If you didn’t know, I was one of the many Stoli Vodka Originals who won a trip to LA to party at the Playboy Mansion, for the 2012 Kandy Masquerade. It was only a few hours ago, and I’m already writing the review and publishing almost 70 photographs (mostly of me with insanely gorgeous playmates and models). So, here’s how it went down:

Body painted and greeting us at the door!

The attire for guys is very formal, with suits and ties and bow ties of all shapes, sizes and styles. The girls’ attire was much more interesting, with lingerie and carnaval-like wardrobes which they themselves designed and made, with a few designer items as well. Some girls were not dressed at all, and were instead body painted, one of the hallmarks of the Kandy Masquerade eye candy!

The venue was divided into several parts. The main area was a massive tent where the dancefloor, tables, lounges and DJs and performers were located. On that note, the lienup included two artists I adore: Dirty South and Jes!

The interior was divided into sections, with the hottest booths and tables being Stoli’s, where we (and heff!) were seated. The outdoor area was around the famous pool and waterfall, where gourmet food and a bar made of solid ice kept everyone’s hands busy with drinks or finger-food. On the far side of the pool, a rush of photos of you was taken over a 6-second period, which would be printed out and binded together, so when you flip through them, you see yourself animated! Which was a wicked awesome souvenir!

The illusion that the party is full of inappropriate behavior is completely inaccurate. In fact, the party-goers are the creme de la creme of clubbers from across the world, with the everyone being very friendly and meeting almost everyone there. In other words, it’s not every person on a table, it’s every person walking around all over the place meeting and chatting up everyone present. You meet a lot of interesting people too, which is normal considering you need to apply for a ticket and be handpicked by the organizers.

Kim and me! =D

I met Heff on his way to his booth, but the security guard 3 times my size didn’t let me take a photo. I managed to tell him it was “an honor meeting him” and that “I wasn’t sure you’d be attending”, to which he replied “I wouldn’t miss one of my parties”… That’s one awesome octogenarian! I also saw Kimberly Philips, Playboy’s Miss September 2009, whom I spent most of the party with. She’s truly an amazing person, funny, witty and extremely nice (and absolutely gorgeous of course!). I have my good friend Jessica Faisal to thank for introducing me to the Kim! Tiffany, another Playboy bunny, was really nice too. But, perhaps the most interesting person I met that night was Olivia, who was as big a deadmau5 fan as myself, and went crazy when “Remember” was played! Oh! And the cutest thing that happened last night was the souvenir booth, where in those 6 seconds, a guy decided to propose to his date, forever immortalizing that moment in a paper flipbook from the Kandy Masquerade at the Playboy Mansion… That must be a first!

All in all, it was arguably the best party I’ve ever attended. The venue: legendary. The drinks: Stoli. The food: food for angels. The music: perfect. The girls: absolutely gorgeous. The guests: handpicked from across the globe. I feel lucky to have attended such a party and made so many new friends. From now on, I’ll probably change my Twitter bio and add to it “partied at the Playboy Mansion =P”. And, for those of you secretly wondering to themselves if I did anything naughty or got lucky, I didn’t. I have my beloved Lori waiting for me back home, and there aren’t enough Playboy bunnies in the world to change that.

I’d like to of course thank Stoli, and especially Stoli Leb for flying us all the way to LA, putting us in limos and suites and letting us be part of the legendary, third annual Kandy Masquerade with VIP status… Sandy, Rolland and George, I love you guys! =D <3 BFFs after this awesome trip :’)

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