For her event celebrating this year\u2019s Emmys, Charmaine Blake chose a cafe in West Hollywood. It was headquartered on the front patio, with some of the fun also inside. I was happy to congratulate Charmaine of yet another gold medal for her little brother, Yohan Blake, of the Jamaican Track & Field team. He\u2019s always fun to talk about!<\/p>\n
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<\/a>Jason Chase, working on a guest. (I think I surprised him!) Photo by Karen Salkin.<\/p><\/div>\n
Now, let\u2019s let me tell you about all the fun I discovered at this suite.<\/p>\n
The very first thing I noticed as I entered, (after Charmaine\u2019s gorgeous new male assistant, of course,) was masseur Jason Chase<\/strong>, of Healing Massage Venice<\/strong>, giving someone a chair massage. Since a massage was the very thing I needed the most at that point, (from carrying all the bags from the previous suites that week,) that became my starting point. After Jason loosened each guest\u2019s knots, he gave them a gift certificate, so that we could continue the treatment when we\u2019re (and he\u2019s<\/em>) not so time-constrained. I can’t wait! www.healingmassagevenice.com<\/a><\/p>\n Then I moved on to meet the gift sponsors. Here are the highlights of those:<\/p>\n Photo by Karen Salkin.<\/p><\/div>\n Vision Care Eye Massager<\/strong>\u2014This is what everyone in this town needs! It\u2019s heated goggles that do a vibration massage on the pressure points around your eyes. Just ten minutes should do it, to help ease the stress and tension from the constant straining of our eyes, for writers like me, especially, who are on our computers all day! And for actors studying scripts. And millennials who are glued to their phones. (Now<\/em> all those latter peeps need is something to stop the Dowager\u2019s Humps they\u2019re creating on the tops of their backs, from all the hunching-over their devices that they\u2019re doing! Just sayin.\u2019) The rep also told me this device helps alleviate dry eye, which is music to my ears. And eyes<\/em>, of course! (And more great news\u2014you can charge the massager with a usb cable; the accessories are included in the box.) This item is a win-win-win!!! www.eacustore.com<\/a><\/p>\n Photo by Karen Salkin.<\/p><\/div>\n Sarrela<\/strong>\u2014These ionic-infused brushes, with textured bristles, are touted to also clean your hair as you brush. And who, (outside of Mickey Rourke and Johnny Depp,) does not want always-clean hair?! I just wish everyone<\/em> in Hollywood would use one! www.sarrela.com<\/a><\/p>\n Eva Fashion<\/strong>\u2014This couture designer was gifting lacy sequined lingerie\u2014for men<\/em>! Wow. That took me by surprise. www.evaeevae.com<\/a><\/p>\n Photo by Karen Salkin.<\/p><\/div>\n Elbe Art<\/strong>\u2014I admired this artist\u2019s colorful paintings, especially the ones that reminded me of Haitian art. Though all her pieces feature brush strokes that are similar to each other, she appears to have several different styles of painting, and they are all<\/em> very attractive. www.elbestudio.com<\/a><\/p>\n Native’s Organic Personal Care Collection<\/strong>\u2014This new company was gifting little samples from their new skin care line. The duo was so sweet, calling each other \u201cmy king\u201d and \u201cmy queen.\u201d How could you not love them?\u00a0www.nativesorganicsus.com<\/a><\/p>\n Charmaine’s handsome assistant, posing by the MCPA sign. Photo by Karen Salkin.<\/p><\/div>\n MCPA<\/strong>\u2014I had the most fun with this group of women from the Multicultural Community Production Association, which fosters diversity in show business. (So maybe they should help me<\/em>\u2014I\u2019m in a minority of actresses who are still rocking our own hair<\/em>! No extensions for me, thank you very much.) They were gifting certificates for eyebrow shapings, along with couple of different books. And they agreed with me that little JT should have won So You ThinkYou Can Dance<\/em>, so I stayed at their table the longest, lamenting the fact that he came in second. www.mcpa-promo.com<\/a><\/p>\n It all made for a fun, relaxing afternoon, which is just what I needed at that point in the week. Now excuse me while I go revive my eyes with that Vision Massager!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" CHARMAINE BLAKE\u2019S EMMYS 2016 ULTRA GOLD GIFTING SUITE [Note: I made it out to five gifting suites, or lounges, that celebrated this year\u2019s Emmys. As usual, each gets its own write-up because I don\u2019t want you to miss even one tidbit.\u00a0 This is the fourth of five, so please make sure to read the previous<\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a>