Above, from top: Brian Cox, nominated for Succession. Mike Moh, nominated for Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. London Brown (Ballers). Craig DiFrancia, nominated for Martin Scorsese’s Green Book. Before the ink dried on our list of New Year’s resolutions, we made our way to the Secret Room Red Carpet Style Lounge in honour of […]
Hero products and ideas emerge at Secret Room Events’ pre-MTV Movie & TV Awards’ nominee lounge
J. C. Olivera VIPs attending included Lou Ferrigno and his wife Carla, Abby Lee Miller, Farrah Abraham and Sophia Abraham, Kate Siegel, and Melissa Crista. Any carbon-based life form knows that popular culture was supercharged with the presence of superheroes and sci-fi happenings in cinemas, on television, and online. The past 12 months also happened […]
Macpac joins retailers in mohair ban following PETA exposé
Macpac won’t have mohair in its range from now on Australian-owned, New Zealand-founded outdoor brand Macpac has become the latest to pledge to cease selling items with mohair, after a PETA exposé. Emily Rice, a spokeswoman for PETA, said, ‘PETA’s exposé pulled back the curtain on abuse in the mohair industry, revealing that gentle […]
Mother turtles choose Bali beach for nesting
Paula Sweet Some very clever mother turtles once again chose a pristine white sand beach on a secluded peninsula on the south shore of Bali this season to lay their eggs. It turned out to be an excellent decision, since the location happens to face the Ritz–Carlton Bali in Nusa Dua, where the property collaborates […]
Save the birds, conserve the planet
Patrick McMullan From left to right: David Yarnold, Peggy Shephard, Sir David Attenborough, Maggie Walker, Dave Morine. Lucire is UN Environment’s first fashion industry partner. The National Audubon Society’s 2018 gala, held at the iconic Rainbow Room in Rockefeller Plaza, celebrated the conservation of birds and nature in the presence of truly inspirational personalities. Atop […]
This Oscar season, W stands for WOW!
Many elegant and well attended Oscar suites have rolled out the red carpet at the W Hollywood Hotel since its inception. Pretty much all of the suites we’ve attended for Lucire here and at the sister hotel in Westwood had all the pomp, circumstance, bells, whistles, and taste-makers one would expect. However, the intrepid twins […]
The Body Shop, Cruelty Free International call for global ban on animal testing for cosmetics
The Body Shop and Cruelty Free International have called for the end of animal testing for cosmetics, and wants the United Nations to create an international convention supporting a ban. Customers are encouraged to lend their voices online to the campaign, as well as in any of the Body Shop’s 3,000 stores, where they can […]
Countdown to the Oscars: more beauty secrets are out at the Secret Room Red Carpet Luxury Lounge
Elyse Glickman Even with savvy Amy Boatwright surprising us every awards’ season with her magic in putting together the Secret Room Red Carpet Luxury Lounge, finding new beauty discoveries (and being treated to an amazing array of treatments ranging from Botox to hair services) never stops being exciting. As we’ve come to expect, the pampering […]
The Body Shop launches Bio-Bridges programme, regenerating and protecting 75,000,000 m² of forest
Above: The red-shanked douc, or monkey, one of the endangered species that the Body Shop’s Bio-Bridges programme will protect. On Tuesday, the Body Shop unveiled its Bio-Bridges programme, which aims to regenerate and protect 75,000,000 m² of forest. The programme will not only see forests protected from exploitation and unsustainable harvesting, the Body Shop […]
The Secret Room 2016 Oscar suite: the suite where everybody matters
There is something about W Hollywood Hotel that makes every VIP feel special, from the sweeping entrance to the red carpets that lead the way to the ballrooms and other public areas. How everybody else feels once they get to their destination is another matter, especially when it comes to pre-Oscar events. I am happy […]
