Find hidden beauty treats in these Christmas crackers and baubles

Festive minis hidden within a Christmas cracker or bauble make a brilliant — and beautifying — special touch. Katie Wright rounds up her favourite Christmas gift beauty minis.

Groan-worthy jokes and flimsy paper crowns are all well and good, but if you really want to impress diners on December 25, adorn place settings with a cracker that conceals a pampering treat or two — goodies that will last long after the pudding’s been polished off.

You’ll score even more hostess points if you pluck a beauty bauble from the tree for each guest to send them on their merry way.