The best beauty Advent calendars for 2026 are selling fast, from Liberty to Lookfantastic

ESPA’s calendar is a strong choice for anyone who loves recreating a spa evening at home. Its 25 drawers combine all the classic skincare and body care treats you’d expect, but you also get aromatherapy and wellness tools thrown in, with 14 new products for 2026.

Expect lipid-rich oils, aromatic blends and ESPA’s Tri-Active formulations, alongside a silk sleep mask, gua sha and candle. In other words, forget your usual frantic Christmas mornings and replace the rush with a long bath, face mask and phone on silent. We’ll leave it up to you whether you answer the door when your guests arrive.

Editor’s picks:

• Optimal Skin Pro Serum
• Yuzu & Ginger Cleansing Sorbet

ARRAN is back with 25 doors of island-inspired fragrance to open throughout December, taking you from the first morning of Advent right through to Christmas Day. Inside is a curated collection of miniature scents from some of the brand’s most loved ranges, including After the Rain, Island Dusk, Glenashdale, Seaweed & Sage, Lochranza and Kildonan.

This year’s edition also contains a new and exclusive miniature product that won’t be available anywhere else, making it a particularly tempting option for loyal ARRAN fans and anyone who likes their fragrance collection to come with a real sense of place.

Editor’s picks:

• After The Rain Eau de Parfum
• Island Dusk Natural Wax Candle

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This surprising collaboration may raise eyebrows at first, but M&M's has sweetened the deal here – 12 iconic OPI shades for £3.75 each means Mum will be set for at-home manicures for the whole of 2027. Our favourites for a full-glam festive mani are the ‘I Caramel For You’ and the ‘Bite Sized Behaviour’ shades.

Editor’s picks:

• I Caramel For You
• Bite Sized Behaviour

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Scent-filled Advent calendars are often some of the best value options on the market, so we’re excited to have found this one. It contains a really considered selection, with 12 days of ‘scent stories’ to discover. Inside the illustrated keepsake box are six fragrances and six scented candles, including the hero Ardent Cherry Extrait de Parfum – a rich, alluring blend of black cherry, warm spices, amber and sandalwood.

It’s a strong choice for anyone discovering Sentier for the first time, offering a curated introduction to the brand’s fragrance world without making you choose one standout scent. The best bit? Any you don’t love the smell of personally, you can re-gift come Christmas Day.

Editor’s picks:

• Sentier Parisian Embrace Extrait de Parfum
• Sentier Whispering Spell Candle

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Anthropologie’s limited-edition Beauty Advent Calendar is back for 2026, wrapped in vibrant, playful artwork by British Filipino illustrator Nephthys Foster. Exclusively available from Anthropologie, the 24-door calendar contains 25 premium beauty and wellness treats worth £400, including 17 full-size products from L’Occitane, Hair Syrup, Freck, Beauty Works and more.

Inside, you’ll find my all-time favourite perfume – PHLUR’s Father Figure Eau de Parfum – plus loads more treats, including Floral Street’s Wild Vanilla Orchid, Beauty Works’ Pearl Nourishing Mask, Grown Alchemist’s Regenerating Serum, Hair Syrup’s Superfoods Hair Oil and L’Occitane’s Almond Hand Cream, with a few feel-good extras such as a Plum & Ashby candle, Slip x Anthropologie silk scrunchie and Trip electrolyte sachets.

Editor’s picks:

• PHLUR Father Figure Eau de Parfum
• Hair Syrup Superfoods Hair Oil

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Fortnum & Mason has gone all in on old-fashioned festive indulgence with a calendar that feels more like a beautifully packaged beauty hamper than a Christmas countdown. The Piccadilly shop has filled its 25 drawers with 24 full-size products and just one travel-sized treat. There are plenty of names to get excited about too, from Wildsmith, Ortigia and Granado to Delilah and the deliciously luxe Clive Christian No1 Feminine Parfum.

The edit is full of treasures that feel designed to turn an ordinary December morning into a real moment, whether that means massaging in Aromatherapy Associates’ De-Stress Body Oil, slathering on Sol de Janeiro’s Delícia Drench Body Butter or discovering a new signature scent in Jean Charles Brosseau’s Nymphéa Eau de Parfum. At £275 for £1,225 worth of products, it’s a luxurious countdown with an impressive £950 saving – and barely a miniature in sight.

Editor’s picks:

• Sol de Janeiro Delícia Drench Body Butter
• Fortnum’s Four Seasons Rose Petal Votive Candle

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This packs 27 luxury treats into its 24-day countdown, with 19 full-size products from brands including NARS, Clinique, Estée Lauder, Huda Beauty and Aveda. The mix spans skincare, makeup, haircare and fragrance, with full-size standouts such as the NARS The Multiple Blush Stick, Caudalie Vinoperfect Serum and Aveda Rosemary Mint Shampoo and Conditioner.

There’s plenty here for a beauty lover who enjoys discovering new brands as well as restocking favourites. Our picks are the NARS blush stick in Orgasm Crave, a handy full-size make-up treat, and the Caudalie Vinoperfect Brightening Dark Spot Serum, a full-size skincare staple.

Editor’s picks:

• NARS The Multiple Blush Stick in Orgasm Crave
• Caudalie Vinoperfect Brightening Dark Spot Serum

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This option offers an accessible way to count down to Christmas, with 30 luxury beauty treats from familiar names including Clinique, Rituals and Bath & Body Works. Ten of the products are also full-size, making this a great option for anyone who likes a recognisable brand lineup without venturing into ultra-luxury price territory.

There’s also more than one feel-good reason to shop this calendar over others: £10 from every calendar sold will support Future Dreams, helping those affected by breast cancer. If you can’t give back at Christmas, when can you?

Editor’s picks:

• Clinique
• Bath & Body Works

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If you’ve ever visited a Soho House spa, you’ve likely tried some of Cowshed’s products. Dreamed up in Somerset at Babington House, this calendar is designed to reflect the festive season at the iconic property. Housed in a handwoven monochrome wicker hamper, it contains 24 full-size body, hand, hair and home products, with every individually boxed treat designed to be used, shared or gifted.

Showcasing a roaring fire, Champagne flutes, muddy boots and moments of pause and pure relaxation, this calendar is a reminder of those moments with family and friends over the festive season. The new suitably cosy Log Cabin candle and full range of full-size products make this one a real standout.

Editor’s picks:

• Refresh Hand Wash
• Relax Body Lotion

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This delightful option brings together skincare, makeup and body care, with a mix of familiar favourites and smaller treats to try. Four of the 24 products are full-size: Wonder Volume XXL Mascara, Hydra-Essentiel Silky Cream, Hydra-Essentiel Lip Balm and Lip Comfort Oil in Cherry. The rest of the lineup includes handy minis such as Total Eye Lift, Cryo-Flash Cream-Mask and Moisture Rich Body Lotion – the brand says the contents are worth over £272.

Editor’s picks:

• Hydra-Essentiel Silky Cream
• Lip Comfort Oil in Cherry

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This miniature fragrance wardrobe, with seven 7.5ml Eau de Parfums and a 30ml Fiery Pink Pepper Eau de Parfum, plus a travel case, is sure to put a smile on anyone’s face come December. The other doors span bath and shower gels, body creams, hand care, haircare, a lip balm and two scented candles, so there’s plenty to explore beyond perfume.

The 30ml Fiery Pink Pepper fragrance is the standout: it’s the calendar’s full-size perfume, and a welcome chance to spend more time with a scent than a sample allows. For our second pick, we’d choose the Mesmerising Oudh Accord & Gold candle – who doesn’t love a festive candle?

Editor’s picks

• Fiery Pink Pepper Eau de Parfum
• Mesmerising Oudh Accord & Gold Scented Candle

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Bamford has taken a slower, gentler approach to the festive countdown. The brand has created 24 small invitations to pause. Think Geranium and B Silent candles, soothing bath salts, a pillow mist and Nurturing Face Oil, alongside a body brush, gua sha, rose quartz and labradorite stones, plus five ritual cards to encourage a little more intention during the busiest month of the year. Consider my interest piqued.

My two picks would be the Geranium Candle, for its ability to make even a rushed Tuesday evening feel vaguely spa-like, and B Balanced Body Oil, a nourishing, aromatic treat for post-bath limbs. There’s also plenty here for practical self-care, including Bamford’s Woodland Moss Gel Cream, Balancing Cleansing Wash, Geranium Hand & Body Lotion and a set of travel-sized hair and body products. Its real appeal, though, is the promise of half an hour in which nobody needs anything from you. Bliss.

Editor’s picks:

• Geranium Candle
• B Balanced Body Oil

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Charlotte Tilbury’s 2026 calendar is pure Pillow Talk maximalism and is perfect for anyone who likes their beauty routine with a side of sparkles. Six full-size products sit among 15 makeup and skincare treats, including the new Unreal Blush Healthy Glow Stick in Rosy Glow, Beauty Light Wand in Pillow Talk and the brand’s instantly recognisable Magic Cream and Magic Serum. It delivers all the familiar, camera-ready formulas that CT fans will know and love.

The Matte Revolution Lipstick in Pillow Talk Medium and matching Lip Cheat keep the signature shade front and centre, while Big Lip Plumpgasm in Nudegasm Diamonds adds a little high-shine drama. My favourites are Charlotte’s Magic Cream, for its rich, smoothing finish beneath makeup, and Big Lip Plumpgasm, which brings the fun to my on-the-go makeup bag. There’s also Exagger-Eyes Mascara, Rock ’n’ Kohl, a limited-edition sculpting gua sha and a Pillow Talk mini charm makeup bag up for grabs.

Editor’s picks:

• Charlotte’s Magic Cream
• Big Lip Plumpgasm in Nudegasm Diamonds

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Tatcha’s built a cult following for its Japanese-inspired skincare, elegant packaging and wonderfully sensorial formulas, so this is the calendar for anyone who loves a considered edit and a little ritual. Across 12 days, it brings together some of the brand’s bestselling products, including The Camellia Cleansing Oil, The Silk Serum, Indigo Overnight Repair and The Brightening Eye Cream, alongside newer launches such as The Longevity Memory Cream and The Melting Lip Balm in Reddo.

It’s undeniably expensive for a 12-day countdown, but the selection feels coherent and thoughtful, moving from The Matcha Foam Cleanse and The Rice Polish Classic through to The Water Cream and The Dewy Skin Cream. The latter would be my standout: a rich, glow-giving moisturiser that’s become one of Tatcha’s signature products, while The Matcha Foam Cleanse offers an instantly enjoyable daily ritual (if you like the divisive smell of matcha, you’ll love it). There’s even a practical pack of Aburatorigami blotting papers, because even in winter, we’re not above a little midday shine control.

Editor’s picks:

• The Dewy Skin Cream
• The Matcha Foam Cleanse

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This is the best-priced calendar in our list by some distance. Holland & Barrett needs little introduction – as one of Britain’s most familiar wellness destinations, whether you’re popping in for vitamins, supplements or a shampoo, the retailer is great for tackling specific wellness concerns.

Its 2026 Advent calendar brings that same practical spirit, combining 26 beauty and wellness treats. Behind 25 doors, you’ll find 16 full-size products from brands including Weleda, Q+A, Hairburst, UpCircle and Antipodes. It may not be the most luxurious calendar in the line-up, but at £60 – a saving of £206 – it offers serious value at a very expensive time of year. It’s full of products that are genuinely useful, too.

Editor’s picks:

• Antipodes Glow Vitamin C Serum
• Weleda Skin Food Lotion

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