Beauty advent calendars thread 9 for spoilers, offers and stock updates 🤶☃️🎄💄❄️🎅🏻✨

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Welcome to Thread 9 🎉
A huge thank you to @OvaHere, @JoRaRaRa and @Thelifeofawife,@ilovepond,@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 8 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^/ 👈

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Ha! Yeah, it's a bit "leftover wine" isn't it?!

I'd love a big stash of K Beauty but I think if I'm going to get another calendar I'd like more variety.

I thought the Boots one is fine for K skincare, especially for people new to it, but ideally they would have included a couple of make up products as well as the Fwee.

The LF Kbeauty ‘a/c in a weird bag’ is also interesting.

I haven’t done a price comparison on the products but both have a lot of small sizes:single masks.

I think buying products direct from SK or YESSTYLE is a good way to create a DIY KBeauty a/c.

YESSTYLE have some good reductions atm, and also sell other Korean merchandise, not just skincare/makeup.

I’m excited about my SK order but trying to explain to DH how to refill an a/c with the products might be a bit challenging. I don’t want to see stuff before it goes into the drawers, and want my mystery box to remain a mystery, but he is likely to start waving things at me with questions!

However, if I knew for certain I could get my hands on the YESSTYLE a/c then maybe I would/should have gone for that. (Unlikely as apparently it sold out in seconds last year.)

The unboxing was so much better than the list I saw online:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Nby-AAO0FpI

I think it's a lovely scent!

It sold out by 11am on day of release unfortunately but last year it briefly came back in stock for a day so it’s worth keeping an eye out.

@Fondmemories - not the same, but Boots FAC is still available: £90

AI is telling me the SFAC could last me around 2 years as an average wearer of perfume!

I’m getting BAC purchase withdrawal, I haven’t ordered one for ages*. What’s the deal with the Fenwick BAC, take my money already!

*Have I really not ordered a BAC since the CB one on 2 September?!

That would suggest I’ve spent the intervening time buying products from various BACs on Vinted. Which would be correct. But - you know, no colossal BAC purchases.
I could almost justify one more, on that basis. I mean when you think about it. You know.

Sorry to bother again: finally had a chance to check my Liberty Calendar and it gave me this code for a batch code at the bottom of the Sisleya Lotion de Soin Essentielle: 284320

I googled it and came up with this:

Batch code
284320
INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM THE BATCH CODE
Production date
2024-02-01
Expiry date
2028-02-01
Age
2 years 7 months 24 days
Shelf life
4 years

Is this okay? The broth bottle in another box also looks fine and sealed.

How do you check these dates?

Hi
seems to suggest your sisleya will be ok until 2028. The issue was some of us had expiry dates of mid Jan 27!

Is there anyone here with buyer's remorse for the JLFAC who'd be willing to sell me theirs? I've just had an email from John Lewis saying mine has been lost in transit (how this happens for a simple click & collect order I do not know!). Was on hold with customer service for over an hour listening to their bloody elevator music only to be told they can't process a replacement as it's out of stock and they don't know if or when they'll receive new stock. I doubt they'll restock it considering it's already been released twice now. Not a happy customer at the moment!

Maybe @user593 ?

That's awful; so frustrating. But no, I haven't got buyer's remorse and I only bought one.

I agree. Hopefully they've seen that there's a big demand for it and will restrict it to one per person, as much as I'd like 2 of the FDB, I'd feel guilty if I bought 2 facs and some on here didn't get 1. And hopefully they'll make it so resellers can't just buy the lot. I wonder how some already know that they have it to sell on eBay 🤔

@RumPidgeon - I checked your code and also got February 2028. My DSis’ one was Jan 27 so yours should be fine as long as you use it relatively promptly.

Yes, I’d be happy to assuming mine is fine (I haven’t picked it up yet but I’ve been told it’s ready for collection).

I hope I can bag a Selfridges FAC, I tried the FDB patchouli a while back and really like it. Theres just over half of the FAC that I managed to test, and I liked most of them.

@HolaLolla If you’re local (ie England) and end up with 2 BT let me know. I backed out of ordering it due to postage/flights.

In other news, I’ve had a DPD email saying they have my Harrods order…WTF have I been ordering in my sleep? 😅😅

Thank you for putting my mind at ease. You’re a 💎

Is your bottle full? I checked mine and I would say it’s about 75%.

I have decided to stop buying. I’ve got Liberty and HFAC, Bonne Maman and Bird&Blend tea. I don’t need any more frags as I have enough to last the next 10+ years and sooo many little tubes. I got the Selfridges email and thought ooooooh! But I don’t need it. I don’t need the Harrods home fragrance one as I have a million candles and refills.

I really really want Selfridges but I have to stop. I need my money for holidays: my other addiction 😂 and I’ve (& DH) have just blasted £4g on 2 weeks in Crete.

AUTUMN26 Takes 15% off beauty at Jarrolds including the Jarrolds advent calendar which launched today. It’s a fair calendar for £108 but a little uninspiring for me. However if this was an actual dit I would probably go for it at that price. I’m off to relook at the contents.

btw that code also works on the molton brown and clarins advents too.

edited to add the code ends tonight.

Love this thread it’s really made me chuckle this afternoon. The dedication to the cause is 💯!

Really hoping all goes smoothly for those who’ve gone for BT - true pioneers!

Thank you so much for the latest in beauty £30
off code for the grooming edit - I was going to buy with £10 off and just forgot so this is amazing - one of DH’s Xmas gifts (minus a few bits for me of
course)

Oh my god I’ve broken Mildred