The Dose

Itching For Fleabag Beds

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By Greer Wylder
November 16, 2010

We don’t have any furry friends, but if we did, we would want a chic washable dog or cat bed from OC-based Fleabag Beds. Each one is made from a variety of graphic designer fabrics: Windsor Smith, Missoni, Kelly Wearstler, Amy Butler and Trina Turk fabrics. Designers and co-founders Sabina Vavra and Chelsea Hernandez are filling a void in the market for dog beds that are fabulous enough to want on any floor. They come in bold and bright turquoises, tangerines, and saffrons, and they’re washable, and reversible. Fleabag Beds come in three round and two rectangle sizes. They’re easy…

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Head For This Hill!

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By Greer Wylder
November 15, 2010

The Spa at Pelican Hill is an oasis at Newport Coast that deservedly earned five-star and five-diamond ratings during its first year. Now it’s getting even better with refreshed offerings of ultimate luxury and affordable pampering, inspired treatments, wellness services and other indulgences. As you enter the spa appears to be intimate, yet it actually spreads out over 23,000 square feet, with a 28-foot-high Palladian rotunda, wall of cascading water, 22 private treatment rooms, an array of facilities, including men and women’s Acqua Colonnade with herbal steam rooms, saunas, whirlpools and soaking tubs, a state-of-the-art fitness center, full-service salon, and…

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Irvine’s Taste of Paris

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By Greer Wylder
November 12, 2010

In the mood for some of the best in French pastries outside of Paris? Then check out Le Napoleon, a new French cafe at the Irvine Spectrum in front the ice skating arena and the Ferris wheel! This petit café offers Paulette macarons freshly made by hand in Beverly Hills by award-winning French chef Christophe Michalak; and fresh French pastries delivered daily from Opera Patisserie in San Diego! Le Napoleon also exclusively carries Intellegentsia Coffee, an award-winning coffee roasting company and retailer. Stop by for chocolate croissants, brioches and almond croissants for breakfast; and at lunch organic Nicoise, saffron couscous…

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Love Being Too Faced

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By Greer Wylder
November 10, 2010

OC’s guru of glam, Jerrod Blandino, the creative director and co-founder of Too Faced Cosmetics, is an OC native who still lives and works in the area creating products for one of the hottest indie cosmetic brands today. Jerrod will be visiting Sephora at South Coast Plaza Saturday from 2 to 5 p.m. to offer one-on-one consultation, a personalized face chart, and recommendations for creating a perfect look. Be one of the first 75 customers to purchase the exclusive Sephora Enchanted Glamourland 19-piece gift set while Jerrod is in the store, and you will receive a full sized Too Faced…

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Barefoot Contessa in OC!

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By Greer Wylder
November 09, 2010

Make some room on your bookshelf! The beloved Ina Garten from the Food Network’s popular “Barefoot Contessa” show has graced us with another cookbook to add to our favorites! And she’s making a stop in OC Friday at noon at Williams-Sonoma South Coast Plaza for a book signing of “Barefoot Contessa How Easy is That? Fabulous Recipes & Easy Tips.” Here’s a hot tip to make certain that you will indeed meet Ina and get a book signed. Buy your book now at pre-sale for $35, and have it available at will-call. The store will open at 8 a.m. Friday…

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