Loud & Outspoken by Fergie & AVON

Fergie of the Black Eyed Peas has always been an icon of this generation's music exuding a loud and outspoken attitude. More so now with Avon and "Outspoken by Fergie."

This further solidifies her stature in a recent collaboration with global brand Avon. As a fragrance designer where she fromulated her own perfume called "Outspoken by Fergie."

I first knew Fergie as a member of the Black Eyed Peas, and now also as a solo artist. Also known as Stacy Ann Ferguson, Fergie livea a glamorous life as an American singer-songwriter, rapper, fashion designer and film star. She enjoys diamond facials, vegetable juice, lingerie, workouts and Maldives as all good medicine.

Outspoken by Fergie

More specifically of Outspoken, this is her first fragrance project with Avon, the company for women.

“Fragrance makes me feel sexy and alluring. I wanted to create a fragrance that people will respond to and enjoy. Outspoken is a fresh, modern scent that will make the women who wear it feel confident and fearless. The scent is bold with a raw, sexy edge that will shock you,” shares the outspoken Fergie.

True to her character mixture of variety, Outspoken can be described with unexpected contrasts. Think chiffon and leather, rocker chic and belle, the underlying toughness in soft femininity.

"...this has been an incredible opportunity to work with the experts at Avon,” adds Fergie.

Outspoken Bottle and Crystal Cap

She said she learned so much about how fragrance, concept, team, product all come together. “It has allowed me to tap into my creative side in an entirely different way. One thing that remains the same is that I want the fragrance, like my music, to have a story and have real meaning and personality. We wanted to be 100% certain that we had a product we really liked...It was really satisfying to do something that was so completely different from what I normally do as a performer.  I have shared my music with the world and am excited to now be able to share a different part of who I am through my fragrance, Outspoken.”

Packaging

It gets sleekier in the packaging.

“I found inspiration for the cap design while getting dressed for my wedding to Josh.  There was a crystal decanter in the bridal suite and I knew I wanted the cap to look like that. I was so excited about the design that I had my team send me sketches while I was on my honeymoon! Outspoken is sort of a ‘Rock n Roll Boudoir’ which is very similar to my personal closet at home.” And the finished product is a crystal decanter cap and a beautiful black genie-shape base.

It Gets Personal with Fergie

Fergie confesses that her grandmother was an Avon lady as well. "I can remember her having little parties with her friends and showing them all the beautiful makeup pieces. When I was younger, I even asked my grandmother to leave me her makeup in her will!  My mom would also help my grandma wrap up the gifts herself.”

Outspoken by Fergie is now available in the Philippines for P999. You can purchase one through any Avon Representatives nationwide which started last December 1, 2010. Call the Avon Customer Hotline at 8642900 or visit www.avon.com.ph and get in touch with an Avon Lady.

Win Free Tickets To The BIG Holiday Outlet Sale 2010!

It's really the holiday season as the ultimate shopping event is here - The BIG Holiday Outlet Sale 2010!

Information:
What: The BIG Holiday Outlet Sale 2010
Where: SMX Convention Hall 4, SM Mall of Asia Complex
When: December 17-20, 2010 Friday-Monday 10a - 9p
Who: Free Entrance for all BPI Cardholders

Additional discount + Raffle for BPI Express Credit Edge Card

Sponsored by: BPI Express Credit Edge, SUN Cellular, Stylebible

For inquiries email malibu.enterprise@gmail.com

 Apparel? Bags? Clothings, shoes, toys, cosmetics, eyewear, designer fragrances, homeware, or electronics, name it!

Click on The BIG Outlet Sale's Facebook Page. You may also join "ATTEND" on The BIG Holiday Outlet Sale Event. 


Entrance is P50 but you can get free tickets for entrance from CosmoManila.blogspot.com and Malibu Enterprise by following this procedures:

1) Comment below with your real name.
2) Like Cosmo Manila Facebook Page.

First 20 commneters below wins! Winners, please bring valid ID with Photo that reflects the name in your comment below to the event for validation. Commenting until 11:49pm of December 16, 2010 only. (sorry late post) :)

Merry Christmas Cosmo Manila readers! See you tomorrow at the The BIG Holiday Outlet Sale 2010! Ho, ho, ho, hopping, shopping! :)

Niccolo Cosme Joins DLSU Green Light Project

Niccolo Cosme joins De La Salle's GreenLight Project. It is a collaboration project of 10 Lasallian photographers for the benefit of the One La Salle Scholarship Fund.

A DLSU-D AB Communication Arts batch 2001 graduate, Niccolo Cosme is now a famous conceptual and fashion photographer. He is the creative director of Lighthouse Studio and has several successful campaigns and highly distinctive celebrity portraits.

One of those campaigns include the 2007 Project Headshot Clinic which utilized digitized headshots for online profile photos. The main idea was for a viral online awareness and advertising campaign for a brand concept.

One of his most recent project was where I was privileged to work with Niccolo again. It's the Project Headshot Clinic - ACT Advocacy Campaign for World AIDS Day 2010. I still use the Niccolo's shot as my profile photo in Facebook. :)

Limited Edition Centennial Notecards

Niccolo Cosme Photos

More on GreenLight Project

Resonating the "Green" theme, other participating Lasallian photographers include Louie Aguinaldo, Perry Aragon, Sal Gabaldon Campos, Vic Icasas, Raymund Isaac, Jun Miranda, John Mateos Ong, Francis Rivera, and Ronnie Salvacion.

Their works of art also appear on the covers of a limited edition five-series note card collection and other merchandise up for sale. This was part of the recent launch in a photo exhibit at The Gallery in Greenbelt 5 last December 2, 2010. The note cards and enlarged copies of the featured photographs can be purchased via donations to the Greenlight Project.

Proceeds of this project will go to the One La Salle Scholarship Fund. Congratulations again to Niccolo Cosme on the GreenLight Project.

Nat Geo & Regatta Says Live Curious & "Keep Asking"

National Geographic Channel (NGC) and Regatta recently partnered to promote NGC’s “Live Curious” campaign. It is a global program promoting the spirit of curiosity and adventure.

The Live Curious campaign is about exploring and questioning. It shares Nat Geo’s and Regatta’s curious spirit. Believing “Everything deserves a ‘Why’,” Regatta and NGC intends to inspire people to question what they know, how they view the world, and what drives them forward.

"Nat Geo, one of the largest non-profit scientific and educational institutions in the world, has been inspiring people to care about the planet since 1888 with pioneering studies and explorations in various fields of learning, such as geography, archaeology, and natural science."

National Geographic Channel & Regatta's Live Curious Campaign

Regatta is known as a leisure wear brand offering high-quality casual wear since 1989. The recently launched statement shirts are available at all Regatta branches nationwide including Alabang Town Center (ATC), Greenbelt 3, Glorietta 3, Ayala TriÑoma, SM The Block, and Gateway Mall.

Aside from being showcased in Regatta’s show windows and in-store displays, National Geographic also chose Filipino personalities to become NGC’s local ambassadors for this “Live Curious” campaign/global program. They were chosen as personalities who embody the spirit of curiosity and adventure in their work and personal lives. The “Live Curious” ambassadors include filmmaker and writer Joey Reyes, marketing executive Francis Flores, lifestyle icon Daphne Oseña-Paez, and Rock Ed Philippines founder Gang Badoy. Others include Norman Agatep, Maribel Garcia, Mitzi Borromeo, Bryan Benitez McClelland, and WWF-Philippines CEO Jose Ma. Lorenzo Tan.

Cosmo Manila, with this blogpost, supports National Geographic Channel (NGC) and Regatta's “Live Curious” campaign for the spirit of curiosity and quest for knowldege.