Everything inside Sephora's 2026 advent calendar as the waiting list opens

It may only be September but sleigh bells are on the horizon because we've got our first sneak preview at one of the most-sought-after advent calendars of 2026 - and it's a good one.

Sephora's beauty advent has sold out for the last four years in a row, and if what we know about this year's 25-door box is anything to go by, we can expect a similar outcome.

Retailing at £225, it's a bit of a steal for anyone looking to expand their beauty horizons or just top up on some cult favourites - with last year's offering including the likes of Merit's Flush Balm, Malin + Goetz perfume oil, and a L'Occitane Body Oil.

This year's contents have finally been revealed, too, and it's worth getting just as excited about. Warning: Spoilers ahead.

When the waiting list first opened back in August, a teaser image was shared online, where the outline of some of the products hidden in the calendar can be seen. Quickly sleuths managed to decode what those products were, including One/Size On 'Till Dawn Mattifying Waterproof Setting Spray, a MAC lipstick, Kayali fragrance, and Makeup by Mario eyeshadow palette.

What's more, we know it's worth over £1,000, and contains 41 items - 27 of which are full-sized - and the retail giant has already dubbed it their "biggest ever lineup".

We know that having a display-worthy box to house it all in is equally as important too, and it looks like for 2026 they'll be sticking with a metallic theme.

"It's giving 'add to wishlist immediately' energy", one Sephora fan noted under the launch announcement.

"So ready for this", vowed another, while a third added: "My favourite advent calendar ever."

Here's the full list of everything inside this year's Sephora advent calendar:

1. Phlur vanilla skin edp, 9.5ml
2. Huda Beauty easy blur primer, 30ml
3. Discotheque Lola at Coat Check candle, 220g
4. Tower 28 lipsoftie tinted lip treatment, 11g – ube vanilla
5. Sephora Collection lip tint felt liner – 01 terracotta ink
6. Sephora Collection 12h colorful contour eye pencil – 57 rock'n'brown
7. Glow Recipe vitamin c brightening korean toner pads, size not specified
8. Skin1004 madagascar centella hyalu-cica water-fit sun serum spf50+, 15ml
9. Sol de Janeiro cheirosa 62 body & hair fragrance mist, 30ml
10. Fugazzi cloud nine edp, 10ml
11. Glowery daily dew tiger grass glow serum, 30ml
12. Danessa Myricks Beauty yummy skin glow serum, 32.5ml – fresh pressed
13. Grown Alchemist soothing hand cream, 65ml
14. Color Wow insta-wow advanced dry shampoo, 60ml
15. Dermalogica daily milkfoliant, 13g
16. Merit Beauty flush balm cream blush, 9g – fox
17. One/Size on 'til dawn mattifying waterproof setting spray, 143ml
18. Kosas shiny objects wet glisten powder highlighter, 4.5g – opaline
19. Sunday Riley c.e.o vitamin c rich hydration cream, 15g
20. Maria Nila true soft argan oil, 100ml
21. Tatcha the water cream, 15ml
22. Kayali eden sparkling lychee | 39 eau de parfum, 10ml
23. Rare Beauty brow harmony flexible lifting eyebrow gel, 4.5g
24. Dr Sam's flawless cleanser, 200ml
25. Gisou honey milk 5-in-1 styling cream, 50ml
26. Laneige bouncy & firm sleeping mask, 25ml
27. K18 leave-in molecular repair hair mask, 50ml
28. Topicals slick salve lip balm, 15ml – papaya
29. Hourglass veil translucent setting powder travel size, 2g
30. Summer Fridays blush butter balm, 3.5g – pink sunset
31. Sol de Janeiro body wash, 385ml
32. Mac m·a·cximal sleek satin lipstick, 3.5g – crème in your coffee
33. Medicube collagen jelly cream, 50ml
34. Biodance pdrn sheet mask, size not specified
35. Medik8 niacinamide peptides, 30ml
36. Merit Beauty retrospect™ l'extrait de parfum, 9.5ml
37. Tarte tartelette™ xl tubing mascara, 8g
38. Haus Labs atomic shake lip lacquer, 4ml – ruby
39. Laura Mercier caviar stick, size not specified
40. Makeup by Mario ethereal moonlight eyeshadow palette, size not specified

Customers that sign up to the My Sephora programme and join the waitlist will be entered into a prize draw for the chance to win one of three Sephora Advent Calendars, ahead of its general release.

Join the waiting list here

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