The Advent Calendars that are already available to order and Those Still on the Waitlist

Christmas has been creeping forward for years, but in 2026 it appears to have annexed August. While much of Britain was still buying SPF and attempting to make the most of the bank holiday, beauty brands are already opening waitlists, taking pre-orders and releasing some of the season’s most coveted advent calendars.

Last year was when I finally understood the battle royale of it all. I blinked and several of the calendars I had planned to feature were gone, despite Christmas still being months away. What was once a leisurely festive purchase has become an exercise in timing, research and, occasionally, very fast fingers.

Beauty advent calendars have also outgrown their original purpose. In some cases, the products tucked behind those numbered doors are worth more than many of us will spend on Christmas itself. TikTok unboxings helped turn the daily ritual into a spectacle, with every drawer, bottle and full-size surprise revealed to an audience ready to judge whether a calendar was genuinely brilliant and worth it or simply beautifully packaged. Brands responded by raising the stakes: more full sizes, higher claimed values, better-known products and increasingly elaborate boxes designed to become part of the dressing table long after December.

One calendar is no longer always enough, either. Many brands now release classic and prestige editions, while retailers divide their collections into beauty, fragrance and wellness. A few have even abandoned the traditional 24-door format altogether, packing in 25 products or more. With launches arriving earlier and the most desirable editions liable to disappear before the first Christmas advert has aired, consider this our definitive guide to the beauty advent calendars of 2026, including what is inside, what each one is really worth and, crucially, whether you can still buy it.

L’Occitane Classic Advent Calendar

L’Occitane’s more accessibly priced calendar brings the scents and textures of Provence into a 24-day beauty countdown. The £99 collection contains £192 worth of products spanning body care, skincare, haircare and fragrance, with familiar favourites including Almond Shower Oil, Shea Hand Cream and Almond Milk Concentrate. There are also travel-sized hair treatments, Verbena and Cherry Blossom bath products, several scented hand creams and miniatures from the Immortelle skincare range, plus a Serenity Cocoon Pillow Mist for winding down at the end of the day. It is currently available as a limited, online-exclusive early release through

Buy now for £99 at L’Occitane.

Fortnum's Beauty Advent Calendar

Fortnum’s has prioritised full-size indulgence over sheer product count for 2026: of the 25 gifts inside, 24 are full size and only one is a travel miniature. Priced at £275 but worth £1,225, the calendar has a particularly strong fragrance offering, including scents from Clive Christian, Gallivant, Connock and Jean Charles Brosseau. Wildsmith’s Copper Peptide Cream and Radiance Light Serum lead the skincare, joined by Bamford face oil, Aromatherapy Associates bath and body treatments and Ortigia’s Zagara Body Oil. A Fortnum’s rose candle, Charlotte Posner washbag and pair of Shleep merino-silk socks add a lifestyle element beyond the usual creams and serums. The fully recyclable drawer-style case is designed to be refilled and reused.

Available to order now for £275 at Fortnum & Mason.

Glossybox Advent Calendar

Glossybox has dressed its 2026 countdown like a Christmas present, with 25 pink, bow-covered drawers concealing 26 beauty products. An impressive 22 are full size, including Medik8’s Hydr8 B5 Intense Serum, Patrick Ta’s Major Headlines Cream and Powder Blush Duo in She’s the Moment, Huda Beauty’s Easy Blur Primer and Commodity’s Milk Orchid Expressive fragrance. The wider line-up brings together skincare from Rodial and Avant, colour from Made by Mitchell and Delilah, plus haircare, body products, tools and a Wild Amberwood candle. Worth more than £645, Beauty Wrapped costs £90, dropping to £75 for GLOSSYBOX subscribers.

Available to pre-order now at Glossybox.

PLouise What Glows Around Beauty Advent Calendar

Subtle, this is not. P.Louise has turned its 2026 calendar into a pink-and-gold fairground carousel that lights up and moves, creating a dressing-table centrepiece almost 52cm tall. Its 25 doors contain 25 full-size products, with every formula, flavour or product promised to be new for the calendar rather than drawn from the existing range. The brand is keeping the individual contents and their total value under wraps for now, making What Glows Around one of the season’s few genuinely spoiler-free beauty countdowns.

Priced at £250, it is available to pre-order directly from P.Louise.

Dermalogica Adent Calendar

Skincare purists will find plenty to justify Dermalogica’s £229 price tag, with 24 days dedicated entirely to cleansers, exfoliants, serums, moisturisers, eye care and SPF. The two full-size anchors are Pro-Collagen Banking Serum and Phyto Nature Lifting Eye Cream, joined by a generous 40g Daily Microfoliant and five travel-sized essentials, including PreCleanse, Dynamic Skin Recovery SPF50 and BioLumin-C Serum. Fourteen deluxe minis offer a broader introduction to the range, covering everything from barrier support and breakouts to hydration and overnight repair, while a grey headband and fan masque brush provide two practical accessories. Altogether, the calendar contains £546 worth of products and represents a 58 per cent saving.

It is available to pre-order directly from Dermalogica now.

The Harrods Beauty Advent Calendar

Presented in an opulent gold, book-style case, Harrods’ flagship countdown brings together some of the most prestigious names found in its Beauty Hall. Across 25 compartments are 33 products, 21 of them full size, plus a £75 voucher to use against selected CurrentBody Skin devices. Skincare takes top billing, with Augustinus Bader’s The Rich Eye Cream, BIOEFFECT EGF Serum, Medik8 C-Tetra Advanced Serum and treatments from Shiseido, Valmont and La Prairie. Charlotte Tilbury, Gucci, NARS and Sisley supply the make-up, while Montale, Color Wow and Philip Kingsley extend the selection into fragrance and haircare.

Priced at £270 and available to pre-order at Harrods.

John Lewis Beauty Advent Calendar

John Lewis has made beauty tech the headline of its biggest and highest-value calendar to date. The £250 countdown contains 41 products worth £1,160, divided between 23 full-size formulas and 18 deluxe miniatures, with the FOREO UFO 3 Mini making its first appearance alongside established favourites from Medik8, La Mer, Charlotte Tilbury, Fenty Beauty and ELEMIS. The selection moves easily between skincare, make-up, fragrance, hair and body care, with particular highlights including Medik8 Hydr8 B5 Serum, NUXE Huile Prodigieuse, La Mer The Lip Balm and Laura Mercier’s Translucent Hydrating Setting Spray. A handful of calendars also contain golden-ticket prizes, while the hand-painted, fully recyclable box can be reused for beauty storage.

Pre-orders are currently open to MyJL Beauty members through the John Lewis app.

Lush Advent Calendar

Lush shifts the focus from serums and lipstick to scent, colour and bath-time theatre with a 25-day collection housed in a green wicker hamper with red straps. Ten of its contents have been created exclusively for the gift, among them Snowcake and Rose perfume, Santa’s Favourite body spray, Turmeric Latte dusting powder and an Once Upon a Time candle. Familiar favourites such as Sticky Dates Shower Gel, Dream Cream Body Lotion and the lavender-scented Sleepy Bubble Bar sit alongside festive bath bombs, soaps, body scrubs and a pair of Lush’s Fighting Animal Testing socks. The £210 hamper is lined with organic cotton and designed to be kept long after December.

Pre-ordering is currently exclusive to Lush Club members through the Lush app.

The Fragrance Shop Women's Advent Calendar

The Fragrance Shop’s women’s calendar feels more like a ready-made scent wardrobe than a box of beauty minis, with 25 doors spanning designer, high-street and celebrity names. Givenchy L’Interdit, Lancôme La Vie Est Belle, Elie Saab Le Parfum and Miu Miu lend the line-up a polished edge, while Ariana Grande Ari, Vera Wang Embrace, Ted Baker and Missguided arrive in more substantial 30ml bottles. Most impressive is the variety of sizes: alongside miniature and travel sprays are two generous 100ml fragrances from Barbour and FCUK, giving you plenty to wear beyond December. Candles, a refillable atomiser, a scented card, a make-up treat and a voucher provide a welcome change of pace between the perfumes.

Worth over £400, the calendar is available to pre-order now for £150, or £120 for MyTFS members, who also receive free delivery.

The Body Shop Ultimate Beauty Advent Calendar

For anyone who wants a countdown that will keep the bathroom shelf stocked well beyond Christmas, The Body Shop’s Ultimate calendar delivers 25 head-to-toe treats inside a dark green chest that opens to reveal bright pink drawers. Generous sizes are a particular strength, with a 200ml Shea Body Butter, Tender Tonka Body Cream and Almond Milk Body Yogurt joined by 250ml Shea shampoo and conditioner. The skincare selection brings together Camomile Cleansing Butter, Vitamin C Glow Boosting Moisturiser, Vitamin E Barrier Boost Cream and Edelweiss Cleansing Concentrate, while British Rose, Passionfruit and Peppermint shower gels provide the more fragrant surprises. Sheet masks, hand creams and lip butters round out the smaller daily gifts. Priced at £139, the contents are valued at £269.50.

Available to purchase at The Body Shop.

Advent Calendars that are not yet available / are still on waitlist

L’Occitane Advent Calendar - Prestige Edition

While the classic advent calendar is already available to purchase - the prestige edition is taking early access registrations. With several generously sized favourites among its 24 products, L’Occitane’s Prestige calendar is designed to last well beyond Christmas morning. The line-up is led by a 250ml Almond Shower Oil, accompanied by Shea Hand Cream, Almond Milk Concentrate and Almond Supple Skin Oil, alongside Neroli Orchidée body care and an Intensive Repair haircare trio. Smaller discoveries introduce the Immortelle Divine skincare collection, while a Verbena eau de toilette, Shea Lip Balm and Serenity Cocoon Pillow Mist lend the selection a fragrant finishing touch. Priced at £169 and worth £269, the calendar offers a £100 saving.

Available to pre-order at L’Occitane.

Lookfantastic Beauty Advent Calendar

For 2026, LOOKFANTASTIC has handed the curation to a cast of beauty insiders, with each of the calendar’s 25 doors selected by an expert, influencer or member of the retailer’s own team. Their choices add up to 27 products, including 19 full-size formulas, and the early reveals suggest a practical mix of products people will genuinely use: Medik8’s Total Moisture Daily Cleansing Gel, Clinique Moisture Surge, ELEMIS Pro-Collagen Night Cream, MAC Fix+, Laura Mercier setting powder and Benefit Roller Lash mascara are all confirmed. Haircare comes courtesy of Color Wow, while Sol de Janeiro Cheirosa ’40, The White Company’s Amalfi Lemon Home Spray and an ESPA bath and shower gel introduce fragrance and body care. The full contents are still being unveiled, but the value is confirmed at £665 against a £120 price.

The advent calendar launches on 01 September, with early access available for Beauty Plus+ users.

SpaceNK Beauty Advent Calendar

Space NK has removed the usual sense of déjà vu from its 2026 calendar: none of the 35 products appeared in last year’s edition, and 31 will not be found in another beauty calendar this season. Twenty-six are full-size, with the skincare alone including Medik8 Exo-PDRN Prismatic+ Serum, Sunday Riley Good Genes, Caudalie Vinoperfect, Laneige Water Sleeping Mask and Augustinus Bader The Body Cream. The make-up choices are reassuringly wearable — Charlotte Tilbury’s Beauty Light Wand, Fenty Beauty Gloss Bomb, Hourglass Unreal Liquid Blush and VIEVE Skin Nova while K18, Color Wow and Olaplex give the haircare section proper weight. Phlur Missing Person and D.S. & Durga Debaser in Bloom bring niche fragrance into the mix. Worth over £1,200, the calendar costs £275 and comes in recyclable FSC-certified paper packaging printed with vegetable-based inks.

It remains waitlist-only, with first-come early access ahead of its online and in-store launch on 10 September.

ESPA Moments of Wellness Advent Calendar

ESPA turns the December countdown into a month of at-home spa rituals with its Moments of Wellness Advent Calendar. The neutral-toned drawer chest holds 25 skincare, bodycare, home fragrance and wellbeing treats, with 14 additions appearing in the calendar for the first time this year. Nine products are full size, including the bestselling Optimal Skin Pro Serum, while other highlights include the Tri-Active Regenerating Bio-Retinol Sleeping Serum, Replenishing Treatment Oil and Yuzu & Ginger Cleansing Sorbet. A Winter Spice Candle, silk sleep mask and rose quartz gua sha take the collection beyond skincare, making it particularly appealing to anyone who would prefer a restorative evening routine over a make-up-heavy haul. The calendar costs £190 and contains products worth £624, representing a £434 saving.

The waitlist is available at ESPA.

Elemis The Ultimate Beauty Advent Calendar

ELEMIS is leaning heavily into its Pro-Collagen heritage for 2026, filling 25 drawers with a broad edit of skincare and bodycare housed in a recyclable red and green keepsake box. Three full-size products provide much of the value: the 100g Pro-Collagen Cleansing Balm, 50ml Pro-Collagen Marine Cream and 200ml Frangipani Monoi Body Cream. Smaller formats of Future Restore Serum, Overnight Matrix, Dynamic Resurfacing Facial Pads, Superfood Midnight Facial and the Black Cherry and Green Fig cleansing balms offer a useful tour of the wider range. There is also an added incentive hidden inside 15 calendars, with each golden ticket awarding its finder a £1,000 ELEMIS skincare spree. The collection is worth more than £650 and is expected to cost £225.

Sign up for early access with Elemis.

MAC Cosmetics Advent Calendar

MAC returns to its roots for 2026 with a black, silver-speckled calendar inspired by the brand’s signature lipstick packaging. Its 24-piece line-up is firmly focused on colour, bringing together MACStack Elevated Mascara, Pro Locked Brow Gel, eyeliners, shadows and false lashes alongside ten lip products. Long-standing fans have the strongest reason to take notice, as Ruby Woo, Candy Yum-Yum and Oh Baby Lipglass return as limited-edition rereleases, joined by familiar shades including Crème in Your Coffee, Spice, Whirl and Thanks, It’s MAC! Four travel-sized skincare formulas, including Strobe Cream in Pinklite and products from the Hyper Real collection, provide the only departure from make-up, while an exclusive Lipglass Cap Charm completes the box. Sleuthing tells us that the value should be around £427 and its expected price at £230, with 20 of the 24 contents listed as full size.

The Advent Calendar is not (yet!) available either to purchase or waitlist.

Liberty Beauty Advent Calendar

Liberty has approached its 2026 calendar as a miniature tour of the Beauty Hall, placing 29 products — 21 of them full-size — across 25 drawers, with skincare, make-up, haircare, body care and an unusually strong fragrance edit sharing the spotlight. The line-up moves from Sunday Riley’s C.E.O. Vitamin C Serum, Augustinus Bader’s Face Oil and Sisley’s Sisleÿa Essential Skin Care Lotion to ILIA mascara and Violette_FR Lip Nectar, while scents from Matière Première, D.S. & Durga, Ex Nihilo and Vyrao give perfume lovers plenty to discover. Twenty-six of the products will not appear in any other beauty calendar this year. Worth over £1,300 but priced at £285, it comes in Clym Evernden’s final illustrated design for Liberty, accompanied by a festive Liberty-print drawstring bag; 20 calendars will also conceal a £1,000 Golden Ticket.

Join the waitlist here ahead of general sale on 02 September.

Sephora Beauty Advent Calendar

Sephora has gone for scale with its 2026 calendar, fitting 41 products into 25 drawers, including 27 full-size buys and 26 treats created exclusively for the countdown. Although the complete contents have yet to be revealed, the opening selection already has a strong make-up focus: Makeup by Mario’s Ethereal Moonlight Eyeshadow Palette, One/Size’s On ’Til Dawn Setting Spray and Sephora Collection’s Lip Tint Felt Liner are joined by Medik8 Niacinamide Peptides, Dr Sam’s Flawless Cleanser and a full-size Sol de Janeiro Brazilian 4 Play Shower Cream-Gel. A 220g Discothèque candle brings something unexpected to the mix. Presented in a striking silver holographic case, the calendar costs £235 and contains more than £1,000 worth of beauty.

Join the waitlist at Sephora.

Benefit Cosmetics The Hotel Beneville Beauty Advent Calendar for 24 Days of Glam

Benefit’s festive check-in is (as usual) unapologetically playful, packing 24 days of make-up and pore care into a kitsch, briefcase-style Hotel Beneville case. The four full-size residents are BADgal BANG! Mascara, 24-HR Brow Setter, Benetint and Cookie Golden Pearl Highlighter, all established favourites rather than unfamiliar seasonal shades. Seven minis bring Hoola Bronzer, Shellie and Crystah blushes, BADgal Bounce Mascara and a trio from The POREfessional range, while ten fun-size products move between lashes, brows, complexion and skincare. An Eye Gotta Glow under-eye mask, mirror and set of hair clips complete the stay. Priced at £149 with contents worth more than £300, the calendar offers a 52 per cent saving and is particularly suited to anyone looking for a make-up-heavy countdown.

The Advent Calendar is expected to go live shortly and will be available to purchase here.

Cult Beauty Advent Calendars

Cult Beauty is offering two versions of its botanical, storybook-inspired calendar for 2026, both priced at £245 and worth over £1,100. The Signature Edition centres on make-up, skincare and haircare, bringing together Westman Atelier mascara, PATRICK TA’s Double-Take Blush Duo, Huda Beauty Lip Contour, Charlotte Tilbury setting spray and full-size skincare from Medik8, Sunday Riley, Allies of Skin, Paula’s Choice, BYOMA and Anua. It also contains edition-specific products such as Summer Fridays Lip Butter Balm in Iced Coffee, Fable & Mane HoliRoots Hair Oil and Augustinus Bader The Rich Cream. The Special Edition retains many of those beauty favourites but replaces several products with fine fragrance, including Kilian Angels’ Share, KAYALI Freedom Musk Santal 34, Fugazzi Pomegranoudh, Escentric Molecules Molecule 01 and a full-size Sol de Janeiro Cheirosa 68 Perfume Mist. Each calendar contains 17 full-size products and 12 launches from the past year.

Both calendars are currently waitlist-only, with no confirmed launch date.

Charlotte Tilbury Hollywood Beauty Wonderland Advent Calendar

Charlotte Tilbury’s 2026 calendar is a glamorous choice for Pillow Talk devotees, presenting 15 surprises in a ruby-red and gold keepsake chest with 12 jewel-handled drawers. Four full-size make-up favourites lead the line-up: Matte Revolution Lipstick in Pillow Talk Medium, Unreal Blush Healthy Glow Stick in Rosy Glow, Beauty Light Wand in Pillow Talk and the Lip Cheat Contour Duo in Medium. Travel-sized treats span skincare, lips and eyes, with Magic Cream, Magic Serum Crystal Elixir, AIRbrush Flawless Setting Spray, Big Lip Plumpgasm and Exagger-Eyes Volume Mascara among the highlights. A limited-edition white quartz gua sha and exclusive Pillow Talk Mini Charm Make-up Bag give collectors something new, while the reusable chest can become jewellery or beauty storage once December is over.

Priced at £170 with a stated value of £323, the calendar is currently waitlist-only. App members receive early access on 3 September, ahead of its general release on 10 September 2026.

Molton Brown Advent Calendar

Molton Brown’s 2026 offering is shaped like a fragrance wardrobe for Christmas, with 24 treats arranged inside a round, marble-brown box tied with copper ribbon. This year marks the calendar’s first inclusion of a full-size perfume, the 30ml Fiery Pink Pepper Eau de Parfum, accompanied by seven 7.5ml scents and a gunmetal travel case. Newer compositions Tea Ceremony, Red Berry Revel and Neon Amber sit alongside signatures such as Re-charge Black Pepper, Rose Dunes and Coastal Cypress & Sea Fennel. The edit also spans bath, body, hand and hair care, plus two 65g candles and a Vitamin Lipsaver. Priced at £225 with a reported value of £455, it is scheduled to launch on 9 September.

You can sign up to the waitlist here.