LOOKFANTASTIC have done their first ever K-beauty advent calendar. Twelve days of Korean skincare, £50, and the brands on the box are the ones I actually get excited about: Anua, Beauty of Joseon, LANEIGE, Medicube and Biodance. I’ve been ordering K-beauty from overseas since 2021 (my Stylevana order emails go back that far), so a K-beauty advent calendar from a UK shop feels a little bit like the two halves of my shopping life finally meeting.
I’ve put everything I know about it below, including the launch times and LOOKFANTASTIC’s photos of every product.
Table of Contents
The LOOKFANTASTIC K-beauty advent calendar at a glance
The quick version
The LOOKFANTASTIC 12 Days of K-Beauty Advent is £50, and LOOKFANTASTIC say it is worth over £140. It has 12 doors, eight full-size products and comes in a gift-wrapped bag. The brands are Anua, Beauty of Joseon, Biodance, Haruharu, INNISFREE, ISNTREE, LANEIGE, Medicube, Round Lab, SKIN1004, Aromatica and Tocobo. It went on sale on Wednesday 23 September 2026, with early access from 7am and general sale from 12pm. My LFTFNEVEEN code does not work on the calendar, but it does work on eligible full-price products.
What’s inside the K-beauty advent calendar
LOOKFANTASTIC call it 12 doors of K-beauty, and it comes in a gift-wrapped bag, which I love for a present. Eight of the products inside are full size.
SKIN1004 is one of my most-used brands (two of theirs are in my 10 Korean skincare products that helped my rosacea post), and there’s a full-size 55ml of their Centella Ampoule in here. It’s a different formula from the 100% centella one I wrote about there, so don’t mix the two up.
Anua is in there with their Zero-Cast Moisturising Finish Sunscreen, full size. I’ve written about Anua a lot, from the Anua azelaic acid serum review to the head-to-head with SKIN1004, and a sunscreen is a lovely thing to open in winter because it gets used every single morning.
From Beauty of Joseon it’s the Revive Eye Serum with Ginseng and Retinal, also full size. Most people know BOJ for the sunscreen (I’ve worn two of their sunscreens, and both are in my Korean sunscreen roundup), so it’s nice to see a different side of the brand.
Medicube gives you the Zero Pore Pad 2.0, and Biodance brings their Bio Collagen Real Deep Sheet Mask, the one you leave on for a few hours until it turns clear. LANEIGE has put in a deluxe Water Sleeping Mask.
The ISNTREE PDRN Firming Cream is a full-size 50ml, a generous one to find in a calendar. Aromatica have added a rosemary scalp scrub, which is a nice surprise in a skincare line-up, and there’s a Tocobo tinted lip balm in Tangerine Red to finish.
The full list
- Anua Zero-Cast Moisturising Finish Sunscreen 50ml (full size)
- Haruharu Wonder Black Rice Ceramide Barrier Moisturizing Cream 15ml (deluxe)
- LANEIGE Water Sleeping Mask 10ml (deluxe)
- SKIN1004 Centella Ampoule 55ml (full size)
- Round Lab 1025 Dokdo Cleanser 40ml (full size)
- Aromatica Rosemary Scalp Scrub 30g (deluxe)
- Medicube Zero Pore Pad 2.0 x1 (full size)
- Biodance Bio Collagen Real Deep Sheet Mask x1 (full size)
- Beauty of Joseon Revive Eye Serum Ginseng + Retinal 30ml (full size)
- INNISFREE Green Tea Hyaluronic Serum 10ml (deluxe)
- INNISFREE Green Tea Ceramide Milk 15ml (deluxe)
- Tocobo Glass Tinted Lip Balm 013 Tangerine Red x1 (full size)
- ISNTREE GIM PDRN Firming Cream 50ml (full size)
What time does the K-beauty advent calendar go on sale?
It went on sale on Wednesday 23 September 2026, in two stages:
- 7am: early access for LOOKFANTASTIC subscribers and loyalty members
- 12pm: general sale for everyone
It’s LOOKFANTASTIC’s first K-beauty calendar, so there’s no track record yet for how fast this one sells. Their fragrance calendar sold out before general release this year though, so I wouldn’t sit on it for weeks.
Who I think this one is perfect for
Anyone who’s been curious about K-beauty and hasn’t known where to start, first of all. Building a whole routine from scratch is a lot, and ordering from overseas for the first time feels like a leap. Getting well-known Korean brands from a UK shop you already use is about the gentlest start there is.
And anyone buying presents. At £50 it’s an easy price for a friend or a secret Santa, and I think it’ll make a great gift for anyone who’s been talking about “getting into skincare” for a year and never quite got around to it.
(Got seborrhoeic dermatitis or fungal acne-prone skin like me? Check each product’s ingredient list as you open it. My seb derm face skincare directory has the ones I already know work for my face.)
How it compares to LOOKFANTASTIC’s other advent calendars this year
This is the smallest and most affordable of LOOKFANTASTIC’s calendars this Christmas. The main LOOKFANTASTIC Beauty Advent Calendar is £120 with 27 products, and there’s a Grooming calendar at £90 as well.
So if the big one felt like too much, or Korean skincare is already your thing, the K-beauty one is the more focused choice. I’ve got full contents lists for the Space NK advent calendar, the Cult Beauty advent calendar, the Sephora advent calendar and the Stylevana advent calendar too, if you’re still shopping around.
And for makeup, the Charlotte Tilbury advent calendar 2026 has 15 products across 12 drawers, four of them full size.
Where to buy the K-beauty advent calendar
The 12 Days of K-Beauty Advent is sold on LOOKFANTASTIC, and my code doesn’t work on this one, I tested it. At £50 it’s already a lovely price for a gift.
Buy the K-beauty advent calendar here£50 at LOOKFANTASTICIf you fall for something in it and want a bigger bottle later, my code LFTFNEVEEN takes up to 25% off eligible full-price products at LOOKFANTASTIC. The terms are on my LOOKFANTASTIC discount code page. For the Korean brands specifically, my YesStyle, Olive Young and Stylevana codes all live on my discount codes page.
LOOKFANTASTIC K-beauty advent calendar FAQs
How much is the LOOKFANTASTIC K-beauty advent calendar?
It’s £50, and LOOKFANTASTIC say it’s worth over £140.
When does the LOOKFANTASTIC K-beauty advent calendar go on sale?
It went on sale on Wednesday 23 September 2026, with early access for subscribers and loyalty members from 7am and general sale from 12pm.
What’s in the LOOKFANTASTIC K-beauty advent calendar?
Twelve doors of Korean skincare, including a full-size Anua sunscreen, SKIN1004 Centella Ampoule, Beauty of Joseon Revive Eye Serum and ISNTREE PDRN Firming Cream, plus Medicube, Biodance, LANEIGE, INNISFREE, Haruharu, Round Lab, Aromatica and Tocobo.
How many days is the LOOKFANTASTIC K-beauty advent calendar?
Twelve. It’s a 12 Days of K-Beauty calendar, so it’s a shorter countdown than LOOKFANTASTIC’s main beauty calendar.
Can you use a discount code on the LOOKFANTASTIC K-beauty advent calendar?
My code LFTFNEVEEN doesn’t work on it, I tested it. It’s £50 as it is, and my code still takes up to 25% off eligible full-price products at LOOKFANTASTIC. The details are on my LOOKFANTASTIC discount code page.
Is the LOOKFANTASTIC K-beauty advent calendar a good gift?
I think it’s a great one, especially for someone who’s curious about Korean skincare but hasn’t tried much yet. You get twelve well-known brands in one gift-wrapped bag, which makes it a really easy way in.
Affiliate link. I earn a small commission if you buy through my links or use my code, at no extra cost to you.
Google will show you more of my posts when you search, AI answers included. One tap, and you can undo it any time.
Get my newsletter
I send one email a week, every Friday. New posts, what’s new in beauty, wigs and toppers, beauty deals and my current discount codes. Sign up here, it’s free and you can unsubscribe any time.
