31 Best Personalized Gifts That Are Oh So Thoughtful

Anyone who has an engraved Fenty Beauty case will use any excuse to touch up their lipstick and show off the metallic keepsake, which can be customized with a name or phrase of up to 14 characters. Keep in mind that the actual Fenty Icon lipstick is sold separately, The weightless semi-matte formula is available in 16 shades but you can never go wrong with The MVP, which Rihanna donned the liquid lipstick version of during the Super Bowl.

Pets are more than furry friends, they're family. If your bestie or loved one is known for pampering their four-legged buddies, they'll certainly appreciate a Crown & Paw Custom Pet Portrait. For less than $100, you can turn any headshot of their dog or cat into a gorgeous hand-designed portrait with so many sizes, frames, and backgrounds to choose from. Crown & Paw also offers unlimited edits, so creating the perfect home decor for their space is totally hassle-free.

P.S. To really spoil the pet parent in your life, we recommend also grabbing one of Crown & Paw's customizable (and hilarious) coffee mugs.

Estée Lauder's Beautiful Magnolia Eau de Parfum is a classic floral fragrance, and now you can nab one for your favorite person as a holiday or birthday gift with a custom touch. The brand offers an engraving option for most of their fragrances, including this magnolia-forward perfume. For $10, you can embellish a personalized name of up to seven characters on this Allure Best of Beauty-winning fragrance bottle.

As much as we love an old-school custom photo album, our phones are basically endless photobooks and cameras all in one. Instead of spending hours decking out a scrapbook, get them something meaningful and practical, like Casetify's Custom Phone Case. The brand offers nearly-endless layouts to create the perfect mini collage or single-photo design on each case, and Casetify's cases themselves are known for being sturdy enough to withstand glass-shattering falls and tumbles.

Do you have a friend who's really into astrology? We've found the perfect gift for them: Mejuri's Zodiac Pendant Necklace. It's more luxurious and sophisticated than the average astrology-themed gimmick gift (bye-bye, zodiac-themed tote bags and keychains), and it has a more personal touch than, say, another personalized nameplate necklace.

This gift is a great addition to anyone's jewelry box because of its 18k gold vermeil chain and pendant. The latter is embellished with white sapphires in the shape of any zodiac sign's constellation.

Beauty lovers who are always on the go will definitely appreciate a monogrammed version of Away's The Cosmetics Bag. This sleek and compact makeup bag can hold a handful of travel-size beauty products and toiletries and even has five makeup brush sleeves to ensure they stay in place without getting damaged during transit. To top it all off, you can add custom embroidery of up to three letters for $20 ($95 total).

With the Minted Custom Map Filled Foil Art, you can memorialize the date of any special occasion. This made-to-order map may be pricey, but it's made of high-quality 100% gold foil and looks spectacular in any home as the perfect touch of bespoke home decor. Creating this map to immortalize your special date is easier than ever: Simply provide Minted with the exact address and the website will automatically show you a map to preview and order.

The no-frame option is a flat $158 while framed options range between $218 and $227, depending on the style.

For the most well-connected friends on your list that happen to be long-distance, this pair of WiFi-connected Long Distance Friendship Lamps from Uncommon Goods allows you to stay connected with your BFF, family member, or loved one (and not just on social media). Both lamps are synced up, no matter where each person lives, and tapping one of the lamps will light the other one up, as a little way of saying "thinking of you."

Gifting a bottle of Viktor & Rolf's award-winning Flowerbomb Eau de Parfum will land you on anyone's nice list, but did you know you can give its bottle — along with any fragrance offered on the luxury brand's site — a personal touch? You can turn Viktor & Rolf's iconic pink grenade perfume bottle into a bespoke giftable by opting for the brand's customizing option, which allows you to decorate the bottle of this fruity-floral perfume with Viktor & Rolf-exclusive accessories, different finishes for the bottle (including a shimmery pink), and a personal message of up to eight characters.

Editor's Note: You can only order customization through the brand's website.

The gift of great lipstick will always be treasured, especially by the beauty fan in your life. Surprise your favorite person and let them pucker up with a fancy, engravable Yves Saint Laurent's Rouge Volupté Shine Lipstick Balm to keep her lips pillowy soft and perfectly polished. The deep-conditioning formula is silky and hydrating and delivers a juicy splash of color that is as memorable as the luxe gold packaging.

Editor's Note: You can only order customization through the brand's website.

And for the fashion lover that tops the “nice list,” this splurge-worthy Cuyana Easy Tote monogrammed with their initials, will become their treasured everyday bag. The soft Italian leather carryall will fit everything you need for school, work, play, or travel, and makes lugging your stuff around look incredibly chic and stylish. The bag is available in five core colorways and four seasonal "new arrivals," including the warm-tan Terracotta, seen above, and a buttery-yellow shade aptly named Biscuit.

Fashion lovers usually have a long wish list, and due to their luxury taste, they are not always easy (or budget-friendly) to please. Give them something special this holiday without shelling out the big bucks on luxury labels with the fan-favorite Custom Multi-Disc Pisa Bracelet from BaubleBar. This piece of jewelry takes custom name bracelets to a new, elevated level with gold bulbs and colorful, cheeky letters. It's worth mentioning that you can only add up to 12 characters, so choose your phrasing wisely.

If you're looking to really tug on mom's heartstrings, surprise her with a box of Letters to Mom. The prompted letters require some prep work, filling in a collection of notes with memories and appreciation for mom, and stuffing them in a book of envelopes for mom to open on specific dates in the future. However, the result is one of the most personalized and thoughtful gifts imaginable, which will melt mom's heart to mush.

While you could buy your friend a fragrance that you think they'd like, why not put their notes to the test through The Noteworthy Gift Experience? This gifting-savvy kit comes with a Discovery Kit Gift Card to kick off their scent journey, Signature Scent Gift Card to order a full-size perfume once they've landed on the one, and a Side Note Refillable Travel Spray so they can (more easily) take their favorite scent wherever they go. How perfect.

P.S. If you're rocking with a smaller budget, The Starter Gift Experience rings in at $63 and comes with the Discovery Kit Gift Card and travel spray.

The L.L. Bean Boat and Tote is a classic pick that's as stylish as it is practical. No, it isn't necessarily a ludicrously capacious bag but it's more than spacious enough to be your giftee's go-to bag. This particular style is available in small to extra-large sizes, as well as regular or long variations, so it really depends on your person's lifestyle needs.

Not only is this sturdy cotton canvas bag available in 12 strap shades, but you can also deck it out with your loved one's name, initials, birth date, or even birth month, as long as it's within 10 characters. Monogramming is a flat $8 extra across all sizes — hence, the starting price of $38 reflect that of a monogrammed small tote.

Anyone appreciates a good photo gift but the touchscreen-activated Skylight Digital Frame takes the typical personalized photo frame to the next level. Your loved ones can relive all of their favorite memories with this digital photo book, which you can easily pre-load with fabulous pictures before you even gift it to them. The best part: Its ability to store photos is limitless, so feel free to flood thousands of your favorite pics with your grandma, little ones, and close friends in this one nifty device.

Bespoke bathroom decor might not be the first gift idea that pops into your head, but make no mistake, The Polished Jar's Customized Glass Bottle Soap Dispensers couldn't be more perfect or functional. Let them show off these chic glass bottles, which are available in three sizes and four colorways, at their housewarming and have the compliments roll in. You can also customize the bottle's label and pick from six different pump finishes to create the bathroom decor of their dreams.

If they're into watches, you can't beat gifting them the Bobo Bird Men's Engraved Wooden Watch. The wooden-framed watch not only tells time, but you can also upload any of your giftee's favorite photos as the custom face, and the back can be engraved with a special message that they can keep close. It also has an easily adjustable band, which features a grain bamboo wood and black pattern that's as stylish as it is comfortable on the wrist.

For the hard-to-shop-for minimalist, a personalized Leatherology Thin Bifold Wallet will make them smile — even when they're paying the bill. The sleek wallet features plenty of storage for cards and bills, while still maintaining its slim silhouette, so they can comfortably tuck it away in their pocket. We've always been a fan of a classic black wallet, but Leatherology's slender wallet is available in nine other shades to choose from, so feel free to grab it in their favorite color.

As for the Sporty Spice in your life, these Nike By You Sneakers (ranging between $110 and $305) let you customize every element of Nike Air kicks from tips to the tongue, to the swoosh. The only catch? You have to sign up for a free membership. You can select from various textures and colors for each area, and even incorporate your own personalized design. But for those who aren't the most technically advanced, or intimidated to make all these selections without written approval from their loved one, Nike offers gift cards that will let your recipient design their kicks for themselves.

Between birthday, holiday, and anniversary gifts, taking the time to source and order a personalized item is an excellent way to show someone special in your life just how much you care about them. If you want to go in a totally different direction, the I Wrote a Book About You Fill-in-the-Blank Book allows you to easily create a personalized book about all the things you love about this person (just don't forget to fill it out first before giving it to them).

Sure, custom coasters or wine glasses are cute, but they've been done already. This Personalized Cutting Board from Uncommon Goods is a sweet token of appreciation for the person in your life who's always throwing the best dinner parties and whipping out the best family recipes for all of their guests to salivate over. It's made from sturdy maple wood that can handle any cutting, dicing, and slicing that comes its way. But, most importantly, you can add a name or phrase that's up to 12 characters long.

Socks may not strike you as a thoughtful gift idea, but let it be known, Nice Laundry Personalized Sock Box is not your average dress sock. These stylish monogrammed socks add a polished, personalized touch that will make them excited to put these socks on every morning. The sleek color-blocked sock box is available in 3-pair or 6-pair bundles, with the option to select from dozens of sophisticated patterns and monogrammed designs that elevate the one basic stocking stuffer to a completely new level.

Let's be real, sometimes finding a thoughtful, personalized gift idea that they'll actually put to good use can be a challenge. But, if they (likely) already follow and admire the gorgeous prints from Rifle Paper Company on their social media feed, this gorgeous Personalized Stationary set will be a welcome surprise to add to their Insta-worthy desk setup. Plus, it's the kind of gift that inspires others to spread joy with handwritten notes of gratitude, which we love.

We love Pandorea Jewellery's Personalized Birth Flower and Birthstone Necklace as a sweet and subtle departure from traditional birthstone necklaces, bracelets, or smaller signet rings. As you can expect, the birthstones and birth flowers featured on the pendant are available in 12 options to choose from, but we also love that the necklace itself has three metal finish options: sterling silver that's on its own, 14K gold-plated, or rose gold-plated.

For couples, friends, and family members who have traveled the world together, a Personalized Anniversary Pushpin World Map is a seriously sweet option that'll remind you both of all the amazing places you've visited together. Along with the map itself, your loved one will also receive 100 push pins to mark all of their favorite places or plan out future destinations. This extra-large map also acts as a great statement home decor, thanks to its vintage design and sturdy foam core that keeps rips and tears at bay.

The Little Words Project Custom Bracelets are a fan favorite with good reason. The bracelets themselves are cute and comfortable and the endless selection of empowering words will ensure you find something that speaks to everyone and anyone on your wish list, including, but not limited to "Mama," "Coach," and "CEO." You can browse dozens of pre-set phrases (like "You got this") or customize them with a name or inspiring saying that's up to 13 characters long — plus, there are 26 band colorways and patterns to pick from.

Despite them being one of the closest people in your life, shopping for a male-identifying person can, at times, pose a unique challenge. Thankfully, the personalized Mark & Graham Marble and Wood Valet will satisfy any man on your holiday gifting list. It'll eliminate countertop clutter, giving his essentials a stylish place to rest. He may think his dresser or nightstand works just the same, but giving his phone, wallet, keys, and random pocket finds a cool, sophisticated home will make him smile and he'll thank you for it.

For that person who's always doing their makeup while out and about, this precious mini mirror from Chevron Cottage is a pretty compact that will fit in any bag — even a slim clutch. It will come in handy for last-minute touchups when out and about, and the personalized cover adds a thoughtful touch that will make them think of you often. The design choices are also nearly infinite since you can choose from 33 cover patterns and 14 text fonts.