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Notino Advent Calendars 2026: All 4 Options, Prices, Contents & Value Compared
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Notino Advent Calendars 2026: All 4 Options, Prices, Contents & Value Compared

Navy Notino advent calendar box with red and gold starburst pattern set on snow with dark blue ribbon and gold stars

Notino has released four own-brand advent calendars for 2026 on notino.co.uk, priced from £122 to £228. They are the Notino Advent Calendar 2026, the Notino Advent Calendar 2026 Exclusive, and two Korean beauty editions: Korean Beauty Gems and The House of Korean Beauty. All four are in stock. Between them they cover skincare, make-up, hair care, body care and fragrance, from brands including Estée Lauder and Lancôme to Beauty of Joseon and medicube.

The box designs also differ. The standard Calendar 2026 comes in navy with red and gold starbursts. The Exclusive is gold with red and white stars. Korean Beauty Gems is a pink and red box with cranes and pine trees and red ribbon handles. The House of Korean Beauty has a cream, navy and pink Japanese-style print with cranes and plum blossoms.

Notino's German site also lists a fifth, fragrance-only calendar, the Notino Advent Calendar 2026 – 12 Perfumed Moments. It contains 12 miniature fragrances (7 for women, 3 for men and 2 unisex) from brands including Chloé, Versace, Rabanne, Jean Paul Gaultier, Montblanc and Maison Margiela. UK availability and pricing for this calendar have not been confirmed.

Notino Advent Calendar 2026 – £122

This is the lowest-priced calendar in the range. According to Notino, it is built around 24 "everyday heroes", and the brand gives mascara, dry shampoo and a razor as examples. It covers skincare, hair care, body care, make-up and fragrance, and includes a set of stickers for gift wrapping. The calendar costs £122, and Notino states that the contents are worth more than £160.

Full contents:

  • essence ICE, EYES, baby! hydrogel eye mask – 90 g
  • Yves Rocher Hydra Water-Plump moisturising and smoothing mask day and night – 75 ml
  • Dermacol Collagen intensive rejuvenating cream for eyes and lips – 15 ml
  • Olay Super Serum anti-wrinkle brightening serum with vitamin C – 14 ml
  • Catrice Care In Colours tinted lip balm – 3 g
  • Rimmel Lasting Finish contour lip pencil – 1.2 g
  • Max Factor 2000 Calorie volumising mascara – 9 ml
  • Revuele Makeup Setting Spray Fix And Matte – 120 ml
  • Notino Powder Eyeshadow Shimmer glitter eyeshadow – 1.5 g
  • got2b Glued 4 Brows & Edges setting gel – 16 ml
  • Weleda Very Cherry hydrating shower cream – 200 ml
  • Dove Raspberry & Rose deodorant stick – 75 ml
  • Dove Firming Pro-Retinol firming body serum – 90 ml
  • Dove Advanced Care Winter Berry shower gel limited edition – 225 ml
  • Escada Yum me, Sunny! body lotion – 50 ml
  • Gillette Venus Smooth razor + replacement heads – 1 pc
  • Pantene Pro-V Robert Indiana nourishing hair oil – 100 ml
  • Lirene Perfect Tan bronzing balm – 12 ml
  • Revuele Botanical Care Rosemary hair growth oil – 50 ml
  • Schwarzkopf Gliss Scalp Balance moisturising scalp serum – 100 ml
  • got2b Glued Brow Lift brow wax with brush – 12 ml
  • Alama Professional Repair Miracle Fluid 5 in 1 – 75 ml
  • Lacoste Aqua eau de parfum – 4.5 ml
  • Vaseline Vanilla Daydream lip balm – 20 g

Notino Advent Calendar 2026 Exclusive – £228

The Exclusive edition contains 25 products from brands including Lancaster, Helena Rubinstein, Estée Lauder, Shiseido, Elizabeth Arden, Sol de Janeiro, Wella Professionals and YSL. It also includes a FOREO ISSA 4 Smile electric toothbrush. According to Notino, a £90 shopping voucher is hidden inside 5 of the calendars. The calendar costs £228, and Notino states that the contents are worth more than £500.

Full contents:

  • Lancaster Golden Lift anti-wrinkle day cream – 15 ml
  • Korres Smart Yoghurt™ Probiotic Super Serum – 15 ml
  • Dr Irena Eris Face Zone tinted anti-wrinkle cream SPF 50+ – 10 ml
  • Helena Rubinstein Re-Plasty Age Recovery day cream – 5 ml
  • Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair Serum – 15 ml
  • Avène Hydrance Boost concentrated serum – 30 ml
  • Payot N°2 CC Crème Anti-Rougeurs SPF 50+ – 40 ml
  • Uriage Cica Daily Repairing Cream Concentrate – 50 ml
  • FOREO ISSA™ 4 Smile electric toothbrush – 1 pc
  • Shiseido Benefiance Wrinkle Smoothing Eye Cream + Pouch – 3 ml
  • Elizabeth Arden Hyaluronic Acid + Peptides Ceramide capsules – 7 caps
  • Collistar Magic Drops Face Self-Tanning Concentrate – 5 ml
  • Notino Lip Food Plumping Lip Gloss – 10 ml
  • Clarins Lip Comfort Oil Summer Collection – 1.4 ml
  • Yves Saint Laurent Loveshine Lipstick – 1.3 g
  • Urban Decay All Nighter Natural Finish setting spray – 15 ml
  • Sol de Janeiro Brazilian Bum Bum Cream – 25 ml
  • Jean Paul Gaultier Gaultier Divine body lotion – 75 ml
  • Alfaparf Milano Semi di Lino Dry Shampoo with SPF – 75 ml
  • Wella Professionals Ultimate Smooth Oil – 30 ml
  • Sebastian Professional Dark Oil mask – 30 ml
  • COCOSOLIS GROW hair growth spray – 100 ml
  • Lancôme La vie est belle L'Elixir eau de parfum refillable – 4 ml
  • Maison Margiela REPLICA By the Fireplace eau de toilette – 7 ml
  • Elizabeth Arden Eternal Aura eau de parfum – 7.5 ml

Notino Advent Calendar 2026 – Korean Beauty Gems – £157

This K-beauty calendar contains 24 Korean skincare and make-up products. Brands include Beauty of Joseon, Anua, Purito, SKIN1004, medicube, Biodance, TOCOBO, Some By Mi and VT Cosmetics, and a creative sticker set is also included. The calendar costs £157, and Notino states that the contents are worth more than £340.

Full contents:

  • Arencia Fresh Green Rice Mochi Cleanser – 50 g
  • ROUND LAB Pine Calming Cica Cleanser – 150 ml
  • APRILSKIN TXA Niacinamide 99 Deep Cleanser – 120 g
  • Anua PDRN 100 Hyaluronic Acid Booster Toner – 250 ml
  • Biodance Bio-Collagen Real Deep Mask – 34 g
  • SKIN1004 Madagascar Centella Poremizing Quick Clay Stick Mask – 27 g
  • Beauty of Joseon Glow Serum Propolis + Niacinamide – 60 ml
  • BRINGGREEN Zinc Teca Blemish Serum – 25 ml
  • Purito Oat-In Calming Gel Cream – 100 ml
  • VT Cosmetics PDRN Capsule Cream 100 – 50 ml
  • medicube Collagen Night Wrapping Mask – 75 ml
  • Frudia Sun Ultra UV Shield SPF 50+ – 50 g
  • Benton Air Fit UV Defense SPF 50+ – 12 ml
  • Some By Mi AHA·BHA·PHA 30 Days Miracle Toner – 30 ml
  • Numbuzin No. 9 NAD+ Collagen Under Eye Patches – 1 pc
  • mixsoon Bean Sun Serum SPF 50 – 50 ml
  • TOCOBO Bio Watery Sun Cream SPF 50+ – 50 ml
  • Haruharu Wonder Rose PDRN Peptide Glowy Balm – 10 ml
  • Mary&May Blooming Glow Lip lipstick – 1.7 g
  • VT Cosmetics Reedle Shot Lip Plumper Beginner – 4.3 g
  • Colorgram Nude Blur Tint – 5 g
  • Dasique Souffle Color Pot – 6.5 g
  • NEEDLY Hand Cream Heavenly Musk – 30 ml
  • Some By Mi AHA·BHA·PHA 30 Days Miracle Acne Clear Body Cleanser – 20 g

Notino Advent Calendar 2026 – The House of Korean Beauty – £209

According to Notino, this K-beauty calendar contains 24 products in full and travel sizes. It covers cleansing, retinal/retinol and PDRN skincare, SPF, make-up and hair care, and a £90 shopping voucher is hidden inside 5 of the calendars. The calendar costs £209, and Notino states that the contents are worth from £430.

Full contents:

  • KORIKA Korean Heritage Brightening Eye Patch Mask – 2 pc
  • medicube Zero Pore Pad – 70 pc
  • Haruharu Wonder Black Rice Probiotics Barrier NAD+ Serum Mist – 80 ml
  • d'Alba White Truffle First Spray Serum – 100 ml
  • Anua Azelaic Acid 10+ Hyaluron Redness Soothing Serum – 30 ml
  • Purito Wonder Releaf Centella Serum Unscented – 60 ml
  • VT Cosmetics PDRN 100 Essence – 30 ml
  • VT Cosmetics PDRN Reedle Shot 100 – 50 ml
  • SKIN1004 Madagascar Centella Probio-Cica Bakuchiol Eye Cream – 20 ml
  • Mary&May Spicule Collagen PDRN Cream – 15 g
  • Beauty of Joseon Revive Firming Moisturizer Ginseng + Retinol – 60 ml
  • Some By Mi Retinol Bakuchiol Dual Cream – 50 ml
  • BIOHEAL BOH Probioderm 3D Lifting Cream – 50 ml
  • celimax Retinal Shot Tightening Booster – 15 ml
  • IUNIK Beta Glucan Barrier Sunscreen SPF 50+ – 60 ml
  • APRILSKIN Carrotene IPMP Quick Dry Pore Tightening Clay Mask – 100 g
  • Biodance Rejuvenating Caviar PDRN Real Deep Mask – 34 g
  • NEEDLY Mild Cleansing Enzyme Powder – 60 g
  • mixsoon Bean rejuvenating face essence – 50 ml
  • Frudia Glow Juicy Jam lip & cheek balm – 4.5 g
  • Laka Bonding Glow Lipstick – 3.7 g
  • fwee Lip&Cheek Glowy Jelly Pot – 4 g
  • KUNDAL Airy Volume Hyaluron Shampoo – 50 ml
  • KUNDAL Airy Volume Hyaluron Treatment – 50 ml

Price and Value

Each calendar costs its UK price. Notino's stated value is what the contents would cost if bought separately.

  • Notino Advent Calendar 2026: £122 against a value of more than £160, or about 76% of the stated value.
  • Exclusive: £228 against a value of more than £500, or about 46%.
  • Korean Beauty Gems: £157 against a value of more than £340, or about 46%.
  • The House of Korean Beauty: £209 against a value of more than £430, or about 49%.

Notino quotes every value as "more than" the figure listed, so the actual percentages may be slightly lower than those shown.

Key Differences

  • Notino Advent Calendar 2026: the lowest price in the range, with everyday products across all five categories.
  • Exclusive: the only calendar with 25 products. It focuses on prestige brands and includes a FOREO toothbrush and a chance of a £90 voucher.
  • Korean Beauty Gems: a K-beauty skincare and make-up mix with several SPF products.
  • The House of Korean Beauty: full and travel sizes, PDRN and retinal/retinol formulas, K-beauty hair care and a chance of a £90 voucher.

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Boots x StyleKorean K-Beauty Advent Calendar 2026: Brands, Contents & Where to Buy
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Boots x StyleKorean K-Beauty Advent Calendar 2026: Brands, Contents & Where to Buy

Pink gingerbread-train Boots x StyleKorean K-Beauty Express to Seoul advent calendar with Biodance, Mediheal, TIRTIR

The Boots x StyleKorean K-Beauty Advent Calendar 2026, "K-Beauty Express to Seoul", holds 26 Korean skincare, haircare and makeup products. It launched at Boots on 25 September 2026 for £89.90, with a stated value of £302. The brands include Biodance, Beauty of Joseon, ZEROID, medicube, TIRTIR and COSRX.

Release Date

Boots and StyleKorean launched the calendar at Boots in the UK on 25 September 2026. It is one of several holiday 2026 K-beauty advent calendars, alongside the Lookfantastic 12 Days of K-Beauty Advent Calendar, a 12-product Korean skincare and lip calendar. It also arrived as Boots began its Christmas 2026 gifting launches, which include the Boots x Bubble Beauty Icons Gift Set 2026.

Price

  • UK: £89.90 at Boots
  • US: Not yet announced
  • Europe: Not yet announced

The calendar costs £89.90. According to the stated value, buying the 26 products one by one would cost £302. The individual retail prices behind that figure have not been listed.

What's Inside the "K-Beauty Express to Seoul" Calendar

The calendar holds 26 products: 12 full-size, 7 mid-size and 7 minis. The sizes are given per item below. Because they mix millilitres, grams, sheets and pads, there is no single total volume.

Full-Size Products (12)

  • Biodance – Bio-Collagen Real Deep Mask, 4 EA
  • Dr.Reju-All – Advanced PDRN Rejuvenating Lip Serum, 10ml
  • Axis-Y – Dark Spot Correcting Glow Serum, 50ml
  • Beauty of Joseon – Ground Rice and Honey Glow Mask, 150ml
  • ZEROID – Intensive Oint-Cream, 80ml
  • medicube – PDRN Peptide Eye Cream, 30ml
  • Fwee – Lip & Cheek Glowy Jelly Pot in JC02 Mellow Mango, 4g
  • Centellian24 – Madeca Cream Time Reverse, 50ml
  • haruharu wonder – Rose PDRN Soothing Serum, 30ml
  • TOCOBO – Bio Watery Sun Cream SPF50+ PA++++, 50ml
  • Missha – Airy Fit Sheet Mask Rice, 1 sheet
  • Missha – Mascure Hydra Sheet Mask, 1 sheet

Mid-Size Products (7)

  • numbuzin – No.9 NAD Bio Lifting Essence, 30ml
  • Dr. Althea – 345 Relief Cream Mist, 60ml
  • COSRX – Advanced Snail 92 All in One Cream, 50ml
  • TIRTIR – Milk Skin Toner, 50ml
  • COSRX – PEPTIDE-132 Ultra Perfect Hair Bonding Treatment, 60ml
  • COSRX – PEPTIDE-132 Ultra Perfect Hair Bonding Shampoo, 100ml
  • Round Lab – 1025 Dokdo Toner, 100ml

Minis (7)

  • SKIN1004 – Madagascar Centella Light Cleansing Oil, 30ml
  • Isntree – Gim PDRN Hydro Bouncy Ampoule, 10ml
  • Isntree – Gim PDRN Deep Sleep Mask, 10ml
  • Round Lab – 1025 Dokdo Cleanser, 40ml
  • Dr.Reju-All – Advanced PDRN Rejuvenating Cream, 5ml
  • haruharu wonder – Black Rice Probiotics Barrier Essence, 30ml
  • Mediheal – Madecassoside Pad, 14 pads

The numbuzin No.9 NAD Bio Lifting Essence is the calendar's NAD product. The brand has since teased a separate NAD+ launch, covered in our numbuzin Next-Gen Gold NAD+ Teaser post.

Where to Buy

  • US: Not yet confirmed
  • UK: Boots (£89.90)
  • Europe: Not yet confirmed
  • Other markets: availability varies by region; more international stockists may be added.

What Makes the Boots x StyleKorean K-Beauty Advent Calendar 2026 Different?

  • It includes haircare: the COSRX PEPTIDE-132 Ultra Perfect Hair Bonding Shampoo and Treatment, both mid-size.
  • It includes a makeup item: the full-size Fwee Lip & Cheek Glowy Jelly Pot in JC02 Mellow Mango.
  • Several products are PDRN formulas, from Dr.Reju-All, medicube, haruharu wonder and Isntree.

Formula and Packaging Details

Most of the 26 products are skincare: serums, toners, creams, masks, cleansers and pads. The calendar also contains one SPF, the full-size TOCOBO Bio Watery Sun Cream SPF50+ PA++++. Browse more Korean and other skincare releases in our category archive.

The box has a pink gingerbread-train design with numbered doors, snowmen, reindeer and a gingerbread man. The promo imagery shows the Biodance Bio-Collagen Real Deep Mask and the ZEROID Intensive Oint-Cream, and both are included in full size.

Sources

  • Boots x StyleKorean official promo imagery
  • Beauty Calendars UK contents and pricing listing
  • Beauty Detective launch and contents listing
  • BeautyCalendar.com contents listing

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Lookfantastic 12 Days of K-Beauty Advent Calendar: Contents, Price & Value
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Lookfantastic 12 Days of K-Beauty Advent Calendar: Contents, Price & Value

Twelve K-beauty products arranged on grey pedestals, including Anua sunscreen, Medicube pads, Biodance mask and Tocobo lip

Lookfantastic 12 Days of K-Beauty Advent Calendar: Contents, Price & Value

Lookfantastic has launched its first 12 Days of K-Beauty Advent Calendar, a gift-wrapped bag containing 12 Korean skincare and lip products from brands including Laneige, Anua, Beauty of Joseon and SKIN1004. The calendar is priced at £50 in the UK and, according to Lookfantastic, holds a total product value of over £140. It is in stock now at Lookfantastic.com.

What's Inside the Bag

A mix of full-size products and deluxe minis, as listed by Lookfantastic:

  • Anua Zero-Cast Moisturising Finish Sunscreen 50ml — Full Size (£18)
  • ISNTREE GIM PDRN Firming Cream 50ml — Full Size (£28)
  • Medicube Zero Pore Pad 2.0 — Full Size (£17)
  • Beauty of Joseon Revive Eye Serum Ginseng + Retinal 30ml — Full Size (£15)
  • SKIN1004 Centella Ampoule 55ml — Full Size (£15)
  • Tocobo Glass Tinted Lip Balm in 013 Tangerine Red — Full Size (£10)
  • Haruharu Wonder Black Rice Ceramide Barrier Moisturizing Cream 15ml — Deluxe (£7)
  • Innisfree Green Tea Hyaluronic Serum 10ml — Deluxe (£7)
  • Round Lab 1025 Dokdo Cleanser 40ml — Deluxe (£5)
  • Aromatica Rosemary Scalp Scrub 30g — Deluxe (£5)
  • Innisfree Green Tea Ceramide Milk 15ml — Deluxe (£5)
  • Laneige Water Sleeping Mask 10ml — Deluxe (£4)
  • Biodance Bio Collagen Real Deep Sheet Mask — Full Size (£3.80)

Price and Value

The calendar costs £50. Lookfantastic says the contents are worth over £140. The line-up includes six full-size items (Anua sunscreen, ISNTREE firming cream, Medicube pore pads, Beauty of Joseon eye serum, SKIN1004 ampoule and Tocobo lip balm) alongside deluxe sizes of the remaining products.

Where to Buy

UK: Lookfantastic (£50)

US: Not yet confirmed

International: Not yet confirmed

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