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Ten Stores Offering Custom Gifts That Are Actually Cool

By Chavie Lieber

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  • Making custom lipsticks at Bite Beauty Lab. Photo via Bite Beauty Lab.
  • Make your own lipstick at Bite Beauty's Lip Lab.

    Beauty perfectionists know that it takes a lot of lipsticks to find that perfect shade of red. At the Lip Lab, customers
  • Fashion sunglasses on Oakley's website.

    There are times when it is necessary to wear neon orange and green sunglasses, and for times like those, there
  • Make your own perfume at NOVA in Williamsburg.

    Located in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, this scent lab offers one-on-one consulting to find your preferred fragran
  • Create a custom bra with World's Best Custom Fit Bras. You know what they say: 85% of women wear the wrong bra size. World's Best Custom Fit Bras offers eight style
  • Craft your own belt on Beltcraft.

    A unique belt can really make an outfit pop, and at Beltcraft, you can design one instead of sifting through de
  • A custom Tod's tote.

    Luxury brand Tod’s has one bag in its collection, the Double Strip bag for men, which allows customization. In their boutiques in New York, LA and Miami, cu
  • Design a Prada backpack.

    As a wise character in 10 Things I Hate About You once noted, "There's a difference between like and love: I like my Sk
  • Make your own shoes at Milk and Honey

    For those times when you want to wear ruby red slippers and not shop at a costume store, there’s the online store
  • Customize a Monopoly board game.

    For the nostalgic, there is the classic board game Monopoly, now available for personalization. Customize a board for $130 by p
  • Create a custom iPad case at DODOcase.

    When a precious gadget deserves more attention than the Kate Spade or Marc Jacobs care, give it the custom care. At


Is there someone in your life who is too picky for standard retail? Do you love monogramming? Is Gwyneth Paltrow your spirit animal? This Christmas, retailers are making it easier than ever to opt for custom-made items.

After the jump, browse ten shops—both online and brick-and-mortar—that will let you personalize everything from a bra to a board game.

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