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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.
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HOW TO WEAR A BLAZER FOR DIFFERENT OCCASSIONS?

HOW TO WEAR A BLAZER FOR DIFFERENT OCCASSIONS?


Hey everyone!

It's TGIF! I hope you guys had a great day so far, time to shut down your laptop at work and head to dinner or party tonight. 

I have few events need to attend tonight, but unfortunately I just had my FOUR wisdom teeth removed this afternoon. So tonight, I'm going to just stay home and "enjoy" the pain :(. On the flip side of it, I have more times (7 days medical leave) to write my blog, do a new video tutorial or whatever I want. Think positively, nothing is better than people pay you to stay at home and....rest. BEST! 

Anyway, I've uploaded a 3rd episode of Crystal's Closet which was completely shot, directed, edited by me. Amazing, huh? And I'm super excited to show to you guys. I've uploaded it few days ago on YouTube, so if you follow me on Twitter or YouTube, you've probably watched, but if you have not followed me yet, pleaseeeee

So, the 3rd episode of Crystal's Closet is about "Pairing a blazer". 

In those days, blazers were used to be blamed as "Boring", "Serious", "Formal" outfits which are only worn on the big days with big important events, meetings etc... We hardly thought blazer can be sexy, cheeky, playful & stylish looking. But now, that concept isn't appropriate anymore. We can wear a blazer almost everyday if we want to (*make sure you have few different blazers in your closet though, if you know what I mean). 

So yeah, I love blazers. I have at least 5-6 different styles in my closet and I was thinking "I don't want to wear a blazer with pants like others. I want to wear it with short or dress, can I?". I then started pairing up my blazer with most of the outfits in my closet. Amazingly enough, it worked perfectly well together, from a dress, circle skirt, short, maxi dress to a jumpsuit... Everything. So in this tutorial, I'm going to create 3 different looks from a blazer which are most commonly worn and preferred. 

Enjoy the video!






I'm sure there are many different ways to wear your blazer, you just gotta be creative and open up your mind to try out. Some certain looks are good for others might not be good on you. Just keep trying until you find your own style. 

I've got mine! What about you? Feel free to share with me your style in the comment section below or link me up to your Twitter, Facebook, Instagram post, I would love sharing your unique style on my blog. 

For now, please take a look at some photos from the shoot.

1. The "Double- S" Look


Simple & Sophisticated it is! 

Super love these heels I got from Charles &Keith. Perfectly match with my GUESS dress too. 


This is how you style it. 

2. The "Forever21" Look 




I absolutely love this pairing. It's so convenient, especially on Friday night. With blazer on, you are professional at work, with the blazer off, you become a sexy party queen at night :D 



A belt is definitely a MUST have for this look, it gives a statement to the entire outfit. You can choose a contrasted colored belt or a shiny crystallized belt like mine. It works perfectly. 



Sequin earrings that have the same colors with the dress. 
For accessories, there are 2 rules to follow. Either you choose matching color earrings with what you are wearing or contrasted color accessories with the outfit. i.e black dress goes with red/ white earrings or vice versa.



The blazer I featured above is from ZARA, i love it. Super fitting, can you see?

Glam shoot of myself. 

3. The "Chic- Girl" Look. 

I called it The Chic Girl look because this look makes you look so young, dynamic, energetic and sexy too. 



Here is my long necklace with... Crystal. Yes, I know, you see me every where in your life. :D




Pair it up with short shorts to show your legs. However, this look is only suitable for the girls who have long, nice, hairless and firm legs. Mine is not long but firm and hairless (thanks to 10 years of dancing). If you have big, hairy legs and countless scars on your legs, work on that first before rocking this look. You want a guy to say "WOW" instead of "EWWW" when they first meet up, don't you? I'm just being honest, no offense. 

Multi-colored metal earrings, from Forever21. 

And that's it for today's post, I hope you enjoy my video also my blog post. Again, if you have any cool idea you want to share, drop me a comment below. 

Stay Sexy, Healthy and Keep Rocking a blazer.
Love,
Crystal

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HOW TO TRANSFORM A BASIC SHIRT INTO A TUBE TOP?

HOW TO TRANSFORM A BASIC SHIRT INTO A TUBE TOP?


Last week, I finished shooting and editing my second fashion video tutorial Crystal's Closet. This is collaboration project between me and Zane Lee, my cinematographer. We are trying to make one new video a week if possible. Though it was our first project together but we managed to work pretty well together. Zane is such an amazing and talented man. I love his skills, knowledge and passion. 

The weather that day wasn't so helpful as it started raining heavily when we were about to shoot. I was so  hopeless and depressed looking at the pouring rain. Hence, the first half of the shot we did at my...balcony :D. Second half of it, we were quickly doing some walking outdoor shoots when the rain has just stopped about 10 minutes and started raining again 

Thankfully, everything was completed after 3 hours. It took me another 2 days to edit, do voice-over and everything. 

The reason why I came out with this tutorial is because I often listen to many girls saying that they used to wear basic shirt to work but not anymore since there are so many styles, trends and creative pieces from Taiwan, Korea, Hongkong nowadays with ribbon, lace, flowery hems etc...They look so girly, cute and sweet. As such, poor basic white shirt is officially abandoned

Some say "White shirt looks so boring", while others say "It makes me look like a waitress in a restaurant". I say "That's not true! Style is not what you wear, it's how you wear it". I proved them wrong by making many different interesting looks from a very normal basic shirt I bought from G2000 a while ago. Here are some samples of how you can style it. 






Some photos from the shoot:

1. Office Look. 

Paring a white shirt with black pencil skirt, a pair of pumps and some red accessories (watch, ring, belt) to add more colors to the outfit


And here is how it looks. Who dare to say I look like a waitress?




2. Casual Look

This is perfect look for Saturday, Sunday brunch with some friends. You can even wear this casual business look for a meeting, it still looks formal and yet not so uptight. 


Paring blazer with jeans is one of my favorite things to do. 


For this look, you can wear wedges but i think high heels or pumps will give you extra credits for being stylish, sexy and professional.


You can choose to wear red accessories but I decided to go for gold instead because I don't want to be so overly accessorized.

3. Sexy Look.

You gotta be surprised if I say you can definitely be sexy with a basic white shirt. It's the matter of how you wear it


When we talk about SEXINESS, we talk about 5" high heels...


and red lipstick.

and a tube top. Amazingly enough, the tube top you are seeing above is from a basic white shirt that people say it's meant for boring people or waitress only. :D

 The bottom line is: Don't restrict yourself to any idea, concept. The amazing things always come from the most ordinary stuffs.

I hope this tutorial gives you some ideas and inspiration to work on your closet. Remember, BACK TO BASIC.

Good luck & see you soon.

Love,
Crystal

P/s: If you wish to watch more tutorials, please do give me some ideas and suggestions of what you want to see.
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HOW TO MAKE A DANCE COSTUME?

HOW TO MAKE A DANCE COSTUME?


OMG! I've just done an amazing job :D

Remember about my previous post, I talked about my passion where I'm gonna dance, film and make a dress? It's finally HERE! My first DIY (Do It Yourself) fashion tutorial which I will show you how to make a very beautiful and sexy dress from a very simple outfit.

It took me more than 3 weeks to finish every thing from cutting, sewing, filming and editing. If I could stay at home whole day and do this, it wouldn't take much that time i think. Anyway, looking at the final result, I'M EXTREMELY EXCITED!!!  Seriously! It's like a big thing ever to me. :D

So this is the first video I made, there are still many mistakes here and there but hope you guys enjoy watching it and do give me some feedbacks, love- hate comments or whatsoever.

For now, please watch the video:




You can leave any comment at the comment section below and don't forget to subscribe to my Youtube Channel for more DIY fashion updates.
Love,
Crystal
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I love Polyvore!

I love Polyvore!


This is NOT an advertorial post!


Lately, I've been so obsessed with one website I happened to visit a while ago that I can simply spend days and nights on it. You probably think "That must be an online shopping website". Erhhh, YES and NO :D. Basically, this website allows you to create your own fashion styles based on available items to purchase online. You name it! From cheapest ones (unknown brands) to the most expensive ones like Christian Dior, Louis Vuitton, Christian Louboutin, etc.... And they have everything you could ask for: dress, blazer, sunglasses, earrings, bangles, wallet, hair accessories, make up....Anything related to fashion.


So all you need to do is to match which dress goes with which shoes, wallet, earrings and you call it your own style. Your style could be lousy one or a fantastic one, it depends on your taste, talent, experience etc... And if you are always creating many fabulous styles, there might be thousands people like it, and you get to be virtually famous. Who knows you could step out cyber world and be a fashion icon in reality one day like how some people sang few songs online and they became superstar for real??? :D Anyway, I'm just kidding.


Back to the story, the only reason why I love this website is because I have chance to see all latest fashion trends, new designs from all different brands and I (pretend to be) a fashion designer myself have an opportunity to pick any item and put them all in together. I'm gonna show you some styles that I've made, they tell my style of clothing that I like or I usually dress up. Best part, if you really in love with any style or item you see online, you can even buy it for yourself because the website has the link to all different websites that sell whatever they display. I was like "WTF! This is super cool"


Excited yet? OK, now I'm gonna (humbly) invite you to take a look at some styles that I created! The title of my first collection is: WEEKLY DRESS UP! A guide to fashion styles with Crystal :p


Here you go!

Stylish Monday!
Dressing up formal on Monday is one of my habits. It makes me feel more motivated when I go to work on Monday because I usually feel so lazy when it comes to Monday and I hate Sunday night very much. Thus, my rule is: You look good, you'll feel good. 




Stylish Monday


Gucci long sleeve blouse
£485 - flannelsfashion.com

Armani Collezioni black satin skirt
£150 - liberty.co.uk

Giuseppe Zanotti peep toe heels
$1,495 - bergdorfgoodman.com

Statement ring
€13 - shopfriiscompany.com

Necklace
cxlondon.com

Madewell belt
$42 - madewell.com






I even included the link to each and every item I picked in case you are interested in buying, you know where to click :) See! I'm so generous, I share!


Sophisticated Tuesday!
Second day of the week is actually my implementing day of whatever have been planed on Monday. I like to wear blazer with pants and loose top inside, it makes me feel very dynamic and active. 



Sophisticated Tuesday


D G white sleeveless top
$170 - stylebop.com

Blazer
$29 - romwe.com

Theory cuffed pants
$225 - net-a-porter.com

Rock & Republic platform heels
$247 - heels.com

Amrita Singh 18k ring
$40 - amritasingh.com

1928 floral jewelry
$18 - 1928.com

Marc Jacobs acetate sunglasses
£105 - theoutnet.com

Handbag
ourfashion.blog.hu






Nude Wednesday!
I love nude dress, nude top, nude lipstick...and it goes super will with black. These two colours are definitely must have items in your wardrobe. Nude Wednesday


Dorothy Perkins pleated dress
£20 - dorothyperkins.com

Pour La Victoire leather pumps
$250 - zappos.com

Christian Louboutin leather handbag
$898 - theoutnet.com

Relic two tone watch
$72 - jcpenney.com

Worthington black bangle bracelet
$8.99 - jcpenney.com

Long chain necklace
$60 - maxandchloe.com

Ileana Makri gold filigree ring
€7.798 - jades24.com


Sweet Thursday!
Weekend is around the corner and work is almost done. This is the day that you should relax and reward yourself with something sweet. At least, sweet looking to release the tension and stress at work. 


Sweet Thursday

Structured dress
£28 - houseoffraser.co.uk

Yves Saint Laurent platform shoes
$625 - mytheresa.com

Cole haan bag
$39,800 - colehaan.com

Crystal jewelry
€13 - shopfriiscompany.com

Monsoon black jewelry
£25 - monsoon.co.uk

Louis Vuitton wallet
bagborroworsteal.com

Brooch
evans.co.uk

Effy Collection ring
$3,540 - lordandtaylor.com




Sexy Friday!
TGIF! Friday is also one of my most favourite day in the week. I love going out at late night and partying with friends and people on Friday night. It's a good way to balance yourself between work and personal life. Time to draw attention in the party! 


It's Friday Night!





What do you think about my picks? Don't take it so personally though because whatever works for me might not work for you. What you can do is:
1. Visit the website
2. Sign up an account
3. Start creating a style for yourself
4. Buy the cloths that you pick (optional).
and there you go: GET READY TO BE FASHIONABLE ALL WEEK LONG.

I know, before I finish this blog post, I gotta tell you what website it is: Visit:


and don't forget to check out my page: http://ncrystalicious.polyvore.com and follow me there. <3
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