The first ever MIH Holiday Swag Party was a huge success! I’ve learned since starting Motherhood in Hollywood that businesses love to share their products and get them in the hands of real people, not just celebrities. As a result they have graciously gifted me with a lot of wonderful things.

But I’m just one person and it would be incredibly Grinchy to keep everything I get through MIH for myself. So I started the MIH Swag gifting parties earlier this year and began sharing some of these items with my friends and fellow influencers. And since it’s the season of giving, I thought Christmas would be the perfect time to give again and a great excuse to throw a party.

My friend Karen at We Village in LA offered to let us use their beautiful space to host the event. Ivy Welburn from The Ivy Designs is usually catering to some of the biggest stars in Hollywood, but she took time out of her busy schedule to add a touch of holiday magic to my event. She created a gorgeous Santa throne surrounded by greenery and florals of the season.

And since she’s also a party planner, she brought a hot cocoa and spiced eggnog bar that would bring a happy tear to Santa’s eye. One quick call to Stephanie and Ographr to help beautifully document the day and we were ready to get our swag on!

I also want to give a huge thank you to Scott at Fresh Brothers pizza! They just launched their new Chicago deep dish pizza and offered to let my guests get a taste.

Now usually in Hollywood people avoid carbs at all costs. But my guests were raving about this pizza, salad and sliders.

Everyone was huddled around the food like it was their last meal! If you can get ladies in Hollywood to eat carbs, at a party, then you are doing something right. Find your nearest Fresh Brothers and try it for yourself!

Now here’s my list of favorite items from the MIH Holiday Swag Party!

Zoe by Qyksonic

Let’s get right to the glamour shall we? After all what’s a Hollywood swag party with out luxury items? And the Zoe by Qyksonic tops the list for beauty essentials. This cute little device is the first and only sonic skincare device that cleanses, massages and applies skincare products. Zoe uses silicone bristles that deliver 6000 pulsations per minute to gently clean, massage and exfoliate your skin. Each guest picked one of the colorful options and couldn’t wait to get home and try it. I’ve been using mine for a few weeks now and it’s now part of my regular beauty routine.

It Naturals

Women in Hollywood are very particular about their hair. They want to look stylish, yet effortless. Glamourous, yet casual. It’s a lot to ask of your hair! But it’s definitely acheivable with It Naturals. Guests were gifted It Naturals 12 in One Leave in Treatment and 12 in One Amazing Serum. Both have argan oil, and are paraben free. Your all-in-one solution to miraculously healing and restoring 12 common hair concerns including breakage, split ends and frizz. Infused with Abyssinian Oil and enhanced with Argan Oil this luxury treatment delivers gorgeous, shiny hair. When you see me doing a few extra hair flips on my Insta, you’ll know why.

Polly Pocket by Mattel

Polly Pocket is back! Do you remember playing with these tiny friends when you were growing up? Now Polly and her pals are back with a new line of toys and a new animated series (Chan’s obsessed!) Mattel graciously gifted my guests several items from the new Polly Pocket line. Guest took home Polly’s Flamingo Floatie, Polly’s Fiercly Fab Studio, and Polly’s Picnic Compact just to name a few. The great thing about this gift was a lot of my guests were moms or aunties and could share these toys with the kids in their life for Christmas. And I get to share them with Channing who thinks the tiny world is just dazzling.

Harmless Harvest Coconut Water

With so many choices of bottled water on the market, I wanted to give my guests the best. Each guest sampled and took home a bottle of Harmless Harvest Organic Coconut Water. They start with uniquely fragrant and tasty young, organic coconuts grown in Thailand. With no extra ingredients, it’s the closest you can come to drinking straight from a coconut. Plus it’s pink! Find out more about why Harmless Harvest is an “ecosystem-based business.”

Baby Magic

Baby Magic has been around for 68 years. And if the quality wasn’t good it wouldn’t have lasted so long. My guests took home a bottle of Baby Magic Calming lotion, Hair and Body Wash and Creamy Baby Oil to use on their sweet little ones. Baby Magic has been beloved by generations for bedtime, bath time and now MIH Swag party guests!

Top Wing toys from Nickelodeon

These rad racers are so much fun for kids! And you can’t have a swag party for mamas without giving them something fun for the kiddos. In fact most moms will tell you they’d almost rather have something for their kids than themselves. The Top Wing cadets were the perfect addition to the swag bags so moms and aunties could add something extra to their kids Christmas gifts.

Dirty Santa/White Elephant

I love games! And I love it even more when moms create their own business based on what they really love too. My friend Jen had an idea a year ago to start board games based on the games she loves playing with her family. She launched a company called Solid Roots and Dirty Santa and White Elephant were born. I was so thrilled to gift my guests with the gift of play! And this is such a fabulous way to get family and friends involved in a holiday classic.

Aveeno and Aveeno Baby

Aveeno has a long tradition of using high quality natural ingredients in their products. So I couldn’t wait to gift my guests with Aveeno Baby sunscreen to help protect them against the California sun. And they also went home with Aveeno Baby Wash, and Aveeno Protect & Hydrate sunscreen for adults.

There were hundreds of products my guests had to choose from and fill their stockings with. We even did some giveaways featuring gift certificates from local restaurants, fitness experiences and wellness products.

And it made my heart so happy to sip champagne and catch up with ladies I adore from every aspect of the entertainment industry. As an only child, and a scorpio it’s HARD for me to give things away! But since it always feels this good to make other people happy, I think it’s something I can get used to.

Huge thank you to all the businesses who made this night memorable for my guests. And thank you to everyone who came. I hope you enjoy your swag!