Sample Läderach’s decadent chocolate at its new South Coast Plaza shop. PHOTO COURTESY OF BRANDS
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CHOC TALK A sweet treat awaits in the Bloomingdale’s wing at South Coast Plaza where premium Swiss chocolatier Läderach has opened its first O.C. boutique. Indulge in more than 85 varieties of artisanal chocolate from the FrischSchoggi (chocolate counter) for the ultimate sugar rush. Pralines and truffles, anyone? us.laderach.com; southcoastplaza.com
Costa Mesa’s new Layered by Paige Elise boutique PHOTO COURTESY OF BRANDS
GOING GREEK Elevate your martini recipe with Kástra Elión, a new sipping vodka distilled from olives rather than traditional grain. Smooth and sweet with a soft, buttery finish, the new-to-market spirit is now available at Montage Laguna Beach, Mayfield in San Juan Capistrano, Malibu Farm at Lido Marina Village and The Blind Rabbit in Anaheim. Sip, sip, hooray! kastraelion.com
Kástra Elión is a new family-owned vodka brand featuring olives from the Nafpaktos region of Greece PHOTO COURTESY OF BRANDS
HOME CHIC HOME Outfit your abode with one-of-a-kind goods from O.C. interior designer Paige Cogorno. “I never envisioned my business to take the shape it has but I’m so excited for what’s to come,” says Cogorno. “My original focus was on high-end interior design but I have grown a strong love for curating unique and beautiful finds from around the world.” Located on East 17th Street in Costa Mesa, Layered by Paige Elise is the tastemaker’s debut boutique featuring handcraft ed pottery from Morocco, linens imported from London and France, and so much more. Shop to it! layeredbypaigeelise.com
The Gessi display at Pirch showcases the brand’s premium bath and kitchen amenities PHOTO COURTESY OF BRANDS
UPGRADED Pirch is continuing its Southern California expansion with two new showrooms in Orange County. Now open, its Laguna Design Center outpost highlights its best-in-class kitchen, bathroom and outdoor appliances, where its deft team of experts are ready to help you create the design project of your dreams. Up next: a second showroom on Marguerite Parkway in Mission Viejo. pirch.com
Stüssy Laguna Beach eau de toilette.PHOTO COURTESY OF BRANDS
GOOD SCENTS Since its founding in 1980 by Shawn Stussy, surf- and skateboard-inspired fashion brand Stüssy has embraced its Laguna Beach roots, celebrating the best of SoCal’s outdoor lifestyle. Now, the brand has teamed up with Japanese fashion house Comme des Garçons to launch Stüssy Laguna Beach eau de toilette, a fragrance filled with notes of marine freshness, moss, atlas cedar and white solar flowers. California cool, indeed. stussy.com; comme-des-garcons-parfum.com
“Our new Ohm Facial is a perfect blend of sound therapy and skin treatment, leaving you not only appearing renewed and relaxed, but also feeling like a whole new person from head to toe,” says Rebekah Zepfel, owner of Lemon & Honey Day Spa PHOTO COURTESY OF BRANDS
FACE IT Embrace relaxation at Lemon & Honey Day Spa, where its new Ohm Facial is described as a “sound bath for your face.” As the first facial treatment in O.C. to combine sound therapy featuring tuning forks and Tibetan singing bowls with a customized skin treatment, the experience aims to relieve the stress of everyday life through multiple senses. Book the facial now at its Newport Beach or Villa Park spa. lemonhoneydayspa.com
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