Secret Room Events raises funds for Ukraine refugees in its annual tribute to Oscar nominees
Above, from top: Chris Kattan and Maria Libri-Sigle with Rita Branch. Daniele Lawson, nominated for King Richard. Layla Crawford, nominated for King Richard. Grammy nominees for album of the year, Autumn Row and Kizzo. It may seem counter-intuitive to stage a pre-Academy Awards celebration (or any kind of party) as war rages halfway around […]
Andrew Herrold The Taste of Chicago was a granddaddy of American food festivals, launching in 1980 as one-stop shopping for those anxious to taste the best of the city, from the beloved Chicago-style pizza to top-tier restaurants falling in the “splurge” price range. Just as most rock bands trace their creative roots to Elvis or […]
Spring cleaning: the Secret Room’s MTV Movie Awards’ party gets us ready for summer
Elyse Glickman It’s no secret that during the summer months, great skin and healthy hair make up the foundation for one’s warm weather look. The Secret Room once again took over the SLS Hotel’s Garden Terrace to focus their attention a variety of shampoos, skin care essentials, beauty services, and fashion accessories to get the […]
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 […]
A Golden mine of beauty finds, as the Secret Room honours 74th Globes nominees
J. C. Olivera Among the celebrities attending: Rénée Oldstead, Amara Karan, Katie Leclerc. Anyone attending a Secret Room event during an award show weekend can count on discovering cutting-edge, kind-to-the-environment beauty products. However, the Secret Room Events honouring 74th Golden Globe Awards nominees and presenters focused almost entirely of skin care and wellness products made […]
Behati Prinsloo previews Victoria’s Secret Swim Special, airing March 9 on CBS
Copyright ©2016 by Stefanie Keenan Yesterday, Victoria’s Secret “angel” Behati Prinsloo previewed the company’s televised Swim Special, which airs on March 9 from 9 to 10 p.m. on CBS in the US (US EST and PST). At an event at the SLS Hotel in Los Angeles, Prinsloo talked about her favourite trends for the […]
Natural skin care, eye-catching style, and animal lovers: Secret Room Events had it covered
Winter came to southern California, and with it much needed rain and chilly air. Tents went up, covering the storeyed courtyard of the SLS Hotel, making the Secret Room Events’ Golden Globe Style Lounge an actual room filled with sponsors focused on healthy treats, sustainable and wearable style, natural products and, of course, animal activism […]
Elyse Glickman Red Carpet Events LA Red Carpet Events LA teamed up with the PETA2 organization to use the 2014 Teen Choice Awards as a platform for positive messages: starting the school year right and embracing a cause teens and young adults can, literally, make their own. Glitz and glamour met with common sense in […]
GBK’s 2014 MTV Movie Awards’ celebration: tech and trends
Leave it to event planning master and philanthropist Gavin B. Keilly to transform SLS’s ballroom into a more intimate space showcasing great charities and some choice must-haves for summer. As usual, funds and awareness were raised for some worthwhile charities, including Los Angeles Youth Network (which aids abused, neglected and homeless adolescents in becoming […]
We still want our MTV: the Secret Room celebrates the great outdoors
A decade ago, the MTV Movie Awards was Young Hollywood’s kick-off party to summer. In more recent years, it became the unofficial Oscar season “after-party” with its strategic move to April. That said, the pre-MTV Movie Awards festivities planned by Rita Branch and Amy Boatright of the Secret Room (which made the SLS Hotel’s Garden […]
