John Lewis Beauty Advent Calendar 2026

There are beauty Advent calendars… and then there are beauty Advent calendars that make you stop, stare and start wondering whether you can justify buying yourself an early Christmas present.

The John Lewis Beauty Advent Calendar 2026 definitely falls into the latter category.

This year’s calendar costs £250, which certainly puts it firmly into luxury territory. However, John Lewis says the contents are worth an astonishing £1,160, making this its highest-value beauty Advent calendar to date.

And it isn't a case of filling an enormous box with lots of tiny samples, either.

Behind its 25 drawers are 41 beauty treats, comprising 23 full-sized products and 18 deluxe miniatures.

Some seriously impressive names

The selection reads like a tour around a particularly luxurious beauty department.

Among the brands you'll discover are Clarins, Elemis, Medik8, Gucci, La Mer, Laneige, Charlotte Tilbury, Fenty Beauty, Trinny London, Estée Lauder, Clinique, Molton Brown, L'Occitane, Liz Earle, Shiseido, Sisley Paris, Philip Kingsley and Versace.

There are products covering skincare, make-up, haircare, body care and fragrance, so opening the drawers should actually feel different from day to day rather than simply delivering another pot of face cream.

We were particularly interested to spot Versace Crystal Emerald Eau de Parfum inside, a fragrance we've recently been enjoying ourselves.

But perhaps the biggest surprise is something we've also recently featured here at That's Christmas 365: the FOREO UFO 3 mini. (We were so impressed we actually bought another of these amazing units!)

This is the first time John Lewis has put beauty technology into its Advent calendar, and the UFO 3 mini alone is valued at £129.

Other particularly tempting treats include Medik8 Hydr8 B5 serum, La Mer The Lip Balm, Charlotte Tilbury's Beauty Light Wand, Fenty Beauty Hella Thicc Volumising Mascara and products from Skin Rocks and Elemis.

There's another surprise…

Some calendars also contain golden tickets, with prizes including John Lewis gift cards and beauty experiences and products. John Lewis says nine customers can win £500 gift cards, while one particularly lucky buyer will find themselves with a £1,000 John Lewis gift card.

Is £250 too much for an Advent calendar?

That's inevitably going to depend upon your budget.

Nobody needs a £250 Advent calendar. But if you already buy premium skincare, cosmetics and fragrance, the claimed £1,160 value makes the arithmetic considerably more interesting.

And we think this is where beauty calendars really come into their own. Rather than receiving one large Christmas present, you're getting 25 days of little moments of luxury, while also discovering products and brands you might never otherwise have tried.

The John Lewis Beauty Advent Calendar is currently listed at £250 and available to order, although, as always with the more desirable luxury Advent calendars, availability can change quickly.

For a beauty lover, this would make an extraordinary Christmas present.

For yourself?

Well… That's Christmas 365 certainly wouldn't judge you!

John Lewis Beauty Advent Calendar 2024. £900 worth of beauty for £195

What's worth over £900 and on sale from the 3rd of October for a mere £195? 

The John Lewis Beauty Advent Calendar 2024 which includes 20 full-size beauty must-haves. 

Launching the sign up page earlier than ever before following a +400% surge in online searches on johnlewis.com.

The Advent features a total of 32 beauty products from top beauty companies such as Charlotte Tilbury, Sol De Janeiro and Parfums de Marly.

The John Lewis Beauty Advent Calendar is back again and the 2024 edition features more full-size beauty must-haves than ever before. 

Following a +400% surge in customers searching for ‘Beauty Advent Calendar' on johnlewis.com over the summer, they launched their customer sign-up page earlier than ever this year.

Last year's calendar was am utter sell-out success and this year their in-house team of beauty experts has worked to curate 25 drawers of delight, fully packed with a whopping 32 beauty products in total. 

It has the highest number of full-size beauty must-haves for a John Lewis Beauty Advent Calendar to date, with 20 in total. 

The advent lineup features brands such as Sol de Janeiro (new to John Lewis from this year), Laura Mercier, Charlotte Tilbury and OUAI alongside Parfums de Marly, Rodial, Living Proof, and Bobbi Brown. The calendar also features a range of B-Corp brands including Aromatherapy Associates, Elemis, Neom, Rituals and Sunday Riley. 

Like in previous years, the advent calendar is housed in a fully recyclable box with reversible drawers so customers can upcycle or fill up the Advent next year. They’ve also included more surprises than ever before:

Ten lucky customers will open a draw to find a £500 John Lewis gift card (WOW!)

30 advent calendars include a luxurious 40-minute Elemis Expert™ Facial Voucher treat.

Over 200 advents include a voucher for a treatment at a John Lewis Cavendish Clinic * *

Plus two ultimate spa breaks are up for grabs:

One advent includes a luxury spa break with NEOM at the 5* Rockcliffe Hall for two.

One advent includes an Aromatherapy Associates Spa Experience for two at St. Pancras Renaissance Hotel & Spa.

Tomas Warwick, John Lewis Lead for Skincare, Haircare and Wellness at John Lewis says: “The John Lewis Beauty Advent Calendar is back and this year’s is our most impressive yet! It is filled with products from our best-selling brands, from TikTok trenders to skincare favourites and makeup must-haves. 

"Plus we’ve included some very special treats for a number of lucky customers from facial vouchers to luxury spa breaks. Our customers are already counting down the days until December 1st, ‘Beauty Advent Calendar’ is one of our top five most searched-for beauty items at the moment.”

John Lewis Partnership offering Christmas support

For the second year running, the John Lewis Partnership is supporting Care Leavers attending Christmas day lunches, by presenting 3,510 food parcels to continue helping them after Christmas. 

The lunches are run by selfless community volunteers across the country for Care Leavers who would have otherwise been alone at Christmastime, and are coordinated by Lemn Sissay’s Foundation, The Gold From The Stone.

Sarah Dayananda, Sustainability & Ethics Manager, Social Impact at the JLP, said: “We’re thrilled to again be working with The Gold From The Stone Foundation, and the wonderful volunteers who organise Christmas lunches for Care Leavers. Support is needed beyond the ‘big day’, so we hope the Care Leavers feel appreciated and considered in a time of isolation for so many.”

She went on to say: "This year, we’re donating three bespoke food parcels each to 1,170 people, so they'll have some necessary shopping to last them beyond Christmas and into the New Year (plus some treats, too). They’ll contain items like tea, coffee, soup, sweet and savoury biscuits, mince pies, pasta and pasta sauce, chocolate and crisps."

The Foundation, founded by Author, Poet and Broadcaster Lemn Sissay OBE, believes no Care Leaver should feel alone on Christmas day. They help to coordinate communities across the nation making Christmas day special for people who would otherwise be alone.

Lemn Sissay, OBE said, “The Christmas Dinners are for young adults who have been in care who feel alone on Christmas Day. I'm utterlyover the moon Waitrose and the John Lewis Partners are supporting The Christmas Dinners throughout the country. 

"Waitrose are providing incredible Christmas Hampers filled with goodies for the young care leavers to take home after the Christmas Dinner. This support is crucial in winter time. It means the care goes beyond the dinner into the homes of vulnerable young people. 

"It's the tenth year of The Christmas Dinners and your support is a Christmas present in itself. I feel emotional. The Christmas Hampers from Waitrose and John Lewis are immensely important to everyone involved and brings added magic to the day. I know the hampers aren't for me, but as the person who started this enterprise this feels like my first Christmas present.”

A further 600 food parcels will be given to 200 Care Experienced guests at Christmas day lunches hosted by Who Cares? Scotland - one of the John Lewis Partnership’s charity partners, for our Building Happier Futures programme.

http://www.johnlewispartnership.co.uk