THE 37th ANNUAL DAYTIME EMMY AWARDS
Behind-the-scenes Emmy coverage: The Emmy gift bag
Posted Monday, July 05, 2010 1:40:04 AM
For the fifth year in a row,
soapcentral
.com is taking you inside the gift bags given to all Emmy presenters and nominees. This is your chance to be ahead of the curve and find out what's hot before everyone else does.
Perhaps more than any recent year, this year's gift bag featured some ingenious items -- as well as some favorites that will appeal to every taste. The items featured were not only stylish and useful, but also extremely affordable to those of us that do not have a soap star salary.
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Claire Burke
When you watch your favorite soaps, do you notice that the characters all have floral arrangements, dishes of potpourri, and an endless supply of candles burning in the background? Well, you don't have to be a billionaire or have your evil twin steal from your enemy to be able to enjoy those simple luxuries.
As an interior designer, Claire Burke found that good design wasn't just about visual aesthetics. Having a fragrant accessory in a room can help turn a beautiful room into an exquisite environment. To help all of us accomplish the goal of making the most of our living spaces, Claire Burke launched her own line of affordable, high-quality home fragrances.
No matter how you choose to scent your home, Claire Burke has a product suited for you. Each fragrance line includes potpourri, filled candles, reed fragrance diffusers, votives, home fragrance sprays, and electric fragrance warmers.
The number of fragrances is also endless, tapping into whatever mood or fantasy you'd like to experience. The Original scent is far from ordinary. It combines rose, lavender, patchouli, and spices. Other scents include Vanilla Bean, Wild Cotton
TM, Slice of Spice
TM, Tropical Flowers, Oh Christmas Tree
TM, and dozens more.
Later this summer, Claire Burke launches its latest fragrance creation: Cherry O!
TM. A sample of the new fragrance was handed out in the Gifting Suite and tucked safely away in the
soapcentral
.com camera bag. Later, when the bag was opened during an interview, a room full of soap stars demanded to know where the scent of cherries was coming from. If the reaction from these stars is any indication of how Cherry O!
TM will be received, then the scent will be a huge hit.
» For more information about Claire Burke, please visit: www.myclaireburke.com
GuesstimationTM by Discovery Bay Games
If there's one thing we've learned from soaps, it's that kids grow up fast -- sometimes overnight. Okay, so maybe children in the real world don't grow up
as fast... but it seems that we never get to spend as much time with our loved ones as we'd like. The folks at Discovery Bay Games are actually working to correct that problem.
that's unlike any other game we've seen. Guesstimation
is a trivia game where the answer to every question is a number -- sometimes a mind-blowing figure. What are we talking about? Here's a sample question: Italy has 13,788 post offices. How many does India have?
Yeah, that's exactly what we said. The correct answer is 154,919.
Here's another: How many hot dogs are eaten in North America every minute? Chew on this -- the answer is 37,900.
As you can tell from the sample questions, you don't have to be book smart to play the game. Guesstimation
is suitable for ages 8 and up.
They've launched a new board game called GuesstimationTM that's unlike any other game we've seen. GuesstimationTM is a trivia game where the answer to every question is a number -- sometimes a mind-blowing figure. What are we talking about? Here's a sample question: Italy has 13,788 post offices. How many does India have?
There were two standout products in the Gifting Suite. The first is the Spa Skin Therapy Moisturizing Bath & Shower Gelèe. As you're probably aware, Las Vegas is smack dab in the middle of the desert -- and having a moisturizing bath gel was an absolute necessity. Even if you don't live in an arid climate, the Skin Therapy line can turn your shower into a personal oasis.
If you've never been to a Johnny Rockets -- and with 280 locations, there's bound to be one near you -- here's what you can expect. Each Johnny Rockets restaurant evokes the feeling of an old malt shop with a fun and nostalgic atmosphere. From the tabletop jukeboxes to the décor to the hand-dipped shakes and malts, it's like a trip back in time. If you're there at just the right time, you'll even be entertained by a song and dance number involving all of the servers.
Skincando was created by Sara Damelio. About a decade ago, she landed a job in a Washington, D.C.-area beauty boutique. It was a dream come true for Sara because she thought that she'd have infinite access to skin care products to her acne and other skin problems. She was wrong. Even the most expensive products irritated her skin and caused her even more distress. She decided that she'd have to come up with something on her own. Sara went to school to become an esthetician, and she later experimented with her own products. She eventually devised a batch of natural, organic skin cream that proved a cure-all for combating everything from dry skin and bug bites to eczema.
The Honor and Remember Flag features six symbols to honor and remember our fallen servicemen and women. The Red Field represents the blood spilled by our brave men and women. The White Field recognizes the purity of sacrifice. The Blue Star represents active service in military conflict. The Gold Star signifies the ultimate sacrifice of a warrior who will not return home. The Folded Flag signifies the final tribute to an individual life, one that is presented to the family for their loss. The Flame is an eternal reminder of the spirit that has departed this life, yet burns on in the memory of all who knew and loved the fallen hero.
There's a new product available to women that can help them go from too revealing to fabulously appealing. It's not a bra. It's not a camisole. It's a Brami.
Each TheraPearl pack can be frozen, and the beads will remain fluid, providing comfort as they mold to the contours of the affected area. Pop the pack in the microwave and the heat will help ease aches and pains and increase the blood flow to the area. There is also a built-in safety feature. When the pack approaches room temperature, it's time to take a brief break before applying another compress.
