Made-in-L.A. gifts just hit different.

This is part of the L.A. Times 2022 Gift Guide. See the full guide here. If you make a purchase using some of our links, the L.A. Times may be compensated.

If you’re looking to support local designers and makers, this is the gift guide for you. Whether you’re searching for woodworking classes held in East Los Angeles, custom Los Angeles street planters, shirts you might have spotted on “Making the Cut” or hand-embroidered pet portraits, look no further than these items from L.A.’s finest.

Skylar Taylor started his Taylor Melrose cosmetics brand as something to bridge “spaces between gender, ethnicity and humanity.” His affordable, clean-smelling line is made with all organic materials. For the holidays, he is offering a four-piece gift set including facial serum, facial cleanser, hand and body wash.