The LOOKFANTASTIC Beauty Advent Calendar 2026 costs £120 for 27 products (19 full size, stated worth over £665). The GLOSSYBOX Advent Calendar 2026 costs £90, or £75 for subscribers, for 26 products (21 full size, stated worth over £645). Both were shown in stock on 12 October 2026. We have reviewed each one already; here they are side by side, with our verdict.
The two calendars at a glance
| LOOKFANTASTIC | GLOSSYBOX | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | £120 | £90 (£75 for subscribers) |
| Products | 27 behind 25 drawers | 26 |
| Full size | 19 | 21 |
| Stated worth | over £665 | over £645 |
| Price per product | about £4.44 | about £3.46 (£2.88 for subscribers) |
| Biggest item | Avant eye cream (£98) | Avant eye serum and Doctors Formula moisturiser (£89 each) |
Source: LOOKFANTASTIC and GLOSSYBOX product pages, checked on 12 October 2026. Full-size counts are as labelled by each brand.
LOOKFANTASTIC: the brands you already know
LOOKFANTASTIC’s strength is recognisable names you will reorder: Clinique Moisture Surge (50ml), MAC Fix+ (100ml), a Medik8 cleanser, Benefit Roller Lash, Aveda shampoo and conditioner, a LANEIGE lip balm and Hair by Sam McKnight texture spray, all full size, plus a 30ml deluxe Elemis Pro-Collagen Night Cream. It leans towards skincare and hair care, with less colour make-up. Full details are in our LOOKFANTASTIC advent calendar 2026 review.
Buy it on LOOKFANTASTIC for £120.
GLOSSYBOX: more full sizes for less
GLOSSYBOX puts more money into the top: an Avant eye serum and a Doctors Formula day moisturiser (£89 each), Rodial Collagen Booster Drops (£80), a full-size Commodity Milk Orchid fragrance (£60) and Medik8 Hydr8 B5 Intense (£60). Further down you get make-up from Patrick Ta, Huda Beauty, 19/99 and Delilah, and a long tail of small extras (a hair towel, a warming eye mask, a lip oil worth about £3). Full details are in our GLOSSYBOX advent calendar 2026 review.
Buy it on GLOSSYBOX for £90, or £75 if you subscribe.
What we think
On pure numbers, GLOSSYBOX wins: it is £30 cheaper (£45 cheaper for subscribers), has two more full sizes and a similar stated worth. Its five most valuable products alone add up to £378 of stated worth.
LOOKFANTASTIC wins on brand power. Its stated worth is spread more evenly, and more of it comes from products people actually finish and repurchase (Clinique, MAC, Benefit, Aveda). GLOSSYBOX relies more on brands you may not know (Doctors Formula, Rodial, Commodity), which is great for discovery but harder to value.
Worth knowing: the GLOSSYBOX £75 price needs a subscription. GLOSSYBOX says non-subscribers who add a subscription to their basket save £15. If you would not keep the monthly box, the fair comparison is £90 against £120.
Verdict: which one should you buy?
- Best on budget: GLOSSYBOX, especially if you already subscribe (£75).
- Best for big-name everyday products: LOOKFANTASTIC.
- Most full sizes: GLOSSYBOX (21 against 19).
- Best for skincare and hair: LOOKFANTASTIC; best for make-up: GLOSSYBOX.
If neither feels right, the OK! Beauty Box advent calendar 2026 sits in between at £109, and our guide to the best beauty advent calendars in the UK covers every price point.
Price and availability: the essentials
- LOOKFANTASTIC: £120, 27 products, 19 full size, stated worth over £665, in stock on 12 October 2026; Pay in 4 available (£30 a payment).
- GLOSSYBOX: £90, or £75 for subscribers, 26 products, 21 full size, stated worth over £645, in stock on 12 October 2026; GLOSSYBOX also offers two calendars for £170.
- Neither is a subscription in itself; both are one-off purchases.
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