Garnier beauty products given as gifts at award ceremony party

NEW YORK Maybelline Great Lash mascara and Garnier Nutritioniste skin care were among the products that guests inside Elle's "Beach Chic" Green Room lounge received during the 2009 Film Independent's Spirit Awards held in Los Angeles in late February.

Elle magazine was a premier sponsor of the awards event, held Feb. 21, which champions achievements in independent film and supports actors and filmmakers in their endeavors.

During the ceremony, Elle hosted celebrity presenters, winners and VIPs in the "Beach Chic" backstage lounge. Guests received Swarovski encrusted Nutritioniste Bags, ear buds and Maybelline Great Lash from Elle's 2009 Spirit Awards partner, Garnier, while VIPs walked away with Lacoste hats and sunglasses. In addition, celebrity guests were encouraged to sign the Elle-branded surfboard, which will be auctioned off with all of the proceeds donated to charity.