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Lancôme has released its Holiday Beauty Box 2026 in two versions: an 11-piece US box priced at $89 with any purchase (a stated $616 value), and a 12-piece UK/EU box priced at £140, or £90 with a £50 spend (a stated £395 value). Both versions come in a cherry velvet vanity. Both centre on Lancôme's Génifique, Absolue, L'Absolu Rouge and Lash Idôle franchises, plus the limited-edition Pink Check-In Palette, a Beauty Box exclusive.

US 11-Piece Box ($89 with any purchase)

According to a banner on Lancôme USA's site, the Holiday Beauty Box is available there first, at $89 with any purchase, and Lancôme gives it a stated value of $616. This corrects earlier previews that said the US would get a 7-piece box. That version is not what lancome-usa.com is selling, though it may still appear in other markets.

Ulta Beauty also lists the box, as the "Holiday 2026 11 Piece Beauty Box". It is online only, $89 with the purchase of any Lancôme product, limited to one per customer, and the offer is valid through 3 April 2027.

According to Ulta's listing, the set contains 7 full-size and 4 travel-size products, housed in an exclusive cherry velvet vanity inspired by Lancôme's Parisian Palace.

The Pink Check-In Palette is a rose gold metallic compact with 10 powder shadows, five matte and five shimmer. The shades are Palace Boudoir, Silk Slippers, Rose Démesure, Pink Fireworks, Cherry Obsession, Beige Lobby, Dare to Disturb, Coffee in Bed, Choco'late Check-Out and Copper Ballroom: five pinks and rosy tones alongside five warm neutrals.

UK/EU 12-Piece Box (£140, or £90 with £50 spend)

The UK/EU version contains more skincare than the US box, with Génifique, Rénergie and Tonique Confort alongside makeup and a fragrance miniature. Like the US box, it comes in a cherry velvet vanity. Beauty Detective lists it at £90 when you spend £50, against a stated value of £395.

The six items with stated values add up to £241 of the £395 total.

Price and Value

• US: the set costs $89 with any purchase. According to Lancôme, buying the items one by one would cost $616, so the set price is about 14% of the stated value. The Pink Check-In Palette is a Beauty Box exclusive and is not sold separately.
• UK/EU: the set costs £140, or £90 with a £50 spend. Its stated value if bought separately is £395. That makes the set price about 35% of the stated value at £140, or about 23% at £90. Individual values are confirmed for six items, totalling £241.
• Other versions: the earlier 7-piece preview box is not the line-up US shoppers get. The Italian price (€175) and release date are not yet confirmed.

Where to Buy

• US: Lancôme USA ($89 with any purchase); Ulta Beauty ($89 with any Lancôme purchase, online only)
• UK: Lancôme UK (£140, or £90 with a £50 spend); also stocked at Boots
• International: lancome.de (Germany); other markets not yet confirmed

Updated 25 September 2026: added the confirmed US 11-piece box, price and contents.

Updated 7 October 2026: added the Ulta Beauty listing and confirmed that the US box also comes in a cherry velvet vanity.

Sources

• Lancôme USA product page
• Lancôme UK product page
• Ulta Beauty product listing
• Beauty Calendar's UK/EU contents listing
• Beauty Detective's UK pricing

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