The Dose

OC Housewife Tells All!

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By Greer Wylder
November 19, 2010

We’re excited to announce a new feature of Greer’s OC TV: fun 20-question interviews with locals in Orange County. First up is Alexis Bellino from the “Real Housewives of Orange County.” She was nice enough to open her home to us in between filming Season 6 (debuts early 2011) to answer our 20 questions. She’s a wife, mother of three young children, and a designer of two new dress collections (Alexis Couture and Alexis Casual). “The lines were created for the “everyday woman, any age, any body type,” Alexis says. “My goal is for every woman to feel girly, sexy…

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Weekend: 31 Bits for 63 Women!

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By Greer Wylder
November 18, 2010

You’re invited to the new 31 Bits Warehouse party tonight from 7 to 10 p.m. in Costa Mesa. There’s much to celebrate. It’s 31 Bits two-year anniversary, it’s just launched “Elasticity”, a new line of jewelry made with elastic so you can wear it several different ways. And 31 Bits new winter line just debuted at Westerly in Corona del Mar. The party includes an ice cream trick at 7 p.m., DJ Flo starting at 9 p.m., a photobooth, giveaways from Reef and 31 Bits, plus fun Twister competitions. It’s also a celebration of the 63 Ugandan women who hand…

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Lu Lu For Autism

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By Greer Wylder
November 17, 2010

Join Lu Lu Boutique in Costa Mesa for a holiday open house and fundraiser to benefit Autism Speaks on Thursday. Save 10% on all clothing, and 10% will be donated to funding research into the causes, prevention, treatments and a cure for autism. And from 4 to 8 p.m. come for a special trunk show, a silent auction, cocktails and food with 100% proceeds going towards Autism Speaks. Some of sponsors who are providing gift cards and great silent auction items include The Red Balloon, Queen Bee, Promelis Market, Suzie Cakes, CC Roo, Bella Bleu, Templeton Salon, Villa Pilates ,The…

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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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