GBK is Golden With Its Luxury Lifestyle Gift Lounge for the Globes

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It’s a much anticipated rite of passage into the winter awards season as GBK puts on the biggest – and many say the best—luxury gifting lounge.

This year’s event, held at the “W” Hotel in Hollywood in the days leading up to the 72nd annual Golden Globes Awards, lived up to the acclaim.

In conjunction with Pilot Pen, GBK played host to a number of celebrities, presenters and nominees including  Gina Rodriguez of the CW’s hit show “Jane the Virgin,” Viola Davis, star of ABC’s “How to Get Away with Murder,” Jason Ritter, Lorelei Linklater, Niecy Nash and Alexander Dinelaris, Nicolas Giocobone and Armando Bo, screenwriters of one of the year’s top films, “Birdman.”

Taking over the second floor of the trendy hotel were dozens of vendors who gifted guests with their products and services – everything ranging from jewelry to electronics to skincare, clothing and accessories and luxury vacations.

Pilot Pen’s beautiful booth celebrated the art of self-expression by showcasing one of a kind calligraphy pens as well as those that can be used day-to-day. Their exhibit encompassed 1,000 origami cranes and attendees were invited to write a wish for their charity of choice while sharing it on social media using #pilotwish.

One of the perennial favorites is a gift bag full of handmade creations from members of the Artisan Group, which this year included stunning jewelry from Estylo Jewelry, Megs Broken Wings, Helen’s Adornments, Boy Cherie, Studio Jewel by Lisa Lehman and Nature’s Splendour.

But that wasn’t all, as there were also handcrafted natural bath products from Brosily Bath & Body and Pure Lather and natural cosmetics from Olivu and Smokey Mountain Lacquers.

Some of the other unique products available were beautiful, fashionable jewelry from Brave Chick, Wi-Fi headsets from LG Electronics, laptop bags and tablet cases from Solo; knit caps from Canada Bliss, a three night stay at Puerto Vallarta Beach Club in a private, spacious villa; four nights at Ce Blue Villas Beach Resort in Crocus Bay/Anguilla for two guests from Caribbean Living; an amazing Villa at the Viceroy in Bali.  Also, JetSmarter  gifted one month memberships providing private flights worldwide, electronic cigars from Citizen e-Cig, reusable beeswax food wrap that keeps food fresh naturally from Abeego; the world’s first performance fabric sheets that are ultra-soft and technologically advanced to keep you cool, dry and comfortable from SHEEX; Creeper Crawlers, developmental clothing for babies including their easy grip crawl suit.

And naturally there was a delectable range of refreshments ranging from gourmet chocolate and cupcakes to healthful hummus and specialty wines and cocktails being served throughout the lounge. The bar featured organic, low-calorie, gluten-free Bare Organic Mixers® that are made with juice, water, and agave syrup along with Nuvino, the first premium single-serve pouch wine– eminently transportable to a number of occasions– except obviously not for usage while driving.

 

GBK always features several non-profit organizations in the lounge, giving them an opportunity to educate guests about their cause. This year’s honored charities were Lambda Legal (lambdalegal.org) World Vision (worldvision.org) and YES, Beat Liver Tumor, (beatlivertumors.org)

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Author: Hillary Atkin

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