Opulent Design Concept Launches DOLCE & GABBANA CASA (with HEART EVANGELISTA)

It was hot, humid, but it never stopped some of Manila's who's who to flock to the Ground Floor of Greenbelt 5 as Opulence Design Concept launches Dolce&Gabbana Casa. The event was graced by owners Gerry Sy and Jinky Tobiano-Sy who welcomed guests at the pop up store and floral installation.

This is also a collaboration by events stylist par excellance Gideon Hermosa, and of course, seeing them in real life just made a couple jaws drop, not surprised. He also made these different sections be inspired by D&G Casa muses Tessa Prieto, Interior Designer Chat Fores, Fashion Designer Rosanna Ocampo and our love Fashion Icon Heart Evangelista. The one they showcased is part of both the Sicilian Cart and Mediterranean Blu Collection, made to depict Italy's colorful island Sicily and the sea it faces in the Italian region.

The items they showcased is part of the Sicilian Cart, Mediterranean Blu Collection, made to depict Italy's colorful island Sicily and the sea it faces in the Italian region. They also had Leopardo and Zebra which is why they had animal prints and figures on plates, cups and saucers, pillows, robes, towels and just about all their home accessories.  

Here's our event coverage on video, feel Italy and enjoy!

 

If you're looking for some of the pieces, you can visit Opulent Design Concept main branch or the pop up store in Greenbelt 5. It'll be there for some time so go if you're raring to. Needless to say, it's so nice out there, and I'm so glad they're bringing in the posh brands in the country. Filipinos deserve nice things.

HEART EVANGELISTA Shows You How to Use GCash

She's iconic, lovely at every angle. She's dubbed as a real life "Crazy Rich Asian", hobnobbing with the who's who of the fashion industry and a front row regular at the biggest shows... she's Love Marie Evangelista-Escudero aka Heart Evangelista.

Contrary to impressions about her, she's quite the opposite and actually knows how to manage her finances well. GCash took us to their very first GCash Spot Light, a new online talk show hosted by Boy Abunda which will be shown in GCash assets and social channels. 

GCash Spotlight

GCash will also be having Heart appear in their different commercials, all to talk about her financial progress. I'm sure there are a lot of people who think about how Heart actually affords everything, how she shops, or how fond she is for enjoying the things out in the street, the Kwek Kwek she eats and just about how she actually saves for every little thing she gets before actually buying it. 

She also uses GCash everyday, whether she dines at some of the posh restaurants in Paris or enjoy a bowl of pares in the streets of Manila, she gives them the GCash Visa card or use the QR payment option. In both cases, it gets accepted and is quite convenient. The exchange rate is also another perk, because you can pay for things without a hassle.

Heart also monitors her savings, she says Chiz sends her 50, 100 or 143 pesos just to be extra sweet. She doesn't make her hard earned money stagnant, she pays for bags then puts her artwork in it and earn from every piece she sells. She also pays for services she gets like hair and makeup, even the online store she frequents accepts GCash as payment, and since she has a lot of pets, she gets food, clothes and accessories online and it gets delivered at home. Panda of course gets first dibs. She also invests via GStocks, put money in on really good companies and even gets her travel insurance from the app. She secures her luggage, flights and emergencies in it as the GInsure Travel Insurance covers it.

Here's how it went.

Ernest Cu the Mynt Chairman and Globe Group CEO "For years now, we have made different kinds of solutions to make Filipinos lives better. We want Heart to help us to showcase the different features of GCash, because yes it's the best way to pay."

Martha Sazon the CEO of GCash says "You saw the film, and we want to welcome Heart Evangelista Escudero. The world fashion icon also co-wrote the shoot. She's that committed and invested in this campaign. Even the wardrobe, and she does really use the GCash Visa Card. In her era of spending, shopping and saving, she will be with GCash."

Heart will be appearing in more of these videos soon. You'll hear, see more of what she does with GCash, and hope you get to learn a thing or two.

PascualLab: Feeling the #PascualLove for 77 Years

Has it really been that long? Yes! And they've always made sure you feel the PascualLove all these years as they continue bringing the best, quality family friendly health products to every Filipino home.

They've been in the country since 1946, and if you understand, that means it's the actual years after World War 2. They now have Ascof Lagundi, supplements from WellGreens (a premium organic line) that has even passed strict USDA, EU standards, plus Halal under IDCP in the Philippines. Aside from that, they have Poten-Cee, a Vitamin C brand for adults, those who have sensitive tummies, and want less sugar on their intake. The recent one was Poyen-Cee Zn Advance that also has Zinc, Vitamin D for your immunity. Soon they will also release Poten-Cee + C's, a variant which has collagen, sodium ascorbate and Hydrolized Marine Collagen source from fish. Imagine the things it could do in hydration and firmness of the skin!

The PascualLove extends to oral health with their OraCare Mouth Rinse that has stabilized chlorine dioxide, to make sure your mouth stays fresh, healthy all throughout the day. It also doesn't sting so one needs not dear when you use it after brushing your teeth. They also have it in a Buy More Save More promo so your family gets on the rail with you.

That's how you get to feel the PascualLove from PascualLab. If you want more information about it, go head to pascuallab.com or their social channels as they update quite regularly.

SPARKLE's Outstanding 1st Year!

You've seen them all shine and sparkle this 2022 and this year, it's even gonna get bigger as fresh faces and more talented artists join SPARKLE, GMA's talent management division.

According to GMA's Senior Vice President Atty. Annette Gozon-Valdes "I hope to continue leading SPARKLE and be able to meet the demands of the post, to ultimately be of service to our stars and the network!"

Behind her is a powerful team that includes Ms. Joy Marcelo the AVP for Talent Management, Sparkle's Senior Managers Tracy Garcia, Vic del Rosario, Daryl Zamora and countless managers, handlers, producers and specialists who have been making it possible managing the careers of over 300 Sparkle artists. They have been under the one and only star builder Mr. Johnny Manahan who has always been very hands on since Artist Center's rebranding.

In 2022, Sparkle's artists Sanya Lopez headlined "First Lady", Ruru Madrid on the other hand did swashbuckling hero "Lolong", Barbie Forteza, Julie Anne San Jose and David Licauco did "Maria Clara at Ibarra", Kylie Padilla did great work on "Bolera" and the one and only Alden Richards did the "Start-up PH" show among countless hit series on the network. These men and women + artists have worked hard to make these programs successful and currently, plans to have an even better performing 2023 is brewing!

Aside from the hit shows, Sparkle artists such as Heart Evangelista, Alden Richards, Gabbi Garcia, Khalil Ramos, Julie Anne San Jose, Kyline Alcantara, Camille Prats have had the trust of different brands, both local and international surprising even their own management.

Several events showcased Sparkle's talented stars including the Thanksgiving Gala and Charity Event held mid year. They also launched some of the freshest artists and love teams through Sparkada through their music video during summer. In the latter part of the year, they also did "The Sparkle Spell" where their favorite GMA artists came clad in different costumes impressing people of different demographics, events that all garnered millions of views and reactions. During Christmas season, they gathered at the SM North Edsa SkyDome for the year ender "Sparkle Fans Day: Isang Pasasalamat" where they got to personally thank their supporters in person. Over 70 Sparkle artists entertained 1400 people during that day which included me in the audience. This kept a lot of fans and onlookers glued to TV sets across the country. 

They continued to grow their roster of talents by acquiring new talents and renewing contracts through their Signed for Stardom events. We got to take to a new generation of actors, actresses, hosts, up and coming stars and your favorites. I remember interviewing THEA TOLENTINO, LIANNE VALENTIN, LIEZEL LOPEZ, KIM PEREZ, THEA ASTLEY, DUSTIN YU, PRINCESS ALIYAH, JADE TECSON, SKYE CHUA, HALEY DIZON and MARCO MASA among others. 

Some of the artists got also immortalized at the new Sparkle Wall of Fame which will grow even more as Sparkle artists join in the coming years. Sparkle's social media accounts have also exponentially grown in recent years which includes their YouTube channel and TikTok account that have lead views and follows among entertainment accounts in the country. This is just the tip of the iceberg as they've got plans to work with different digital streaming platforms and international brands with their new world class shows bringing multi awarded actors and actresses from their roster and give them a plethora of opportunities outside the country too. While they continue to hone the talents of their artists via workshops they host, and the different shows they make on the channel, Sparkle is going to continue their successful run to make sure you get a dose of these top of the line shows, titles and concerts to audiences not just in the Philippines but elsewhere in the world!

For more information about these artists and shows, visit their website GMANetwork.com and their social channels today!

Good Reasons to watch Heart Evangelista's "I Left My Heart in Sorsogon"

Looks like the much awaited I Left My Heart in Sorsogon series has not disappointed fans as it started not only with a good story, but a throng of characters that are quite interesting. For starters, this is Heart Evangelista's biggest comeback in primetime and by any standards, you could really see how she fits the role of Celeste Estrellado-Wenceslao. Celeste is a fashion designer who made a name in New York and came back to Manila. Like normal neighborhoods in Manila, there's actual gossiping, rumor mongering, bashers before her fashion show started. She also was figuring out how this would catapult who she is in Asia.

If I were not informed, I'd mistake this to be a movie because of the painstaking process of angles and effects they put into it. Not only that, each individual character had their own designer clothes in tow, so no one in their right mind came out silly, even the villains. Part of the show had heartwarming scenes because Celeste dedicated it to her Mom who passed. She leaves a single front seat for her every time she does a show.

Celeste is also going to have a go with relationships, that's where Paolo Contis and Richard Yap comes in. You'll be hooked with how they played with the dynamics of the different characters they played in the series, just hearing the stars playing it won't do justice, watch it because they've got the shows online in full episodes. If you miss one, just hop on GMANetwork.com for it. Aside from the main characters, Mavy Legaspi and Kyline Alcantara will be showing how they can spark romance. They also shot it fully in Sorsogon, so be aware how you would get the province in its purest form, its people, and the lovely sights you could see there.

You also won't know who's good and bad. You don't have to believe me, watch the episodes today!

Heart Evangelista's Secret to Good Skin

Donning the streets of Paris, London, New York, Milan and Manila is not for the faint of heart (see what I did there? Haha). For Heart Evangelista, looking this good is effortless sans style and glam team, to look this good, you need to have good skin and she acheives this by doing one thing, she takes good care of it from within. 

Skin should be hydrated, and to do that, she needs the help of this new variety of Vitamin C from Poten-Cee called Poten-Cee + C. This one not only has Vitaminc C in it, but a good amount of hydrolized collagen which is essential for healthy skin. She says "Times are hard and we need to protect ourselves by strengthening our immunity. Eating the right food, a good lifestyle, and supplements like Poten-Cee + C. I promised when I turned a year older to gift myself with beauty and health. Things are taking a toll on my skin but I'm glad Vitamin C of this type can help in the production of collagen. I'm covered!"

Poten-Cee variants include Forte, Sugar Coated, Sugar Free, Chewable and Non Acidic. Follow their social channels to know more about it. 

Take a pill a day folks! 😀

A Stellar Shopee Show Before 11.11

It's a good day to be alive as shopping app giant Shopee places their foot where their mouth is as they present this years pre-holiday sale in a huge TV show on GMA Network. This is the first of it's kind and it will happen today, this Sunday at 10:30pm and we got a taste of what that would be a few days ago.

The show will include GMA's brightest as Alden Richards, Maine Mendoza and Heart Evangelista is going to be part of this. Aside from that, several more stars, and the Christmas song king Jose Mari Chan himself singing the Shopee jingle to delight people like you and me!

Now I don't wanna spoil anything for you, but hundreds of merchants have been preparing for this so YOU can have the fun shopping experience you need when the clock strikes 12! Why are we even talking about this, go make preparations later when it happens, if it happens because I will be there too in the studios to live blog about it.

Stay updated by following @kumagcow on all social media channels because we're gonna give it to you! I heard Pacquiao will be there too, maybe more, don't say I didn't tell you eh?!

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Heart Evangelista for Cherry Mobile's Love Marie Collection

Everybody's sweetheart Heart Evangelista just took time off her busy fashion week schedules to be with us at the Cherry Mobile Love Marie Collection launch at BGC Taguig. You're probably aware how she has done artwork worthy of a nod by fellow artists and tonight, is a merging of aesthetics, technology and everything Love Marie embodies. Taking a huge step to put her very precious art pieces into phones must be a crazy idea but they did it so good, fans of the star would probably want to get their hands on it.

On display at the event was Heart's art collection specifically the Fleur, Princess Panda, Gaea, Belles Fleurs and Rainbow Seas. These are some of her finest work and immortalizing them on handsets would be a dream for women and those who adore the not so crazy, but so rich Asian lol.

Heart had a hand in designing these Bluetooth Speakers, 5K and 10K Power Banks, Smart Watch and phones.

The Flare S8 Prime but more womanly

The powerbanks clearly wouldn't be an eyesore for those flatlays you often do with smartphones

The Bluetooth Speaker has its own fashion statement

The Smartwatch all are water resistant, but the size would be more for men

Some of my blogger friends wanted this so bad.

Front and back all look so nice!

Want to have one? Go rush to your favorite gadget stores and get them Cherry Mobile phones and accessories. You're gonna love her more! I heard this is just the first of many things to come with Heart and Cherry Mobile Philippines!

My Korean Jagiya Ends Today

The first legitimate Korean Filipino romcom series will end today and I am a little bothered because I only saw a couple episodes of it. My Korean Jagiya starred by Heart Evangelista and the uber cute Alexander Lee will have it's last episode during GMA Telebabad.

The story of Kim Jun Ho and Gia has been followed religiously by fans and now that it's almost done, Heart Evangelista dubs this as her well loved project. She says "This made me fall in love with work again and I'd like to put on record that I am so thankful to have gotten to work with the staff, GMA and the writers who pushed me to be an even better actress."

Alexander on the other hand says "I learned so much of the Filipino culture, the way actors work here during the shoot. The working experience is something that I would take back with me in Korea and I hope I would get to work with them again! The fans of the show, thank you too for supporting us all these months. I learned a lot and the Philippines now hold a special part in my heart."

Make sure you watch the final episode right after Kambal Karibal.

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Dennis Trillo and Heart Evangelista for "Juan Happy Love Story"

If I didn't know their real life families, I'd believe that these two would look good together no? They're doing a cool romantic comedy flick in GMA called "Juan Happy Love Story". Dennis Trillo plays the role of Juan who's a notorious playboy whilst Heart Evangelista plays Happy, a hapless romantic and total opposite of Juan in the series. They shot this with a difference in concepts, with unprecedented camera angles and effects so this isn't gonna be the run of the mill romcom you often see in movies. It's different because you'll see them play a lot with love, romance, intimacy and passion. You'll see the views of men, how they react to certain situations and also women on why they do things. 

Here's what happened during the press conference this evening:

The show starts on May 16, 2016 so you better watch it because you'll be laughing along with the cast, the story and what happens behind closed doors. So you can just imagine how cray this is gonna be.

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Christmas Gifts Await Kapuso Fans!

If you haven't been following the fan pages of GMA Network or their official Twitter account, then you are missing a lot! They've been spreading cheers of love and happiness in these channels too together with their 2015 Christmas Station ID called "MaGMAhalan Tayo Ngayong Pasko". You can now go to these channels and find the "Photo of the Day" then post your own versions of it in the comments section. GMA then will be giving out Christmas gifts which will might include a cellphone or Php 30,000. Unbelievable? Nope! They've already done it and if you do read the comments, people are having fun especially when seeing their idols on the photos too!

Make sure you watch out for more photos like these in the Kapuso Social Media channels like Facebook.com/GMANetwork or Twitter.com/GMANetwork. This will only be until the 18th of this month so make sure you post one today! I saw Heart Evangelista Escudero and Lovi Poe's photos posted earlier and you better match that per pixel so you can win awesome prizes! After all, it's free to join too and all you gotta do is strike a pose and do those same poses so you could win!

Let's do it today shall we?

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Live Blog: Startalk's 19th Anniversary

It's Startalks 19th Anniversary and we're blogging live on the set. They're talking about the passing of Elaine Cuneta who's been battling with abdominal complications these past few weeks. A former beauty queen, singer and actress, daughter Sharon and grand daughter KC are distraught over her passing. The show and community prays that the family recovers from this soon. 

Iya Villania is up next, they talked about the upcoming wedding with Drew Arellano and her recent transfer to the Kapuso network. Iya is extremely happy because she's found some of her friends from the network still here and Drew says he will be doing whatever it takes to make her happy. Initially, Drew wasn't his dream guy but with how he is secure with himself and that unique characteristic of being very well planned, that made her realize that she wanted to marry him. It was only a bonus that he was good looking. 

She's guesting in shows like Sunday All Stars and some cooking shows in GMA for the meantime because new shows would come out next year. She's under Arnold Vegafria and they have huge plans this 2015. ABSCBN shows and MYX might miss her but surely, GMA will utilize Iya very well.

Talked to Startalk's hosts Joey De Leon and Lolit Solis who's been with the show quite a long time. Ms. Lolit was here since the show started and has seen quite a few people in and out of the show. For her, it's bitter sweet and she's fond of the bonds that she's formed with them too. She spills that you may not know that the most chismis in the show doesn't come from them, but from Joey De Leon. The man is a very good addition to the show as he brings humor and good things on the table. Lolit says they are great because they have a set that doesn't quite feel like work and they look froward to go there every week. Joey inserts "Don't worry Lolit will be the next one to disappear!" then we all laughed!

We also got to talk to Heart a while ago and I asked her about the issues arising with the comparisons of her and Marian's wedding. She said "At first it did affect me, it did hurt but I can only do so much. Later on it didn't matter anymore and I just concentrated on making arrangements for my wedding. With Cheese, I am intellectually full. I am loved beyond my wildest dreams and I could truly say I am matured, complete when I am with him. Cheese is very hands on, he's surprising because he takes time budgeting, talking to suppliers which I event don't have time to do. He even cooks for me, takes me to places where I've never been and introduces me to people we meet along the way. He's that sweet and I've seen so much in him that I have never seen in my past relationships. He gives me freedom and he never stops me from giving my opinion, that alone is big for me. I have met my man."

Startalk will continue to celebrate their 19th year next week. Please watch the show right after "Wish Ko Lang".

I'll update this post with more photos soon! :) 

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Beyond Beautiful

This just HOT HOT HOT off the press!

You must have been seeing quite a lot of rumors about who's going to be the latest endorser for Creamsilk. Well, you're going to see this earlier than usual because we have the POWERS THAT BE! LOL!

One thing that I can say is that, she's gorgeous, she's smart and her hair is just full of life! Who am I talking about? Press to play!

How does Heart Evangelista achieve it? She's got her hair reborn with Creamsilk. It's PERFECTION in a bottle that can make those strands softer, smoother and healthier. It's the latest from the one and only Creamsilk. How can you resist someone this gorgeous? How can you even say no to her angelic face, lovely body and hair that's just BEYOND BEAUTIFUL!

There's nothing else in the market that can get you real results that has been proven by women in the Philippines for years now. It's just not enough to use plain shampoo or combinations that fall quite short of what you need to get your own hair just like Heart Evangelista's beyond beautiful hair! Get Creamsilk Hair Reborn!

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