LA’s The Place attended the annual WOW! Creations Lifestyle OSCAR Gifting Suite, which took place on the rooftop of the L’Ermatage Hotel in Beverly Hills, leading up to the Academy Awards. Watch the video above to see all the vendors who presented their brands and products to Hollywood!
WOW Creation’s Mark and Matt Harris with Gary Busey.
Stars and luminaries were overflowing at the exciting event, which featured new and exciting and brands and businesses from across the country and around the world that came to Hollywood and converged with stars and media.
Matt and Mark Harris with Lou Ferrigno
These companies had the opportunity to mingle with the stars and share their brands with Hollywood:
Do All Outdoors: Provides outdoor shooting equipment for many films and tv shows in Hollywood. www.doalloutdoors.com
Hollywood Eye Magic: Just what we love – instantaneous results! Hollywood Eye Magic is just that. This instant under eye tuck serum will eliminate the need to ever think about getting under eye surgery for bags, dark circles and wrinkles. Just like magic. This product proves itself with the first application. And they offer business opportunities! www.HollywoodEyeMagic.com
Visable Treasures is a collection of beautiful silver, gemstones and fashion jewelry. This company was develop to provide a vehicle through which all women have an opportunity to achieve their financial independence and personal aspirations. Their greatest treasures are the wonderful women who inspire, guide and lead other women to believe in their dreams, and know in their hearts that, together, anything is possible! Go to visabletreasures.com to find out how you can become a reseller of this gorgeous jewelry. Their Motto: Visibly Beautiful TM
‘Glo to Sleep’ is a simple solution to fall asleep naturally and staying asleep. The GLOtoSLEEP™mask is produced by Sound Oasis, the company that specializes in healthy solutions for today’s busy world. It helps you fall asleep by utilizing an Eastern relaxation technique of ‘looking up,’ which converts the brain’s active Beta waves to calming Alpha waves. With four rows of photo luminescent bars inside the eye cavities, which glow blue when charged with a light bulb or sunlight, nagging thoughts disappear when the wearer glances up and down the rows of ‘glo;’ allowing sleep to follow. www.GLOtoSLEEP.us
Gary Busey and girlfriend with GLO to SLEEPBeautiControl: Yahrasiel Colbert was on hand at the suite with the company she respresents, called Beauti Control. One of the items she was gifting was an amazing serum called “Extreme Tight Firm and Fill ”, which gives you instantaneous results, and lives up to its name! BeautiControl specializes in scientifically advanced skin care and beauty products and along with life-changing opportunities to create your own business. www.bcglam.com
Dr. Cathy Gohar, plastic surgeon in Beverly Hills. She offers Botox, fillers, peels, velashape, and all type of plastic surgery procedures. www.Facebook.com/beverlyhillsmedispa 310.591.0082
Arctic Ease® wraps and pads are a simple yet effective alternative to traditional cold therapy. It is a clinically-studied reliable and effective treatment for mild to moderate aches, pains and inflammation from the pain associated with arthritis and back, joint and muscle pains and sprains, along with repetitive motion injuries, minor burns and bruises. The Arctic Ease products provide hours of odorless relief from pain and inflammation without the hazards and discomfort of ice or frozen gel packs or irritating menthol patches. www.ArcticEase.com
Sculptures by Stella – Stella Singleton-Jones is an abstract stone sculptor. Her stone sculptures takes anywhere from 2 to 6 months to make. All of her sculptures are made completely by hand, and she does not use any electric tools. All sculptures are one of a kind in the world; and Stella does not draw any pictures so all sculptures are made by the feel which she gets from each individual stone. A lot of the time she does not know what the stone sculpture will be until it completion. Stella also has a stone sculpture in the White House, called (Unity). You can view her stone sculptures on her website at: www.sculpturesbystella.com
Made Up By Kat – Kat Rollins is a celebrity make up article who is available for print, runway, briday and special occastions. www.MadeUpByKat.com
Creative Styles by Charlene – Charlene Brown is a celebrity hairstylist, available for print, runway and special occasions. She has styled celebrities such as Starr Jones, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Korto M from Project Runway, Atlanta Housewives NeNe, shows such as Top Model, BET Specials, and much more. www.sophizticatedladyz.viewbook.com
Chocolate Shop Wine – Fusing chocolate with red wine, two favorite flavors was a winner. www.ChocolateShopWine.com
C-Zen Neck Pillow. Portable, memory foam head cradle pillow that heals the tension from your neck, head and shoulder while you rest or sleep at the WOW! Creation gift lounge for the Oscars. www. simply-my-comfort.com and www.c-zen.com
Baby Butz Cream – diaper rash cream, also known to help ezema and rashes. All natural. www.babybutz.com
Gnarly Head Wines – Grapes from 35 to 80 year-old gnarled, head trained vines, that over decades, have produced exceptionally full-flavored grapes. They say “Old vines make bold wines”. www.gnarlyhead.com
Mary Louise Butter’s Brownies – from Texas, 20 different flavors, all natural, no preservatives. www.butterbrownies.com
Bfoxy.com brought a sampling of their sassy, sexy eye-catching high-quality fashion accessories and celebs at the Oscar gifting lounge loved them! BFoxy.com is the retailer for the Fashionably Obsessed Woman, who is in search of Unique and Savvy items to Spice up the wardrobe. www. Bfoxy.com
Fantasy and Surreal artist Shawna Erback presented prints from her DreamWorks Animation Fine Art Collection to celebrities in Hollywood at the WOW! Creations 2012 Oscar Gifting Lounge. www.ShawnaErback.com
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Elektra Cosmetics is a premium glitter cosmetics that stay on all day; glitter eyeliner that stays on 10 hours. they distribute the hottest beauty, fashion and lifestyle products that they scout from around the world. They discover the latest trends and hunt down the newest “it” items before they become mainstream. Their products are great finds that are unique, playful and have that little something-something that, they say,”is hard to describe.” www.elektracosmetics.com
Hard Luck Candy Vodka served cocktails with their delicious new flavors of vodka to celebrities and vip’s. Although there are many companies that make flavored vodkas, few that make them well. Hard Luck Candy vodka is as true as its advertising; when they say it’s root beer vodka, it tastes like root beer. Their 70 proof candy-flavored vodka are available in four honestly delicious flavors: Red Fish, Root Beer Barrel, Orange Dream, and Lemon Drop. hardluckvodka.com
Purple Tiger is an all natural dietary supplement designed to increase energy and metabolism resulting in amazing weight loss! www.purpletigerpills.com
Udderly Smooth® products contain rich moisturizing ingredients. Not your average moisturizing lotion- Udderly Smooth® can be used on Dry Skin, Cracked Skin, forDiabetes Foot Care, as a Facial Moisturizer, as a General Moisturizing Lotion and many other uses.uddercream.com
Lather And Luxury: Luxury bath and body products, many made in Italy and France, feature beautiful, natural fragrances and are free of Parabens, Ethyl Alcohol, Phenoxyethanol, and DEA. www. LatherAndLuxury.com
Brincatti – Kenny Brincat, was a seasoned traveler and realized there wasn’t an easy way to travel with favorite brands. He wondered if there was a better way to refill bottles with preferred brands, rather than fussing with traditional travel bottles. The concept for the wide-mouth refillable was born. www.brincatti.com
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Yumi Katsura is one of Japan’s and the world’s most prolific designers, whose wedding dresses are considered modern masterpieces. Katsura will showcase the most expensive wedding dress to date, valued at one billion Japanese yen (US $8.5 million). Made from silk-satin and embellished with zari-embroidery handiwork, the dress is decorated with 1,000 pearls, a green 8.8 carat diamond emblem, and a 5 carat white gold diamond, one of the two existing in the world. www.yumikatsuracouture.com
Hollywood Eye Magic – In Hollywood, your cosmetics must work and work well. This serum works instantly to take away the bags and wrinkles under your eye, just like magic. www.hollywoodeyemagic.com
The indiExhibit is an organization that represents independent artisans and creatives at the best celebrity gift lounges in Hollywood. If you are looking to elevate your indie brand through celebrity gifting, they can help. Their group consists of artisans and creatives from around the globe who have come together to promote their work collectively. www.theindiexhibit.org
Tear Drop Weddings will turn your favorite picture into a caricature. On display at the gift suite was stationary and buttons of all the nominees. www.teardropweddings.com
Fantasy and Surreal artist Shawna Erback presented prints from her DreamWorks Animation Fine Art Collection. www.ShawnaErback.com
Big Feet Pajamas snuggle you in the same footed pj’s you loved as a child, but in an adult size. Cozy and comfortable, the pajamas are available in fabrics such as shirting flannel, cotton knit, micro-polar fleece, and wool cashmere. They are sized to fit most any shape. For men, women and juniors. Soon Valerie Johnson will be presenting zippered pj’s with hoodies. www.BigFeetPJs.com
Ron Greig is a Canadian artist who with background in hand-painting photo-realistic billboards, and draws and paints quality caricatures, portraits and fine art. www.rongreig.ca
Saint James Cosmetics is an opulent line of products designed especially for women of color by Patricia Saint James of Beverly Hills. www.saintjamescosmetics.com
Precept Wine presents a portfolio of premium wines from some of the most premier wine regions in the world, including Washington State, Oregon, Idaho, Australia and Germany. They are the largest family-owned wine company in the Northwest. www.preceptwinebrands.com.
The Sweteez antimicrobial fitness towel protects you from germs. It is treated with a patented, EPA registered silicon-based protectant that inhibits germs, including MRSA and staph, keeping your fitness center, pilates or yoga workout cleaner and safer. www.sweteez.com
Jody Vial Jewelry – Vintage Couture Costume and Contemporary Jewelry Collection. www.jodyvialyjewelry.com
Aromatherapy products by www.bodyfood.ca
Glitzy Lips – Eye-popping lip foil designs in your favorite colors or multi-colors. Stand out in a crowd! www.glitzylips.com
Matt and Mark Harris with Maria Conchito Alonso
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