Mulling over your advent calendar options for 2026? Do you go Bonne Maman? Penzeys? Cheese? Beers of the World? Well, Trader Joe’s hotly anticipated 12 Days of Beauty 2026 is here to make your decision even harder. It’s $19.99 once again and here’s the front of the box. If you don’t want to be spoiled, stop here!
OK, here’s the back of the box with all the item descriptions. This is your last chance to not get spoiled!
Ready? Here’s your look inside at all 12 items. We’ve got a couple repeats from years past in the Marshmallow Body Butter (in 2021 it was a Toasted Marshmallow) and Rose Facial Oil (in 2024 we had a Rose Glow oil with a bit of shimmer). But mostly, these are all new items and scents.
Cashmere Scented Body Mist — it’s vanilla-ish with a light hit of something musky/woodsy. Is it an EOS dupe? Not sure.
Sandalwood Shave Cream — is indeed sandalwood. I had a hell of a time getting the foil cover off the opening, fair warning.
Taro Bubble Tea Lip Butter Balm –Tthis might be one of my faves. It reads fruity to me. I don’t get taro or bubble tea, but no complaints, this is going straight into my purse.
Scalp Serum — Smells like tea tree oil.
Brazil Nut Lip Oil –– The Brazil Nut girlies are gonna like this one. It’s also got a little applicator to put it on.
Coconut Tuberose Body Wash — Tuberose isn’t actually a rose, apparently, and that makes sense, because this doesn’t smell like rose. It’s strongly floral though. I wish this was a bubble bath.
Whipped Sugar Body Scrub — Just smells sweet and slightly vanilla to me.
Micellar Cleansing Water — I’ve never tried TJ’s micellar wipes, so I’m not sure how this liquid compares.
Cherry Noir Ultra Moisturizing Hand Cream — Definitely smells like Cherry Coke. This has real throwback vibes like when we had soda scented/flavored Chapsticks (remember the Dr. Pepper?). I was worried we weren’t getting a mini hand cream this year, it’s just not in the silvery tube you’d be looking for!
Wildflower and Honey Scented Hair Mask — I always love the hair masks and I’m always mad TJ’s doesn’t put them out as a regular product. I bet I’m gonna love this one, too.
Totally worth $20, especially when you look at the going rate for other advent calendars out there. The good news though is TJ’s has a bunch of its smaller holiday items already out, so if you wanna DIY your own TJ’s advent, the Hot Chocolate spoons, the mini packs of English Toffee Bites, the giant candy cane, and the Dark Chocolate Sea Salt Caramels are all in stores.
Wanna compare on your own? Here’s are TJ’s 12 Days of Beauty from the last 5 years.