For many guests, the annual GBK luxury gift lounge honoring the nominees and presenters of the Golden Globes ranks right up there in importance with the actual ceremonies.
One thing they both have in common, free-flowing liquor. For this year’s edition of the two-day GBK event, the location was the exclusive hideaway hotel, L’Ermitage in Beverly Hills.
Taking over part of the rooftop and one of the ground floor suites were dozens of vendors who gifted guests with their wares– everything ranging from jewelry to electronics to skincare, snack foods and beverages.
Celebrity attendees included Thandie Newton (Good Deeds / Mission Impossible), Archie Panjabi (Nominated Best Supporting Actress – The Good Wife), Sara Rue (Malibu Country), Jeff Daniels (Nominated Best Actor – The Newsroom), Alison Pill (The Newsroom), Anthony Anderson (Guys with Kids), Madeline Zima (Vampire Diaries), Ol Parker (Nominated Writer – The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel), Joshua Malina (Scandal), Mayim Bialik (The Big Bang Theory), Bellamy Young (Scandal) and Jesse Williams (Grey’s Anatomy).
This year’s lounge benefited City of Hope and Lambda Legal, as well as victims of Hurricane Sandy. Newton was among those who graciously donated their complimentary eco-friendly and stylish electric bike from Jetson E-Bike to the victims of Hurricane Sandy whose vehicles were destroyed in the storm.
One of the many celebrity-favorite products at the event included the luxury selection of eyewear from Presenting Sponsor Essilor of America, Inc., who gifted their luxury sunwear with premium polarized and Crizal UV. Celebrities also really loved the H2V Skin Care Regime from Burke Williams Day Spa and imPRESS by Broadway Nails, who gifted their imPRESS Press-On Manicure by Broadway Nails – the revolutionary way to apply polish.
Other great gifts included handcrafted gifts from The Artisan Group; custom-made luxury swimsuits from BeachCandy Swimwear by BritB, luxury timepieces from Égard; custom-made and ready to wear collections for dogs by Couture by Sophie; luxury silk-filled bedding for dogs from Smartsilk; the RevitaLash family of conditioning and color cosmetics; signature tweezers and grooming products from Tweezerman.
Another unique gift was the officially-licensed 007 R/C vehicles from the James Bond films by Toy State; appealing to car lovers of all ages like to race around town in their luxury automobiles.
Refreshments and gourmet gifts were provided by Newman’s Own Wines, Prima Dolce Company – Bella’s Berries Compotes, maker of fine whole fruit compotes, sweet treats and confections; Sabra Dipping Company, providing a variety of flavors of Sabra Hummus, as well as Guacamole, Salsa and Veggie Dips; Vita Organic Foods – raw, organic chocolate bars and performance style Warrior Bars; The Real Juice, providing a raw, holistic, cold-pressed juice cleanse; Raw Crunch Bar – raw, organic, handmade, uncooked, unprocessed energy bars; Big Bertha’s Black Market Biscotti – home made biscotti by Big Bertha with all organic ingredients – no butter, very little sugar, delectable!; and gift certificates for a custom 8 inch cake as well as delicious treats from Bread Basket Cake Company.
