4 Gifts To Help You Embrace Your Cheena Roots

Within the YSL BEAUTÉ Chinese New Year Collector Palette ($88)'s gold and red exterior are two shades of warm, wearable peach — symbolising a fresh and glowing start to the New Year — which can be used as a blush or highlighter. Limited edition, of course.

Hello, dark choc with Mandarin orange and goji berry mousse? White chocolate with pomelo and cinnamon? Mangosteen milk chocolate and ginger? Sounds like a wake-up call (cock-a-doodle-do!) for the tastebuds. GODIVA’s Year of the Rooster chocolate luxury gift box ($142 for 23 pieces) combines Belgian chocolate delights with Asian fruits for a refreshing CNY treat.

From Godiva stores.

Instead of the usual boring old soft drinks, imagine everyone’s gasps of delight when you bring out this box of retro delights. Grandma and grandpa and anyone who lived through the ’50s and ’60s will remember the Greenspot orange drink and RC Cola, which are just making their way back to Singapore after decades away, while the younger ones will get a kick out of the Kickapoo Joy Juice and the mysterious pink Sinalco drink. Nothing like a bit of sweet nostalgia to bring family together. The Pokka Retrolicious The Classic Taste of Reunion pack is available at most supermarkets, coffee shops and convenience stores. Prices vary.

NESPRESSO does cheena, and it’s claaaasy. Six coffee sleeves containing the popular Kazaar, Dharkan, Roma, Arpeggio, Indriya and Ristretto capsules are housed in a cool box designed by local artist Aaron Gan. Within the Chinese character “li” (which means gift or ceremony) are scenes of family together-ness, filial piety and respect. The CNY Six-Sleeve Coffee Assortment ($43.20) comes with red packets, and is a great reminder of what it’s all about.

From Nespresso boutiques.