Three of the products in this box are the sort you normally buy one of, think about for a fortnight first, and then ration. Omorovicza’s Even Tone Serum, MZ Skin’s hyaluronic brightening eye complex and Augustinus Bader’s eyebrow and lash serum all turn up together here, at retail size, with a Votary brightening serum and a NEOM candle for the evenings that follow. Face the Future has put sixteen inclusions into its Winter Radiance Edit for £149.99 and values the lot at £800. And because this is an edit rather than a calendar, nothing has to wait until December.
The numbers
The Winter Radiance Edit is £149.99, and Face the Future put the contents at £800. There are sixteen inclusions, fourteen of them full size, plus a virtual consultation with the clinic’s own skin specialists and an electronic whisk. Eight are skincare and targeted treatments, four are for hair and scalp, three cover body, home and wellness, and the sixteenth is the consultation itself. It is on sale now rather than sitting on a waitlist, which is worth knowing at this point in the season.
Does it pique our interest?
The treatment skincare is what makes the case. The Omorovicza Even Tone Serum arrives at its full 30ml, as does the Votary Brightening Hyaluronic Serum at 50ml and the Cultured Biomecare Biome-Calm Cream at 60ml, and the MZ Skin eye complex comes in at 14ml rather than the thimble you would usually be given. These are not the sachet versions of serious products. They are the products.
What ties them together is winter, which is a more coherent brief than most boxes manage. There is something here for dullness, something for redness, something for pigmentation, something for a scalp that has spent three months under a hat, something for the frizz that comes with wet weather, and something for sleep. Face the Future is a skin clinic before it is a shop, and the edit reads rather like a prescription written by someone who has heard the same December complaints for years.
The hair and scalp four are better than the usual afterthought. Monpure’s Hydrate & Soothe Scalp Serum is a specialist thing at 50ml, the Philip Kingsley Elasticizer Booster arrives at a generous 150ml, and the FUL gloss cream and Hairburst smoothing balm both come in at 100ml. Then the evening arrives: the NEOM Perfect Night’s Sleep candle and the This Works Deep Sleep Body Whip are there to be used in the same hour, and we rather like a box that thinks about the end of the day as well as the start of it.
The sixteenth inclusion is the one nobody else can offer. A virtual consultation with Face the Future’s own specialists turns a box of products into something closer to advice, and for anyone who has ever bought an expensive serum and then wondered where in the routine it was meant to go, that is worth more than another sheet mask.
What we’d change
Our notes on this one are about what is missing rather than what is in it.
There is no cleanser and no SPF. For a box built around treatment steps, that leaves the routine without either end of it — nothing to take the day off before the serums go on, and nothing to protect the work they are doing. Anyone buying this already owns both, most likely, but their absence is felt in a box that otherwise thinks so carefully about sequence.
The lash and brow serum is a showpiece with a narrow audience. It is the single most covetable thing in here, and it does one very specific job; if growing your brows is not on your list this winter, the box’s headline act is lost on you.
And the Dr.Vegan protein and creatine blend, whisk included, sits oddly among the rest. It is a wellness product in a skincare edit, it arrives as a single serving, and it is the one inclusion we would happily see swapped for another treatment.
None of which stops the edit doing what it set out to do rather well.
Full contents list
Skincare and targeted treatments
- Omorovicza — Even Tone Serum, 30ml
- Prai Beauty — Ageless Lip & Line Filler, 8ml
- MZ Skin — Soothe & Smooth Hyaluronic Brightening Eye Complex, 14ml
- BeautyPro — Hyaluronic Acid Hydrating Sheet Mask
- Votary — Brightening Hyaluronic Serum, Narcissus & AHAs, 50ml
- IsoSkin — Hypochlorous Spray, 100ml
- Cultured Biomecare — Biome-Calm Cream, 60ml
- Augustinus Bader — The Eyebrow & Lash Enhancing Serum, 8ml
Hair and scalp
- Monpure — Hydrate & Soothe Scalp Serum, 50ml (unboxed)
- FUL — Gloss & Shine Cream, 100ml
- Hairburst — Hydrating Hair Smoothing Balm, 100ml
- Philip Kingsley — Elasticizer Booster, 150ml
Body, home and wellness
- Dr.Vegan — Protein & Creatine Superblend, 30g, with electronic whisk
- NEOM — Perfect Night’s Sleep Scented Candle, 185g (unboxed)
- This Works — Deep Sleep Body Whip, 100ml
Expert service
- Face the Future — Virtual Consultation
Who it’s perfect for
This is for someone who already has a routine and wants to spend the winter upgrading the middle of it. It suits a reader who knows what a brightening serum is for, who buys Omorovicza or MZ Skin one product at a time, and who would rather have fourteen full sizes than thirty things to try. It is not the box for a beginner, and it is not the box for anyone who wants variety across makeup, fragrance and skin — if that is the buyer you have in mind, the ASOS Face + Body Advent Calendar 2026 covers far more ground.
Our Pique Verdict
Perfect for: Someone with an established routine who wants to upgrade the treatment step through winter.
Best product: Omorovicza Even Tone Serum, 30ml — a serious pigmentation treatment at its full retail size.
Biggest drawback: No cleanser and no SPF to anchor the routine at either end.
Value for money: ★★★★☆ (4/5)
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Frequently asked questions
What is in the Face the Future Winter Radiance Edit 2026?
Sixteen inclusions: eight skincare and targeted treatments, four for hair and scalp, three covering body, home and wellness, and a virtual consultation with Face the Future’s own skin specialists. Brands include Omorovicza, MZ Skin, Augustinus Bader, Votary, Philip Kingsley, Monpure and NEOM.
How much is the Face the Future Winter Radiance Edit and what is it worth?
It is £149.99, and Face the Future state the contents are worth £800.
How many full-size products are in it?
Fourteen of the sixteen inclusions are full size. The remaining two are the virtual consultation and the electronic whisk that comes with the Dr.Vegan blend.
Is the Face the Future Winter Radiance Edit available now?
Yes. It is on sale now rather than on pre-order or a waitlist.
Is it the best skincare box of 2026?
It is one of the strongest skincare boxes of the year on treatment quality, with three serious brands arriving at retail size. What holds it back from a clean sweep is the absence of a cleanser and an SPF to anchor the routine.
Is it suitable for someone new to skincare?
Less so. It is built around treatment steps rather than basics, so it suits someone who already has a cleanser and an SPF they like and wants to upgrade what sits in between.
