Amato Couture

Illustrado's spread of Amado Couture

This Filipino Designer 
is making waves not only in Dubai 
but worldwide ^.^

Sexy in Red

Women who dress in red are seen as sexier by men than those who wear white, green, gray, or blue, according to a study at the University of Rochester. They're even 56 percent more likely to get asked out on a date than women in blue.

Impressions will be in Rockwell, Global Pinoy Rock Bazaar (Nov 6-7)

Impressions Jewelry Collection to be sold in
Global Pinoy Rock, Rockwell - NOV 6-7

I'm nervous and I'm excited.  I'll be doing my first bazaar this NOVEMBER 6 and 7 at Rockwell.  Please come and visit me guys.  As you all know, I've been enslaving myself with designs these past few months. I will be displaying my recent ones in Rockwell this November.  

Each piece will range from a thousand or so up.  For those who wants to reserve, please pm me in facebook ^.^ Big ass Bib like the ones posted above will range from Php3,000 and up.  Materials are unique and hard to find handmade cut Mother of Pearl and Capiz Shells with beads and Gemstones.  

All designs are one of a kind ^.^

View more designs here.

Find me in BOOTH 29.

See you all there!

Other Bazaar Schedules that I will be in -- 

• November 17-21, World Trade 
• November 19-21, Rockwell Grove

Stars wearing Amato Couture in Furne One Fashion Show

Angel Aquino

Kaye Tinga

Sara Meier

Tessa Prieto

Meriam Quiambao

Venus Raj

Furne One fashion show

The Dubai-based, Filipino designer is headlining this year’s biggest charity gala.

Furne One 10.10.10. will be held at the Makati Shangri-La Hotel on Sunday, October 10, 2010 at 10:30am. Tickets are P1500 each and proceeds will go to Bantay Kalikasan's "Kapit Bisig sa Ilog Pasig"program.

For inquiries about the charity gala on October 9 or ticket reservations for the show on October 10, call Maggie Gineta at 0917-8325570.

Tessa Prieto-Valdes and Kaye Tinga have once again joined efforts to chair a third fashion-driven, charity gala. The events of the previous two years have proven to be successful—Rajo Laurel’s show in 2008 enabled them to buy an ambulance for the Makati branch of the Philippine National Red Cross, while the funds raised from Dennis Lustico’s gala in 2009 helped to jumpstart the Taguig branch of the organization. For “First of One–A Fashion Collection by Furne One,” which will be held on October 9, 2010, 7:00 p.m., at the Makati Shangri-La Hotel, the duo are hoping to raise up to two million pesos for various charities.

The Beneficiaries

Majority of the funds earned (about 75% according to Tessa and Kaye) are already earmarked for the Philippine National Red Cross-Rizal Chapter. The rest will be disbursed to various charities under the umbrella of the Assumption High School Batch 1981 Foundation. Among the causes specially mentioned is raising awareness about Cervical Cancer, which will also involve donating 30-100 free vaccines (about P15,000 for a set) to women who cannot afford it.  

In the same way that they were able to help raise an additional P1,000,000 for “Ondoy” relief efforts last year, the two are also planning to raise additional funds in support of Bantay Kalikasan’s campaign to clean up the Pasig river, by staging a second fashion show the day after the gala. This will be open to the public and proceeds from the ticket sales will be donated to the environmental organization.

by Isha Andaya - StyleBible

Defining Beauty: Symmetry

Bb. Pilipinas 2008 - Judge at Mr. and Ms. Gensan 2010
Tuna Festival - General Santos City

Everybody wants to be beautiful.

Regardless of what they say, one wants to have a pleasant appeal to other people they interact with.  Although some are quite obsessed to wanting to have the perfect face, most of us are quite contented with having a face to flaunt without the chance of traumatizing someone -- be it us or the nosy bystander.  

But before we yank beauty products and go to hair salons, it is essential to understand, what makes one beautiful.  And no, it's not the make up, it's not the glossy shimmer, nor is it the inner glow of goodness pouring out of us (but that is an extra point in our character *smiles).  

Beauty must be understood as something beyond make up and clothes.  

The Ancient greeks somewhat grappled on this as they celebrate beauty and even basked in their intoxication of this.  Remember Helen of Troy? She was not celebrated for her kindness nor generosity...not even for her intellect, but the greeks put up toasts on her physical beauty (they often refer to as perfection) that would put our most extravagant parties to shame.

But the question is...what makes her so beautiful?

Plato wrote an answer to this conundrum -- the golden proportions.

"The width of an ideal face would be 2/3 its length, while a nose would be no longer than the distance between the eyes."

It's proper to give credence to the Greeks' attempt to find the fundamental proportions of beauty --but this is only partially correct.  Modern Science has given a proper name to what the greeks are looking for -- SYMMETRY -- but not merely with proportions but with similarity between left and right.

Notice how you look weird if your eyebrows are not of the same shape or if your brows are arched differently.  So scrap the "beauty is in the eye of the beholder crap".  Symmetry is actually what we are looking for when we look at other people.  Symmetry is the factor that makes one attractive regardless of how they are dressed or made up.  Symmetry is that one thing we are attracted to but cannot point our finger at because it is something that is not blatantly and screamingly obvious even if it is one of the fundamental defining factors that shapes one's looks.  Studies shows that babies stare most at faces of symmetric individuals.

According to a University of Louisville study, when shown pictures of different individuals, Asians, Latinos, and whites from 13 different countries all had the same general preferences when rating others as attractive -- that is those that are the most symmetric. - Charles Feng

What does this tell us? 

Before picking the right color pallete, the correct foundation, look in the mirror first and find what is not balanced in your face.  Check if your eyebrows are arched correctly and most importantly, arched similarly.  Check your cheekbones if one is higher than the other and learn how to put on blush or bronzer that will create an effect of a more symmetrical face  Your nose, your lips, your teeth... and invest in beauty products that will help you put these in symmetry.

Find a hairstyle that complements your facial bone structure.  Choose a shade of lipstick that will not overpower your eyes if you have a strong pair.  Learn how to put on make up that is complimentary.  Figure out what is more symmetrical in your face and accentuate it.

Beauty in ancient times have also been associated with balance.  And the "symmetry research" asserts this belief.  You must learn to find your balance.  So you have to be careful.

Do not over-correct your face, or you would end up looking even more weird.

I'm not saying that you hop in on the next surgical safari.

Symmetry creates balance and defines beauty but little imperfections create personality.  A little askew here and there will not make you ugly...so don't obsessed with having the perfect face...remember, the greeks are only partially correct.  Symmetry is one of the crucial foundations of being attractive...but does not define the totality of beauty.

Build your beauty regimen and experiment with what you have rather than treat make up like painting on a blank canvass.  Your face has it all...all you have to do, as they say in jewelry making, is embellish it.  Stop looking for what is not in your face, but rather try to enhance the good and accentuate your facial assets.

A stubby nose is not inferior to a long one, an almond pair of eyes is not more beautiful than the chinky pair.  Thin lips is as good as the pouty ones.  Work with what you have and you would be surprise to find that you posses something no one else has.

So what do you do now?

I'd say, start on shaping your eyebrow correctly and work on your skin.  Pimples and blemishes create distracting points and accents destroying your natural facial balance.  Notice how your face lights up after your eyebrows are shaped correctly and how glowing you seem to look after you've gotten rid of your blemishes. 

Oh...and raise that chin a little bit...and don't forget to smile sometimes.  Being beautiful starts with feeling beautiful.