One of the happiest Chinatown discoveries I’ve ever made, second only to boba: Bee & Flower soaps, sold for about a dollar at most shops. The best way to add some lovely to your day when you’re near-penniless, the soaps come wrapped in the most darling packages - flower-printed paper, a logo-emblazoned band adorned with a buzzy little bee, all stamped with Bee & Flower’s golden seal.

It’s so lovely, in fact, that you might not want to open the soaps up. Which is just as well - they’re so perfect for keeping stacked on your bathroom shelves or tucked away in your bureau drawers, since the sublime scent will make everything smell all fresh and sweet. Choose from fragrances like sandalwood and ginseng and jasmine, but my favorite’s the simply gorgeous rose and its pretty-pink packaging.

Oh, and the soap itself? It’s creamy and smooth and guaranteed, as one Bee & Flower lover notes, to give you “villainously suave skin.”