24 doorsWhat’s inside →ELLE Beauty 2026 Advent Calendar: what’s inside and where to buy
ELLE UK's 2026 calendar, sold through Hearst, is a lipstick-red box printed with a Chopova Lowena pattern, 25 drawers built to be kept, with 27 pieces from 25 brands chosen by the magazine's beauty desk: 20 at full size and seven deluxe minis, plus a digital subscription.
25 doors£197£7.88 a doorDoor priceThe price on the box over its 25 doors. Pricier per door than 69% of this season's beauty calendars; the median is about £5.08, across 201.The rest of the numbers ↓5.7× worthThe value indexWhat is inside against what the box costs. Everything behind the 25 doors adds up to £1132.00 on a calendar priced £197.00 — so 5.7× what you pay.See the working ↓
Curated by Viktoria
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About ELLE Beauty 2026
ELLE UK's 2026 calendar, sold through Hearst, is a lipstick-red box printed with a Chopova Lowena pattern, 25 drawers built to be kept, with 27 pieces from 25 brands chosen by the magazine's beauty desk: 20 at full size and seven deluxe minis, plus a digital subscription. Hearst lists every piece with its size and retail price.
197 GBP from Hearst Magazines, listed when checked; Hearst puts the contents at 1,132 GBP.
ELLE Beauty 2026 at a glance
- Made by
- Season
- 2026
- Doors
- Price from
- £197
- Contents worth
- £1132, 5.7× the price by the brand’s count
- Sizes
- 20 full size · 5 travel
- Brands inside
- 24
- Our rating
- 4.5/5
- Sold in
- the UK
What’s inside ELLE Beauty 2026
By kind — 27 items
- 3 serums
- 2 face creams
- 1 face oil
- 1 night treatment
- 1 eye serum
- 1 eye cream
- 18 other
From the description
The full sizes carry it: a 30 ml Murad Retinal ReSculpt, Zelens' 30 ml Melatonin B12 serum, Almora's 30 ml night oil, Beauty Pie's 50 ml 360 serum, Bioeffect's EGF eye serum, Sunday Riley's eye cream, Shiseido's 30 ml glow primer, a 200 ml Grown Alchemist cleanser, 100 ml Kerasilk scalp drops, MAC's MACStack mascara, a Vieve eyeshadow, a Lisa Eldridge gloss, a Gisou lip oil and a 140 ml Beauty of Joseon mask. The minis are a 30 ml Charlotte's Magic Cream, 25 ml of Granado Madrepérola, a 74 ml Cécred lotion, an Ultra Violette SPF and Rodial patches.
- 01Face oilRestorative Night Face OilAlmoraFull size30 ml
- 02SerumMelatonin B12 Advanced Repair SerumZelensFull size30 ml
- 03Night treatmentRetinal ReSculpt Overnight TreatmentMuradFull size30 ml
- 04Serum360 Youth Bomb SerumBeauty PieFull size50 ml
- 05Eye serumEGF Eye SerumBioeffectFull size6 ml
- 06Eye creamAuto Correct Brightening and Depuffing Eye Contour CreamSunday RileyFull size15 ml
- 07Face creamMadrepérolaGranadoTravel25 ml
- 08Face creamCharlotte's Magic CreamCharlotte TilburyTravel30 ml
- 09PrimerRevitalessence Skin Glow PrimerShiseidoFull size30 ml
- 10Scalp dropsMoisturizing Scalp DropsKerasilkFull size100 ml
- 11BalmSuper Barrier BalmVotaryFull size30 ml
- 12CleanserGentle Gel CleanserGrown AlchemistFull size200 ml
- 13EyeshadowSoul ShadowsVieveFull size6 g
- 14Hair creamLeave-in Perfecting CreamChampoFull size75 ml
- 15MascaraMACStack Elevated MascaraMACFull size12 ml
- 16MoisturiserThe Dewy Skin CreamTatchaFull size15 ml
- 17Hand creamHerbanum Hand CreamVerdenFull size75 ml
- 18Lip oilMango Punch Lip OilGisouFull size8 ml
- 19Lip glossGloss Embrace Lip Gloss, Dancing RoseLisa EldridgeFull size4.5 ml
- 20Body scrubAyurveda Body ScrubRitualsFull size125 ml
- 21Body lotionMoisture Sealing LotionCécredTravel74 ml
- 22Face maskRed Bean Refreshing Pore MaskBeauty of JoseonFull size140 ml
- 23Hair wandFlyaway WandKerasilkFull size8 ml
- 24Sheet maskVitamin C Cellulose Sheet Mask, singleRodialFull size
- 25SerumPore Firming Serum, Red Bean PDRN + PeptideBeauty of JoseonFull size30 ml
- 26Eye patchesDragon's Blood Jelly Eye Patches, singleRodialTravel
- 27SPFSupreme ScreenUltra VioletteTravel15 ml
ELLE Beauty 2026 by the numbers
How each one is countedEvery figure is computed from the record at build time and set against the median of the same season and the same kind of contents. Door price is the price on the box over its doors; the value multiple is what the contents come to at retail over that price; full size is the retailer’s own marking. Where the record cannot support a figure, the page leaves it out rather than guessing.The definitions, one by one →Each figure against the median of this season's beauty shelf — 202 calendars. Green is the better side of the median, red the worse; the median is printed so you can disagree.
- £197
- Price on the box
- 4.5 / 5
- Our rating
↑ above the median of about $132 for a box of this kind.
↑ above the median of 4 here.
A splurge that earns its price.
Our ELLE Beauty 2026 review
Our verdict
Twenty-seven pieces from 25 brands behind 25 drawers, twenty at full size with a 30 ml Murad Retinal, a 30 ml Zelens serum, MAC's mascara and Shiseido's primer among them, priced line by line to 1,132 GBP against 197 GBP. The magazine calendar with the best skincare on the UK shelf; the Charlotte Tilbury door is a 30 ml mini and the Tatcha a 15 ml one, whatever the label says.
Reviewed by Viktoria · 2026 season · How we review
What works
- A 30 ml Murad Retinal, a 30 ml Zelens serum and Beauty Pie's 50 ml serum at full size
- MAC, Shiseido, Sunday Riley, Bioeffect and Tatcha in one box
- Every line priced by Hearst, 5.7 times the price
What does not
- Charlotte's Magic Cream at 30 ml and the Tatcha at 15 ml are the small doors
- Two of the 27 are single sachets
- Hearst's own full-size count and marks disagree by two
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Where to buy ELLE Beauty 2026, and what it costs
| Region | Retailer | Price | Sponsored links |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | Hearst Magazines | £197 | Buy in United KingdomBuy |
| Worldwide | Don’t see your country in the list? These are the markets we have priced, and United Kingdom is the cheapest of them. Most of these retailers post further than their own border: start with Hearst Magazines, the listing at the top of the table, and its checkout will say whether it delivers to you. If none of them reach you, tell us where you are and we will go looking. | ||
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The value indexWorth more than
Worth more than
it costs
ELLE puts a retail figure on what is behind the 25 doors; we have not re-priced every item ourselves, so treat the total as the brand's own number rather than ours. The mark on the bar is what you pay.
5.7×
£197.00 on the box£935.00 on top of it
How ELLE Beauty 2026 compares with the closest three
| Attribute | This oneELLE Beauty 2026 |  BootsBoots 24 Days of Luxe 2026 |  Brown ThomasBrown Thomas Beauty 2026 |  Cheaper per doorDouglas Exclusive Beauty Highlights 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doors | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 |
| Price from | £197 | $291.30 | £323.90 | £94.24 |
| Per door | £7.88 | £6.25 | €15.80 | €3.33 |
| Full size | 22 of 27 | 19 of 23 | 23 of 25 | — |
| Brands inside | 24 | 26 | 25 | 23 |
| Contents worth | 5.7× | 4.7× | 4.6× | 5.6× |
| Our rating | 4.5/5 | 4.5/5 | 4/5 | 4.5/5 |
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Frequently asked questions
How many doors does ELLE Beauty 2026 have?
ELLE Beauty 2026 has 25 doors to open.
What is the price of ELLE Beauty 2026?
ELLE Beauty 2026 starts from £197. Prices may vary by region.
How much is ELLE Beauty 2026 per door?
£7.88 a door — the price on the box over its 25 doors. That is pricier per door than 69% of this season's beauty calendars we list; the median is about £5.08.
Who is ELLE Beauty 2026 best for?
This calendar is great for: Women, Myself, Wife, Mom, Friend.
What's inside ELLE Beauty 2026?
It contains: Beauty, Skincare, Makeup, Haircare.
Where can I buy ELLE Beauty 2026?
It's available in: United Kingdom.
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