The countdown to the holidays just got a lot dewier. The Glow Recipe 12 Days of Glow Advent Calendar Korean Skincare Gift Set is now available at Sephora. It's a limited-edition holiday 2026 release that hides 14 products behind 12 doors, covering skincare, makeup and lip care. If you love fruit-powered K-beauty formulas, or need a gift for someone who does, this is one of the season's most generous skincare calendars.
Quick Facts
| Detail | Info |
|---|---|
| Brand | Glow Recipe |
| Product | 12 Days of Glow Advent Calendar Korean Skincare Gift Set |
| Release date | Out now (Holiday 2026) |
| Price | $110 (US) / CA$154 (Canada) |
| Availability | Available now at Sephora, Limited Edition |
| Value if bought separately (per Sephora) | $202 (US) / CA$283 (Canada) |
| Contents | 14 products behind 12 doors |
| Skin types | Normal, dry, combination, oily |
| Concerns | Pores, dryness, dullness |
| Key ingredients | Niacinamide, hyaluronic acid, PHA + BHA |
What's Inside the Advent Calendar
The set costs $110. According to Sephora, buying the same products one by one would cost $202. Here's the full lineup of products:
- Avocado Ceramide Moisture Barrier Cleanser (150 mL)
- LHA + AHA Exfoliating Toner Pads, PDRN + Repair and Soothe Toner Pads and Vitamin C Brightening Toner Pads (6 mL each)
- Watermelon Glow PHA + BHA Pore-Tight Toner (40 mL)
- Prickly Pear Peptide Mucin Serum (40 mL)
- Watermelon Pink Juice Moisturizer (15 mL)
- Watermelon Milk Peptide Cushion Cream Moisturizer (50 mL)
- Plum Plump Hyaluronic Acid Moisturizer (50 mL)
- Watermelon Glow Niacinamide Dew Drops and Sun Glow Niacinamide Hue Drops (15 mL each)
- Watermelon Glow Niacinamide Dewy Flush in Watermelon Flush (12 mL)
- Fig Glass Balm Lip Treatment in Fig Bingsoo, a sheer mauve nude (15 g)
- First Move Lip Blur Deluxe, a nude-pink PDRN Lip Blur Balm (2.5 g)
An 8-Step Glow Routine in a Box
Glow Recipe frames the calendar as a complete 8-step routine: cleanse, treat, tone, brighten, repair, moisturize, flush and lip. Here's how to get the most from it:
- Cleanse with the ceramide-rich avocado cleanser to support your moisture barrier.
- Treat with the toner pads. Use the LHA + AHA pads on texture-focused nights, the Vitamin C pads for brightness, and the PDRN pads when skin feels stressed.
- Tone with the Watermelon Glow toner. Its PHA smooths texture while BHA helps decongest pores.
- Brighten with the niacinamide Dew Drops, which target dullness and the look of pores.
- Moisturize with the texture that suits your skin.
Tip: The calendar includes three moisturizers, so you can pick the one that matches your skin:
- Pink Juice is an oil-free water gel for oily skin.
- Plum Plump is a silky hydrating cream for combination-to-dry and sensitive skin. Glow Recipe says its hyaluronic acid holds up to 1000x its weight in moisture.
- Watermelon Milk Peptide Cushion Cream is a bouncy gel-cream for combination-to-normal skin.
To finish, add a wash of Dewy Flush and the Fig Glass Balm for an effortless glass-skin look.
Gift-Worthy Packaging
The calendar comes in a silver box with a round window showing an illustrated pink holiday street scene. It can also be gifted wrapped in sheer pink organza with a ribbon, so it's ready to go under the tree.
Don't confuse this with The Korean Glass Skincare Vault Kit ($150), a separate Glow Recipe holiday set sold on glowrecipe.com and at Sephora. The 12 Days of Glow calendar is a Sephora listing and isn't currently on Glow Recipe's own site.
Where to Buy
- US: Sephora ($110)
- UK: Not yet confirmed
- International: Sephora Canada (CA$154)
This is a limited edition, and advent calendars tend to sell out fast once holiday shopping picks up, so buy early if it's on your wish list.
