Beauty advent calendars thread 8 for spoilers, offers and stock updates 🎅❄️🤶☃️🎄⛄️🌲✨

[IlovePond]

Welcome to Thread 8 🥳

A huge thank you to @OvaHere, @JoRaRaRa and @Thelifeofawife, @solocat

for the previous threads, and to everyone who has been sharing spoilers, information. links, bargains, discount codes and enabling each other over the first 7 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.

🎁 Available Now:
Boots:
www.boots.com/christmas/advent-calendars/advent-calendar-waiting-list
Luxe £150
beauty-detective.com/boots-beauty-advent-calendar-2026/
Fragrance £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). Now on 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 but appears to be completely sold out:
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. Withdrawn due to problems with the ingredients list. When/if it will return is unknown:
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. On sale 1/9:
https://beauty-detective.com/selfridges-beauty-advent-calendar-2026/

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/

Elle £197 or £187 if you joined the waitlist or with MissBoux’s code available on her unboxing video:

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

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. The calendar is either out of stock or withdrawn. It MAY reappear 21/9, (its original release date):

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

Space NK £275 - available now in-store and online:

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

Oh My Cream £195 with 20% off for new customers with code: WELCOME20:

https://ohmycream.co.uk//products/advent-calendar-lrnce-oh-my-cream?

YESSTYLE: $164.99 5% off with code: PAULAYES

Early access: 29/9 3am GMT
General access: 6/10 3am GMT

https://beautycalendar.com/yesstyle-advent-calendar-2026/

Sephora UK

Sephora Favourites: £235 available for pre order:

https://www.sephora.co.uk/p/sephora-favorites-advent-calendar?

Next £150 available now:
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/

Holland Barrett: £60 - available now:

https://www.hollandandbarrett.com/shop/product/beauty-advent-calendar-6101407249?

Diptyque: £420 - available now:

uk.diptyqueparis.com/en-uk/products/advent-calendar-25-scented-treasures-xm26advent?

Jo Malone: £375 - available now;

https://www.jomalone.co.uk/product/26322/107822/gift-sets/christmas-kist-advent-calendar?

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, and many more as they're announced:
👉 ^https://beauty-detective.com/category/beauty-advent-calendars^/ 👈

Nooo the original Delina is divine (only had samples of it in the discovery box from Perfumes de Marly (the one for £40) but Delina the original is by far my favourite scent.

@user593 How on Earth can you dislike the Delina bottle? It's PINK 😂

Yes any tips please on how to get the Glossybox one for that price on tiktok @hellesbells ? It's showing at £90 for me.

It reminds me way too much of the Anna Sui stuff I had in my youth. It would also stick out like a sore thumb amongst all my other fragrances (mainly black capped clear bottles) and I can be extremely irrational about these things (whilst acknowledging how irrational it is!) 🫣

Gosh Anna Sui, there’s a blast from the past. Used to love those fragrances!

Oh, I really love the bottle although it’s not displayed to its best in a bedroom that’s resembling a junkyard with all of the beauty I’m trying to sort through 😳

You can get Rituals in Boots too tbf. It was a rule of thumb to help PP, not formal guidance...

I know, just feel sorry for good old Boots 😀

@DidILeaveTheGasOn I like cowshed shower gels but body lotions aren’t good for dry skin.

I’d get glossybox for that price - I might have to ask DS to go on tik tok for me.

They sent you £49 for the escentric molecules being missing?

Dont have it in my hands yet but i really like Impedia and the Amouage one. I like the Jo Malone but it doesnt linger. So, nice to have but would not pay much money for it in the store.

Looking forward to testing the Gong, Brompton Immortals and Memo.

Will probably really dislike the Borntostandout, MFK, Thameen and the Initio Oud. They will go for sale.

Delina Exclusif is ok but I prefer the normal one. Will still use it.

Not sure about the Jeroboam

Someone is selling the medik8 pdrn serum on vinted for £35, they also have the ab body cream on for £20 and a load of other stuff from the spacenk calendar, if anyone is wanting to pick up a few things 😃

I ordered HBAC on 30 August with a 14 September dispatch date, no movement yet and it’s still in step 1/4 processing order. Anyone else with a 14 September dispatch date?

Good old Boots have done extremely well with their ACs this year. I’ve bought the 24 Days of Luxe and they’ve knocked it out of the park imo. Especially for £150.

I've not tried them all yet. I already have a 10ml of Delina exclusif and like it. I'm happy to have the fancy bottle, it'll look nice on my dressing table 🥰 I do prefer the OG though.

I love the Jeroboam, the BDK and the Thameen. I thought the memo was ok.

Not keen on the Jo Malone, it smells like an air freshener I have. I plan to list it on vinted. I'm giving my husband oud for greatness as that's too strong and manly for me.

I've yet to try the Brompton immortals extrait, I like the OG so I've got high hopes. I've not yet tried the floraiku, btso and amouage. I did sniff the bottle of the MFK in Harrods and decided it was vile, but I need to try it properly. I'm not opening it until I have 🤣

That’s odd I’ve seen it many times but I’m all over it when I know it’s released so god knows , it’s definitely on you tube . I bought it and it’s stunning so if you do go for it you won’t be disappointed.

to be honest i liked almost all the fragrances in the calendar …some i disliked initially like impadia , i really like now …jeroboam is my favorite …memo im still undecided on …bromptons and delina are lovely

It’s on YouTube but won’t let me post the link. If you go on YT and search for Penhaligons Advent Calendar 2026 you’ll find it.

Can I ask more about the tweakments? I didn’t know of anything like this you can do at home.

It may be the one I’ve just bought, along with Phlur Missing Person. I decided for that price I’ll get the medik8 and at least then if the SNK BAC doesn’t get reduced a bit I have a couple of the main things I wanted.
I do love the SNK overall, and the box would be nice to display (it feels nice and girly) but I haven’t jumped in like I did with Harrods so I’m taking that as a sign. I’ll see how things go over the next couple of weeks 😅

I sold a couple of skincare bits on eBay today (within a couple of hours of listing so possibly a bit underpriced) so that’s covered the cost of the medik8 & phlur

@user593 From the ones I’ve tried so far, the BDK Impadia is my fave, which is typical given its small size!
I like the Jeroboam, not a fave but definitely like it. Same with the PDM exclusif and Thameen.
I’m selling Memo - I haven’t been able to test it but I haven’t liked any of their other fragrances. I’m also selling BTSO as I don’t think I’ll like it.
My Dsis is having the Jo Malone.
I’ll decide on the rest at a later date.

I also got the Boots FAC. Obviously not as luxe but I think it’s great for the price, lots of nice fragrances I want to try in there, and my staple perfume Givenchy L’Interdit

agree the boots fac is great for the price

Thanks for the thread and also to everyone contributing.

I'm so far behind with it al!! I feel that I can't catch up now, after following for weeks, so I'll probably just get Liberty BAC as I have the BD credit.

Sorry if its already been posted, Neal's Yard BAC available for pre-order.

Just checked DSIS’ Sisley lotion from the Liberty a/c - it expires January 2027. I am appalled - it makes me wonder how old my AB eye cream is from last year’s a/c that I am still using.

I also have the Emma L serum and the Sisley toner to use from last year. I’m thinking they’re probably ancient!

I am going to go to Liberty tomorrow and look for something to spend my BD credit on so I can then cancel it. I will probably wait until the next time they have a members’ week or a sale to actually spend the credit, but I need to have a look irl so I can be ready.

If all else fails, I will buy one of the few perfumes they stock that I actually like and some HG eyeshadow and have done.

I am under no illusion that all this old stock has made its way into the calendar in error - I am sure it’s completely deliberate. They probably get job lots of stuff for pennies from the brands concerned.

I have lost all faith in Liberty but I am also wondering how much out of date stuff is in other calendars too.

Just dug out my Sisley tonic from last year’s
Liberty - it was manufactured 2025, so that’s a relief!

@IlovePond the AB rich eye cream was a new released product last year so that will be fine.