Crystal's Closet: Weekly's Wardrobe (Ep9)

Hi everyone!

I hope you had a fantastic week. Guess where I am at while writing this blog entry? In Vietnam. Surprise huh? I usually go back Vietnam once a year in New Year only, not in summer. I actually had a super spontaneous getaway trip ever for 1 week to release myself from stress, depress, problem and to find out some solutions for my life. It sounds really big, doesn't it? I learnt few lessons after this trip. Running away is not the right way to solve the problem, we  have to be strong, smart and calm down to face it, deal with it and solve it with positive thinking and energy. Always look at the solution, not the problem. 

Someday when you chance upon any situation that requires you to be strong, independent and decisive to make a decision which might turn your life into another page, you probably will understand what I'm trying to say. I'm in that stage right now. *I feel like I'm a psychologist :D* 

Anyway, let's talk about something more cheerful. Fashion Fever!

I've been missing for 1 week, thus there wasn't any daily outfit post on my twitter or instagram this week. I'm gonna flashback the last week wardrobe together with some updates from this week activities.

Monday

Vintage, pure and elegant with this look from Forever21. I've been wanting to get a white dress for myself a while ago but I couldn't find any one I like. There were so many considerations and hesitation involved either the material, the style, cutting, design and comfort. Til I saw the lace dress at F21 store, it was like love at the first sight. It's sweet, comfortable, fitting, and yes...cheap, I had no reason to not to bring it home. I even grabbed a gold pearl vintage necklace to match with the white pearl earrings and charm bracelet I already had.  

 Get this look: Dress Forever21

Necklace: Forever21, 

Shoes: The Island Shop, 

Bag: Michael Kors

Tuesday

Color blocking fashion with chiffon orange blouse and bandage purple skirt and yellow belt. Somehow  the purple skirt in reality becomes dark blue in the photo :(

This is one of the most comfortable and easiest styling for this summer. If you have not watched my tutorial of how to wear color blocking outfit, click it here

Get this look: Blouse & skirt: Cotton On

Pink wallet: Guy Laroche

Watch: Swarovski 

Accessories: Random

Wednesday

 Feminine and classic with floral button shirt and high waist suede skirt. I have to admit this is one of my favorite styles and you see me wearing this very often now and then. I find it so feminine and sweet.

Get this look: Floral button shirt: Brook Brothers

Skirt: Random

Shoes: Charles & Keith

Accessories: Sunglasses: Coach

Others: You mean the car? It's Honda. Not mine :D

Thursday

First time rocking the leather skirt but I'm super in love with it already. This look is so me! Fierce, sexy, elegant, classic, strong, open-minded. That's what this outfit gives impression to people. I thought leather material will be hot in summer but I was wrong. It's so comfortable to wear. 

Get this look: Ruffles shirt: Mango

Leather skirt: Cotton On

Studded shoes: Guess

Friday

I was so busy  that I couldn't have time to take photo of my daily outfit. Til I realized that I haven't posted any picture, I was already home. However, to make up for that, instead of "Todayoutfit", I posted "Tonightoutfit" on my twitter which is this:

Barbie doll dress with nude inner lace dress. Absolutely sweet, sexy and cute.

Saturday  

Floral chiffon blouse and high waist short. It's a popular fashion trend this summer. This photo was taken by my mom when I was already in Vietnam. It's so hot and humid here during summer so most of the time, I wear T-shirt, short because they are comfortable and casual. I usually dress up super casually when I'm in oversea :)

 Get this look: Please go to ZARA store or website. :)

That's all about my weekly wardrobe. Do you have any piece that you really like and would love to share? Feel free to leave some comments below, I might or might not reply because I'm away and busy right now but you know I do read. 

And now, you are wondering what am I doing here in Vietnam? Nothing much! Besides teaching dancing, I spend most of my time with this little angel.

My nephew, the cutest baby I've ever seen. 

Or enjoy facial mask done by my mom. She is super particular about me having a good skin, lolz

Eat lot and lot of healthy and yummy foods everyday. I can never get enough of it 

Spend sometimes to get beautified. Got my nails done at only S$50. How crazily cheap it is over there! And it's nice, please!

That's all about me. I'll be back next week and start the stressful working life again but know what? There will be lot of interesting things going on that I can't wait to share with you guys.

Stay tuned!
Love,
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Color- Blocking Fashion

This summer, one of the most popular trends in fashion industry is colorblocking. From the runway, on the streets, at the shopping centers, everywhere we see the bright & bold colors running around.

I used to hate striking colors like neon, yellow, purple, orange...because i thought they are too bright, too hot to wear for summer. I didn't like people staring at me on the street because of what I wore, those colors would not compliment my skin color at all and many other reasons. But somehow, I've changed my mind.

I don't know why and how I end up having more bright colors outfits in my closet and I'm loving it. I used to dress up often according to my mood. When I'm happy, I usually choose to wear bright and fun color outfits. It gives me alot of energy, enthusiasm, positive and happy feeling for some reasons. But when I'm down, naturally I will not care much about what I wear, what color is it, I'll come back to the brown, black, grey, dark blue kinda colors outfits. That's not really good because the dull colors can make myself feel even worse so I tried to have less dull colors in my wardrobe as much as possible and filled it up with some happy, fun colors.

Basically, color-blocking is about mixing and matching two to three pop, bold, bright colors at the same time to create a contrast yet complementary color outfit. I've done some interesting pairings on my youtube. Perhaps, for those who have never tried or worn color-blocking before, you'll have an idea of how to start it.

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Besides pairing of my own outfits, I've created a lookbook about this Color-blocking trend. These are basically my favorite outfits on Polyvore website.

Style 1: Similar color blocking

Rock that color-blocking dress. Rule 1: Similar colors by ncrystalicious featuring platform pumps

One of the simple rules to pair color-blocking outfit is Similar colors. Basically, they are adjacent on the color wheel such as: blue - green, pink- purple, orange- pink etc...Here I picked the lipsy peacock two tones dress and paired up with Jessica Simpson pumps. It's perfect for dinner, party, prom...and guess how much do they cost? Dress is £19 and shoes is $99. Click on the photo to buy it if you would love too.

Style2: T- Colors Blocking

The colors usually form T-shape on the color wheel like yellow, purple, orange. I love playing with purple-orange mix & match because I find it's so sensual, sexy and elegant. 

She's the one! by ncrystalicious featuring prada shades

In this look, I paired silk purple blouse with lightweight jean from Net-a-porter. Accessories: purple belt, purple watch and ring to match with the shirt and orange earrings, pumps to match with the jean.

Not only me but also many celebrities are in love with this style too. Name it!

Kristen Cavillari, Cheryl Cole, Jennifer Hudson, Kim Kardashian on orange and purple outfits. Summer just gets even hotter!

Style3: Neutral and Complementary Combo

Neon power by ncrystalicious featuring handcrafted jewelry

All the time, I love neon pumps but this color is kinda picky to wear. Not everyone can rock neon pumps and not every color can go with neon. Pink would be its best match. So I decided to pair up the neutral color-blocking pink-grey peplum dress with neon accessories: shoes, bangles, earrings, etc...Obviously, it makes the entire outfit become so different and so "Wow".

Sometimes, just a small detail can make a big difference in the outfit. Let the colors play a part and experiment the new look in you. Who knows you will become a big fan of color-blocking after that? But make sure, you need to know what colors work best for you, your skin tone, hair color, etc..and learn how to play with single colors one at a time. The most important thing is you MUST feel good and confident in whatever you are wearing. Know your body well.

Color-blocking is easy and fun to play with and is suitable for any body type, age but like I said in the video, it's not gonna work if you don't have the confidence and personality to pull it off. So, let just try it and let me know how it turns out.

I hope you will like it like I do.
Good luck!
Crystal

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