TINSELTOWN SPYWITNESS.Byline: Elizabeth Snead and Joel Stratte-McClure CARIBBEAN FOR THE STARS: How did Catherine Zeta-Jones, Michael Douglas, Jennifer Garner, Kiefer Sutherland, Meryl Streep, Naomi Watts and Renee Zellweger hear about Ceiba del Mar, the exclusive Caribbean resort? Seems they were presenters at the 2004 Screen Actors Guild awards The Screen Actors Guild Awards are an annual award given by the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) to recognize outstanding performances by members. SAG Awards have been one of the major awards events in Hollywood since 1995. and snagged the goody bag created by Karen Wood's Backstage Creations, containing a stay at the small, secluded resort (www.ceibadelmar.com) in Puerto Morelos on the Mayan Riviera. ``We're an intimate place for celebrities and couples to relax,'' says Ceiba's GM Juan Mudespacher. ``Our isolation, seaside seclusion and absolute tranquillity make guests feel like they're visiting a private home.'' The six-acre resort recently hosted some intensely private stars: Dustin Hoffman and Nicole Kidman (no, not together!). Bradley Whitford was also spotted unwinding after the `` West Wing'' season. All the A-listers, who usually register under assumed names, book the large suites with two terraces, sitting rooms with wet bar and fridge, two bathrooms, two DVD players and TVs. All rooms are steps from the white sand, warm sea and fish-and-coral filled reef, the second largest next to the Great Barrier Reef Great Barrier Reef, largest complex of coral reef in the world, c.1,250 mi (2,000 km) long, in the Coral Sea, forming a natural breakwater for the coast of Queensland, NE Australia. . The seaside suites are in eight thatch-covered buildings amid the lush gardens and gurgling Gurgling is a characteristic sound made by unstable two-phase fluid flow, for example, as liquid is poured from a bottle, or during gargling. waterfalls, with a swimming pool featuring a swim-up seated bar for drinks and Mexican dishes. Each building has a private rooftop terrace with a Jacuzzi and a ``personal host'' on call to cater to guests' whims. Never mind the three restaurants on site. For the fabulously famous, there's 24-hour room service with meals delivered through a pass-through nook for extra privacy. Masseuses come to the rooms if stars don't want to wander to the spa for ancient Mayan body scrubs, herbal wraps or state-of-the-art facials. If they want fresh air, they can have private outdoor massages in a beach pergola pergola Garden walk or terrace typically formed by two rows of columns or posts roofed with an open framework of beams and cross rafters over which plants are trained. Its purpose is to provide a foundation on which climbing plants can be viewed and to give shade. or a mangrove palapa pa·la·pa n. 1. An open-sided dwelling with a thatched roof made of dried palm leaves. 2. A structure, such as a bar or restaurant in a tropical resort, that is open-sided and thatched with palm leaves. . BROTHER, THAT'S SOFT SKIN: How does ``Boston Legal'' star James Spader keep his skin so irresistibly smooth and sexy? He uses skin potions and shaving creams made by Santa Maria Novella monks who got in the beauty biz about, oh, 700 years ago. Spader swears by the Santa Maria Novella products, including the Pomegranate pomegranate (pŏm`grănĭt, pŏm`ə–), handsome deciduous and somewhat thorny large shrub or small tree (Punica granatum After Shave Balm, first made by the Dominican monks in Florence in the 13th century. They're still sold today at the Pharmacia de Santa Maria Novella, on the via Della Scala, 16, near the train station in Florence, Italy. The monks also concoct con·coct tr.v. con·coct·ed, con·coct·ing, con·cocts 1. To prepare by mixing ingredients, as in cooking. 2. soaps, fragrances, calming herbal waters, perfumes, bath oils, creams and incenses beloved by supermodels and stars. But Spader doesn't fly to Florence for his face fix. He hits the new Santa Maria Novella West Hollywood shop on Melrose Place. The shop is right across the street from the Sally Hershberger at John Frieda salon, where Meg Ryan, Kim Basinger, Drew Barrymore, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. , Diane Keaton, Estella Warren, Sarah Jessica Parker, Nicole Kidman, Angie Harmon, Natalie Portman, Amanda Peet and newly brunet Renee Zellweger get their cuts and colors. Word is they also pop into Santa Maria Novella for the monks' world- famous potpourri. This incredibly fragrant potpourri is a secret blend of herbs and flowers grown in the hills around Florence. Each batch is collected by hand, soaked in essence in enormous aged-earth jars, sealed with wax, then aged for several months before it's stuffed into beautiful silk sachets with the Santa Maria Novella gold crest. The intoxicating in·tox·i·cate v. in·tox·i·cat·ed, in·tox·i·cat·ing, in·tox·i·cates v.tr. 1. To stupefy or excite by the action of a chemical substance such as alcohol. 2. scent lasts about a year. Only a small amount is made each year, so when they're sold out, they're really sold out. CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1) ZETA-JONES and DOUGLAS: Their Mayan Riviera spot. Steve Granitz/WireImage.com (2) SPADER: Aftershave aftershave Noun a scented lotion applied to a man's face after shaving aftershave , aftershave lotion after n → Rasierwasser nt secret. |
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