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The 2026 Advent Index, United Kingdom: the season in pounds
Every advent calendar we listed for 2026 with a price in United Kingdom — 244 of them, 239 with a written verdict and 145 with an itemised manifest — priced at the lowest offer we hold there, in pounds, and set against 2025 on the boxes printed in pounds both years. 85 of the brands had never made one before, and 9 boxes have already sold out.
- 244
- calendars priced in United Kingdom
- £3.54
- median price of a door · of 244
- 2.7×
- their price in contents · of 96
- +4%
- per door against 2025 · 63 held both years
Every figure carries the number it is drawn from. Prices are the lowest offer we hold in United Kingdom, in pounds, 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 pounds. 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 63 boxes we hold an earlier edition of, priced in pounds both times
35 dearer18 the same price10 cheaper
The biggest rises
| Calendar | Last edition | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Next x Future Dreams 2026Next · was the 2025 box | £95 | £150 | +58% |
| Bamford Wellness 2026Bamford · was the 2024 box | £195 | £300 | +54% |
| Neal's Yard Remedies 45th Anniversary 2026Neal's Yard Remedies · was the 2024 box | £150 | £195 | +30% |
| Lovehoney Enjoy 2026Lovehoney · was the 2025 box | £79 | £99 | +25% |
| Gigi & Olive Bridal 2026Gigi & Olive · was the 2025 box | £185 | £225 | +22% |
| Holland & Barrett 2026Holland & Barrett · was the 2025 box | £50 | £60 | +20% |
| Lancôme Palace 2026Lancôme · was the 2025 box | £220 | £260 | +18% |
| Tony's Chocolonely Tiny's Countdown 2026Tony's Chocolonely · was the 2024 box | £12 | £14 | +17% |
The biggest cuts
| Calendar | Last edition | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| NUXE 2026Nuxe · was the 2024 box | £199.53 | £117 | −41% |
| ASOS Face + Body 2026ASOS · was the 2025 box | £134 | £98 | −27% |
| Space NK 2026Space NK · was the 2025 box | £364 | £275 | −24% |
| Harrods 12 Days of Hair & Body 2026Harrods · was the 2025 box | £130 | £99 | −24% |
| Hotel Chocolat Velvetiser 2026Hotel Chocolat · was the 2024 box | £50 | £40 | −20% |
| John Lewis Scented Candle 2026John Lewis · was the 2025 box | £120 | £99 | −17% |
| Mattel Disney Frozen 2026Disney · was the 2025 box | £28.99 | £24.99 | −14% |
| Missoma Solid Gold 2026Missoma · was the 2025 box | £1395 | £1295 | −7% |
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 54 boxes itemised both years
10 fewer items30 the same count14 more items
Thinner than last year
| Calendar | Items | Full size | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sukoshi 2026SUKOSHI MART · was the 2025 box | 38 → 28 | 30 → 28 | — |
| Makita 2026Makita · was the 2025 box | 24 → 17 | — | — |
| Space NK 2026Space NK · was the 2025 box | 35 → 35 | 26 → 19 | £364 → £275 |
| 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 | £120 → £139 |
| Vogue Festive 2026Vogue · was the 2025 box | 25 → 25 | 29 → 25 | — |
| Kiehl's 24 Days 2026Kiehl’s · was the 2025 box | 24 → 24 | 6 → 3 | £120 → £119 |
| L'Occitane Prestige 2026L'Occitane · was the 2025 box | 24 → 24 | 9 → 6 | £149 → £169 |
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 United Kingdom, in pounds.The definitions, one by one →| Kind, or who it is for | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Every calendar | 244 | £80 of 244 | £3.54 of 244 | 2.7× of 96 | 85 of 182 | +4% 63 pairs |
| For womenrecipient | 147 | £119.52 of 147 | £6.04 of 147 | 2.7× of 88 | 52 of 120 | +4% 56 pairs |
| Beauty | 119 | £125 of 119 | £6.04 of 119 | 2.9× of 76 | 43 of 99 | +4% 45 pairs |
| For teensrecipient | 64 | £49.48 of 64 | £2.15 of 64 | 2.5× of 21 | 26 of 53 | +4% 13 pairs |
| For menrecipient | 56 | £100 of 56 | £4.17 of 56 | 2.5× of 24 | 27 of 48 | +5% 13 pairs |
| For kidsrecipient | 55 | £27.49 of 55 | £1.15 of 55 | — | 17 of 41 | — |
| Food | 44 | £16.65 of 44 | £0.69 of 44 | — | 16 of 28 | +6% 9 pairs |
| Self-care | 44 | £90 of 44 | £3.60 of 44 | 2.2× of 24 | 19 of 37 | +8% 14 pairs |
| Toys | 37 | £28.85 of 37 | £1.20 of 37 | — | 11 of 26 | — |
| Art & Hobbies | 23 | £53.98 of 23 | £2.25 of 23 | 1.9× of 8 | 4 of 14 | — |
| Household items | 21 | £172 of 21 | £7.80 of 21 | — | 6 of 17 | — |
| Franchise | 15 | £25 of 15 | £1.04 of 15 | — | 6 of 11 | — |
| Alcohol | 11 | £99.99 of 11 | £4.00 of 11 | — | 5 of 9 | — |
| Fashion | 9 | £249 of 9 | £20.83 of 9 | — | 2 of 7 | — |
| Erotic | 6 | — | — | — | 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: 50% of the 65 beauty boxes with their sizes marked are full size.
What they cost, and what a door costs
How door price is countedPrice in United Kingdom, in pounds — 244 priced, median £80
Under £254016%
£25 to £505623%
£50 to £1005422%
£100 to £2005221%
£200 to £5003414%
£500 and up83%
The lowest offer we hold in United Kingdom for each box, whichever shop.
The cheapest door — of 244
| Calendar | Per door |
|---|---|
| Seriously Good Cat 2026Seriously Good · 24 doors | £0.17 |
| Good Boy Chewy Dog Advent Calendar 2026Good Boy · 24 doors | £0.25 |
| Purizon Grain-Free Advent Calendar for Cats 2026Purizon · 24 doors | £0.25 |
| Good Boy The Snowman & The Snowdog Crunchies Advent Calendar 2026Good Boy · 24 doors | £0.29 |
| Rosewood Cupid & Comet Luxury Deli Advent Calendar for Dogs 2026Rosewood · 24 doors | £0.29 |
| Rosewood Cupid & Comet Luxury 100% Meat Advent Calendar for Cats 2026Rosewood · 24 doors | £0.29 |
And the dearest
| Calendar | Per door |
|---|---|
| Missoma Solid Gold 2026Missoma · 6 doors | £215.83 |
| Cult Pens Premium Stationery 2026Cult Pen · 12 doors | £45.83 |
| Missoma Gold 2026Missoma · 6 doors | £41.50 |
| Missoma Silver 2026Missoma · 6 doors | £39.83 |
| Swarovski Annual Edition 2026Swarovski · 25 doors | £32.50 |
| Sisley 2026 by Marie-Victoire de BascherSisley · 25 doors | £26.88 |
Best value on the shelf, and the least
How value is countedContents worth the most against the price — of 96
| Calendar | Price | Contents | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| GLOSSYBOX 2026GLOSSYBOX · 24 doors | £90 | £645 | 7.2× |
| Latest in Beauty The Grooming Kit Advent Edition 2026Latest in Beauty · 30 doors | £99 | £707 | 7.1× |
| ELLE Beauty 2026ELLE · 25 doors | £197 | £1132 | 5.7× |
| Douglas Exclusive Beauty Highlights 2026Douglas · 24 doors | €79.99 | €450 | 5.6× |
| OK! Beauty Box by Hannah Martin 2026OK! Beauty Box · 25 doors | £109 | £605 | 5.6× |
| Lookfantastic Beauty 2026Lookfantastic · 25 doors | £120 | £665 | 5.5× |
| YOU Beauty Advent Calendar 2026YOU Beauty · 24 doors | £115 | £635 | 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× |
And the least, by the brand’s own figure
| Calendar | Price | Contents | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tatcha 12 Ways to Love Your Skin 2026Tatcha · 12 doors | £278 | £287 | 1.0× |
| Villeroy & Boch Christmas Toys Advent Calendar 2026Villeroy & Boch · 24 doors | £395 | £470 | 1.2× |
| Missoma Solid Gold 2026Missoma · 6 doors | £1295 | £1713 | 1.3× |
| Beer52 Craft Beer 2026Beer52 · 24 doors | £69.99 | £95 | 1.4× |
| Bird & Blend Matcha 2026Bird & Blend Tea Co. · 24 doors | £55 | £80 | 1.5× |
| Rituals Premium 2026Rituals · 24 doors | £172 | £255.20 | 1.5× |
| Sisley 2026 by Marie-Victoire de BascherSisley · 25 doors | £672 | £1052 | 1.6× |
| Jo Malone London Christmas Kist 2026Jo Malone London · 25 doors | £375 | £595 | 1.6× |
| L'Occitane Prestige 2026L'Occitane · 24 doors | £169 | £269 | 1.6× |
| Umberto Giannini Curlcare 2026Umberto Giannini · 25 doors | £125 | £200 | 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 United Kingdom pays most over the odds for — of 110 priced in two or more countries
| Calendar | Here | Cheapest | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barbie Holiday 2026Barbie · 3 countries | £34.99 | $20 United States | +133% |
| Lindt LINDOR 2026Lindt · 4 countries | £34.99 | $21 Australia | +126% |
| Funko Pocket Pop Disney 2026Funko · 5 countries | £48.96 | $30 United States | +117% |
| Funko Pocket Pop Harry Potter 2026Funko · 6 countries | £52.99 | $34 United States | +107% |
| Play-Doh 2026Play-Doh · 6 countries | £18 | $12 Canada | +97% |
| National Geographic Gemstone 2026National Geographic · 4 countries | £28.85 | $20 United States | +92% |
| EXIT The Magic of Christmas 2026Kosmos · 5 countries | £39.99 | $28 Germany | +92% |
| Cinereplicas KPop Demon Hunters 2026Cinereplicas · 7 countries | £53.98 | $39 France | +85% |
| Molton Brown 2026Molton Brown · 5 countries | £213.90 | $162 Australia | +76% |
| Little Golden Books Countdown to Christmas 2026Little Golden Books · 5 countries | £32.90 | $25 United States | +75% |
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. 110 of the 244 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 — 182 brands across 244Funko6Hotel Chocolat5LEGO5Boots4Yankee Candle4Charbonnel et Walker3Good Boy3H&M3
Shops with the most on their shelf — of 244 pricedBootscheapest for 1725Argoscheapest for 1112Smythscheapest for 66John Lewischeapest for 45Hard To Find Whiskycheapest for 25Lords & Labradorscheapest for 55Hotel Chocolatcheapest for 55LEGOcheapest for 15
What is behind the doors — 2,961 items across 146 boxesEau de parfum106Serum106Moisturiser83Candle77Fragrance75Accessory64Not yet typed91
How many doors — all 24424 doors66%25 doors24%12 doors8%Other sizes2%
How we rated them, and the best of the season
How we reviewRatings, out of five — 239 rated
5 of 510%4.5 of 5167%4 of 511448%3.5 of 57331%3 of 53515%
Every item full size — 9 of the 65 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 |
| ELLE Beauty 2026ELLE · 25 doors | £197 | 5.7× | 4.5/5 |
| 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 |
| YOU Beauty Advent Calendar 2026YOU Beauty · 24 doors | £115 | 5.5× | 4.5/5 |
| Douglas Luxury 2026Douglas · 24 doors | €199 | 5.0× | 4.5/5 |
| Vogue Festive 2026Vogue · 25 doors | £355 | 4.7× | 4.5/5 |
| 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 |
New to the shelf: 85 brands making their first
Every brand, A to Z17A Little SomethingAcqua di ParmaARRAN Sense of ScotlandAvant SkincareBABY bornBaylis & HardingBeer52BrewDogBRIOByredoCAIACarolina HerreraCath KidstonChampneysCharbonnel et WalkerCliniqueCowshedDebenhamsDenzel'sDrinks by the DramELLEEngelbert StraussFanRollFugglerGatineauGood BoygrüumH&MHealfIgloo BooksJelly BellyKKNEKKILily's KitchenLittle Golden BooksLynxMacy'sMade By MitchellMagna-TilesMaster of MaltMenkindMonty BojanglesMyproteinNEOMOh My CreamOK! Beauty BoxPact CoffeePaxton & WhitfieldPenguinPenhaligon'sPeppa PigPrettyLittleThingProfusionPURESEOULPurizonPuzzle PostRed DragonREHAB.RoccoRodialRosewoodRuff's RecipesSay It WithSculpted by AimeeSence CollectionSentierSeriously GoodSinfulSoap & GlorySunday RileySuper MarioSuperdrugSusanne KaufmannTatchaThat Boutique-y Whisky CompanyThe Fragrance ShopTropic SkincareTwiningsUNOVilleroy & BochWentworth PuzzlesWeraWilliam Morris at HomeYOU BeautyZooki
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
60 of the 244 are read every morning at the shops that publish a price a script can see. 51 in stock, 9 gone.
First seen on sale
- Winmau x Red Dragon Dual 2026 17 September
- Winmau Premium 2026 17 September
- Twinings 2026 17 September
- The Body Shop Ultimate 2026 17 September
- The Body Shop Classic 2026 17 September
- Sunday Riley 12 Days of Sunday 2026 17 September
- Sukoshi 2026 17 September
- Schleich Harry Potter Mini Figures Series 2 2026 17 September