I’ve spent most of the last few weeks writing up advent calendars, and this is the one I kept checking back on. Sephora put a waitlist up in the summer and then went quiet, which is a very good way to get somebody refreshing a page every other day. Worked on me.
Anyway, it’s here.
At a glance
The Sephora UK Advent Calendar 2026 is £235. You get 40 treats, 27 of them full size, and 26 advent exclusives, and Sephora put the value at over £1,000. It’s in stores from 8 September, which is a first, and online it’s a pre-order. You can buy the Sephora Advent Calendar 2026 at sephora.co.uk.
Sephora say it has sold out four years running, so if your set on it, don’t take your time about it.
What Sephora have confirmed
Here’s the actual facts, straight off Sephora’s own page rather than off somebody else’s guess:
- Price: £235
- Contents: 40 products, 27 of them full size, 26 advent exclusives
- In store: from 8 September, and you can carry it home the same day in a striped box they’ve made for it
- Online: pre-order, delivered by the end of November, though the product page currently plans despatch for 30 September
- Value: Sephora put it at over £1,000
- Delivery: UK mainland only, UK customers only
- Limit: one per order
When the Sephora advent calendar 2026 goes on sale, and where
In store from 8 September 2026, and that’s the bit that’s new. Every other year this has been an online thing where you sit hitting refresh at whatever hour they’ve picked, so being able to walk into a shop and pick one up is a genuinely nice change. Especially if you’re the sort of person who has been burned by a queue page before. (Me. I am that person.)
Online you’re pre-ordering, and the timing needs a bit of care. Sephora’s FAQ promises delivery by the end of November, which is the date they’re guaranteeing. The product page says despatch is currently planned for 30 September, and their FAQ adds that you might get a surprise, so earlier is on the cards. If you need it in your hands by a set date, buying in store is the certain route.
Delivery is UK mainland only and one per order, so if you were planning to buy two and gift one, that’s two separate orders.
If you’re in Northern Ireland, delivery won’t reach you, but Sephora opened a store in Belfast at Victoria Square this year and the calendar is being sold in stores from the 8th. That’s your route.
What’s inside the Sephora advent calendar 2026: the full list
The full reveal is out. Here’s all 40, grouped by category instead of door order, because door order tells you nothing useful when you’re deciding whether to buy.
One thing to know before you read it. A few of the doors are variants, so you get one from a set rather than the whole set. The Laura Mercier Caviar Stick comes as one of two shades, and the Sol de Janeiro body wash comes as one of three. That’s how the count lands on 40 rather than 43. Also, Sephora’s product page and their reveal grid list slightly different sets, so a couple of the doors may land differently to what’s below.
Makeup
- Makeup By Mario Ethereal Moonlight Eyeshadow Palette
- Laura Mercier Caviar Stick 1.64g, either Matte in Café Noir or Shimmer in Modern Rose
- M.A.C Macximal Sleek Satin Lipstick 3.5g in Crème in your Coffee
- Haus Labs Atomic Shake Lip Lacquer 4ml in Ruby
- Hourglass Veil Translucent Setting Powder 2g
- Huda Beauty Easy Blur Primer 30ml
- Kosas Shiny Objects Wet Glisten Powder Highlighter 4.5g in Opaline
- Merit Flush Balm Cream Blush 9g in Fox
- One/Size On ‘Til Dawn Mattifying Waterproof Setting Spray 143ml
- Rare Beauty Brow Harmony Flexible Lifting Eyebrow Gel 4.5g
- Sephora Collection 12H Colorful Contour Eye Pencil in 57 Rock’N’Brown
- Sephora Collection Lip Tint Felt Liner in 01 Terracotta Ink
- Summer Fridays Blush Butter Balm 3.5g in Pink Sunset
- Tarte Tartelette XL Tubing Mascara 8g
- Topicals Slick Salve Lip Balm 15ml in Papaya
- Tower 28 LipSoftie Tinted Lip Treatment 11g in Ube Vanilla
Skincare
- Medik8 Niacinamide Peptides 30ml
- Tatcha The Water Cream 15ml
- Sunday Riley C.E.O Vitamin C Rich Hydration Cream 15g
- Dr Sam’s Flawless Cleanser 200ml
- Dermalogica Daily Milkfoliant 13g
- Glow Recipe Vitamin C Brightening Korean Toner Pads
- Glowery Daily Dew Tiger Grass Glow Serum 30ml
- Danessa Myricks Yummy Skin Glow Serum 32.5ml in Fresh Pressed
- Laneige Bouncy & Firm Sleeping Mask 25ml
- Medicube Collagen Jelly Cream 50ml
- Biodance PDRN Sheet Mask
- Skin1004 Madagascar Centella Hyalu-Cica Water-Fit Sun Serum SPF50+ 15ml
Hair
- K18 Leave-in Molecular Repair Hair Mask 50ml
- Color Wow Insta Wow Advanced Dry Shampoo 60ml
- Gisou Honey Milk 5-in-1 Styling Cream 50ml
- Maria Nila True Soft Argan Oil 100ml
Body
- Sol de Janeiro body wash 385ml, one of three: Beija Flor Renewing, Brazilian Play Moisturizing Shower Cream-Gel, or Bom Dia Bright Clarifying AHA BHA
- Grown Alchemist Soothing Hand Cream 65ml
Fragrance
- Kayali Eden Sparkling Lychee | 39 Eau de Parfum 10ml
- Merit Retrospect L’Extrait de Parfum 9.5ml
- PHLUR Vanilla Skin EDP 9.5ml
- Fugazzi Cloudh Nine EDP 10ml
- Sol de Janeiro Cheirosa 62 Body & Hair Fragrance Mist 30ml
Home
- Discothèque Lola at Coat Check Candle 220g
Four hair products is more than I was expecting from a Sephora box. The K18 mask is the one I’d have bought on its own without blinking, and the Color Wow dry shampoo, the Gisou cream and the Maria Nila oil around it are all things I’d get through.
Then there’s the K-beauty. Biodance, Medicube, Laneige, Glow Recipe and that Skin1004 sun serum, which is the sort of light no-white-cast SPF I go on about in my Korean sunscreen post. Five doors of it in a mainstream retailer calendar is a lot.
And Sol de Janeiro twice. I buy their stuff constantly, so the Cheirosa 62 mist plus one of the big 385ml body washes is a good day for me whichever wash lands.
Sephora’s own category manager, Eaden, picked out the Makeup By Mario palette, the exclusive Sephora Collection lip stain liner and the Medik8 peptide serum as her top three. Worth knowing which ones the people who built it are excited about.
You can see the doors and Sephora’s own write-ups on the Sephora advent calendar page.
Is there a Sephora discount code for the advent calendar?
No, and I’d rather tell you that now than have you sat at checkout wondering what you’re doing wrong. Sephora’s own terms for the calendar say it can’t be used with any promotion code. It also doesn’t come with the Beauty Bag free gift or samples, and it’s excluded from gift wrap.
What you can still do is sign in as a My Sephora member, because free delivery and returns come with that, and the 10% off two brands of your choice is worth setting up on your account regardless of whether you buy the calendar.
Who I think this one suits
Already a Sephora shopper, this is a straightforward yes from me. The brand list is stuff you’d be dropping in your basket anyway across skincare, makeup, body and a bit of home fragrance, and with 27 full sizes out of 40 most of what’s behind those doors is a proper product rather than a taster.
Never shopped with them? Still works. The calendars are where Sephora put their exclusives, and 26 of the 40 items here are exactly that, things you won’t find sitting on the site in November.
It is a mixed box though. That suits somebody who dips into all of it. If your whole routine is one cleanser and one moisturiser and you’re happy with that, a single-brand calendar will hand you more of what you’ll actually reach for, and I’ve written up a few of those below.
The other advent calendars I’ve written up this year
- LOOKFANTASTIC advent calendar 2026, with the full 27-product list and the grooming one
- Benefit advent calendar 2026, the Hotel Beneville
- Clarins advent calendar 2026, the 12 day and the 24 day
And if you’re wondering where I actually shop for all of this, here’s where I buy my beauty products.
FAQs
How much is the Sephora Advent Calendar 2026?
It’s £235 for 40 products, 27 of them full size.
When does the Sephora Advent Calendar 2026 come out?
It’s available in Sephora UK stores from 8 September 2026. Online it’s a pre-order, and Sephora say those are delivered by the end of November.
When will my Sephora advent calendar pre-order arrive?
Sephora guarantee delivery by the end of November, and say you might get it sooner. The product page currently plans despatch for 30 September. If you want it on a specific day, buy in store instead.
Do you get My Sephora points for buying the advent calendar?
Yes. Sephora say the calendar earns 400 points in total, which comes to 4 My Sephora Rewards. Those can be taken as 4 x £5 vouchers, a free product from the Rewards Edit, or a donation to charity. Points are credited when your order is dispatched, and the extra points are limited to one transaction per customer, with later orders earning 165 extra instead.
Can I buy the Sephora advent calendar in store?
Yes, and it’s the first year you can. Sephora say you can buy it in store from 8 September and take it home the same day, in a carry box made for it.
Can I get the Sephora advent calendar in Northern Ireland?
Not by post. Sephora’s delivery is UK mainland only. They do have a store in Belfast at Victoria Square, and the calendar is sold in stores from 8 September.
Does Sephora ship the advent calendar outside the UK?
No. Delivery is UK mainland only and it’s available to UK customers only.
Is the Sephora advent calendar the same in the US?
No. Sephora US, Sephora EU and Sephora in Germany and France all run their own advent calendars, with different products, different prices and different launch dates. Everything on this page is the UK one. If you’re shopping from anywhere else, go to your own Sephora site, because the contents won’t match.
Can I use a discount code on the Sephora advent calendar?
No. Sephora’s terms say the calendar can’t be used with any promotion code, and it also excludes the Beauty Bag free gift, free samples and gift wrap.
How many Sephora advent calendars can I buy?
One per order. If you want a second one, that’s a second order.
Does the Sephora advent calendar sell out?
Sephora say it has sold out four years in a row, so it’s not one to sit on.
Is delivery free on the Sephora advent calendar?
My Sephora members get free delivery and returns, so sign in to your account before you order.
What’s inside the Sephora Advent Calendar 2026?
40 products, 27 of them full size. Sixteen makeup, twelve skincare, five fragrance, four hair, two body and one candle. Brands include Makeup By Mario, Medik8, Tatcha, K18, Sol de Janeiro, Laneige, Kayali, Rare Beauty, Summer Fridays, Tarte, Haus Labs, Kosas, Hourglass, M.A.C, Huda Beauty and Sephora Collection. The full door-by-door list is above.
How much is the Sephora advent calendar worth?
Sephora put the value at over £1,000. The calendar costs £235.
Are there variant doors in the Sephora advent calendar 2026?
Yes, two. The Laura Mercier Caviar Stick comes as one of two shades, and the Sol de Janeiro body wash comes as one of three. So which exact ones you get varies from box to box.
Can you reuse the Sephora advent calendar box?
Sephora reckon so, and they suggest keeping it for storage once December is done. It’s a drawer unit, so it’ll hold a decent amount of stuff.
One per order, UK only, and it goes every year.
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