We scoured the region to curate the ultimate guide to luxury living in O.C.
Vitamin A Kaya top and California high-leg bikini bottom in Iced Mango EcoRib PHOTO: BY HENRIK PURIENNE
Here’s a definitive look at where we’re shopping and primping now. Go ahead, get spoiled.
BEST FINE JEWELRY
LUGANO DIAMONDS
Newport Beach luganodiamonds.com
BEST LUXURY WATCHES
HYDE PARK JEWELERS
Newport Beach hydeparkjewelers.com
Marrow Fine Stella art deco engagement ring PHOTO: COURTESY OF MARROW FINE
BEST RINGS
MARROW FINE
Newport Beach marrowfine.com
BEST BOUTIQUES
LIDO MARINA VILLAGE
Newport Beach lidomarinavillage.com
Stoney Clover Lane Blue Jean collection small pouch PHOTO COURTESY OF BRAND
BEST DESIGNER
DESTINATION SOUTH COAST PLAZA
Costa Mesa southcoastplaza.com
BEST OUTDOOR SHOPPING CENTER
FASHION ISLAND
Newport Beach fashionisland.com
Stylista Christine Kong CHRISTINE KONG PHOTO BY VINCENT ELEJORDE
BEST DESIGNER CONSIGNMENT
THE REALREAL
Newport Beach therealreal.com
Teressa Foglia Cosmos hat PHOTO COURTESY OF BRAND
BEST SUSTAINABLE SWIMWEAR
VITAMIN A
Laguna Beach vitaminaswim.com
The RealReal boutique at Lido Marina Village THE REALREAL PHOTO BY BRYAN DALE
BEST CUSTOM ACCESSORIES
STONEY CLOVER LANE
Newport Beach stoneycloverlane.com
Two champagne rose-cut diamonds, totaling nearly 10 carats, are teamed with mixed-colored pear-shaped diamonds in these stunning Firework drop earrings from Lugano Diamonds PHOTO COURTESY OF BRAND
BEST MILLINER
TERESSA FOGLIA
Laguna Beach teressafoglia.com
BEST CUSTOM SUITS
DAVID AUGUST
Costa Mesa davidaugustinc.com
BEST PERSONAL STYLIST
KASIA MICHAELS kasiamichaelsstyle.com
BEST FASHION BLOGGER
CHRISTINE KONG
dailykongfidence.com
BEST SKINCARE MEMBERSHIP
DR. MARK ANTON, AESTHETICS MD
Newport Beach aestheticsmd.com
BEST FACE-LIFT
DR. MARK GAON, GAON PLASTIC SURGERY
Newport Beach drmarkgaon.com
BEST RHINOPLASTY
DR. AARON KOSINS
Newport Beach aaronkosinsmd.com
BEST BREAST AUGMENTATION
DR. MILIND K. AMBE, NEWPORT BEACH PLASTIC SURGERY
Newport Beach newportbeachplasticsurgery.com
BEST MEDSPA
SKINSPIRIT
Newport Beach skinspirit.com
BEST FACIALS
FACIAL LOUNGE
Newport Beach faciallounge.com
BEST LOCAL SKINCARE BRAND
THE ROUTE
theroutebeauty.com
BEST SPRAY TAN
BRONZED BUNNY
Costa Mesa bronzedbunny.com
BEST BROWS
HAIRY LITTLE THINGS
Newport Beach hairylittlethings.com
BEST MANIS & PEDIS
HOLLY AND HUDSON
Huntington Beach, Irvine and Newport Beach hollyandhudson.com
Whether you’re sprucing up your space or in the market to buy or sell, these power players are our go-tos.
Listed by Rex McKown and Marcy Weinstein of Compass’ McKown Weinstein Associates, 6 Midsummer in Newport Beach is listed for an astonishing $69.8 million PHOTO: BY DAVID HEATH OF WESTERN EXPOSURE
BEST ARCHITECT
BRANDON ARCHITECTS
Costa Mesa brandonarchitects.com
BEST HOME DESIGN CENTER
SOCO & THE OC MIX
Costa Mesa socoandtheocmix.com
BEST WINDOW TREATMENTS
CREATIVE WINDOW DESIGNS
Costa Mesa creativewindowdesignsgallery.com
The darling designs of Little Salt. PHOTO: COURTESY OF PURE SALT INTERIORS
BEST LANDSCAPE DESIGN
THE NURSERY BY SOUTHWINDS
Irvine thenurserybysouthwinds.com
BEST CUSTOM DESIGN BUILD
JULIE LAUGHTON DESIGN BUILD
Laguna Beach julielaughton.com
BEST INTERIOR DESIGNER
BLACKBAND DESIGN
Costa Mesa blackbanddesign.com
BEST BEACH-CHIC INTERIOR DESIGNER
BARCLAY BUTERA
Corona del Mar barclaybutera.com
BEST FABRICS
SCHUMACHER LAGUNA
Laguna Niguel, fschumacher.com
BEST CHILDREN’S FURNISHINGS
LITTLE SALTNewport Beach puresaltinteriors.com
BEST MANSE ON THE MARKET
6 MIDSUMMER
Newport Beach mwaluxury.com
BEST NEW REAL ESTATE AGENCY
THE EKLUND | GOMES TEAM
Costa Mesa theeklundgomesteam.elliman.com
Earn the burn or restore your mental well-being with help from these health and fitness favorites.
Take a dip at The Spa at Pelican Hill PHOTO COURTESY OF BRANDS
BEST HOLISTIC GYM
STARK
Irvine and Newport Beach starklife.us
BEST SWEAT
PERSPIRE SAUNA STUDIO
Costa Mesa and Newport Beach perspiresaunastudio.com
Taylor Made Cuisine’s barbecue jackfruit with roasted potatoes. PHOTO COURTESY OF BRANDS
BEST WORKOUT OF THE FUTURE
LIGHTNING FIT
Dana Point and Costa Mesa lightning-fit.com
BEST HOLISTIC HEALER
FOUR NOBLE HOLISTIC HEALING
fournoblehealing.com
Goldsheep pastel retro sport U-bra and leggings PHOTO COURTESY OF BRANDS
BEST GROUP FITNESS
CAZ TRAINING CLUB
Newport Beach caztrainingclub.com
BEST INTUITIVE HEALER
JESSICA STONE
jessicastoneco.com
Love Sweat Fitness founder Katie Dunlop PHOTO COURTESY OF BRANDS
BEST MEAL PREP DELIVERY
TAYLOR MADE CUISINE
Irvine, taylormadecuisine.com
BEST DAY SPA
THE SPA AT PELICAN HILL
Newport Coast pelicanhill.com/spa
BEST RESORT FITNESS PROGRAMMING
WALDORF ASTORIA MONARCH BEACH RESORT & CLUB
Dana Point waldorfastoriamonarchbeach.com
BEST RESTORATIVE RETREAT
THE PEARL LAGUNA
Laguna Beach thepearllaguna.com
BEST FITNESS BLOGGER
KATIE DUNLOP
lovesweatfitness.com
BEST LOCAL FITNESS DESIGNER
GOLDSHEEP
Costa Mesa goldsheepclothing.com
Raise a glass—these are the dining destinations we can’t get enough of.
Knife Pleat’s desserts are a work of art PHOTO: COURTESY OF KNIFE & SPORK PUBLIC RELATIONS
BEST CHEF’S TABLE
MARCHÉ MODERNE
Newport Coast marchemoderne.net
BEST ASIAN FUSION
ANQI BISTRO
Costa Mesa anqibistro.com
Puesto’s soft -shell crab tacos. PHOTO: COURTESY OF PUEST
BEST STEAKHOUSE
SELANNE STEAK TAVERN
Laguna Beach selannesteaktavern.com
BEST OMAKASE
OMAKASE BY GINO
Santa Ana @omakasebygino
The photoworthy oyster shooter Kumamoto with caviar and white ponzu at Omakase by Gino PHOTO: BY ANNE WATSON
BEST NEW SOCIAL SCENE
THE BUNGALOW KITCHEN
Belmont Shore bungalowkitchen.com
Chef Helene Henderson of Malibu Farm PHOTO: COURTESY OF GRACIAS MADRE
BEST NEW RESTAURANT
MAYFIELD
San Juan Capistrano mayfieldoc.com
BEST COCKTAILS
THE MAYOR’S TABLE PACIFIC PUB & KITCHEN
Newport Beach lidohousehotel.com
Gracias Madre’s well-appointed bar PHOTO: BY LIZ CLAYMAN
BEST BAKERY
MOULIN
Multiple locations moulin.com
BEST VEGAN
GRACIAS MADRE
Newport Beach graciasmadre.co
BEST DATE NIGHT
LOUIE’S BY THE BAY
Newport Beach louiesnewport.com
BEST GIRLS’ NIGHT
CDM RESTAURANT
Corona del Mar cdmrestaurant.com
BEST POWER LUNCH
GULFSTREAM
Corona del Mar gulfstreamrestaurant.com
BEST ROOFTOP BAR
TOPSIDE
Newport Beach lidohousehotel.com
A selection of dishes from Fable & Spirit PHOTO: BY ANNE WATSON
BEST TACOS
PUESTO
Multiple locations eatpuesto.com
BEST PLATING
KNIFE PLEAT
Costa Mesa knifepleat.com
BEST HIGH-END HALAL
KHAN SAAB DESI CRAFT KITCHEN
Fullerton khansaaboc.com
The retro-cool interiors of The Bungalow Kitchen PHOTO: BY DW VARLEY
BEST PATIO
THE DECK ON LAGUNA BEACH
Laguna Beach deckonlaguna.com
BEST ITALIAN
CANALETTO BY IL FORNAIO
Newport Beach ilfornaio.com
Alfresco dining never looked so good at Selanne Steak Tavern. PHOTO: COURTESY OF SELANNE STEAK TAVERN
BEST HAPPY HOUR
TAVERN HOUSE KITCHEN + BAR
Newport Beach tavernhousekb.com
BEST DINE & DANCE
THE COUNTRY CLUB
Costa Mesa countryclubcm.com
BEST SUSHI WITH A VIEW
NOBU
Newport Beach noburestaurants.com
BEST LOCAL BREWERY
HELMSMAN ALE HOUSE
Newport Beach helmsmanalehouse.com
BEST SOUTH-OF-THE-BORDER CUISINE
CHAAK KITCHEN
Tustin chaakkitchen.com
BEST NEAPOLITAN PIZZA
ANGELINA’S PIZZERIA NAPOLETANA
Irvine angelinaspizzeria.com
BEST TRIED-AND-TRUE TRADITION
FIVE CROWNS
Corona del Mar lawrysonline.com
BEST COCKTAIL ON-THE-GO
BLUE MARBLE COCKTAILS
lovebluemarble.com
BEST SEAFOOD
WATER GRILL
Costa Mesa watergrill.com
BEST FARM-TO-TABLE
LIDO BOTTLE WORKS
Newport Beach lidobottleworks.com
BEST BRUNCH
MALIBU FARM
Newport Beach malibu-farm.com
BEST WINE SELECTION
THE WINERY RESTAURANT & WINE BAR
Newport Beach and Tustin thewineryrestaurants.com
BEST SEE-AND-BE-SEEN
MASTRO’S OCEAN CLUB
Newport Beach mastrosrestaurants.com
BEST IRISH RESTAURANT
FABLE & SPIRIT
Newport Beach fableandspirit.com
BEST VIEWS
SPLASHES RESTAURANT
Laguna Beach surfandsandresort.com
BEST FOR THE FAM
FARMHOUSE AT ROGER’S GARDENS
Corona del Mar farmhouse.rogersgardens.com
Elevate your luxury lifestyle by connecting with these top-notch businesses.
The Perry Group founder Melissa Perry PHOTO: BY JAY REILLY
BEST STAYCATION
MONTAGE LAGUNA BEACH
Laguna Beach montagehotels.com/lagunabeach
Let The Picnic Collective create the ultimate seaside dining experience, right on the sand PHOTO: COURTESY OF THE PICNIC COLLECTIVE
BEST LUXURY TRAVEL AGENT
LOUNGE COUTURE
Newport Beach loungecouture.com
BEST FINANCIAL ADVISERS
THE WINFIELD GROUP
Newport Beach winfieldgrouponline.com
The beautiful Avalon Harbor at Catalina Island. PHOTO: COURTESY OF CATALINA ISLAND COMPANY
BEST STAFFING EXPERT
BLAKE RIAN CONSULTING
Newport Beach blakerianconsulting.com
BEST POSH PICNIC
THE PICNIC COLLECTIVE
Costa Mesa thepicniccollective.com
BEST LOCAL GETAWAY
CATALINA ISLAND
visitcatalinaisland.com
BEST YACHTS
AVIA YACHT PARTNERS 360
Newport Beach aviayachtpartners.com
BEST FLORIST
LE FLEUR IV
Costa Mesa, lefleuriv.com
BEST EVENT PLANNER
ELITE OC PRODUCTIONS
Newport Beach eliteocproductions.com
BEST AUTO CONCIERGE
THE PERRY GROUP
Newport Beach theperrygroupllc.com
BEST AUTO DEALERSHIP
NEWPORT AUTO CENTER
Newport Beach newportautocenter.com
Celebrate the wonder of the arts through these esteemed venues and virtuosos.
Orange County School of the Arts showcases the talents of its students at its annual gala PHOTO: COURTESY OF ORANGE COUNTY SCHOOL OF THE ARTS
BEST PERFORMING ARTS VENUE
SEGERSTROM CENTER FOR THE ARTS
Costa Mesa scfta.org
BEST NEW ART VENUE
ORANGE COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART
Santa Ana, ocma.art
Joseph Justus, “Blue Traces” is available through Newport Beach’s new Kennedy Contemporary gallery PHOTO: COURTESY OF KENNEDY CONTEMPORARY
BEST NEW ART GALLERY
KENNEDY CONTEMPORARY
Newport Beach kennedycontemporary.com
BEST TRIED-AND-TRUE ART GALLERY
JOANNE ARTMAN GALLERY
joanneartmangallery.com
BEST SOUTH COUNTY MUSEUM
LAGUNA ART MUSEUM
Laguna Beach lagunaartmuseum.org
Wu Ching, “Moth Orchid” (1990) is on display at Bowers Museum’s Treasures in Gold & Jade: Masterworks from Taiwan exhibit through Sept. 5 PHOTO: COURTESY “MOTH ORCHID” (1990) © WU CHING
BEST NORTH COUNTY MUSEUM
BOWERS MUSEUM
Santa Ana, bowers.org
BEST ORCHESTRA
PACIFIC SYMPHONY
Costa Mesa pacificsymphony.org
BEST OUTDOOR CONCERT VENUE
FIVEPOINT AMPHITHEATRE
Irvine livenation.com
BEST INDOOR CONCERT VENUE
HONDA CENTER
Anaheim hondacenter.com
BEST LOCAL PAINTER
KARLIN MEEHAN
Newport Beach karlinmeehanstudios.com
BEST PAINTING CLASSES
PAINT CLUB BY TIMREE
Newport Beach timree.com
BEST HOMEGROWN MUSICIAN
GWEN STEFANI
Anaheim gwenstefani.com
BEST PERFORMING ARTS SCHOOL
ORANGE COUNTY SCHOOL OF THE ARTS
Santa Ana, ocsarts.net
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