And the winner is… #1.1 Subrina, who wrote "To be bold fierce and fabulous means that you have confidence in yourself no matter what you're doing or wearing."

Congrats to our winner and thanks to all who entered! Special thanks to Avon and Fergie for extending this awesome prize to a select number of bloggers.




Please note: This giveaway is now closed to further entries.

We've teamed up with Avon to offer one (1) lucky Budget Babe reader the chance to win a signed bottle of Fergie's signature scent for Avon, Outspoken!

Unleash your inner rockstar and find out what it means to be bold, fierce and fabulous.

Inspired by Fergie's rock-and-roll persona, this steely floral scent is pleasantly layerable, giving you the option to keep it light and sweet or strikingly sexy. The alluring notes include:

Top Notes: Star Fruit, Iced Berry, Wild Saffron
Heart Notes: Tuberose Absolute, Midnight Jasmine, Passion Flower
Base notes: Racy Black Leather, Raw Ebony Wood, Smokey Vetiver


To Enter:

• In 30 words or less, tell us what it means to be bold, fierce and fabulous in the comments section below.
  


• Open to US residents only, sorry.
  


• Comments must be posted by 12 midnight on September 24, 2010 to be eligible to win.

Good luck!!

Outspoken retails for $28.00 and is available exclusively through Avon Representatives. To locate an Avon Representative call 1-800-FOR-AVON or visit www.avon.com.

The October issue of People StyleWatch mag gives us a look at Payless Shoesource's new makeup line, which will be sold under the names Unforgettable Moments and Zoe & Zac. Priced between $3 and $20, the beauty collection will include things like fragrances, lotions, nail polish, lip treatments and eye shadow.

Payless is probably thinking that customers who come in for shoes won't be able to resist a few impulse purchases on supercheap makeup strategically placed near cash registers. I'd be willing to try something like a lip gloss from the allegedly eco-friendly Zoe & Zac line which will be free of parabens, sodium lauryl sulfate and chemical phthalates.

Has anyone see makeup at Payless or better yet, tried it out?

Sears is teaming up with British retailer French Connection to launch UK Style by French Connection, a new line of contemporary clothing and accessories for men, women and children.

In-store boutiques featuring UK Style for French Connection will arrive at 500 Sears stores and Sears.com in early 2011. Following the initial launch, Sears will introduce swimwear, footwear, sunglasses, jewelry, and other accessories along with items for the home.

Reports PRNewswire.com, "The women's collection offers floral leggings and striped tanks (from $9.90) along with patterned minis, sequined and animal-print shifts (starting at $29.90), designed to capture French Connection's joie de vivre. Inspired by street and runway fashions in international capitals, the men's collection offers dark-washed jeans ($24.90), button-down Oxford shirts ($24.90), and V-neck tees ($12.90)."

Wow. Loving those prices. I've always liked French Connection but felt it was overpriced so this has great potential. Now I won't know where to go first when I visit the mall, MNG for JCPenney? UK Style at Sears? Oh, the options!

Image source: Stylelist.com

Barneys New York creative director Simon Doonan, known for his over-the-top window displays and quirky style, has designed an exclusive costume collection for Target, Costume Couture. According to an ad in the October issue of People StyleWatch (shown above), Costume Couture by Simon Doonan will be available at Target stores and online at Target.com/Halloween from September 19 - October 2, with styles for the whole family priced from $9.99 - $30. I just visited the Target website and it looks like you can already purchase this collection now. Costumes (if you can call them that) include a Diva Witch black wrap dress, A-List Celebrity one-shoulder red dress and Glamour Ghost comprised of a white polyester hooded gown that says "Trick or Trend." For $30 a pop, I'd rather make my own costume but I suppose they'd do in a pinch.

One of the shows I was most looking forward to seeing was Herve Leger by Max Azria, which I attended on September 14 at Lincoln Center during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week. You are no doubt familiar with the iconic Herve Leger Bandage dress, a dress which has been knocked off more times than I can count (and I try to feature all of them here, of course!). While waiting in line for the show - FYI I almost always get a "standing" seat assignment, so they coral all the standers behind the velvet rope where we must wait ingloriously while all the more important guests are ushered in to their seats. Honestly makes no difference to me whatsoever, I'm just grateful to attend and waiting in line makes for some amazing people watching! This show was no different, the crowd was uber stylish, lots of ladies rocking real Herve Leger bandage dresses, some trying to rock them and, well, I won't go there. LOL. The show itself was somewhat of a let-down, don't get me wrong, the clothes, mostly body-conscious cocktail and evening dresses, exhibited an incredible array of hi-tech futuristic detailing that was wondrous to behold, but I felt it was all lost on the rail-thin models. I have respect for all body types, but it's Herve Leger, people! These dresses shine when they hug the curves of curvacious bodies, hips, breasts, booties. I hope to see some justice done to these dresses in the months to come on the red carpet (ahem, Kim Kardashian).

Keep reading for a few more photos and show notes.

Here are the show notes: