PUBLISHED January 29th, 2015 10:00 pm | UPDATED July 22nd, 2024 03:13 pm
Whether or not you’re going away during the long weekend, the Lunar New Year and all its consumerist traditions – truck loads of food, new clothes, and new everything else – is unavoidable. And if you need some ideas on where to wave your money, we’ve some to share!
Chinese New Year Goodies
Design collective Naiise has more than a few artisanal food brands on its speed dial and one interesting thing you might like to try is Eastern Granola’s Yu Sheng Granola, which sounds like what you think. Everything is better with bacon…one can say the same with bak kwa. These Bak Kwa Parmesan Crackers by Kith Café will leave you wanting more.
Whether you’re a fan of pineapple tarts that have pineapple jam perched atop on enveloped in buttery pastry, you might like to try SUCRE’s gourmet Pineapple Truffles – they come in a multitude of flavours like cheese, seaweed, chocolate, and raspberry.
Looking for the perfect good-for-you CNY treat? The folks at Box Green Marketplace are offering 18% off single items so you can snack on healthy renditions of your favourite childhood desserts like Almond Longan Jelly and Cheng Tng.
Apparel – For the Ladies
Zalora‘s pop up store at ION Orchard has come and gone, but their gargantuan 150-piece Chinoiserie Chic Lunar New Year Collection (prices range from $24.90-$69.90) for women is quite impressive this year. Besides the usual Chinese ethnic garb with a modern twist, expect peplum tops, playsuits, and fit and flare dresses in different shades of red, as well as hues of blue, white, and coral.
The same heavy handedness in more textural fabrics like jacquard and neoprene is seen in Love Bonito‘s Shanghai glam-inspired Chinese New Year 2015 Collection (priced from $32-$59). This homegrown fashion e-retailer has just launched their first ever Chinese New Year pop-up at 313@Somerset (#04-32), which is open 10am-10pm daily and will run till 28 February 2015.
For everything else: The Great Online Shopping Festival
Backed by Google, and in collaboration with SingPost and DBS, the Great Online Shopping Festival is bringing you hundreds of deals starting at midnight on 2 February 2015. The discounts are purported to be staggering – up to 70% off beauty products, as much as 75% off travel, and more than 80% off fashion and electronics.
With participating partners like Airbnb, Intercontinental Hotel Group, Luxola, Reebonz, Uniqlo, Chope, RedMart, and Lazada, the three-day only ecommerce festival is set to be huge.
Top Image: Love Bonito and Kith Cafe
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