May 2011 Covers of the Month: Red-hot METRO, Apocalyptic ROGUE & Nomadic MONDAY

Time flies really fast that we're almost through with the first half of the year. The month of May has a lot to offer, and that includes magazines wowing us with their covers. Here are the top three that have caught my attention - really, wow!

METRO Magazine goes for stellar style in a red-hot anniversary issue with sultry actress Iza Calzado burning the front page. Wearing covetable creations by Chris Diaz and Rajo Laurel, Iza steals the spotlight looking like a screen goddess for this issue.

Photography: Lope Navo; Makeup: Ricci Chan; Hair: John Valle (LÓreal Professionel)
Set Design: James Razo; Nails: Nailaholics

For several months now, ROGUE Magazine impresses consistently with their artistic and seductive cover renditions. This time around, model Teresa Herrera looks like an end-of-days centurion princess with red hair, armor-plated dress and strappy gladiator footwear. It surely feels like Doomsday for the magazine, but hey, it doesn't end here!

Photography: Marc Nicdao; Styling: Pam Quinones; Makeup: Jen Delica;
Hair: Celeste Tuviera; Production Design: Dindo Pangalanan, Elmer Pueblo & Che Katigbak

Finally, MONDAY Magazine enters my list with the release of Edition 7 called "Nomads". With two of the hottest and most fashionable celebrities in tinseltown, Solenn Heusaff and Dingdong Dantes, this is what I expect that the magazine will do this time - inject star quality in its latest dual cover!

Geo and I are constant style contributors for this magazine, and we truly love the working experience everytime an assignment sets in with its amazingly fun, level-headed and creative people. Unlike other magazines, MONDAY deviates from the usual path that other magazines take, with its very clean, streamlined but out-of-the-box perspective, and intelligent views mixed with a little flair of fashion, lifestyle and architecture. However, I personally feel that apart from its conceptual themes, well-thought layout and intellectual innuendo, it's about time to level up by covering personalities (not just celebrities though) with bigger names and wider audience following.

Photography: Mark Mulder; Styling: Bonnapart Galeng; Makeup: Fred Penales (Hairshaft);
Hair: Roma Rivera & Richelle Moradas (Hairshaft Podium)