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Beauty advent calendar chat and spoilers thread 7 πŸŒΈβ›„οΈπŸŒΈβ„οΈπŸŽ€πŸŽπŸŽ„β„οΈπŸ§£

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SoloCat · 05/09/2026 11:43

Welcome to Thread 7 πŸ₯³
A huge thank you to @ilovepond @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 6 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.
πŸŽ… A few festive housekeeping notes;
🎁 This thread contains spoilers.
πŸŽ„ Please be kind and respectful to one another.
πŸ’Έ No judging anyone for their purchasing choices (or how many calendars they buy... we're all enablers here! πŸ˜‚).
πŸŽ€ Feel free to share spoilers, offers, discount codes, GWPs, delivery updates and stock alerts.

🎁 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 Β£150
beauty-detective.com/boots-beauty-advent-calendar-2026/
Scent Β£90
beauty-detective.com/boots-12-days-of-scent-advent-calendar-2026/
Skin Β£70
beauty-detective.com/boots-24-days-of-skin-advent-calendar-2026/
Liberty – Β£285 (Beauty Drop members receive Β£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 – Β£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 – Β£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 – Β£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 – Β£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 – Β£225. Pre-sale sold out. Went on sale in-store 1/9.
^https://beauty-detective.com/harrods-fragrance-advent-calendar-2026/^
Vogue Festive Calendar – Β£355. Available to pre-order
^https://shop.vogue.co.uk/products/vogue-festive-calendar-2026^
Fortnum & Mason Beauty Advent Calendar - Β£275. Available now
^https://www.fortnumandmason.com/fortnums-beauty-advent-calendar-2026^
Fenwick 25 day beauty advent calendar - Β£250. Available now
https://fenwick.co.uk/products/fenwick-fenwick-beauty-25-day-advent-calendar-2026
Anthropologie 24 Day Beauty Advent Calendar – Β£98. Available now
^https://www.anthropologie.com/en-gb/shop/24-days-of-beauty-advent-calendar5^
The Fragrance Shop - Available for pre-order Β£120 members, Β£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 Β£250. Went on sale 1/9, but appears to be β€˜sold out’ at present.
^https://beauty-detective.com/selfridges-beauty-advent-calendar-2026/^
Elle Β£197 or Β£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. Β£90 or Β£75 for subscribers. Code: KAREN5 may give Β£5 off the Β£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 Β£109:
https://www.okbeautybox.co.uk/products/the-ok-beauty-box-advent-calendar?srsltid=AfmBOoppTH5x1vrf3PT8oCWpKiUj111T5PdA8IBPKCjA9SYOpugUFCBJ

Cult Beauty Β£245 - Β£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 Β£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 Β£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 Β£225 and launch around 30/9-1/10
^https://beauty-detective.com/selfridges-fragrance-advent-calendar-2026/^
Next Β£150 launching 3/9:
^https://beauty-detective.com/next-beauty-advent-calendar-2026^/
Debenhams Β£120
^https://www.debenhams.com/pages/beauty-advent-calendar^
PURESEOUL Β£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?
πŸ’„ 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, LancΓ΄me, Tatcha, NEOM, Neal's Yard Remedies, Holland & Barrett, YesStyle and many more as they're announced.
πŸ‘‰ ^https://beauty-detective.com/category/beauty-advent-calendars^/ πŸ‘ˆ

https://www.fortnumandmason.com/fortnums-beauty-advent-calendar-2026

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CorneliaStreet · 12/09/2026 06:39

They look lovely @AppleDumplingWithCustard.

I’d love doing that task, like playing with beauty products and enjoying them vicariously without having to go the bother of actually using them up!

LightandBreezy · 12/09/2026 07:02

I've just spent 2 hours catching up on this weeks chat - it's my Friday/Saturday treat atm as work is so hectic still. Sending lots of love to @pinkchampagne1 so very sorry to hear off your loss.

RipplePlease6 · 12/09/2026 07:04

@AppleDumplingWithCustard
That’s so very kind.
I always give the products I don’t need/want from my BACs/LF beauty boxes and other edits to the local women’s refuge charity.

RipplePlease6 · 12/09/2026 07:05

@AlPaccacino
Ha! This one of the few times that having meno-brain is a plus!

Benny12 · 12/09/2026 07:32

just catching up on the thread from the past few days as had a mental week at work ….@pinkchampagne1 so sorry about your FIL…sending hugs ❀️
@OvaHere would love to join the FB group …will PM you when i figure out how to do it πŸ˜‚..
on my current BAC status …I have my harrods fragrance calendar delivered last sat and still waiting on my HBAC … which is supposed to come this week (ordered 27th aug) am seriously thinking of cancelling and picking up the items i want from vinted …face the future has two of the harrods items i wanted …the egf serum and the mz skin eye serum on a deal atm (need to get spreadsheet out and see if it’s worth it ) …
since going to selfridges to try out the advent calendar perfumes last sat …me and chat gbt have gone down a rabbit hole whereby i listed all the fragrances i have and asked it to create a list of perfumes that layer well and it created a β€˜fragrance wardrobe β€˜ for me !! and then i asked it should i buy the Selfridges FAC …and it said I should as it would compliment my fragrance wardrobe!!…who am i to argue πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚

FOBIthefearobeingincluded · 12/09/2026 07:44

RM are delivering SNK this morning!!
according to their website it’s still awaiting dispatch

Batsratscatsgnats · 12/09/2026 07:54

Advententhusiast · 11/09/2026 22:06

Oh I did. I explained to them its the stuff I dont need from advents. If I were professional I would list the whole content of the things.

Its also a shitty thing to have 300 5 star reviews and then you have to go Pro and lose everything and pay for the registration etc whilst they restrict your visibility. Cannot be bothered with it so I hope they will lift it. Ill make sure ill upload some 2nd hand stuff like books as well to throw of the algorithm

Vinted is so annoying. Ive pretty much given uo with it and gone back to Ebay. Much less faff. No banning and if you buy something and it arrives broken they dont make you pay to send it back for a refund. Screw you Vinted

SheilaFentiman · 12/09/2026 08:09

How lovely @AppleDumplingWithCustard

IDontHateRainbows · 12/09/2026 08:15

FOBIthefearobeingincluded · 12/09/2026 07:44

RM are delivering SNK this morning!!
according to their website it’s still awaiting dispatch

I'm also waiting on the postie for my HFAC although I need to go out mid morning so it's a race against time - may have to wait for them to redeliver on Monday if i miss them. I did consider changing my plans but.. whilst I am an addict I'm not that bad yet (it's a big family gathering)

IDontHateRainbows · 12/09/2026 08:16

@Advententhusiast I had this and you just have to quiet down for a bit and keep under the radar. Ebay is far better for selling pro and they won't ban you if you try to sell too much. Vinted won't let you pro for beauty/frag in any case.

ClutteredPalace · 12/09/2026 08:18

I'm trying very hard to ignore the Elle calendar. It doesn't help that it's got a much nicer box design than most of the others. I'll be looking out for another calendar but not till later in the year and not till they're reduced, so I'll probably end up with something like Lumene or Rituals, as I want something for Jadvent. The initial plan was to save one of the ones I've already got, but I'm far too excited for them πŸ™ˆ

HumBumBum · 12/09/2026 09:30

@BookSharkIβ€˜m still interested in Fenwick when it re-appears (although I really shouldn’t be since I impulsively bought Elle)

Over summer Iβ€˜ve been reducing my beauty stash through various methods, I normally give my best friend a Frankenstein calendar with stuff I think sheβ€˜ll like. I’ve sold a few bits on Vinted and a few on EBay. My Vinted up until now has been second hand clothes with a few BNWT that no longer fit me, so haven’t attracted a ban with lots of new items (so far) I do find eBay easier tbh as nobody makes offers (at least they haven’t with me).

MiaN · 12/09/2026 09:31

Can I get the info for the trade group too please

BeanNaGealai · 12/09/2026 09:32

IlovePond · 12/09/2026 01:05

That’s lovely @AppleDumplingWithCustard

@BeanNaGealai it’s in Drawer 5.

You might want to check the Gucci Gloss as well as @26inprogress had an issue with that as well.

Thanks.

Hadenough2022 · 12/09/2026 09:33

My SNK has just been delivered had a brief check that there’s something in each drawer before putting it away.

ACAC2023 · 12/09/2026 09:47

After deciding not to get a Calendar this year. I’ve just signed into Harrods & bought their Beauty Calendar 😊. It was still available πŸŽ‰

IlovePond · 12/09/2026 10:13

@paristotokyo - I signed into SK’s app but couldn’t see any info on the 2026 a/c. What am I doing wrong?

Thanks

Thelifeofawife · 12/09/2026 10:15

@AppleDumplingWithCustard Those bags are lovely! I’m planning to do something similar and donating to my local charity shop. I need to look up the details for donating to local women’s refuge as well.

@DidILeaveTheGasOn I tend to use my least favourite fragrances when WFH - the ones I get in edits, etc and think they are okay but they aren’t the ones I reach for when I’m going to work/out.

I have had quite a week of it, which has helped me to not jump on any BAC purchases. Strangely I do really want SNK but I haven’t done anything about it yet, the price is putting me off, even though it is worth it still. I think if I’d had some credit that would have nudged me quicker, but paying the full price when it’s more expensive than Harrods is niggling me.

I still need to return my duplicate purchase of CB BAC. I don’t know whether I’m best off not opening the outer box at all so that I can show it’s not been touched (would that even make a difference?) or whether to open it because of so many people having issues with missing items, etc, and if I return with something is missing but I don’t know then they could blame me (on the other hand if something is wrong with it, that’s a stronger case for me to return). I just hate CB CS.

pinkchampagne1 · 12/09/2026 10:16

If anyone is after the Foreo device from JL advent, someone has it listed on Vinted with the mask for Β£25

IlovePond · 12/09/2026 10:16

Not that I should buy either of them, but I am now torn between SNK and Harrods.

Both have DODs for me, but since seeing SNK irl yesterday I am tempted by it.

Here’s a picture of the display in the shop.

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Thelifeofawife · 12/09/2026 10:16

Also, as we are getting close to the end of the thread, is someone able to set up a new one?
I’ll have to bow out this time unfortunately, my head is overloaded πŸ˜΅β€πŸ’«

Floopsy · 12/09/2026 10:19

I regret getting the CB one rather than Elle. So much that I'm stepping away from the computer for an hour to stop me buying it. Used the code 'JES13870' for Β£10 off.

I have had a huge clearout on Vinted over the last week, which would cover the cost but I can't have two can I?

IlovePond · 12/09/2026 10:27

I was tempted by the Foreo device at that price - until I remembered that I am scared of having LED devices on my face πŸ™ˆ

SummerLimes · 12/09/2026 10:28

I forgot about Fenwicks. Off to ponder that now (if they bring it back !)

Thelifeofawife · 12/09/2026 10:32

@Floopsy Of course you can have 2! 😁 It’s nice to have one for January to push aside the blues, or you could save it for your birthday month

Edited to add that you can of course open 2 simultaneously like a lot of us do 😁

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