Two tiny illustrated houses, twenty-five doors, and not a single one of them opens onto anything but a bath bomb or a bubble bar — this is Lush doing exactly what Lush does best, and doing all of it at once. Lush has two advent calendars out for 2026, and this is the bath-only one: it skips makeup, skincare and fragrance bottles entirely and goes all-in on the bath, for £135. Seven of the twenty-five are gift exclusives you can’t buy any other way, including a whole cast of character bath bombs — Snoozy Bear, Honey Bear, Rosie Bear, Carrot — built around cocoa butter, ylang ylang and citrus, plus the unmistakable Snow Fairy, Lush’s most-loved festive scent, tucked in among them. If you’ve ever bought someone a Lush bath bomb because you knew it would make them smile, this is that instinct turned into 25 days of it.
The numbers
The essentials, minus the soppy bit: the Lush 29½ High Street Advent Calendar 2026 costs £135 and is available now — this isn’t a pre-order. All 25 doors hold bath treats: 17 bath bombs and 8 bubble bars, including one reusable bubble bar (Candy Cane). Seven of the 25 are gift exclusives, made only for this calendar. Lush doesn’t publish a total stated value for the calendar, and only 6 of the 25 individual items carry a published RRP at the time of filming: Mini Brightside (£2.25), Luna’s Butterfly (£4), Toby’s Magic Cow (£5), Sleepy (£7.50), Butterball (£3.50) and Unicorn Horn (£5.50). The rest are listed by Lush as “RRP not currently listed.”
Does it pique our interest?
Honestly? We’re a little bit charmed by this one. There’s something genuinely lovely about a calendar that doesn’t try to be all things — no skincare serum wedged in next to a lipstick you didn’t ask for, just 25 days of “run a bath, treat yourself.” Every door is a bath bomb or bubble bar, so the whole calendar is built around one small, cosy ritual done properly, which is exactly the kind of daily-treat energy an advent calendar should have.
The seven gift exclusives are where it really wins us over. Snoozy Bear, Honey Bear, Rosie Bear, Mini Celebrate, Mini Snow Fairy Roll, Mini Swirly Sticky Dates and Carrot are calendar-only, and they’re not just cute names slapped on filler — Honey Bear’s honey-toffee take on the classic orange-and-bergamot Christmas blend and Rosie Bear’s Rose Jam scent with geranium and lemon both build on fragrances Lush fans already love. A whole family of little character bath bombs, each one basically a tiny bath-time treat with a name and a personality, is very hard not to find adorable.
And then there’s Snow Fairy, sitting in among all that novelty like an old friend. It’s Lush’s most-loved festive scent for a reason, and having it alongside seven brand-new characters means the calendar isn’t asking you to gamble entirely on the unknown — there’s comfort and nostalgia in there too, not just surprise.
The six items with published RRPs — Mini Brightside at £2.25 through to Sleepy at £7.50 — give a nice little anchor for what these normally cost, and the reusable Candy Cane bubble bar (several baths from one bar, rather than one use) is a small, thoughtful touch in a calendar that’s otherwise all single-use treats.
What we’d change
We’re clearly a bit soft on this one, but even so, three things are worth knowing before you buy. The biggest is transparency: 19 of the 25 items don’t have a published RRP at the time of filming, and Lush doesn’t state an overall value for the calendar the way some other retailers in this series do. That makes it genuinely harder to judge whether £135 is a fair price before you buy.
The single-category format that makes this calendar so lovely for a bath lover is, fairly enough, a limitation for anyone who isn’t one. Everything here is a bath bomb or bubble bar — no body lotion, no skincare, no haircare — so a shower-only household, or a giftee who doesn’t bathe often, will get a lot less mileage out of it than out of a mixed-category calendar at a similar price.
There’s also a little scent overlap across the 25. Butterball, Butterbear, Snowman Dreaming and Honey Bear all lean on a similar vanilla, cocoa butter and ylang ylang base, so a handful of consecutive doors can feel more like variations on a theme than 25 completely distinct treats.
Genuinely, none of this dampens how sweet the calendar is as a whole — they’re refinements rather than problems, and for a bath lover, they barely register.
Full contents list
Bath Bombs
- Dominick The Donkey
- Sugar Plum Fairy
- Merry Christmas Everyone
- The Christmas Penguin
- Luna’s Butterfly
- Snoozy Bear (Gift Exclusive)
- Toby’s Magic Cow
- Christmas Tree
- Snowman Dreaming
- Honey Bear (Gift Exclusive)
- Snow Fairy
- Rosie Bear (Gift Exclusive)
- Butterball
- Reindeer
- Butterbear
- Carrot (Gift Exclusive)
- Magical Santa
Bubble Bars
- Arctic Fox
- Mini Brightside
- Mini Celebrate (Gift Exclusive)
- Sleepy
- Mini Snow Fairy Roll (Gift Exclusive)
- Mini Swirly Sticky Dates (Gift Exclusive)
- Unicorn Horn
Reusable Bubble Bar
- Candy Cane
Who it’s perfect for
This one’s for the bath lovers and the Lush lovers — anyone who’d genuinely rather run a bath most nights of December than reach for a face cream, and anyone buying for a giftee they know lights up at a Lush bag before they’ve even opened it. It’s a proper treat of a calendar, and the character exclusives make it a lovely one for a family countdown with kids too, given how much of the range leans into playful, colourful bath art (Toby’s Magic Cow’s rainbow water, Luna’s Butterfly’s multicoloured art) over anything grown-up or serious. It’s less suited to anyone who wants variety across categories — Lush’s other 2026 calendar covers a more mixed range of products if that’s what you’re after, and our Boots 24 Days of Skin review is a good option too if you’d rather shop across brands and want a fuller published breakdown of value.
Our Pique Verdict
Perfect for: Bath lovers and Lush lovers after a purely bath-focused countdown, and gift-buyers after character exclusives you can’t get anywhere else.
Best product: Snow Fairy — Lush’s signature festive bath bomb, sitting alongside seven brand-new character exclusives.
Biggest drawback: Only 6 of the 25 items have a published RRP, making it hard to judge value against the £135 price before buying.
Value for money: ★★★★☆ (4/5)
Buy the Lush 29½ High Street Advent Calendar 2026 — £135
It’s one of our picks in The Best Beauty Advent Calendars Under £200 in 2026, if you’d like to see it alongside the others at this price.
Watch our full contents reveal video here
FAQ
Is the Lush 29½ High Street Advent Calendar 2026 available now?
Yes — unlike some calendars in this series, it's not a pre-order or waitlist item; it's on sale now.
What's inside the Lush 29½ High Street Advent Calendar?
25 bath treats: 17 bath bombs and 8 bubble bars, including one reusable bubble bar. There's no skincare, makeup or haircare in the mix.
Are any of the products exclusive to the calendar?
Yes — 7 of the 25 items, including Snoozy Bear, Honey Bear, Rosie Bear and Carrot, are gift exclusives made only for this calendar.
Does the Lush advent calendar include full-size products?
Lush's bath bombs and bubble bars are single-use treats rather than a full-size/travel-size split, so this calendar doesn't quote a full-size count the way some multi-category calendars do.
Is the Lush 29½ High Street Advent Calendar good value?
Lush publishes an RRP for only 6 of the 25 items and doesn't state a total value for the calendar, so it's harder to make a confident value case than for calendars that publish a full worked total. What it does offer clearly is seven exclusive character bath treats and the reliably loved Snow Fairy scent, for shoppers who want a bath-focused countdown rather than a mixed-category one.
Does Lush have more than one advent calendar in 2026?
Yes. Lush has three advent calendars for 2026: this bath-only 29½ High Street calendar, the bigger Lush Advent Calendar 2026 in a wicker hamper, and a fabric calendar you fill yourself.
Read next
- Lush Advent Calendar 2026 — for Lush’s bigger hamper calendar, with shower gels, body care, a candle and a perfume
- Boots 24 Days of Skin Advent Calendar 2026 — for a skincare-led alternative with a fuller published contents breakdown
- Boots 12 Days of Scent Advent Calendar 2026 — another lower-price calendar, fragrance-led rather than bath-led
- Sephora Beauty Advent Calendar 2026 — for the broadest multi-category mix if you want variety across skincare, makeup and more
