invitations
Create your exclusive In Style invitations to kick off your party
decorations
Plates, napkins and candles in shimmering metallics add an easy elegance and Tinseltown flair. Choose silver, gold or copper, or create a tasteful mix of party accents in all three colors.
Roll out a red carpet inside your front door so guests strut their way into your party. Arrange feather boas, oversize sunglasses and tiaras on a table so your guests can really get their diva on. Get your camera ready!
food + drinks
Mini foods (think mini quiches and brownie bites) provide maximum enjoyment. Guests get to sample an array of bite-size treats, and you don't need plates or flatware to eat them.
Old Hollywood Martini - 2 parts gin
- 1/4 part dry vermouth
- blue cheese-stuffed martini olives
Stir gin and vermouth with ice in a mixing cup. Strain into chilled martini glasses. Garnish with an olive. |  |
style
 | Stay gorgeous with these beauty tips from star stylists Take Your Style from Office to Party: Keep a flatiron in your desk drawer-"it's the quickest way to repolish your look," says stylist Michael S Ward, who put Aisha Tyler's hair into a sleek ponytail. Use it to touch up bangs or short layers in front, then apply a shine serum to smooth the cuticle and tame frizz. (Ward likes Biosilk Silk Therapy.) Photo: John Shearer/WireImage |

 | Make Your Hairstyle Last To create long-lasting volume and shape without loading up on product, Eva Mendes's stylist Rod Ortega recommends using a lightweight volumizing spray, like Phytovolume Actif, before blow-drying. Then "roll up sections in large hot or Velcro rollers, and lightly spritz all over with hairspray to set it," says Ortega, who prefers light mist formulas. A good choice: Pantene's Ice Shine. Photo: © Jeffrey Mayer/WireImage.com |  | How to "Weather" a Bad Hair Day "When you wet your hair, intentionally or unintentionally, the water brings whatever product is already in there back to life," says celebrity stylist Alex Dizon, who has recently worked with Sienna Miller. "If you're initially using the right products, you can easily reshape your hair and work with the extra body the humidity coaxed out." Use your hands and scrunch or twist sections around your fingers to coax frizz into waves. When skies are especially threatening, Dizon suggests using an antihumectant (humidity- and moisture-resistant) product. If you have fine hair, try Kiehl's Climate-Proof spray for thicker hair, opt for a cocktail of leave-in conditioner and gel or an anti-frizz serum like John Frieda's. Photo: © Daniele Venturelli/WireImage.com | View more hair tips at InStyle.com Learn how to do the perfect blow-out with Jessica Simpson's stylist |
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gifts
Celebrity gift bags are as buzzed about as the nominees. Create decadent party favors for your guests by filling decorative bags with treats all about pampering and pop culture.
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