Custom gift idea: Design your own fragrance online

If you're looking for that special, one-of-a-kind gift, here's an idea: design your own fragrance online. Yes, online. A company aptly called UNIQUE, let's you be your own fragrance designer by combining your favorite essences into your own signature bottle. And you do all of this online.

UNIQUE is new to the U.S. market, but is already established in Europe. Here's how it works:

First, you go to www.UniqueFragrance.com and click on Create Your Own. Next, choose your gender. 

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Then, you choose a style that suits your taste or, if you are buying a gift, the taste of the recipient. Think of your or his/her personality. Are they elegant or sporty?

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Based upon your input, you can combine up to six essences from a range of more than 50 scents. I know you can't smell them, but they are fairly common scents, like vanilla, rose or grapefruit.

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Then, you customize your perfume bottle with a name, design or photo.

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The company tells me that more than 150 billion combinations are possible. So does that mean you are likely to make a mistake. Not necessarily, the company says. UNIQUE has more than 90,000 customers in Europe and has sold more than 130,000 personal fragrances so far. They offer a full money-back-guarantee and say returns are as low as 3%.

Yeah, but how much does it cost, you ask? The price isn't bad. Custom fragrance creation and shipping takes only 7-14 days and prices start at $69.90.

Check it out.