Some calendars ask you to open a tiny door each morning and move on with your day. The Lush Advent Calendar 2026 asks for a little more of your evening: a bath drawn slowly, a bubble bar crumbled under the tap, a candle lit on the side of the tub. It is £210 for 25 gifts, and it arrives in a green wicker hamper with red straps that looks as though it belongs at the foot of the tree rather than tucked away in a cupboard.
This is the biggest of the Lush Christmas countdowns, and it reaches well beyond bath bombs. There are shower gels, soaps, a body scrub, a lotion, a body butter, a dusting powder, a lip scrub, a body spray, a perfume, a candle and a pair of socks. Ten of the 25 are gift exclusives, made for Lush’s Christmas gifts rather than the everyday shelves.
The hamper itself is the part you keep. Lush lines it in organic cotton and wants it reused, and we can easily picture it holding blankets, logs or next year’s wrapping long after the last door has gone.
The numbers
The Lush Advent Calendar 2026 costs £210 and holds 25 gifts. Right now it is a pre-order for Lush Club members, and Lush expects to start dispatching in October; the calendar reaches Lush shops in October too. Ten of the 25 products are gift exclusives. Lush doesn’t publish a stated worth for this one, so there is no headline value figure to quote, and it doesn’t count up full sizes either. What it does show is the contents, weights included for most items: three 115g shower gels and a 125g Sticky Dates, two 100g soaps, a 135g body scrub and a 15ml perfume among them. If you order anything else from Lush alongside it, that part of your order will arrive in a separate delivery.
Does it pique our interest?
Very much. What wins us over first is the range. A bath-only calendar is lovely if you bathe every night, but this one looks after the shower people, the moisturisers and the scent lovers too, so the whole routine gets a festive turn.
The gift exclusives carry the character. Carrot is a bath bomb shaped like one (“Rudolph says relax”, says Lush), Honey Bear is a little yellow bear in a knitted hat, and Golden Pear comes crusted in sugary sparkle with a sandalwood and orchard-fruit scent. Celebrate is a swirled blue-and-orange bubble bar with a bubbly, citrusy lift. Alongside them sit Lush’s Christmas regulars: Snowdrift with its eucalyptus and peppermint, Silent Night starred in silver, and the Christmas Tree bath bomb studded with bronze baubles.
The body care is where we’d linger. Honey I Washed The Kids arrives as a 135g body scrub, a honey-caramel classic in a new form. Christmas Eve is a jasmine and ylang ylang body butter, and Turmeric Latte is a finishing dust of vanilla and milky tonka. Dream Cream, the oat and lavender lotion so many people swear by, is tucked in too.
The two soaps are pure festive theatre. The Most Famous Reindeer Of All is a lime-green bar with Rudolph set into the middle, red nose and all, and Candy Cane pairs juicy peach with peppermint under ruby and emerald stripes. The socks, printed with Lush’s Fighting Animal Testing message, are a cosy note to step out of the bath into.
Then there is the scent. Santa’s Favourite is a body spray of soft rosewood and florals with a grapefruit twist, and Once Upon A Time is a candle of Brazilian orange, bergamot, rose and apple. The one we’d save for last is Snowcake & Rose, a 15ml perfume of marzipan-sweet tonka and creamy vanilla wrapped around rose absolute. It’s a gift exclusive, and it’s the piece most likely to outlast Christmas on the dressing table.
What we’d change
Sticky Dates, S’mores and Chocolate Orange are three sweet, gourmand shower gels, and with North Pole’s peppermint the only fresher bottle, we’d happily trade one of the sweet ones for something green or citrusy.
We’d also love a touch of Snow Fairy. It’s Lush’s best-loved Christmas scent, and a bottle or bath bomb of it would feel right at home in the biggest calendar of the season.
And because the hamper is so clearly made to last, we’d welcome a way to fill it again next Christmas. It’s the kind of keepsake that deserves a second December.
Full contents list
Bath bombs
- Carrot (Gift Exclusive)
- Snowdrift
- Silent Night
- Honey Bear (Gift Exclusive)
- Merry Christmas Everyone
- Golden Pear (Gift Exclusive)
- Christmas Tree
Bubble bars
- Mini Sleepy
- Celebrate (Gift Exclusive)
- Candy Cane reusable bubble bar
Shower gels
- North Pole, 115g
- S’mores, 115g
- Sticky Dates, 125g
- Chocolate Orange, 115g
Soaps
- The Most Famous Reindeer Of All, 100g
- Candy Cane, 100g
Body and lips
- Hot Chocolate Orange lip scrub
- Dream Cream body lotion, 45g
- Honey I Washed The Kids body scrub, 135g (Gift Exclusive)
- Christmas Eve body butter, 50g (Gift Exclusive)
- Turmeric Latte dusting powder, 60g (Gift Exclusive)
Fragrance
- Santa’s Favourite body spray, 50ml (Gift Exclusive)
- Snowcake & Rose perfume, 15ml (Gift Exclusive)
Home and keepsakes
- Once Upon A Time scented candle (Gift Exclusive)
- Fighting Animal Testing socks, size S/M
Who it’s perfect for
It’s more than a bath advent calendar, really: it’s a whole evening routine counted out in 25 steps. This is the calendar for the Lush devotee who wants the whole shop in one hamper, and for anyone who treats the bath as the best part of a winter evening. It suits a shared household well, with shower gels for the quick mornings and bath bombs for the slow nights, and it makes a generous gift for someone who loves a sweet, gourmand scent. If you only want bath bombs and bubble bars, the Lush 29½ High Street Advent Calendar 2026 is the purely bath-focused sister calendar.
Our Pique Verdict
Perfect for: Lush lovers after the full bath, shower and body routine in one hamper, and gift-buyers who want a keepsake that outlives December.
Best product: Snowcake & Rose, a gift-exclusive 15ml perfume of marzipan-sweet tonka, vanilla and rose.
Biggest drawback: Three sweet, gourmand shower gels land close together, so fans of fresher scents may wish for more variety.
Value for money: ★★★★☆ (4/5)
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Frequently asked questions
Is the Lush Advent Calendar 2026 worth it?
If you use Lush across the bath, shower and body, it offers a lot of variety for £210: 25 gifts, ten of them gift exclusives, plus a reusable wicker hamper. Lush doesn’t publish a stated worth, so the case rests on how much of the range you’d reach for.
What’s in the Lush Advent Calendar 2026?
The Lush Advent Calendar 2026 holds 25 gifts: seven bath bombs, three bubble bars, four shower gels, two soaps, five body and lip products, a body spray, a perfume, a candle and a pair of socks.
Are the products in the Lush advent calendar full size?
Lush doesn’t label items as full size. It lists weights for most of them, including 115g and 125g shower gels, 100g soaps, a 135g body scrub and a 15ml perfume.
When does the Lush Advent Calendar 2026 ship?
It’s on pre-order now for Lush Club members, and Lush expects to begin dispatching in October 2026. It also arrives in Lush shops in October.
Is the Lush advent calendar vegan?
Lush is a vegetarian brand, and many of its products are vegan, but it doesn’t label this calendar as vegan overall. Check each item’s ingredients on the Lush website if that matters to you.
How is it different from the Lush 29½ High Street Advent Calendar?
The 29½ High Street calendar is £135 and made up of 25 bath bombs and bubble bars. The Lush Advent Calendar 2026 adds shower gels, soaps, body care, fragrance, a candle and socks, and comes in a reusable wicker hamper.
Read next
- Lush 29½ High Street Advent Calendar 2026 — for Lush’s bath-only calendar
- The Body Shop Ultimate Beauty Advent Calendar 2026 — another body-care calendar full of big bottles
- Rituals Classic Advent Calendar 2026 — for a softer, spa-like bath and body countdown
- The White Company Advent Calendar 2026 — for a home-fragrance take on the season
