Pamper Me Fabulous

The first PMF I attended seemed worth it because the gift bag was incredible. Subsequent events have had very poor gift bags and inconsistent items. The pampering part never happened for me because the lines are always so long. Mostly, I feel like attending PMF is like paying to go shopping. It is crowded, the lines are long, and free samples and gift bags sadly consist of pop chips, and stick on nails.

With my Lydona. Girls day! Super crowded with tons of beautiful women but we really enjoyed it! Since it was my first time, my gf and I didn’t know what to expect but were pleasantly surprised. There were TONS of vendors, a DJ, free massages, zumba/​workout sessions, food/​dessert trucks, free shots and drinks [BEWARE.SUPER STRONG ;) ] and other free stuff! YES!
My gf even got her nails done for free. Of course the wait for all the free things were insanely long but did I mention… free? So if you’ve got the time and are willing to wait, why not? When’s the next one? ;)

The first pamper me event I went to was in Palos Verdes in November 2012. That event was well organized, spacey, and fun!
Recently, I attended the pamper me event this past weekend (March of 2013). Wow! It was nothing close to what I experienced at the one in Palos Verdes.
The line stretched around the block first off. I think this was due to the living social deals that were also selling these tickets. Second, it was way too packed and it was hard to go to the eating/​food station. Third, once you left, you were unable to come back and you would have to fall back into the long line!
This year’s was very disorganized.
The gift bags too were a little on the «cheap» side. I remember in the November one, we got way more products in actual sizes, not sample sizes. mmm.
I most likely will not go to this event at the Vibiana. I was a little frustrated among other folks as well because it seemed as though they sold so many tickets and not even half of the ones who purchased them could get in. The venue was way too small and they clearly did not think about maximum capacity before deciding to post tickets on living social for only $ 21.
I might give the palos verdes location a chance again, if they have it there, because i really felt relaxed and not claustrophobic since it was huge!
Thanks pamper me, but I might reconsider making these events a routine for me. My cousins also were a little disappointed in the turn out.

This is my second attendance to PMF. Previously attended PMF at Terranea in Palos Verdes which was in a better location with great coastal scenery and cool ocean breezes.
Vibiana PMF 2013
The free swag bag was smaller in size than the previous year however there were some useful items like hair ties. I had read there would be several food trucks but was disappointed to see only three trucks. Other than dining at the food trucks there is no other food to buy. There were some free services such as eyelash extensions, Milano hair curling, manicures, and a photo booth where you can take candid shots with props. This time the massage was not free and cost $ 1 per minute. The line for nails was extremely long and slow. There was a variety of vendors but not all sell their products at a discount. I did not find much to buy since most of the products were of average quality catering to budget minded customers. Didn’t get to attend the seminars or workout classes.
Hope they can improve PMF, unless it keeps going downhill.

I have mixed feelings about this event. Some of the worst things could have easily been avoided and were the direct result of the poor organization of this event. Most importantly, it was completely oversold. We were packed like sardines in this venue.
* Navigating from vendor to vendor was maddening. We had to wait in a line just to speak to a vendor, wait to sample products like try an eyeshadow color or spray a perfume. I ended up walking away from many.
* Waits of over an hour for services. I was looking forward to a manicure but the line had at least 75 women in it, so I skipped it. I also skipped the massages even though I wanted one. Just too many people.
* Venue was divided into sections that were inaccessible unless you walked out of the building, down the street, and reentered. Again, more lines, lines, lines. The actually stopped letting people in when I was only 6 people away from the entrance! We were left to wait in the street in the hot sun until they allowed more in. So frustrating.
* WHERE were the drinks??? This is a ladies pampering event and I couldn’t buy a cocktail? WTF is that? Yes, they were serving free margaritas (in a shot glass) at the very back of one section of the venue. I asked if they had salt or lime, and the girl serving them told me I didn’t need it! Apparently she is not familiar with margaritas. I truly would expect an event like this to offer a variety of alcoholic drinks for purchase. You could not even buy an iced tea or a coke on this hot day, unless you left the building, walked down the street and re-​entered the very isolated food area. The set up was poorly laid and just messy.
* No trash cans. We carried wrappers and papers and crap around, looking for a trash can, asking vendors if they had a trash can, until finally we just started setting it down around planters, etc. It was a shame, and I would never normally do such a thing but I was desperate! No trash cans, no bueno.
Now there were some aspects that were NOT the fault of the organizers, in my opinion. Like the «psychic» that offered palm reading, tarot card reading, and psychic reading for $ 10, $ 20, and $ 30 respectively. My two girlfriends and I bought one of each, and we went in individually so she didn’t know we were together. The «psychic» was a one trick pony meaning she gave the very same reading to each of us, regardless of the medium we chose, and charged us different prices. I mean the VERY same reading, using the same examples and names (Do you know a Michael– beware of him. He is jealous and does not want you to be happy.) It’s all in fun anyway, and I don’t take it seriously, but why charge 10 for one and 30 for another? And taking advantage of people by charging $ 200 to remove the «black cloud» should be prohibited by the event. Who needs to be in the proximity of scam artists when the theme is to be pampered?
I loved some of the vendors, there were some great makeup artists there, and I bought a beautiful lipstick and eyeliner. My girlfriends bought a teeth whitening kit, skin exfoliator, perfumes with infused pheromones, and one signed up to host a sex toy party. We LOVED the photo booth and props, and the girls running it were sweet. I loved that we could go unlimited times. Loved the 3D henna tattoo.
The swag bag was alright. Loved the curl cream, coochie cream and hair ties. Could have been much better. Not as good as others have said.
I would hesitate to go again. I would have to be convinced that the venue was big enough and that there were enough hands available to provide service to all attendees. I truly hope they think about this and improve this event, because the potential is there.

I was excited to attend Pamper Me Fabulous this year after looking at the website online and reading reviews. I must say, I was VERY disappointed. It was great to see all the exhibitors and deals that were provided but the layout was not well planned at all. I signed up for eyebrow threading and because I had time to wait, I went to the other side of the building to go and grab food for lunch. The problem was, to get to the other side of the building, you had to leave the event and enter the food area which was on the opposite side of the Vibiana. If you wanted to get back in, you had to wait in a LONG line behind a lot of other people who were just waiting to get their initial peek at the event! If I was told by the security guard that I would have to re-​enter and wait in that long line, I definitely would not have left in the first place. Needless to say, VERY poor layout.
As far as the goodie bag we received, the quality of the bag was not as good and there were not as much loot as last years reviews were raving about.
The only reason why this event does get 2 stars is because the venders were very nice and I found out great info about new products. In addition, Ziba did a great job on my eyebrow threading! Sorry to say that I will NOT be going to this event again.

I’m a Love & Life Coach in Beverly Hills and I just love the Pamper Me Fabulous Event… So many women, so many exhibitors, so many deals. Great bonding and networking!
Thanks!

$ 21 from living social. why the heck not?!
got here at 10:30 AM and the line was already wrapping around the entrance of the parking lot. it was cold. and they said checking in starts at 10:30. we didn’t get in until 10:45. what did keep us entertained were the half nekkid men walking around. nice bodies. great eye candy for the early morning. once we checked in, my gf and i walked around the outside patio of the vibiana venue. it was beautiful and lots of vendors were setting up still. we each got those fruity vitamin water by activate. i’ve had the berry flavor before so i wanted to try the fruit punch and lemon lime. the fruit punch was good. lemon lime not so much.
my gf and i didn’t find anything we loved enough to purchase. we pretty much checked out all the vendors and even took some time talking to the people at the vendors. they were giving out free manicures but you needed to book an appointment and there were so many people tryna hop on that ish. mehh. there were also facials and massage for $ 15, too.
free alcohol and dessert tastings though. gotta give it up to cake bar la for yummy desserts! i really enjoyed the red wine and chocolate cupcake with a cream cheese frosting sample.
photobooth was fun. props to magnolia photo booth co. !
my gf and i left the event around noon. we basically browsed around and felt a little jipped until we got our swag bags! oh man the swag was pretty legit. definitely worth more than the price we got to come to the event but i’m sure it was cheaper for them to provide the swags in bulk. but whatevz! got a $ 20 jewelmint giftcard, nail polish, hydrating crème by lierac, and some other cool shenanigans.
overall, okay event. would i come again? sure. but they better have eyelash extensions and hair styling next time! not saying i don’t care for facials, massage or mani’s but i want more options. :)

Hot half naked men? check.
Standing in line at 10 AM looking like S*** next to half naked men? check.
Free alcohol/​wine cooler/​fruity water/​vitamin water tastings: check
Free manicure with OPI nail polish: check
Tired shoulders? Free massage: check
Shopping for unique, boutique/​designer clothing while you wait for your nail appointment? check
Free snacks/​pretzels/​hummus/​cakes/​desserts: duh
Free hairstyling? Not this time :(
Free photobooth pictures! Unlimited takes unless you wait until the end when they have a huge line and limited time.
Free makeover at the Benefit counter? (Beware they actually want you to buy something if they’re going to invest all that time into making you look pretty). Also beware if you have sensitive skin, their idea of «cleaning» the brush that they’re going to use on your face is wiping is 5 times on a paper towel.
Lastly, FREE GIFT BAG that is worth the 50% groupon that I bought for the admission to the event.
Overall: ⁴⁄₅ for the experience. Can’t say that it would be as exciting the second time around just because they already had everything, and not much more is going to be that new and great.
ps. I think the only males I saw that day were those 4 half naked males and the guy who worked on the White Rabbit food truck.

Vibiana March 2012
Hot guys wearing no tshirts: Check
Free Swag: Check
$ 15 facial from Epidemiologie: Check
Free drinks: Check!
Free desserts: Check!
Saw Steph C (LA East Unilocal Intern): Check!
Nails done: Check!
This event grew in size. The line at 10.45 was LONG for the 11am opening. But of course… we were entertained by the half naked men of Pamper me Fabulous. :D Nice.
VENDORS:
They really had only three things you could do: nails (free), facial ($ 15), and massage ($ 15). I remember back in the day in OC when the PMF event had it all! I got eyelash extensions and my hair done… it was just great… now… this is kinda sad.
They did do well on the alcohol tastings and dessert tastings. I’ll give them that.
They only had ONE food vendor. That’s not good. They told us the wait was 30 min to get your food. No, thank you.
They were selling a lot more stuff than having people actually be pampered.
The workout sessions also diminished. They used to have Beach Body workouts and Reebok workouts… but now… nothing — just yoga and breathing exercises.
They also only had ONE photobooth this time: P Magnolia is cool.
SWAG:
Pretty sweet swag bag tho. Worth $ 21… possibly. :D
OVERALL:
I feel like it went a little downhill over time, but hopefully they can bring it back up by November’s event.

Pamper me Fabulous had outdone themselves this year! First off, the venue took place at the Terreanea resort in Palos Verdes! Just that itself gave it a automatic 3 stars because the Venue and it’s view are magnificent!
Now the event!!! Better then the previous years! Lots of stuff to see. Lots of vendors. One bad thing is if you are not the first batch to run around the event and put your name down for the free mini beauty services, you’ll never get them. Because they usually are all filled out by the first hour or so of the event. :-(.I was lucky to get a hair service in but I had to wait 4 hours. By the 4^th hour, I was so ready to go, I didn’t care to get my hair done!
This year, I absolutely love the Photo Booths! The Viral photo booths and the Hyundai dealers along with their props to dress up, or their other props, the 4 hot half naked guys. :-)
The drinks were good, they even have complimentary ice water for you to help yourself. The vendors their are not just there to sell you their products, they have games and giveaways for you ready to take home, as well as samples, and treats!
The celebrities speakers were awesome! The Goody bags were so good! Instead of small little package of samples, it’s filled with actual size upscale products. Unlike the «Shecky’s» events goody bags that is filled with small pouches of samples and LEFT OVER products from previous year’s inventory… (No Joke)

Beautiful venue with endless fun!!!
THANK YOU Unilocal for the tickets to this fabulous event. My girlfriend and I enjoyed drinks, small beauty treats, sweets and some much needed sunshine. This is like the spa of wedding expos, display their latest products with trials and wonderful wonderful giveaways! Best part of all, Patty Stanger! YAY!!!