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Lifestyle Retailers at Pacific City

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By Greer Wylder
November 03, 2015

20 Lounge - the clean, sophisticated and chic beauty bar and boutique is opening their first Orange County location at Pacific City. 20 Lounge is a one-stop shop for beauty, offering a wide range of treatments for nails using organic lotions and scrubs, individual lash extensions, waxing, facials and more - all set in a five-star, luxurious environment at an affordable price. HB locals can sign up to be a 'loyal lounger' and receive VIP pricing and perks. Cherry Hills Market – opening their first brick and mortar location at Pacific City, this quaint home decor shop features unique vintage…

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Sample Sale Season at BB Dakota & Jack by BB Dakota

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By Greer Wylder
November 02, 2015

BB Dakota is prepping for a great sample sale just in time for the holidays! You can stop by BB Dakota’s Costa Mesa headquarters on Thursday, Nov. 5, Friday, Nov. 5 and Saturday, Nov. 7 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and shop from the new BB Dakota and Jack by BB Dakota fall '15 collections. Starting at just $5, you can shop for tops, dresses, pants, rompers, leather jackets and more. The most expensive item will be their leather pieces at $50. BB Dakota HQ is at 1638 Pomona Ave. in Costa Mesa.

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The OC MAN-icure and $25,000 manicure

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By Greer Wylder
November 02, 2015

Like its name suggests, Images Luxury Nail Salon--in Newport Beach and two locations in Irvine--offers extravagant services like its $25,000 manicure, but it’s also a great place for a deluxe mani/pedi that will leave you feeling relaxed, pampered and your nails will look great for a reasonable price. They also just debuted a new more masculine menu: the OC MAN-icure Menu, Orange County’s first (and only) mani-pedi services created specifically for men.   Images Luxury Nails Salon offers a luxuriously relaxing environment to make men feel at ease and its new menu offers all of the traditional manicure and pedicure services, like cuticle trimming, buffing, and filing,…

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JDRF One Walk

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By Greer Wylder
October 30, 2015

On Sunday, Nov. 8 at 10 a.m. join me and thousands of others at the JDRF One Walk at  Angel Stadium of Anaheim to raise funds for research in the fight against Type 1 diabetes. Formerly known as the JDRF Walk to Cure, the flagship fundraising event for JDRF’s name was changed to communicate the focus on a single goal: creating a world without type 1 diabetes (T1D). My son Tristan was diagnosed nine years ago this month at age 14. Just to stay alive, he has given himself more than 19,710 shots of insulin since he was diagnosed. You…

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Hotel Irvine’s Halloween Haunts and Costume Party

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By Greer Wylder
October 29, 2015

Hotel Irvine will celebrate its first Halloween with a fun Halloween Haunts package for a spooky weekend vacay to an Eat, Drink and Be Scary Costume Party at the Red Bar and Lounge. The Halloween Haunts Package is available on Friday, Oct. 30 and Saturday, Oct. 31.  You can attend the hotel’s inaugural Halloween Haunt Costume Party at Red Bar and Lounge – then take a short trip up to your modern and relaxed guest room. The Halloween Haunts package includes a one- or two-night stay, daily breakfast at Marketplace and two drinks to start the night off at Red…

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