For a teenager's first beauty calendar, Baked With Love is the one: named, cheap and complete. The Holiday Tree is bought for the box. Catrice, Manhattan and Maybelline are the next rung up on the same drugstore shelf.
24 doorsWhat’s inside →Essence Advent Calendars: the 2026 boxes, what’s inside and where to buy
The essence calendars are the cheapest full makeup calendars we list (vegan drugstore makeup at under 32 EUR) and there are two for 2026: Baked With Love, dm's box, eighteen named pieces across eyes, lips, nails and face at 29.95 EUR with six doors of tools; and The Holiday Tree, a lilac triptych that stands as the decoration, 24 doors at 29.99 EUR with the contents unnamed. The 2024 and 2025 editions (Santa's Sweetest Surprises, little X-MAS Wonder) printed their lists.
4 calendars, most of them 24 doors. Full stats
The 2026 Essence calendars, all two of them.
essence Baked With Love 2026
24 doors · €29.95 on the box · rated 4/5
Eighteen named essence pieces across eyes, lips, nails and face, for 29.95 EUR, which is what a teenager's first beauty calendar should cost. Six doors are tools and dm prints no sizes.
Essence The Holiday Tree 2026
24 doors · €29.99 on the box · rated 3/5
Essence doesn't say what's inside, and you buy it from Amazon or a drugstore rather than from Essence. For under 32 EUR you get 24 doors of vegan makeup in a box that doubles as the decoration.
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24 doorsEarlier seasons
The 2 editions below are from 2025 and before. Most are sold out; the pages stay for the prices, the door lists and what changed year to year.
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24 doorsEditors’ pickEvery Essence edition, what changed year to year
| Edition | Doors | Price | Items | Rating | Against the year before |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| essence Baked With Love 2026 | 24 | €29.95 | 18 | 4/5 | — |
| Essence The Holiday Tree 2026 | 24 | €29.99 | — | 3/5 | — |
| Essence little X-MAS WONDER 2025 | 24 | — | 17 | — | — |
| Essence Beauty 2024 | 24 | — | 24 | — | first edition we hold |
When it goes on sale
This season's box is listed; its record carries no release date.
Where the 2026 box is sold
- Germanyfrom €29.95 · dm, Rossmann, Amazon
How to choose a Essence advent calendar
Still looking?
If you cannot decide, get essence Baked With Love 2026
The best value among the calendars here that we have rated this season, rated 4/5, €29.95, 24 doors. Eighteen named essence pieces across eyes, lips, nails and face, for 29.95 EUR, which is what a teenager's first beauty calendar should cost. Six doors are tools and dm prints no sizes.
24 doorsFrequently asked questions
When does the Essence advent calendar 2026 come out?
The 2026 editions, essence Baked With Love 2026 and Essence The Holiday Tree 2026, are out and listed with live retailer prices.
How much is the Essence advent calendar?
For 2026 there are 2: essence Baked With Love 2026 at €29.95 and Essence The Holiday Tree 2026 at €29.99 on the box; from €29.95 in Germany at the shops we track.
What is inside the Essence advent calendar 2026?
18 items behind 24 doors: essence brown duo eyeshadow, essence cream to powder highlighter, essence creamy eye pencil, essence dewy blushlighter cream and essence glow face mask and more — the full list is on its page.
Where can I buy the Essence advent calendar?
The 2026 boxes are listed in Germany: dm, Rossmann and Amazon in Germany from €29.95. The buy table on each calendar's page carries the live prices.
Is the Essence advent calendar worth it?
For essence Baked With Love 2026, we rated it 4/5. Eighteen named essence pieces across eyes, lips, nails and face, for 29.95 EUR, which is what a teenager's first beauty calendar should cost.