OK! Beauty Box crackers have £104-worth of items for £20

Christmas is weeks away, and if you’re still on the hunt for a present for the beauty and makeup lover in your life, but want something a bit more festive than a standard gift box, OK! Beauty Box has just unveiled four curated Christmas crackers packed with treats selected by their beauty editors. Instead of paper crowns and silly jokes, each one is filled with skincare and makeup goodies. And right now, you can get them for £20 each.

The four new Christmas crackers each contain a selection of five favourites from big brands at purse-friendly prices, curated by the beauty team at OK! magazine, a sister publication of The Express. They all cost £29.99, but thanks to an offer that’s currently running on the website, shoppers can get £9.99 off each cracker by using the code ITSCRACKERS at checkout.

Inside each one, you’ll find a mix of full-size and minis that are perfect for travelling or trying out new brands without committing to full-size products or the full price tag.

In addition to the five products, all crackers also include a voucher to redeem two copies of OK! Magazine, worth £9.20

All four crackers are worth way more than their £20 price tag, but one of the best when it comes to value for money is the skincare cracker, which focuses on self-care. 

Shoppers looking to discover new skincare might be drawn to this cracker. With the current discount code, it represents an 80.7% saving on the value of the products inside, which, according to OK! Beauty Box is £104.15 (the highest out of all the crackers).

This one has been specifically curated to help give skin a little pamper after the festive period, and includes products that can complement any skincare routine, from face wash to creams and even a shower oil.

To start you off with a clean canvas, there’s a Bioderma Sensibio face wash in a 45ml travel tube that will come in handy for festive getaways. There’s also a full-size Nip + Fab Glycolic Fix Scrub, designed for exfoliation. 

The cracker also includes a mini rose face oil by Balance Me, but the highlight here is a full-size Retinal Ritual Eye Cream by Canopy, which is worth £43.

The lineup is complete with a mini bath and shower oil from Aromatherapy Associates in the Forest Therapy scent, which blends ho wood, pink pepper and cypress essential oils to create a relaxing, grounding experience.

This cracker is perfect for anyone in need of a head-to-toe pampering. It includes everything from bath and shower oil to hand cream and a face mist. Valued at £60.15, it can save shoppers 66% on the value of the products inside.

You’ll find another Aromatherapy Associates bath and shower oil in this cracker, but this one is in the uplifting Refresh scent. Meant to be used in the morning, it has notes of grapefruit, rosemary and juniper berry to help you start your day refreshed.

The most unique product in the set is a hydrating scrub by Christophe Robin, designed for use on the scalp as a pre-wash treatment. If you’ve never tried a scalp scrub before, it’s great for giving your scalp an extra deep clean by sloughing off dead skin. The brand claims this won’t irritate sensitive scalps, so it’s worth a try if you have always been curious about such a product.

The set includes a rosewater face mist by Grace and Stella, in a 30ml mini size, ideal for keeping in a handbag (ideal for a quick spritz to freshen up on the go). 

If you’ve been trying to grow out your nails for a festive manicure, the next two products are specifically designed for hand care. There is a five-in-one nail therapy from Nail Kind, which promises to help harden and repair weak nails, allowing them to grow stronger. Additionally, a mini hand cream by Nuxe is available to help keep your hands and nails nourished in cold weather.

If you’re more of a makeup fiend, you might prefer this cracker, which is dedicated to lips. Inside you’ll find five products just for your lips, from balms to lipsticks, all worth £65.18. Aside from saving shoppers 38.85%, this cracker could be split into smaller stocking stuffers, or you can keep it all to yourself to prepare for a kiss under the mistletoe.

The gift includes two products to hydrate, nourish and protect lips. One is a clear lip balm from Hello Sunday, which also has SPF50 to protect the thin skin on your lips from harmful rays, and there’s also a full-size pot of Eve Lom’s Kiss Mix. It’s a deeply conditioning balm that can be worn on its own, used as a primer for lipstick, or over lipstick.

There is also a Bang Beauty lipstick in a versatile brown-orange shade that has a matte finish. If you’d rather glam it up for Christmas, there’s also a Makeup Revolution Shimmer Bomb Lip Gloss in the shade Sparkle, a lovely pink.

A lip-focused gift set would be incomplete without a lip oil (a product that’s been something of a hit with beauty fans online this year).  Inside the cracker, you’ll find one from Collection, in the pinky Lush shade.

This cracker is packed with products that will help you perfect your festive makeup looks by adding a little extra sparkle. The products inside are said to be worth £75, meaning shoppers save 73%. They’ve been chosen to give your makeup an extra festive glow, in shades of gold and copper, and help define your favourite features.

The set includes two products that will help you look like your most radiant self by adding dimension to your complexion. There is a mini bottle of Blush Drops by Rodial in a flattering sunset shade, which can be used alone or topped up with the powder Luna Highlight for a more intense glow. Combining products can make them last longer, which is ideal for all those festive parties.

There are also two eye products: a shadow stick by Delilah in a coppery shade, and another essential, a volumising mascara by The Beauty Crop.

To frame the face and make sure your look is extra polished, there is also a clear brow gel from Saint Luxe.