THINK PR’s 3rd Annual Pre-Sundance Gift Suite Got the Stars Ready for Park City

THINK PR is always thinking! The stars got to get their swag on in a relaxed manner at THINK PR’s 3rd Annual Pre-Sundance Gifting Suite held at the Muse Lifestyle Group Lounge, a chic nightlife destination in Hollywood, before heading out to Park City. With the idea in mind that they wanted to stand out amidst the busy swag scene in Park City, and would enable stars to prepare for travel to the festival,  the concept of a Pre-Sundance gift suite was created. Featuring winter fashions, travel items, designer accessories, and beauty products that were perfectly suited for the Sundance jetsetter, this was a match made in heaven.

Celebrities in Attendance

*  Alex Frost (“The Vicious Kind”-Sundance Film; starred in “Drillbit Taylor” with Owen Wilson and “STOPLOSS” with Ryan Phillipe)
*  Amber Frakes (FOX’s “24”; “The Quantum of Solace”; and she will join the cast of Entourage in 2009 as a recurring character)
*  Amber Heard (“The Informers” – Sundance Film; “Pineapple Express”)
*  Brittany Snow (“The Vicious Kind”- Sundance Film)
*  Chris Mann (SONY/BMG recording artist / playing 4 shows at Sundance)
*  Danielle Fishel (Host, Style Network’s “The Dish”; ABC’s “Boy Meets World”)
*  Erika Alexander (“LA Mission” opp Benjamin Bratt – Sundance Film)
*  Jordan Ladd (“Grace”- Sundance Film)
*  Kyla Pratt (“Hotel for Dogs”; “Dr. DoLittle”; “Love & Basketball”)
*  Lauren Lee Smith (“HELEN” opp Ashley Judd—Sundance Film; CSI)
*  Madeline Zima (Showtime’s “Californication”)
*  Sally Pressman (Lifetime’s “Army Wives”)
*  Sonia Rockwell (“Spread” opp Ashton Kutcher—Sundance Film)

Guests were able to enjoy hearty butternut squash soup from the W LA‘s  fabulous restaurant Nine Thirty, munched on Think Thin‘s chuncky peanut butter bars by thinkproducts, and sipped on Karma California Brut single serving sparkling wine. The exciting swag came from the following fine companies:

Travel Jersey, the original and premier high-fashion collection designed for luxury travel and modern life, is featuring a hot new conceptual collection by YANSI FUGEL designed in the world’s best jersey-tech fabrics. The collection includes intermix and layer styles for year round dressing in any climate or travel destination and the special jersey fabric is specially fashioned in three weights depending on the exclusive style of each piece. These figure enhancing jersey knits are available in both “backbone” color solids and novelty prints. The concept of creating a high-fashion line for the “on-the-go” traveler is fully integrated into the design and functionality of the collection. In fact, a few simple pieces can be transformed into many different looks in a flash. It is the ideal to travel accessory, luxurious yet comfortable to wear, packs super flat and is ready to go straight out of your suitcase. Travel Jersey allows for a capsule wardrobe, lighter traveling, and a more fabulous look. www.YansiFugel.com

EMU Australia (pronounced ‘eem-you’) is a first-class lifestyle brand of inventive sheepskin and wool tailored with an uniquely Australian design. Their collections combine the world’s optimum materials with the most modern technologies available. Since its foundation in 1994 by a surf industry veteran, EMU has become known globally for its tradition of offering the most comfortable footwear in the world.

They offer traditional sheepskin and merino products ranging from wool boots to casual comfort slides and slippers, a sweet kids line, limited urban art styles, flip flops performance sport sandals, and  for the first time, fashionable, up to date apparel. In a word: YUMMY. For more information visit www.emuaustralia.net.

Radley introduces a brand new season full of fun and color by launching a vibrant collection of handbags that are full of originality. The Spring/ Summer collection is highlighted with an array of decorative and intricate details, including embossed patterns, delicate leaf designs and leather appliqués, all which serve to bring exceptional character and unconventional charm to every design.

As can be expected of Radley, the leathers are all luxuriously soft and the palette is amazingly bright and uplifting for this season. Citrus bursts of green apple and yellow appear throughout the collection making it uniquely cheery. However, Mother Nature is one of the strongest inspirations in the collection by far, with features in botanical motifs, bright floral embroidery and artistic painterly flowers peppered about. All the beautiful details encapsulate the essence of Radley, and make the Spring/ Summer collection a sure stand out hit.

Kipling, whose name was inspired by the author of The Jungle Book and was founded in 1987, has transcended far beyond its original goal of providing high quality backpacks suited for the adventures of everyday life and turned it into a distinctive, worldwide brand presenting a wide range of carryalls for a assortment of lifestyles. Kipling bags are effortlessly trendy, colorful, and fun, as well as practical and durable enough for even the most active individual. Headquartered in New York City with products developed and designed in Antwerp, Belgium, Kipling North America is a division of VF Sportswear, Inc. The VF Sportswear Coalition includes the Nautica® and John Varvatos® brands as well as the Kipling® brand. Kipling® products are dispersed in 55 countries throughout Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, the Middle East, South America and the USA, and has been distributed in North America since 1993.
Today, more than 35 million Kipling® bags have been sold worldwide, and these exclusive, beautiful bags have also emerged on top-rated television programs such as “Desperate Housewives,” “The O.C.,” “E.R.,” “Sex and the City,” “The Late Show with David Letterman,” “MTV’s Real World,” “7th Heaven,” and “Will & Grace.” For more information on the Kipling® brand and Kipling North America, please visit www.Kipling-usa.com.

Pop Beauty: “Born to be mild” POP is not!” is the motto. The creators of Pop makeup shy away from blah beige, paltry pinks, and lackluster lilacs and instead embrace the essence of Britannia and condense all that makes London “Swing. Original and inspiring, POP is a brand that is renowned for attention-grabbing results. With it’s silky, long lasting, uber flattering textures in punchy, punky must have shades, eyes that can literally hypnotize, pretty pouty lips, candied cheeks, killer cheekbones are easily created. POP pushes the boundaries, creates trends, has a maverick style with no etched in stone demographic, and appeals to all. POP makeup motto is more like a state of mind, an appreciation of award winning make up and an innate sense of style including skin flattering nudes and trendy shades.

Desert Essence, the 35-year-old company that was first to introduce Tea Tree Oil products to the United States, has finally expanded its unique line to include natural and organic beauty care products. Since it was always their goal to deliver natural beauty care products that improve the lifestyles of today’s most health conscious consumers, their products naturally evolved as more natural ingredients were discovered. Minnie Driver, Rosario Dawson, Rumer Willis, Selena Gomez, and Adrienne Baillon have already begun to take advantage of Desert Essence’s natural, organic line. The belief at Desert Essence is to create high quality products that lay emphasis on the importance of self-improvement and that the ingredients and quality of their products reflect their commitment and concern to their customers and the environment. www.desertessence.com

 

Bobi
Bobi allows for the perfect fit, the absolute finest style, and the perfect feel at the perfect price. Bobi is the core of any modern woman’s wardrobe, can be found in the world’s finest boutiques, and is the shining pearl afloat in a sea of casual pricey t-shirts. The Bobi style has two main components- comfortable fabric and fit, making it a must have for all style mavens.  Furthermore, since the Bobi woman looks ahead of the trends, Bobi creates simple, elegant pieces with just the right style lines that a customer can easily personalize by belting it, wearing it as a dress or a tunic, dressing it up or down, or altering it for the day or night times. The line is very versatile and works beautifully for almost anyone. It only took a year for Bobi to become the darling of the L.A. celebrity scene when it was introduced in May 2006. Nicole Richie, Miley Cyrus, Taylor Momsen, Jennifer Aniston, Hilary Duff, Eva Longoria, Jennifer Garner, Rumer Willis and Sophia Bush are avid fans of the soft, luxurious tops and dresses. With Bobi, it is easier than ever to be perfectly dressed since every piece is sexy, casual and glamorous at the same time.

Wholearth Beauty and Bath by Danny Seo, launching on April 22nd, is designed to inspire consumers to live a life of organic well being in today’s modern world. Look out for more information as of April 22nd on www.wholearthbeauty.com.”

B. The Product
Brandon Martinez is the Los Angeles-based celebrity hair expert and stylist behind the fresh and original hair care line, B. The Product. Martinez, best known for appearing on Bravo’s hit shows, “Blowout”, “Salon Diaries”, Style Network’s, “Split Ends”, and TLC’s “LA ink” has taken his infatuation with hair and developed a special hair-care line that is “fast-paced and fabulous.” B. The Product boasts an awesome roster of celebrity fans including Rosario Dawson, Alicia Keys, Elle Mcpherson, Michelle Rodriguez and Eva Herzigova. www.btheproduct.com

Seven Skies Beauty, the new perfume house devoted to creating original scents for adventurous and imaginative women, has opened with an enchanting new collection that’s sure to enrapture with the romantic floral scents of Belle Histoire, sensual rose notes of Chelsea Girls, exotic aromas of Free Love, and the spicy fragrance of Lalita. Since the inspiration is personally drawn from its creators’ escapades, Seven Skies is both a celebration of cultural diversity and of individual complexity. The perfumes are specially designed to celebrate the creative and imaginative spirit shared by many women today. For more information, please visit www.SevenSkiesBeauty.com.

Southpole has been a leading fashion brand in the streetwear apparel industry for over a decade. As the flagship brand of Wicked Fashions, Inc., Southpole reaches markets in the United States, Asia, and Europe by offering affordable yet stylish denim, sportswear, outerwear, footwear and accessories for young men, juniors, kids, and plus size. Launched in 1995, it was the first brand to fill a niche for the sensibly priced streetwear clothing that appealed to a diversified, multicultural, mid-tier retail consumer. Southpole continues to build on its strong brand identity as active participants in several community programs including sporting events, celebrity promotional appearances and performances, and notable philanthropic activities. www.southpole-usa.com

Method is the leader in eco-friendly, stylish home care products designed to make cleaning easier and more enjoyable for today’s busy, modern lifestyles.  They also make countertop-worthy products using natural ingredients to get the job done. Method’s hand wash is gentle and effective, derived from natural ingredients like coconut oil, and comes in an array of beautiful colors and fragrances for every room in the home.  Furthermore, the hand wash is free of dirty ingredients commonly found in other hand washes like parabens and antibacterial agents and is not tested on animals. The Method leather wipes are perfect for quick and easy cleanups, yet also ideal for swiping over leather shoes, bags and accessories.  As an unexpected bonus, it’s made from compostable bamboo fibers that are as gentle on the environment as they are on your leather.

Method’s Squeaky Green laundry line is a 99% plant-based formula and free of phosphates and dyes, is biodegradable with a hypo-allergenic formula that is gentle on the planet and your skin, and has triple concentrate, which means less is more; less packaging waste, less water and no harsh chemicals. Squeaky Green dryer cloths are plant and water-based, are 100% free of animal byproducts, and leave clothes feeling soft and static-free.

Fashionation, owned by Merkury Innovations LLC, has taken iPod and tech accessories to the next level by uniting the pioneering technology of Merkury Innovations, and the trend based eye of the creative team to create a stylish line of fashion forward iPod and technology accessories fit for any fashionista. The speakers are made of at least 70% recycled materials (the Eco Speakers are made from recycled cardboard and the Pyramid Speakers are made from recycled plastic), have a universal plug in (they can be used with any computer, radio, mp3 player, etc), and run without batteries—they get their power from whatever they are plugged into.

Even better, because they fold flat, they are the perfect for traveling and listening to music on the go. The DIY speakers come with 6 colored pencils to allow consumers’ imagination to run wild as they can customize the exterior to their liking. The Eco Speakers and the Pyramid speakers retail for $14.95 and are available at fashionationstyle.com.

Evol
Evol, or love spelled backwards, was created 11 years ago as a humorous take on the plight of the dateless Valentine’s Day partygoer. Designer Andrew Rubin created and printed a small run of EVOL shirts, handed them out at a group dinner, received an incredible reaction of relating smiles and outright laughter, (nothing soothes the aching heart quite as well as laughter), and suddenly EVOL was born. The creator of EVOL believes that life has a way of knocking us back a bit every once in a while so it’s best to define oneself at those moments of despair with humor and perspective while enjoy the ride and telling the world that no matter what you’re heart is; still beating… still standing…still strong.

Thinkproducts
Think products™ was founded by former international fashion model and mother of two, Lizanne Falsetto, who is a true supporter of the healing and nourishing power of nature and the goodness of simple, tasty food. As a supplier of all-natural, convenient, delicious functional foods made for people striving to live a life full of vitality and free of disease, aspires to create food for those who “want to be nourished in body, mind, and spirit”.

Madonna, Celebrity Trainer Tracy Anderson, Adrian Grenier, Alison Janney, Cameron Diaz, Cheryl Hines, Cindy Crawford, Donna Karan, Ellen Pompeo, Kristin Bell, Rachel Bilson and Uma Thurman are already big fans. Thinkproducts include high protein and sugar free thinkThin; organically pure thinkOrganic; superfood-rich thinkGreen; and, superfruit filled thinkFruit. All thinkproducts are gluten free and designed to deliver powerful nutritional and disease preventing benefits. Thinkproducts’ commitment to vitality goes beyond food to support many worthwhile causes and can be purchased directly from the company at www.thinkproducts.com.

Too Faced
Too Faced Cosmetics, created in 1998, has rightfully earned a reputation for being trendy, irreverent, innovative, and fun. From the unique products to the packaging, to the wickedly humorous shade names and undeniably glamorous formulas, Too Faced truly lives up to the brand’s philosophy: “Why be pretty when you can be gorgeous?”
Too Faced is a name that has become synonymous with style and continues to set the trends that dominate the fashion magazines, with one foot firmly planted in fashion, and the other is swimming in celebrity. As a true makeup staple on the sets of some of today’s hottest movies and T.V shows and red carpets, many of Too Faced’s products are becoming as famous as the characters they were named after.

From Marcia Marcia Marcia, George and Weezie, to Steel Magnolias, the screen-inspired shade names are quickly becoming another Too Faced signature. Madonna, Tori Spelling, Fergie, and Jenny McCarthy are already huge lovers of the brand. With a growing roster of trendsetting shadow shades, high-tech lip plumpers (Lip Injection), why-didn’t-I-think-of-that innovations (Liquif-Eye, which transforms eye shadow into liquid liner), and a collection of cute-as-punch palettes, which have amassed a major following of their own (The Quickie Chronic les), Too Faced has come a long way from paper cups and found their own creative niche in the makeup market. As one of the chicest and quirkiest cosmetic brands around, Too Faced heartens customers to unleash their inner starlet and steal the spotlight by granting them makeup that’s glamorous, fun, and has a sense of humor. And, really, what could be more fabulous than that?

Nahuiollin
Nahui Ollin has transformed the traditional, Mayan crafting technique of folded paper into a hot and trendy collection of handbags and accessories for Eco-friendly Fashionistas that are sold around the world.
Since their launch in 2003, Nahui Ollin has grown to become a leader in ethical fashion, providing stylishly chic and sensitive accessories to the eco-conscious customer.

Selena Gomez, Tyalor Momsen, Tori Spelling, and Eva Longoria have all scooped up their own Nahuiollin handbags. Today the philosophy remains the same with the addition of the Artesenal handbags as well as the Tootsie collections. Explore nahuiollin.com for a sneak peek of the artistic integrity and socially conscience wonders Mexican artisans and Nahui Ollin have to offer.

Karma
KARMA Fine Beverages, the line launched in September 2007, is set to produce KARMA California Brut, an original, ready-to-drink, 187 ml single serving of sparkling wine. The glass bottle, fashioned to resemble a champagne flute, with a wide screw-off cap, allows for convenient sips and a hip new way to drink casually, like any other beer or cocktail. Tori Spelling, Kanye West, Emmanuelle Chriqui, and Anna Faris are already fans of this sophisticated drink. Described as “clean, crisp and dry” – the grapes of KARMA are carefully selected from Central California vineyards and have intense aromas with subtle hints of melon and pear. With exclusive distribution at only the trendiest nightclubs, hot spots, lounges and now on all Virgin America flights, KARMA retails individually for $6.99 or in 4-packs, $27.96. For more information about KARMA, visit www.karmabeverages.com or call 877-KARMA-07.

Muse Lifestyle Group (Playhouse)
Muse Lifestyle Group, the Los Angeles-based lifestyle collective, helmed by Rob Vinokur and Elie Samaha are proud to announce the grand opening of their highly anticipated new venue, Playhouse. Opening on February 18, 2009, Playhouse, located in the heart of Hollywood at 6506 Hollywood Blvd, will be one of the finest nightlife playgrounds and entertainment destinations.

Rob Vinokur shaped the scene in both New York and Miami at hotspots such as Goddess, Tantra, Chaos, B’lo and Crobar NY. Elie, producer of the hit films The Whole Nine Yards, Laws of Attraction, and Rescue Dawn, has been a key player in several of Hollywood’s most renowned venues such as The Roxbury, Sunset Room, and the Green Door. This new venue will give Rob and Elie the opportunity to take the best aspects of nightlife from all over the world and bring that energy and spirit to Hollywood.

Muse Lifestyle Group is a dynamic and cutting-edge lifestyle group based in Los Angeles that fuses originality and expertise to deliver some of the most desirable destinations in the dining, hospitality and entertainment industry. Muse Lifestyle Group specializes in creating and developing vibrant, design-oriented, high-concept venues along with all aspects of day-to-day restaurant and hospitality management. As a full-service firm, Muse’s services range from conceptualization to planning, design, build-out, operations, financial management, human resources, marketing, promotions and public relations. Heir management team collectively has over 100 years of experience and a proven track record of success in launching and operating some of the most sought-after restaurant and nightlife destinations nationwide including The Roxbury, Tantra, NineThirty, The Backyard, Shelter, Chaos, Sunset Room, Tengu, IVAR, White Lotus, B’Lo, Nacional, Holly’s and Babylon.