Candy Mechanics offered a similar service for a limited time last year, setting up shop in London's Selfridges store for six weeks. Back then, though, the process involved a 3D scanner, and a 3D printer that would make chocolate molds customers could take away to craft their own Lolpops. It was much more time-consuming than the new process, whereby a machine carves the heads out of chocolate "blanks." (Confectionary-specific 3D printers aren't quite up to scratch yet, it would seem.)

While the new Lolpops are available to anyone in the UK with a phone, they are still a "limited edition" product. Candy Mechanics is only accepting 500 orders before Christmas, and with a pack of three setting you back £20 (edible gold finish included), they aren't the cheapest novelty item. Still, there's nothing quite like a personalised gift -- though if you fancy picking up a set for the chocolate lover in your life, best start coming up with excuses for needing a 30-second close-up video of them if you don't want to spoil the surprise.