Taste of the Emmys: Celebrity Connected’s crafty suite
Elyse Glickman Imagine being immersed into the Food Network world for a day—that’s what VIPs and select press experienced when they entered the Great Room of the W Hotel Hollywood when Celebrity Connected took it over and transformed it into an unusually crafty Emmy suite. The space was awash with samples, sips, and all […]
Indie Beauty Expo (IBE): Hollywood’s “independents’ day”
Clinique, Lancôme and L’Oréal may have been staples on our vanity tables for decades, but there is something about trying the best invention nobody’s heard of yet. The Indie Beauty Expo (IBE), staged at the the Shrine Expo Hall (best known as a venue for rock concerts and award ceremonies) was the place beauty bloggers […]
A product extravaganza: Kari Feinstein’s Style Lounge shows off for Oscar celebs
Rebecca Sapp, courtesy Kari Feinstein Above, from top: Kaykay Blaisdell, Lyndon Smith, and Danielle Nicolet. Many remarkable brands were on display during Kari Feinstein’s Style Lounge, presented by LIFX. The impeccable Oscar gifting suite welcomed a number of celebrities to admire, experiment and appreciate these latest, trendy items. Felicity Huffman, Kaykay Blaisdell, Lyndon Smith, Danielle […]
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 […]
This year’s Grammy celebration, broadcast in living colour
If this year’s Oscars are like a scoop of vanilla ice-cream, the 2016 Grammys deliver a colourful sundae of flavour and texture. The cherry on top of the weekend was Roger Zamudio’s Red Carpet Events LA Style Lounge at the W Hollywood Hotel. Nominees, publicists, stylists and press were invited to explore several rooms full […]
Kicking off the Golden Globes’ suites: inspirational, inventive and invigorating
Elyse Glickman Pre-award suites have been around for so long that the expression ‘Now, I’ve seen everything’ genuinely applies in many cases. For this reason, Rita Branch’s latest outing, Ultimate in Luxury Red Carpet Style Lounge, was positively brilliant because many of the vendors were making their red-carpet début. Even better, women-owned companies were in […]
Kerry Washington named OPI’s creative ambassador
Above Kerry Washington in an earlier season of Scandal. OPI has named Kerry Washington (Django Unchained, Scandal) as its first creative ambassador, which will see the Emmy- and Golden Globe-nominated actress co-curate its nail lacquer shades and developing shade names alongside co-founder Suzi Weiss-Fischmann. Weiss-Fischmann first approached Washington about the collaboration in spring 2015, […]
Amanda Seyfried introduces Clé de Peau Beauté’s key skin care products for 2016 in Tokyo
Jun Sato/Getty Images Amanda Seyfried, the face of Shiseido Group’s Clé de Peau Beauté since 2011, was in Tokyo for the launch of the brand’s 2016 products yesterday. The international launch of the Clé de Peau key skin care items was held at the Palace Hotel Tokyo in Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, with the theme ‘To […]
Lucire TV: Nicky Hilton weds James Rothschild; Kylie Jenner goes icy blue; introducing Lorenza Izzo
Courtesy Paris Hilton Courtesy Barron Hilton Former Lucire cover girl Nicky Hilton, wearing a $100,000 Valentino wedding gown with a long train and custom-made Christian Louboutin heels, married banking heir James Rothschild at the Kensington Palace Orangery on Friday. There was only the tiniest glitch of her train getting caught under the wheels of the […]
Coachella west: rocking at Debbie Durkin’s Rock ’n’ Rolla Ecoluxe Lounge at the Avalon
The Emmy Awards kick off the protracted fall—winter “award show season”, and of course, Emmys’ week would never be a true pre-party without the presence of Debbie Durkin (@producerdeb on Twitter), noted sustainable TV–film product-placement professional. However, as the MTV Movie Awards and the internationally covered Coachella music festival outside Palm Springs, Calif. mark the […]
