Showtime Style® 2006 ReviewPage 1. At the Showtime Style 2006 Retreat, celebrities like Angela Bassett, Darryl Hannah, Andrea Bowman, Kathy Hilton, Kristen Bell and Tichina Arnold were spotted testing products, getting treatments, and walking away with bags and bags of goodies, from micro-dermabrasion kits to cashmere hoodies to laptops to exquisite and exotic jewelry. Many enjoyed the spirits of Margarita King and Star Ice, and ingested the non-alcoholic inner skin treatments from Borba. I watched like a voyeur as other celebrity personalities got eyelash extension treatments and vacation packages to exotic lands. I went from booth to booth and decided that I wanted to know what these vendors, inventors, designers, and founders had to say. I tested, tasted, felt, and learned all about these fabulous products myself while my photographer followed me and captured the essence of the afternoon at the Luxe Hotel’s Penthouse Suite.
Jennifer Chang of Kumi Kookoon graciously showed me her assortment of linens. I felt the soft silk and envied anyone who possessed one of these bedding sets. “We do loungewear for the home, bedding, embroidered butterflies, slippers, eye masks, and we’re giving away drawstring pants for the Golden Globes. We’ve been in existence a little over three years, and we’re based out of Los Angeles. We sell all over the world—we have a big celebrity following. I used to be a CPA, and I just hated it. My mom used to be a designer, so I thought I would do something I liked with my life, and here I am. It’s amazing how fast the company has grown. Gwyneth Paltro, Halle Barry, Debra Messing, Adrian Brody, and the like call all the time to order stuff.” --Jennifer Chang To learn more, visit www.kumikookoon.com. As I turned around, I almost tripped into a woman wearing a lab coat. She was applying a micro-dermabrasion treatment, Derma New, to a woman’s hand. I looked on as she skillfully swirled the white tool around. When she was finished, her patient’s right hand looked at least five years younger than her left—it was amazing to watch! Well, needless to say, I wanted to try it for myself, and as the clinician worked her magic, she explained the entire process to me. “My husband and I created the concept out of our former Day Spa in Beverly Hills, called Dean Rhodes for Hair, Skin and Body, and we’re going to be six years old this year. We’ve taken the clinical micro-dermabrasion procedure and created a way for consumers to get the same results at home. The crystals from the machine are in a cream base, a very super anti-oxidant rich cream, and we’re working the crystal cream onto the skin with a battery-operated tool. Now, when we apply a moisturizer or toner, your skin absorbs it so much more naturally. It’s about getting clinical procedures and results at home without having to go to a clinic. We’re literally polishing wrinkles, fine lines, hyper-pigmentation, sun damage, acne scars, and we’re also reducing pore size. The kits retail starting at $80.00. For less than the price of one micro-dermabrasion clinically, you can have a whole 30-day supply at home. It’s really affordable, it’s very safe, very effective, and it’s for all skin types. We think micro-dermabrasion is for everyone, even those with sensitive skin because we’re able to uncover fresher, newer skin that may be clogged, or may be congested on the surface. There may be dead skin cells; there may be excessive oil production. It’s all about finding the right type of exfoliation. If you’re not exfoliating, you’re not taking care of your skin. Initially, use it every day for five days in a row, and then take five days off; and then it comes back into your regimen two or three times a week after that. “There is a complete skincare system that complements each of the systems. For instance, the sensitive skin system has sensitive skin care that nourishes that newly resurfaced skin. There are nourishing skin systems for all types and other formulations that nourish hands and feet. We can be found at Sephora in the USA and France, Alta nationwide, select locations at Nordstrom on the West Coast, and we’re in fine salons and spas all over the world in twenty countries.” --Amby Longhoffe To learn more, visit www.dermanew.com. After my treatment I turned to my left and was immediately drawn to this bag of gummy bears. You see I was starving. I hadn’t had anything to eat all day. So I plopped a few of those gummy bears into my mouth. They were delicious! Scott Vincent Borba watched me and smiled. Then he offered me some water to wash them down. Okay, I’m game. Delicious! I looked at the calorie count and was shocked to see a zero with tons of nutrients. The bottle of water alone practically filled me up. He then proceeded to tell me all about his product.
--Scott Vincent Borba To Learn more, visit www.borba.net. So are you getting the picture yet? Everywhere I turned, there was something exciting going on. And they were all things I really wanted and needed to know about. As I enviously passed the three cosmetologists giving manicures, pedicures, and facials, I forged ahead. I passed through the hallway, and to my immediate left were these gorgeous handbags. They looked very expensive and they were unique in their design. They were the Moonsus / Marsus collection from Canada, and the line, which is only four years old, has already been covered in fifty magazines.
--Christine Kuo To learn more, visit www.moonsus.com. |
