If anyone deserves an award for the longest running luxury awards season suite, it’s Roger and Lynn Neal, who just wrapped up their Style Hollywood Beauty and Couture Suite celebrating the 85th Annual Academy Awards.
The party ran for three days during Oscar week at L’Ermitage Hotel in Beverly Hills, but for the Neals it has been going on for 17 years. They started off working with shoemaker to the stars Stuart Weitzman, outfitting the feet of Oscar attendees who wanted to dazzle from head to toe on the red carpet. They also ran Weitzman’s pre-Oscar dinner, known not only for its A-list guests, but for a lavish gift bag packed with electronics, beauty products and jewelry.
Neal says the concept evolved into a beauty and couture suite, which showcases designer fashions, jewelry, handbags, bath, body and hair products and pampers guests with beauty treatments. They included spray tans, facials and massages provided by SunLounge Studios, eyelash extensions by Daniel Dinh of Long Mi Lashes, blow drys from Olez haircare and shaves by the Art of Shaving in Beverly Hills
Those who indulged included the youngest and most adorable nominee for best actress, Quvenzhane Wallis, who is known for her love of unique handbags. Accompanied by her mother and grandmother, she had a grand old time perusing the purses of designer Timmy Woods before moving on to check out gowns from two designers, Shekhar Rahate and Addy Van Den Krommenacker and jewelry from Sisa by Brasil.
Other guests included Marcia Gay Harden and AJ Hammer, Oscar nominee for best short film Shawn Christensen, TV matchmaker Patti Stanger and the stars of the reality hit “Shahs of Sunset.”
Another fun element, unveiling the most expensive flat iron, an Iso Beauty hair tool adorned with a rare $500,000 30-carat orange sapphire. Young Q. checked that out, too.
