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The 2026 Advent Index, Germany: the season in euros
Every advent calendar we listed for 2026 with a price in Germany — 256 of them, 256 with a written verdict and 127 with an itemised manifest — priced at the lowest offer we hold there, in euros, and set against 2025 on the boxes printed in euros both years. 100 of the brands had never made one before, and 6 boxes have already sold out.
- 256
- calendars priced in Germany
- €1.87
- median price of a door · of 256
- 2.8×
- their price in contents · of 66
- ±0%
- per door against 2025 · 34 held both years
Every figure carries the number it is drawn from. Prices are the lowest offer we hold in Germany, in euros, 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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On the year: what got dearer, and what got cheaper
How the pairs are madeA pair is this season’s box and the edition it replaced — the one the record names, or the newest older box in the same family — where both carry a printed price in the same currency, here in euros. The change is on that price, not on the door price or in dollars. Boxes that changed their door count are still paired; the door-price line in the lead accounts for that, this table does not.The definitions, one by one →Of the 34 boxes we hold an earlier edition of, priced in euros both times
16 dearer16 the same price2 cheaper
The biggest rises
| Calendar | Last edition | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dresdner Essenz Ritual Journey Advent Calendar 2026Dresdner Essenz · was the 2024 box | €29.95 | €39.95 | +33% |
| Kosmos Experiment Kit Advent Calendar 2026Kosmos · was the 2024 box | €24.99 | €30.96 | +24% |
| HOLY Taster Advent Calendar with Energy 2026HOLY · was the 2025 box | €44.95 | €54.99 | +22% |
| HOLY Taster Advent Calendar without Energy 2026HOLY · was the 2025 box | €44.95 | €54.99 | +22% |
| Niederegger Men's Advent Calendar 2026Niederegger · was the 2024 box | €16.50 | €19.90 | +21% |
| Weleda Natural Cosmetics Advent Calendar 2026Weleda · was the 2024 box | €69.90 | €79.95 | +14% |
| EIS Deluxe 2026EIS · was the 2024 box | €61.97 | €69.95 | +13% |
| HOLY Squad Advent Calendar 2026HOLY · was the 2025 box | €143.95 | €159.99 | +11% |
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 42 boxes itemised both years
7 fewer items23 the same count12 more items
Thinner than last year
| Calendar | Items | Full size | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Makita 2026Makita · was the 2025 box | 24 → 17 | — | — |
| Yves Rocher 2026Yves Rocher · was the 2025 box | 24 → 24 | 6 → 0 | — |
| Kneipp 2026Kneipp · was the 2024 box | 14 → 10 | — | €49.99 → €49.95 |
| 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 | — |
| Vogue Festive 2026Vogue · was the 2025 box | 25 → 25 | 29 → 25 | — |
| L'Occitane Prestige 2026L'Occitane · was the 2025 box | 24 → 24 | 9 → 6 | — |
| Cult Beauty Special Edition 2026Cult Beauty · was the 2025 box | 40 → 38 | 20 → 17 | — |
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 Germany, in euros.The definitions, one by one →| Kind, or who it is for | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Every calendar | 256 | €44.98 of 256 | €1.87 of 256 | 2.8× of 66 | 100 of 187 | ±0% 34 pairs |
| For womenrecipient | 111 | €99 of 111 | €4.13 of 111 | 2.8× of 56 | 40 of 92 | ±0% 24 pairs |
| Beauty | 81 | €99 of 81 | €4.13 of 81 | 2.9× of 46 | 25 of 64 | ±0% 15 pairs |
| Food | 77 | €27.99 of 77 | €1.17 of 77 | — | 31 of 49 | +10% 9 pairs |
| For teensrecipient | 77 | €39.99 of 77 | €1.67 of 77 | 2.5× of 14 | 30 of 61 | ±0% 9 pairs |
| For kidsrecipient | 71 | €29.95 of 71 | €1.25 of 71 | — | 26 of 49 | — |
| For menrecipient | 59 | €69.95 of 59 | €2.91 of 59 | 2.3× of 21 | 32 of 53 | ±0% 11 pairs |
| Toys | 54 | €31.49 of 54 | €1.31 of 54 | — | 23 of 38 | — |
| Self-care | 26 | €49.95 of 26 | €2.08 of 26 | 1.8× of 11 | 8 of 20 | +3% 7 pairs |
| Art & Hobbies | 24 | €49.98 of 24 | €2.08 of 24 | — | 10 of 17 | — |
| Household items | 22 | €65.30 of 22 | €2.72 of 22 | — | 11 of 19 | — |
| Franchise | 18 | €35.47 of 18 | €1.48 of 18 | — | 9 of 13 | — |
| Fashion | 9 | €149 of 9 | €6.21 of 9 | — | 5 of 8 | — |
| Erotic | 7 | — | — | — | 1 of 5 | ±0% 5 pairs |
| Pet | 7 | — | — | — | 4 of 5 | — |
| Books | 5 | — | — | — | 4 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: 47% of the 40 beauty boxes with their sizes marked are full size.
What they cost, and what a door costs
How door price is countedPrice in Germany, in euros — 256 priced, median €44.98
Under €256224%
€25 to €507931%
€50 to €1005823%
€100 to €2003614%
€200 to €500197%
€500 and up21%
The lowest offer we hold in Germany for each box, whichever shop.
The cheapest door — of 256
| Calendar | Per door |
|---|---|
| dmBio Schoko 2026dmBio · 24 doors | €0.14 |
| enerBiO Milk Chocolate Advent Calendar 2026enerBiO · 24 doors | €0.14 |
| dmBio Fine Teas Advent Calendar 2026dmBio · 24 doors | €0.16 |
| Cupper Advent Calendar 2026Cupper · 24 doors | €0.19 |
| Yogi Tea Advent Calendar 2026Yogi Tea · 24 doors | €0.21 |
| Sportness Advent Calendar 2026Sportness · 24 doors | €0.25 |
And the dearest
| Calendar | Per door |
|---|---|
| Swarovski Annual Edition 2026Swarovski · 25 doors | €42.19 |
| Dyson Advent Calendar 2026Dyson · 12 doors | €33.25 |
| Byredo 2026Byredo · 25 doors | €28.60 |
| Susanne Kaufmann 2026Susanne Kaufmann · 25 doors | €18.00 |
| Niche Beauty The Luxury Advent Calendar 2026Niche Beauty · 25 doors | €18.00 |
| Charlotte Tilbury Hollywood Beauty Wonderland 2026Charlotte Tilbury · 12 doors | €17.92 |
Best value on the shelf, and the least
How value is countedContents worth the most against the price — of 66
| Calendar | Price | Contents | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blissim 2026Blissim · 24 doors | €79 | €458.08 | 5.8× |
| Douglas Exclusive Beauty Highlights 2026Douglas · 24 doors | €79.99 | €450 | 5.6× |
| Lookfantastic Beauty 2026Lookfantastic · 25 doors | £120 | £665 | 5.5× |
| Satisfyer Deluxe 2026Satisfyer · 24 doors | €119.95 | €650 | 5.4× |
| Lookfantastic Grooming 2026Lookfantastic · 25 doors | £90 | £469 | 5.2× |
| Selfridges Beauty 2026Selfridges · 25 doors | £250 | £1278 | 5.1× |
| Flaconi 24 Love Brands Men's Edition 2026flaconi · 24 doors | €109.95 | €560 | 5.1× |
| PAFORY Advent Calendar 2026 for herPAFORY · 24 doors | €99 | €500 | 5.1× |
| PAFORY Advent Calendar 2026 for himPAFORY · 24 doors | €99 | €500 | 5.1× |
| Douglas Luxury 2026Douglas · 24 doors | €199 | €1000 | 5.0× |
And the least, by the brand’s own figure
| Calendar | Price | Contents | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| More Nutrition 2026More Nutrition · 24 doors | €129.99 | €145 | 1.1× |
| Rocka Nutrition Advent Calendar 2026Rocka Nutrition · 24 doors | €69.99 | €81.40 | 1.2× |
| Villeroy & Boch Christmas Toys Advent Calendar 2026Villeroy & Boch · 24 doors | £395 | £470 | 1.2× |
| Toolbrothers RHINO Limited Red Milwaukee Edition 2026Toolbrothers · 24 doors | €139.99 | €169 | 1.2× |
| Dyson Advent Calendar 2026Dyson · 12 doors | €399 | €551 | 1.4× |
| Weider Advent Calendar 2026Weider · 24 doors | €89.99 | €125 | 1.4× |
| Rituals Premium 2026Rituals · 24 doors | £172 | £255.20 | 1.5× |
| HOLY Taster Advent Calendar without Energy 2026HOLY · 24 doors | €54.99 | €87 | 1.6× |
| HOLY Taster Advent Calendar with Energy 2026HOLY · 24 doors | €54.99 | €87 | 1.6× |
| L'Occitane Prestige 2026L'Occitane · 24 doors | £169 | £269 | 1.6× |
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 Germany pays most over the odds for — of 114 priced in two or more countries
| Calendar | Here | Cheapest | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Play-Doh 2026Play-Doh · 6 countries | €42.99 | $12 Canada | +284% |
| LEGO Marvel 2026LEGO · 9 countries | €30.79 | $12 Australia | +178% |
| NeeDoh Advent Calendar 2026NeeDoh · 5 countries | €54.85 | $24 United Kingdom | +155% |
| Clarins 24 Day 2026Clarins · 5 countries | €249.99 | $113 Australia | +145% |
| Galaxy 2026Galaxy · 5 countries | €6.95 | $3 United Kingdom | +123% |
| Fuggler 2026Fuggler · 5 countries | €49.90 | $27 United Kingdom | +108% |
| The Body Shop Ultimate 2026The Body Shop · 5 countries | €179.99 | $100 United Kingdom | +100% |
| Funko Pocket Pop Harry Potter 2026Funko · 6 countries | €56.49 | $34 United States | +84% |
| Mattel Disney Frozen 2026Disney · 4 countries | €27.90 | $17 United Kingdom | +79% |
| Molton Brown 2026Molton Brown · 5 countries | €265 | $165 Australia | +78% |
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. 114 of the 256 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 — 187 brands across 256Lindt18Funko6LEGO5Balea4Kosmos4Niederegger4Ankerkraut3CRAZE3
Shops with the most on their shelf — of 256 priceddmcheapest for 5052Rossmanncheapest for 1723Lindtcheapest for 1818LEGO5Dmcheapest for 44Mattelcheapest for 34Franzischeapest for 13HOLYcheapest for 33
What is behind the doors — 2,448 items across 128 boxesSnack84Chocolate79Makeup66Fragrance64Serum58Accessory58Not yet typed23
How many doors — all 25624 doors91%25 doors7%12 doors1%Other sizes0%
How we rated them, and the best of the season
How we reviewRatings, out of five — 256 rated
5 of 510%4.5 of 594%4 of 510139%3.5 of 510641%3 of 53714%2.5 of 521%
Every item full size — 6 of the 40 beauty boxes with sizes marked
The ten we rated best, then by value
| Calendar | Price | Value | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Selfridges Beauty 2026Selfridges · 25 doors | £250 | 5.1× | 5/5 |
| Douglas Exclusive Beauty Highlights 2026Douglas · 24 doors | €79.99 | 5.6× | 4.5/5 |
| Lookfantastic Beauty 2026Lookfantastic · 25 doors | £120 | 5.5× | 4.5/5 |
| Douglas Luxury 2026Douglas · 24 doors | €199 | 5.0× | 4.5/5 |
| Flaconi 24 Love Brands 2026flaconi · 24 doors | €129.95 | 5.0× | 4.5/5 |
| Vogue Festive 2026Vogue · 25 doors | £355 | 4.7× | 4.5/5 |
| Sephora Favorites EU 2026Sephora · 24 doors | €169 | 3.5× | 4.5/5 |
| Elemis 2026Elemis · 25 doors | £225 | 2.9× | 4.5/5 |
| CAIA Advent Calendar 2026CAIA · 25 doors | €299 | 2.9× | 4.5/5 |
| Kauartikel.com Advent Calendar for Dogs 2026Kauartikel.com · 24 doors | €69.99 | — | 4.5/5 |
New to the shelf: 100 brands making their first
Every brand, A to ZAccentraAheadalverdeBaleaBibi BlocksbergBlissimBlueBrixxBodylabBoxilandBRIOBrooklyn Soap CompanyByredoCAIAChecker TobiCRAZECupperDein BestesDejan GarzdmBioDr. HauschkaDysonebelinEinhellEngelbert StraussessieFanRollFC BayernFerreroFisherman's FriendflaconiFreche FreundeFruchtBarFugglerGalaxyGründlGunkiHazetHeidemanHella GabbertHerrnhuter SterneJan van HaasterenKarlsKatjesKauartikel.comKERNenergieKKNEKKIKoRoKORRESLanghaarmädchenLebensbaumLittle Golden BooksMade By MitchellManhattanMannermaxi NutritionMetaboMOGLiMore NutritionmyBuddymymuesliNeeDohNiche BeautyNutri+Peppa PigPumucklPureleiRavensburgerReclamRed Bull RacingRitter SportRocka NutritionRoland KaiserRotbäckchenScheibelSEINZ.shareShiseidoSinfulSportnessSusanne KaufmannTatortTom TurboToniesToolbrotherstrend !t upTrendboxUNOUtry.meVerivalVilleroy & BochVitakraftWasgijWeiderWentworth PuzzlesWeraWestinWild FreedomxLaetaYepodaZeck
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.
When they went on sale, and how long they lasted
First seen on sale — 49 watched since 17 September
Already on sale on 17 September1118 September to 24 September1225 September to 1 October112 October to 8 October79 October to 13 October2
A box on sale on the first morning we looked was on sale before we looked; the weeks after are launches the watch saw itself.
- 0
- sold out everywhere we watch · of 49
- —
- median days from launch to sold out · none yet
This week, from the daily watch
49 of the 256 are read every morning at the shops that publish a price a script can see. 43 in stock, 6 gone, 0 price cuts in the last seven days.
First seen on sale
- Weider Advent Calendar 2026 13 October
- Hitschies Crazy Christmas Tree Advent Calendar 2026 11 October
- Bodylab Protein Bar Advent Calendar 2026 8 October
- Barebells Holiday Calendar 2026 7 October
- Toolbrothers RHINO Limited Red Milwaukee Edition 2026 6 October
- Naturally Pam Advent Calendar 2026 6 October
- Metabo 2026 6 October
- Kauartikel.com Advent Calendar for Dogs 2026 6 October
Price moves, seven days
- Trendbox Sustainable Advent Calendar 2026 +1% at trend-box.de