The wait lists are open for 2026’s cohort of scroll-stopping advent calendars and beauty retailers and brands alike have gone big this year.
As a booming subsection of the festive gifting market, beauty advent calendars offer consumers a chance to stock up on sought-after products for a fraction of the price, with everyone from Space NK, Liberty and Boots, to Espa and Lush investing in this seasonal trend.
Beauty advent calendars have become so popular that they now sit behind chocolate as the second most popular calendar category, according to research by Ipsos, which also revealed that 40% of those aged 18-to-34 have purchased a cosmetics-focused calendar.
Cosmetics Business rounds up ten of 2026’s best beauty advent calendars, from fragrance-focused festive gifting to K-beauty skin care specials.
1. Space NK
British beauty retailer Space NK’s 2026 Advent Calendar includes more than £1,200 worth of products.
While details of the products are yet to be revealed, the advent calendar has been created with the environment in mind, using 100% recyclable, FSC certified paper and vegetable-based inks.
Space NK is building on the success of its beauty advent calendar offering last year, which sold out within 2.5 weeks.
Space NK’s 2026 beauty advent calendar waitlist is open.
RRP £275, spacenk.com
2. Liberty London
UK luxury department store Liberty’s 2026 Advent Calendar features 29 products sat behind 25 doors.
Worth more than £1,300, the handpicked selection of beauty products have been selected directly from the store’s Beauty Hall, with a mix of skin care, make-up, bath, body and wellbeing.
Of the 29 products, 21 are full-sized, with brands including Jones Road, Ilia, Violette_FR an
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