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SoloCat · 29/09/2026 17:32

Beauty advent calendars thread 10 for spoilers, offers and stock updates πŸŽ€πŸ’πŸŽ€πŸ’πŸŽ€

Welcome to Thread 10πŸŽ‰
A huge thank you to @OvaHere, @JoRaRaRa and @Thelifeofawife,@ilovepond@26inprogress
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.
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:
www.boots.com/christmas/advent-calendars/advent-calendar-waiting-list
Luxe Β£150
beauty-detective.com/boots-beauty-advent-calendar-2026/
Fragrance 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). Now on 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 but appears to be completely sold out:
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. 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 – 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. On sale 1/9:
https://beauty-detective.com/selfridges-beauty-advent-calendar-2026/
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/
Elle Β£197 or Β£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. 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. 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 Β£275 - available now in-store and online:
https://www.spacenk.com/uk/gifts/beauty-advent-calendars/beauty-advent-calendar-MUK200063764.html
Oh My Cream Β£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: Β£235 available for pre order:
https://www.sephora.co.uk/p/sephora-favorites-advent-calendar?
Next Β£150 available now:
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/
Holland Barrett: Β£60 - available now:
https://www.hollandandbarrett.com/shop/product/beauty-advent-calendar-6101407249?
Diptyque: Β£420 - available now:
uk.diptyqueparis.com/en-uk/products/advent-calendar-25-scented-treasures-xm26advent?
Jo Malone: Β£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?
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, and many more as they're announced:
πŸ‘‰ ^https://beauty-detective.com/category/beauty-advent-calendars^/ πŸ‘ˆ

I haven’t updated lists or availability, but I’m sure we all know what’s going on πŸ˜€

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

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Realtnamara · 05/10/2026 07:11

Hope the parcel flow guys deliver lots of boxes of love (BT calendars) this week folks.
May there be just as much joy on your side of the Irish Sea x

beautygal · 05/10/2026 10:58

Sorry if this has already been posted but the Harrods home fragrance calendar is now on pre order! Can’t decide if I want it or not!

Doubleth · 05/10/2026 11:14

beautygal · 05/10/2026 10:58

Sorry if this has already been posted but the Harrods home fragrance calendar is now on pre order! Can’t decide if I want it or not!

Oh I was dreading this and willing it at the same time.

I'm a huge fan of Dr Vranjes diffusers and love Rosso Nobile. I would also love the Trudon Ernesto candle, but I have little interest in a Β£115 car diffuser and the candle snuffer is a bit annoying.

I'd love other companies (Liberty?) to do a home fragrance calendar, so there's a bit of high-end competition out there.

Β£350 is steep. Also think its a teensy bit mean to only get one little 60g Marchanta VelΓ³n & Vasija. If it was the wooden box of 4, I think I would be successfully talking myself into it Grin

Reb642 · 05/10/2026 11:30

personally I think the Harrods BAC seems vastly superior to the others this year, so I am not surprised it sold out first.

DidILeaveTheGasOn · 05/10/2026 11:32

Fenwick BAC and CB edits arrived in a steady procession of blokes carrying boxes up to my front door in a really obvious and incriminating way, they might as well have walked in my house and told everyone I've been comfort shopping. The audacity of them delivering the things I ordered in a timely fashion! Tsk.

Have finally run out of space in the wardrobe for BACs, not sure where Fenwick is going to live. If I don't put it away somewhere, CrimeLord Cat will chew through the cardboard. Also need a home for the Sephora one, and F&M too. Well well well, if it isn't the consequences...

Doubleth · 05/10/2026 11:37

DidILeaveTheGasOn · 05/10/2026 11:32

Fenwick BAC and CB edits arrived in a steady procession of blokes carrying boxes up to my front door in a really obvious and incriminating way, they might as well have walked in my house and told everyone I've been comfort shopping. The audacity of them delivering the things I ordered in a timely fashion! Tsk.

Have finally run out of space in the wardrobe for BACs, not sure where Fenwick is going to live. If I don't put it away somewhere, CrimeLord Cat will chew through the cardboard. Also need a home for the Sephora one, and F&M too. Well well well, if it isn't the consequences...

I have space. Just saying. I can home excess calendars as a public service. No money needs to change hands. Not that anybody's got any money because CALENDARS.

Peridot1 · 05/10/2026 11:44

DidILeaveTheGasOn · 05/10/2026 11:32

Fenwick BAC and CB edits arrived in a steady procession of blokes carrying boxes up to my front door in a really obvious and incriminating way, they might as well have walked in my house and told everyone I've been comfort shopping. The audacity of them delivering the things I ordered in a timely fashion! Tsk.

Have finally run out of space in the wardrobe for BACs, not sure where Fenwick is going to live. If I don't put it away somewhere, CrimeLord Cat will chew through the cardboard. Also need a home for the Sephora one, and F&M too. Well well well, if it isn't the consequences...

You could maybe use the excess cardboard boxes from the deliveries to build an extension to the house?

Housewife2010 · 05/10/2026 11:52

I really like this year's Space NK AC, although it could have been improved with a Lisa Eldridge palette and a Diptyque scent - I had Philosykos in it one year. Harrods has never appealed.
I have 3 CB edits arriving today. I was disappointed by the CB make up & fragrance edits. I'm really hoping the current gourmand trend passes soon.

HolidayHattie · 05/10/2026 11:56

Ordering the Boots Style Korean for click and collect was a bit of a disaster. I mean, it was there for collection on the day I requested, but it was a HUGE and quite heavy box which I had to lug up a big hill and to the far side of town where I was parked. Passers by [men, it's always men] were calling out "ooh, that's a big one", "mind you don't drop it" etc. Not "would you like a hand with that love?" or anything helpful.

I consoled myself with the thought that at least I would be able to smuggle it into the house unseen. Leave it in the boot until DH went out. Not to be. He heard me park up and came out "to lend a hand with bringing the shopping in" and caught me red-handed with a massive box in the boot. He NEVER comes out to give me a hand - if I need it, I ALWAYS have to go in and ask him first.

All because I was worried that if I ordered it for delivery it might arrive when we were away and I didn't want to pay the fee for named day delivery.

Addictedtobeauty · 05/10/2026 12:20

Ladies, A large BT shaped box has been delivered to my home πŸ₯³. I’m stuck at work- the anticipation is killing me 😭.

OvaHere · 05/10/2026 12:27

Addictedtobeauty · 05/10/2026 12:20

Ladies, A large BT shaped box has been delivered to my home πŸ₯³. I’m stuck at work- the anticipation is killing me 😭.

Wooooo!!! So excited for you.

MidnightMeltdown · 05/10/2026 12:28

Reb642 · 05/10/2026 11:30

personally I think the Harrods BAC seems vastly superior to the others this year, so I am not surprised it sold out first.

Selfridges sold out first, but Harrods was definitely popular this year

Donsyb · 05/10/2026 12:33

DidILeaveTheGasOn · 05/10/2026 11:32

Fenwick BAC and CB edits arrived in a steady procession of blokes carrying boxes up to my front door in a really obvious and incriminating way, they might as well have walked in my house and told everyone I've been comfort shopping. The audacity of them delivering the things I ordered in a timely fashion! Tsk.

Have finally run out of space in the wardrobe for BACs, not sure where Fenwick is going to live. If I don't put it away somewhere, CrimeLord Cat will chew through the cardboard. Also need a home for the Sephora one, and F&M too. Well well well, if it isn't the consequences...

At least Mildred can't see them arriving......

BeanNaGealai · 05/10/2026 12:38

Addictedtobeauty · 05/10/2026 12:20

Ladies, A large BT shaped box has been delivered to my home πŸ₯³. I’m stuck at work- the anticipation is killing me 😭.

Woo Hoo. How exciting.

MidnightMeltdown · 05/10/2026 12:56

Housewife2010 · 05/10/2026 11:52

I really like this year's Space NK AC, although it could have been improved with a Lisa Eldridge palette and a Diptyque scent - I had Philosykos in it one year. Harrods has never appealed.
I have 3 CB edits arriving today. I was disappointed by the CB make up & fragrance edits. I'm really hoping the current gourmand trend passes soon.

Yeah, I think I’d also pick Space NK over Harrods. I keep looking at the contents of Harrods and wondering what people are seeing in it that’s exciting. I think it doesn’t appeal to me because I already have at least 2 EGF serums, plus the AB eye cream and the hourglass blush from last year.

HumBumBum · 05/10/2026 13:08

If there’s a separate BF opening thread this year, I’m totally joining it for voyeuristic purposes!

Reb642 · 05/10/2026 13:08

MidnightMeltdown · 05/10/2026 12:56

Yeah, I think I’d also pick Space NK over Harrods. I keep looking at the contents of Harrods and wondering what people are seeing in it that’s exciting. I think it doesn’t appeal to me because I already have at least 2 EGF serums, plus the AB eye cream and the hourglass blush from last year.

Those are 3 of the things I am very excited by, so if you already have them I can see why you would feel differently. Also looking forward to the Lyma cream, which is far too expensive for me to purchase normally, and the Cle de peau primer and the Sisley lipstick is the perfect colour for me, but again super expensive at full price. Those are the highlights for me.

RuralVic · 05/10/2026 13:16

DidILeaveTheGasOn · 05/10/2026 11:32

Fenwick BAC and CB edits arrived in a steady procession of blokes carrying boxes up to my front door in a really obvious and incriminating way, they might as well have walked in my house and told everyone I've been comfort shopping. The audacity of them delivering the things I ordered in a timely fashion! Tsk.

Have finally run out of space in the wardrobe for BACs, not sure where Fenwick is going to live. If I don't put it away somewhere, CrimeLord Cat will chew through the cardboard. Also need a home for the Sephora one, and F&M too. Well well well, if it isn't the consequences...

Crimelord cat πŸˆβ€β¬› I’m intrigued how did Crime lord cat get the name and we need a picture πŸˆβ€β¬›

hattie43 · 05/10/2026 13:21

beautygal · 05/10/2026 10:58

Sorry if this has already been posted but the Harrods home fragrance calendar is now on pre order! Can’t decide if I want it or not!

I’ve ordered for a friend and am sorely tempted to get one for me despite having bought another 5 calendars . I blame this thread entirely lol

hattie43 · 05/10/2026 13:23

Doubleth · 05/10/2026 11:14

Oh I was dreading this and willing it at the same time.

I'm a huge fan of Dr Vranjes diffusers and love Rosso Nobile. I would also love the Trudon Ernesto candle, but I have little interest in a Β£115 car diffuser and the candle snuffer is a bit annoying.

I'd love other companies (Liberty?) to do a home fragrance calendar, so there's a bit of high-end competition out there.

Β£350 is steep. Also think its a teensy bit mean to only get one little 60g Marchanta VelΓ³n & Vasija. If it was the wooden box of 4, I think I would be successfully talking myself into it Grin

I think the 4 x 60 is confusing , one place says you get 4 candles and another says 1 . I’ve ordered anyway as it’s beautiful

DidILeaveTheGasOn · 05/10/2026 13:30

RuralVic · 05/10/2026 13:16

Crimelord cat πŸˆβ€β¬› I’m intrigued how did Crime lord cat get the name and we need a picture πŸˆβ€β¬›

Berry, also known as as Bezza, has her own theme tune, hall, golfing superstore empire and likes to wear delivery bags as capes and drink out of the toilet. She recently Shawshanked her way into the cat food cupboard with such tremendous success that the cupboard door came off the hinges and is completely beyond repair. What a legend

Beauty advent calendars thread for spoilers, offers and stock updates πŸŒΈπŸ’ƒπŸŒΈβ„οΈπŸ§£πŸŽπŸŽπŸŽπŸŽ
Talisin · 05/10/2026 13:35

DidILeaveTheGasOn · 05/10/2026 13:30

Berry, also known as as Bezza, has her own theme tune, hall, golfing superstore empire and likes to wear delivery bags as capes and drink out of the toilet. She recently Shawshanked her way into the cat food cupboard with such tremendous success that the cupboard door came off the hinges and is completely beyond repair. What a legend

You need to threaten her with a Hannibal Lecter-type mask if she doesn’t behave around your calendars.

Beauty advent calendars thread for spoilers, offers and stock updates πŸŒΈπŸ’ƒπŸŒΈβ„οΈπŸ§£πŸŽπŸŽπŸŽπŸŽ
DidILeaveTheGasOn · 05/10/2026 13:36

She's loafing on my lap presently. I've just told her that she mustn't munch the calendars, one ear moved slightly.

HollyGolightly4 · 05/10/2026 13:46

Bezza is gorgeous! She's clearly a calendar connoisseur, much appreciated on this thread.

Theresalotgoingon · 05/10/2026 14:02

Just posted on the other general beauty chat thread but very happy with my CB edits! I've sold a few bits from CB and JLFAC on Vinted so going to pop some of the bits from these edits into my empty drawers! Particularly love the Necessaire shower gel, I've never come across these products before so now on the look out for more!

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