TIc Tac Alan Cumming
"The Good Wife" actor Alan Cumming poses with the Tic Tac® Dress - The entire gown is made of the new Grapefruit, Power Mint and Fresh Mint flavored Tic Tacs®! How cool is that!?

Tic Tac Camille Grammer
"Beverly Hills Housewives" star Camile Grammer poses with the Tic Tac® Dress

Tic Tac Jerry Ferrara
"Entourage" actor Jerry Ferrera poses with the Tic Tac® Dress

Tic Tac Alan Cumming and Judah Friedlander
Alan Cumming and Judah Friedlander pose with the Tic Tac® Dress

Eric Stonestreet
"Modern Family" actor Eric Stonestreet poses on the red carpet at the GBK & Tic Tac® Emmy Gift Lounge

EnterTeenment News Presents: Emmy Gift Lounge

GBK & Tic Tac® Emmy Awards Gift Lounge Blends Charity and Gifting to Gear Up for Big Night

Award winning gift lounge producers GBK teamed up with Tic Tac® for this year’s Emmy weekend gift giving and charity lounge at the W Hotel in Hollywood. Emmy presenters and nominees were treated to the latest in beauty, food, art and social networking.

One of the big themes of the weekend was charity, and there were several sponsors and charities that came together to make this event happen. At the title sponsor, Tic Tac® not only provided several new flavors in their “red carpet survival kit” they also donated $100,000 to CancerCare. Presenting sponsors included Green Smoke, ComforPedic by Simmons and Ancestry.com. New social media networking company BLENDR, LLC hosted the Emmy’s Preview Mixer and charity groups The Art of Elysium, Teach for America and A New Way of Life Reentry Project were all a part of this star studded event.

Here’s a breakdown of what each nominee and presenter were given:

Tic Tac® previewed their newest flavors just for the Emmy Red Carpet which included Pink Grapefruit, Power Mint and Fresh Mint in their “Emmy Red Carpet Survival Kit” which included a SOHO cosmetic bag. Along with their new flavors, Tic Tac® once again donated $100,000 to CancerCare, an organization focused on supporting all people affected by cancer, including those people with cancer, caregivers, loved ones and bereaved. For more visit www.facebook.com/tictacusa

ComforPedic by Simmons gifted each presenter and nominee with their ComferPedic Mystic mattress which features NXG® Advanced Memory Foam offering consistent contouring, heat dissipation and quick recovery for ultimate comfort. For more visit www.comforpedic.com

Ancestry.com gifted a one-year World Deluxe membership and conducted on-site family history searches. For more visit www.ancestry.com

New social media networking company BLENDR, LLC hosted the Emmy’s Preview Mixer on Thursday night and were on hand all weekend to tell folks about their new iPhone, iPad and Facebook app BLENDR where you can meet people in your area who have the same interests. They also provided custom-branded solar universal phone charges to the presenters and nominees. For more visit www.blendr.com

The Art of Elysium were on hand to talk about their organization which encourages working actors, artists and musicians to voluntarily donate their time and talent to children who are battling serious medical conditions. They provide artistic workshops in acting, art, comedy, fashion, music, radio, songwriting and creative writing. As a part of their presentation author Robert Kroupa was signing and giving away his book “Just Like You,” which he wrote to teach young kids about acceptance and tolerance. For more visit www.theartofelysium.org

Teach For America is a national corps of outstanding recent college graduates who commit to teach for two years in urban and rural public schools and become lifelong leaders in expanding educational opportunity. This fall 9,300 corps members will be teaching in 43 regions across the country, while nearly 24,000 Teach For America alumni continue to working from inside and outside the field of education for the fundamental changes necessary to ensure educational excellence and equity. For more visit www.teachforamerica.org

A New Way of Life Reentry Project is a non-profit organization in South Central Los Angeles with a core mission to help women and girls break the cycle of entrapment in the criminal justice system and lead healthy and satisfying lives. As a community advocate, A New Way of Life provides housing and reentry support for women and children, advocates for the human and civil rights of people in prison and people with past convictions, and builds leadership of formerly incarcerated women. For more visit www.anewwayoflife.org

Beauty Foods introduced their new nightly beauty drink, Nightly Beauty, the first ever drink created to give you delicious sleep and gorgeous skin. This decadent hot chocolate drink mix supplement promotes restorative sleep and healthy, radiant skin. For more visit www.beautyfoods.com

EcofirstArt.com, designer of the GPK “Green Room” featuring eco-friendly products, is providing nominees and presenters with a $1,000 gift certificate for their website and a choice of earrings, cufflinks, bracelets, paintings or bathrobes. For more visit www.ecofirstart.com

Each celebrity was presented with decadent foods like the Bread Basket Cake Company’s Creamy Rich Dark Chocolate Red Velvet Truffles, Christine’s Gourmet Toffee, gourmet cookies from TheCravory.com, WineChateau.com gift certificates and chocolates from Zoe’s Chocolate Company.

Because one never wants to attend an event without the best in beauty products, each gift bag was filled with products like Carita Paris skincare oils, GlydMed Plus® Face and Neck Cream, Haan Therapeutics anti-aging skin care, a Knot Genie Detangling Brush, Onsen Skincare, RevitaLash Advanced eyelash conditioner and mascara, Scentsy perfume and Tosca Style hair care products.

And to compliment their beautifully coifed hair and flawless skin, each celeb was gifted several certificates and items from clothing and accessory companies like Bond St Custom Clothiers suits, Margo Petitti Inc. custom scarves, Piggy Pillows fashion insoles, Reflect It Apparel for exercise or everyday wear with motivating and inspiring messages, Robert Graham jackets and dress shirts, a SOHO “Summer Safari” round top cosmetic bag and Sprout Watches, an Eco-Friendly Time Piece.

Not to be left out, several companies gave away products that help the whole family, with The Children’s Place gift cards and designer wallets/coin purses, Umi Children’s Shoes, a Wallaby Parent and Me Class gift certificate and Rullingnet Corporation’s VINCI brand Tab – Touch Mobile Learning for babies. DTLA Bikes gave away gift certificates for their custom built steel frame fixed gear bikes.

Art and artistry are always an important part of these events. The Artisan Group showcased their collection of jewelry, stationary, photography, art and handcrafted products and the indiExhibit provided designed clothing, jewelry and other accessories.

After all the partying, winning and presenting, sleep, relaxation and rest will be much needed items. Providing that luxury are Caribbean Living Magazine who is giving away a 1-week stay in the Caribbean, Exclusive Sedan Service who will be giving a gift certificate for car service, Kurtz-Ahlers & Associates, LLC is gifting various hotel stays at resorts like Imanta, Six Senses Con Dao, Six Senses Laamu, The Bristol and The Bristol Buenaventura. While away celebs can bring their Sheex Sleep Sax, a luxurious, extra-roomy, multi-purpose lightweight sleep sack designed for travel, home, kids and out of town guests.

A big thank you to GBK who let us be a part of the weekend event. EnterTeenment met with many of the great companies listed above and had a great time taking in the gift giving vibe. And thank you to everyone involved.