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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Another one relieved SNK luxe isn't amazing. I'm a bit disappointed too but I kind of knew last night I was setting myself up for a fall with my fantasy list.

It does have the Oribe Gold Lust I wanted but in the travel size. I bought the Sisley cream in the sale, not that fussed about the perfume and the AB products are not ones I'd want.

There's a few nice bits like the Chantecaille lipstick and the WA Blush but I can't help but feel adding a couple of these more luxe products to the main BAC would have made it a bit more wow and would have sold it better.

I will consider picking it up on a discount if it doesn't sell out but I don't see it getting discounted lower that £350, which is still a lot. The email did say there's a limited quantity so maybe it will sell out quickly.

My BT is still preparing order. Hoping it gets sent soon and also keeping everything crossed.

I like the Slip Mask and the Sisley Cream but I just bought one of each in their sale a few weeks ago.

I was very keen and created the order as soon as I’d ordered at BT, without the tracking details.
Very impressed with Parcel Fliw CS though. I messaged this evening and they’ve come back and said don’t worry, it’s all fine even without the tracking. We’ve got your name and we’ll email as soon as it arrives.

A Post now has my BT calendar so there is a strong danger it will arrive tomorrow.

Oh well, I’ll just tell dh I’m worth it.

Ah that's good to know. Can you not edit it on the website then when you've put it through? Mine is like @OvaHere's and still showing as preparing order, for both the click and collect and the parcel flow delivery. Although I'll be happy for the c&c to wait a bit 🤭

Im not impressed by it all. I didnt get an email so glad i don't like it. 🤣
I came across some of the 111 serums in my stash. Ive looked online and it says suitable for sensitive skin with redness.

I agree with whoever said about reviews. Everytime you look for reviews its always come from the procedures site eg Estee Lauder or from someone gifted it. 🤷

I'm getting really excited about the BT one now. It feels like I've unlocked a new accomplishment in the game of BACs. 😂

Me too, but don't jinx us already 🤭

No, you can’t edit once you’ve created the order- I thought I’d be able to. It was a very easy process to create the order though and there is space for tracking if you have it.

No, you're right, must not be too excited until it arrives on my doorstep!

SpaceNK have really lost the plot with their idea of a 'luxury BAC'
Liberty & F&M are more luxurious than that & much cheaper!

I’m interested in the process behind curating these calendars. I’d expect decisions to be made based on data, analytics, insights from data and statistics that can predict buyer behaviour based on demographics, historical purchases, geography, time of year, all that lovely stuff.
So this SNK ‘luxe’ offering feels half-baked and chucked out the door without any data whatsoever. Almost as though someone in a marketing department licked their finger, stuck it out the window and went, ‘why not’. When you think about the sheer volume of data that goes into decisions on product placement in shops, to branding and categorisation online, it’s studied all the way down to the hex code of the font. It feels like they invented an opportunity with a surprise BAC - and why not! - and then lacked any gumption to do it justice.

but, this is year 1 for me so what do I know? I do swim around in data all day, but alas it’s not advent calendar related.

I agree completely. There seems to be vey little thought going in to them. If I was curating, I would have full routines rather than 4 serums, 2 nail varnishes, a neck cream and no moisturiser. It's like they have a rummage around in the warehouse and see what's left over and throw that in the calendar in some random order - who wants the sparkly eyeshadow in day 25?

The super luxe SNK one definitely reads as lets see how far we can push them, they'll buy any oul shite we just need to figure out what's the most we can charge for it.

It needed a WOW product to live up to the hype and price tag. I know the Sisley cream is expensive but everyone and their dog has tried that via the many minis in advents, edits and gwps.

If they'd put in 30ml of the new AB Overnight Cream that just launched I'd have probably bought it. I bought the LF edit with 7ml of it at lunchtime with barely any hesitation just because it's new and I really want to try it.

I’m sure that’s exactly what at least some of these companies do @BeanNaGealai!

@DidILeaveTheGasOn like you, I spend much of my life pulling insight from customer data. And like you, I’m absolutely gobsmacked by the SNK luxe curation!

My read is that they pulled the FAC too late to avoid box creation costs hitting their balance sheet. Someone senior has decided that product and marketing have to solve that and plug the gap at short notice this with no additional investment, hence the “chuck in anything lying around the stockroom” approach. Willing to bet that everyone involved doesn’t expect to be working there this time next year and that the writing is on the wall in terms of overall financial performance, brand strength and NPS.

I'll be very sad if this year there is no SNK fragrance or HN fragrance. I'm still intrigued as to what will happen to the presumably allready made up HN advent calendars (as we got the teasers) and my heart breaks at the thought of them sitting lonely in a warehouse only to be destroyed... surely they would find their way on to a grey market?

Hoping the Selfridges FAC will make up for this loss - plus I've alrady had the JL one which was very decent for the price.

If only Liberty would do a FAC - I know they put some frag in the main BAC but they are the best for the fragrance kits that come out periodically and I really think they would do well with a FAC.

I agree. I think we will find them on the grey market. At the festive gift fair there is a stall that sells loads of older stock. Previously they’ve had a lot of molten brown including advent calendars and gift sets, salon hair kits etc so I expect they will end up somewhere like this. Keeping eyes peeled…….

I suspect brands pay to participate which to me explains the lack of curation in any of them!

Theres likely a brand fee (which might be waived if the brand is premium enough or they’re offering a high enough value product) and then the brand can basically use it to either get rid of old stock or tempt us to buy more products (like they do when they gift sample sizes in store).

I think most of us (on here at least) would rather trial new products than take a bunch of old stock, but that’s how they get the Value price so high, by taking things like the Sisleya lotion (value of £100+) but some with a shelf life of only 3 weeks.

I’ve always wondered why Liberty don’t do a fragrance one, I agree they’d do really well. When we got the survey earlier the year re advents I suggested this, maybe they’ll look for next year 🤞🏻

Ooh we’re about to run out, I can try to set up if you like

There’s a new one already :-)

www.mumsnet.com/talk/style_and_beauty/5583821-beauty-advent-calendars-thread-for-spoilers-offers-and-stock-updates

It's very sad that we might never see the HN creations 😭

Anyway, thread now closed, let's all get onto the new one. 💃🏻 Link above!