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Hi everyone,

Look what I have for you today! There will be an awesome giveaway at the end of this blog entry, so be sure to read til the end to find out how to enter. ;)

Now, care for some dessert? :D 

Don't be fooled by me. These are more than just cakes: they are SOAP CAKES with many different "flavors" like lemon, berry, raspberry and chocolate for you to choose from. You may be asking yourself: "Where can I find these unique soap cakes from?". It's from no other place than SHEA, a small boutique shop located in Orchard Central, Orchard. It's like a hidden gem in the heart of shopping paradise. 

First things first, posing at the shopfront. The colorful soaps, candles and gifts from the entrance attracted me and many passers-by. 

Once stepping inside, I got lost from so many beauty items, skincare, bodycare, hair care products which I did not know where to look at. They all were calling my name. 

Shortly after that, the shop-owner took me to a tour and introduced to me each and every single product they are selling. 

SHEA offers fine vegetarian handmade body care & aromatic fragrances from France, India, England, Australia and Wales. They carry some of the purest and most moisturizing additive free soaps available. Their products are generally paraben, pthalate and SLS and EDTA free and thus, they are suitable for almost every skin types, from normal to sensitive skin.

There are 5 different brands that SHEA (probably the only company in Singapore) carries:

If you are living in or ever travel to UK, you've probably seen or heard about this brand. Besides the great quality, the fun, sweet and unique looking of each products makes it so hard for the customers to resist not to buy.

Bomb Cosmetics manufacture huge ranges of products which are vegetarian, handmade, contain natural ingredients, pure essential oils, have a high glycerin content for ultra skin care and not tested on animals.

From bodycare: shower gel, shower butter, shower scrub, body cream.

to handmade soap slices with many different fragrances: chocolate, fruity, herbal, sensual, floral, perfumes, etc...God! I'm having hard time to type them all here. 

Very unique and cute Bath Blasters look almost like cupcakes. 

Hi everyone!

I know that winter is going to end very soon in some countries but I can't help to share with you my last winter outfit I wore when I was in Vietnam. 

The day before I flew back to Singapore, I went to pray at a newly built temple located on top of the hill looking over the sea. It's cultural activity we used to do in Vietnam in New Year. As the weather was colder that day, I had perfect reason to rock the faux fur leather trench coat I brought along with me. 

Faux fur outfit is a must have item in your closet, not only because it's animal friendly, affordable but also it's very chic, classy and luxurious looking. You can never go wrong with a faux fur coat and easily pair it with every other outfit. Initially, I wanted to wear a skirt with sweater & boots but I was afraid of the wind would blow my skirt up, so I decided to wear pants instead. 

This is how the outfit pairing turned out

Brighten the whole outfit with vibrant colored sweater on top of the beige cotton straight legs pants & finish with suede wedges boots. I could walk miles and miles with that booties.

Foggy weather made a perfect background for the photo. 

 Statement necklace is a highlight of the outfit

Hey everyone!

Let's take a break from all the fashion and outfit blog posts, today I'm going to talk about the most popular topic in aesthetic & beauty industry: Botox, Chin & Nose Fillers. 

It IS such a popular topic that I saw & read on newspapers and in many forum people are talking about it. So I'm gonna give it a shot to explain and share with you guys further information that you have been asking around. 

Before flying off to Vietnam, I made an appointment with my favorite clinic- Astique The Aesthetic Clinic for some facial treatments. I did my first botox & filler injection with them back in 2012 (Read the old entry here) and continue to be one in 2013.

Their clinic has just moved from Takashimaya to Shaw House, a much better and bigger location. 

When I arrived, there were some cookies and a hot cup of tea have already prepared for me. I was taken to a treatment room to get myself prepared & ready.

I had numbing cream applied on my nose bridge as I wanted a minor touch up. As you can see, some amounts of filler on my nose are still there after 1 year. 

Believe it or not, I was still watching the movie while doctor was doing the injection :D 

This time, Dr. Matthew Yap used Restylane to inject into my nose and chin. 

Let's look at how the procedure went. 

Doctor first marked all the important spots where needed to be injected to reduce the size of my jaw. Botox is best known for jaw slimming, fyi!  

Second injection

And done!

See any difference yet? Don't be hurry! I'll show you up-close photo shortly. But before that, allow me to take you to a clinic tour :D

Side view. 

Front view! 

And here is the photo after 1 week I took when I was in Vietnam. No photoshop on the photo, I swear!

The most wonderful part is: The filler DID NOT flow down to my neck as what happened few years ago. I was so worried for the entire week after that and kept checking & making sure there would not be anything happened. It did not! :D :D :D

Amazing huh? I hope my blog entry has answered your question: "What happened to your face?"- "You look different?"- "How could your chin get so long?" etc... 

Well, If you see somebody's face changed (longer chin, higher nose, smaller jaw) in very short period of time, there is no such reason called "Weight Loss", they most certainly have fillers done.

And I don't think why we need to hide it away or feel embarrassed about it. After all, it's a very common aesthetic treatment with no downtime, safety, pain free and quick compares to plastic surgery. Who doesn't want to look good anyway! 

If you want to make an appointment to have a friendly consultation with doctor before making your final decision, please email to enquiry@crystalphuong.net with "Astique Clinic" in your email subject. If you want to contact to clinic directly, don't forget to mention my name "CRYSTALPHUONG" when meeting with doctor :) 

Hi everyone!

It's so sad that my holiday in Vietnam is ending very soon and I'm still not getting enough of it yet. It's so peaceful and relaxing to live in here but then I realize: it's time to get back to work, to the busy life and to start everything fresh again. I hope you've had great Lunar New Year & Valentine celebration with your loved ones. 

Today, the location for my outfit of the day shoot is very special: on my living room balcony at night. While I was having trouble to find a decent place in my living room (with bright lighting) for a quick photo-shoot, my dad came to offer me a help. He suggested to have all the photos taken at the balcony area which is also his most favorite place for chilling everyday. To my surprise, he even offered to be my photographer :D. It took me 15 minutes to explain & show him how to use my camera features, where are the zooms, what type of photos I wanted to achieve. Because Daddy's eyesight is not very good and it's difficult for him to keep his hands steady or perhaps my camera is pretty complicated for him to use, thus, some photos turn out to be quite blurry. But I still decided to upload all photos up because I love all of them. It's so sweet of my dad indeed!

Here are my dad's pieces of art! :D

Layering my polka dot shirt with sweaters and a bib statement necklace. 

I can't go a day without an armcandy. 

Wedges sneakers are the new obsession. They are so comfortable to wear and so chic. 

::Outfit:: 

Beige pants: Michael Kors

Polka dot shirt: G2000 (Similar here)

Sweaters: ZARA (Similar here and here)

Wedges Sneakers: Blink (Other colors blue, black purple, brown, brown-yellow)

Accessories: Forever21 necklace- Forever21 spike bracelet

I love how supportive my family is even though sometimes they don't understand what I'm doing, why I'm weirdly taking a photo of my hand, my feet, my butt instead of my face :D, they just help and support me. 

I hope you love the photos my daddy took and sorry if they are not clear enough. No matter what, these are still my most memorable and favorite photos because not everyday I can ask my dad to take pictures for me.  Perhaps, it's once a year only!

Thank you for reading my blog and don't forget to click onto the links of "Outfit" items that I featured above, you may find something you love there ;)

Stay chic!

Crystal