‘Someone asked if I had Botox’ with £120 cream now £12 in beauty deal
Luxury department store Fortnum and Mason has officially launched their coveted Christmas countdown this week, saving shoppers more than £950 on the contents. And as part of the deal, shoppers can snap up a £120 ‘absolute go to’ moisturiser for less than £12, with one customer saying ‘someone asked me if I had had Botox’ after using it.
Beauty advent calendars have become one of the savviest ways to save money on makeup, skincare, perfume and more. Whether customers plan to keep it for themselves, or dish out the contents as gifts, the high-end haul is jam-packed with top-tier brands and indulgent formulas.
The calendar costs £275 but contains more than £1,225 worth of premium beauty, fragrance and wellness products. Better still, 24 of its 25 treats are full size, making it one of the few luxury calendars where shoppers receive almost entirely full-sized products rather than miniature samples.
When you break down the price, each full-sized item works out at around £11.46. That figure drops to £11 when you add in the extra mini, which is particularly impressive considering several products normally retail for £70, £85 and even £120 individually.
Elsewhere, Liberty London’s Beauty Advent Calendar 2026 is priced at £285 and holds a value of over £1,300. It contains 29 products, though only 21 are full sized, averaging at just under £10 apiece.
Back at Fortnum & Mason, the most valuable product in the calendar is the Wildsmith Copper Peptide Cream, which retails for £120 on its own – almost half the cost of the entire advent calendar. Designed to target visible signs of ageing, the luxury cream combines clinically proven bioactive copper peptides with low molecular weight hyaluronic acid to help support collagen and elastin while leaving skin feeling smoother, firmer and deeply hydrated.
One shopper said ‘tt’s the one luxury I won’t give up’, adding: “I love this cream. You only need a tiny amount. I’m an old bird, but it keeps my skin supple and glowing. Someone asked me if I had had Botox.”
Another said: “My skin is glowing, it absolutely loves this moisturiser and friends have commented on how well I look so it must be doing something. I love the smell and the texture, a little goes a long way.”
“Very indulgent and moisturising. My neck area has certainly improved in appearance,” a third wrote.
However, some have found it absorbed too quickly, tempting them to apply more, commenting: “Too soon to say any improvement in my skin. Using the spoon measure which is a very small amount which sinks into my skin immediately. I would be tempted to use more but given the cost of a jar, I won’t! Smells amazing.”
But others have been left hooked on the formula, adding: “I have tried to do without this cream, and have tried everything practically out there on the market. Nothing makes my skin glow and feel supple like this. I get positive comments about my skin.”
The second highest-value beauty product comes in the form of a full-sized Jean Charles Brosseau Nymphéa Eau de Parfum, worth £85. The delicate floral fragrance is said to be reminiscent of Monet’s famous lily pond paintings, opening with bergamot and pink pepper alongside water lily, jasmine and wisteria. It finishes with soft musk, raspberry and sandalwood for a fresh yet elegant scent.
Another premium fragrance is Gallivant Abu Dhabi Eau de Parfum, worth £70, while the calendar also includes a travel-sized Clive Christian No.1 Feminine Parfum. Although the 10ml bottle is the only travel-sized product in the collection, it’s still an impressive inclusion. The scent is famously expensive at £650 for 50ml, and the 10ml size is only usually sold as part of a 3x10ml Traveller Set for £250.
The luxury bathing selection is equally impressive, with Aromatherapy Associates De-Stress Muscle Bath & Shower Oil, worth £58. The cult favourite is designed to help ease tired muscles while creating a spa-like bathing experience at home.
Tucked in the reusable calendar, shoppers can also discover products from names such as Bamford, Ortigia, Granado, Delilah, Benamôr, Bramley, Connock and LabSolue, alongside a Fortnum’s candle, washbag and hand cream.
Another high end option is Selfridges, with the retailer confirming its beauty advent calendar is returning for 2026. While details remain firmly under wraps, last year’s calendar retailed for £250 and featured an impressive selection of luxury skincare, fragrance and makeup brands worth £1,136. This year’s offering is also £250 placing it firmly in the luxury category, but whether it will boast a higher value than 2025 remains to be seen.
For anyone who relishes in discovering luxury beauty brands they might not otherwise splurge on, for loves gifting premium products without the designer price tag, Fortnum and Mason’s calendar is one of the most impressive launches of the festive season so far. Not every product will appeal to every shopper (with those not favoured being prime stocking fillers), but there’s plenty to explore to justify the £275 price tag.
Here’s everything inside the Fortnum and Mason beauty advent calendar 2026:
- Wildsmith Copper Peptide Cream, 50ml
- Granado Tropicalia Hand Cream, 50g
- Clive Christian Original Collection No1 Feminine Parfum, 10ml
- Bramley Clementine Antioxidant Cleansing Balm, 50ml
- Gallivant Abu Dhabi Eau De Parfum, 30ml
- LabSolue Aqua Adornationis 1947 Shower Gel, 200ml
- Delilah Smooth Shadow Stick Pink Champagne, 14g
- Fortnum’s Garden Song Hand Cream
- Connock Kukui Eau de Parfum, 30ml
- Jean Charles Brosseau Nymphéa Eau de Parfum, 50ml
- Ortigia Zagara Body Oil, 100ml
- Charlotte Posner Afternoon Tea Washbag
- Aromatherapy Associates De-Stress Body Oil, 100ml
- Sol de Janiero Delicia Drench Body Butter, 75ml
- Delilah Colour Gloss Ultimate Shine Lip Gloss Jewel, 30g
- Benamôr Rosto Miracle Face Cream, 90ml
- Shleep Merino Silk Knit Short Sock Dusty Rose
- Wildsmith Radiance Light Serum, 30ml
- Granado Rosa Damascena Lip Balm, 13g
- LabSolue Aqua Adornationis 1947 Body Lotion, 200ml
- De-Stress Muscle Bath & Shower Oil, 55ml
- Bamford Nurturing Face Oil, 30ml
- Fortnum’s Four Seasons Rose Petal Votive Candle, 75g
- Bramley Apple Peel AHA Facial Exfoliator, 30ml
- Delilah Wake Up Radiant Elixir Candlelight, 20g
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