The Dose

Weekend: Make a Positive Footprint

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By Greer Wylder
March 10, 2011

Join Ecofficiency.org as it kicks off a new monthly speaker series, “Living with a Positive Footprint” Friday from 7 to 9 p.m. at the new Cisco Home Store at The Camp in Costa Mesa. At the event you can learn ways to make a positive change in our community while enjoying complimentary appetizers and cocktails. A DJ will be spinning tunes, and you can see the chic new sustainable furniture and accessories from Cisco Pinedo. One of our favorite new stores in Costa Mesa, Cisco specializes in great designs that won’t harm the environment. A $5 donation is suggested at…

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Get The It Cut!

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By Greer Wylder
March 09, 2011

Want a modern haircut and color that’s that gives you the It look? Then consider an appointment at Sassoon Salon Costa Mesa at South Coast Plaza.  The creative team at Sassoon consisting of Assistant Creative directors Edward Tedeschi and Tani Bravender and Color Director Adriana Harrison update new hairstyles each fashion season. The current season entitled “Demi-Monde” celebrates imagery from 1920s Paris, combining hard and soft styling with business and sexy looks. They’ll customize advanced cut and color techniques, taking into consideration your bone structure and lifestyle. With color, they’re careful not to sacrifice the integrity or texture of your…

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Fashions Dazzle at Diamond Jamboree!

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By Greer Wylder
March 08, 2011

We don’t need any more reasons to want to hang out at Diamond Jamboree Plaza in Irvine. It’s our favorite center for finding the best in (mostly) Asian dining choices. There are nearly 20 dining spots to choose from plus spa services, Irvine’s only Karaoke Lounge, fun things to do with kids like Sticky Picki (a place to make photo stickers), and one-stop grocery shopping at HMart Asian Supermarket. But we just recently discovered the center's Foreus Collection, a fashion-forward boutique for men and women that carries must-have fashion trends, celebrity favorite lines and top brands like Muubaa, Elizabeth &…

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Organic Meets Fro-Yo!

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By Greer Wylder
March 07, 2011

Delicious organic foods and frozen yogurt meet at the new Active Culture in Laguna Beach. The family-owned yogurt shop and café specializes in organic self-serve frozen yogurt, healthy shakes, detox smoothies as well as healthy breakfast and lunch bowls. Try the popular LB rice bowl, with organic brown rice, Italian prosciutto, goat's milk cheese, apples, and dates; or the acai bowl with Greek yogurt, acai, organic granola, flaxseed, bananas, and berries; or enjoy veggie bowls, wraps, and local Kean coffee. In the golden age of modern brightly-colored fro-yo shops, Active Culture is homey and charming in a Spanish-style cottage that…

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OC is Blowing Up!

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By Greer Wylder
March 04, 2011

Drybar is finally arriving in Orange County today! The popular LA-based concept, reported to be the first and original blow dry only bar, opens at Fashion Island in Newport Beach. They’re motto says it all: “No cuts, no color. Just blowouts only $35.” Co-founded by hair authority Alli Webb and her brother Michael, Drybar is a chic shop with a fun, bar theme (each blowout style is named after a cocktail). While you’re at Drybar enjoy healthy snacks and drinks, re-charge your iPhone, and watch a movie all while having your hair expertly blown out Drybar is a celebrity favorite stop, attracting…

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