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Less Swag For The Golden Globes

Filed under: Jewelry, Celebrity Shopping

A recent article in Variety reported that the beginning of Hollywood awards season has seen a decline in swag. The luxury gifting suites are finding less vendors eager to pay the fees and part with the free stuff in order to get a picture of a star posing with their product. Part of this is that both the stars and the vendors are not certain that this type of publicity will have the same impact it used to. To adjust to current times, vendors are teaming up with charities so that all that gifting will end up having a more positive result. This move is also designed to alleviate celebrity guilt about accepting the freebies. The Golden Globe Awards take place tomorrow night at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills and a number of gifting suites are scheduled for this weekend.

One piece of swag is a definite, a gemstone compact created for the Golden Globe nominees for best actress in a drama and best actress in a comedy. The compact was created by L'Oreal and jewelry maker Carelle. The compact includes lemon citrine and pale-green quartz stones in an 18-karat yellow gold setting with diamond details. One compact will be auctioned off on eBay.com during the Golden Globes show to benefit the Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation.

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2008 Emmy Guests' Swag Bag and Perks

by Lisa Palladino (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Apparel, Celebrity Shopping

This Sunday, 9/21, at 8 p.m., get ready to park yourself on the couch to watch ABC and gawk at all the celebs who are famous-for-being famous and oh yes, the real actors, as they parade up and down the red carpet at the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards. I'm always interested in the gifts and perks they get, though, because I know that manufacturers know that there's no better advertising than that which (whom) is unpaid: a celeb wearing or using your item.

Let's take a peek at some of the items inside this year's swag bag, according to the New York Post: "Everyone from Gossip Girls to Desperate Housewives will have the chance to be 'gifted' with Valentino and Jimmy Choo sunglasses ($300-$400), Rock & Republic jeans ($200-$300), Klipsch Image headphones ($350) and even drugstore finds like Dove chocolates ($2.50) and 5 Gum ($1.50)."

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Golden Globes Cancelled but the Swag Must Go On

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Events, Celebrity Shopping

The Golden Globe Awards may be off but the swagfest is still on, at least in some locations. Due to the WGA strike, the awards ceremony has been replaced by a modest press conference. Variety reports that so far the NBC Universal-Focus, HBO and Warner Bros.-InStyle hosted after-parties have all been canceled. These parties can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars many of them in catering fees that have already been spent.

Even though there are no parties and no show, most gift suites are still in business. The Silver Spoon Buffet is set to take place at the Voda Spa, January 9-11 and will take take donations that will go to IATSE Local 44.

The Secret Room event will take place January 10 and 11 at a private location in Brentwood. It will include jewelry from Fileena, vacations from Caribbean Escapes,free stay and gourmet dinner at Paso Robles luxury wine brand owned Justin Wine Inn, free stays at the new boutique hotel Petit Ermitage, free stay Napa Valley Boutique hotel Napa River Inn, teeth whitening from Southland Dental Care, a day of beauty from Luxelab, skin care from Borghese, $500 in free laser services from Dr. Tattoff Laser Center, a year of free dining from Chipotle and all sorts of other gifts. Even though there is no ceremony the event will offer the usual pre-event spa services like Botox, facials and massages.

The Boom Boom Room event, a gift suite aimed at parents, will still take place at the Beverly Hills hotel.

GBK Productions will hold their annual gift suite at the new 60 Thompson Hotel in Beverly Hills.

Access Hollywood is hosting the ''Stuff You Must..." lounge on Jan. 11-12 at the Hotel Sofitel in Los Angeles.

it's unknown how many celebrities will attend these gifting suites but it's a safe bet to say that numbers will be down from past years. And I don't know what they are going to do with the customized bottles of Moet & Chandon champagne like the one shown above, which were to be served at the event.

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Pictures From The Celestial Diamond Pre-Oscar Event

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Jewelry, Celebrity Shopping

One of the pre-Oscar events this week was the Celestial event held by the Diamond Information Center at Soho House LA. The invitation-only event was a week-long celebration for 2007 Oscar nominees and presenters. The event featured an African-inspired diamond spa with an African rough diamond ritual and massage and a warm kimberlite stone hand and foot massage. Dr. Elliot Ndlovu, a spiritual (sangoma) and medicinal healer (inyanga) from South Africa's Fordoun Spa was also on hand to preside over meditation and relaxation rituals. The star of the show however are the gorgeous diamonds on display, over $50 million diamonds from renowned jeweler Fred Leighton displayed $50 million of diamonds including many gorgeous museum-quality pieces. Guests received an Isibindi medallion from Mia & Kompany as a gift. After the jump, more unique diamond pieces.

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Victoria's Secret Academy Awards Bra Swag

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Apparel, Celebrity Shopping

Victoria's Secret joins the Academy Awards swag parade with their annual gift to the best actress nominees. Women's Wear Daily reports that the gift includes a strapless bra that comes with a white gold chain with bearing 14 diamonds ( a total of around four carats) and a pavé diamond circle at the center of the bra and there is also a lip gloss spangled with diamonds and pink sapphires. The question I have is how does Vicky's know what bra size the nominees are?

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Oscar Cue Card Cases For Flustered Nominees

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Handbags, Celebrity Shopping

The Academy Awards ceremony is always full of special moments some of them pre-planned and some of them deliciously spontaneous. For the winners who are suddenly called to the stage and are worried about having their thank you notes at the ready, designer Lauren Merkin has created cue card cases. The little leather cases are done in gold leather and feature one of three helpful reminders: remember waterproof mascara, always act surprised, and the all-important don't forget to thank your husband. The cases are being given to all the female Oscar nominees such as Helen Mirren, Judi Dench and Kate Winslet.

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Super Bowl Swag

by Nicole Weston (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Events

Swag is a concept that usually seems to be reserved for awards and fashion shows, but the 32 NFL team owners and other high-profile VIPs at yesterday's Super Bowl also received some great gifts - three different baskets full. Most of it seemed to be edible, but swag is swag, right? The first was a Florida-themed basket (although not everything was from Florida) with, products from Lamas Beauty, Chocolate Gourmet, Er'go Candles, Bella's Confections' Fudge, VitaZest, Terry's Dark Chocolate Oranges, Lindt Chocolate filled with Orange and Salt Water Taffy. The second basket was a safari theme, with goodies including the Thymes Fig Leaf and Cassis Body Lotion, Tastefully Simple Beer Bread, Peeled Snacks and Brownie Points Caramel Pretzel Rods and more from Chocolate Gourmet and VitaZest. The final basket was Arizona-themed in honor of the 2008 Super Bowl location and had Catoctin Jalapeno Cheddar Cheese Popcorn, Prickly Pear Cactus Candy, Tastefully Simple Blue Aztec Chips and Salsa and soaps from Maryam's Soap Nook.

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Emmy Swag for Pets

by Nicole Weston (RSS feed) —

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Since dogs don't have to pay taxes on their Emmy swag, they probably constitute the only group of gift recipients from this year's awards that didn't have to think twice before playing with their new goodies. And they had a lot to play with because the value of the celebrity pet gift bags from the EXTRA Awards Lounge was about $1,200. The bags included an embroidered Brody Bag, Sushi Pups dog toys and an exclusive Year of Your Dog Tag from Bark Avenue Jewelers, in addition to loads more stuff. It may be a cliche to say it's a dog's life - but it's clearly true for the celebrity pets.

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Emmy Swag and a Tax Reminder to Celebs

by Nicole Weston (RSS feed) —

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With the Emmy Awards approaching in just a few weeks, the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (ATAS) took the time to remind celebrities that their swag bags are considered taxable income and need to be reported as such when tax season rolls around. This is no small thing, either. The value of this year's Emmy gifts is estimated to be between $27,000 and $33,000. The ATAS even sent out letters to the presenters asking for compliance with the various tax codes with a waiver to sign, proving that they read it.

One of the reasons that the ATAS is being rather strict is that the IRS reportedly stands to collect over $1million from Oscar bags alone, which were worth over $100,000 each last year, and the ATAS doesn't want to be held responsible for any tax problems stemming from the Emmy Awards.

For a full list of the goodies that the Emmy presenters will be getting, click past the jump.

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Helio Launch Party

by Nicole Weston (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Gadgets, Events

What better way is there to promote your new mobile gadget than by throwing a party and giving them away to celebrities? Helio doesn't think that there is one because that is exactly what they did. Over the weekend, Danny Masterson from That 70's Show, hosted the Helio event in the Hollywood Hills that included 20 and 30-something celebrities like Milla Jovovich, Chloe Sevigny, Sophia Bush, Michelle Trachtenberg, Paris Lastis and Rachael Leigh Cook. In addition to free food and drinks, each of the attendees walked away with a brand new Kickflip.

For a full look at the Helio Kickflip, rather than going by a celebrity's recommendation, check out Engadget Mobile's hands-on look at it. The Kickflip itself costs $250, but service charges from Helio will run you quite a bit more.

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Swag Bags At The Cannes Film Festival

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Celebrity Shopping

It's been a while since stars were lavished with free gift bags (all the way since the Oscars, how did they manage?). Next up on the swag adventure is the Cannes film festival. The Nikki Beach chain of nightclubs will be creating a temporary nightclub at the Intercontinental Carlton Hotel in Cannes from May 17 to May 28. Nikki Beach at the Carlton Beach will host daytime festivities and the Nikki Club will host fashion shows, premiere parties, and themed events inside the Carlton’s Salon Mediterranean. There will be a daily style area including treatments and samples from Elizabeth Grant, Frederic Fekkai and Face Stockholm. Attendees will also receive a gift bag created by Nathalie Dubois that is valued at over $30,000 and includes Petrossian caviar and a trip to the Le Taha’a private island resort.

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George Clooney Donates Oscar Swag

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Ah, Clooney, could we love you anymore? Gorgeous George, who won the Academy Award for best supporting actor for "Syriana" will donate the swag bag he received for being an Oscar presenter to the United Way. The auction will benefit the United Way Hurricane Response and Relief Recovery Fund. The bag includes a BlackBerry 8700c, a Kay Unger kimono and a cultured Tahitian-pearl necklace but more importantly, the winner gets a handwritten thank-you note from Clooney himself. More details on the bag contents can be found here and the total worth is estimated to be around $100,000. The auction begins March 21. Of course if Clooney wanted to make some serious donation money, he should auction himself off…

[picture via Oscar.com]

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Oscar Swag Bag for The Non-Winners

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

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Details on yet another Oscar swag bag have been released. This one was put together by stylist Lash Fary as the consolation prize for the non-winning nominees. The $27,000 Mirage Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas Gift Package includes a stay at the Mirage and a variety of items that range from a pair of $1,000 Black Diamond Havianas flip flops and a $5,800 certificate for free LASIK eye surgery to items available in your local drug store like those new Shower Soother pellets from Sucadare and a Tide Stain Remover Pen. And for those who need to stay up late to party there is Steven Seagal's Lightning Bolt Energy Drink. The Star Style Salon has the complete list. It's a good move for the Mirage which could use a bit of celebrity buzz as of late.

[Thanks, Alberto]

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Oscar Suite Round-up

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Events, Celebrity Shopping

We've covered a few Oscar suites already the but The Envelope, the LA Times Oscar blog, has a round up of all the Oscar suites where the stars go to pick up free stuff, receive spa treatments and ogle jewelry. In the SoHo House LA, the Diamond Aquifer suite offers diamond-based spa treatments, astrological readings and plenty of jewels to try on. The Penninsula Hotel, The Four Seasons and L'Ermitage are all offering suites full of a dizzying array of items from gift certificates for Botox and Mystic Tans to jewelry and sunglasses to tempt the nominees and anyone else with the requisite star power. The list of stars attending the suites is always impressive which just goes to prove that no matter how wealthy you are, everybody loves free stuff.

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Diamond Lounge Oscar Swagfest

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

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Another stop on the endless pre-Oscar swagfest is the Diamond Lounge 2006 which will be held at the Peterson Automotive museum on March 3 and 4. The lounge features jewelry from Giorgio Visconti and Boucheron Paris, Energetix rhinestone-studded magnet therapy bracelets, Fileena handmade jewelry (shown here), Pink Moon New York handbags and Ting Bling gadget bedazzling service.There will be a spa area that features 24K gold nail polish from Varnish, DermaNew, an at home micro-dermabrasion kit, a lip gloss bar from Lucy B Cosmetics, airbrush tanning from SunFx, and Xtreme Lashes semi-permanent eyelash extensions. The clothing available will include Von Dutch (is this stuff still popular?) and a new clothing line created by singer Macy Gray. Gray will show up to dress the celebs. Not quite as luxe as the Lauder swagfest but free stuff is still free stuff.

Nathalie Dubois and DPA, the hosts of the events, have chosen to spread out the swag love choosing two non-celebs, Pedro Garcia, a soldier wounded by an enemy grenade in November 2005 and Kelly Bolor, a widow whose husband was killed in a downed Black Hawk Helicopter in 2003 to enjoy the gift suites as well.

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