The Dose

Grace Your Face

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By Greer Wylder
May 04, 2010

We’re so excited for the darling and talented Grace Gutierrez, an Argentinean-born skin care specialist with a loyal OC following. Now she has place of her own—True Grace, a mini skin care studio in Newport Beach. Don’t just take our word for it, Grace Gutierrez was touted in Riviera Magazine as “OC’s hands-down fave facialist”. Grace is an expert esthetician offering the latest skin innovations for women, men and teens. At True Grace she carries her favorite skin care products and customizes treatments that she believes result in anti-aging, restoration and pampering. Her specialties include the celebrity favorite oxygen infusion…

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FLuX-us with Celeb Style

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By Greer Wylder
May 03, 2010

You (and your fashionista friends) are invited to a rare opportunity meet FLuXus Brand clothing’s designer Jeffrey Sebelia from Project Runway at FluXus grand opening Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. at its new Fashion Island boutique. During the event, you can also have first choice at picking up some favorite FluXus items! Co-hosting the fun fashion event is Kacey Spies-Bruno of Montage Laguna Beach, Monika Steinberg of Paul Frank, Jennifer Shaw a Laguna Beach Artist, and yours truly! FluXus is a celeb favorite line selling quickly out of artistic jersey cotton, sheer modal, tri-blends and signature burnout designs for…

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The New Addition

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By Greer Wylder
April 30, 2010

Our hearts sank when we saw that one of our favorite OC boutiques, Micheal Nusskern was no longer at Westcliff Plaza in Newport Beach, but thankfully it was all for not. The store had just relocated at Fashion Island, next to Nordstrom. It has a loft-style feeling, modern/luxe, and an inviting atmosphere. Its original store is still at Harbor View Hills Shopping Center in Newport Beach. Super talented co-owner and art director, Oscar Coronado even designed the boutique’s furniture. And it carries even more designer collections and unique, edgy brands. Michael Nusskern is one-stop shopping for established and emerging international…

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Bits for Needed Pieces

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By Greer Wylder
April 28, 2010

We love 31 Bits! We just discovered this socially-minded Costa Mesa based business that provides an income for women living in Northern Uganda. Five college friends from Vanguard University in Costa Mesa found out about women in Uganda who make beautiful jewelry out of recycled paper. The friends set out on a mission to help get them out of poverty, provide schooling for their children, and proper nutrition and healthcare for the entire family. So they started 31 Bits—named after a proverbs verse about women, and bits, (as in paper)—as an after school project two years ago. Today 31 Bits…

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Suited to Strut

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By Greer Wylder
April 27, 2010

For the past 20 years, OC based fashion designer, Marisa Kenson has designed contemporary line of tops and dresses sold all over the world. She decided that what’s missing in fashion today are updated suits. So, she’s designed a collection of suits to debut at a fashion show Thursday from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at AnQi at Bloomingdale’s South Coast Plaza sponsored by Fletcher Jones Motorcars. Marisa Kenson’s suits come in luxurious knits (wool and rayon)—guaranteed to travel well. The shapes are modern—not matronly, and she says tailoring is not required. Each suit is available in three different lengths of…

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