Harrods Beauty Advent Calendar 2026 Review

Hi everyone! Today, I’m sharing my review of the Harrods Beauty Advent Calendar 2026, which is one of my favourites this year. It features 33 items worth over £1,000 and has a great line-up of products, half of which I’m excited to try for the first time.

Hourglass Ambient Lighting Blush in Luminous Flush (1.3g, worth £30.00) – a blush in a soft pink shade. I adore Hourglass blushes. They have an airbrushed finish and apply beautifully. I have this shade, and it’s a gorgeous colour that doesn’t look flat due to the mix of pigment and highlight. It blends effortlessly and lasts well.

In the next drawer, we have two products:

Philip Kingsley Body Building Shampoo (75ml, worth £12) – a weightless shampoo that cleanses and adds volume to fine, flat hair, leaving it looking thicker and fuller. Honestly, it’s not my favourite volumising shampoo. It does add volume and body to my hair, but it also leaves it feeling dry.
Philip Kingsley Body Building Conditioner (75ml, worth £13) – a volumising conditioner that adds moisture and shine without weighing the hair down.

AUGUSTINUS BADER The Rich Eye Cream (15ml, Full Size, worth £170.00) – a rich, hydrating eye cream featuring the brand’s Anti-Wrinkle Complex to help visibly smooth and firm the skin. The formula is enriched with glycerin, meadowfoam seed oil, jojoba seed oil, sesame oil, Sisymbrium irio seed oil, olive extract, hydrolysed rice protein, hyaluronic acid, sodium lactate, mushroom extract, green tea extract, amino acids, and peptides. I used this last year. It’s a lovely eye cream that gives the eye area an instant boost of hydration and leaves it feeling comfortable. However, after using it for a few months, I didn’t notice any significant improvement in the fine lines under or around my eyes.

In the next drawer, we have two products + voucher:

CurrentBody Skin Hydrogel Face Mask (worth £7.99, plus a £75 voucher off selected Currentbody Skin devices, Harrods & H Beauty in-store only) – a hydrating hydrogel mask enriched with hyaluronic acid, Chinese skullcap extract, purslane extract, fermented soybean extract, Japanese cypress leaf extract, Chinese cinnamon bark extract, and oregano leaf extract. It’s designed to enhance the results of LED light therapy, instantly hydrate the skin, reduce visible signs of ageing, and boost radiance.
CurrentBody Skin Hydrogel Eye Mask (worth £7.99) – hydrogel eye patches designed to enhance the results of LED therapy by reducing visible signs of ageing for a refreshed, more youthful-looking eye area. The formula is enriched with allantoin, green algae extract, prunella extract, and brown seaweed extract.

Montale Crazy In Love Eau de Parfum (20ml, worth £52) – a fragrance with top notes of wild rose and violet leaves, heart notes of saffron and brown sugar, and base notes of amber and vanilla bean. This is a typical Montale fragrance, and it has a rich, leather-heavy rose scent.

NARS Total Seduction Eyeshadow Stick (Full Size, worth £29.00) – a shimmer cream eyeshadow in the shade Laguna, a bronze shade. This eyeshadow is really creamy and super easy to blend. The colour is highly pigmented, but it doesn’t last very long.

REHAB. Dose 3.0 Sleep Serum Hair Oil (Full Size, worth £26.00) – a leave-in overnight hair serum oil that hydrates, strengthens, and smooths the hair while you sleep. Powered by niacinamide, hyaluronic acid, and plant proteins, it helps repair damage and restore softness by morning.

Valmont Prime Renewing Pack (50ml, worth £168, Full Size) – a high-performance face mask that delivers an instant boost of comfort and radiance through Valmont’s signature Triple DNA, renowned for its intense hydrating and skin-revitalising properties. The formula is enriched with glycerin, sodium lactate, urea, lecithin, ginseng root extract, Jiaogulan extract, and peptides (Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1 and Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7). I’ve wanted to try it for a while, so I’m happy to see it included in the advent calendar.

Sisley Le Phyto Rouge Lipstick in 20 Rose Portofino (Full Size, worth £50.00) – a lipstick with an ultra-silky texture that envelops the lips in a smoothing, contouring, and hydrating veil. I love the texture. It melts into the lips, doesn’t emphasise fine lines, and gives my lips a deeply hydrated, plush, glamorous look.

In the next drawer, we have two products:

Revive Renewal Night Cream (10ml, worth £30) – a night cream that gently exfoliates, smooths, and moisturises the skin. The formula combines glycolic acid and papain enzyme to help renew the skin and enhance radiance. Powered by RVGF Technology, it promotes keratin synthesis and supports epidermal renewal, helping leave the skin feeling softer, smoother, and more supple, while reducing the appearance of fine lines and revealing a more radiant complexion.
U BEAUTY The SCULPT Neck + Décolleté Concentrate (15ml, worth £48) – a neck cream designed to lift and smooth the skin on the neck, chest and jawline. I’ve had the full-size version of this product before. It’s a great neck cream that delivers noticeable results and feels very comfortable on the skin.

In the next drawer, we’ve got two products again:

Color Wow Texas Hold’em Big Hold Hair Spray (234ml, Full Size, worth £29.50) – a high-performance, strong-hold hairspray that provides long-lasting hold and control, even in high humidity, while protecting the hair from heat up to 380°F and UV damage. I’ve wanted to try this for a while, so I’m pleased to see it included in the advent calendar.
UKLASH Eyelash Serum (1ml) – an eyelash serum specially formulated to help lengthen, thicken, and nourish the natural lashes. The formula contains the synthetic prostaglandin analogue Isopropyl Cloprostenate, which is the active ingredient responsible for stimulating eyelash growth.

Gucci Beauty Éclat de Beauté Effet Lumière Gel Face Gloss (Full Size, worth £22.00) – a multi-use gel gloss that creates a luminous finish. It gives the skin a beautiful glow without feeling overly sticky. It’s a great product for adding an extra touch of radiance. However, I find the texture a bit heavier than I expected. The formula is engineered with a proprietary combination of peptides, bio-actives, and hydrators.

La Prairie Foam Cleanser (50ml, worth £32) – a face wash that removes all traces of makeup and impurities. The formula is enriched with glycerin, aloe leaf juice, apple extract, liquorice extract, green tea extract, and hyaluronic acid. It’s a nice foaming cleanser, but unfortunately, I find it a little drying.

LYMA Power Youth Cream (15ml, worth £80) – a rich face cream enriched with L22® bio-mimetic lipids, peptides, multi-weight hyaluronic acid, and probiotic proteins to nourish the skin, improve firmness, and support the skin’s moisture barrier.

In the next drawer, we have two products:

Huda Beauty Faux Filler Gloss LightCealer in Sugar Baby (Full Size, worth £19.00) – a hydrating, non-sticky lip gloss in the shade Sugar Baby, a light pink. It gives a lovely glossy finish, feels comfortable on the lips, and isn’t sticky. I’m really impressed with the formula, as it’s hydrating, plumping, and very comfortable to wear.
SYNC Beauty Lip Liner (Full Size, worth £17.00) – a lip liner in the shade Morning Yoga, a soft neutral shade.

MONCHO MORENO One Minute Wonder Hair Mask (100ml, worth £29) – a quick one-minute hair mask designed to repair and smooth the hair, add shine and help protect colour.

In the next drawer, we have two products:

Shiseido Future Solution LX eye & Lip Contour Regenerating Cream (17ml, Full Size, worth £186) – a restoring eye and lip cream that visibly improves the appearance of wrinkles and sagging around the eyes and lips. The formula is enriched with Shiseido’s exclusive LonGenevity Complex™ (powered by the newly enhanced Enmei Herb, vitamin C, green tea, and Skingenecell 1P), hydrolysed silk, piperidinepropionic acid, licorice root extract, green tea leaf extract, angelica acutiloba root extract, bupleurum falcatum root extract, nasturtium extract, peach leaf extract, raspberry leaf extract, Japanese cherry leaf extract, ziziphus fruit extract, chaenomeles sinensis fruit extract, shea butter, xylitol, and glycerin. I love discovering new eye creams, so I’m looking forward to giving this one a try.
MZ Skin Microtox Tightening Eye Serum (15ml, worth £155.00, Full Size) – an eye serum designed to combat signs of ageing and fatigue while enhancing the appearance of a lifted eye area. I’ve been using this for about a month now. It instantly refreshes and hydrates the eye area, but honestly, I haven’t noticed anything particularly special.

Clé de Peau Beauté Correcting Cream Veil (37ml, Full Size, worth £60.00) – a face primer with SPF25 that helps resist shine and creasing caused by excess sebum, prolongs foundation wear for up to eight hours, and smooths the complexion. It’s a lovely primer. It makes foundation much easier to apply, helps it go on more smoothly, and keeps it looking fresh throughout the day.

Bioeffect EGF Serum (15ml, Full Size, worth £139.00) – an anti-ageing serum that helps to plump and smooth the skin while boosting hydration. The formula features Barley EGF (Epidermal Growth Factor), hyaluronic acid, and barley extract. This is a great product. It feels a bit sticky to me, but it does make my skin feel soft and look plumper.

TEMPLESPA Peace Be Still Skin Balm (150ml, Full Size, worth £21.00) – a soothing, lightweight body moisturiser that’s gentle on the skin. The formula is enriched with panthenol and sodium PCA to help hydrate and support the skin barrier.

In the next drawer, we have two products:

Otis Batterbee Eye Lash Curler (worth £19) – an eyelash curler. It’s a good basic eyelash curler that’s easy and comfortable to use. It doesn’t rip out my lashes and curls them well.
Otis Batterbee Bullet Blusher Brush (worth £20) – a brush designed to blend and blur bronzer and blusher seamlessly. It has soft bristles that feel nice on the skin.

Medik8 C-Tetra Advanced (30ml, Full Size, worth £70.00) – a vitamin C serum designed to brighten and even out the complexion. It combines 20% vitamin C with phyto exosomes to target dullness, uneven tone, and blemishes while supporting the skin barrier. It’s a great product, and I genuinely enjoy using it. This serum makes my skin look brighter, firmer, and healthier.

In the next drawer, we have two products:

Skincycles DNA Defence Sun Shield SPF 100 (50ml, Full Size, worth £65.00) – an ultra-high, broad-spectrum face sunscreen enriched with green tea extract, peptides, ferulic acid, and chamomile extract. Given all the positive reviews, I’m genuinely excited to try it.
By Terry Tea To Tan Face & Body Mist (30ml, worth £29) – a red and black tea-infused tanning mist that grants a bronzed glow with a matte finish. I really like this. I have very fair skin, and it doesn’t look too dark or orange on me. It gives my skin a healthy, radiant look. Once it has fully absorbed, it layers well with other products. It’s a lovely option for a subtle, natural-looking tan all year round.

Tatcha The Dewy Skin Cream (15ml, worth £26) – a face moisturiser that provides deep, long-lasting hydration and gives the skin a dewy, healthy glow. I really like everything about it. It feels thick when first applied but melts evenly into the skin. It’s especially good for the colder months when my skin needs extra hydration. The formula includes the Hadasei-3 complex, made with double-fermented Akita rice, Uji green tea, and Okinawa algae, which softens the skin and offers antioxidant protection, helping to maintain a radiant, healthy complexion. It’s also enriched with ingredients such as squalane, emollients, humectants (including hyaluronic acid), inositol, sericin, mallow extract, thyme extract, ginseng, Japanese rice bran extract, and algae extract.

Charlotte Tilbury Matte Revolution Lipstick in Pillow Talk Medium (Full Size, worth £29.50) – a matte lipstick in a warm berry pink. I have several of these lipsticks, with Very Victoria and Wedding Bells being my all-time favourites. The formula lasts well and doesn’t leave my lips feeling dry.

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