Oscar Night 2022, The Nights of Stars, Thanks to Cedric the Entertainer & Eric Benet, It's Winning Time with Debbie Allen, Norm Nixon, & Cheech Marin.

 By Laura Medina

Oscar Night has always been a tradition of "The Night of 1,000."  It has always been the night when Hollywood gets the excuse to clean up then dress up in their finest.  Yes, the Oscars Awards Show gives legitimate reason and excuse to get pampered to glam up then party in the glamorous settings, feasting on the finest food and drinks.

Hosted by Cedric the Entertainer and brought to you by Beam Suntory/Courvoisier®, the GRIOT Gala will transport VIP guests into Parisian splendor with the ambiance of Moulin Rouge, by way of its luxurious indoor/outdoor atmosphere, designed & produced by Dwight Eubanks & Annette BibbyOliver/Dreamhouse MBG. The GRIOT Gala will honor the extraordinary accomplishments of award winning stage, television and film actress Phylicia Rashad, revered for her portrayal of Claire Huxtable on the Cosby Show, Cheech & Chong’s Cheech Marin, and the Have & Have Nots Reneé  Lawless  — all industry greats who represent diversity and inclusion and who authentically contribute to the world becoming ONE. Each honoree will be presented with a prestigious award to commemorate their exceptional career in the entertainment industry!  Post award ceremony, guests will dance the night away to live entertainment and celebrity DJ sounds, while sipping on Beam Suntory/Courvoisier® signature libations! Tastemaker palates will appreciate BOA's tray-passed aperitifs, delectable hors d’oeuvres and tantalizing food stations!

Oscar Night 2022 was "Winning Time" when Debbie Allen showed up with her husband, LA Laker, Norm Nixon.  Great timing, HBO's comedy-drama mini series on the rise of the LA Lakers, "Winning Time," has their son, DeVaughn Nixon, playing his dad in the mini-series, playing while telling his dad's early days as a swinging single, debonair playboy, overcoming insurmountable odds to become the all-star point guard of the Lakers. He expertly maneuvers the complexities of NBA stardom… until talented young rookie Magic Johnson arrives in L.A.

Hosted by Cedric the Entertainer and brought to you by Beam Suntory/Courvoisier®, the GRIOT Gala transported VIP guests into a Parisian splendor with the ambiance of Moulin Rouge, by way of its luxurious indoor/outdoor atmosphere, designed & produced by Dwight Eubanks & Annette BibbyOliver/Dreamhouse MBG. The GRIOT Gala honored the extraordinary accomplishments of the award-winning stage, television, and film actress Phylicia Rashad, revered for her portrayal of Claire Huxtable on the Cosby Show, Cheech & Chong’s Cheech Marin, and the Have & Have Nots Reneé  Lawless  — all industry greats who represent diversity and inclusion and who authentically contribute to the world becoming ONE. Each honoree was presented with a prestigious award to commemorate their exceptional career in the entertainment industry!

Post Academy awards ceremony, guests danced the night away to live entertainment and celebrity DJ sounds after walking an incredible tiered custom designed purple carpet, while sipping on Beam Suntory/Courvoisier®'s signature libations! Tastemaker palates appreciated BOA's tray-passed aperitifs, delectable hors d’oeuvres, and tantalizing food stations!   VIP rooms had different experiences for guests to be gifted and pampered throughout the venue including Kush Boys, Courvoisier private tastings, to French mimes serving custom cocktails from a designed French bistro next to a constructed Eiffel Tower. Griot Gala is an Annual Oscar sought after and coveted event that never disappoints. 

Oscar Night and the Oscar Awards itself, actually started at 2pm when the red carpet opened, what people really, really, want, an haute couture runway show where their favorite celebrities model the best haute couture in imaginable ways.

This is when celebrities and guests start filing in for Charmaine Blake Red Carpet Oscar Viewing Dinner for Faber Ryan Youth Foundation, Home - Faber Ryan Youth Foundation (fryf.org), hosted by Eric Benet.

Of course, the foundation's namesake, Dr, Jay Faber, showed up at his own Oscar viewing dinner.

Actresses, Christina DeRosa and "The Young & The Restless," Kate Linder may had provided the runway show to Charmaine Blake Red Carpet Oscar Viewing Dinner, but they were more excited to rush in then settle in, to watch the actual Oscar Awards' fashion show, the Oscar Red Carpet.  It's a fashion sport.

Since the Oscar Viewing dinner party is also a fundraiser, guests can buy a souvenir during the auction, such as a gift basket that was created for the late Chadwick Boseman, just 2 weeks before he passed away. Other auctioned items include an original etching by Pablo Picasso, a Norman Rockwell painting, and a Magic Johnson portrait.

Special guest Eric Benét did an amazing job hosting the event. The auction was filled with priceless pieces of art from Picasso to Norman Rockwell. One lucky attendee went home with a unique Michael Jordan piece that had rings from Jordan’s championship seasons with the Bulls. There were live performances along with a delightful three-course dinner from Top Chef Elijah Brown from Las Vegas, NV. The HUSL displayed their NFTs along with their HUSLVERSE that is soon to be released on March 30th! There were past and present Oscar nominees in attendance with a large red carpet. Eric Benét introduced Jason Derulo who was unable to leave Dubai in time.

Oscar Night 2022 was Winning Time.

 

Sir John & L'Oreal Infall-A-Thon Took Over The Grove in LA, as Their Very Own Makeup Festival.

 By Laura Medina

L'Oreal had its own makeup festival, with their Creative Director and Beyonce's makeup artist, Sir John headlining and hosting.

They took over The Grove in Mid-city Los Angeles, all day and all night Saturday.

First thing in the morning, Sir John fully debuted and demonstrated L'Oreal's tough and practical Infallible Collection, in multiple use ways that are fast enough for busy moms from school to gym to work to soccer matches with the kids.

Their foundations come with SPF 25 and still durable yet lightweight enough for a swim then sweating it out at the gym, INFALLIBLE 24 Hour Fresh Wear Foundation, Lightweight.

Sir John knows you need to pack a punch with a lightweight, fewer products that you can tote in your tote bag with a tablet and a cell phone, stashed inside your tote bag zippered pockets.

Their foundation powder that's two shades darker can double as a contour, bronzer, then bronzer-eyeshadow,  INFALLIBLE 24H Fresh Wear Foundation in a Powder.  Yeah, Sir John showed using a darker foundation or a foundation powder can work as blush contour and all-natural eyeshadow in a 2-in-1 production.  As any makeup freak can attest, a cream in a cream formula can do a triple threat as an all-natural lip color, in addition as blush/contour and eyeshadow.

Here's the real kicker.  L'Oreal finally developed then launched a true multiple cheeks and lips, even eyes tint, Glow Paradise Lip and Cheek Tint, https://www.lorealparisusa.com/makeup/lip-color/lip-gloss/glow-paradise-glow-paradise-lip-and-cheek-tint-eternal-rose

It, first thing in the morning, he finally debuted Glow Paradise Lip and Cheek tints, instructing people to use their ring finger to precisely and delicately dab the tints on the lips, cheeks, and if neutral and deep enough, pat on the eye lids.

Before L'Oreal developed Glow Paradise Lip and Cheek, in earlier demos, Sir John was asked if he was escaping a fire, or trapped on a deserted island, he'll be escaping with sunscreen for his smooth scalp, brow gel, and Infalliable Pro-Matte Liquid Lipstick because it's creamy and "suede" enough as an eyeshadow then spreadable as cream blush and cream lipstick.

But now with Glow Paradise Lip and Cheek Tint, https://www.lorealparisusa.com/makeup/lip-color/lip-gloss/glow-paradise-glow-paradise-lip-and-cheek-tint-eternal-rose, you can get a really triple threat of a pop of color in your tote bag or even in your jeans pocket.

Art Hearts Fashion Still Hearts Fashion, But It Goes Straight to the Heart.

 By Laura Medina

Not did Art Hearts Fashion did an haute couture fashion show for Project Angel Food with red carpet haute couture designer, Alexis Monstanto, their current Los Angeles Fashion Week is fundraising for Ukraine.

This week's Art Hearts Fashion Week is also reflecting what fashion week has morphed into, immediate satisfaction.  Whatever strikes your fancy on the catwalk, can be quickly purchased right after the fashion show. At Art Hearts Fashion Week, during the day at the much more calmed daytime HUB, you can buy the outfit directly from the brand (they're not designers anymore) right after you spotted on the catwalk a minute ago, or directly to the brands' showrooms that just did the runway show.

If you want the excitement and the show biz, they saved the best for last, at night at The Majestic.

Art Hearts Fashion is still beating.

Runway of Dreams Have a Big Heart.

 By Laura Medina

Fashion designers are real people and real parents of children with disabilities.

Since they're fashion designers who are always designing clothes for abled people, why can't they design hip, trendy, stylish clothes for disabled people, to boost their self-esteem?

Even blind people skate and like hip, fashionable outfits...

https://usa.tommy.com/en/tommy-adaptive jumped on the disabled bandwagon and disabled models excitedly jumped in and modeled the clothes on the runway.

Runway of Dreams is a great leap forward in true inclusivity.

Right Before International Women's Day, Billboard's Women In Music Had an Audience for the First Time.

 By Laura Medina

A week before today's International Women's Day, Billboard's awards show honoring women musicians had a live audience for what is usually a sit-down dinner and awards show.

Not only did singers, such as Doja Cat, were honored so were women musicians, the legendary Bonnie Raitt with peer, Jackson Browne accompanying her and the soon-to-be legend and vanguard, H.E.R.

Billboard's Women in Music is a tasty tidbit to today's International Women's Day.

From Twilight to AMC's "Dark Winds," Kiowa J. Gordon manages to open a salon, The Ice Collective, Where Pampering Equals Professionalism.

 By Laura Medina

When he was acting as "Twilight's" Embry Call thirteen years ago, he never imaged he'll be owning a hip and trendy hair and nail salon, with its own gel nail polish line.

But, here he is, with his The Ice Collective at 12216 Ventura Blvd. Studio City, CA. 91604.

It actually came from his girlfriend, why not open a luxurious salon to cater to their friends' needs and wants when it comes to grooming and getting ready for red carpets, premieres, and events?

Most people's idea of pampering is Kiowa's and his influencers' and friends' idea of professionalism, a little bit of grooming to boost the self-esteem and confidence to face the cameras.

The real professionalism comes from his staff's teamwork, where Tyreema, the hairstylist and makeup artist, jumps right in, fixing an updo while the guest is getting a decorative manicure done.  That's teamwork.

Sure, Kiowa Gordon is super busy managing and running a salon while busy acting in "Dark Winds," "Reservation Dogs," "Roswell, New Mexicio," and "The Boardinghouse Reach."  Through observation and listening to his fellow actors, colleagues, and friends, Kiowa can cater to their needs by implementing services to address their grooming needs.

Right now, The Ice Collective does pedicure, manicure, hairstyling, and makeup styling.

While being pampered, styled, and serviced, staff will gladly offer you nonalcoholic refreshments.  Next month, they're planning to implement brow waxing services.

Remember, the Oscars are only a corner away, on March 27th.

Book your hair and nail and makeover services at Kiowa Gordon's The Ice Collective at 12216 Ventura Blvd. Studio City, CA. 91604.

The Stars Partied First But Then, Fans Shop FX's "Snowfall" Season 5's Community Pop-Up Shops in a Pop-Up Mall.

 By Laura Medina

To let FX's "Snowfall" fans share in celebrating "Snowfall" returning for Season Five, FX threw a community pop-up shop, actually a pop-up mini mall filled with local neighborhood businesses, some prominent during the Super Bowl, such as Bricks & Woods.  Brick & Woods did a limited edition collaboration with the NFL, for the Super Bowl, intense.

In Season 5 of "Snowfall," Franklin and his family are rich enough profiting on the crack trade to reinvest in local real estate.

To continue the positive, constructive vibe to this very day, after the previous night premiere party with the cast and crew, the sold-out pop-up mall was still brimming with local vendors selling their curated, tasteful wares to "Snowfall" fans.

More than promotional swag and souvenirs, the lucky fans come out with cool items from local businesses that Season 5 of "Snowfall" is promoting, giving back to the community.

Season 5 of "Snowfall" returns to FX, February 23rd. at 7:00pm Pacific Standard Time, starting a fresh, new marathon of Season 5's Episodes 1 and 2 for two hours.