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The 2026 Advent Index, Australia: the season in Australian dollars
Every advent calendar we listed for 2026 with a price in Australia — 60 of them, 60 with a written verdict and 35 with an itemised manifest — priced at the lowest offer we hold there, in Australian dollars, and set against the season before on the boxes printed in Australian dollars both years. 13 of the brands had never made one before, and 2 boxes have already sold out.
- 60
- calendars priced in Australia
- A$3.80
- median price of a door · of 60
- 1.9×
- their price in contents · of 17
- 13
- brands new to us · of 47
Every figure carries the number it is drawn from. Prices are the lowest offer we hold in Australia, in Australian dollars, on the day the offers were read; a box with no price there is not on this shelf. Updated with every build through December, frozen in January.
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The same box, with less inside
How the boxes are comparedOnly pairs where both editions have an itemised manifest of four or more. Items are counted from the manifests; full sizes are the retailer’s own marking. A box is listed here when it has fewer items than last year, or the same count with fewer full sizes.Of the 14 boxes itemised both years
2 fewer items7 the same count5 more items
Thinner than last year
| Calendar | Items | Full size | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Makita 2026Makita · was the 2025 box | 24 → 17 | — | — |
| Space NK 2026Space NK · was the 2025 box | 35 → 35 | 26 → 19 | — |
| L'Occitane Classic 2026L'Occitane · was the 2024 box | 24 → 24 | 4 → 0 | — |
| The Body Shop Ultimate 2026The Body Shop · was the 2025 box | 25 → 25 | 10 → 6 | — |
| Kiehl's 24 Days 2026Kiehl’s · was the 2025 box | 24 → 24 | 6 → 3 | — |
| Liberty Beauty 2026Liberty · was the 2025 box | 31 → 30 | 20 → 21 | — |
By kind, and by who it is for
How each one is countedOnly this season’s boxes are measured. Door price is the price on the box over its doors; value is what the contents come to at retail over that price; new brands had no calendar in any earlier season. The change on the year is the median per-door move across the boxes we hold for both seasons. Prices are the lowest offer in Australia, in Australian dollars.The definitions, one by one →| Kind, or who it is for | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Every calendar | 60 | A$89.19 of 60 | A$3.80 of 60 | 1.9× of 17 | 13 of 47 |
| For kidsrecipient | 29 | A$49.99 of 29 | A$2.08 of 29 | — | 7 of 18 |
| Toys | 25 | A$56.07 of 25 | A$2.34 of 25 | — | 5 of 14 |
| For womenrecipient | 25 | A$300.48 of 25 | A$12.52 of 25 | 1.9× of 16 | 4 of 24 |
| For teensrecipient | 20 | A$75.79 of 20 | A$3.16 of 20 | — | 5 of 14 |
| Beauty | 19 | A$331 of 19 | A$13.30 of 19 | 2.0× of 14 | 1 of 17 |
| Art & Hobbies | 14 | A$74.27 of 14 | A$3.09 of 14 | — | 3 of 8 |
| Franchise | 9 | A$74.05 of 9 | A$3.09 of 9 | — | 3 of 6 |
| Food | 8 | A$64.65 of 8 | A$2.69 of 8 | — | 3 of 8 |
| For menrecipient | 8 | A$205.56 of 8 | A$8.42 of 8 | — | 3 of 8 |
| Household items | 6 | — | — | — | 2 of 6 |
| Self-care | 6 | — | — | — | 1 of 5 |
Sort any column; the first row is the whole shelf and stays put, and a kind’s name opens its archive at the figures. A dash is a figure the records cannot support for that row, and each figure says how many it is drawn from. Full size is a beauty measure: 40% of the 13 beauty boxes with their sizes marked are full size.
What they cost, and what a door costs
How door price is countedPrice in Australia, in Australian dollars — 60 priced, median A$89.19
Under A$2535%
A$25 to A$501423%
A$50 to A$1001728%
A$100 to A$2001017%
A$200 to A$500813%
A$500 and up813%
The lowest offer we hold in Australia for each box, whichever shop.
The cheapest door — of 60
| Calendar | Per door |
|---|---|
| Play-Doh 2026Play-Doh · 24 doors | A$0.93 |
| Haribo 2026Haribo · 24 doors | A$0.94 |
| Peppa Pig Advent Calendar 2026Peppa Pig · 24 doors | A$0.97 |
| Kinder Bueno 2026Kinder · 24 doors | A$1.18 |
| LEGO Marvel 2026LEGO · 24 doors | A$1.29 |
| Lindt LINDOR 2026Lindt · 24 doors | A$1.30 |
And the dearest
| Calendar | Per door |
|---|---|
| Swarovski Annual Edition 2026Swarovski · 25 doors | A$78.52 |
| Sisley 2026 by Marie-Victoire de BascherSisley · 25 doors | A$61.99 |
| Diptyque 2026Diptyque · 25 doors | A$44.60 |
| Liberty Beauty 2026Liberty · 25 doors | A$29.63 |
| Charlotte Tilbury Hollywood Beauty Wonderland 2026Charlotte Tilbury · 12 doors | A$27.58 |
| Space NK 2026Space NK · 25 doors | A$26.46 |
Best value on the shelf, and the least
How value is countedContents worth the most against the price — of 17
| Calendar | Price | Contents | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Selfridges Beauty 2026Selfridges · 25 doors | £250 | £1278 | 5.1× |
| Boots 24 Days of Luxe 2026Boots · 24 doors | £150 | £709.59 | 4.7× |
| John Lewis Beauty 2026John Lewis · 25 doors | £250 | £1160 | 4.6× |
| Revolve 12 Days 2026Revolve · 12 doors | $89 | $409 | 4.6× |
| Liberty Beauty 2026Liberty · 25 doors | £285 | £1300 | 4.6× |
| Space NK 2026Space NK · 25 doors | £275 | £1200 | 4.4× |
| Kiehl's 24 Days 2026Kiehl’s · 24 doors | £119 | £237 | 2.0× |
| L'Occitane Classic 2026L'Occitane · 24 doors | £99 | £192 | 1.9× |
| Molton Brown 2026Molton Brown · 24 doors | £225 | £435 | 1.9× |
| Charlotte Tilbury Hollywood Beauty Wonderland 2026Charlotte Tilbury · 12 doors | $220 | $400 | 1.8× |
And the least, by the brand’s own figure
| Calendar | Price | Contents | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Villeroy & Boch Christmas Toys Advent Calendar 2026Villeroy & Boch · 24 doors | £395 | £470 | 1.2× |
| Beer Cartel Beer Advent Calendar 2026Beer Cartel · 25 doors | A$174.99 | A$240 | 1.4× |
| Bird & Blend Matcha 2026Bird & Blend Tea Co. · 24 doors | £55 | £80 | 1.5× |
| Sisley 2026 by Marie-Victoire de BascherSisley · 25 doors | £672 | £1052 | 1.6× |
| Clarins 24 Day 2026Clarins · 24 doors | £165 | £272 | 1.6× |
| Clarins 12 Day 2026Clarins · 12 doors | £98 | £173 | 1.8× |
| The Body Shop Ultimate 2026The Body Shop · 25 doors | £139 | £250 | 1.8× |
| Charlotte Tilbury Hollywood Beauty Wonderland 2026Charlotte Tilbury · 12 doors | $220 | $400 | 1.8× |
| Molton Brown 2026Molton Brown · 24 doors | £225 | £435 | 1.9× |
| L'Occitane Classic 2026L'Occitane · 24 doors | £99 | £192 | 1.9× |
Drawn only from boxes whose value is the retailer’s own count, so a low figure is the brand’s claim and not our miscounting.
Dearer here than in another country
How the gap is readFor each box, the lowest priced offer in each country, converted to dollars at rough rates; the gap is this country against the cheapest one. Quoted only where three or more countries carry a price. Shipping, duty and a shop’s own sale are not in it: it is the shelf price, on the day the offers were read.What Australia pays most over the odds for — of 59 priced in two or more countries
| Calendar | Here | Cheapest | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXIT The Magic of Christmas 2026Kosmos · 5 countries | A$102.06 | $28 Germany | +143% |
| Diptyque 2026Diptyque · 4 countries | A$1114.98 | $333 United Kingdom | +121% |
| The Body Shop Ultimate 2026The Body Shop · 4 countries | A$332.58 | $100 United Kingdom | +120% |
| Liberty Beauty 2026Liberty · 4 countries | A$740.80 | $236 United Kingdom | +107% |
| Mattel Minecraft 2026Minecraft · 5 countries | A$91.14 | $30 United States | +101% |
| Funko Pocket Pop Harry Potter 2026Funko · 6 countries | A$98.14 | $34 United States | +91% |
| L'Occitane Classic 2026L'Occitane · 4 countries | A$300.48 | $110 Germany | +80% |
| Harrods Beauty 2026Harrods · 8 countries | A$525 | $200 United Kingdom | +74% |
| Funko Pocket Pop Disney 2026Funko · 5 countries | A$77.10 | $30 United States | +70% |
| BRIO Advent Calendar 2026BRIO · 4 countries | A$71.02 | $29 United Kingdom | +60% |
Where the shelf is priced — boxes with a price, by country
A box is counted once per country it has a priced offer in, whichever shop. 59 of the 60 carry a price in more than one country; a country with its own Index is linked.
Who makes it, who sells it, and what is inside
Brands with the most boxes — 47 brands across 60Funko6LEGO5National Geographic3Clarins2Nivea2Beer Cartel1Bird & Blend Tea Co.1Bluey1
Shops with the most on their shelf — of 60 pricedLEGO5Beer Cartelcheapest for 11Charlotte Tilburycheapest for 11Harrodscheapest for 11Selfridgescheapest for 11
What is behind the doors — 676 items across 36 boxesCandy32Serum30Build27Beer25Eau de parfum24Battle figure24Not yet typed18
How many doors — all 6024 doors75%25 doors18%12 doors7%
How we rated them, and the best of the season
How we reviewRatings, out of five — 60 rated
5 of 512%4.5 of 558%4 of 52542%3.5 of 52135%3 of 5813%
The ten we rated best, then by value
| Calendar | Price | Value | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Selfridges Beauty 2026Selfridges · 25 doors | £250 | 5.1× | 5/5 |
| Boots 24 Days of Luxe 2026Boots · 24 doors | £150 | 4.7× | 4.5/5 |
| John Lewis Beauty 2026John Lewis · 25 doors | £250 | 4.6× | 4.5/5 |
| Liberty Beauty 2026Liberty · 25 doors | £285 | 4.6× | 4.5/5 |
| Space NK 2026Space NK · 25 doors | £275 | 4.4× | 4.5/5 |
| Bonne Maman 2026Bonne Maman · 24 doors | $55.99 | — | 4.5/5 |
| Revolve 12 Days 2026Revolve · 12 doors | $89 | 4.6× | 4/5 |
| L'Occitane Classic 2026L'Occitane · 24 doors | £99 | 1.9× | 4/5 |
| Charlotte Tilbury Hollywood Beauty Wonderland 2026Charlotte Tilbury · 12 doors | $220 | 1.8× | 4/5 |
| The Body Shop Ultimate 2026The Body Shop · 25 doors | £139 | 1.8× | 4/5 |
New to the shelf: 13 brands making their first
Every brand, A to ZBeer CartelBRIOFanRollFugglerJelly BellyLittle Golden BooksPeppa PigSugarfinaUNOVilleroy & BochWeraWilliam Morris at HomeWilliams Sonoma
A brand is new when it has a 2026 record and none in any earlier season we hold; a brand we simply had not listed before counts, so this overstates first calendars and never understates them.
This week, from the daily watch
9 of the 60 are read every morning at the shops that publish a price a script can see. 7 in stock, 2 gone.
First seen on sale
- The Body Shop Ultimate 2026 17 September
- Jelly Belly Harry Potter Hogwarts Trivia 2026 17 September
- Fuggler 2026 17 September
- EXIT The Magic of Christmas 2026 17 September
- Diptyque 2026 17 September
- Bonne Maman 2026 17 September
- Bird & Blend Matcha 2026 17 September