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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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BeanNaGealai · 30/09/2026 19:37

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 😞

That's not good. I'm sure there are other ways to contact them. I have faith in you, you are very resourceful.

Addictedtobeauty · 30/09/2026 19:37

Oh, this is getting hairier. Just had another WhatsApp saying that because I’m in the UK it can’t be processed in the same way so I’ll need to pay via PayPal, choosing either RM or Parcelforce. They’ve also asked for my full address- which is already in my account, so this is causing me angst. There was no mention of these hoops to jump through before setting up the account! Did they mention PayPal to you @JoRaRaRa ?

edited for typos

wohmum · 30/09/2026 19:39

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 and @HumBumBum , I was listing probably 3-4 a day, some at lunchtime, some early evening.. but I did it probably every day for 5-6 days .

its so hard to tell, but they are definitely clamping down , so be careful .
I did check my data and there weren’t any reports thankfully , as I’d read that it is often prompted by someone reporting you!

I soon twigged that β€˜Pro’ sellers can’t sell beauty anyway so I never looked any further into that . Loads of people have been caught out by that

JoRaRaRa · 30/09/2026 19:55

Addictedtobeauty · 30/09/2026 19:37

Oh, this is getting hairier. Just had another WhatsApp saying that because I’m in the UK it can’t be processed in the same way so I’ll need to pay via PayPal, choosing either RM or Parcelforce. They’ve also asked for my full address- which is already in my account, so this is causing me angst. There was no mention of these hoops to jump through before setting up the account! Did they mention PayPal to you @JoRaRaRa ?

edited for typos

Edited

Yes, I mentioned on here that they're not set up yet for NI to GB, as the main purpose of them is for UK to Ireland. So at the moment, we will need to pay via PayPal.

JasmineMilkTea · 30/09/2026 19:55

Beautyfox · 29/09/2026 21:44

πŸ™ˆ I forgot about revolve. Yes I’ve ordered that too😬

Some I’m thinking of opening as edits such as sculpted by Amy and the Harrods h and b. I’m also planning on doing an October and November advent and keeping the best ones for December.

I think you are right I am fully stocked. I must stop but I was sooo hopefully for the SNK luxe and feel like there is now a gap to fill. πŸ˜¬πŸ™ˆ
@JasmineMilkTea i think you are right I bet there are going to be some amazing edits this year and Black Friday is just around the corner. I will pause and sort of my stash which is always a sobering exercise.

Hope sorting out your stash is more joyous than sobering! I've found joy in 'shopping' my stash and finding new samples to try or products to open. I made my own 'edit' of samples and have been opening a new one a day. It's been fun. πŸ˜‚

Christmas sets should start arriving around mid-October, so that's just two weeks to go.

JoRaRaRa · 30/09/2026 19:56

BeanNaGealai · 30/09/2026 19:37

That's not good. I'm sure there are other ways to contact them. I have faith in you, you are very resourceful.

I've managed to do it on my husband's phone, I'm not sure why it wasn't saving on mine πŸ€·πŸ»β€β™€οΈ feeling quite relieved that it's done.... For now.

JoRaRaRa · 30/09/2026 19:57

BeanNaGealai · 30/09/2026 19:35

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 19:58

JoRaRaRa · 30/09/2026 19:56

I've managed to do it on my husband's phone, I'm not sure why it wasn't saving on mine πŸ€·πŸ»β€β™€οΈ feeling quite relieved that it's done.... For now.

Oh good. One battle won.

Fillybuster · 30/09/2026 19:59

I’m still waiting for an actual BT delivery update - last one was that pre-orders wouldn’t be processed until 5 Oct which is clearly not the case. Hopefully not too long to go now. Like @JoRaRaRa i have already created parcel flow order so am now a bit anxious about how I update and whether this whole thing will work!

IlovePond · 30/09/2026 19:59

Hi, the LF FAC is back in stock. It’s in my checkout basket so definitely available as of 8pm!

I am restraining myself as I don’t need 24 extra perfumes, but it looks good. (I have just watched the Miss Boux unboxing video.)

JoRaRaRa · 30/09/2026 20:05

Fillybuster · 30/09/2026 19:59

I’m still waiting for an actual BT delivery update - last one was that pre-orders wouldn’t be processed until 5 Oct which is clearly not the case. Hopefully not too long to go now. Like @JoRaRaRa i have already created parcel flow order so am now a bit anxious about how I update and whether this whole thing will work!

You can't update. You'll have to do what @Addictedtobeauty did and send them an email or WhatsApp with the tracking details on.

JoRaRaRa · 30/09/2026 20:06

@Addictedtobeauty have parcel flow told you how much postage will be?

Donsyb · 30/09/2026 20:07

All advent calendars now present and correct. A few bits being given away for Christmas presents, the rest I don’t want have been listed on the FB group.

Thats me done. Thinking I should probably step away from the thread before I buy a 4th one πŸ˜‚

JoRaRaRa · 30/09/2026 20:13

Donsyb · 30/09/2026 20:07

All advent calendars now present and correct. A few bits being given away for Christmas presents, the rest I don’t want have been listed on the FB group.

Thats me done. Thinking I should probably step away from the thread before I buy a 4th one πŸ˜‚

Which ones did you go for?

Addictedtobeauty · 30/09/2026 20:15

JoRaRaRa · 30/09/2026 20:06

@Addictedtobeauty have parcel flow told you how much postage will be?

Not yet. They’ll send an invoice tomorrow. I’m asking for tracked 24 hr delivery- you pick your own options so it will be different depending on the service you request.

TreesinthePark · 30/09/2026 20:23

My Sephora advent arrived; everything is included and in perfect condition. I did need to give the DHL drive a code they sent me by the way.

The box is stunning yet sturdy and I'll reuse it for storage. Its probably in my top 3 of all time of beauty advents, very very happy with it. But of course, as an advent addict I'm also unhappy that no other BAC has appealed enough for me to have a second one!

Seahorses12 · 30/09/2026 20:28

TreesinthePark · 30/09/2026 20:23

My Sephora advent arrived; everything is included and in perfect condition. I did need to give the DHL drive a code they sent me by the way.

The box is stunning yet sturdy and I'll reuse it for storage. Its probably in my top 3 of all time of beauty advents, very very happy with it. But of course, as an advent addict I'm also unhappy that no other BAC has appealed enough for me to have a second one!

I agree it's a great BAC, with a fantastic selection and it feels lux.

TreesinthePark · 30/09/2026 20:30

Fenwicks is a good option for a second calendar actually! I'll have to think it over and ignore the mini mascara which I find insulting πŸ˜‚

QueefofSheena · 30/09/2026 20:48

I'd be tempted by Fenwicks if it came back into stock

JasmineMilkTea · 30/09/2026 20:58

After much dithering, I bought the Harrods BAC last week. I'm unlikely to make any further purchases at Harrods as other retailers go on sale much more often, so the regular amount of points would have gone to waste. However, at double points last week, it gives me a guaranteed fiver to use on something in the future.

I like trying lots of skincare and it has my beloved AB eye cream in there, so I will take the rest of the fancy skincare as a treat. Looking forward to participating in the advent opening thread!

SunnyPinkMoose · 30/09/2026 21:34

I am so invested in the BT mule saga . I am on tender hooks . It’s better than waiting for a new BAC release . I’m going to have a glass of something celebratory when you all get them !πŸ₯³ very positive vibes to you all . Trail blazers that’s what you are ! Blue plaques all around πŸ™ŒπŸΌ

JoRaRaRa · 30/09/2026 21:39

SunnyPinkMoose · 30/09/2026 21:34

I am so invested in the BT mule saga . I am on tender hooks . It’s better than waiting for a new BAC release . I’m going to have a glass of something celebratory when you all get them !πŸ₯³ very positive vibes to you all . Trail blazers that’s what you are ! Blue plaques all around πŸ™ŒπŸΌ

I've just rewatched a mini unboxing on insta, and there's no packaging in it so it may all be smashed up when it arrives 😭
Insta video here for anyone interested https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdvkQTSIhrh/?stkn=MWN5eWs5dDlwMHF3Ng==

Or you can find it on the BT official insta page.

Maeve Madden | Home Workouts on Instagram: "Ad I fear Christmas may have peaked slightly early this year… πŸŽ„πŸ˜‚ Brown Thomas handed me their Beauty Advent Calendar and told me there are 25 treats inside, 23 are FULL SIZE So naturally I behaved like a ma...

maeve_madden on September 26, 2026: "Ad I fear Christmas may have peaked slightly early this year… πŸŽ„πŸ˜‚ Brown Thomas handed me their Beauty Advent Calendar and told me there are 25 treats inside, 23 are FULL SIZE So naturally I behaved like a mature 41...

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdvkQTSIhrh?stkn=MWN5eWs5dDlwMHF3Ng%3D%3D

Advententhusiast · 30/09/2026 22:02

I wonder if Harrods will finally announce their Home Fragrance BAC tomorrow

AppleDumplingWithCustard · 30/09/2026 22:03

QueefofSheena · 30/09/2026 20:48

I'd be tempted by Fenwicks if it came back into stock

I contacted Fenwick and they informed that it is definitely coming back but they have no date for the relaunch. I can’t believe that it was merely a printing error that has taken this long to resolve. I think unfortunately for Fenwick, they may have missed the boat for this year as far as sales are concerned.

ApiratesaysYarrr · 30/09/2026 22:13

Nearlyadoctor · 30/09/2026 06:57

Has anyone bought the Harrods HAB, obviously I'm sure they have but wasn’t on my radar until now. Just wondering about people’s views on it? It looks quite a useful calendar minus perhaps the pimple patches and scrunchies.

Can I just ask, as a noob, what is HAB? I have worked out the other acronyms like BAC, FAC etc, but not this one

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