essence Holiday 2026 Gift Sets & Baked With Love Advent Calendar: Prices & Where to Buy

The essence Holiday 2026 lineup is six makeup gift sets plus the Baked With Love Advent Calendar, which holds 24 surprises for eyes, lips, face and nails. Prices run from $9.99 to $49.99 at Ulta Beauty and essencemakeup.com. The calendar was the first piece to appear, on essence's US site on 7 September 2026.

Updated 15 October 2026: in stock at Ulta Beauty (six sets) and essencemakeup.com (all seven). essence lists all seven as limited edition, so stock can change quickly.

essence's other launches this season are the essence Midnight Meow Cat-Eye Lip Gloss and the essence Book Lovers Club Trend Edition.

Quick Facts

When Did the essence Holiday 2026 Gift Sets Launch?

essence hasn't announced an official release date. On essencemakeup.com, the dates each product first appeared are:

• 7 September 2026: the Baked With Love Advent Calendar
• 18 September 2026: the Lash Princess, Stay & Play, Super Peptide and Jelly Grip gift sets
• 1 October 2026: the Juicy Bomb Mini set
• 5 October 2026: the Sweet Treats set

All six Ulta Beauty listings were live and in stock on 15 October 2026.

essence Holiday 2026 Prices

Each value is Ulta's own estimate of what the contents would cost if bought individually.

What's Inside

Baked With Love Advent Calendar: $49.99

• Contents: 24 limited-edition surprises for eyes, lips, nails and face, plus beauty tools.
• Not a full list: essence hasn't published a day-by-day list of the contents.
• What the official photos show: for example, a cap topper keychain with a gingerbread charm, lip glosses, a lipstick, a blush/highlighter compact, eyeshadow singles, nail polishes, hair clips, makeup sponges, a makeup remover pad and eye patches.
• Where to buy: Ulta Beauty lists it as online only. It is also sold on essencemakeup.com.
• More calendars: see our advent calendar coverage.

Lash Princess Gift Set: $14.99

• Contents: four 12 ml mascaras (4 x 12 ml):

- Lash Princess False Lash Effect Mascara

- False Lash Effect Mascara Waterproof

- False Lash Effect Mascara Brown

- Curl & Volume Mascara

• Where to buy: Ulta Beauty and essencemakeup.com.

Stay & Play Gift Set: $23.99

• Contents: eight Stay & Play Gel Eyeliners (8 x 1.3 g).
• Shades pictured: black and brown alongside lighter and coloured liners, including green, mauve and navy.
• Where to buy: Ulta lists it as online only and "Only at Ulta". essencemakeup.com also sells it.

Super Peptide Gift Set: $11.99

• Contents: three Super Peptide Glossy Lip Treatments (3 x 10 ml).
• Where to buy: Ulta Beauty and essencemakeup.com.

Holiday Happiness Juicy Bomb Mini Shiny Lipgloss Set: $9.99

• Contents: five mini Juicy Bomb glosses (5 x 6 ml), plus a keychain and a pink star charm.
• Where to buy: Ulta lists it as online only. essencemakeup.com also sells it, where it is listed as shade 01 Holiday Happiness.

Juicy Bomb Shiny Lipgloss Sweet Treats Set: $11.99

• Contents: five limited-edition glosses (5 x 10 ml):

- 112 Melty Marshmallow

- 113 Banana Boost

- 114 Cookie Crush

- 115 Raspberry Fudge

- Choco Bomb 01 Chocoholic!

• Scents: Ulta names them as Whipped Marshmallow, Cookies & Cream, Banana Pudding and Raspberry Dark Chocolate Cake.
• Where to buy: Ulta lists it as online only and "Only at Ulta". essencemakeup.com also sells it.
• Not to be confused with: the Holiday Happiness mini set at $9.99, which holds smaller 6 ml glosses.

Jelly Grip Gift Set: $14.99

• Contents: Jelly Grip Hydrating Primer, Jelly Grip Refreshing Aloe Spray and Jelly Grip Undereye Primer Stick.
• Where to buy: sold on essencemakeup.com and not listed at Ulta Beauty.

Where to Buy

• US:

- Baked With Love Advent Calendar: essencemakeup.com ($49.99), Ulta Beauty ($49.99)

- Lash Princess: essencemakeup.com, Ulta Beauty ($14.99)

- Stay & Play: essencemakeup.com, Ulta Beauty ($23.99)

- Super Peptide: essencemakeup.com, Ulta Beauty ($11.99)

- Juicy Bomb Mini: essencemakeup.com, Ulta Beauty ($9.99)

- Sweet Treats: essencemakeup.com, Ulta Beauty ($11.99)

- Jelly Grip: essencemakeup.com ($14.99)

• UK: Not yet confirmed
• Europe: Not yet confirmed
• Other markets: availability varies by region; more international stockists may be added.

Checked 15 October 2026: in stock at Ulta Beauty (six sets) and essencemakeup.com (all seven).

What Makes the essence Holiday 2026 Gift Sets Different?

• Shared theme: the advent calendar, the Juicy Bomb Mini set and the Sweet Treats set all use bakery- or dessert-inspired names, scents and packaging.
• Lip focus: three of the seven products are lip sets (Super Peptide, Juicy Bomb Mini and Sweet Treats), priced $9.99–$11.99.
• Retailer split: Ulta lists Stay & Play and Sweet Treats as "Only at Ulta", although essencemakeup.com also sells both. Jelly Grip appears only on essence's site.

Formula and Packaging

• Baked With Love Advent Calendar: pink bakery/gingerbread-inspired packaging made of three boxes spelling "baked", "with", "love".
• Lash Princess Gift Set: four mascara formulas (including waterproof and brown) in a gold festive box.
• Stay & Play Gift Set: essence describes the gel liners as waterproof and highly pigmented.
• Super Peptide Gift Set: according to essence, the glossy treatments contain peptides, shea butter and vitamin E.
• Juicy Bomb Mini set: packed in a gift-box cube, with a keychain and star charm for clipping the glosses to a bag.
• Sweet Treats set: Ulta's ingredient list for Choco Bomb 01 Chocoholic! includes castor seed oil, shea oil and cocoa extract. Ulta describes the texture as lightweight and non-sticky.
• Jelly Grip Gift Set: three primer and spray products in a magenta star-print pouch.

Comparing calendars? See every 2026 beauty advent calendar with prices and release dates.

Sources

• essencemakeup.com product pages (Baked With Love Advent Calendar and the six gift sets)
• Ulta Beauty product listings for the six sets, checked 15 October 2026