Inside the Emmys: Stars Visit the Gifting Suites
Kelsey Grammer and wife Camille
A gold trophy isn't the only prize this year's winners will take home during Emmy week. Promotional gifting suites are already in full swing all over Tinseltown. We crashed the hottest parties from Rodeo Drive to the Hollywood Hills to give you a sneak peak at where TV's biggest stars spend their downtime before the big night.
Sonya Dakar Emmy Beauty Boot Camp: I spy Paula Abdul batting her eyes after Ja'maal Buster of Fab'Lous Lashes applied lash extensions to her peepers. The American Idol judge loved the results so much that she scheduled another appointment for Emmy night.... Becki Newton breezed in and out of the Chi hairstyling suite between her GQ cover shoot and a table reading for Ugly Betty.... Molly Sims scored a free vacation to visit Belize from Caribbean Escapes.... William Shatner and his wife Elizabeth indulged in eco-friendly manis and pedis from SpaRitual Nail Lacquers.
Kari Feinstein's Emmy Style Lounge: Kelsey Grammer may play an uptight newsanchor on the fall sitcom Back to You, but he's far more relaxed in real life. He and his wife, Camille, took a vibrating whip for a test drive before stocking up on Booty Parlour Naughty Bubbles Bubble Bath, a Seduction Kit and the Good Girl/Bad Girl Whipper Tickler.... On the heels of Vanessa Hudgens' nude-picture scandal, Corbin Bleu declined the sexy toys then proclaimed, "I'm sorry but I can't take pictures with this. Disney won't approve!" Downstairs, Jeri Ryan stocked up on Plain Mary baby blankets, changing pads and tees for her second child, due in March.... Jeremy Piven carried a new Charlie Lapson handbag across the lawn of the private Beverly Hills estate for his sister, aka his Emmy date.
Platinum Guild International Jewelry Preview: After perusing over $20 million of designer bling, Angela Kinsey found the perfect necklace to go with her custom-made Cynthia Rowley dress.... Greg Grunberg sipped O.N.E. coconut water and autographed a leather cuff for the Clothes Off Our Back charity auction (www.clothesoffourback.org) before heading back to work on the Heroes set.... High School Musical 2 star Kaycee Stroh relaxed with a La Prairie neck, shoulders and back massage.... Charlie Sheen's daughter Cassandra Estevez helped his fiancée Brooke Mueller choose a platinum necklace to wear with her black evening gown on Sunday.
Hearts on Fire Green with Envi Lounge: Lisa Edelstein was in the house snapping up a red wallet and faux-snakeskin hobo bag from Chinese Laundry.... Rebecca Gayheart picked up raspberry-flavored Pur water filters to share with hubby Eric "McSteamy" Dane.... Dancing with the Stars alum Stacy Keibler indulged in Fancycorn popcorn in original, chocolate and peanut-butter flavors.... Carnie Wilson tried on Kasil Jeans scoodies — hooded scarves worn by the catwalkers on Top Model.... Access Hollywood reporter Mario Lopez beat out Stacy Kiebler, James Kyson Lee and The Bold and the Beautiful actress Eileen Davidson to win a brand-new Vespa scooter.
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