Couture and Beauty at Roger Neal Style Hollywood Awards Suite
For coming up on 20 years now, Roger and Lynn Neal kick Oscar Week into high gear with a three-day extravaganza, their 19th Annual Style Hollywood Beauty and Couture Academy Award Suite.
Set up in the penthouse of the Luxe Hotel on Rodeo Drive, the place is buzzing with the latest in fashion, jewelry, beauty products, shoes and handbags. There’s even a private cabana for tanning, massages, hairstyling and manicures for invited guests.
Even as the pampering and product showcasing goes on, guests enjoy libations from Lorimar Winery, Starfire Water and Long Shot Coffee and catering by Chef Ken Ehrlich and Jeanette’s Edelweiss restaurant, with beautiful confections by Mary’s Cake Shop.
And there are always good causes that benefit, which this year were the Andy Transplant Foundation and Hollygrove, the orphanage where Marilyn Monroe lived in the 1940s, which now provides counseling and crisis services to at-risk children in their homes, at schools and on the Hollygrove campus in Hollywood.
A slew of nominees for the 87th annual Academy Awards attended including Alexander Dinelaris and Nicolas Giacobone, who went on to win the Oscar for co-writing “Birdman,” Laura Dern, Diane Warren, E. Max Frye, Danielle Brisebois. Stephane Ceritti, Helen Estabrook and Julien Féret, who was up for his short live-action film called “Butter Lamp.”
Other guests making the rounds included Paul Sorvino, Renée Taylor, Erin Murphy, Carol Connors, Lois Aldrin, Sheryl Lee Ralph and Lea Thompson, well-known and loved for her role in “Back to the Future.”
“The exclusive suite is where stars and media can enjoy a much-needed relaxing and comfortable atmosphere and be pampered with some of the most expensive treatments available today,” said Roger Neal, who noted that the event seems to become a good luck charm as some of the attendees go on to win Oscars.
Designer Rhonda Shear unveiled her Shear Couture Oscar Collection to rave reviews. Her one-of-a-kind evening gowns and cocktail dresses are designed to mark the arrival of bold new era in event dressing.
Other designers showcasing their wares were Maricela David, Timmy Woods and Madeline Beth.
And there was much more to delight the senses including products from Skin Research/NeuLash, Nubra, Fur Frenzy, GT Nutrition, Grounded Beauty and Jenetiqa. Beverly Hills orthodontist Dr. Bruce MacFarlane showcased his new teeth whitener and Dr. Sandra Moldovan provided a gift certificate for periodontist services, while Nadia Khalil Bradley signed copies of her new book, “Origins of Truth.”
–Hillary Atkin
