Best Space NK Beauty Buys 2026: The 6 We'd Buy

Kosas’s Revealer is a vegan, creamy concealer the page describes as medium and buildable, with caffeine, peptides and hyaluronic acid in the formula; what those ingredients do for skin is Kosas’s claim. It comes in 6ml and, when we checked, in 39 shades at £29 (one at £28), and the page suggests going one shade lighter for under the eyes.

It had more than 3,200 reviews. The one-star reviews split into two groups. One is about shade: very fair buyers found the lightest shades too yellow, and a medium-tan reviewer could not find a match. The other is about skin, with reports of stinging, dryness, bumps and, in one case, a long-running reaction around the eyes. A few found it creased or gave too little coverage. This is exactly where a counter helps.

Space NK’s house sets are among the best things it sells, and this one is unusually full. The page lists seven products: Skin Rocks The Support Oil 30ml, Medik8 Crystal Retinal 3 30ml, Mimétique Skin Restore Crème Visage 50ml, Ultra Violette Supreme Screen SPF50+ 50ml, plus smaller sizes of 111Skin, Caudalie and The INKEY List. The page puts its worth at £295.

Its weakness is evidence, not contents. When we checked it had only 11 reviews, all five-star, so there is nothing negative to weigh yet. Two of the seven items are small (5ml and 10ml), and it mixes a retinal with other actives, which suits someone building a routine more than a skincare beginner. Retinal is not for everyone; read Medik8’s instructions before starting.

Laneige’s Lip Sleeping Mask is a leave-on balm in a pot, with the brand’s berry extract complex plus coconut oil, murumuru and shea butter; the overnight hydration claims are Laneige’s. Space NK lists more than a dozen flavours, most at £21 and the seasonal ones at £22, though several were out of stock when we checked.

It had more than 2,600 reviews and a high rating, but the one-star reviews are consistent: a minority found it made their lips drier, sore or cracked after a few weeks, several blame the strong fragrance, one mentioned pink-stained pillows, and others think a plain balm does the same job. The pot also means using a finger or the little spatula.

The Dewy Skin Cream is Tatcha’s best-known product: a rich cream with hyaluronic acid, red algae, Japanese purple rice and squalane, which the brand says plumps and softens fine lines. Space NK sells it at £26 for 15ml, £69 for 50ml and £97 for 75ml.

With more than 3,000 reviews it rates highly, but the one-star reviews are a fair warning. Several reviewers with acne-prone or sensitive skin report breakouts, stinging or dry patches; others found it heavy and greasy, and one blamed the scent for a headache. A buyer of the refill pod found it did not fit her original jar. Start with the 15ml before paying for the large jar.

Space NK’s calendar lists all 35 products on the page, 26 of them full size: an Augustinus Bader Body Cream 100ml, Medik8’s new PDRN serum, Olaplex No.3 Plus, a Charlotte Tilbury Beauty Light Wand, Sunday Riley Good Genes, and a 15ml Crème de la Mer among the travel sizes. It costs £275, against a claimed worth of more than £1,200.

The low reviews are about logistics more than contents. Several buyers received calendars with a leaked body wash that ruined the drawers, and complain that customer care replied only with templates; one had paid in September and was told no calendar could be sent. Others thought this year’s selection weaker than last year’s, and one noticed the price fall after ordering.

Space NK’s fragrance shelf is where it most clearly beats the online warehouses, and D.S. & Durga is a good example. Debaser in Bloom is described as a light unisex perfume: white currant and rosemary flower on top, fig, gardenia and cream in the heart, musk and coconut husk at the base. It costs £155 for 50ml or £229 for 100ml.

There is little to go on. It had 12 reviews when we checked, many from people who found a mini in a Space NK advent calendar, and the most critical called it a pleasant powdery floral with disappointing staying power for the price. Fragrance is the clearest case for walking into a shop and wearing it for a day first.