Beauty advent calendars have become a contemporary Christmas tradition, offering an indulgent alternative to chocolate with makeup, skincare, haircare, or fragrance treats behind each door. While once considered excessive, they are now a mainstream choice for Christmas gifting, and most sell out by late October. With the biggest brands already unveiling their 2026 lineups in August, it's worth deciding which calendar to invest in now.
Liberty London Beauty Advent Calendar 2026
Liberty unveiled its beauty advent calendar in 2014, sparking the modern craze. This year's calendar is available for pre-order from early August, with the waitlist already open. The lineup includes Sunday Riley CEO vitamin C 15% brightening serum, Lisa Eldridge baume embrace melting lip colour, Augustinus Bader's The Face Oil, and Davines Oi Shampoo. Worth £1,300, the calendar costs £285 and features 29 products over 25 days, including 21 full-size items.
John Lewis Beauty Advent Calendar 2026
John Lewis offers 41 products, including 23 full-size goodies and 18 deluxe minis, for £250 (worth over £1,160). Beauty tech features for the first time with Foreo's UFO mini, worth £129 alone. Skincare includes L'Occitane Almond Shower Oil, Liz Earle's Cleanse & Polish, and Medik8's Hydr8 B5. Makeup spans Sculpted by Aimee, Fenty Beauty Hella Thicc Mascara, and Charlotte Tilbury Beauty Light Wand. One in 41 customers wins a mystery voucher. Pre-orders start 3 August for MyJL Beauty members, shipping 3 September, general sale 7 September.
Harrods Beauty Advent Calendar 2026
Harrods has revealed its offering with 34 products, 21 full-size, for £270 (worth £1,039). Highlights include Hourglass ambient lighting blush, Nars total seduction eyeshadow stick, Lyma power youth cream, and Medik8 C-tetra advanced gel-serum. A fragrance calendar (£225) and a 12 days of hair and body calendar (£99) are also available. Pre-orders open in early August.
Boots 24 Day Premium Beauty Advent Calendar 2026
Boots' calendar costs £150 (worth £700) with 24 products. The exact lineup is under wraps, but waitlist members get 24-hour early access before general sale on Wednesday 2 September. Additional offerings include a 24-day skincare calendar (£70, worth £300) and a 12-day fragrance calendar (£90, worth £345).
Cowshed's 24 Day Deluxe Advent Calendar
Cowshed's calendar costs £299 (worth £547) with 24 full-size products, featuring the brand's new Wildly-Feel-Good fragrances. The handwoven wicker hamper is reusable. Waitlist opens 17 August, available from 1 September.
L'Occitane Prestige Beauty Advent Calendar
L'Occitane's prestige calendar costs £169 (worth £269) with 24 products, including cult almond shower oil and immortelle cream. Waitlists are open for both the prestige and the Provence classics calendar (£99, worth £192). Pre-orders from 13 August, general sale from 26 August.
Fortnum & Mason Beauty Advent Calendar 2026
Fortnum & Mason's calendar costs £275 (worth more than £1,225) with 24 full-size products across 25 days. The waitlist is open, with teased brands including Ortigia, Wildsmith, Clive Christian, Delilah, Granado, Jean-Charles Brosseau, and Benamôr 1925.
Sephora Beauty Advent Calendar 2026
Sephora's calendar, sold out four years in a row, has a waitlist open. It teases 41 treats, including 27 full-size products. Possible items spotted include a Mac lipstick, Discotheque Lola candle, Phlur eau de parfum, and Makeup by Mario eyeshadow palette.
Cult Beauty Beauty Advent Calendar 2026
Cult Beauty's calendar is worth over £1,000 with 16 full-size products. Confirmed items include Charlotte Tilbury's setting spray, Patrick Ta blush duo, Huda Beauty lip contour, Westman Atelier mascara, and Hourglass lipstick. Waitlist open.
Harvey Nichols Beauty Advent Calendar 2026
Harvey Nichols' calendar costs £250 (worth £1,000) with 29 favourites over 25 days, including 16 full-size products from brands like Charlotte Tilbury, Sisley-Paris, and La Mer. Waitlist open.
Charlotte's Hollywood Beauty Wonderland Advent Calendar 2026
Charlotte Tilbury's calendar costs £170 and offers 12 beauty favourites. The waitlist is open, with expected items including pillow talk lip liner and lipstick, setting spray, and magic cream.
Space NK Beauty Advent Calendar 2026
Space NK's calendar costs £275 (worth over £1,200) with a countdown on its website. Last year's featured Augustinus Bader, Sol de Janeiro, Color Wow, K18, Paula's Choice, and Summer Fridays. Waitlist open.
Lush Advent Calendar 2026
Lush's calendar costs £210 for 25 fan favourites, packaged in a reusable hamper. It includes bath bombs, bubble bars, shower gels, soaps, and skincare. Pre-orders are live for dispatch in October.
Selfridges Beauty Advent Calendar 2026
Selfridges, which debuted the first multi-brand advent calendar in 2010, has teased its 2026 offering. Expected brands include Jo Malone, Hourglass, Nars, Aesop, and Valentino. Coming soon.
Lookfantastic Beauty Advent Calendar 2026
Lookfantastic's 2025 calendar cost £105 (worth £655) with 25 products, including Medik8, Elemis, Mac, Color Wow, and Aveda. 2026 details are not yet announced, but the waitlist is open.
M&S Beauty Advent Calendar 2026
M&S's calendar is widely considered the best value, with 2025 costing £60 (worth £330) and featuring Clinique, Color Wow, Living Proof, and Cowshed. 2026 details are not yet announced.
