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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.
{COLLABORATION}: STAY CHIC WITH A WILD CHIC BAGS

{COLLABORATION}: STAY CHIC WITH A WILD CHIC BAGS


Any of you are obsessed with handbags? If you are are, then we are in a same boat. What I'm about to share with you will probably make you excited. Unlike an ordinal handbag, this actually is a multi-functional handbag with good quality. Ladies & gentlemen, I am presenting to you a versatile bag called

The Wild Chic


Two weeks ago, I was presented a black handbag (in the middle) and I've been using it everyday to work.
You may say: What is so special about this bag since we are already spoiled by Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Coach etc...Of course, there are special things:

First of all, it's a local bag designer label Pachelbel. Yes! I'm supporting local brands and designers. Their philosophy mainly focuses on

Quality - Utilization of high grade vegan materials, great finishing and workmanship
Functionality- Designs crafted after the demands of the modern women in their daily needs and lifestyle
Sustainability- Promote the message of animal sustainability into fashion

They design not only handbags, but also wallets, accessories. So you will have many choices when visiting their boutique at 3 Temasek Boulevard (Tower 3) #02-102, Suntec City Mall, Singapore 038983 

Second, like I said earlier, they offer their customers a style of vegan fashion, the very first one in Singapore. They are promoting animal sustainability within the local fashion community, using animal friendly ingredients like polyurethane leather, nylon and jacquard fabrics into their fashion final products. I thought that's pretty awesome and impressive. 

Third, there are so many compartments in the bag, OMG! I've been looking for, and always wanting a bag with many compartments so that I can put all of my important and non-important stuff in. When I first looked at the Wild Chic, I was completely sold. The small little bag that has 9 compartments, 2 exteriors zip pockets and 7 interior pockets. Tell me which bag gives you that much space? 

Fourth, there are so many colors for you to choose: purple, pink, red, blue, black. It's a perfect choice for any colored outfit of the day if you feel like being fashionable and stylish.

Fifth, it's a very versatile bag to serve many different purposes. For a working lady like me, I need this bag to carry all my files, documents, and personal stuffs. Before having Wild Chic, I used to carry 1 handbag + 1 laptop bag everyday to work and that's disastrous. My shoulder gets hurt every time I finish work yet I don't know how to bring less thing to make my bag lighter. I need all of the files, the laptop, the personal stuff. Now, the Wild Chic bag is my best friend. For you ladies, if you have kids and need to carry diapers, milk, baby powder to go out, you need that bag. There are so many pockets for you to store stuff wherever you go, whatever you do, and it's always useful. 

Here is the beautiful bag I got to take home. 


There is also a travel tag attached to the bag. You can put your name car or your Ez Link card when you travel. Super convenient and handy!


Beautiful heart shape crystal key chain
 After putting them up all together, 
Here I was, at Pachelbel shop with my lovely new bag.

And this is what I meant "functionality".  It has 1 very special pocket for iPad. I spare 1 pocket for the umbrella because the weather in Singapore is unpredictable. 1 pocket for hand phone, 1 for namecards and the other for cosmetics (lipsticks, face compact powder)


One exterior pocket, I keep files, documents that are needed for my works.


The other is still empty because I don't have anything yet to put there. 


Keychain


and travel tag which is still empty too :)


When I showed this bag to my girlfriends, all of them loved it and asked me how much does it cost? I know you have the same question too. The retail price is S$189/ piece. But guess what?

Pachelbel is generously offering to you (my loyal readers) 10% DISCOUNT on all items at their boutique and a FREE travel tag worth S$29 in black or brown color! So all you need to do is tell them that you are from CRYSTALPHUONG'S BLOG. Isn't it lovely? But hurry up because this offer is only valid for 2 months from the date of my blog post which is from 18 June to 18 August. Hurry up!

Don't forget to check out their website, follow them on twitter and like their facebook too!
Stay Chic always!
Love,
Crystal
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Crystal's Closet: Weekly Wardrobe (Ep10)

Crystal's Closet: Weekly Wardrobe (Ep10)


Hi everyone!

Do you notice any thing special from the blog title itself? OMG! It's finally episode 10 of Crystal's Closet :D That's crazy! Thank you so much for following me on my fashion journey. Also, special thank to all my camera men who helped me to take many nice pictures :D. You know who you are that I am talking about. Thank you! Muahx muahx...

Like I said, to celebrate this 10th episode, I'm gonna have some giveaway and special gifts to give to you (my readers) so, watch out for the next blog entry and find out how to win it ;)

Now! Here are the last week outfits after I came back from Vietnam. It's so hard to start your working engine after a long holiday but somehow I managed to catch up. There were so much works & meetings to finish that I even forgot to post my daily outfit photo until the day was almost over. 

However, you are not gonna be disappointed! Here you go!

Monday
I actually didn't know what to wear so I just quickly grabbed my navy spandex dress and brightened up the color with a pair of pink shoes and pink belt. I know right? When you have so many choices, you'll not know what to choose. Women's problem! It turned out not too bad at all. Simple but still tasteful (to me) :)
 Get this look! 
Dress: ASOS (similar)
Handbag: Michael Kors
Belt: Madewell 

Tuesday
I bought this dress sometimes ago at Far East Plaza too if I'm not wrong. The only thing that attracted me was the blue T-shape on the dress. I thought it's quite cool, playful and sexy. And I paired up a blue wedges to match with the detail on the dress. People gave me compliment on this look and I wasn't sure they complimented on the dress or my shoes or something else. Small details sometimes can make big difference. 

 Dress: Far East Plaza 
Wedges: ZARA
Accessories: I was wearing black bangles & earrings. Alternatively, blue accessories works perfectly too. 

Wednesday.
As I wore blue on Tuesday, I decided to go for red color on Wednesday. I love wearing dresses but somehow my friends say I look good in pants too so I please them time to time. I follow the quote "Eat to please thyself, but dress to please others"

Get this look: 
Vintage chiffon shirt with pearls: Unknown coz I can't remember where did I buy it from
Pants: ZARA 
Belt: ASOS (similar)
Shoes: Chloe (similar)
Accessories: Pearl earrings. 

Cloud 9 photo. Took it when I was on the airplane. When I was small, I always looked up to the sky and wished "If only I could sit on the airplane just one time to see how beautiful the clouds are". I was poor and I couldn't afford an air ticket to go anywhere. Now, I made it and I lost count how many times I've seen the clouds. Dreams do come true! Just don't stop dreaming. 


Thursday!
I went to Pachelbel 's shop at Suntec to get the handbag they sponsored me. I love the bag so much because it's so convenient, useful and beautiful. I'll blog about it more in the next entry. Do check their shop at No. 3, Temasek Boulevard #02-102 Suntec City Mall, Singapore 038983, they are having awesome promotion right now.

 I wore this beautiful A-line fitting dress together with yellow belt and gold accessories. Color-blocking pairing technique, yes! It always makes your outfit stand out.
 Get this look:
A-line dress: Unknown. Going to be sold on Crystal's Closet online store soon ;)
Accessories: Forever21.
Watch Michael Kors

Friday
I seldom wear yellow but I can't say No to this gorgeous Hi-Low dress. It's popular trend this summer. I love how the dress flies up when I walk. This dress itself is perfect choice for any beach occasions. I didn't want people in my office to think I would go to the beach so I decided to go low profile by wearing a blazer outside and completing with a belt on top. Simple and sweet!
Get this look:
Dress: Forever21
Blazer: H&M 
Shoes: ALDO
Belt: ASOS Curve
Earrings: ASOS

Saturday
I spent one whole day shopping at ZARA, Forever21. Feel so guilty! Anyway, I brought some of these beautiful pieces home. You'll see them next week.


 When I go out in the weekend, I usually dress up very casually like loose top, denim short etc...Why not? It's once a week chance I can wear my favorite short to run around, I must make full use of it :D

Get this look
Denim short: Forever21
Loose top: Nichii.

Took this photo at Zara's fitting room :p

So, that's all about me. Do you have any favorite photo of yours to share? Leave the link at the comment section below. Don't forget to check back this blog again for next week surprise. I'm having some good giveaway stuffs. ;)

For now, stay chic & have a great week!
Love,
Crystal
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YOUR SUMMER BEAUTY CHECKLIST

YOUR SUMMER BEAUTY CHECKLIST


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Summer is here! Besides working on your wardrobe, what else do you have to rock this summer? I've got my own checklist and I think these are the most essential items every girl should have
  • Summer dress (long or short)
  • Short, T-shirt
  • Sunglasses
  • Big hat 
  • Sunblock
  • Tanning lotion (for those who love sun tanning)
  • Bikini
  • Long lasting make up (which brand is the most recommended?)
  • Slimming. You probably ask "What summer got to do with slimming?"

I'm telling you now. 

Last week, I received this lovely basket from Maybelline and The Body Shop at my office and it simply made my day. They are going to have their new awesome products sold in store in July. What are they? You are gonna love them after reading this post. 


Maybelline Clear Smooth B.B Stick


I'm given two different shades to try out and both work perfectly on my natural skin tone. One is natural color and the other is slightly brighter. I have been using it for 2 days already and I must say: IT'S SUPER AWESOME!

These 2 little sticks at S$17.90 each make my Dior foundation which costs me S$70++ cry in jealousy craving for my attention. Why? 

10 reasons why I am in love with this B.B stick

1. It's super affordable. Don't tell me you don't even have S$18 to spend on your face.
2. Super lasting oil control. Oh yes! I've been using many different foundations, most of them are quite expensive ones but NONE satisfies me when comes to oil- control. When I started using this B.B stick, I thought it would be the same. I was wrong! 
3. Hydration. Nothing to complain about.
4. As smooth as silk. That's exactly how I felt after I applied B.B Stick. Because it provides matte, shine free finish ( I strongly recommend you to use matte B.B cream during summer especially for oily skin), it gives you the most velvet smooth skin ever. 
5. Pore size reduced. You'll see the amazing result later to believe in my after make up photo.
6. Reduce redness. 
7. Comes in 2 natural shades that don't leave behind grey cast. It leaves behind wearable color that stays the entire day and doesn't oxidise


Two natural shades that are so close to your natural skin tone. Love it! 

8. Super convenient to use and easy to carry around. 


9.  Blend well into your skin. I would recommend you to use brush instead of sponge or fingertips. You can see the difference on my left and my right face, how bright and smooth it is.


10. Not forget to mention, B.B stick also gives you a very glowing and healthy skin. See to believe!


Other than this awesome B.B stick, Maybelline also sent to me their 2 latest lip balms to try out. Baby lips.

Mango and Cherry smell. If you are going for a date and craving for a kiss from the guy you admire, wear this lip balm *wink*. 


Yes! This is my dry lips (on purpose) before putting on the lip balm. 


Forget about the normal basic lip balms, this has SPF20 formula to protect and moisturize your lips for a full 8 hours. 


I'm gonna apply it everyday because it's said to renew and reborn our lips after 4 weeks. But honestly, I didn't have to wait that long, my lips instantly shined right after I applied it. Don't believe it?


Here you go! Light make up face with just Maybelline B.B Stick and Lips Balm. 

You like it already, I know and I'm sure you will not regret buying this product. Remember to visit Watsons, Guardian, Sasa, hypermarkets in July to grab these awesome stuffs.

Enough attention for the face. What about our body? 

Don't forget when we talk about summer, we'll talk about swimwear season, sunbathing, beach vacation and so on. What is worse than not being able to fit in your favorite swimwear because you are out of shape?  Prevention is always better than cure.
Introducing to you the one and only product that helps you to firm and tone your body up: 
Spa Fit by The Body Shop.

From left: Intensive Toning Concentrate, Skin Perfecting Toning Massage Oil, Smoothing Refining Body Scrub, Tea Tree Pore Minimiser, Toning Body Massager.


The Spa Fit formulas are packed with orange, lemon, lime and grapefruit oils. These super effective, super fragrant naturals smooth and soften your skin and revitalise your senses day after day. Also, 74% of women said their skin felt smoother. Smoothing & Refining Body Scrub (picture above) and Spa Fit Massager are used to stimulate and exfoliate on your arms, legs, thighs, hips and buttocks areas. To get the best result, try to run a cold shower over your legs from ankle to knee.


Toning Massage Oil is used on your legs, thighs, stomach and arms 


together with the Spa Fit Toning Concentrate to get the best result. 
Don't forget to jot down your before- after measurement to see the difference. I'm sure you'll be pleased to see the result. 

This summer, I've had 3 new things to add in my beauty check list already and I hope you found yours too!

Stay pretty always!
Love,
Crystal

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

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,
Crystal
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HOW TO WEAR COLORBLOCK?

HOW TO WEAR COLORBLOCK?


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




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!




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




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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