10 Personalised Gifts To Give That Special Someone This Christmas
Gifts to let your loved ones know that they're special and they mean the world to you
A perfect marriage of fashion and fine jewellery, Monica Vinader creates delicate pieces that embraces individuality and freedom of expression. Perfect worn by itself, or stylishly stacked with other jewellery, the contemporary pieces range from rings, to necklaces, to bracelets, and even individual charms. Get yours at Monica Vinader stores at ION Orchard, Takashimaya and Westgate for complimentary engraving. Ps. they've got charming pieces for the men in your life too!
Having called Robinsons The Heeren its home in Singapore for awhile now, Sydney-based brand, The Daily Edited pride themselves on the notion of understated chic. Their products range from handphone cases, leather totes, cross-body bags, clutches and more—all of which can be personalised with monograms on the spot! Did we mention that they've got adorable mini bags for the little ones too!
Having launched its Coach Create with Accessorise It and Personalise It in all its Singapore stores in October this year, customers can now monogram (almost) all the leather goods. That's not it! Customers also have the freedom to express their styles by switching up the bag straps, adding charms, and more. Your leather number will definitely be uniquely yours, and yours only.
Available at Spa Esprit at Beauty Emporium and Paragon, you can create your own custom blended shower gel, moisturiser, and body scrub. That's not all! You can also select from over 70 pure essential oils to add in your customised scent concoction. For a finishing touch, pen down a special message on the label.
Le Pilage Cuir, the leather version of its iconic foldable canvas sibling, the Longchamp Le Pilage, is available for personalisation exclusively at its ION Orchard store. Choose from four models (small and medium tote, travel bag, and a crossbody bag) and select from a palette of eight to twelve colours for the body, flap, handles, strap, and lining—you can truly make this uniquely yours (or your loved ones).
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This is one gift that your fragrance-obsessed loved one will appreciate. Available at Escentials boutiques at Paragon and Marina Bay Sands, Le Labo scents are lovingly concocted right in front of you after you've sniffed and chosen from an array of raw ingredients. After it has been swirled to perfection, you can even personalise the label (simply tell the staff what you want on it). It will make the perfect gift with a very personal touch, in our humble opinion.
Perfect for your fitness-obsessed, or even atheleisure-loving friends, Nike-iD encourages you to unleash you creativity and create your (or your loved ones') dream shoes. Whether you choose to have an important date or initials embroidered on the Nike steppes, or simply customise the colours (even the Nike swoosh)—the options are endless. We're simply thankful that Nike-iD is now available in Singapore, and you would be too. Go on, go cray.
We all have that one friend who constantly harps on makeup, and tells us the latest products available on the market—this gift is meant for them. If you know what shades she loves, or would love (everyone loves a surprise, no?), simply customise it with Shu Uemura's custom octo palette. It has room for eight different pressed eye shadows or four blusher hues—it's your pick! The palette is now available in the limited edition Shu Uemura x SUPER MARIO BROS. Peach's case!
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Monogramming sits at the heart of Burberry's product offerings, and this Christmas, it's no different. Not only can you have the classic trench coats personalised with three initials from an array of 15 thread colours, you can also have the rucksacks (as pictured) monogrammed with up to three embroidered gold letters. PS. Burberry will be running a scarf campaign from 8th-31st December where customers can bring in their Burberry scarves to the ION Orchard store for complimentary monogramming.
Looking for stationery for the organised friend? kikki.K is the place to go. From diaries, planners, luggage tags, coin purses and the list goes on—all of which are monogrammable. The personalisation service is available at all kikki.K stores and can be done on the spot. Initials can be monogrammed in gold, silver, rose gold and blind emboss. Prices start from $19.90 for three letters to $24.90 for more than three letters.
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