Beauty advent calendar chat and spoilers Thread 6 🎄🌲🤶🎅❄️🎁☃️⛄️✨🍭🍬

[IlovePond]

Welcome to Thread 6 🥳

A huge thank you to @OvaHere, @JoRaRaRa and @Thelifeofawife
for the previous threads, and to everyone who had been sharing spoilers, information. links, bargains, discount codes and enabling each other over the first 5 threads. ❤️

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.

Disclaimer/Pathetic excuse from Pond!

Apologies in advance for any mistakes or broken links, which are down to me and not the previous authors!

Thread 5 is almost full so I have done this very quickly, mostly just adding to the good work that has gone before!

🎁 Available Now:

Boots launch 01/09 for waitlist then 2/09 for general sale
www.boots.com/christmas/advent-calendars/advent-calendar-waiting-list
Luxe £150
beauty-detective.com/boots-beauty-advent-calendar-2026/
Scent £90
beauty-detective.com/boots-12-days-of-scent-advent-calendar-2026/
Skin £70
beauty-detective.com/boots-24-days-of-skin-advent-calendar-2026/

Liberty – £285 (Beauty Drop members receive £25 off). Full contents revealed. Beauty Drop member pre order has closed and those advents are being dispatched. The advent will go on general sale soon (BD members still qualify for the discount during the general sale)
www.libertylondon.com/uk/features/beauty/beauty-advent-calendar#
Unboxing
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 – £250. Available on pre-sale via the app for MyJL members.
^https://beauty-detective.com/john-lewis-beauty-advent-calendar-2026/^

Harrods Beauty Advent Calendar – £270. Now on sale online and in-store
^https://www.harrods.com/en-gb/p/harrods-of-london-the-harrods-beauty-advent-calendar-2026-000000000000284475^

Harrods 12 Days of Hair & Body – £99. Now on sale online and in-store
^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 – £225. Pre-sale sold out. Went on sale in-store 1/9.
^https://beauty-detective.com/harrods-fragrance-advent-calendar-2026/^

Vogue Festive Calendar – £355. Available to pre-order
^https://shop.vogue.co.uk/products/vogue-festive-calendar-2026^

Fortnum & Mason Beauty Advent Calendar - £275. Available now
^https://www.fortnumandmason.com/fortnums-beauty-advent-calendar-2026^

Fenwick 25 day beauty advent calendar - £250. Available now
https://fenwick.co.uk/products/fenwick-fenwick-beauty-25-day-advent-calendar-2026

Anthropologie 24 Day Beauty Advent Calendar – £98. Available now
^https://www.anthropologie.com/en-gb/shop/24-days-of-beauty-advent-calendar5^

The Fragrance Shop - Available for pre-order £120 members, £150 non-members
Women's Advent Calendar
^https://www.thefragranceshop.co.uk/the-fragrance-shop/the-fragrance-shop/gift-box-advent/p/76306^
Men's Advent Calendar ^https://www.thefragranceshop.co.uk/the-fragrance-shop/the-fragrance-shop/gift-box-advent/p/76307^

Selfridges
Beauty & Fragrance £250. Went on sale 1/9, but appears to be ‘sold out’ at present.

^https://beauty-detective.com/selfridges-beauty-advent-calendar-2026/^

Elle £197 or £187 if you joined the waitlist
^https://beauty-detective.com/elle-advent-calendar-2026/^

LookFantastic Beauty. Available for pre-order:

https://www.lookfantastic.com/p/beauty-box/the-beauty-advent-calendar-worth-over-665/17691363/

LookFantastic Fragrance. Available for pre-order:

https://www.lookfantastic.com/p/beauty-box/the-fragrance-advent-calendar-worth-over-530/17691405/

Glossybox. £90 or £75 for subscribers. Code: KAREN5 may give £5 off the £90. Available now:

https://www.glossybox.co.uk/p/beauty-box/glossybox-2026-advent-calendar-worth-over-645/17691528/

OK Beauty Box advent/Hannah Martin. Available now £109:

https://www.okbeautybox.co.uk/products/the-ok-beauty-box-advent-calendar?srsltid=AfmBOoppTH5x1vrf3PT8oCWpKiUj111T5PdA8IBPKCjA9SYOpugUFCBJ

⏳ Coming Soon / Waitlists
Cult Beauty £245 - £20 gift voucher back when buying at launch 03/09 early access.
^https://www.cultbeauty.co.uk/c/advent-calendar/^

Harvey Nichols
Due to the recent takeover, it’s unclear if these a/cs are still going ahead for 2026. Details TBC.
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 £99 - appeared briefly for sale 1/9 online but this seems to have been a glitch.
^https://beauty-detective.com/john-lewis-fragrance-advent-calendar-2026/^

Space NK £275
^https://www.spacenk.com/uk/gifts/beauty-advent-calendars/beauty-advent-calendar-MUK200063764.html^
Unboxing video

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

Fragrance - current thinking is that this will cost £225 and launch around 30/9-1/10
^https://beauty-detective.com/selfridges-fragrance-advent-calendar-2026/^

Next £150 launching 3/9:

^https://beauty-detective.com/next-beauty-advent-calendar-2026^/

Debenhams £120
^https://www.debenhams.com/pages/beauty-advent-calendar^

PURESEOUL £140 (first year they are doing an advent)
beauty-detective.com/pureseoul-advent-calendar-2026/

Jo Malone Waitlist:

www.jomalone.co.uk/advent-calendar-signup?

Jo Loves Waitlist:

https://www.joloves.com/pages/a-jo-loves-advent-calendar?

💄 More Calendars & Spoilers
Rather than making the opening post a mile long, here's a brilliant roundup of lots more advent calendars and the latest spoilers, including Charlotte Tilbury, 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^/ 👈

🤣🤣🤣this is brilliant, I want your AI bot!! Brown Thomas does look fab but like others I prob won’t be able to get there so it’s a no for me, maybe next year!

Fingers crossed, candles lit for you.

I was a bit disappointed at first reveal but I ordered it. There is a 100ml bottle of Essential Parfums Fig infusion in there. Wasnt sure but I smelled it today and I really like it.

Did you get it?

Have been to see my friend this evening to test Harrods perfumes (she keeps all hers) so I can decide what I'm not going to keep.

Happily I like the Floraiku this year - it's not one I'd probably buy but I like it.

Jeroboam Gozo on the other hand. I do not like this. Was expecting to as it seems quite popular.

Really struggling to see how the Brompton Immortals Extrait is different from the EDP from last year. Maybe I need to do the one on both wrists test. Doesn't really matter as it's a favourite so I will be keeping it.

MFK Oud Velvet Mood - Oh dear, this is not good and DS also hated it. I really like Oud Satin Mood so wish they'd put that one in.

Initio Oud for Greatness - this is nice but I've let DS have it. I think he wanted BI but nope, that one is mine.

Keeping Guidance and Impadia, Delina but I knew I liked those.

BTSO, Thameen, Memo and JM - I'm undecided. Don't love but don't hate either. Could grow on me if I kept.

Anyone have any recommendations for a reasonably-priced mixed brand calendar for teens this year?

Last year I went for ASOS and my teen loved it, so something in that price range but with the usual popular teen brands. 🙏

Boots luxe or look fantastic are good ones this year, some good teen brands. Next also has one for £150

For the first time I was going to treat myself to the Jo Malone calendar due to a small windfall but it looks awful, horrid cloth tartan. How disappointing.

@OvaHere I really like the jeroboam but there's a lot of them on vinted so I'm not sure if it is well liked. Maybe it's a marmite one. I'm a bit scared to try the MFK again 🤣 I had a sniff of it last week in London and was like 'no!' and hoped that it was due to drinking too much wine the night before. I really want to like it. The calendar is currently sat on the kitchen worktop and I'm managing to resist at the moment.

My CB advent arrived unexpectedly today!
Still showing as processing on the app.
No sign of the £20 voucher though still.

Me neither. I've entered the world of pain that is trying to communicate with CB CS.

It's one of those farmyard ouds. I can't imagine who is the target audience. 😂

Jeroboam isn't hideous but it's a bit Glade air freshener to me.

@JoRaRaRaI live in the Channel Islands the perfume calendars and beauty with perfume come as hazardous item, with special handling by the courier company.
This year, Harrods and Liberty will ship to me. Selfridges won’t ship either calendar so I will have to use a mail forwarder even though I have a Selfridges personal shopper on speed dial!
Look to see how they transport there mail from Ireland, if by boat that’s the easiest. If by aircraft, will most likely need DHL etc and sticking a big label on it!

Dealing with their (so called) "customer service" is the reason I stopped ordering anything from CB 😓

I need to trade Jeremy in for one that’s a bit more enthusiastic!

When your bot puts it like that I want it too now.

Yss I ordered it, I will try and find the Rssential Parfums to try before it arrives but excited for some of the other items and think it’s a great price point. I know I hated last years and sold it very quickly 😂

I hated the Patchoulli one from last year. Most people did it seems. But the Fig really surprised me. Its not that long lastig on me but its 100ml so will spritz it more times a day then.

I like the PDM Althair as well. Bal Dafrique as well but they have included those in the past boxes as well.

Do you know the Juliette Has a Gun x Skins yet? I LOVE that one as a clean scent for work but they only sell it as a 100ml. I try to avoid big sizes as it does go off after a few years so travel sizes are always welcomed.

What do you like best about this one

There are 28 products in the PureSeoul calendar, including 2 perfumes and the Medicube Pro Mini.

Here’s BD’s link:

https://beauty-detective.com/pureseoul-advent-calendar-2026/

@maryBD´s very helpful list:

The Medicube Pro Mini
Two perfumes: Sky Bottle and Anillo
VT COSMETICS Reedle Shot 100
One other thing that is escaping me at present

The details on the PS website are as clear as mud - I had to really rummage around the site to find everything.

However, as I said before, the Medicube Pro Mini is available at YESSTYLE for £50, (if you spend over £60 with free postage), so the question is: Are the other 27 products worth £90 to YOU?

For me, the answer is, no, not really 😿. However, tbf, that may be because I got a lot of Kbeauty products when I went to SKorea last year and know how cheap they are to buy there!

The calendar is available from 17/9 for people signed up to PS’ CloudClub, 28/9 for everyone else:

https://pureseoul.co.uk/pages/advent-calendar-2026

For those with the delayed CB advent how did you get the £15 apology voucher? I complained via chat that my “next day delivery” is due to arrive 5 days later and they have basically just apologised but that’s it. I am a gold member so automatically got upgraded. I did get the discount code though but I think others did too? Also frustrating that their version of tracking doesn’t match what I see on Royal Mail!

Hello XXXX
Thank you for getting in touch. regarding [order number].
I'm so sorry your order has been delayed. I completely understand how disappointing this is, especially as you selected next day delivery and were expecting your parcel much sooner.
I've checked the tracking, and Royal Mail is currently expecting to deliver your parcel on 05 September between [X] and [Y]. If you won't be available, you may be able to manage your delivery through the Royal Mail tracking page.
I apologise for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience.

That Patchouli was awful.
I have had a manic day and just ordered this morning before studying the products as love they are often different brands and products and ones you don’t get in the UK advents and edits.

Mine came through not long after calendar was delivered. Complete surprise!

@Theresalotgoingon how long did it take CB to reply to you?

Do we think there's no Flannels crackers this year? Did a quick google and can see in 2025 they were announced 21st Aug.

I remember someone else saying the MFK smelt like a morgue 🤣

Wow! You have a strong glade scent 🤣 someone on insta said that the Jeroboam smelt like a witches house and I can't get that out of my house. There is something magical about it 🥰 what are your thoughts on the btso? I remember you being excited about that one.

Oh that would be a shame if there's no flannels or Harvey nicks releases this year 😔

I just checked my CB account and I have £15 credit, but didn't receive an email, so am glad you knew what it was for!