The Best Beauty Crackers 2016

If a Beauty Advent Calendar is not something you want, like or can afford there are always alternatives and a good one comes in the form of a beauty cracker, though it is unlikely you would get a Christmas Hat and an unfunny joke to go with it.  Instead, you could have an amazing Beauty Cracker or Crackers (as some are packs) as a nice little treat or a gift for a beauty lover out there.

As with last two years (2015 and 2014) there are already a lot of these readily available to be purchased now, but what more could any beauty blogger want than a Christmas Tree filled with beauties like these and better still, there are even some for the men in the life. 

Jo Malone - This has to be the cracker of all crackers at £205 and of course with a 100ml bottle of a signature cologne, candle, bodywash, body cream and all from Selfridges!

Vintage Cosmetics Company - Six beautifully packaged crackers which contain full-sized items, a paper crown and a beauty tip within each. Priced at £55.

Jo Malone. Surprise and delight dinner guests with a festive Christmas Cracker at every place setting. Pull it to reveal a surprise treat – fresh Basil & Neroli Cologne, juicy Blackberry & Bay Body & Hand Wash, and compelling, addictive Mimosa & Cardamom Body Crème. Available now for £33.

Espa Nourishing Lip Trio - At £29 this cracker from Espa contains a trio of natural, pink, and red Nourishing Lip Treatments.

Nails inc. Festive Cracker Nail Varnish Collection, a set of six crackers housing six full sized nail polishes including 1 x NailKale Superfood Base Coat and five shades of Nails Inc polish such as Hampstead Grove and Regents Park. Available now for £28.50.

L'Occitane Holiday Trio (£20) - Each cracker contains a hand-picked selection of three L’occitane products. Whether it’s delicate cherry blossom, delicious almond or relaxing aromachologie & lavender and within each set is a hand cream, shower gel and bath cube. 

Essie Crack'a'Colour Christmas Gift Set is a set of 4 crackers which each contain an Essie shade such as Fiji and Bordeaux. Priced at £20.

Molton Brown - Again this year there are two offerings from Molton Brown, one for him and one for her and both are really good value for money at £20. Inside Heavenly Gingerlily Cracker which is for her, you will find three really good sized products Gingerlily Replenishing Hand Cream, 40ml, Gingerlily Body Wash, 50ml and Gingerlily Nourishing Body Lotion, 50ml. 

In the cracker for him, Black Peppercorn Cracker, you will find three good sized products again with Ultra Light Bai Ji Hydrator, 30ml, Black Peppercorn Body Wash, 50ml and Black Peppercorn Nourishing Body Lotion, 50ml. Again this cracker is priced at £20.

Oskia - (£18.50) Housed in a pretty paper cracker is a mini version of Oskia’s bestselling Renaissance Cleansing Gel (40ml) – a non-foaming cleanser that restores radiance and reveals super soft skin.

Autograph (£17.50) have A set of 4 novelty crackers containing luxurious Autograph items. Each cracker contains a mini cosmetic surprise to help create the perfect winter look - items include a nail file, lip lacquer, nail polish and a mascara, all in mini sizes. Available now right.

Soap & Glory What a Cracker (£16). Soap & Glory bring 6 crackers into the mix this year and within them you will find amazing products ranging from a 75ml bottle of Clean Girls Body Wash to a 50ml tube of Hand Food.  Available now via Boots.

Nails Inc Festive Cracker (£14.25). This Cracker houses three mini nail polishes in shades York Row, Buckingham Terrace and St Johns Avenue, all three beautiful shades in one cracker and it is available now.

No7 Gifts For The Girls Cracker Collection. Each cracker contains a full size No7 Nail Colour to get fingers looking festive or a No7 Lovely Lips Tinted Lip Balm for mistletoe ready lips. Plus you are also promised a naff joke and a paper crown with these. Priced at £14.

Feelunique Beauty Tools Christmas Cracker £12. These crackers are described as being 'loaded with beauty treats that will see you through the festive season. Update your dressing table with our handy Beauty Tools Cracker'. They are on sale now here.

Decleor Surprise Cracker Skincare Gift Set £12 contains a 50ml hand cream and looks very festive with bright yellow bows, one which stands out for sure. Available now.

Zoella Beauty Just Crackers Set - Each cute cracker contains a delightful miniature gift such as a hand cream or a shower cream. Available at £10 for a set of four crackers.

Nuxe Holiday Skin Cracker (£10) includes for super cute products - Rêve de Miel Nourishing Hand and Nail Cream, 15ml, Micellar Cleansing Water, 35ml, Huile Prodigieuse Dry Oil, 10ml and Crème Prodigieuse Anti-Fatigue Moisturising Cream, 15ml which are really amazing sizes considering they are found inside a cracker. Available here.

Cowshed Bullocks Wreath Cracker Skin Care Kit (£10). This is one for the men folk and it is filled with two of their best grooming essentials - Bullocks Soothing Moisturiser, 50ml and Refining Facial Scrub, 20ml. 

Then we have Cowshed Wreath Cracker Skin Care Kit (£10). This one can be for either sex and contains two winter skin must-haves formulated with pure essential oils to soothe and soften the skin. So inside you will find a Cow Slip Soothing Hand Cream, 50ml and a Lippy Cow Lip Balm, 5ml and is available now.

This works' Sleep Spell Cracker (£10) contains a 10ml bottle of Deep Sleep Pillow Spray, a best-selling natural sleep aid that inspires feelings of calm. Available right now.

Sanctuary Spa Surprise & Enjoy Crackers (£10). These come as a set of 4 crackers which contain a Green Lemon & Orange Blossom body wash and body lotion and White Lily & Damask Rose Body Wash and Body Lotion with each item being 75ml. Available right now from Boots.

Caudalie Vinosource Christmas Cracker Gift Set (£10). This Caudalie Christmas Cracker contains some of their best-loved Vinosource products to hydrate the skin. Includes: Vinosource SOS Thirst Quenching Serum, 10ml, Vinosource Moisturising Sorbet, 10ml and a Moisturising Cream Mask, 15ml.

L'Occitane Pampering Shea Butter Christmas Cracker (£10). L'Occitane's first ever Christmas cracker contains a duo of nourishing Shea Butter products to leave skin feeling soft, clean and comforted. It includes: Shea Butter Hand Cream, 30ml and Shea Milk Extra-Gentle Soap, 50g.

The second offering from L'occitane when it comes to a single cracker is the Verbena option. Inside you will find a Verbena Cooling Hand Cream Gel 30ml , and a bar of Shea Verbena Extra-Gentle Soap 50g. Priced at £10.

L'Occitane en Provence Indulging Delights Christmas Cracker is a third offering and this one contains a duo of Almond Hand Cream and a gentle Shea soap. Priced at £10.

Boots No.7 Fresh and Gorgeous Cracker (£8). The No7 Fresh & Gorgeous Cracker contains a Mini Eye Pencil and Intense Volume Black Mascara ideal for on-the-go beauty, inside a festive bronze cracker with ribbon ties. Available from Boots.

St. Tropez have three crackers on offer this year.  Starting with the Classic Cracker contains the brand'sClassic Bronzing Mousse; an ultra-lightweight self tan that delivers natural-looking, long-lasting colour with a streak-free finish, cracker also includes a tanning mitt. Priced at £8. 

The second is the St. Tropez's Luxe Oil Cracker contains the brand's ultra-hydrating Self Tan Luxe Dry Oil. A Fast-drying and easy-to-apply, the Brazilian-inspired tan delivers natural-looking, streak-free colour that lasts up to ten days. Priced at £10.  The third option is the  St. Tropez's InSt.ant Tan Cracker contains the brand's Wash Off Face and Body Lotion in a Light/Medium shade and this cracker is priced at £10.

Bomb Cosmetics also have two offerings of crackers this year and they are really cute. The first one is called Bath Blaster Bang which contains three bath blasters - Snow Good Bath Blaster, 160g, Gingerbread Trees Bath Blaster, 160g and Holly Go Lightly Bath Blaster, 160g.

The second one is called Bath Blaster Snap Cracker which also contains three full sized bath blasters which are Father Blissmas Bath Blaster, 160g, Dash Away Bath Blaster, 160g and Blueberry Funday Bath Blaster, 160g. Both retail for just £7.99.

Steamcream - Again this year, Steamcream have their cracker with a mini tin of Steamcream encased within festive packaging. Freshly handmade in the UK using high-quality and natural ingredients, the lightweight whipped emulsion can be used on the face, body or hands as a pampering treat and provides long-lasting hydration, whilst minimising excess oil. Available for just £6.71.

Roger & Gallet Fleur de Figuier Hand Cream Cracker - £6 and inside you get a Fleur de Figuier Hand Cream 30ml and a sample Fleur de Figuier Fragrance 1.5ml. Find it here at FeelUnique.

Crabtree & Evelyn Pink Pineapple Hand Therapy Cracker £6. - Cracks open to reveal a Rose Pineapple perfumed Hand Therapy cream and it is available at FeelUnique.

Weleeda Skin Food Cracker £5.95 on Amazon this cracker contains a 30ml tube of the cult beauty product Skin Food.

So far there is quite an array of beauty crackers already available and I am more than sure over the coming weeks more will be released, so keep an eye out on this post for even more beauty crackers.  

Have you seen any that you like?

*this post contains PR samples unless indicated otherwise