Beauty & Fragrance Advent Calendars- Info/Chat 2026 SPOILERS

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Hi everyone who is joining from the Beauty GWP chat threads and welcome to anyone else.

Last year our lovely @BakeOffRewatch did an amazing job running all the threads through to December. This year due to the time commitment it takes, we're going to try and run them as a community effort.

Guidelines
I'm starting this first one but hoping that when a thread looks close to ending another thread member can set the next one up.

To avoid duplicate threads please try to post in the thread that's ending to alert everyone you're setting up a new one.

Other members check who was first to offer and whether a new one is live.

It might be an idea to keep a list of advents that are live in the OP and later on which are sold out. This can be copy/pasted/edited when a new thread is started.

It probably goes without saying but please be courteous and patient with each other. This thread will have spoilers and please no judging of others for their purchasing choices. Participation in the threads is optional.

I don't know how well this will work out but thanks in advance to everyone who helps out.

Current BACs revealed or on pre order

Liberty £285 (BD member discount £25) now available to pre order. Est. delivery 21st Aug - 1st Sep. Full contents revealed.

https://www.libertylondon.com/uk/beauty-advent-calendar

PLouise 2026 advent £250 now available to pre order. Payment instalments available and GWP for existing advent customers. Delivery 2nd November onwards.

https://plouise.co.uk/collections/wonderful-world-of-p-louise-advent-calendar/products/what-glows-around-2026-advent-calendar

Neal's Yard £195. No contents yet. Pre-order for October.
https://www.nealsyardremedies.com/products/natural-organic-advent-calendar

There's a number of others with waitlists open and it's been announced that the 3 Harrods calendars are coming soon.

TCB may not pay out on the A/C purchase as it is listed as an exclusion. Some do slip through though, so 🤞.

Yes, I got £9 back from TCB last year on Liberty - every little helps!

I’ve been watching you tube vids and have made my decisions . This year I’m going for Jo Loves and Diptique. I love the packaging of the liberty but I have really sensitive skin and can’t wear a lot of products so it seems a bit risky .

I might join you with the Jo loves this year. I’ve thought about a diptique for years but a few years ago they had an outlet store in Bicester where they had the advent calendars heavily discounted so in my weird mind I now can’t buy it unless I see another one discounted because I’m still kicking myself for not buying it at the time. Anyone know where there is a diptique discount store?

I would love Diptyque as well. I didn’t consider it seriously last year as I already had little bottles of several of the fragrances that were included but I might be tempted this year. I was looking through my stash earlier and I don’t think I can get a non perfume calendar this year as Ive still got so much left. It seems to take me ages to get through face products. 😆

This is exactly what I came here to say.
I only joined BD to save for the AC because I missed out last year and thought this was a good way to do it.

I think the problem I'm realising is in the last year I've become content with low-mid range and i don't get why certain things are so expensive in Liberty.

But when I joined BD I thought I'd like to treat myself to a luxury calender when actually is probably be happier with JL or M&S!

So what is worth buying with BD credit?

BD credit - kits, fabric, specific perfume in sales or GWP times, collabs, the sales can be very good in person ( they had a couple of wool capes this time), scarves.

but mainly kits for me.

The beauty kits are my thing too. They often have a GWP august so if it was me I would wait until then and buy a kit or two with the BD credit and get a free GWp. However, I’m a sucker for a GWP.

So what is worth buying with BD credit?

Anything you’ve particularly enjoyed in the boxes? I’m not getting the calendar this year because it just doesn’t fire my rockets so I’m buying my favourite eye wateringly expensive scent. My favourite BD money buy was a huge clear acrylic bangle in the sale.

Boots calendars were very reasonable last year, for the more basic ranges. I particularly enjoyed the premium one, I used a lot of it.

I’m wondering about getting a boots one.

@SheilaFentiman and @HollyGolightly4 here is a review of last year’s. It is highly rated 😊

https://www.independent.co.uk/extras/indybest/christmasgifts/advent-calendars/boots-beauty-advent-calendar-2025-b2868006.html

That does look v nice @Sminty2 !