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Beauty advent calendars thread for spoilers, offers and stock updates 🌸💃🌸❄️🧣🎁🎁🎁🎁

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SoloCat · 29/09/2026 17:32

Beauty advent calendars thread 10 for spoilers, offers and stock updates 🎀💐🎀💐🎀

Welcome to Thread 10🎉
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.
🎅 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^/ 👈

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

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

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SheilaFentiman · 30/09/2026 17:16

I have had messages from The Courier that must not be Named Evri saying that they tried to deliver but I wasn’t in.

No, I wasn’t in at the end of the random driveway you photographed, because I don’t live there. How unreasonable of me!!

BeanNaGealai · 30/09/2026 17:27

Realtnamara · 30/09/2026 16:58

Yeooooo! Brilliant! I’m on the move too! Dispatch email received for first one ordered 8am ish …
Ordered another about 8pm on that same launch day for my sister. (Dec birthday and Christmas present) …. Subtracting the difference between the two order numbers was 2539. So I’m willing to bet the vast majority of orders placed on the website that day were for ACs 😂😂😂😂

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Woo hoo. You should have it tomorrow then. Your sister is very lucky.

Half of the 2539 calendars are probably going to MNers.

SoloCat · 30/09/2026 17:42

@mooshkymoo @Donsyb apparently my DH said it was his package and the guy tried to bluff it out, declaring he had loads of parcels and forgets what he’s ordered..lying toad 🙄 My DH pulled a face at the offer and declined 🤮

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Donsyb · 30/09/2026 17:47

Loveabeautybox · 30/09/2026 17:02

Hi all, jumping in to ask the experts.
I have a Look Fantastic AC ordered for ages, in fact the day of release. The money only came out yesterday so I got excited thinking it would be sent today but still processing. Have others waiting had the money taken out too?

My payment was taken on the 25th and delivered today.

in another delivery twist, I just got home and the inpost parcel is here - and is not the parcel from the delivery proof photo 😂

SoloCat · 30/09/2026 17:49

Donsyb · 30/09/2026 17:47

My payment was taken on the 25th and delivered today.

in another delivery twist, I just got home and the inpost parcel is here - and is not the parcel from the delivery proof photo 😂

It’s a mad world…it’s like the Wild West with parcels. Glad you now have it sorted 🥰

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mooshkymoo · 30/09/2026 17:51

SoloCat · 30/09/2026 17:42

@mooshkymoo @Donsyb apparently my DH said it was his package and the guy tried to bluff it out, declaring he had loads of parcels and forgets what he’s ordered..lying toad 🙄 My DH pulled a face at the offer and declined 🤮

Toad indeed! 😡

JoRaRaRa · 30/09/2026 17:51

BeanNaGealai · 30/09/2026 16:41

It’s big, it’s beautiful and I think it’s definitely going to get opened this year.

Beautiful 😍

OvaHere · 30/09/2026 17:51

BeanNaGealai · 30/09/2026 16:41

It’s big, it’s beautiful and I think it’s definitely going to get opened this year.

Beautiful. I've just had my dispatch notification. I've put it through Parcel Flow and now keeping everything crossed. 😬

HumBumBum · 30/09/2026 17:52

@WohMumdid Vinted ban you for selling beauty? I think I’m about to be kicked off too.

Yesterday I posted 4 items, 2 beauty and 2 clothes. By the end of the day the clothes had got average 50 views and maybe 10 favourites each, the two beauty products had 0 views. Thats not normal is it? I’ve removed them now so they can’t ban me, but a bit worried about posting now.

Addictedtobeauty · 30/09/2026 18:01

Feeling rather anxious today. My BT advent was marked as delivered to parcel Flow this afternoon at 3pm. I’ve had nothing from them - no email, not showing on my account and I’m nervous. They said they email as soon as it arrives and they usually forward on the same day according to their advertising. That hasn’t happened. Can anyone who has used a forwarding service before make me feel any better? I’ve WhatsApped them but so far, silence.

JoRaRaRa · 30/09/2026 18:14

Addictedtobeauty · 30/09/2026 18:01

Feeling rather anxious today. My BT advent was marked as delivered to parcel Flow this afternoon at 3pm. I’ve had nothing from them - no email, not showing on my account and I’m nervous. They said they email as soon as it arrives and they usually forward on the same day according to their advertising. That hasn’t happened. Can anyone who has used a forwarding service before make me feel any better? I’ve WhatsApped them but so far, silence.

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I've heard that it can take a few days, so I wouldn't stress too much. If you've not heard anything by Monday then maybe chase it further. 3pm is quite late in the day too, people would start clocking off not long after.

BeanNaGealai · 30/09/2026 18:17

OvaHere · 30/09/2026 17:51

Beautiful. I've just had my dispatch notification. I've put it through Parcel Flow and now keeping everything crossed. 😬

Everything is crossed for you and the other brave pioneers.

OvaHere · 30/09/2026 18:21

BeanNaGealai · 30/09/2026 18:17

Everything is crossed for you and the other brave pioneers.

I like the idea of being an advent pioneer. Maybe I'll get a statue or a plaque in my home town. 😂

wohmum · 30/09/2026 18:25

HumBumBum · 30/09/2026 17:52

@WohMumdid Vinted ban you for selling beauty? I think I’m about to be kicked off too.

Yesterday I posted 4 items, 2 beauty and 2 clothes. By the end of the day the clothes had got average 50 views and maybe 10 favourites each, the two beauty products had 0 views. Thats not normal is it? I’ve removed them now so they can’t ban me, but a bit worried about posting now.

Yes, the ban is for selling too many 'new with tags' (I think, they are never quite so explicit) - which of course all beauty has to be . I did get a warning and a suggestion to 'go Pro ' in about May , so I had slowed down a lot to keep under the radar .. and then over the last 2 weeks had ramped up again .

They hid a lot of my new listings from ACs but left some of the older beauty ones, but when I get access again I will delete those too, and just stick with clothes/household stuff for a while.

Have moved to ebay / fb but it is VERY slow in comparison - I'm gonna have to use all my stash!

JoRaRaRa · 30/09/2026 18:26

OvaHere · 30/09/2026 18:21

I like the idea of being an advent pioneer. Maybe I'll get a statue or a plaque in my home town. 😂

Here walked Ova, the courageous and brave beauty advent calendar pioneer 😍🤣

JoRaRaRa · 30/09/2026 18:28

BeanNaGealai · 30/09/2026 18:17

Everything is crossed for you and the other brave pioneers.

Do you mean brave? Or stupid? 🤣

OvaHere · 30/09/2026 18:30

JoRaRaRa · 30/09/2026 18:28

Do you mean brave? Or stupid? 🤣

Yet to be determined. 😂

Addictedtobeauty · 30/09/2026 18:45

There’s been a WhatsApp reply. Phew! I feel slightly better now 🤞. Thanks for the level headedness @JoRaRaRa .

mooshkymoo · 30/09/2026 18:51

BeanNaGealai · 30/09/2026 18:17

Everything is crossed for you and the other brave pioneers.

I love this.

JoRaRaRa · 30/09/2026 19:01

I've had my dispatch notice from BT but when I've tried to save my new order on parcel flow, it just says server error 😞

HumBumBum · 30/09/2026 19:13

@wohmum im sure I read that pro-sellers are not allowed to sell Beauty!

It’s mad because I buy almost as much as I sell (my fave perfume stash is not for sale!), do they object to me buying it as well as selling it? Why allow any of it at all?

I’ve not had a warning or a ban yet but I’m going to keep the beauty on EBay until advent season I think.

just out of interest, you mentioned that you’d ramped up recently, how many were you putting up a day? (Roughly)

Doglover73 · 30/09/2026 19:26

wohmum · 30/09/2026 18:25

Yes, the ban is for selling too many 'new with tags' (I think, they are never quite so explicit) - which of course all beauty has to be . I did get a warning and a suggestion to 'go Pro ' in about May , so I had slowed down a lot to keep under the radar .. and then over the last 2 weeks had ramped up again .

They hid a lot of my new listings from ACs but left some of the older beauty ones, but when I get access again I will delete those too, and just stick with clothes/household stuff for a while.

Have moved to ebay / fb but it is VERY slow in comparison - I'm gonna have to use all my stash!

Can I ask how.many items ish you have listed at a time? X

Isabelle70 · 30/09/2026 19:29

My Harrods HB has arrived and I managed to get the VAT off as well after a bit of a battle.
Just need the BAC to arrive, order the SFAC and a chocolate one and that’s all for me.

BeanNaGealai · 30/09/2026 19:35

JoRaRaRa · 30/09/2026 18:28

Do you mean brave? Or stupid? 🤣

In fairness, the two words are pretty interchangeable at times.

Definitely brave if they arrive. And I'm saying nothing if they don't.

BeanNaGealai · 30/09/2026 19:36

OvaHere · 30/09/2026 18:21

I like the idea of being an advent pioneer. Maybe I'll get a statue or a plaque in my home town. 😂

You could become a tourist attraction like the little dog in Edinburgh.

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