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Haven Oscar Gifting House 2007 - Part One
By Judith Orr
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For the celebrity "red carpet" pix
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Haven by
HFM Magazines where film, fashion, and photography meet took the Oscar awards to a completely new level. Teaming up to create the event were
Hachette Filipacchi Media and
Classic Entertainment
Group.
Hachette Filipacchi Media has four magazines:
American Photo, Elle, Metropolitan Home, and
Premiere Magazine. By day Haven featured spa services, Celebrity Gifting and editorial Photo shoots for
Premiere and
American Photo Magazine as well as intimate entertainment and transportation to and from the event for the VIP's. During the evening the venue was host to Award-caliber events including a VIP Celebrity Photo Shoot, the first exclusive, off stage performance of 'O' by
Cirque Du Soleil, and a
World Poker Tour evening, hosted by professional hosts
Vince Van Patton and
Mike Sexton featuring WPT-invited celebrities and Poker stars.
www.haven.pemiere.com
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The catering kitchen at Haven
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Jewels By Park Lane is a family owned and run company.
Tara LeVin, is the daughter-in-law of the designer and just the nicest person you could meet. The entire family helps in running the company, which is probably what makes it such a top quality line with top notch management as well. The line is exquisitely hand-crafted and is the world's largest Fine Fashion jewelry company of its kind. They say 'We've been helping women sparkle for 51 years'. I absolutely adore this line. I can see why the company became so huge. There are so many different types of pieces that there is really something for everyone. The line is sophisticated and beautiful yet still has a touch of whimsy. I was truly shocked when I navigated to their website and found how inexpensive their jewelry is considering the elegance and high quality of their jewelry.
'Founded in Chicago in 1955 by
Arthur and Shirley LeVin,
Jewels by Park Lane defines "
The American Dream". As the world's leading direct sales jewelry party plan company,
Jewels By Park Lane proudly offers exceptional quality jewelry that is backed by an unconditional guarantee. Inspired by the success of the first fifty years, the second generation of the LeVin family operates the company with the same level of passion and dedication as the founders.
Many
Jewels By Park Lane creations are inspireewd by world-renowned designers. Wear
Jewels By Park Lane jewelry with pride and you will sparkle with beauty and confidence everywhere you go!'
www.jewelsbyparklane.com
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Tara LeVin of "Jewels by Park Lane"
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Los Angeles based beauty maven
Mindy Davis brings beauty to you with her mobile beauty service,
Peels On Wheels. Her motto is: Your Face, Your Place. Mindy's services include: microdermabrasion, facials, waxing, eye brow sculpting, eye-lash extensions, haircut, hair coloring, make-up application, manicure & pedicure, massage
www.peelsonwheels.com
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Mindy Davis "Your Face, Your Place"
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Lori Hart was giving the celebrities micro current therapy facials, to help everyone rediscover their youthful radiance. Hart combines a healing combination of therapeutic facial rejuvenation with the science of oxygen. She uses LED light treatment as well as her signature treatment of sculpting the face with micro current. Her results are transforming from the inside out. She also has a custom blended mineral makeup line.
www.lorihart.com
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Lori Hart Cosmetics
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Rashel's Medi Spa is one of is one of California's most exclusive day spa's. They offer over 300 treatments including caviar masks, fresh fruit facials and soy body treatments. Gee maybe I should book lunch well I'm there---it all sounds so tasty. Rashel also has anti-aging treatments and specializes in Laser tightening procedures and 'liquid' face lifts. They have been featured in many high end magazines.
www.thisismedspa.com
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Tree Hut
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The Tree Hut collection is infused with Shea Nut, making their body butters and lotions perfect for all over healthy skin treatment. Shea finds its amazing skincare properties from its physical makeup of vitamin E, A, cinnamic acid, and other healing ingredients. The rich Shea composition makes it a powerful moisturizer, and helps cell regeneration and capillary circulation. The body butters come in these different scents: Original Shea Butter, Brazilian Nut Butter, Coconut Lime Butter, Ginger Butter, and Almond Butter. They are creamy and smell terrific, so much so you want to eat them. They also have a glitter spray that can also be sprayed or brushed on.
www.naterra.com
Reostarr is a great line of jeans with a lot of character. The line has some nice dark blue dyed and distressed jeans as well as jeans with colorful patches; they also have some interesting colors. I have some dark blue Reostarr jeans but I also have to get a pair of their lime green jeans that I adore.
www.reostarr.net
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Reostarr Jeans
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DermaQuest Therapy makes medically based skin care based on studies they have been conducting ob the use of peptides as an exceptional anti-aging treatment. DermaQuest's Peptide Modbilier combines five of the most effective and sought-after peptides into one concentrated product, delivering results that are unsurpassed in erasing wrinkles.
www.dermaquestinc.com
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Scanty & 2(x)ist
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The Humane Society of the United States was promoting a 'protect the seals' campaign'.
The Humane Society of the United States supports the protection of all animals through many different projects, including pop-culture, education, and action programs. One of their projects is the HSUS campaign against the hunting of seals in Canada. Each year about 300,000 baby seals are slaughtered in Canada.
www.hsus.org
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"Save the Seals" Humane Society of the US
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Perls of Wisdom are tanks that were created and designed by Whitney Perl. The tanks are 100% combed cotton and each one has a 'truth' printed on the front. They are then embellished with pearls, ribbons, Swarovsky crystals which are hand sewn on the tanks. I picked a royal blue one that said 'so now you know'. The best is, the tank is very sexy and really fits well. I love mine!
www.perlsofwisdom.com
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The Cheese Impressario
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The Cheese Impressario is
Barri Lynn who has come up with a fantastic party catering idea. She comes to your home and sets up a glamorous cheese bars at your event or party. She brings a fantastic array of the most delectable cheeses, fruits, nuts, breads, crackers and even caviar. It is a unique and popular way to entertain your important guests and a sure way to have a party that is a big hit!
Trim Water is in a word, yummy. The entire 8.5 oz. bottle only has 10 calories. It comes in a lot of different flavors, but then I got attached to the Pomegranate-Cranberry. I had a couple of sips of a Grapefruit flavor that was also quite good, and I want to try all the flavors, but I pretty much love the Pomegranate-Cranberry and am going to find it tough to pull myself away from that one.
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Trim Water
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<br><STRONG>Serendipity is a delicious Frozen Hot Chocolate. Yes you heard it right. They were passing out lovely, frothy, whipped cream covered mugs of it. I'm not eating sugar right now, but the word on the street was---it was too yummy for words. Luckily they gave me a packet to take home. So when I am eating sugar I can whip up my own! <BR><A href=" http:="" www.serendipity3.com?="">www.serendipity3.com
The Creative Coalition teamed with
Warren-Tricomi to join forces with some of the most famous names in the world to create and inspirational book that honors inner beauty. The book is titled tentatively The Beauty Within The book is scheduled to be published in 2008 and will be comprised of original celebrity portraits. Each portrait will be accompanied by a personal quote from the celebrity describing what inner beauty means to them.
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Warren-Tricomi
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ALL proceeds from the book will be donated to The Creative Coalition.
The renowned hair team of Joel Warren and Edward Tricomi prepped and glamorized the celebrities at an exclusive suite set up for them at
Haven Oscar Gift House. They were then photographed by cutting-edge Polaroid artist/photographer
Jeremy Kost. Some of the participating celebrities were
Kathy Bates, Stockard Channing, Antwone Fisher, Marisa Tomei, Alan
Cumming, Wendie Malick, Alyssa Milano, Mimi Rogers, Sharon Stone, Jennifer Tilly, and Kate Walsh.
www.thecreativecoalition.org/index.html
www.warrentricomi.com
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Yummy Pastries
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Jumpin Jammerz are just so cute! They're one piece jammies with feet in them. Remember being oh so cuddly on a cold night when you were a kid in your footed pj's? Well actually I don't since I was brought in warm Phoenix, Arizona, but we've had some cold nights here in LA. OK you people in the snow, I know----we're wusses here in LA---we are shocked for a week if we hear it's going to rain one drop, It becomes our weeklong news flash. I lived in Boston, I know cold. We do have a couple of cold nights here in LA in the winter. Oh well it's cold to us. I picked a really cute red
Jumpin Jammerz with hearts on it. It was one of our freezing LA nights so I took my jammies for a test drive. They're wonderfully warm, soft and so snuggly. .
www.jumpinjammerz.com
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Charles Lapson Bags
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Lielle Arad was working with the latest technology and the subconscious for the deepest possible solutions for change and optimum health using quantum feedback. Quantum Biofeedback measures 10,000 factors in your body that correlate to different things like allergies, brain waves toxins, emotions, and hormones in quantum measures. It works as a matrix giving a holistic perspective and it provides balancing frequencies to reduce the stress in the body.
www.thequantum.tv
Toto, USA was showing off a high-tech electronic toilet/bidet. The design is ultra sleek and it's a revolutionary hygiene system, defining the next generation of bath environments. What was interesting about it was that you didn't actually see the various washing things. They were kind of hidden yet sophisticated. The Japanese have been using this technology for years; it's about time we started to catch up.
www.totousa.com
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Serendipity Frozen Hot Chocolate
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Fruit Advantage makes Dietary Supplement Capsules that help maintain healthy bones and joints when you exercise. They make a product that is based on black cherries for your joints and back and one that is pomegranate based for heart health. They also have dried fruits that allow for a quick and healthy on the go snack.
www.fruitadvantage.com
Maria Tina designs beautiful jewelry. Madison & Mulholland included one of her beautiful silver floating open heart pendant on a silver chain in their VIP Nominee Bag. She is a multi-talented, multimedia artist who lives in San Francisco. She is not only a top-notch jewelry designer; she also creates network broadcast animation. A six time Emmy award winner in Art Direction and animation for broadcast television, she is also an international Broadcast Design Association multiple gold, silver and bronze award winner.
www.maria-tinavision.com
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ASICS
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Journals Unlimited is a journaling company that has over 55 journals in print on all different kinds of subjects including various sizes of wine journals, making the small ones easy to take along for when you want to order in a restaurant or keep track of a delicious bottle you may come across and want to record. Their easy to fill-in journals makes journaling a fun and easy hobby that allows you to keep a record of whatever you wish.
www.journalsunlimited.com
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Royal Underground
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Royal Underground is a cool men's clothing line designed by
Nikki Sixx, best known as
Motley Crue's bassist. There are some fantastic pieces in this line. The hoodie sweats are striking, the shirts are elegant and fun and I have been wearing my Royal Underground hat constantly since they let me pick one out at the gifting house. I'm getting lots of compliments.
www.royalunderground.net
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Ila Spa
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ILA Spa is and English company with a full line of products which are wonderfully calming giving one a feeling of serenity. Other products are uplifting and give energy. First our feet were soaked in water with floating, fresh rose petals. The air had the aroma of their delicious, calming scents while Lauren and Denise gave our feet salt rubs.
www.ila-spa.com
Madison & Mulholland is a VIP Product Placement and Celebrity Gifting
Company. Each nominee received one of their VIP gift Bag filled with products.
www.MadisonandMulholland.com
Revlon, the official makeup for Haven was hosting daily makeovers by celebrity stylist
Jessica Deben, featuring
Revlon's new Limited Edition Collection.
Susie Kim was also glamorizing the celebrities for Revlon. Susie's a terrific makeup artist with a bubbly personality. We have all loved Revlon for years and still do. What more needs to be said.
www.revlon.com
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Sushi Girl
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Sushi Girl owner,
Nikki Gilbert was making her spicy Sushi rolls. Nikki comes to your party with her portable sushi bar and makes sushi rolls for your guests.
www.thesushigirl.com
Under the Canopy is an organic and natural product line founded by
Marci Zaroff. Their mission is to make a positive impact on the planet. They make high quality and luxurious apparel and home products made from organic fibers such as cotton, soy, bamboo, corn, seaweed, organic linen, hemp, silk, Ecosilk, organic wool, Tercel and Organic denim.
www.underthecanopy.com
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