Bloomingdale’s Advent Calendar

Bloomingdale’s Advent Calendar 2026: 25 days of luxury beauty from the townhouse

In a black and gold case shaped like its 59th Street flagship, the Bloomingdale’s 25 Days of Luxury Beauty Advent Calendar 2026 packs 27 products behind 25 doors, a Bloomingdale’s exclusive you won’t find on any UK high street. The line-up reads like a luxury floor directory: 16 skincare pieces, 4 make-up, 3 fragrances, 3 hair-and-accessory items and 1 home candle.

Headliners set the tone from the first door. There’s La Mer’s Treatment Lotion in a generous 3.4 oz, the largest format in the box, alongside Augustinus Bader The Rich Cream and cult names like Guerlain, Clarins and Dr. Barbara Sturm. This is a calendar for grown-up skincare and fragrance lovers, not a stocking filler.

The spirit of Bloomingdale’s

Bloomingdale’s has sold beauty from its New York townhouses since the 1970s, and its house style is the department-store edit: many prestige brands under one roof rather than a single label’s own range. This calendar does exactly that, pulling 27 products from more than 20 houses into one case, which is the whole point of buying from a retailer rather than a brand.

What’s inside this beauty advent calendar

The box is skincare-led: 16 of the 27 products care for the face, eyes or lips, from the 111SKIN Celestial Black Diamond mask to the SK-II Skin Power Re-New Cream. Around them sit 4 make-up pieces (Armani, M·A·C, Sisley, Trish McEvoy), 3 eaux de parfum including Le Labo Santal 33 and Maison Francis Kurkdjian À la rose, a Moroccanoil hair treatment, two tools, and a Jo Malone London candle. Formats run from 0.03 oz lip twists to the 3.4 oz La Mer lotion.

On value, Bloomingdale’s puts the contents at a $1,252 figure, announced by the retailer and quoted in US dollars, against a £350 ticket here. I’m not converting that into pounds: it’s a US price for a US box, and the exchange rate and import costs move it around. Treat it as the retailer’s own number, not an independent valuation.

➡️ The full list of all 27 products, grouped by category, is in the CALENDAR CONTAINS tab.

✳️ Bloomingdale’s 2026 compared with the wider luxury field

Among UK luxury beauty calendars, the Bloomingdale’s edit sits at the multi-brand, skincare-heavy end. Where a Selfridges or Liberty box leans into a broad festive mix, this one stacks the serums and creams: 16 of 27 pieces are skincare, with fragrance kept to three tightly chosen eaux de parfum rather than a scatter of minis.

The catch is the same one that follows any imported box. It ships from the United States, so customs and delivery sit on top of the £350, and the headline value is a dollar figure. What you’re paying for is access to the American department-store line-up, several names of which rarely turn up in a British calendar.

✳️ My verdict on the 2026 edition

The strongest thing here is the brand spread. Twenty-seven products from twenty-plus houses, skincare-first, with real anchors: La Mer in a 3.4 oz lotion, Augustinus Bader’s Rich Cream, Guerlain’s Abeille Royale oil serum. As Bloomingdale’s puts it, these are ’27 coveted treasures’, and for once the phrase mostly lands.

Where it gives me pause is the money side. The $1,252 value is the retailer’s figure in dollars, and on a box bought from the US you also carry shipping and duty. There’s no promo code and no UK stockist, so the price is the price. If you want this specific American edit, that’s the deal; if you’d be just as happy with a UK department-store box, you’ll dodge the import friction.

• Not the one if you want make-up or haircare front and centre, or a box with no import costs.
• Worth it for skincare and fragrance lovers who specifically want Bloomingdale’s multi-brand exclusive.

Other versions:

• There’s one edition this year, the 25 Days of Luxury Beauty calendar, a Bloomingdale’s exclusive. No smaller or travel version is offered.

Bloomingdale’s discount code and delivery:

• Discount code: no code is available for this advent calendar at the time of writing.
• Delivery: sold directly by Bloomingdale’s in the United States and shipped internationally. Delivery charges and customs duties apply on top of the price and are the buyer’s responsibility.

Find all the advent calendars with a discount code here.

Where to buy the Bloomingdale’s Advent Calendar 2026

The Bloomingdale’s 25 Days of Luxury Beauty Advent Calendar is sold only by Bloomingdale’s, which ships to the UK. Factor in international delivery and import duty before you commit.