🎄✨ Beauty & Fragrance Advent Calendars – Info/Chat 2026 SPOILERS 🎁 Thread 3 ✨🎄

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Welcome to Thread 3! 🥳

Firstly, a huge thank you to @ovahere for getting us started and looking after the first two threads. It's been lovely seeing everyone sharing news, spoilers and enabling each other already! ❤️

As agreed, we're taking it in turns to start each new thread this year. If this thread starts getting close to the reply limit, please post to let everyone know you're happy to start the next one so we can avoid duplicate threads.

A few festive housekeeping notes;
🎁 This thread contains spoilers.
🎄 Please be kind and respectful to one another.
💸 No judging anyone for their purchasing choices (or how many calendars they buy, we're all enablers here! 😂).
🎀 Feel free to share spoilers, offers, discount codes, GWPs, delivery updates and stock alerts.

✨ We're only on thread 3 and some members already have three advent calendars on the way 🎅 I think it's safe to say advent season is officially underway! 🎄

🎁 Available Now

Liberty – £285 (Beauty Drop members receive £25 off). Full contents revealed and available to order.
https://www.libertylondon.com/uk/beauty-advent-calendar

P. Louise – £250. Available to pre-order with payment instalments available.
https://plouise.co.uk/collections/wonderful-world-of-p-louise-advent-calendar/products/what-glows-around-2026-advent-calendar

John Lewis – Available on pre-sale via the app for MyJL members.
https://beauty-detective.com/john-lewis-beauty-advent-calendar-2026/

Harrods Beauty Advent Calendar – Now on pre-sale.
https://www.harrods.com/en-gb/p/harrods-of-london-the-harrods-beauty-advent-calendar-2026-000000000000284475

Harrods 12 Days of Hair & Body – Now on pre-sale.
https://www.harrods.com/en-gb/p/harrods-of-london-the-harrods-12-days-of-hair-and-body-advent-calendar-2026-000000000000284465

Harrods Fragrance Advent Calendar – Pre-sale currently sold out. Expected back in-store during September (date TBC).
https://beauty-detective.com/harrods-fragrance-advent-calendar-2026/

⏳ Coming Soon / Waitlists

Cult Beauty
https://www.cultbeauty.co.uk/c/advent-calendar/

Harvey Nichols
Beauty:
https://www.harveynichols.com/harvey-nichols/harvey-nichols-beauty-advent-calendar-2026-75896-258491/
Fragrance:
https://www.harveynichols.com/harvey-nichols/harvey-nichols-12-days-of-fragrance-advent-calendar-2026-75906-258490/

John Lewis Fragrance
https://beauty-detective.com/john-lewis-fragrance-advent-calendar-2026/

Space NK
https://www.spacenk.com/uk/gifts/beauty-advent-calendars/beauty-advent-calendar-MUK200063764.html

Elle
https://beauty-detective.com/elle-advent-calendar-2026/

Fortnum & Mason
Spoilers:
https://beauty-detective.com/fortnum-mason-beauty-advent-calendar-2026/
Waitlist: https://www.fortnumandmason.com/beauty-advent-calender-sign-up-2026

Boots (including the new fragrance calendar) https://www.boots.com/christmas/advent-calendars/advent-calendar-waiting-list

Sephora UK
Spoilers:
https://beauty-detective.com/sephora-uk-advent-calendar-2026/
Waitlist: https://www.sephora.co.uk/c/beauty-advent-calendar-waitlist

Selfridges (Beauty & Fragrance)
https://beauty-detective.com/selfridges-beauty-advent-calendar-2026/

LookFantastic Beauty
https://www.lookfantastic.com/c/waitlist/advent/?srsltid=AfmBOoovzs9M5Kt8-RM_31Q3_-JOa6N51uGggpe0hglvZbxC5Of7AFTH

LookFantastic Fragrance
https://beauty-detective.com/lookfantastic-fragrance-advent-calendar-2026/

Anthropologie (24 and 12 day)
https://www.anthropologie.com/en-gb/beauty-advent-calendar

Vogue
https://shop.vogue.co.uk/pages/vogue-festive-calendar-2026-waitlist

Glossybox
https://beauty-detective.com/glossybox-advent-calendar-2026/

OK! Beauty Box
https://beauty-detective.com/ok-beauty-box-advent-calendar-2026/

💄 More Calendars & Spoilers

Rather than making the opening post a mile long, our friend Mary has a brilliant roundup of lots more advent calendars and the latest spoilers, including Charlotte Tilbury, Jo Malone, Elemis, Lancôme, Tatcha, NEOM, Neal's Yard Remedies, Holland & Barrett, YesStyle and many more as they're announced.

👉 https://beauty-detective.com/category/beauty-advent-calendars/ 👈

🎅 Happy advent season everyone! 🎁

Here's hoping for lots more spoilers, bargains, discount codes, and maybe a little self-control (although judging by threads 1 and 2, that seems unlikely! 😄)

I did think that too. Im not sure if this is genuine, but they claim it's correct👀

If it right, not impressed with the CT, PK and eyelash curler. The Medik8 interests me though.

That’s what I thought. Plus Olaplex, black eyeliner and hair perfume. Might be a flop if this is the contents 😬.

i hope that SpaceNK is AI - I won't be buying it if it's the real thing

I don' thtink the inside design goes well with the outside either

Yeah if thay IS genuine then thats a NO from me.

Not impressed by SNK but I'll wait for an official reveal before I rule it out. The Jo Malone calendar is gorgeous but I'd literally only want it for the packaging, the fragrances are nice enough but not wow for me. I think Selfridges has edged it for me, the main things I want from Harrods are the Montale fragrance, pillow talk lipstick, le phyto rouge, AB eye cream and maybe the sleep hair oil. Those things should be easy enough to pick up on vinted hopefully.

If it's real it's very similar to the contents of last year brand wise. It makes sense, the new Medik8 serum which I thought would be in it plus other newer products from the same brands as last year.

Not an automatic no. Would have to digest and think about it. There's not a standout product which makes me go wow (but tbh I'm not sure I could tell you what that would be) but as @owlpassport says if most are proper full size it's good value and very usable.

Hmm, some good products on SNK like the La Mer cream, Sunday Riley GG and the Medik8 but I don’t think it tops Harrods for me. If this list is genuine that is

Yes if the list is right SNK is a no for me this year. I’m quite interested in seeing the rest of the Cult reveal and Elle. I’m thinking of 2 including Liberty using my credit as it’s free!!

I hope when SNK officially reveals the AC they do FAC at the same time. Last year it came after, just do it at the same time.

Oooo great detecting work if that's correct. It does look a bit AI like to me too. But then again, who's to say that spacenk wouldn't use ai themselves?

I would have to assess it properly, it's not an instant no, but it doesn't excite me like the Harrods did.

I have seen this picture from two very different sources and have no reason to doubt its correct and it isn’t AI

It looks to me like the promotional posters they send to stores to display.

Well the only thing I really want is the Medik8 from the SNK . It’s good but not a WOW . I really really wanted that . I’m going to back to Harrods to re access . But this might be a perfume year , if I can get in early I might take it all back and splurge on the FAC at selfridges and just buy the skin care I love individually . But I’ll be sad not to have a beauty one .

they all have plus points but too many DODs in all of them . I feel like they have all compromised a bit . There are so many new and exciting products out there. I do feel as if they are all taking the mick a bit . I’m almost tempted to buy an old BAC from last year .

Im really hoping this is not the final version . I’ve lost track is their one we can yet to reveal that can really kill it ?

Can confirm the SpaceNK one is legit. It's not a great one this year. The Cult Beauty is much better in my opinion

SNK not as good as last year for me, I’ll probably get Harrods, maybe CB

There's still Sephora to come with the Makeup By Mario palette. That one could tempt me depending on the other products.

There seems to be a beauty light wand in almost every BAC. There was loads last year too. I feel like advent curators should start telling Charlotte Tilbury to piss off if they can't even vary their offer a little bit. A CT black mascara would be preferable at this point.

I like the look of the SNK calendar. But then I like Elasticizer, and must be one of the few people who doesn't have that CT wand yet 😂

I'll have to compare properly against Harrods, but definitely interesting for me.

Mary has posted it - https://beauty-detective.com/space-nk-advent-calendar-2026/

ETA I quite like the sound of it — Phlur and Skin Rocks especially

I was so looking forward to Space NK. but am quite underwhelmed. Don’t think I’ll be buying it. I was keen to see Harvey Nics but am very wary giving their current situation. 😟

Im not enthused despite my user name lol.

The SNK is a bit of a womp womp womp for me. PK and then this product? Eyelash curler, a CT wand that they are giving out for free everywhere.

I do like the Medik8, K18, ColorWow and whilst at it I might try the La Mer creme (supposedly its just Nivea) and the AB cream but no Oompf for me. No wow factor...

If im getting this, most of the stuff will end up on Vinted

Gosh darn it I wanted to love SNK. I don’t need anymore CB wands or more PK 🤣. I also got La mer last year and my skin hated it 🤦‍♀️🤣 - I thought it would be like skin gold and was very disappointed and gave it away. And it does feel and smell like nivea @Advententhusiast !!

hmm so I think that means I’m leaning Harrods…..

I was so sure Space NK would be a no brainer but I'm not sure I will buy it.

I don't think it's bad, the value is there and there's some very nice products but quite a lot are repeats for me of things I have or have tried. It's £275 and would majorly add to my stash with things I'm not very excited to use. I don't want to spend that much for something that feels a bit perfunctional.

My maybes in the pricey BAC category are now
Vogue
Harrods
Liberty
Sephora

HN is yet to reveal but obviously there's the whole about to go into administration thing.

Space NK isn't really grabbing me especially as I hate anything Skin Rocks.
It's only the perfumes, the La Mer which isn't like Nivea (maybe just the base) as its got loads of sea kelp which is a seaweed in it.
The Nordic Wilds bubble bath is lush as I use it & although I like AB products not sure if the Body Lotion grabs me.

I think as the spreadsheet experts say it's a case of working out how much the products you really like are and if they're worth more than the calendar.

Btw does anyones eyes read PDRN as porn.
How have I just got a dirty mind 🤔😂