IGNITE Oscar Event honors Oscar Nominees and celebrates Art and Cinema

March 5th 2025--Los Angeles-The Oscar Awards season is a great time to celebrate art and cinema and one of the most memorable gifting suites over the Oscar weekend was the IGNITE event hosted by veteran event producer and beauty entrepreneur Heather Marianna. The Luxury Gifting Lounge was held on Thursday, February 27, 2025 at The Beverly Hills Marriott Hotel, a luxury boutique hotel in Beverly Hills. 

Heather Marianna hosted IGNITE to celebrate the brilliance of actors,writers and producers this Oscar Awards season. The gifting lounge was like no other- it featured a unique array for luxury brands in beauty, wellness, skincare, publishing and so much more. Paul Oakenfold, Gilles Marini, Martin Rodriguez, Johnny Whitworth, Jacqueline Laurita, Maria Conchita Alonso, Anne Ramsay, Naomi Grossman, Jeremy Miller were just some of the many celebrities in attendance. Some of the top event sponsors were Boris Walks Alone Art, Get Taylored by Heather, The Gloria Law Group, Joe Petroski's Profoundlyliving.com and Sorghum United.  

Beauty featured heavily at the gifting suite with guests being gifted products from brands such as: Beauty Kitchen Junkie, Aegis Formulas, BeezGone Skin Repair, DabaLash, KED Cosmetics, Pixi Cosmetics and Libra Lip & Lash Co. These brands showcased their greatest and latest product offerings to the guests. Michel Medspa located in Costa mesa offered onsite Botox and fillers and Qcura hair fitted hair extensions to guests who fancied them. 

Among the participating beverage brands were decadent tequila from Dulce Vida Tequila, revitalizing water from Ophora Water, creative gin from Empress 1908 Gin, exquisite Vodka from Weber Ranch Vodka, wine from Diniz Cellars and Wein Cellars. Other interesting beverages showcased were from Bare Essentials, Roots Lyfestyle and Sip Awards.

Empress 1908 Gin

Fashion brands Dria Dair by Kendria Godair, Natsukashii ink, as well as must have anti-shapewear Skanties were on hand to offer stunning fashions to attendees. Guests were also invited to stay at Casa del Camino, a luxury boutique hotel nestled in the heart of Newport beach.

The DJ played great tunes all day as guests enjoyed cocktails from Empress Gin and Dulce Vida tequila and nibbled on some great culinary treats.

"The Hollywood community has weathered some very tragic events over the past months," Marianna said. "We wanted to create some positive and uplifting moments with our annual celebration of awards season."

As each guest left the gifting experience, they received a large gift bag of more beauty goodies and gift services including Asea Global RENU28® Revitalizing Redox Gel, nutritional science products by Frequense, Healing and Beauty LV's tarot reading, a Lisa Huscher Intuitive Coach session, The Luxury Hair Spa, Ready Wellness Clinic's amazing array of skincare products, UNA Vodka and stylish eyewear from Velvet Eyewear.

Guest experienced the Wellness, beauty and make-up products, gourmet cuisine, signature libations, gifts, and champagne toast all at the same time! They were able to mix and mingle with Oscar Nominees, Previous Nominees and Winners, and Past Presenters. It was a great atmosphere engaging with other high-profile celebrity guests, network with unique sponsors, and indulge in gifts galore!

Nevada-based Kiss My Paws Animal Rescue was the event's official charitable partner this year. Guests were invited to support the charitable partners by donating and bringing in awareness for a great cause. All in all, Heather Marianna hosted a great event for a great cause. Guests had a great time and will look forward to attending their next event.