A lady for all seasons

Tipin Rosales Eleazar, dahlings, is still energetic and gorgeous at 80. Famed as a "Campus Beauty" in her early years, Tipin celebrated another beautiful year of her active life during a fabi full moon with close pals and famille. The bash took place in an eye-catching, quaint, garden setting at a posh hotel where her nice and talented six-year-old granddaughter Nika Pacheco played the violin for her beloved grandmother.

Tipin is the proud mother of–take note–seven super successful children: Mandy, Philip, Tony and the dashing Ricky and attractive Patricia, Peggy and Frina. Tipin is also the well-loved mother-in-law of Norie, Tessie, Miren, Yasy, Jun Pachecho, Pipo Angeles and Joey Gomez. Nikki Eleazar says of her grandmother, "Lola is groovy and cool, wears Zebra print clothes and forever retouches her lipstick. Lola sure knows how to have fun with fashion!" Meg and Bea Angeles, the children of Pipo and Peggy, describe their Lola as "One who is passionate about her art." For Maite Eleazar, the upcoming PR persona, Jaja and Jo-Em Eleazar agree that traveling with their lola is the best thing about their annual trips which they insist will not be complete without her.

Tipin has lived her life productively. At her age she can still hold an art exhibit. She has been a good friend to artists, dahlings, who have included the likes of beautiful Southern lady Celia Diaz-Laurel; el simpatico Juvy Sanso; Cheloy Dans; Tessie Dichupa; Cota Yabut; and Corito Kalaw, a graceful lady once used as an artist-model by Guillermo Tolentino, the famed National Artist of the Philippines. Another of Tipin’s classmate, the late famous cartoonist Larry Alcala, has used Tipin’s name in one of his comic series. Her super pal Pitoy Moreno, the "Czar of Philippine Fashion" praised in his newspaper column in 1976 the Chinese art exhibit of Tipin Rosales Eleazar.

During her super bash, Tipin welcomed her beautiful friends Adelia Angeles; Peping and Essen de las Alas; Aurora Nosco; Tomas and Gracing Dadia; Edita Cambe; Natzy Zaragoza; super pals Oming Concepcion, Tessie Pajarillo and fashionable Ching Bernardo, who came in a fabi hat; Gen. Benjamin and Vising Santos; Genia Legaspi; Carlos Requiesta; and the elegant Sol Lavadia.

Other namedroppable invitees were "The Gang" of Celing Chuachaco; the always elegant Imelda Requiesta; Lucy Vergara; Merce Reyes; consistent fashion plate Irene Araneta; Jo Madarang; Jimmy Nanagas; Mila Dayrit; Ading Dayrit; younger, ever so hip sister Letty Rosales; Lourdes Gaskell; Mameng Intengan; plus so many more fun people like them, palanggas.

To the supremely elegant Tipin who has 80 fruitful years as a great wife, mother, grandmother, artist, traveler, friend; to this lady for all seasons and reasons, may you have a 90th bash that will bring your pals of yesteryears and future years to come together again, palanggas!

An infinitely great time

Fun food overflowed and tons of pals gathered when that in-demand outfit, integrated marketing communications specialist Infinite Ideas, dahlings, treated its so important clients, business partners and colleagues at the posh Aresi restaurant in Quezon City a new moon ago.

The event was a triple celebration–it was the third anniversary of Infinite Ideas, the birthday of its mega chairman, one-of-a-kind workaholic persona, popular Gelo Serrano, no less, palanggas, and the welcome bash for creative director, Onat Roldan.

Welcoming the happy crowd were the spontaneous and fun loving agency people led by COO Icel Argana.

The really fun night which had loads of laughter and togetherness, palanggas, was a testament of how far Infinite Ideas has gone in such a short time. Quietly making a name in the advertising, PR and events management circuit, it has executed a slew of effective campaigns that have created an impressive portfolio for such a young trendy group of shakers and achievers. More importantly, this idealistic up-start has been successful in winning over its clients by efficiently meeting their bottom-line objectives.

Strategically creative and relevant works, dahlings, coupled with youthful enthusiasm and keen business know-how, molded this smart groupie into what it is today–a maverick on the rise, palanggas. This was not lost as the partying invitees and their pals who offered a toast to congratulate the company’s achievements.

The recognition, dahlings, was further crystallized when Infinite Ideas won the creative pitch of DKT International, Inc. for the TRUST brand besting nine other advertising and design agencies.

Watch out for the rib-tickling and thought-provoking campaign they developed, while keeping a keen eye on these young, gifted professionals who really know how to have an infinitely great time!

FCCP’s Celebration of Friendship

That dedicated, hardworking charity group whose members are also members of the Friends for Cultural Concerns of the Philippines (FCCP), dahlings, will commemorate its 23rd anniversary this year with their annual gala ball, FCCP’s Celebration of Friendship, on Oct. 25, Friday at the elegant and one-of-a-kind Shangri-La Hotel’s Rizal Ballroom.

Proceeds from this fund-raising undertaking will benefit various FCCP projects, particularly in support of our young brilliant individuals with a much needed scholarship grants, to talented and deserving artists, and audience development for cultural presentations.

Members of the steering committee, palanggas, led by that lady of boundless energy, Consul of Monaco Fortune Ledesma, director for ways and means, recently met to finalize their program of activities.

Manille welcomes Shu Uemura

For the fans of this cult brand, dahlings, there is now a cause to rejoice: Shu Uemura is finally arriving in Cosmo Manille with a big launch party tomorrow, Oct. 18 at Rustan’s Makati.

For those who have not tried Shu Uemura products, it is a Japanese cosmetic brand complete with skin care, makeup and makeup application. The line was founded by renowned makeup artist Shu Uemura in the mid-’60s. In the ’60s he started working in Hollywood films and doing the makeup of such stars as Shirley Maclaine and Frank Sinatra. From those beginnings, he evolved into a makeup artist who has pushed the boundaries of makeup influencing all the makeup looks of today. He has since made a name for himself as an avant-garde makeup artist.

It was his dedication to beauty and skin care that led to the creation of his eponymous cosmetic line. From the simple yet striking packaging to the hundreds of shades of lipsticks and eye shadows imaginable, Shu Uemura advocates "The Art of Beauty." Though not a mainstream brand, it is a brand with a professional edge with a simple yet rich approach. What other cosmetic brand carries over 1,000 items at one time? With Shu Uemura, every color and tool imaginable is available to bring out the artist in everyone.

Cult products like the Eye Lash Curler, Makeup Brushes and Cleansing Oil will now be a stone’s throw away as the Shu Uemura flagship counter will also open in Rustan’s Makati this month.

Through the years, palanggas, Shu Uemura has been synonymous with uniqueness, quality and innovation. Now, under the umbrella of world cosmetic leader L’Oreal, the future for Shu Uemura shines bright.

In Cosmo Manille, the Shu Uemura team, led by young Miss with the four B’s, vivaciously fun, brand manager Tina Tinio, will be flying in the Top Five Makeup Artists of Shu Uemura’s Atelier Team from Japan just for this event. Expect a world-class event highlighted by a live makeup show that only Shu Uemura can create.

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Have a nice weekend, palanggas. See you.