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The Secret Room’s 2010 Academy Awards Style Lounge

Sara Ramirez and Michael Madsen with founder and president of Sweet Prince Designs Amy Druga.
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Secret Room Events at the Intercontinental Hotel in Century City hosted their annual Style Lounge in honor of the 82nd Academy Awards and benefiting City of Hope Cancer Center. Celebrities stopped by and recorded heartfelt messages of hope for patients at the Center.

Celebrities relaxed in style, sipped cocktails and got pampered in the spa lounge.

More spa services that readied the celebs for the red carpet were graciously given by El Leon Spa, Mobile Spa LA and Treats For The Face.

Iqbal Theba from “Glee” enjoy massages from El Leon Spa:

Patrick Gallager from Glee relaxes at The Secret Room as well!

Massage, pedicures, manicures, eyelash extension and custom spray tans were just some of the services they could chose from.

Secret Style Lounge Gifts

Lucky guests happily pranced away with amazing gifts from the following sponsors ~

Cellcosmet-Cellman skincare. www.cellcosmet-cellmen.com

“Read Between the Lines” by Shawn Edgington – the ulitmate guide to understanding the meaning of text messages for dating and more. www.rbtlguide.com

Sweet Prince Designs were at the Oscar suite gifting their organic Baby blankets and onesies. They carry only certified organic cotton with eco-friendly and chemical-free dyes along with nickel free snaps on the bodysuits. Their adorable infant bodysuits are made using the highest quality organic cotton to produce safe and natural hypoallergenic fabrics to protect sensitive skin. The dyeing processes are eco-friendly, with low-impact; AZO-free and heavy metal free dyeing. Oh, and they will design for your little princess too. www.sweetprincedesign.com

Sara Ramirez and Michael Madsen with founder and president of Sweet Prince Designs Amy Druga.

Refreshments were provided by D’ Anbino Cellars, Clarine’s Florentines, Function Drinks, Zico Coconut Water and Honest Tea.

Honest Tea is made with real tea leaves, unlike most brands which use powder or syrup.  Its all-natural and uses organic ingredients and its lightly sweetened, so it actually tastes like tea. www.honesttea.com

Two Parts Sugar:

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Lexli International, Inc. skincare company provides pharmaceutical-grade, potent Aloe-based skincare products to international skincare professionals and consumers. They do not aspire to be the best skincare company in the world. Rather, they strive to be the best skincare company for the world. Lexli skincare brings you the pure healing power of premium quality Aloe Vera. www.lexli.com

MonaVie’s extraordinary products feature a delicious blend of the Brazilian açai berry and 18 other body-beneficial fruits from around the
world.  www.monavie.com

Silhouette Eyewear

Eco-friendly t-shirts by Green Changes. www.greenchanges.org

Skincare from Hylunia. www.hylunia.com

Fanie International and Skin by Dr. Gram. www.fanie.com

Handbags by Errienne Designs. www.erriennedesigns.com

Great haircare products by Eufora. www.eufora.net

Makeup from BFTE Cosmetics and Lip Ink International. www.bftecosmetics.com,  www.lipink.com

Johnny Rockets gifted A-list stars a gift certificate for them and up to 3 friends, to eat free at any Johnny Rockets for a year !

A gift certificate for injectables from plastic surgeon Dr. Jennifer Keagle. www.drkeagle.com

Red-carpet couture gowns, handbags and jewelry from Columbian designer Francesca Miranda. www.francescamiranda.com

Watches and leather wallets from Frederique-Constantwww.frederique-constant.com

Other gifts included items from Barbados Tourism Authority, Castelnuovo d’Aiassa, Alter Ego by Erika Walton, Hylunia, Camacho Cigars, Iso Beauty,  Silhouette, and Social Savvy.

Secret Room Swag Bags

Gift bags were sent home with guests filled with goodies by these companies: Rachel Tribble, New Beauty, Coolchange, Simply Slender, Defining Designs/CMS, Bungee Puppee, Cosmedical Technologies, Cosabella, Trapp Garden Candles, Calleen Cordero, Ferragamo, SKN Beverly Hills, Buddha Board, Parnu “The Gurdle”, Fruitology, Urban Fox, Calvet Cosmetics, BFTE Cosmetics, Cellcosmet Cellmen Switzerland, Revision Skincare, Spa Intercontinental, Fundora Dental, Kettle Foods, Pirate Brands, Fess Parkers Wine Country Inn and Spa, Azulik Eco Resort and Santa Ynez Inn.

City of Hope

As the non-profit of choice, City of Hope, one of the nation’s leading cancer research and treatment centers, will be on hand at the Academy Awards Style Lounge to capture video of celebrity arrivals, greetings for patients in their hospitals and accept donations. Guests will also be encouraged to autograph a gift bag full of sponsors’ products, which will be auctioned off to benefit lifesaving research, treatment and education programs at City Of Hope. www.cityofhope.org

We spoke to Rita Branch and Amy Boatwright, owners of Secret Room Events, about all the great work they do:

For information about their next gala gift suite, visit www.SecretRoomEvents.com or call Rita Branch at  310-500-8996.

Produced and hosted by Jane Emery.

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