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Fashion Meets Film: StyleWeekOC Returns to Fashion Island October 15–19

By Greer Wylder

October 05, 2025

StyleWeekOC returns for its 14th annual celebration of fashion, beauty, and culture, October 15–19, 2025, at Fashion Island in Newport Beach. The highly anticipated event once again partners with the Newport Beach Film Festival for its second year, blending the worlds of style and cinema across five immersive days. Guests can look forward to fashion shows, beauty experiences, celebrity conversations, red carpet moments, and panels set against the backdrop of Southern California’s premier open-air destination.Following a successful debut partnership in 2024, the collaboration between the Newport Beach Film Festival and Fashion Island continues to highlight the intersection of fashion, film,…

Laguna Cliffs Hosts Harvest Moon Sound Bath

By Greer Wylder

October 01, 2025

Laguna Cliffs Marriott Resort & Spa in Dana Point will host a floating sound bath experience on Monday, Oct. 6, at 6 p.m. The event is aligned with the Harvest Moon and offers guests and locals a chance for reflection, intention-setting and emotional balance.The experience takes place at the Laguna Pool, where participants can float in the water or relax in poolside cabanas while immersed in therapeutic sounds and expansive ocean views under the year’s final Harvest Moon. The guided session blends sound healing, musical vibrations and sensory immersion for a transformative evening.Tickets are available in advance. Laguna Cliffs Marriott Resort…

Celebrate California Wine Month at South Coast Winery Resort & Spa

By Greer Wylder

August 26, 2025

This September, South Coast Winery Resort & Spa in Temecula is celebrating California Wine Month with a lineup of harvest-inspired events. Guests can look forward to grape stomping competitions, family-friendly fall activities, an intimate winemaker’s dinner, and live concerts in the Vintner’s Garden.The season kicks off Saturday, Sept. 13, with the Harvest Festival from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free to attend, the festival features live music, tractor rides, a kids’ craft table, lawn games, fall photo ops, and food and drinks for purchase. That afternoon, the Annual Grape Stomp invites guests 21 and older to compete in stomping freshly…

ClubSport Aliso Viejo Debuts Recovery Upgrades and New Friends Membership

By Greer Wylder

August 06, 2025

Renaissance ClubSport in Aliso Viejo, South Orange County’s premier fitness resort and hotel, has completed a major refresh of its Men’s and Women’s recovery areas, just in time for peak summertime fitness and leisure. The upgraded facilities offer club members a new level of comfort and wellness, reinforcing ClubSport’s commitment to recovery, longevity and performance.The redesigned recovery areas feature modern steam rooms, saunas and hot tubs. The new steam rooms support circulation and muscle recovery, while the saunas now include pink Himalayan salt walls known for their detoxifying benefits. The hot tubs remain a popular amenity for soothing sore muscles…

A Botanical Bug Spray That Smells Like Summer

By Greer Wylder

July 29, 2025

Say goodbye to bug bites—and that unmistakable bug spray smell.Gudrun Snyder, founder of Chicago’s Moon Rabbit Acupuncture, created a botanical bug repellent that doubles as an elegant eau de parfum. Inspired by Traditional Chinese Medicine, this functional fragrance blends Chinese herbs and essential oils to keep pests away—without harsh chemicals or synthetic scents.The fresh, gender-neutral mist is crafted with fir needle, grapefruit, lemon eucalyptus, patchouli, sandalwood, jasmine, citronella, rose geranium, orange, vetiver, and Bi Cheng Qie (Litsea Cubeba), all in a base of organic cane alcohol.I tried it at home and in my backyard, and I’m happy to report—it’s keeping…