Planet Beauty & EC Gallery Host Collaborative VIP Beverly Hills Opening

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Jul 15, 2014, 11:00 ET

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., July 15, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Planet Beauty and Exclusive Collections Gallery (EC Gallery) have just arrived on the famed beauty and style scene in Beverly Hills. To celebrate, Planet Beauty and EC Gallery will be hosting a joint private opening affair. Press, VIP clientele, local tastemakers, business executives and city council members will join in the revelry, and toast to the newest arrivals to the Beverly Hills Community. The private event will take place on Wednesday, July 30^th 2014, from 6-8 pm at 229 and 231 South Beverly Drive, Beverly Hills CA 90212.

The arrivals of Planet Beauty and EC Gallery, to the city renowned for its palm-tree lined streets, stellar shopping, and constant sunshine, will further strengthen their position inside Los Angeles County.

Planet Beauty will present a bounty of The City of Angels' most must-have products on the market, including: Kate Somerville, Anastasia Beverly Hills, Jane Iredale, Dermalogica, Rodial, Colorproof, Perricone, and more. This new boutique will continue to provide the first-class customer service that customers have experienced shopping with Planet Beauty for over two decades.

Other festivities of the evening will include award-winning contemporary painter, Henry Asencio, to paint a model, live, at EC Gallery. Emerging as one of the most intriguing artists working today, Asencio's open brushwork, sweeping color, use of texture and precise drawing skills have resulted in a body of work that has earned him international accolades. Avant-garde in execution, his work blends the classical ideals of figurative painting with a unique, contemporary style revered in his art.

About Planet Beauty:
Planet Beauty is a privately owned upscale beauty boutique founded in sunny Newport Beach, CA in 1992. For over two decades Planet Beauty has been committed to providing customers with an exceptional one-stop shopping experience catering to all professional beauty and personal care product needs. Planet Beauty's 36 boutiques are home to a bevy of the most luxurious, innovative, must-have beauty brands in the market, including: Rodial, Anastasia Beverly Hills, Too Faced Cosmetics, Pureology, Hampton Sun, Jane Iredale, Bliss, Smashbox, Dermalogica, GHD, Enjoy and more! For more information, and store locations, please visit us at www.planetbeauty.com.

About EC Gallery:
EC Gallery was founded by Ruth-Ann Thorn. The first EC Gallery opened in 1995 in San Diego. Known for discovering talent, EC Gallery is on the cutting edge of art having discovered half a dozen artists that were unknown and brought them to international acclaim. The galleries uniquely draw from these talented group of premiere artists under exclusive contracts with EC Gallery from all different genres. With the commitment to artistic excellence, EC Gallery is founded on the premise that art is discovery for everyone. It is with that philosophy that has brought EC Gallery such tremendous success with a loyal customer base that continues to grow as they approach their 20^th anniversary in 2015. Today, there are EC Galleries in Las Vegas Caesar's Palace Forum Shops, in the seaside art town of Laguna Beach, and two in downtown San Diego in the popular Gaslamp Quarter and Seaport Village – with a new gallery that has opened this summer in Beverly Hills. More EC Gallery locations will be coming to many other top US markets in the next 5 years. For more information on EC Gallery, please visit www.ecgallery.com.