25 doorsEditors’ pickThe Best 2026 Makeup Advent Calendars
Our first pick among makeup advent calendars is Selfridges Beauty 2026 — rated 5/5 by our editors, contents worth 5.1× the box price, 25 doors, $305. Best value is Douglas Exclusive Beauty Highlights 2026, with contents worth 5.6× its price. 107 makeup advent calendars in all, most of them 24 doors, from $45 to $1,081.
107 calendars, from $45 to $1,081, most of them 24 doors. Full stats
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One for each way of asking, further down.
A first pick, the best value, under $50, the splurge — and a person to ask if yours is not there.
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One for each way of asking. Every row clears the same bar — a score an editor wrote, an editors’ pick, or contents worth more than the box — and nothing older than last season.
First pickSelfridges Beauty 2026Our rating 5/5 · contents worth 5.1× the box price · 25 doors$305Best valueDouglas Exclusive Beauty Highlights 2026Our rating 4.5/5 · contents worth 5.6× the box price · 24 doors€79.99Over $200Vogue Festive 2026Our rating 4.5/5 · contents worth 4.7× the box price · 25 doors$525For kidsEssence The Holiday Tree 2026Our rating 3/5 · 24 doors€29.99
For womenPLouise Cruising Home For Christmas 2025Our rating 5/5 · 25 doors£250
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25 doorsEditors’ pickHow to choose a makeup advent calendar
- Step 01
Decide what you will spend first
Set the number before you browse, because it decides the shelf more than anything else here. Of the 47 priced in dollars, 1 come in under $50, 19 sit between $50 and $200 and 27 cost more than that — the range runs $45 to $1,081, and half are above $275. Compare the price bands
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Match the doors to the days
55 of the 107 here have 24 doors — a 24-door box opens one a day from 1 December to Christmas Eve. The others run 4, 7, 12, 16, 25 and 31, and the shorter ones start partway through the month: a 12-door box opens on 13 December. For someone who will not open one every day, or a gift that will arrive late, fewer doors is the better fit, not the lesser calendar. Every start date
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Know which season you are buying
25 of the 107 here are 2026 editions, and 30 are last season's — still sold, often discounted, and with the contents already on the page. The 52 older than that are listed for the record, not for buying. A brand's page keeps every edition together, so check whether the box you are looking at is this year's before you compare prices.
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Check what is inside against the price
Every calendar page that we have costed shows what the contents come to against the sticker price. We have done that for 62 of the 107 here: the median box holds 3.0× its own price in product, the spread runs 1.0× to 6.4×, and every one of them comes to more than it costs. Below 1.0× you are paying for the box; none here does that.
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Start from the ones we have opened
32 of the 107 here carry an editors' pick — the chip above the grid narrows the shelf to those — and 35 have a written score. Those are the boxes somebody on this site has actually judged. The rest are listed because they exist, not because we are recommending them; being on this page is not a verdict. How we review
Frequently asked questions
Are there makeup advent calendars in 2026/2027?
Yes. 25 of the 107 makeup advent calendars we list are 2026 editions. The other 82 are 2025 and 2024 boxes, which some retailers still stock.
How much do makeup advent calendars cost?
Makeup advent calendars run from $45 to $1,081, with the middle of the range at $275. That is across the 47 of the 107 we list that carry a US price.
How many doors do makeup advent calendars have?
Most makeup advent calendars have 24 doors — 55 of the 107 we list. The rest run 4, 7, 12, 16, 25 and 31.
Which brands make makeup advent calendars?
51 brands make the 107 makeup advent calendars we list. Sephora has the most with 11, then Douglas with 6 and Cult Beauty with 4. The other 48 have up to 4 each.
Are makeup advent calendars worth the money?
We have priced the contents of 62 of the 107 makeup advent calendars we list against what they charge. The median box holds 3.0× its price in product, and every one of them comes to more than it costs.
Prices, sizes and seasons, across all 107.
3.0×the median calendar here holds that much more than it costs, across the 62 we have counted both figures for.
How big the boxes are24 doors5525 doors3712 doors9Other sizes6
Which season they are from2026 season252025 season302024 season52
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