The place to start the holiday hunt for glamour, glitz and gifts was the Shecky’s Girls Night Out experience which landed in the Los Angeles area just before Christmas. Set up at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, it was a three-day shopping event that had everything for fashionistas and glam gals looking for bargains.

Surrounding the special events for the American Music Awards, GBK Productions set up one of their finest luxury lifestyle lounges, and celebrities and VIPs were invited. It was as though Christmas came early for LaToya Jackson and Aaron Carter and many others who were seen enjoying the collection of top products making Hollywood stars say “Wow!”

Rock Fashion Week Los Angeles was a fabulous mix of new collections from emerging and established designers. Plus the big two-day event reached out to help a worthy cause, with sassy celebrities joining the runway models to show off the Pink Dress Collection, which has been touring the country to benefit the Susan G. Komen cancer research foundation.

At a private estate in Beverly Hills, “A Luxury Bazaar for the Senses” was presented by GBK Productions, a luxury lifestyle gift lounge and special events company that attracts the hottest fun-loving stars in Hollywood. American Idol’s super-nice guy Randy Jackson was there, along with stars from TV, movies and the sports world, such as boxing champ Sugar Ray Leonard. They all hooked up with their host, GBK founder Gavin B. Keilly and had “sweet time,” according to Sugar Ray.

At Red Carpet events in Hollywood, watching celebrities grab the spotlight is fun. You can spot trends and take note of the latest must-haves thanks to these over-the-top occasions. Recently the Bravo Channel brought viewers an irreverent night of celebrating fashion, design, beauty and pop culture with its second annual A-List Awards.

The 2009 MTV Movie Awards showed that hot-blooded Hollywood, and all the fans who voted, were over the moon for Twilight. The Gothic romance vampire saga won Best Movie, also Favorite Male Breakthrough Performance for Twilight heartthrob Robert Pattinson, and Female Performance for his leading lady Kristen Stewart. The sizzling duo also got the Best Kiss award. And the cinematic battle between Pattinson and Cam Gigandet was deemed the Favorite Fight scene.

Let’s get some holiday shopping ideas from celebrities with style and class, and save some cash for Santa’s budget. It’s no surprise to see teen beauty Selena Gomez at media events sporting the fabulous looking styles from American Eagle. The popular star from the Disney Channel’s hit series The Wizards of Waverly Place has been spotted shopping at the American Eagle store in New York City

“Mommie Dearest” was a story about classic movie queen Joan Crawford, who turned out to be the mother-from-hell, according to her daughter Christina. Although we’ve seen some recent examples of how motherhood doesn’t mix well with wild celebrity antics, let’s put the focus on the great moms we’ve seen in Hollywood.

What’s the must-have accessory for the stars at Hollywood events? Well, an informal survey of the celebrities at Nickelodeon’s Kids Choice Awards, had two answers coming up most often-- “My iPhone” and “My handbag.” The famous ladies looking to accent their outfits with a retro glamorous touch went for the clutch purse-- which is the latest trend in handbags. Cameron Diaz, wearing the coolest floral print dress, grasped a neon-orange clutch that grabbed attention for her overall springtime ensemble. A palm sized clutch also complimented Jennifer Love Hewitt’s sunny yellow tunic top ensemble.

The stardust and the glitter have been swept away, but the memories linger after this year’s Academy Awards. Besides a sea of red gowns seen on the red carpet, what really stood out at the Oscars was the international flavor it had. All of the four major acting awards were given to Europeans. France’s lovely Marion Cotillard won best actress for playing the singer Edith Piaf in La Vie en Rose, and couldn’t stop