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Rabanne has released its Advent Calendar for Holiday 2026, a mirrored disco-ball sphere with 24 doors of fragrance, makeup and accessories. It is priced at €350 on Rabanne's Luxembourg site and is reported at £295 in the UK.

What's Inside

• Fragrance: Million Gold For Her Eau de Parfum (5ml miniature and 10ml travel size), Fame Eau de Parfum (10ml travel size), Fame In Love (4ml miniature), Olympéa Eau de Parfum (6ml miniature), 1 Million Eau de Toilette (5ml miniature), Burning Leather (15ml travel size) and Million Red For Her (10ml travel size). The post originally listed Fame Body Lotion; Beauty Detective lists a Million Gold For Her Body Lotion (100ml).
• Makeup: Famous Lipcolor Metallic in Red Chrome, Dramalips in 354 Double Date plus a Dramalips miniature in 100 Sugar Baby, and Glowies in 002 Pink Lolita and Frost Love plus a Glowies miniature in 091 Viral. Also included are the XXXL mascara, Famous Mascara (travel size), Rockstar Mascara (travel size) and Colorshot in Moon Child & Meteor Light.
• Accessories: a 70g candle, a Beautyblender and an exclusive decorative metallic pendant, which Beauty Detective lists as a Metallic Decorative Bag Tag.
• Packaging: according to Rabanne, the insert is removable and 100% recyclable, and the mirrored sphere can be reused as a standalone disco-ball decoration.

Price and Value

On Rabanne's Luxembourg site the calendar costs €350. Buying the contents separately would cost €516. Rabanne notes that pricing may vary slightly by region. Beauty Detective reports a price of £295/€341 and a value of £472/€519. Rabanne describes the calendar as an ultra-limited edition sold online.

Where to Buy

• US: Not yet confirmed
• UK: Not yet confirmed (reported price £295)
• International: Rabanne Luxembourg (€350)

Sources

• Rabanne Luxembourg product page
• Beauty Detective contents and pricing listing (28 September 2026)

The Donatella Versace x Revolve beauty brand is a new, still-unnamed line from a joint venture between Donatella Versace and Revolve Group. The companies announced the venture on 21 September 2026, with Donatella as chief creative officer, and say its first product category will be beauty. The brand name, product line-up, pricing and exact release date have not been disclosed. Vogue and Marie Claire report that the first products are expected in 2027.

Photos: Yulia Gorbachenko, courtesy of Revolve Group

When Will the Donatella Versace x Revolve Beauty Brand Launch?

Donatella Versace and Revolve have not announced an official release date, and reports differ on timing:

• WWD writes that the brand name and first products (beginning in beauty) will be revealed "in the coming months."
• Vogue reports that the first products are expected in 2027, alongside the name reveal.
• Marie Claire also reports that the first products will launch in 2027.

The press release itself notes that definitive agreements are still being negotiated.

Price

Pricing has not been announced for any market. None of the outlets covering the announcement lists price points.

What's Been Announced

According to the joint press release, Donatella brings creative direction, cultural influence and audience. Revolve contributes digital commerce, technology, consumer intelligence, operations, marketing and community. The companies say the venture will be independent and that Donatella will shape its identity, products, collaborators and broader cultural world. The release adds that the business will begin in beauty before expanding into fashion, and that additional markets may be considered as it develops.

No specific products, SKUs or shades have been named by the companies or by WWD, Vogue, CNN or Marie Claire.

What the Companies Say

Revolve co-founder and co-CEO Mike Karanikolas said: "By combining Donatella's creative authority with Revolve's technology, infrastructure and global reach, we have an opportunity to create something genuinely distinctive and build it for the long term."

Co-CEO Michael Mente called Donatella "one of the defining creative voices of our time." He added that the partnership gives her vision "an entirely new platform and the freedom to build something from the ground up."

Raissa Gerona, Revolve's president of brand and partnerships, cited her "extraordinary instinct for what the next generation wants."

Donatella said in the release: "This partnership gives me the freedom to speak to that generation in a completely new and personal way, through beauty and fashion."

Where to Buy

The products are not on sale yet, and no stockists have been announced. According to the press release, these are the planned launch markets:

• US: Named as an initial market; retailers not yet announced.
• UK: Not yet confirmed.
• Europe: Not yet confirmed.
• Other markets: Latin America, Asia-Pacific and the Middle East are named as initial markets. The companies say additional markets may be considered.

What Makes the Donatella Versace x Revolve Beauty Brand Different?

• According to the press release, the venture launches with beauty before expanding into fashion.
• Marie Claire describes it as Donatella's first major creative venture outside the Versace house.
• The companies say it will be an independent brand, with Donatella leading creative and Revolve running commerce, technology and operations.

Background

According to Marie Claire, Donatella took over Versace in 1997 following the death of her brother, founder Gianni Versace. CNN reports that she stepped down as chief creative officer of Versace in March 2025 after nearly 28 years. She moved to a newly created role of chief brand ambassador, and Dario Vitale was named her successor as CCO. Vogue reports that Versace was subsequently acquired by Prada Group last December.

This is not Revolve's first beauty partnership. Vogue notes that the retailer's joint venture with Cardi B, which Marie Claire reports was announced in April 2025, marked its entry into the beauty category. WWD separately mentions Revolve Los Angeles, a fashion brand with ambassador Bella Hadid. These are distinct ventures in different categories.

BeautyTalkClub will update this post when the name and first products are revealed. Other new brand announcements and launches are collected in our BeautyTalkClub beauty news section.

Sources

• Donatella Versace and Revolve Group joint press release, 21 September 2026 (via PR Newswire and LA Times Studios)
• WWD
• Vogue
• CNN
• Marie Claire

Shiseido has released the Blockbuster Vanity Kit 2026, an eight-item skincare and makeup set priced at €250 with a stated value of €585. Six of the items are full size, and they come in a black woven pouch with a gold plaque. Durbin Rock reports that the set "has officially launched", and Beauty Detective's listing, dated 20 September 2026, says it is coming soon to the UK. The Instagram post we first saw also says it is coming soon to the UK. Below are the contents item by item and what the stated value does and doesn't tell you.

What Is Inside the Shiseido Blockbuster Vanity Kit 2026?

The list below comes from Durbin Rock and Beauty Detective. The promo image shows the same eight items.

Skincare and tools

• Clarifying Cleansing Foam, 125 ml (full size)
• Cleansing Massage Brush (full size)
• Ultimune Power Infusing Serum, 50 ml (full size)
• Vital Perfection Uplifting & Firming Advanced Cream, 50 ml (full size)
• Benefiance Wrinkle Smoothing Eye Cream, 15 ml (full size)
• Ultimune Power Infusing Hand Cream, 30 ml (mini)

Makeup

• Imperial Lash Mascara in Black (full size)
• TechnoSatin Gel Lipstick in 415 Short Circuit (mini)

Durbin Rock describes the bag as the Shiseido Elegant Woven Pouch, a black woven zip pouch with a gold chrome Shiseido Ginza Tokyo plaque. The set is part of Shiseido's GINZA WONDER holiday collection.

Price and Value

The set costs €250. According to Shiseido, buying the items one by one would cost €585, so the set price is about 43 percent of the stated total. The sources do not give the individual retail prices of the eight items, so the €585 figure could not be checked independently. Stated values in gift sets are the brand's own totals.

How It Compares with Previous Releases

Beauty Detective's 2024 write-up lists that year's kit at £160 with a stated value of £320. That kit had three full-size items (the cleansing foam, the Vital Perfection cream and the mascara) and six smaller ones. The 2026 kit has six full-size items and two minis, so more of the contents are full size. The currencies differ (£ in 2024, € now), so the prices are not directly comparable.

Key Details

The Vital Perfection cream and the Ultimune serum are both 50 ml full sizes. The eye cream is also full size at 15 ml. The set also includes a cleansing foam, a cleansing massage brush, a hand cream mini and two makeup items: a full-size mascara and a mini lipstick.

Where to Buy

• US: Not yet confirmed
• UK: Not yet confirmed. The set is listed as "coming soon to the UK" with no date. As of 7 October 2026, Shiseido UK's site shows no listing for the set and is promoting its 2026 Advent Calendar.
• International: Not yet confirmed (priced at €250; no retailer product page in our sources)

We will update this article when Shiseido confirms a UK price and launch date.

Sources

• Shiseido UK official website (checked 7 October 2026; no listing for the set yet)
• Durbin Rock, Shiseido Blockbuster Vanity Set 2026 (contents, price, stated value, pouch)
• Beauty Detective, Shiseido Blockbuster Vanity Kit 2026 listing dated 20 September 2026, and its 2024 kit write-up
• Instagram post announcing the kit as coming soon to the UK

Bloomingdale's has released its 25 Days of Luxury Beauty Advent Calendar for 2026, priced at $350. The calendar has 25 doors holding 27 products across skincare, makeup, fragrance, haircare and tools. The set costs $350, and according to Bloomingdale's, buying the items separately would cost $1,252. The retailer describes it as its first-ever beauty advent calendar, created to mark 150 years of Bloomingdale's. It is available now on Bloomingdale's US site.

What's Inside the Bloomingdale's 25 Days of Luxury Beauty Calendar

The skincare in the calendar includes:

• Augustinus Bader The Rich Cream (0.5 oz), a moisturiser that the brand says is powered by its TFC8 technology
• La Mer The Treatment Lotion (3.4 oz)
• La Prairie Skin Caviar Liquid Lift (0.17 oz)
• SK-II Skin Power Re-New Cream (0.4 oz) and Guerlain Abeille Royale Watery Oil Serum (0.5 oz)
• Dr. Barbara Sturm Hyaluronic Serum (0.33 oz)
• 111SKIN Cryo De-Puffing Eye Mask (0.2 oz) and the 111SKIN Celestial Black Diamond Lifting & Firming Treatment Mask (1.04 oz)
• Elemis Pro-Collagen Green Fig Cleansing Balm (1.7 oz) and SkinMedica AHA/BHA Exfoliating Cleanser (1 oz)
• Shiseido Benefiance Wrinkle Smoothing Eye Cream (0.17 oz) and Clarins Precious La Crème (0.5 oz)
• Eighth Day Regenerative Serum (0.17 oz)
• Clé de Peau Beauté Vitality-Enhancing Eye Mask Supreme (0.5 oz) and Clé de Peau Beauté Softening Cleansing Foam (0.77 oz)

The makeup includes:

• Armani Eye Tint in 44S Blush
• Sisley Paris Phyto-Lip Twist in N°2 Baby
• U Beauty PLASMA Lip Compound in Universal
• Trish McEvoy Liquid Face Color in Glow
• M·A·C M·A·Cximal Sleek Satin Lipstick in Hodge Podge

For hair and tools, the calendar contains Moroccanoil Treatment (0.85 oz), an Emi Jay Sweetheart Clip in Prima Donna and the Otis Batterbee Rocket Blender Brush.

The fragrance items are Le Labo Santal 33 Eau de Parfum (0.24 oz), Maison Francis Kurkdjian À la rose Eau de Parfum (0.17 oz), Brunello Cucinelli Ombra Lirica Parfum (0.17 oz) and a Jo Malone London English Pear & Freesia Candle (1.23 oz).

A Fragrance-Focused Alternative

Bloomingdale's is also releasing a 12 Days of Luxury Fragrance Advent Calendar. It includes:

• CREED Aventus, Silver Mountain Water and Millésime Impérial
• BYREDO Gypsy Water
• Parfums de Marly Delina Body Cream
• BVLGARI Baciami
• Christian Louboutin La Rose Fétiche
• Van Cleef & Arpels Orchidée Vanille
• Items from INITIO, Ex Nihilo, MIND GAMES and Matière Première

Price and Value

The calendar costs $350. Bloomingdale's puts the value of the items bought separately at $1,252, so the price is roughly 72% below the retailer's stated value.

Advent Center calculates the price at $14 per door. By its count, that is higher than 82% of this season's beauty calendars it lists, where the median is about $6.76.

Advent Center also reports these details about the contents:

• The La Mer Treatment Lotion, the cleansing balm and the makeup are full size.
• Most of the other products are deluxe minis of 0.17 to 1 oz.
• Two of the 27 items are a hair clip and a brush.

Where to Buy

• US: Bloomingdale's ($350)
• UK: Not yet confirmed
• International: Not yet confirmed

Sources

• Bloomingdale's product listing for the 25 Days of Luxury Beauty Advent Calendar (contents, sizes, price and $1,252 value)
• Advent Center listing for Bloomingdale's 25 Days of Luxury 2026 (door count, product count, per-door price comparison)

Ulta Beauty is launching two limited-edition holiday 2026 collections. The first is the Peanuts x Ulta Beauty Holiday 2026 Collection of lip balms, palettes and gift extras, with most pieces priced between $14 and $25. The second is Bio Ionic's Jade Dream Collection, three hot tools in a jade finish priced from $163 to $326. It is available at Ulta.com and 1,500 Ulta locations nationwide, the first time the collection has been sold at Ulta.

Peanuts x Ulta Beauty Holiday 2026 Collection: What's Included

The lineup combines makeup and beauty tools with gift and lifestyle items. Most pieces are priced between $14 and $25.

Pieces in the collection include:

• Snowed In Glossy Lip Balm Set ($25): glossy, hydrating lip balms
• Home for the Holidays Eye Shadow Palette ($18): warm-toned shades
• Under One Roof Beauty Sponge Set ($18)
• Coffee Mug Bath Set ($18): includes a S'mores-scented body mist, hand cream, and candy cane bath bomb
• All Bundled Up Candle ($22): notes of toasted marshmallow, caramel drizzle, warm vanilla bean, and milk chocolate shavings
• Countdown with the Crew Advent Calendar ($25)
• Face Mask Set ($18) and No Silent Nights Creaseless Clips Set ($14)
• Lifestyle add-ons: Sherpa Bucket Hat ($20), Tote Bag ($25), All is Cozy Socks ($14), and the Tied with Love Snoopy Plush ($16)

Bio Ionic Jade Dream Collection: Key Details

Bio Ionic's Jade Dream Collection releases three of the brand's existing tools in a jade colorway. It is available at Ulta.com and 1,500 Ulta locations nationwide.

The trio includes:

• 10X Styler ($262)
• 10X Dryer ($326)
• Long Barrel Curling Iron ($163)

Each tool uses Bio Ionic's patented Moisturizing Heat™ technology. According to Bio Ionic, a natural mineral complex generates negative ions. The brand says these ions break water into ultra-fine particles that penetrate the hair shaft while you style, for smoother, shinier results without stripping moisture.

What the Brand Says

According to Bio Ionic, Moisturizing Heat helps:

• Seal the cuticle for a glossier finish
• Reduce frizz and flyaways
• Preserve hydration so hair looks healthier over time

Availability

Both the Peanuts x Ulta Beauty Holiday 2026 Collection and Bio Ionic's Jade Dream Collection are limited edition. Ulta Beauty has not announced a specific on-sale date.

Where to Buy

• US: Ulta Beauty: Peanuts x Ulta Beauty Holiday 2026 Collection ($14–$25); Bio Ionic Jade Dream Collection at Ulta.com and 1,500 stores ($163–$326)
• UK: Not yet confirmed
• International: Not yet confirmed

Sources

• Ulta Beauty product information for the Peanuts x Ulta Beauty Holiday 2026 Collection
• Bio Ionic product information for the Jade Dream Collection and Moisturizing Heat™ technology

Dior's Le 30 Montaigne Beauty Advent Calendar for holiday 2026 is on sale in the UK priced at £604, according to a Beauty Detective listing posted on 25 September 2026. According to Dior, the star-shaped calendar recreates the facade of the house's 30 Avenue Montaigne boutique, with a scene "sculpted in gingerbread" at its center and a couture gown detailed with floral motifs. It holds 24 Dior creations spanning fragrance, makeup, skincare and a scented candle.

The Design

Dior describes the calendar's centerpiece as a scene "seemingly sculpted in gingerbread," dressed with a couture gown adorned in floral motifs. This is a different visual direction from last year's edition. Dior hasn't published a designer credit or a name for this year's concept.

Key Details

Confirmed by Dior (via its preview images):

• The star-shaped silhouette.
• The gingerbread-and-florals centerpiece.
• 24 items covering fragrance, makeup, skincare and a candle.
• The opened dimensions (525 × 500 × 116 mm).

Price and availability: Beauty Detective reported on 25 September 2026 that the calendar is now available, priced at £604. The exact on-sale date and US pricing have not been announced.

Contents named so far (17 of the 24 items, per Beauty Detective):

• J’adore L’Or Eau de Parfum 3.5ml
• Sauvage Eau de Toilette 10ml
• Dior Homme Eau de Toilette 10ml
• Miss Dior Blooming Bouquet Eau de Toilette 5ml
• Miss Dior Essence, Essence de Parfum 5ml
• Rouge Dior Lipstick 999 Velvet 3.5g
• Dior Addict Lip Maximizer 001 Pink 6ml
• Dior Addict Lip Glow 001 Pink 3.2g
• Dior Addict Lip Tint 351 Natural Nude 5ml
• Rouge Dior Lipstick 720 Icone Satin 1.5g
• Dior Vernis 513 J’adore 10ml
• Diorshow Mascara 090 Black 4ml
• Dior Prestige La Crème 15ml
• Dior Prestige La Micro-Huile de Rose Activated Serum 10ml
• Dior Capture Le Sérum 10ml
• La Mousse OFF/ON Foaming Cleanser 30ml
• Piste aux Étoiles Scented Candle 85g

The remaining items have not yet been listed. We'll update this article when they are confirmed.

How It Compares with Previous Releases

Last year's Le 30 Montaigne calendar (holiday 2025) took a different approach, according to Premium Beauty News:

• It was a Pietro Ruffo-designed "Circus of Dreams" scene with constellation and gold-star detailing.
• It was produced with PM Studio.
• The box measured 41.5 × 33.8 × 13.5 cm.

The 2026 gingerbread-and-couture theme is a new design rather than a variation on that one. Dior is reusing the "Le 30 Montaigne" name for a second year with a different design each time.

Price and Value

The 2026 calendar is listed at £604 in the UK, according to Beauty Detective. Dior has not published a stated "value if bought separately" for the contents, and US pricing has not been announced.

FAQ

When does the Dior Le 30 Montaigne 2026 advent calendar launch? It is already on sale in the UK. Beauty Detective reported it as available on 25 September 2026. An exact launch date has not been announced.

How much does it cost? £604 in the UK. US pricing has not been announced.

What's inside? 24 Dior creations covering fragrance, makeup, skincare and a scented candle. So far, 17 have been named, including J’adore L’Or, Sauvage, Rouge Dior 999 Velvet, Diorshow Mascara and Dior Prestige La Crème.

Is this the same design as last year's Dior advent calendar? No. The 2025 Le 30 Montaigne calendar used a Pietro Ruffo "Circus of Dreams" design; the 2026 edition has a gingerbread-and-floral-couture theme instead.

How big is the calendar? 525 × 500 × 116 mm once opened, per Dior's own preview.

Where to Buy

• US: Not yet confirmed
• UK: On sale at £604. Retailer product page not yet confirmed.
• International: Not yet confirmed

Sources

• Dior's official preview images (design, contents categories, dimensions)
• Beauty Detective listing, 25 September 2026 (UK price, availability, named contents)
• Premium Beauty News (2025 Le 30 Montaigne calendar details)