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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.
{BEAUTY}: SKIN REBIRTH

{BEAUTY}: SKIN REBIRTH



When I said, I went to have my skin treatment done, my friends looked at me with curious and surprised eyes: "Why do you need to go for skin treatment? Your skin is looking perfect". I don't understand their philosophy and I believe they don't understand mine either. I don't understand why do people only go to beauty salon to seek for help only when their skin starts having problem? 

I used to take my youthful skin for granted and put the blame on my busy schedule. I didn't have enough time to finish all my works in a day, how could I afford to spend 2-3 hours in a beauty salon doing nothing? Well, I still don't have enough time anyway, but when I look at my bare face in the mirror, I notice there are many blackheads, white heads large pores staring at me, it's time to do something about it. 

When I was looking for a recommended beauty salon to solve my problem, Bioskin came with the invitation to try out their signature service: Skin Rebirth. Special thank to Omy team for helping me to arrange everything! :)


I arrived quite late at 8.30pm on Friday and quickly had an in-depth consultation to understand more about my skin condition and the treatment. It was a short and sweet yet informative consultation as if the staff already knew exactly what she needed to do to my face before she even talked to me.



I loved the glitz-and-glam decoration inside their Orchard Brand. It began to look a lot like Christmas with red, green, white and the sparkling chandelier at the waiting area.   


Having a full understanding about Skin Rebirth dos and don'ts before I started the treatment. 

Skin Rebirth is clinically proven treatment for Skin Renewal, Pigmentation, Acne Scar Lightening, Lift V-Shaped Face, Wrinkle Reduction and Pores Tightening which is exactly what I was looking for. 

Unlike other technologies that use light emitting wave or laser frequency wave to target on dermis layer of skin, Skin Rebirth uses a multi-source, phase-controlled Fractional Radio Frequency  (FRF) energy that generates pulses of energy into skin, causing a deep volumetric dermal heating effect that enables collagen remodeling, skin resurfacing and treatment of wrinkles, acne and acne scars. More information about the FRF energy, visit this page

The FRF resulted the redness and minimal pain on my face right after the treatment but it didn't last long. I could even go out to party if I wanted to. 
First, my make-up was removed,

and then there was an amount of numbing cream applied all over my face to prevent the pain

After waiting for 20 minutes for the numbing cream to take effect, that's when the treatment started. The beautician used an appliance to apply the F-RF energy onto my skin to achieve an enhanced effect of deeper penetration and optimized efficacy. 

One hour later,
Voilà
Who is that girl looking so refreshed and happy after the Skin Rebirth treatment? Ok, I'm not going to lie, my face was quite red and uncomfortable as I was told by the beautician. But instead of feeling worried, I felt so excited about my flawless skin and couldn't wait to see how my skin would turn out. 

Didn't expect that I even had a bag of handful products to use at home.  

Thank you so much Bioskin! You are so generous! 

These products are my absolutely favorites now. I love their tightening face mask, spray sunblock (so creative) and the moisturizing cream. They made my skin so soft, smooth and super flawless.
Don't believe me? Take a look at these non-photoshopped photos! 

This is what I do every night before my bed time: applying facial mask. This is by far the best facial mask that I've used. It does a wonderful job to tighten up your skin, please give it a try and tell me "Crystal! You are so damn right". 

That's me without ANY make up on, right after I took off my facial mask. How incredibly my skin looks!

Notice the pores are visibly reduced now? I was totally amazed when I looked at the mirror again. 70 percent of the blackheads, white heads were gone.  



And another me, with a make-up on. In case you still don't believe what I say, Bioskin is confidently announcing the Money Back Guarantee policy that allows the customers to take their money back if after 21 days they don't see any improvement from the treatment. There you have it, a security for you. All you need to do is to make an appointment with Bioskin and try out the service for yourself.

Now here are some questions you might want to know. 
1. Is my skin suitable for the treatment? 
Yes! Skin Rebirth is suitable for all skin types, except for overly sensitive ones. Please let your beautician know if your skin is overly sensitive so that they can give you the best advice. 

2. When does my skin need to go for Skin Rebirth ?
When you have acnes, scar problem, pigmentation problem, wrinkles and large pore. OR, if you want your skin to look beautiful always. 

3. Any Do's and Don't ?
Of course yes! 
Don't wash the face with soap on 1st day of treatment. 
Don't do sweaty exercise. Swimming is not allowed to during the first 2 weeks. 
Avoid sun and sauna for 1 week. If there is sun exposure, apply moisturizer and sunblock quickly. It's simple enough to follow! 

4. How long does it take to recovery?
For me, it was pretty fast, a few days after the treatment, my face was completely recovered. 

5. Does it have any side effect?
No, not at all for me. You can check with the beautician to be sure for your case.

6. I'm pregnant, can I go for the treatment?
I'm not quite sure. Please call Bioskin to ask! 

7. Do they have any promotion right now?
Just ask and you shall be given. Bioskin is giving the best deal ever for you to try out:
 1X Skin Rebirth + Cryo Splash @ $38 (Incl GST $40.66)
Hurry up!

Besides getting help from technology, I do have some personal rules that I try to keep in order to have a perfect skin; 
1. Never sleep with make-up on. I always wash my face twice a day no matter what. 
2. Always apply sunscreen whenever I'm out and about. 
3. Eat well. Thank God, I don' like snack, oily stuffs and have huge appetite for fruits. I can eat fruit and vegetables all day long to survive. Also, I try to drink lot more water now. I don't smoke and occasionally drink coffee, perhaps twice in a month. 
4. My daily skin care routine is pretty fixed; always apply toner first then facial mask and moisturizer before I go to bed. 

These simple steps have helped me so much over the years to have bright and beautiful skin that I'm having now (my skin used to be very bad last time with lot of pimples and dark circle), I hope it will help you to achieve your amazing flawless skin too. It sounds tedious with all the steps dos and don'ts but trust me, it's all worth it. 

Thank you so much for reading and I'll share with you more about my secrets in the next blog entries! 

Have a great day!  

Disclaimer: This blog entry is proudly sponsored by Bioskin Holdings Pte Ltd. Technical terms, information about the products and services are provided by Bioskin, opinions are on my own. Feel free to contact me if you need further clarification.
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{BIRTHDAY}: THE 29TH CELEBRATION.

{BIRTHDAY}: THE 29TH CELEBRATION.



My 29th birthday celebration happened a month ago and now only I have time to write about it. I was thinking whether I should publish this blog entry as the 29th birthday didn't seem to be exciting enough to me to talk about it. For some reasons, I didn't feel like celebrating when my birthday was near despite many friends kept asking me what would I be doing on my birthday. I had no idea. Perhaps, the thought "this is going to be the last year of my 20's" that scared me off. I'm not going to lie, I'm afraid of getting old. I want to be forever 21 as I still have many things I want to achieve before I'm 30 years old. While I was so inattentive and uninterested in celebrating my birthday, my friends seemed to be more excited about it.

I received many birthday cards with personal messages on them and I read every single messages twice just because I loved them so much. No matter how fast technology is evolving, how many new iPhone, Android phones are invented in the market, NOTHING could replace a handwriting email/ messages with love. I'm old-school like that.


Just a sweet reminder to all of us: It's not how old we are, it's how young we feel. I always say this to my friends whenever I hear them complaining about how old they think they are getting. Never I thought one day, somebody gave me this card and reminded me what I used to tell other people. Simple yet true! 

You know you are loved when you receive gifts from friends on your birthday. I received more gifts than I expected. Some are very practical, thoughtful and useful which put a big smile on my face.


Besides the gifts, many birthday dinners, surprised cakes and flower were arranged for me. What can I ask for more? 
From the birthday cake at work, 

to the lovely surprised cake at home. This was so sweet!


Birthday dinner with the amazing team that I've been working so closely with. These wonder women and a handsome man make my everyday at work become less stressful and more fun.



Unlike my 27th and 28th birthday with lot of drinking, partying and morning-hangovers, the 29th birthday was quieter and mellower. I'm approaching the stage where I would prefer sitting down with someone special to have dinner, chilling out with my good friends to talk about nonsense stuffs, listening to nice music while enjoying my favorite cocktail. Nothing matters!

Not forget to mention the sweet birthday wishes on my Facebook, Instagram sent by my friends and fans, you made the beginning of my 29 years old much more special. I'm so grateful for having so much love and care from people around me and that's the greatest gift to me. 

Thank you so much for being a part of my journey and thank you for loving and reading this blog! 
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INVISALIGN WITH ORCHARD SCOTTS DENTAL

INVISALIGN WITH ORCHARD SCOTTS DENTAL



I guess, it's time for me to finally reveal the truth that I've been hiding for so long since I started up this blog. Most people know me as "a girl who is confident in everything she does" (well, most things) but they don't know that I do have one thing that I'm not very confident and happy with; my smile. Don't argue with me just yet and let me show you. Take a look at this photo below:  


Does this smile look familiar to you? I don't know if you've ever got bored of seeing the same smile all the time on this blog but I do! I'm tired of looking at this typical smile that only shows a little bit of teeth, a smile without much feeling and emotion. Sometimes, I really want to take a photo of myself laughing out loud freely with a mouth wide open but I can't. I'm afraid to let people see my embarrassing crooked teeth, that's why I've hidden them away as much as I could and never taken any photo of my big smile ever since I grew up. How sad it is! 

The truth is here!

This is how my teeth look. I can't wait to call them as "my past" and keep them in my memory in another 18 months. While the upper teeth look quite ok except for the 2 front big teeth "refusing to stay in line and trying to fight for attention", the lower ones seem to give me more trouble as they don't follow the alignment, size and shape at all. The simple teeth alignment issue makes such a significant difference in how I look and how I smile. I used to feel so jealous with anyone who has beautiful straight teeth. I'd probably still feel the same way if it weren't for the help of Orchard Scotts Dental



Right here where the amazing thing happened to me.


They made my 10-year-long dream of having a Hollywood smile come true. I still can't quite figure out how this happened. I mean, it's too good to be true. Despite their super occupied schedule with appointments pre-booked months in advance, they still managed to arrange a time slot for me. I went to the clinic 2 months ago to have my teeth scanned. I had my consultation with Dr. Jerry Lim to discuss about how he could help to straighten up my teeth with Invisalign. I was beyond excited. Literally, all I heard during the 20-minute-consultation with Dr. Jerry Lim was "Yes, you can have a Hollywood smile", nothing else. 


Orchard Scotts Dental is one of the rare clinics that received the Platinum Elite Status for being one of the top Invisalign Treating Dental Practices in Singapore in 2012. That's good enough to show they are very experienced and good at what they do. 

Besides the big wall full of awards, certificates, achievements, I'm sure you'll be amazed at how well-equipped, modern and beautiful the clinic is from the inside to the outside. There are so many rooms for different functions and usages, and the nurses are so experienced and helpful. 





That's my uber-handsome and friendly dentist, Dr. Jerry Lim, who will be helping me with my beautiful smile journey. 

Just in case you don't know about Invisalign, it is an orthodontic treatment which uses a series of clear, removable aligners that are custom-molded to fit your current teeth perfectly and to straighten your teeth by moving them little-by-little to achieve your desired outcome. It works just like metal braces, but THIS is invisible. As I said earlier, I have been dreaming of a perfect smile for the past 10 years, but I did nothing to make it happen because I did not like how the metal braces looked. I thought they'd make me look even uglier than my crooked teeth. Anyway, back to the Invisalign procedure, it's much simpler than I thought it would be. 


First, I had a consultation with Dr. Jerry Lim to discuss my teeth issue and explore what would be the final result. I'm still amazed at how I could even foresee what my smile will look like during and after the Invisalign treatment. After the consultation, I had my teeth molded and an impression of my teeth was sent to Align Technology (a company that designs, manufactures and markets Invisalign). A few weeks later, this was what I had in my hand: 

The Invisalign kit!

Good thing comes in a small package! 
Like the name itself, the aligner is completely transparent and harder to detect in comparison to the traditional braces. Also, it's removable and so easy to wear. 

Look at how transparent it is. 

I have 30 sets of aligners in total and am required to wear each aligner for 2 weeks, optimally 22 hours/ day except when eating, brushing and flossing. Initially, I thought it would be quite troublesome having to remove the aligners so often, but after a while, I just got used to it. It's like a piece of cake now and even helps to keep my oral hygiene always in tip-top condition.

This is me without aligners
and with aligners. Notice any difference? I bet you could because it's INVISIBLE and that's what Invisalign is all about. 

I was wearing my first set of aligners when I took this photo. Right now, I'm on my 3rd set with some attachments on it.  I'll update you guys again, it's quite fun and interesting to see how the teeth move. 

For now, here are some common questions you guys might be interested to know:

1.  How much does Invisalign cost?
Approximately S$4500- S$9000 depends on the condition of the teeth. I know the clinic offers an installment plan in which you just need to pay after each visit. Please call the clinic  +65- 6732 9939 to get more information. 

2. Does it hurt?
Not really. Only the first 2 sets and whenever I change to a new set of aligners,  I feel the pressure on my teeth but somehow I like this type of pressure. It's bearable to me. 

3. Will it be uncomfortable when I speak, eat and do other things like playing sports, singing, swimming etc...?
Well, it was a little bit uncomfortable to me at first when I spoke because obviously there was something in my mouth. But like I said, after a while, I got used to it, it became normal and part of me :D. *Just kidding*. 

4. Does it change your face shape? 
I'm sure when you have a new smile, your face will look different. That's what I was told. As right now, nobody even notices that I'm wearing Invisalign and if my face looks bigger or smaller, I'm so sad :(

5. Do I need to extract my teeth?
In my case, Dr. Jerry Lim asked if I wanted to extract my 2 upper teeth and 2 lower teeth as my teeth are quite crowded, but I decided not to as I was afraid I would regret when I get old and my teeth start leaving me :D. Anyway, this is optional and it depends on your individual case. Your dentist will give you the best advice. 

6. I'm interested, how do I start?
Easy peasy! Please contact my clinic:
Orchard Scotts Dental 
They are at: 501 Orchard Road, Wheelock Place #05-08, Singapore 238880. 
Contact: +65- 6732 9939 or +65- 8223 6334 (emergency)
Email: enquiry@orchardscottsdental.com
Don't forget to mention "CRYSTAL PHUONG" when you see the doctor ;)
For more information, please visit their website and follow them on Facebook

Last but not least,  I know I can't thank you enough, but again thank you so much Orchard Scotts Dental for making my smile makeover dream come true. I couldn't be more blessed and happier to have you taking care of my teeth and making them look more beautiful. 

Thank you so much for reading!
I'll update you the whole process and result again, I promise! 

Update on 11/11/2014: Want to know how my new smile looks? Click HERE to continue reading and see the before and after photo. 
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{SHOP}: ONLINE SHOPPING SALES

{SHOP}: ONLINE SHOPPING SALES



Finally, December is here, the season we all have been waiting for: season of decoration, celebrations, wishing and shopping. Did you miss out the Thanksgiving & Black Friday sales last week? No worries, there is Cyber Monday coming up right now and a month long of online shopping sales, best deals and offers ahead to satisfy your thirst. 

I've have been going absolutely crazy over the discounts, offers on the internet and I've scored some of the best online sales so far. I can not wait to share with you what I've bought in the upcoming blog posts. Everyday eyeing on many different websites from Nordstrom, Shopbop, to Neiman Marcus, Ssense, I've become an expert in finding where has the best offer, which are the best online shopping websites, which website has free international shipping and return etc...

I've summarized them all in this short-and-sweet list for you because I know you need it too, I hope you'll be able to find something special for you and your loved ones. Happy holidays!

SHOP FOR HER

ASOS: Party Wear 20% off everything with code SGCYBER20 HERE (For Singapore buyers only). Also, Women's Sales up to 70% off HERE

SHOPBOP: Save 15% when you spend $250, save 20% when you spend $500 and save 25% when you spend $1000 with code "BIGEVENT13" HERE. Free international shipping! 

NORDTROM: Save up to 40% off on selected brands HERE

FORWARDBYELSEWALKER: Sales up to 70% off HEREFree express international shipping on all orders! 

NEIMAN MARCUS: Up to 50% off in all women's apparel, shoes, handbag, accessories and home items HERE. Also, FREE Express International Shipping with $100USD purchase 

REVOLVE CLOTHING: Holiday sales for women with up to 80% off and FREE International Shipping: HERE

SSENSE: Women's Designer Clothing, Shoes, Handbags, Accessories up to 50% off HERE

LUISAVIAROMA: Up to 50% off with Free Express Shipping (to Singapore) and import fees included HERE

MATCHES FASHION: Style steals up to 70% off HERE and enjoy FREE Shipping* on all orders over $300. Enter promotional code FREEDEL at checkout (*expires on 8th December 2014)

SHOP FOR HIM

SHOPBOP/ EASTDANCE: Save 15% when you spend $250, save 20% when you spend $500 and save 25% when you spend $1000 with code "BIGEVENT13" HERE. Free express international shipping

ASOS: Men's sales up to 70% off HERE. Also, 20% off everything with code 20EXTRA . FREE delivery worldwide. 

NEIMAN MARCUS: 30% - 50% off on selected items HERE

REVOLVE CLOTHING: Sales up to 75% off and FREE International Shipping HERE

NORDTROM: All Men's sales up to 60% HERE

SSENSE: Men's designer clothing, shoes, bags up to 50% off HERE

LUISAVIAROMA: Up to 50% off with Free Express Shipping (to Singapore) and import fees included HERE





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