Should you be cooking Christmas lunch today?

RUSHED off your feet with last-minute preparations? With presents to buy and food to cook, the last person on your mind is you. So here are some essentials to get you through Christmas.

For hands that do dishes, the Margaret Dabbs nail and cuticle cracker contains a file, buffer and strengthening serum to keep nails from breaking (£12, libertylondon.com, right). No time for a hair wash? Try Show Premiere dry shampoo — ideal to pop in a party clutch (£16, feelunique.com).

Still have cards to write? Use a slimline Cross pen (£70, cross.com, left) and Mustard pencil case to keep it to hand (£8, justmustard.com, left). Plan meals perfectly with a Meal Planner Pad (£7.50, kikki-k.com). Zap stress spots with Votary Blemish Rescue Oil (£35, libertylondon.com), and relax with a bath infused with MOA Dreamy Mineral Soak (£25, moa.london).