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.

Project Headshot Clinic Goes Online on World's AIDS Day

December 1 is World AIDS Day. And in line with its advocacy of awareness, Project Headshot Clinic, spearheaded by Niccolo Cosme, goes online.


Project Headshot Clinic (HSC) is a new concept that merges Profile photos online and Advertising. As its Facebook info page states, it's mission is to convey through "unique digitized headshots, online profile photos can be potential online billboards."

So how is it done?

"Its major components are: registration, mass shooting, and mass uploading on social network web sites (as profile photo), which make HSC an effective and creative marketing tool. HSC creates curiosity and impact to those who are not yet aware or part of it."

With enough support, the strategy could become viral online.by making the public "become a part of it."

Currently, the project has almost 300 heasdshots and counting. You may also want to participate in the HIV prevention revolution twibbon campaign here. This is actually the third HIV/AIDS UNAIDS Campaign - ACT.

For more information about Project Headshot Clinic, and Niccolo Cosme, Check out http://www.headshotclinic.com and http://www.pbase.com/headshotclinic.

Make Your Move Dance Competition for World AIDS Day

A special event to commemorate World AIDS Day will happen on December 1, 2010. A special dance competition dubbed “Make Your Move” will be held at SM Mall of Asia (MOA) Music Hall starting 10am.

College students and call center agents or officers can participate in this one-day dance competition where over Php 175,000 in cash prizes will be given away.

To join, you just have to form a group with a minimum of eight (8) members up to a maximum of twelve (12) members to a dance group. Members may be all female, all male, or a combination. All dancers must be bona fide and currently employed as call center agents/officers.or college students. Groups may simply fill up the registration form, bring valid IDs for verification purposes and a video of the dance choreography.

The dance routine should not be more than 5 minutes and must incorporate the theme “AIDS Awareness.”  All requirements should be submitted to 'On Ground Activation, Co' (details below).

Prizes:
Champion - P100,000
First runner up - P50,000
Second runner up- P25,000

All non-winning dance groups will get a consolation prize of P5,000 each. The group with the most number of contingent/supporters will receive P20,000.

"Make Your Move" Dance Competition

Frenzy recognizes that disseminating proper information about AIDS is just one of the many ways to stop the spread of this worldwide killer. This special dance competition/event is part of the company’s campaign towards that goal is one of the many advocates of Frenzy to promote awareness for AIDS. A.I.D.S. stand for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome.

“We’re proud to showcase the best talents of the Filipino youth as we celebrate World AIDS Day. Filipinos are very talented and we want to be instrumental in spreading awareness about AIDS in a wholesome and fun way. Make Your Move is literally, a step in the right direction” mentions  Frenzy Brand Manager Norman Campoy.

Check them out in Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/makeyourmovedance

Get more details about Frenzy's "Make Your Move" dance competition by contacting Judy Perez at 895-2561 / 0906-3193537 or Eula Capidos at 0915-987171 of On Ground Activation.

5 Winners of the Giordano Lion Polo Shirts!

Thank you dear Cosmo Manila readers for participating in this lifestyle blog's first ever contest and giveaway. And without further adieu, the five winners of the Giordano Lion Polo Shirts are...

(drumroll)....

Winners:

Judging from more than 60++ comments was no easy task. Most of the entries were also outstanding. There was also one winner who was part of the top 5 but did not post it Cosmo Manila Facebook as part of the mechanics requirement so I had to disqualify the person and took the one next in line.

The comments involved different aspects of life. There were those who unselfishly wanted to get the prize not for themselves but for others instead. There were those who wanted it for their partners, parents, or special someone. And there were simple ones and those who professed loyalty and admiration for the Giordano brand.


In the end, we selected varying answers covering different topics. Although most of the answers from Hidburn, Daear, Dan Roberts, and Lani Magno were long , there was also a short answers from Alejandro Alonzo.

But Wait, There;s More!

Due to the large number of participants in this contest, Cosmo Manila is adding two more consolation prizes for the following.

You will receive lifestyle gift packs from Cosmo Manila.

The five main winners of the Giordano Lion Polo shirts will also receive a congratulatory message through email and in Facebook private message in the next few days where they will be asked for the shirt color of their choice and size. Please refer to the Giordano Lion Polo Shirts contest feature article for the range of colors available and sizes.

After getting your shirt details, you will once again receive a private FB message as to the date when you can claim your Giordano Lion Polo Shirts within the month of November.

Please bring a valid ID as they will check it form the list of winners I will submit to them. Look for:

Rhea Akil (Marketing Officer)
170 F. Blumentritt St. cor. Gen. San Luis St., Brgy. Tibagan, San Juan, Metro Manila 1500 

To all, hopefully you could participate again in future contests. You may want to input your email and subscribe to Cosmo Manila in this LINK so you could always receive free updates on lifestyle, fashion features, and contests in the future. Thank you again for participating and Advance Merry Christmas!

Sony Inspires Young Designers in Philippine Fashion Week 2010

Last October 30, 2010, Sony laptops served as an inspiration for a set of young and budding fashion designers in the Philippine Fashion Week. Cosmo Manila was there at the SMX beside SM Mall of Asia in Pasay City. The function room was jam-packed with fashion icons, Sony product enthusiasts, and spectators.

The featured young designers include Bo Parcon, Dimple Lim, Don Protasio, Jot Losa, Enrico Carado, Russell Villafuerte, Herbert Custodio, Kermit Tesoro, Oz Go, and Xernan Orticio.

The fashion show started with an exhibition of different Sony VAIO laptop models. Later on, the laptops carried the names of the designers on its screen.

Different Sony VAIO-inspired designs walked the runway as interpreted by the designers. Some looked chic and modern while others went to the borders of the eccentric.

Here are the designs of the following:

Bo Parcon

Dimple Lim

Don Protasio

Enrico Carado

Jot Losa

Herbert Custodio

Kermit Tesoro

Oz Go

Xernan Orticio

Although a sound-related technical difficulty was briefly experienced in the set of Don Protacio, the models continued to walk the runway in confidence. As they say, the show must go on. After that, my digital camera's memory card became full such that I had to transfer the files and as a result, missed some of the designers' set.

Another trivially interesting observation of mine is the quick introduction walk of the individual designers (It was like for 5 seconds only per designer). It was so short for each of them that when I span my camera and aims to take their photos, they were already on their way back. :)

Quickest Runway Walk

Finally, Cosmo Manila's top choices from the featured designers in Sony VAIO's edition of the Philippine Fashion Week (whom we got photographs) are the following garbs:

Bo Parcon (Sony VAIO Philippine Fashion Week)

Dimple Lim (Sony VAIO Philippine Fashion Week)

Don Protacio (Sony VAIO Philippine Fashion Week)

Enrico Carado (Sony VAIO Philippine Fashion Week)

Jot Losa (Sony VAIO Philippine Fashion Week)

Herbert Custodio (Sony VAIO Philippine Fashion Week)

Kermit Tesoro (Sony VAIO Philippine Fashion Week)

Oz Go (Sony VAIO Philippine Fashion Week)

Xernan Orticio (Sony VAIO Philippine Fashion Week)

In the final walk, the designers and thier models walk the runway one final time as a group.

Sony VAIO edition of the Philippine Fashion Week

More Photos Sets Here

A recognition walk from Sony Philippines executives was the finale of the program. Indeed, it was a Sony-inspired fashionable night.