These Luxury Beauty Crackers Make The Perfect Christmas Gift
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Treat your loved ones (or yourself) this festive season
Christmas crackers are essential part of any festive tablescape – but, more often than not, you’ll find them filled with bits of plastic tat that don’t make it to Boxing Day. So, how can we get the satisfaction of a ‘snap-bang!’ without the disappointing trinkets, sad party hats and off-the-mark dad jokes? Turn to your favourite beauty bastions. You’ll find plenty of brands throwing their hat into the ring this year, offering Christmas crackers filled with luxury beauty products spanning makeup, skincare and bath time.
Sound dreamy? We think so. And we can get you started on your winter of wellness; these are the beauty Christmas crackers worth splurging on this season.
Our Top Christmas Cracker Picks For Beauty Enthusiasts
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Bamford
Christmas Cracker Gift Set, £33
The perfect gift for the on-the-go beauty enthusiast, this festive set comes filled with five mini body washes. The cracker shaped gift box, inspired the landscapes of an English Garden, feature illustrative turtle doves with delicate gold foiling adorn the exterior.
What’s Inside:
- Geranium Hand and Body Wash 50ml
- Rose Hand and Body Wash 50ml
- Jasmine Hand and Body Wash 50ml
- Citrus Hand and Body Wash 50ml
- Sage Hand and Body Wash 50ml
Q+A
Glow Heroes Gift Set, £15
Looking for your winter glow? This should do the trick. Q+A’s vitamin C trio is designed to brighten, rejuvenate and give your skin an irresistible glow from head to toe. Your hero kit has arrived.
What’s Inside:
- Vitamin C Brightening Serum 30ml
- Vitamin C Eye Cream 15ml
- Vitamin C Body Cream 50ml
Trinny London
Trinny’s Everyday Chic Gift Set, £34
A gift with minimal effort and maximum impact? Sign us up. Trinny London’s range of beauty Christmas crackers are filled to the brim with multi-tasking makeup products – but our pick has to be the Everyday Chic set. This trio of shades will take you from day to night, through the week – the perfect little luxury.
What’s Inside:
- Eye2Eye
- Lip2Cheek
- Lip Glow
Molton Brown
Woody & Aromatic Christmas Cracker, £20
Bath time just got more festive. Housed in a green marble-printed Christmas cracker (designed by Britain-based artist Natascha Maksimovic), Molton Brown’s latest holiday gift is comprised of four woody and aromatic body washes.
What’s Inside:
- Re-charge Black Pepper Bath & Shower Gel 50ml
- Sunlit Clementine & Vetiver Bath & Shower Gel 50ml
- Wild Mint & Lavandin Bath & Shower Gel 50ml
- Neon Amber Bath & Shower Gel 50ml
Bramley
Hand Cream Cracker, £10
Winter usually means a rise in demand for ultra-soothing hand creams. Bundle up luxury and practicality with this beauty Christmas cracker from Bramley, which houses a tube of the brand’s hero hand cream – ‘an enchanting blend of pure lavender, geranium and petitgrain essential oils, with apple seed and sweet almond oil.’
What’s Inside:
- 50ml Hand Cream
Sculpted by Aimee
Christmas Crackers (pack of 6), £50
Why have one, when you can have six? The perfect table present for a gathering (or an extra special treat for one), Sculpted by Aimee has filled its cracker set with travel-sized heroes spanning primer, creams and beauty blenders.
What’s Inside:
- Complexion Blender Sponge
- Body Base Shimmer in Medium
- Beauty Base Pearl
- Beauty Base Rose Golden
- Beauty Base Protect
- CloudCream
L’Occitane
Festive Cracker Set, £24.50
Another gift set to be shared (or not), L’Occitane’s beauty Christmas cracker comes with travel sized shower gels and hand creams in four of the brand’s most loved scents: Cherry
Blossom, Almond, Shea Butter and Verbena.
What’s Inside:
- Cherry Blossom Hand Cream 10ml
- Cherry Blossom Shower Gel 35ml
- Almond Hand Cream 10ml
- Almond Shower Oil 35ml
- Shea Butter Hand Cream 10ml
- Shea Butter Shower Oil 35ml
- Verbena Cooling Hand Cream Gel 10ml
- Verbena Shower Gel 30ml
Space NK
Your Hair Heroes, £25
This year, we’re giving the gift of good hair. (A festive miracle!) Space NK has carefully curated its Christmas cracker to include some of its best haircare brands, with shampoos, hair oils and accessories to discovery.
What’s Inside:
- Living Proof Triple Bond Complex, 10ml
- JVN Hair Complete Instant Recovery Serum, 25ml
- Virtue Healing Oil, 20ml
- OUAI Detox Shampoo, 30ml
- Slip Rose Gold Leopard Skinny Scrunchie
By Terry
Opulent Star Stunning Eyes Cracker, £34
Party season, more often than not, requires an exceptional smoky eye. And thankfully, you can get a head start with By Terry’s beauty cracker. Inside, you’ll find mini versions of the brand’s bestselling cream eyeshadow and mascara.
What’s Inside:
- Ombre Blackstar N°4 Bronze Moon
- Mascara Terrybly N°1 Black Parti-Pris
Jo Malone London
Holly Cracker, £38
It’s beginning to smell a lot like Christmas… no, really. Festive tablescaping gets a scented edge with Jo Malone London’s limited edition line of fragrance crackers, which come filled with a trio of mini fragrances. Choose from the Holly or Snowman box, and let the fun begin.
What’s Inside:
- English Pear & Freesia Cologne 9ml
- Wood Sage & Sea Salt Body & Hand Wash 30ml
- Peony & Blush Suede Hand Cream 15ml
Featured image: Bamford
