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The 2026 Advent Index, France: the season in euros
Every advent calendar we listed for 2026 with a price in France — 44 of them, 43 with a written verdict and 24 with an itemised manifest — priced at the lowest offer we hold there, in euros, and set against the season before on the boxes printed in euros both years. 7 of the brands had never made one before, and 1 box has already sold out.
- 44
- calendars priced in France
- €4.16
- median price of a door · of 44
- 2.8×
- their price in contents · of 20
- 7
- brands new to us · of 32
Every figure carries the number it is drawn from. Prices are the lowest offer we hold in France, 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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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 11 boxes itemised both years
4 fewer items2 the same count5 more items
Thinner than last year
| Calendar | Items | Full size | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| ASOS Face + Body 2026ASOS · was the 2025 box | 26 → 25 | 15 → 15 | — |
| Cult Beauty Signature Edition 2026Cult Beauty · was the 2025 box | 34 → 33 | 20 → 19 | — |
| Rituals Premium 2026Rituals · was the 2024 box | 26 → 25 | — | — |
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 France, in euros.The definitions, one by one →| Kind, or who it is for | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Every calendar | 44 | €99.95 of 44 | €4.16 of 44 | 2.8× of 20 | 7 of 32 |
| For womenrecipient | 24 | €170.87 of 24 | €7.12 of 24 | 2.8× of 19 | 2 of 20 |
| Beauty | 21 | €169 of 21 | €7.04 of 21 | 2.9× of 17 | 1 of 16 |
| For kidsrecipient | 15 | €34.99 of 15 | €1.46 of 15 | — | 1 of 8 |
| Toys | 13 | €34.99 of 13 | €1.46 of 13 | — | 1 of 7 |
| For teensrecipient | 12 | €79.97 of 12 | €3.33 of 12 | — | 0 of 9 |
| Art & Hobbies | 7 | — | — | — | 1 of 4 |
| Household items | 7 | — | — | — | 3 of 6 |
| For menrecipient | 7 | — | — | — | 5 of 7 |
| Franchise | 5 | — | — | — | 1 of 3 |
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: 56% of the 15 beauty boxes with their sizes marked are full size.
What they cost, and what a door costs
How door price is countedPrice in France, in euros — 44 priced, median €99.95
Under €2512%
€25 to €501227%
€50 to €1001125%
€100 to €2001125%
€200 to €500716%
€500 and up25%
The lowest offer we hold in France for each box, whichever shop.
The cheapest door — of 44
| Calendar | Per door |
|---|---|
| Peppa Pig Advent Calendar 2026Peppa Pig · 24 doors | €0.58 |
| LEGO City 2026LEGO · 24 doors | €1.12 |
| LEGO Friends 2026LEGO · 24 doors | €1.12 |
| Play-Doh 2026Play-Doh · 24 doors | €1.17 |
| Mattel Disney Frozen 2026Disney · 24 doors | €1.25 |
| Playmobil Dino Expedition 2026Playmobil · 24 doors | €1.25 |
And the dearest
| Calendar | Per door |
|---|---|
| Swarovski Annual Edition 2026Swarovski · 25 doors | €48.00 |
| Dior Le 30 Montaigne 2026Dior · 24 doors | €28.75 |
| Charlotte Tilbury Hollywood Beauty Wonderland 2026Charlotte Tilbury · 12 doors | €17.92 |
| Harrods Beauty 2026Harrods · 25 doors | €14.00 |
| Selfridges Beauty 2026Selfridges · 25 doors | €12.60 |
| Cult Beauty Special Edition 2026Cult Beauty · 25 doors | €11.40 |
Best value on the shelf, and the least
How value is countedContents worth the most against the price — of 20
| Calendar | Price | Contents | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lookfantastic Beauty 2026Lookfantastic · 25 doors | £120 | £665 | 5.5× |
| Lookfantastic Grooming 2026Lookfantastic · 25 doors | £90 | £469 | 5.2× |
| Selfridges Beauty 2026Selfridges · 25 doors | £250 | £1278 | 5.1× |
| Cult Beauty Signature Edition 2026Cult Beauty · 25 doors | £245 | £1105 | 4.5× |
| Cult Beauty Special Edition 2026Cult Beauty · 25 doors | £245 | £1100 | 4.5× |
| ASOS Face + Body 2026ASOS · 25 doors | £98 | £360 | 3.7× |
| Sinful Original 2026Sinful · 24 doors | £99 | £350 | 3.5× |
| Sephora Favorites EU 2026Sephora · 24 doors | €169 | €586 | 3.5× |
| Shiseido Advent Calendar 2026Shiseido · 24 doors | £189 | £655 | 3.5× |
| Sephora Collection 2026Sephora · 24 doors | €59.99 | €171 | 2.9× |
And the least, by the brand’s own figure
| Calendar | Price | Contents | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rituals Premium 2026Rituals · 24 doors | £172 | £255.20 | 1.5× |
| L'Occitane Prestige 2026L'Occitane · 24 doors | £169 | £269 | 1.6× |
| NYX Bling Box 2026NYX · 24 doors | $110 | $190 | 1.7× |
| KIKO Twist 'N Twinkle 2026KIKO · 24 doors | £149 | £266.76 | 1.8× |
| Charlotte Tilbury Hollywood Beauty Wonderland 2026Charlotte Tilbury · 12 doors | $220 | $400 | 1.8× |
| Rituals Classic 2026Rituals · 24 doors | £99 | £187.10 | 1.9× |
| MAC 24 Days of MAC Icons 2026MAC · 24 doors | €227 | €486 | 2.1× |
| Sephora Collection Premium 2026Sephora · 24 doors | €99.99 | €248 | 2.5× |
| My Jewellery Advent Calendar Deluxe 24 Days of Treasures 2026My Jewellery · 24 doors | €159.99 | €413.76 | 2.6× |
| Westwing 2026Westwing · 24 doors | €249 | €700 | 2.8× |
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 France pays most over the odds for — of 44 priced in two or more countries
| Calendar | Here | Cheapest | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barbie Holiday 2026Barbie · 4 countries | €59 | $20 United States | +227% |
| LEGO Marvel 2026LEGO · 9 countries | €34.99 | $12 Australia | +216% |
| Play-Doh 2026Play-Doh · 6 countries | €28 | $12 Canada | +150% |
| Metabo 2026Metabo · 4 countries | €60.98 | $31 Australia | +117% |
| Mattel Disney Frozen 2026Disney · 4 countries | €29.99 | $17 United Kingdom | +93% |
| Funko Pocket Pop Harry Potter 2026Funko · 6 countries | €44.90 | $34 United States | +47% |
| Wera 2026Wera · 6 countries | €68.98 | $57 Germany | +34% |
| LEGO Star Wars 2026LEGO · 9 countries | €34.99 | $30 Australia | +31% |
| Funko Pocket Pop Marvel 2026Funko · 6 countries | €58.99 | $50 United States | +31% |
| LEGO Disney Princess 2026LEGO · 9 countries | €34.99 | $30 Australia | +31% |
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. 44 of the 44 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 — 32 brands across 44LEGO5Funko3Sephora3Cinereplicas2Cult Beauty2Lookfantastic2Rituals2ASOS1
Shops with the most on their shelf — of 44 pricedLEGOcheapest for 55Sephoracheapest for 44Cinereplicascheapest for 12Cult Beautycheapest for 22Lookfantasticcheapest for 22Ritualscheapest for 22Asoscheapest for 11Charlotte Tilburycheapest for 11
What is behind the doors — 565 items across 24 boxesBuild27Serum23Moisturiser20Lipstick16Candle12Mascara11Not yet typed2
How many doors — all 4424 doors77%25 doors20%12 doors2%
How we rated them, and the best of the season
How we reviewRatings, out of five — 43 rated
5 of 512%4.5 of 525%4 of 52660%3.5 of 51228%3 of 525%
Every item full size — 1 of the 15 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 |
| Lookfantastic Beauty 2026Lookfantastic · 25 doors | £120 | 5.5× | 4.5/5 |
| Sephora Favorites EU 2026Sephora · 24 doors | €169 | 3.5× | 4.5/5 |
| Lookfantastic Grooming 2026Lookfantastic · 25 doors | £90 | 5.2× | 4/5 |
| Cult Beauty Signature Edition 2026Cult Beauty · 25 doors | £245 | 4.5× | 4/5 |
| Cult Beauty Special Edition 2026Cult Beauty · 25 doors | £245 | 4.5× | 4/5 |
| ASOS Face + Body 2026ASOS · 25 doors | £98 | 3.7× | 4/5 |
| Sinful Original 2026Sinful · 24 doors | £99 | 3.5× | 4/5 |
| Shiseido Advent Calendar 2026Shiseido · 24 doors | £189 | 3.5× | 4/5 |
| Westwing 2026Westwing · 24 doors | €249 | 2.8× | 4/5 |
New to the shelf: 7 brands making their first
Every brand, A to ZA 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 — 9 watched since 17 September
Already on sale on 17 September418 September to 24 September225 September to 1 October12 October to 6 October1
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 9
- —
- median days from launch to sold out · none yet
This week, from the daily watch
9 of the 44 are read every morning at the shops that publish a price a script can see. 8 in stock, 1 gone.
First seen on sale
- Metabo 2026 6 October
- Cult Beauty Special Edition 2026 27 September
- Pink Gellac Advent Calendar: 24 Days 2026 24 September
- Cinereplicas KPop Demon Hunters 2026 24 September
- Lookfantastic Grooming 2026 17 September
- Lookfantastic Beauty 2026 17 September
- Cult Beauty Signature Edition 2026 17 September
- Cinereplicas Marauder's Map 2026 17 September