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CrystalPhuong.net is a Personal Style & Travel Blog based in Singapore, written by Crystal Phuong. The blog was nominated FOUR times in Top 10 Best Fashion Blogs in the annual Singapore Blog Award from 2012- 2015, voted as one of the Best Lifestyle Blogs in Singapore in 2013 by Hotelclub.com, and Best Travel Blogs in 2016 by Foodpanda.com. Crystal hopes to connect and inspire young women to lead a healthy and happy life. Be confident, be positive, and be kind.
{CRYSTAL'S CLOSET}: POLKA DOT MAXI

{CRYSTAL'S CLOSET}: POLKA DOT MAXI


Hey beautiful,

Look what i have for you this week! Another new blog entry with great giveaway at the end of this post.

Aside from Crystal's Closet Weekly Wardrobe series, this is gonna be an extra blog post featuring one of my favorite outfits in detail. Or, if you have any request about how to pair your skirt, pants, shirt, shoes, accessories or any unique cloths that you find it's hard to mix and match, it's exactly what this blog entry about. Feel free to let me know if you want me to try out certain look or outfit.

Also, thank to my personal photographer of the day Sara Sun who helped me to take all these beautiful photos. :)

In any girl's closet, besides all the basic pieces like white shirt, black pants, blazer...maxi dress is one of the Must- have items. It's also one of the trends that refuses to die in any season, time or occasion. You can wear it to the beach, to the party, to shopping, to the wedding or even wear it at home. And don't be afraid of "I'm too short. I can't wear maxi dress because it makes me look even shorter". I'm not tall either but I still rock Maxi dress like nobody's business and trust me there are some types of maxi dress can help you to lie about your actual height. You just need to find out what type that is :)


Walking along Emerald Hill on Saturday! We had an entire quiet and beautiful street for us to take many photos as we wished.




Accessorizing yellow necklace- sponsored by Strings of Glamour and earrings to match with yellow dots on the dress. 


A quiet moment for myself. 


A belt to emphasize your small waist or to minimize a big one. 

Multi colored rings with arm candy 

Not to forget a pair of vibrant colored heels to walk out on the bright and sunny day. Alternatively, a pair of white shoes is good too. 

If you do have your favorite maxi dress, don't forget to tweet me a photo or upload it on my Facebook wall. I would be so happy to see them. 

Get this look
Maxi Dress: Club Monaco (similar) 
Shoes: Dolce Vita
Earrings: Fantasy Jewelry box    Rings: ASOS
Handbag: Michael Kors
Belt: Reiss (similar)

Now, it's time for another:
GIVEAWAY!!!!!!

Like I mentioned in the previous blog entry, this is to celebrate the Episode 20 of Crystal's Closet. It's crazy how fast time flies and this time round, I decided to double-up the winners :D. Instead of 1 winner, we will have 2 winners this time. Each will have a chance to received 2 DIY collar- necklaces. 

Giveaway No.1 (Collar No.1 & 2): You will have chance to receive these 2 beautiful Swarovski crystal collar necklaces. I used the most expensive and high quality Swarovski crystals to make these 2 collars, hence please expect it to be very glaring and bling bling, lolz. I love them so much so if you are the new lucky owner, please help me to take good care of them. 

Giveaway No.2 (Collar No.3 & 4): If you are not into all bling bling stuffs, number 3 & 4 are just for you. Metal studded and pearls collars which are my favorite too. They are simple yet unique, elegant and very easy to take care. 

So, which one would you prefer? 



HOW TO ENTER?

1. Tell me which giveaway would you like to enter by leaving me a comment at the section below. Facebook comments are allowed too. 

2. Let me know what outfit pairing, tutorial would you like me to feature i.e Skirt, Dress, Blazer, Pants, Jean, Accessories, Shoes...It can be anything. 

3. Most importantly, you must like me on Facebook, Follow me on Twitter, Subscribe to my Youtube & Instagram. Don't forget to let me know your username so that I can verify. 

***Note: You are allowed to enter 1 giveaway only. 
Open to Singapore and International readers. I'll personally send the giveaway prize to your house. 

Winner will be randomly chosen and announced on 25th September 2012! Hurry up!!!

Good luck everyone! 

Love,
Crystal
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Crystal's Closet: Weekly Wardrobe (Ep21)- Awesome get away trip to Vietnam!

Crystal's Closet: Weekly Wardrobe (Ep21)- Awesome get away trip to Vietnam!


Hi guys,

I'm back from a short get away trip to Vietnam! Does anyone here miss me? ;) You'd better!


Talk about my trip later, I want to tell you about my problem first. The past 3 days after I came back from Vietnam til now, this song somehow kept playing in my head. I listened to it when I was on my flight and I loved it. I loved its lyric to be exact. The lyric is so sweet, romantic and touching.



One In A Million
"Other girls don't matter. In your presence, can't do what you do. There is a million girls around. But I don't see no one but you"
That's one part of the lyric which caught my attention and I'm sure any girl who hears this will also "Awww! So sweet! If only my boyfriend would say this to me". That's also reason why we- girls always get fooled by the sweet but empty words. Wake up, young ladies!
I love this song but I need to find a way to get it out of my head. It's like your subconsciousness keeps telling you what to do. Do you have any favorite song that you keep listening to? Anyway, I hope that sweet song cheers you up. 
Here are some quick updates from my last week outfits. 

Monday
From head to toe. G2000 stripped sheer blouse from their latest fall collection and straight cut pants. It has been long time I haven't shopped at G2000 because I found their cloths are quite boring. I love fanciful and tasteful designs while theirs mainly are basic and simple. To my surprise, I had my eyes glued to their latest collection when I passed by their store last week. 
They have improved tremendously in terms of material quality, color selections and styles. Last week, when I re-visited their store, I managed to grab few pieces home. This is one of them. 

Get this look:
Sheer stripped blouse: G2000. 
Straight cut pants: G2000. Similar: Karen Millen 
Belt: Remo Tuliani (similar)

Tuesday
Another G2000 obsession and I just couldn't wait for another day to wear them regardless it was repeated look. When I wore this pairing- dark purple blue shirt with white pants and accessories to my office, most of my colleagues loved it. Perhaps, it's because of the strong contrast colors combination as well as the sophisticated yet simple style that pulled it off. 




Get this look
Basic shirt: G2000- Similar: Ralph Lauren
White pants: Jean Paul Gartier (similar)
White belt: GUESS
Necklace: Kohls 
Sunglasses: Christian Dior

Wednesday!
Sleeveless ribbon shirt, leather skirt with leather ankle boots and rhinestones elastic belt. 


Get this look
Green sleeveless shirt: Raoul (similar)
Leather pencil skirt: Forever21
Ankle boots: GUESS
Accessories: ASOS

Thursday & Friday, I was super busy and rushing to finish all of my works before I called it a week and flew back Vietnam for a weekend. Even the trip was really short but that was one of the best weekends to me so far. There is nowhere else better than home. 

I arrived Hanoi in the evening and it took me another 3 hours drive to my house. Exhausted but I was very excited and happy. The first thing I did when I got home was to look for my nephew and to snuggle him. He smiled when he saw me and that made my entire day. 

Saturday. 
We went to the beach that closes to home (about 20 minutes drive) in the afternoon. My dad, my brother went swimming and my nephew wanted to follow too. He was so happy when he got chance to play with water and he kept laughing out loud. Cuteness overload! 


Outfit for the beach: Basic tank top, pleated Hi-Low skirt and Floral bikini underneath.
Sun bathing by the beach. The weather, the sun were perfect on that day for my sun tanning.




Braided hairstyle and natural makeup. 



Camwhoring with my friend Carmen who followed me back home. We both forgot to bring our bikinis and managed to grab new ones at the airport for only S$18.90. Did I say they are branded bikinis? I did.


I also took this chance to snap lots of photos with my cutest little human being. He wasn't willing to do so because he wanted to swim again and I forced him to take photos with me, lolz.




Smile



Look at that chubby cheeks! 


I want to kiss that cheeks everyday. 

I think he got annoyed because the aunty was trying to harass him. :D


and he tried to push my face away. 


Finally! A good shot of us after many attempts. 

The trip wouldn't be complete without having fresh seafoods for dinner by the beach.


Super fresh and yummy steamed prawn. 


Flower crabs.  


And my all time favorite food: Cockles. 

What a life! If only I could do this everyday. 

On Sunday, my best friend came to pick me up for manicure at her favorite nails salon. It's a Must that every time I go back Vietnam, I have to get my nails done. Their skills, speed, quality are by far the best. Not to mention, it's dirt cheap please!!!!



Where to find this set of nails with full extension, gelish and crystals for only S$50 in Singapore? It usually costs me S$100+ or more. 

That was it! My short getaway trip back home. Less is more! It was short but it was all I needed to de-stress myself, relax and recharge physically, emotionally and mentally. 


Managed to get 1 bowl of beef noodle (Pho) on the way to the airport. 

I used to not appreciate this dish so much because it's too common in Vietnam and I'm a rice- eater, I don't like noodle that much. Only after I live abroad for almost 10 years, there is one thing I always miss the most is "Pho". If you travel to Hanoi, this is the first thing you have to do before anything else: eat a bowl of Pho. No matter how many Vietnamese restaurants here in Singapore are trying to make one, the taste isn't just the same. That's why we just have to keep going there for a bowl of Pho :)

Anyway, enough with the foods topic. My stomach starts making noise now and I need my beauty sleep. It's freaking 3am! Why the time flies so fast?

Another new week is coming and new month is here. I hope you guys will have a great start and will achieve your goals. For myself, I'm gonna have a super busy weeks ahead but I'll try to talk to you again soon in the next entry. 

Before I end this blog post, let me share with you something beautiful. Watch the video!

I told you! This song is haunting me! I hope I won't dream about it tonight. 

Bye!
Crystal
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{CRYSTAL'S CLOSET}: FASHION WEEKLY Ep20.

{CRYSTAL'S CLOSET}: FASHION WEEKLY Ep20.


Hello gorgeous people!

Believe it or not? You are reading the Episode 20 of Crystal's Closet!!!! I still feel like I've just celebrated my 10th Episode not so long ago, and now it's Episode 20 already? That's crazy! 

20 episodes are equal to 20 weeks of featuring everyday outfit which means it has been going on for 5 months without fail. That also means I've been taking so many photos shamelessly everyday, everywhere I go: in the car park, at home, in the garden, on the street, in shopping mall, in the building, even in the industrial park and... in the toilet. Very lame, sometimes. YES! But I can't help!!! Talk about my work dedication and commitment! 

In return of all these craziness, I've received so many sponsorships from many fashion brands locally and oversea. Some stuffs you have seen from my previous posts, there are many more to come and I'll show you. All the sponsored items are personally picked and styled by me. So if you are interested in buying any of these pieces? Feel free to make a purchase on my blog by clicking to their website links. 

I think most of my blog readers are silent readers. Meaning, they read but are lazy to comment. Another weird thing that I notice is more than 50% of my blog readers are male while I mainly write about female's stuffs, lolz. I assume that they are reading my blog to understand and to learn how to treat their woman better *ahem*. 

So, gentlemen! We- women love shopping and it would be great if our boyfriend/ husband does not only love shopping with us but also be able to give some good opinions, advices rather than just saying "I don't know. Up to you!" It's such a turn off!

And the worst case? Instead of putting an effort to make your wife look prettier, you go and check out  other girl's ass outside. That's not cool! 

Ok! I might sound a little bit defensive here but that's true story happens everyday. 

Last week was such a relaxing week for me with a long holiday. Did you guys have a good holiday too? I hope you did. Life is getting more stressful nowadays, we need to balance ourselves, relax and spend more time with our loved ones. 

Now, let's get a glimpse of my last week activity and outfits! 

Monday
Just got a new mustard chiffon shirt from Forever21 and I immediately thought of pairing it up with my leopard skirt because it has a shade of yellow. That's how it turned out! Perfect match!
Get this look
Mustard chiffon shirt: Forever21
Leopard skirt: Forever21
Leopard belt: French Connection

Tuesday
Recently I'm obsessed with electric blue and its hues like royal blue, purple blue, light blue etc...They are so eye-catching and pretty. I got instantly attracted to all the blue clothing when I went to Forever21 and I got 3 different dresses with 3 different shades of blue, lolz. This is one of them! 


A-line button shirt-dress with transparent V shape at the back and teasing transparent neckline.  Even the bra line area is designed to be shown tastefully, I still gotta use a heavy necklace to cover it up regardless I didn't want to -_-. It's just inappropriate to meet clients in that teasing outfit. 

Get this look
Shirtdress: Forever21 
Accessories: Forever21

Wednesday
Running an errand in this red pants and floral chiffon blouse. Notice I've been playing with lot of color and prints or texture lately? It's one of the tricks in pairing your outfit. For instance, I chose red pants to match with the red flowers print on the shirt instead of black one as what people normally do. Nothing fancy or complicated but it works.

Get this look
Floral blouse: Hive & Honey (similar)
Red pants:  Tommy Hilfiger (similar)
Black pumps: LE SILLA (similar)
Sunglasses: Dolce & Gabbana (similar)

Thursday
Back to feminine and sweet look with this pink-blue pencil dress. I love pencil dress! It's the ultimate expression of taste and sensibility. Not only it incorporates the feeling of confidence but also projects sophistication and sexuality of a woman.


I am too feminine for words, am I not?
Get this look!
Pencil dress: ASOS (similar) 
Pumps: LE SILLA (similar)

                                                Friday

Party-work combo look is here for those who have been asking me about "How to dress up for work and for a party at the same time?". I was wearing a romper inside and layering a thin blazer outside. Not bad isn't it? You just need to take the blazer off when you go for a party or even a date. ;) 


Get this look
Summer romper: Forever21 (similar)
Blazer: H&M
Shoes: Forever21 (similar)

At night, I went to a newly opened club with my friends at Esplanade for some drinks. I went back back home for a 20 minutes quick shower, touch up and change before heading out.

That was my day & night make up transformation without removing any makeup on the eyes area. 


Friday night outfit: Deep V-neck top and Jean. As simple as that!

Last but not least, this is gonna be the most exciting part! I'm gonna have my 2nd give away to celebrate the 20th episode when I'm back from Vietnam. Flying off tomorrow and I can't wait to go back and hug my cutest nephew. He is getting bigger and I'm so afraid he's not gonna recognize me as his aunt If I don't go back to see him often. 

Wish you guys a fabulous weekend and stay tuned til the next blog entry where I'll announce what the next GIVEAWAY will be! Excited!

See you soon! 
Love,
Crystal
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WEEKLY UPDATE & AVALON'S GOT TALENT!

WEEKLY UPDATE & AVALON'S GOT TALENT!


Aloha everyone! 

Weekend is here and it's a long holiday for us. "Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri" to all my Muslim friends. No matter how good or bad your week was, it's time to let it go, relax and stay focus on what's next. 

This is gonna be a long blog entry which combines 2 Weekly Wardrobe episodes into 1 and a lot of photos for you to see. Sorry for delaying though, I was so busy and totally didn't have time to blog. 

Anyway, here are the outfit photos of what I wore the week before last week.

Monday
White stripe on black chiffon shirt from Forever21 with white pants. I don't understand why many people don't like to wear white pants. They are so elegant, pure and chic. Most of the time, when I recommend my friends to try on the white pants, they always give me the same objection "It's easy to get dirty", "It makes me look fat" or "It looks gay" (for a guy). That's not true. Believe me! Whether it's "Yay" or "Nay", it really depends on how you wear it, what to mix, what to pair with a white pants that compliments your body and look. But first of all, you must be willing to try it on. 


 Get this look
Black chiffon shirt: Forever21
White pants: Jean Paul Gartier (similar)
Accessories: Forever21 (similar)
Shoes: Forever21


Tuesday
Lace shirt, hot pink pencil skirt and a pony tail hairstyle. When wearing lace, sheer or see-through outfit, don't forget to wear same color camisole or solid color bra with full coverage inside. Remember, you want to look sexy, not slutty. 


 Get this look
Lace shirt: MSGM (similar)
Pink pencil skirt: Forever21 (similar)
Pink belt:  B-Low The Belt


Wednesday
Super-woman! That's what my friend called me when they saw me in this jumpsuit with big bold gold accessories. Like a wonder woman, lolz. 


 Get this look
Black jumpsuit: ASOS (similar)
Bangles: Forever21 
Gold choker: BEBE
Shoes: Forever21


Thursday
In reality, I think I'm a super-woman who can run and do many things at once. After work, I went for 2 hours heavy dance practice with my partner at Scape. We were practicing for a talent competition on Sunday. Only 4 days practicing for a real show, that's how heavy our practices were. I love dancing but I hate last minute preparing like that and I keep complaining it to my partner all the time. He just ignores coz he knows i will still do it in the end. I'm so soft-hearted, I think. 


 That's my dance partner was trying to feed me some foods after my dance practice. Very sweet of him! 


Friday 
Cute chiffon top from Forever21 with a HUGE heart shape in front. My size might be small but my heart is bigger than yours :D. 
 Get this look
Chiffon blouse: Forever21
Jeans: DKNY
Earrings: Swarovski (similar)


Saturday
Went for dance practice and rehearsal again as there was only 1 day left to our competition and I still couldn't remember our routine yet. It was changed completely and I had to remember everything within 4 days. It was crazy. 
 I and my partner on the cab heading to Avalon club for our rehearsal. 


Sunday
Competition day. I got myself prepared with all the makeup, costumes and accessories. 


 Smokey eyes makeup and red lips. What do you think? 


 with costumes and accessories on. We were pretty much ready. 

 One more pose before getting up on stage. 



In action. 



"I'm flying without wings"


Thanked to all the audiences, supporters. We were selected into final of Avalon's Got Talent- a talent competition organized by Avalon club. After finishing our dance, I quickly left the place and headed home as it was 1.30am. I had to get up early at 7.30am for work -_-

Monday
Despite sleeping at 3am, I managed to get up at 7.30am sharp without feeling tired or exhausted at all. A little sleepiness, yes but that's about all. Don't ask me how and where did I get such great energy. I have no idea. 

 Here I was looking so fresh and sweet in my Hi-low royal blue shirtdress from F21 with the butterfly necklaces.


Get this look
Hi-low shirtdress: Forever21 
Butterfly necklace: Target (similar)
Bangles: Need Supply Co (similar)
Shoes: Forever21

Tuesday
Vintage look with a new pair of vintage earrings I just bought, peach color chiffon blouse paired up with beautiful hi-low skirt from Forever21. I super love this skirt because it made me feel extra feminine. It gave me so much movement and freedom when I walked and created such a beautiful picture frame when the wind blew it up. 


 Simple makeup and hair. Notice my ultra-long earrings? :D
 Get this look
Peach chiffon shirt:  Forever21 
Hi-low skirt: Forever21
Shoes: Jessica Simpson (similar)
Earrings: Hot Topic (similar)

Wednesday
Double seriousness with black chiffon blouse and suede circle skirt. It's also a good combination, color- balance between black and beige colors. While black color sometimes makes you look slightly older than your actual age, beige/ nude color usually makes you look younger. Another tip, whenever you want to make yourself look younger or feel younger, try on a full circle skirt. It's a Sweet  Young Thing kinda clothing that you should not miss out. :D


 Get this look:
Black round neck shirt: Forever21
Beige circle skirt: Net-a-porter (similar)
Black pumps;  Jessica Simpson (similar)
Sunglasses: Coach
Belt:  French Connection (similar)

I was too busy on Thursday running around with few meetings back to back so I didn't have time to snap photo of my outfit. And Yes, I was lazy too. 

Friday
Party time! I went out for dinner and drink with my friend on Friday night at Club street and was wearing my favorite bodycon dress from Forever21. Got this dress for only S$17 and it turned out to be amazingly beautiful...on me *evil laugh*. 

 Get this look!
Bodycon dress: Forever21
Watch: Swarovski
Earrings: Hot Topic (similar)
Necklace: Forever21


Saturday. 
Another day preparing for our final dance at Avalon's Got Talent. I and my partner were so stressed out because we had a very difficult dance step that we couldn't get it done properly. It required our great coordination, strength, stamina and timing...Of course many injuries, bruises and pain too. And guess what? We only had 1 day to practice for it. I was so nervous. Luckily, on Saturday, we had a chance to practice at the most expensive, beautiful and luxurious dance studio ever in Marina Bay Sands hotel. The dance studio is huge with spectacular view all around. We danced much better in the studio like that. I wish it was mine -_-


 Can you see how beautiful this dance studio is?

Sunday.
Got ready for the dance competition with my hair done first. I was wearing a cute bare back barbie doll top-dress which soon will be sold in My Crystal's Closet online store :D




With costume and makeup done. 

 I and my partner. We both got so nervous because we were the first contestant who performed. 




Photo taking with other male dancers in the house. 



Another cam-whoring shoot before we went up. 




and here we were doing what we do best. 


 Spinning while audiences were screaming our name. 


My signature pose: Upside-down split. 


Thank God! We did it well. The crowd was crazy, screaming from beginning til the end of the show. It felt so great to be on stage, to perform, to show my passion and love.

We didn't win the 1st prize though, the group of 7 guys who danced hiphop won but we really enjoyed the time, the moment. I still remembered when I finished my dance and was walking down, everyone tried to hold my hand, gave me big smiles and said "You are amazing! It was awesome performance. Congrat". That made me feel so happy. 

The competition ended around 1.30am and I quickly wrapped up everything to go back. Again, I gotta get up at 7.30am for work. Believe it or not? I was so sleepy and exhausted that I dozed off while I was walking to taxi stand. I got home at 1.50am, had a shower, washed my hair, removed makeup and went to bed at freaking 3.30am. 

Now you know why I couldn't blog in the past 2 weeks? Lolz! *just kidding*. Ok! Not gonna give any excuse anymore, I'll try to blog more often because I know if I don't, you will miss me like mad. 

For now, just enjoy your long holiday and don't think too much about work, stress, problem, etc...Your mind and your body need to rest. Give them a favor. 

Me too! Time to zZzzzzz

See you in next post. 
Crystal

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