Gifting suites are the well-known and well-loved precursor to awards shows. Showing appreciation Hollywood style by gifting the presenters, performers, and VIPs of the television, movie and music industries. And on May 30th and 31st Platinum Publicity hosted Melanie Segal’s Luxury Lounge in celebration of the upcoming 2007 MTV Movie Awards at Le Meridien Hotel in Beverly Hills. In true MTV fashion these gifts were among the latest and greatest products on the market.
The event raised awareness and funds for the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation. Guests of Melanie Segal’s Luxury Lounge have called the event “the most classy” and “best” gifting suites they have ever been to. Always a star-studded affair with great gifts and fabulous tid-bits to report on this year was no exception as it experienced yet another wonderful turnout.
Stars included Queer Eye for the Straight Guy’s Jai Rodriguez, Melora Hardin of The Office, Reno 911’s Niecy Nash, Days of Our Lives’ Brandon Beemer, Nadia Bjorlin, J.P. Calderon of The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency and Survivor, Brian Kehoe, and Brooke Thompson (aka Pumkin) from Flavor of Love Girls: Charm School.
Mobile Spa Los Angeles brought a bit of pampering to the experience, providing manicures to guests. Mobile Spa is the day spa experience anywhere you want! Whether it’s a bachelorette or bridal party, corporate event, or employee appreciation event you can enjoy wellness spa parties within the comfort of your own home, office or hotel. From large productions to small, intimate gatherings to individual needs, mobile SPA Los Angeles can custom design a health and wellness experience for whatever the occasion. They offer a full range of spa services and packages that are designed to help individuals maintain a balance in a world that is increasingly out-of-sync. The company also emphasizes client wellness education to maximize the benefits derived from these treatments to help you wind down from the hustle and bustle of LA life. www.MobileSpaLosAngeles.com
Dance Dance Revolution was also among the gifts featured at the suite and had guests busting a move. Dance Dance Revolution is the interactive game that tempts its users off the couch and onto the dance floor with its high-energy music for a healthy, energetic and fun fitness workout. In this premiere dancing game players are challenged to match their dance steps with the flashing arrows on the screen and keeping up with the high-energy beat of the music while still allowing room for you to exhibit your very own flare and original moves.
This year’s Luxury Lounge certainly confirmed one piece of news: the return of the flask! As a throwback to the prohibition and the rise of the ‘moderns’ in the 1920s the Bootleggers HipFlask line was inspired by the women of the ‘20s who used to wear discreet flasks tucked into knee garters. The line features sassy knee garters that conceal an ultra-slim, stainless steel flask that holds two ounces of the hooch of you choice. Or you can use the pouch alone for keys, lipstick, cigarettes, cash, whatever! With a dozen styles to choose from there is one to fit every personality or drinking occasion. Eva Longoria already owns three! The flask has become a practical fashion accessory once again!
Moonsus believes that the nine-to-five should be done in style and successfully achieve this combo with a unique balance of aesthetics and functionality that challenges the norm of traditional work cases. Their sophisticated collections of business briefcases and backpacks fulfill today’s modern working professionals’ desires of being both functional and stylish at work.
From feminine, to flirty, to fierce So…? Fragrance With Attitude has a fragrance to capture your every mood. And now you can channel the rockstar within with their new So…? Superstar fragrance. This scent is perfect for the girl who commands attention wherever she goes. This vibrant fragrance includes notes of pomegranate, fresh oranges, passion fruit & lily of the valley with a base of delicious almond musk and was presented by Siren public relations, Inc.
Among the fabulous goodies featured at the suites was Bijan’s newest fragrance Nude for women as well as Nude for men. The feminine version possesses a blend of aldehydes, white rose petals, summer lilac, ylang ylang, iris, muget, white chocolate mocha, vetiver, musk, and cedar to create a light and clean scent. While the men’s version includes a blend of herbaceous greens, citrus fruits, gardenia, precious woods, amber, and musk. Japonesque, whose professional products have perfected the art of beauty, was nearby gifting lush false eyelashes.
Laseraway, the one-stop-gorgeous for laser tattoo removal, laser hair removal & advanced cosmetic skin care, was also at the suites. With their state-of-the-art laser Laseraway has perfected the art of removing tattoo’s and body hair in comfort and without a scar. But Laseraway is more than just laser treatments, they also excel in skin care and anti-aging specials including Photo-facials, Botox®, Radiesse® and Restylane®. And boasts some of the area’s finest esthetician’s conducting microdermabrasion, peels and medical facials. Laseraway’s commitment is to provide its customers with the best results in comfort and with the highest level of safety.
Zappos.com, the popular online service company, featured a wide variety of their shoes, bags, apparel and accessories. With over 500 name brands, 90,000 styles, and close to 2 million pairs of shoes in stock Zappos carries just about anything and everything. While they may offer the best selection of shoes available anywhere, Zappos also offers the absolute best service. Their goal is to make the process easier and more successful for their clients. The company also now features a Zappos couture selection.
Amanda Adams Couture was also at this year’s Luxury Lounge MTV gifting suites, featuring its unique jeans. Amanda Adams Couture is designed for trend-setting women who value innovative fashion as well as superior quality. With an exclusive imported collection of fine, hand-beaded clothing uniquely embellished with beads and crystals or adorned with embroidered lace that is tailored to ensure an elegant and flattering fit.
Olivia Garden was there promoting some of its high end professional styling products. Including the Healthy Hair ionic massage hair brush, which is just as amazing as it sounds. This natural bamboo hair brush has an ionic cushion which massages the scalp to activate blood cell circulation which helps stimulate hair growth and reduce hair loss. Helping to promote healthy hair cells and healthy scalp while restoring hair balance and shine and controlling static. Olivia Garden also featured its Ceramic + Ion thermal brush line which features an ionic-ceramic coated barrel which maximizes heat and provides faster and better styling due to larger holes that provide for greater airflow. Complete with ion charged bristles that restore hair balance and add luster and sheen for smooth hair.
Single clothing is fabulous fun and is designed to represent the individuality of style and confidence. Co-founders Galina and Michael Sobolev created single to reaffirm every woman’s zest for life, romance and luxury. Single combines a fresh interpretation to fashion with classic luxury that inspires confidence and an exuberant attitude in its wearers, while offering the very latest in fashion trends.
With such big names and wonderful goodies it’s safe to say that Melanie Segal’s Luxury Lounge for the 2007 MTV Movie Awards was certainly a luxurious affair to remember!
