absence of makeup powders such as blusher or setting powder, though impressive eye and lip formulas are included.
Alternative beauty advent calendars
For shoppers seeking other options, the OK! Beauty Box Advent Calendar by Hannah Martin is priced at £109 and offers over £605 worth of products, with the code ADVENT2026 reducing the price to £98. The Boots 24 Days of Luxe Beauty Advent Calendar retails at £150, is valued at £706.99, and features 27 products from brands including Huda Beauty, MAC, Sol De Janeiro and Laneige, plus travel minis from Laura Mercier, Lancôme and The Ordinary.
Full contents of the M&S Beauty Advent Calendar include ICONIC London Glazing Lip Gloss in Sugar Cookie, Discover Pink Pepper & Midnight Blossom EDP, Aveda Rosemary Mint Shampoo and Conditioner, Sweed Le Lipstick, Hello Sunday The One For Your Hands SPF30, NailsInc Topless Polish in Dakota, Pai Light Work Cleansing Oil, Sam McKnight Happy Endings Balm, Formula Sleep Cream, ESPA Tri Active Smooth & Firm Butter, Bloom & Blossom Christmas Kiss Lip Balm, Organic Pharmacy Hyaluronic Acid Serum, ColorWOW Money Mist, Benefit BadGal Mascara and Clinique All About The Eyes.
