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Still stressing over your Spring Festival gift list? 20 small items to help you solve your worries

CartierPublished 2016-03-22

Whenever the Spring Festival approaches, everyone seems to face two major challenges: first, how to secure return flight and train tickets to get home safely for the New Year; and second, how to sort out Spring Festival gifts for the whole family to keep everyone smiling. Although your dear editor is not as powerful as scalpers, we can still make a modest contribution by putting together a gift list, especially for handling the most picky female family members at home.

Don't worry, here are three clever tips to handle the ladies and mistresses at home!

Essential lucky red for every Spring Festival

Within this single month, the red symbolising the Chinese New Year has already spread across the streets and alleys, from shopping malls to e-commerce, from gift outer packaging to personal clothing…… Indeed, during the Lunar New Year, Chinese people simply love that splash of red, which is unstoppable. Jewellery is no exception; at this time of year, red jewellery is particularly beloved. Wearing red jewellerynot only boosts your spirit,but also brings good fortune. Why not get off to a auspicious start and bring you a few spirited pieces of red jewellery.

Cartier Amulette de Cartier necklace and bracelet, 18K rose gold, set with carnelian, diamonds

DAMIANI Masterpieces Mediterranean Collection Earrings

DAMIANI Masterpieces Mediterranean Collection Bangle

DAMIANI Masterpieces Mediterranean Collection Earrings

The DAMIANI Masterpieces Mediterranean collection white gold bangle is set with cabochon red coral, surrounded in a staggered arrangement by white diamonds, yellow, blue, pink, and lilac sapphires, all hand-set to make the bangle even more brilliant. This bangle has a soft texture, inspired by the colours and light of the Mediterranean region. More importantly, the natural vibrant red emitted by the coral gives this jewellery collection natural vitality and energy.

DAMIANI Belle Epoque Collection Jewellery

The design of the Belle Epoque collection is inspired by the shape of film reels, hoping to bring dreams and emotion to life just like a cinema. White gold set with diamonds and rubies, the symmetrical arrangement demonstrates an Art Deco style.

Whether ugly monkey or pretty monkey, all monkeys are lovable

Recently, topics surrounding the zodiac monkey have come in waves. First, various brands rushed to launch Year of the Monkey special editions, ranging from watches and jewellery, cosmetics, fashion, bags, accessories, to even a certain brand's Year of the Monkey special edition mineral water. Following that were various monkey beauty pageants born out of the monkey theme, determined to rank the monkeys of various brands by beauty and ugliness—what a lively scene! However, despite all this, it still hasn't stopped people's attention and affection for the zodiac monkey, nor has it stopped the enthusiasm of major brands for the Year of the Monkey special edition Abcdefg……. The reason is simple: it's the Year of the Monkey, regardless of beauty or ugliness, Chinese people simply love that clever spirit,Isn't it?

MIKIMOTO High Jewellery Collection Year of the Monkey pearl pendant necklace —— Playful Monkey Playing with a Pearl

Utilising ingenious design and materials, the main body of the pendant depicts a little monkey perched on a grapevine laden with fruit, picking a sweet grape. This vivid and adorable design is complemented by lustrous Japanese Akoya pearls, incorporating handcrafted enamel artistry.

MIKIMOTO High Jewellery Collection Year of the Monkey pearl brooch

Carrera • Carrera Year of the Monkey collection ring

Dior Chinese New Year special edition Diorelita necklace and bracelet

Dodo monkey charm ring and bracelet, 18K gold, 9K rose gold and silver

Gifting pearls for Spring Festival is the most thoughtful gesture for elders

Having taken care of everyone in the family, there are of course the all-important elders. Especially our mothers, who are the ones we think of most at the end of the year, and who think of us the most. I have always felt that the warmest gift in winter is pearls—lustrous as snow, harvested in autumn and stored for winter, never ostentatious. And at any time, the best gift for a mother is undoubtedly pearls; gentle, quiet, and able to withstand the passage of time. This Spring Festival, if you want to give your mother a gift, choose pearls; itwill surely be the most cherished.

MIKIMOTO Ruyi collection diamond and pearl pendant necklace

Pearl diameter approx. 8mm, total diamond weight approx. 0.21 carats，RMB 23,600

MIKIMOTO Ruyi collection diamond and pearl earrings

Pearl diameter approx. 6.5mm, total diamond weight approx. 0.22 carats/set，RMB 26,200

MIKIMOTO Ruyi collection diamond and pearl ring

Pearl diameter approx. 8mm; total diamond weight approx.0.20 carats, RMB 23,100

MIKIMOTO Ruyi collection pearl necklace/bracelet

Pearl diameter 6.5mm, RMB 20,400

This is a highly creative piece; 21 Akoya pearls with a diameter of 6.5 mm can be worn as a bracelet or paired with a long chain to be worn as a necklace.

MIKIMOTO Ruyi collection pearl pendant necklace

Pearl diameter 6.5mm, RMB 6,120

MIKIMOTO Ruyi collection pearl ring

Pearl diameter 6.5mm, RMB 7, 090
MIKIMOTO Ruyi collection jewellery takes the “Ruyi” as its inspiration, embodying the Chinese vision of “good fortune and all the best”. Its design perfectly combines the “8” character with pearls, featuring clean and elegant lines and a symbolic meaning that deeply resonates with the Eastern spirit.
In the blink of an eye, another year has passed; it seems as if nothing has changed, yet in reality, everything is changing. We wish everyone a Happy New Year! Let us continue to move forward with hope and vision! (Watch Home, Jing Yuanli)

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