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GBK’s Luxury Bazaar for the Senses Honors Emmy Attendees

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The stars all 'headed' out to the GBK Gifting suite for the 2009 Emmys: (from top left) Denise Richards, Eddie Cibrian, Jenna Dewan, Diedre Hall, Randy Jackson, Morgan Fairchild.

Always a favorite with the stars, GBK Productions, the luxury lifestyle gift lounge and special events company, honored the 2009 Emmy Award Nominees and Presenters with their Annual GBK Emmy Gift Lounge. GBK presented A Luxury Bazaar for the Senses, held at a gorgeous, private estate in Beverly Hills, and, as always, gave back to charity in a big way.

A Charitable Spirit – A New Way To Give

Jamie Kennedy, Gavin Keilly, Jennifer Love Hewitt and friend.

Jamie Kennedy, Gavin Keilly, Jennifer Love Hewitt and friend.

 GBK’s gift lounge  featured many charities on site. Those who attended GBK’s gift lounge were granted the opportunity to submit their charity of choice for a local billboard campaign to spread the word about their cause, compliments of presenting sponsor Roar Clothing. They included:

Donate Life – A national campaign to inspire Americans to donate life by signing up on their state registry as an eye, organ and tissue donor (onelegacy.org).

Elizabeth Seraphin was onhand to share the vital reasons to be a doner.

Elizabeth Seraphin was there helping out with the Donate Life charity and shared a very touching story about her own daughter, Amanda who was an organ donor 6 years ago, after passing away from an unfortunate accident, and was able to save 5 other lives by donating her organs. With education, people will understand that those who lose their lives can give life to others. DonateLIfe.net

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Nicholas Lumpp, CoFounder, Somaly Mam Foundation

Somaly Mam Foundation – Somaly Mam Foundation is giving celebrities an opportunity to get involved in ending human trafficking and inviting them to attend the second annual SMF benefit in Beverly Hills, a Night of Hopes and Dreams on Sept. 29 (somaly.org).

Feed the Children – Provides food, water, medical care and hope to children worldwide (feedthechildren.org).

White Knot – White Knot for Equality is a non-profit organization formed after the passage of Prop 8 in California to educate and inform the public on the issue of Marriage Equality, engage people in the conversations necessary to change hearts and minds, and visibly show the true support Marriage Equality has.(whiteknot.org).

Roar Clothing

Roar is about empowerment. They are all about giving back. In addition to their billboard campaign opportunity, the ultra-hot designs of Roar Clothing (www.roarusa.com) was on site to gift their Fresh Casual shirts and products. Roar Clothing’s hot and stylish attire exudes confidence and individuality. Roar’s Founder and CEO Deepak Vasandani says, “Since our inception in 1994, the vision has been to build a lifestyle brand based on strength and success. We have the opportunity and pleasure to give away a piece of the ROAR Lifestyle in every item. Men’s, women’s, and kids items available as well as accessories.Great line!

Roar Clothing LineEmerging Magazine

Co-Sponsor of the GBK Gift Lounge was Emerging Magazine, dedicated to promoting positive change products, artists, actors, designers, filmmakers, models, musicians, writers and other talent in the arts, entertainment and lifestyles industries. Emerging Magazine gifted an assortment of products and opportunities to invited guests, including a chance to go to NASCAR and drive around the track at 200 MPH and an assortment of products from Project Runway’s Gordana Gelhausen. Other gifts from Emerging Magazine included The Dazer Laser and diamond encrusted iPod ear buds.

Gavin Keilly, Sugar Ray Leonard and Randy Jackson.

Gavin Keilly, Sugar Ray Leonard and Randy Jackson.

Randy Jackson Eyewear

GBK’s Gift Lounge also showcased Randy Jackson Eyewear, gifting a cool pair of optical-quality shades or eyeglass frame from the famous American Idol Judge. The designs were looking good dawg!

Randy Jackson Eyewear

Randy Jackson Eyewear

Zen Jewelz

Zen Jewelz by Jen M. was on site, providing a mini energy consultation with the designer himself and accompanied by the gift of spiritual gemstone jewelry.

Zen Jewelz gemstone jewelry is not only are beautiful but are known to be healing. Gemstones are used as a from of healing and a way to connect with our spiritual qualities such as creativity, health, luck, wisdom and more. The energy in each stone is charged. Owner Jen also matches the stones to enhance your chakras. www.zenjewelz.com

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From IndulgentEscapes.com, select celebrities received a luxury vacation of their choice to one of Indulgent Escape’s many resorts in Mexico and the Caribbean.

Center For Advanced Medicine

transDr. Rashid A. Buttar, from the Center for Advanced Medicine and Clinical Research (www.DrButtar.com) was onhand gifting his extraordinary Trans-D Tropin, which increases hGH (created by the body) while consistently decreasing IGF (increased cell proliferation, and suppression of apoptosis that increased cancer risk). To date, other doctors and patients that are currently using Trans-D Tropin have reported an improved and more youthful appearance, a decrease in wrinkles, decreased body fat, increase in physical strength, improved stamina and performance, and many more positive life-altering results. The stars were excited to try it.

Gavin Keilly flanked by Emmy winners.

Emmy Winner Michael Emerson and his wife with Gavin Keilly (ctr)

Gordana Gehlhausen, of this season’s Project Runway 6 was onhand at the suite displaying her gorgeous designs. Originally from Bosnia, she now resides in San Diego and is a designer of couture gowns. Goga, as her friends call her, has recently added a Pret-a-Porter line to her collection, Goga to Go. To see more, go to GogaByGordana.com

Gordana Gehlhausen of Project Runway.

Gordana Gehlhausen of Project Runway.

IT&LY HairFashion

IT&LY HairFashion had a strong showing at the gift lounge. Made in Milan Italy, their Purity Design Styling line is rich with rich, luxurious phyto-derived antioxidants and UV inhibitors and is a favorite because it both hydrates and protects the hair.

Diede Hall, It&ly Hairfashion's Gary Tenore, Randy Jackson and publicist Jessica McCafferty

Diede Hall, It&ly Hairfashion's Gary Tenore, Randy Jackson and publicist Jessica McCafferty

It&ly gifted over $150 of their extraordinary hair care products. It&ly Hairfashion is growing a strong presence in Hollywood by providing products to the top sets including Twilight, Gossip Girl, and Sex & the City 2 to name a few.

Eddie Cibrian, CSI Miami, and Jenna Dewan

Eddie Cibrian, CSI Miami, and Jenna Dewan, Step Up

Spirits

The luxury doesn’t stop there as GBK’s A Luxury Bazaar for the Senses wouldn’t be complete without the finest in cuisine and spirits. GBK’s gift lounge showcases an elite sampling of GBK’s top selections in both cuisine and spirits.

Celebrity Stylist George Blodwell embraces the fine wines.

Celebrity Stylist George Blodwell 'embraces' fine wines.

Devotion Vodka is protein-infused Vodka. He developed the world’s first Casein (protein) infused spirit, providing c0nsumers with a product that adheres to their healthy lifestyle and allows them to play hard and enjoy life. www.DevotionVodka.com

Devotion Vodka

Featured spirits included AsomBroso, chosen for Best Tequila.

Also onsite were many award-winning wines:

Verite Wines (Best Meritage) are a combination of “old world experience and new world fruit”. Grapes are harvested from small vineyard blocks and blended to express the essence of both a specific variety and the vineyards that are selected. The wines bring merge old world with new, offering the rexture, complexity and character of the old world expressed through grapes grown in the new. VerityWines.com

 winzRoco Wines (Best Oregon Pinot Noir), recognized by their signature Petroglyph,  is the result of twenty years of dreaming, research, and planning. In 1987, the same year Rollin Soles began to develop the prestigious Argyle Winery, he also purchased a unique hillside property in the Chehalem Mountain Range. RocoWines.com

Quintessa Winery in Rutherford gifted wine plus complimentary passes for their winery in St Helena, Calif. Quitessa.com

VerityShafer Wines (Best Cabernet) history traces back to 1972, when John Shafer purchased a 210-acre estate in Napa Valley’s Stags Leap District. The Shafer family replanted the existing vineyards, which dated to the 1920s, and terraced the steep and rocky hillsides, eventually expanding vineyard acreage to its current 50 acres.  The first Shafer Cabernet became a benchmark, winning the acclaimed San Francisco Vintners Club taste-off upon release and, over a decade later taking first place in an international blind tasting held in Germany, where it outranked such wines as Chateau Margaux, Chateau Latour and Chateau Palmer. ShaferVineyards.com

Other wines included Etude Wines (Best Californian Pinot Noir), Talbott Vineyards (Best Chardonnay), Pahlmeyer (Best Merlot), and Illumination (Best Sauvignon).

Six Senses Destination Spa

Six Senses Spa gave away dream vacations!

Six Senses Spa gave away dream vacations!

Gifts at GBK’s A Luxury Bazaar for the Senses included a treat from Six Senses Destination Spa in Thailand. Six Senses presented a five night stay + meals + spa services from a choice of 2 five star spas in Thailand. The gift package had an incredible value of over ten thousand dollars!

Muscle Flex

A leading edge fitness, health and lifestyle company, Muscle Flex gifted attire from their Vata Brasil Sports and Active wear line and their Buddy Tablet Caddy.

Acai Soda

Acai-soda

Acaisoda.com gifted the drink that packs a punch with a year’s supply of Acai Soda. The soda provides energy, stress relief and inch loss.

One Touch Solution

One Touch Solution presented their cutting edge A/V software program. With just one finger, the One Touch Solution enables you to program parental controls, audio, visual, A/C, heat, lights and security.

Nourish

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Woman-owned Nourish made their presence known in the gift lounge. They provide health and convenience products to children and their families. Nourish prepared an exclusive Emmy Nourish Gift Box for the event, which included various baby products.

Mocks Mobile Socks

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Mocks gifted protective designer socks for cell phones, digital cameras and iPods. A Mock is a sock that’s specially designed to hold and protect your favorite gadgets and is made from a high quality yarn that will stretch to accommodate your favorite device. www.Mocks.com.au

Hunter Fashion Clips

Child entrepreneur Hunter Stevens presented the Hunter Fashion Clips; handmade hair clips designed by Stevens with proceeds benefiting organizations that promote the physical, mental and spiritual development of girls.

Okobos

Okobox founder Michelle Juza (left) with her great designs.

Okobos founder Michelle Juza (left) with her great designs.

Unique footwear company Okobos presented their shoes that are designed to be a messenger of hope and a vehicle for change. Proceeds from each Okobos product sold benefits their child-focused philanthropic organization. Okobos.com

Audra & Dalilah

Audra & Dalilah gifted jewelry with their unique blend of handcrafted South American artisanship and contemporary design. The stylish and inventive designs make the jewelry perfect for any occasion.

Three

Three gifted their fashionable yet functional accessories for women and girls. They also presented their Big Wave professional gear for men.

Denise Richards, Daniel Day

Denise Richards, Daniel Day

RN Factor

Celebrities and invited guests were treated to on-site beauty treatments and beauty products from RN Factor. And expert in indulgence, RN Factor’s medicinal skin care products combine the best of nature and science. Especially appreciated were the mini facials they provided during the event!

Revitalash

RevitaLash gifted their eyelash condition that lengthens and thickens eye lashes. An exciting event during GBK’s Emmy gift lounge was RevitaLash presenting their new hair product, Hair by RevitaLash. Hair by RevitaLash is a conditioner that gives you thicker and fuller hair.

Vivier Pharma

Vivier Pharma gifted their daily moisturizing shield. This exciting product protects you from the sun and premature aging. They also provided their C E Kinerol, a medical grade serum that brings damaged skin back into balance.

Cuisine

Chosen for Best Japanese Cuisine, MVSEVM by Brian Ogawa (formerly of Katsuya by Stark and Katana) specializes in fusing five essential senses (sight, hearing, touch, smell and taste) and aims to bridge creativity by supporting homegrown artists, giving them a unique platform to showcase their work.

Garden of Eating

Garden-of-Eating

Chosen for Best Gourmet Bites, Garden of Eating Catering & Events served a selection of gourmet hot or cold bites and sweet treats.

Chosen for Best American Cuisine, Johnny Rockets was on site to promote their American-favorite restaurant group and served samples of their delicious shakes.

Chosen for Best Chocolate, Charles Chocolates treated GBK’s lounge guests to boxes of their gourmet artisan chocolates and also provided delicious samples during the event.

Best Street Taco went to CalbiBBQ, a new more modern version of the classic Mexican taco truck fused with authentic Korean BBQ.

Chosen for Best Cake, the infamous Hansen Cakes served samples and displayed one of their trademark elaborate display cakes fitted to the theme.

yogurt

Best Frozen Yogurt went to Cefiore, who sampled their leading all natural, non-fat frozen yogurt with an assortment of toppings and gifted certificates for frozen yogurt.

Best Luxury Tea went to Fully Loaded Tea.

Fully Loaded Tea is a tea company that takes exotic berries full of vitamins and antioxidants and blends them with premium whole leaf green, black and white teas. A selection of teas from Fully Loaded Tea were on display as celebrities enjoyed their incredible taste.

EVO Energy Drinks with a postitive message.

EVO received top honors in the Best Energy Drink category and those on hand at GBK’s gift lounge were definitely in agreement after sampling their “positive energy†drinks that are full of real, healthy ingredients. Very delicious, too.

Some of the celebs that attended, included 

Andre Berto – WBO Welterweight Champion 2008, Kristian Alfonso – Days Of Our Lives, Nadia Bjorlin – Days Of Our Lives, Eddie Cibrian – CSI: Miami, Len Cariou – Into the Storm, Daniel Dae Kim – Lost, Jenna Dewan – Step Up, Trevor Donovan – 90210, Colin Egglesfield – Melrose Place, Michael Emerson – Lost & Saw, Kate Flannery – The Office, Edi Gathegi – Twilight & New Moon, Lindsay Hartley – Passions & Days of Our Lives, Jennifer Love Hewitt – I Know What You Did Last Summer, Randy Jackson -American Idol, Jamie Kennedy – Ghost Whisperer, Robert Knepper – Prison Break, Rex Lee – Entourage, Sugar Ray Leonard – The Contender, Bill Maher – Real Time with Bill Maher, Kunal Nayyar – The Big Bang Theory, Jayde Nicole – The Hills, Playmate of the Year, Oscar Nunez – The Office, Brayden Pierce – Melrose Place, Sam Querrey – Professional Tennis Player/Ranked #25 in the world, Gabby Reece – Professional Volleyball Player/Model, Denise Richards – Denise Richards: It’s Complicated, Jai Rodriquez – Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, Warren Sapp – Former NFL Player Dancing with the Stars, Andy Serkis – Little Dorrit, Bridgette Wilson – Sampras, Billy Madison, Luke Walton – Lakers Player, Estella Warren – Law & Order, Jordan Farmar – Lakers Player, and Ken Howard Gardens- Outstanding Actor in a Mini-Series (WON).

GBK

Recipient of BizBash’s Award for Emmy’s “Best Gift Bagâ€, GBK offered the exclusive list of invited celebrities, VIPs and Media a luxurious Moroccan-inspired environment. Highlighting the event was GBK’s “Best of†in cuisine, spirits, 5 star vacations, lifestyle products and luxury goods.

GBK is a luxury lifestyle gifting and special events company. GBK was formed in 2000 by founder and CEO Gavin B. Keilly and specializes in entertainment marketing integration. For more information on GBK visit www.gbkproductions.com.

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Lanee Neil