KITI contributor Rachel Ganz has her eye out for celebrities and brands of note leading up to the Oscars, as the guest of GBK Oscar Awards Luxury Lounge 2020. This is where the Hollywood elits came to mingle, meet and enjoy more than $60K worth of gifts.

Rachel writes:

February 7- 8, at the Kimpton La Peer Hotel in West Hollywood, Oscar nominees, past winners and other celebrated guests came to mingle during the glorious Oscar season.

I was able to chat and interact with many of the generous vendors as well as the happily gifted celebrity guests. Gorgeous model actress Blanco Blanca came with her lovely daughters and wore a striking red knit mini dress and stunning neon yellow Gucci spiked heeled booties.

At the cheese buffet, actress Theresa Randle (Bad Boys for Life) came up to enjoy a plateful of cheddar and gouda cheese, sharing that she could never go vegan. She worked so many hours that she needs animal protein to keep up her hectic schedule.

Jimmy Wong (Mulan) was extremely interested in natural vitamins as his family has sought optimal natural remedies and vitamins to match their healthy lifestyle.

Many of the celerity attendees included Presenter Zack Gottasgen, Marica Gay Harden and Cicely Tyson. Spike Lee and actress Tiffany Haddish stopped by as well as Esai Morales, Tzi Ma, Paula Nunez, Jasika Nicole, Madison Iseman, Mike Moh, David Zayas, Isa Briones, Jackie Tohn, Skye Marshall, Tichina Arnold, Nicky Whelan, Lyne Renee, Lotte Verbeek, K Callen, Emilio Rivera, Jason Lewis, Shaun Taub, Deidrich Bader, and a lot more.

I was impressed with the talented vendor Carson Davis (Dvandva Designs) who created an entire collection of copper and silver fused jewelry in only 2 months. Her high quality detail and craftsmanship is truly amazing. Each original piece of jewelry is exclusive and beautiful.

As always, more great and notable brands were on board such as:

• Source Naturals, one of the most established nutritional companies, founded in 1982 to deliver optimal nutritional products to promote individual health.

• Palmina Winery encompasses “a philosophy, a passion and a strongly held belief that wine is an extension of the plate, a component of a meal and a means to bring people together.” Created by winemaker Steve Clifton in 1995.

• CannaCard-CannaTrac Technology Inc. was founded in 2014 by Terrence Patton, who created a fully-cashless payment system with bonus rewards for enrolled customers.

• California Caviar Company is the only sustainable, vertically-integrated caviar company in the U.S., meaning they go from spawning to serving. They also provide private label caviar for Michelin chefs and provide caviar to connoisseurs worldwide.

• The Artisan Group is a premier marketing collective for the entertainment industry who’s mission is to introduce Hollywood luminaries to the handcrafted work of talented artists and crafters. Fabulous trips were gifted to lucky celebs, included a stay at Le Blanc Spa Resort Los Cabos via Swanky Retreats: “Travel outside the Obvious.” Many guests got gifted a stay at The Mansion Bali and a stay at Raiwasa Award-winning Private Retreat in Fiji which includes your own staff! This enterprising and charming man from Fiji prefers to please and pamper only one guest at a time with his exclusive staff of 10 men.

• Parasuco denim collection, with over 45 years of innovating washing techniques, polished finishes and sophisticated style shorts, jeans, jackets and hats.

• Little Something Sweet-Established in 2009, Little Something Sweet is a home-based bakery focused on individual customer needs whether it’s a huge wedding cake or a plate of sugar cookies The owner showed a love of baking as a child and sharpened her skills at the Culinary Institute of America in New York. Something Sweet creates incredible looking pastries, with strict attention to detail and flavor.

• Nu U Skin Solutions creates handcrafted quality body butters made with organic ingredients and essential oils, with no artificial dyes or chemicals. These special body butters and scrubs that was founded by caring nurses.

• Stray Cat Alliance was founded in 2000, and its mission is to “advocate for every cat’s right to be safe, healthy, and valued.” Stray Cat Alliance provides a hotline for people to call.

• John Kelly Chocolates premium award-winning chocolates with a Hollywood story; “In 2004, on a charming street off Sunset Boulevard, we opened a small chocolate factory in Hollywood. They make 19 variations on that original recipe, something we call “truffle fudge”, along with other tempting treats.

• Palette by Pak the original High Fiver travel tool is a leak-resistant travel and beauty tool created so you can bring your favorite skin cream, make up or toner.

“It was a pleasure to experience the sumptuous GBK Oscar Luxury Gifting Suite 2020 with the magnificent roof top scenic view among so many distinguished and eminent Hollywood guests,” says Ganz. “Gavin Keilly, the CEO and founder of GBK Productions has always produced an ingenious and opulent gifting suite allowing businesses to align its products with the celebrities in attendance. Gavin Kelly has created multiple division GBK Celebrity Gifting, Event production, Charity consulting, and Marketing. GBK offers all clients a full range of marketing services and benefits for more than 20 years.

“GBK Productions always aligns with various charities and this year’s event Global Green and Stray Cat Alliance were onsite to chat with the celebrities attending. Music for the event was provided by ADM Entertainment and Talent and Press secured by Mosaic Public Relations.