Beauty brands are preparing for the holiday gifting season with 2026 Advent calendars featuring a mix of best sellers, makeup, skin care, fragrance and wellness products. Some sets include full-sized items, while others offer a range of smaller surprises behind each door.
Lancôme’s pink calendar combines the brand’s classic anti-aging skin care with its perfumes. MAC’s set includes four lipsticks, a shimmery gloss and other beauty products, with most of its contents described as full-sized. For skin care fans, 111Skin’s calendar features multiple versions of its face and under-eye masks.
Alo’s offering takes a wellness approach, with items including claw clips and eye masks. Ulta Beauty’s Glass Skin set brings together K-beauty products, including items from Skin1004 and Sungboon Editor. Charlotte Tilbury’s calendar has products in jewel-embellished drawers, including four full-sized favorites.
Other options include a dozen accessories and surprises from Kim Kardashian’s brand, and a set from the brand behind products such as Total Eye Lift and its lip oils. Dr. Barbara Sturm’s fleece-wrapped calendar features skin care best sellers, including Glow Drops.
Bloomingdale’s calendar combines products from brands such as Jo Malone London, Armani Beauty and 111Skin. It contains items valued at $1,152 and is priced at $350, according to the source. The retailer also offers a separate 12 Days of Luxury Fragrance gift set.
The selection also includes calendars from Augustinus Bader and Elemis. The latter features the brand’s Pro Collagen Cleansing Balm alongside other products. Alice + Olivia designer Stacey Bendet curated another set, with items from 111Skin, U Beauty, YSL, Oribe and Charlotte Tilbury.
The source notes that some of the featured calendars have sold quickly in past launches, but does not provide availability details for the 2026 sets.
Sources: Page Six.