Clinique advent calendar 2026: 9 full sizes for £180

The 24 Days of Clinique Favourites Advent Calendar costs £180 on Clinique’s UK site, and Clinique says the contents are worth £453. Behind the doors: 18 skincare essentials, six make-up favourites and a mirror, including nine full sizes such as Almost Lipstick in Black Honey, All About Eyes and both Dramatically Different moisturisers.

Like everything Clinique makes, the whole calendar is fragrance free, allergy tested and dermatologist tested. Only want the lipstick? LOOKFANTASTIC sells Almost Lipstick in Black Honey for £25. Here is the full list, the value maths and how it compares with this year’s Kiehl’s calendar.

A Clinique counter in a berry-pink box

Clinique’s 2026 calendar reads less like a sampler and more like a starter kit for the brand’s three-step routine: cleansers, exfoliator, moisturisers, serums and eye creams, then a handful of make-up icons. The nine full sizes are the real draw, and two of them are cult products in their own right: Black Honey, the sheer berry lipstick that went viral on TikTok decades after its launch, and the yellow Dramatically Different Moisturizing Lotion+.

The full contents of the Clinique advent calendar laid out: deodorant, foaming cleanser, eye cream, scrub and Dramatically Different moisturiser — Some of the skincare inside the calendar. © Clinique

What is inside the Clinique advent calendar 2026?

Full sizes (nine)

Chubby Stick Sculpting Highlight in Hefty Highlight, 6g
Antiperspirant Deodorant Roll-On, 75ml
Moisture Surge Lip Hydro-Plump Treatment, 10ml
Dramatically Different Moisturizing Gel, 50ml
All About Eyes, 15ml
High Impact Mascara in Black, 7ml
Almost Lipstick in Black Honey, 1.9g
Quickliner for Eyes Intense in Intense Black, 0.25g
Dramatically Different Moisturizing Lotion+, 50ml

Travel sizes (14)

Moisture Surge Overnight Mask, 30ml
Take The Day Off Cleansing Balm, 15ml
Smart Clinical Repair Wrinkle Correcting Cream, 15ml
Moisture Surge Body Hydrator, 30ml
7 Day Scrub, 30ml
All About Clean Rinse-Off Foaming Cleanser, 30ml
All About Clean Liquid Facial Soap Mild, 30ml
Almost Lipstick in Pink Honey, 1.2g
Moisture Surge 100-H Auto-Replenishing Hydrator, 30ml
Take The Day Off Makeup Remover For Lids, Lashes & Lips, 50ml
Smart Clinical Repair Wrinkle Correcting Serum, 10ml
Smart Clinical Repair Wrinkle Correcting Eye Cream, 5ml
Sunkissed Face Gelee, 15ml
Moisture Surge Active Glow Serum, 5ml

Plus: a mirror.

Source: Clinique UK product page, 20 October 2026. Clinique bills the calendar as 24 favourites (18 skincare essentials and six make-up favourites) plus a mirror; the set list on its page names the 23 products above and the mirror. The £453 stated worth is Clinique’s figure.

What we think of the value

By Clinique’s numbers you pay about 40% of the stated worth, and this time the maths holds up better than usual because of the full sizes. The nine alone add up to around £218 at Clinique’s own prices, according to Beautyqueenuk’s breakdown (Black Honey £25, All About Eyes £35, the two Dramatically Different moisturisers £24 each, the Chubby Stick highlighter £26 and so on), which is more than the £180 price before you open a single travel size.

Clinique's make-up in the calendar: Sunkissed Face Gelee, Almost Lipstick in Pink Honey, the Chubby Stick highlighter, High Impact Mascara and Quickliner — The make-up doors, including Pink Honey and High Impact Mascara. © Clinique

The catch is that you need to like Clinique’s slightly clinical style. A deodorant roll-on is a practical full size but not much of a Christmas morning thrill, and if you already own Dramatically Different, two 50ml moisturisers is a lot of the same thing.

Compared with this year’s Kiehl’s advent calendar, which costs £119 for 24 products but only three full sizes, Clinique asks £61 more and gives you far more product you will actually finish, plus make-up. Kiehl’s is the better pick for a pure skincare fan on a tighter budget.

Only after the lipstick? LOOKFANTASTIC sells Clinique Almost Lipstick in Black Honey for £25 (price on 20 October 2026), the same 1.9g full size as in the calendar.

A woman applying Clinique Almost Lipstick in Black Honey — Almost Lipstick in Black Honey, one of the full sizes. © Clinique

Who is it for?

It will suit Clinique regulars, anyone with sensitive skin who avoids fragrance, and gift buyers who want a calendar the recipient will use every day. If you prefer niche brands or a wider mix of labels, a retailer calendar is a better fit. We have not tested the products ourselves.

For more brand calendars, see our reviews of the Clarins advent calendar 2026 and the No7 advent calendars 2026, or browse our guide to the best beauty advent calendars in the UK.

Price and availability: the essentials

Calendar: 24 Days of Clinique Favourites Advent Calendar 2026.
Price: £180 on Clinique’s UK site; stated worth £453, according to Clinique.
Contents: nine full sizes, 14 travel sizes and a mirror, according to Clinique’s set list.
Availability: in stock on 20 October 2026; on sale since September.
Alternative: Almost Lipstick in Black Honey at LOOKFANTASTIC, £25.

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