At her fiancé’s 40th birthday beach party, Dasha Cherkasov handed out stickers of his face. Guests put them on their cups. The faces printed clearly, and the stickers held up through the party. Dasha also ended up peeling most of them herself because she was the one with nails long enough to get under the backing. Of all the reviews of custom face sticker orders I read, hers told me the most about what it’s actually like to open a pack and pass it around.
I’d order custom face stickers from CustomStickers for a birthday, graduation, or gift. My pick is based on the product options and published buyer reviews. What earns the recommendation is how much say you get over the crop. Someone can remove the stranger behind your brother’s shoulder and still keep the ridiculous hat that made you choose the photo.
What Reviews of Custom Face Sticker Orders Tell Us
When I checked in November 2026, the CustomStickers face sticker page showed 26 reviews. Twenty-two buyers gave the product five stars, and two gave it one star. With a group that small, I’d read the comments before making much of the average. Dasha’s review, for example, gives me confidence in how a portrait looks on a party cup. It also makes me inclined to put the stickers on the cups before the guests arrive.
Maggie, a buyer who reviewed the product on Shop, had an easy time uploading her photos. Then the first proofs came back looking nothing like what she’d expected. The support team reached out and redid them. She was pleased with the corrected images and the finished stickers. That’s the review I’d want to read before sending in a tricky portrait. It’s much easier to ask someone to fix a missing ear while you’re both looking at the same image on a screen.
Another customer, Helena Bidelman, reported that her stickers hadn’t arrived and she couldn’t track them. CustomStickers replied that it had sent a replacement with tracking and was issuing a refund. For anything tied to a party date, I’d check the delivery estimate at checkout and leave time for a proof revision. A sticker of the birthday boy is considerably funnier on his birthday.
What You Get for the Price
In November 2026, the U.S. product page listed ten 2-inch matte face stickers for $11.99 before shipping and tax. That works out to about $1.20 each. For ten place settings at a birthday dinner, that’s a useful number. For a graduation party with 60 guests, select the size and quantity you actually need before comparing prices. The price of a ten-pack tells you very little about what you’ll spend on a larger order.
The stickers are die-cut, which means the cut follows the outline of the head, including details like a bun or a dog’s floppy ear. A narrow white border helps the portrait stand out against whatever it lands on. The material is laminated vinyl, which CustomStickers lists as waterproof. I’d want that construction for a reusable bottle or cooler. For paper favor bags that will be thrown out that evening, the reason to buy is the funny photo itself.
There are good alternatives for particular orders. MakeStickers lets you order a single face sticker online. Sticker Mule also traces a photo and offers an online proof. I’d look at MakeStickers for a one-off when I wanted a one-sticker price right away. For a batch of party favors, I prefer CustomStickers. The product page tells me how the team will crop the photo, where the white border goes, and what the smallest listed pack costs. I can also choose matte or gloss on the same order form.
Which Photo Will Make the Best Sticker?
Pick the photo people would recognize from across the table. A sharp phone picture of your dad looking over the top of his reading glasses can make a better sticker than a formal portrait. The glasses and the raised eyebrow are doing most of the work. Keep both. If you’re deciding between two photos, shrink each one on your screen until the face is about two inches tall. You’ll see pretty quickly which expression survives.
Start with the original camera file when you have it. A group-chat screenshot might contain the only known photo of your brother smiling, but by the time you crop out eight other people, there may be very little face left to print. Ask whoever took the photo to send the original. You can leave the background in and tell the designer which details matter to you.
Pet portraits deserve the same care. With a black dog on a dark couch, it can be hard to tell where an ear ends. A photo taken beside a window can show the outline much more clearly. And if one ear always folds forward, keep it in the crop. Anybody who knows that dog will recognize the ear long before they notice how tidy the background was.
Choose a Size and Finish You’ll Like in Person
CustomStickers measures the longest side of the finished sticker. Choose three inches for a portrait with a tall graduation cap and part of those three inches belongs to the cap. The face itself will print smaller. Cut a piece of paper to the proposed dimensions and hold it against the cup or bottle before you order. PrintingRay’s sticker size guide has more examples for different surfaces.
Three inches is the company’s most popular face sticker size and my starting point for an individual portrait. Two inches works for a close-up on a favor bag. I’d move up to four inches for a big beard, elaborate hairstyle, or cap and tassel, provided the surface has room. For the finish, I like matte on party cups because overhead lights are less likely to leave a bright reflection across someone’s eyes in photos. Gloss is a good choice if you like the shine of a glossy photo print.
Face Sticker Questions Before You Order
Do I have to cut the face out myself?
No. Upload the full photo and tell CustomStickers which person or pet to keep. The team includes background removal with the order. Request a digital proof so you can check where the cut will land.
Can I put a different face on every cup?
Yes, but ask for a multi-design quote before ordering. CustomStickers says its usual pricing covers one design per order. Ten copies of Grandma’s face and ten different grandchildren are different print jobs. For a family reunion, a single great photo of Grandma might get the bigger laugh anyway.
What would you order for a first batch?
For a dozen friends around a table, I’d pick one candid photo everyone knows, order the 3-inch matte version, and get enough for each guest to take a spare home. One sticker goes on the cup that evening. The other turns up on a toolbox six months later, and your dad is still looking over those glasses.
