The Dose

Your Dream Wedding!

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By Greer Wylder
February 16, 2011

Need an expert who has been catering to the unique beauty needs of brides and wedding parties longer than most couples stay together? Since 1986, Caren Lazarus, owner of Newport Beach-based Design Visage, has provided hair and make-up artistry to more than 400 brides (and their moms and bridesmaids) each year. She helps them all look fabulous. Caren’s staff of stylists are trained in bridal beauty with knowledge on all of the latest techniques and styles. On her online boutique, brides also can borrow a veil or rent a hair piece or they can shop for wedding accessories. As a…

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Go Ahead ‘N Jump!

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By Greer Wylder
February 15, 2011

To be honest, we’ve known about Sky High Sports for quite some time. But due to the fact that our kids begged us not to tell anyone about it for fear that they would no longer have this bounce playground to themselves, we held off. But now we see the word is out big time about his trampoline fun center on Airway Avenue not far from John Wayne Airport. This is a kid’s dream facility—a place unlike anything we had as kids growing up in Orange County. It’s literally a giant warehouse of trampolines, even trampoline walls, along with areas…

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Satisfy Your Sweet Tooth!

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By Greer Wylder
February 14, 2011

Laguna Beach lands a new cupcake bakery on the sweetest day of the year. Casey’s Cupcakes shop is opening today, following the original shop at the Mission Inn Hotel & Spa in Riverside. Casey Reinhardt, owner and former star of MTV’s “Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County,” uses her great grandmother’s irresistible recipes. “Each one mixes love with the freshest ingredients to make the perfect treat,” Reihnardt says. Casey’s Cupcakes come in a dozen delicious flavors from the popular Rockin’ Red Velvet and Sassy Strawberry to Decadent Dark Chocolate and Caribbean Coconut. In addition to different seasonal cupcakes of the…

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Always a Bridesmaid!

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By Greer Wylder
February 11, 2011

Planning on walking down the aisle anytime soon? You should be taking a look at a special trunk show this Saturday at Bella Bridesmaid, Orange County’s first and only bridesmaid-exclusive shop in Corona del Mar. It’s the definitive source for fresh, chic and wearable designer dresses available in an intimate, upscale and approachable setting. Joanna August will be making an appearance from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and showcasing her stylish new bridesmaid dress collection. Joanna August’s eponymous line of wedding gowns and bridesmaids dresses are created for the discerning modern bride. Choose from a full line of unique…

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Sweet Meals for Your Sweetie!

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By Greer Wylder
February 10, 2011

Hamamori at South Coast Plaza is our favorite Japanese restaurants and “the best sushi money can buy in OC,” according to Jeff Overley of Food Frenzy. The restaurant is offering a special Valentine’s weekend menu, available Friday through Monday, at lunch or dinner. It can be ordered as a three-course prix fixe ($47) or a la carte. Hamamori is offering exquisite foods dishes, including wagyu beef tartare with pickled daikon and negi, ponzu sauce; and housemade ravioli with lobster and tokyo onion filling; and filet mignon with soy-sesame sauce, asparagus and cream croquette. Level 3, at South Coast Plaza in…

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