GREER WYLDER -- Best Buys

For bargains on furniture, stop by Miner Mistakes Designer Outlet. The

showroom is filled with designer furniture, some have minor flaws, others

are discontinued items or one-of-a-kind items. The showroom has further

reductions on existing furniture to make room for new inventory. The

furniture selection includes recliners, bedroom accessories, lamps,

coffee tables, Oriental screens, art, upholstery, mirrors, dining room

tables and bedroom accessories. The outlet is at 2925 Airway Suite A in

Costa Mesa. Call (714) 979-6679.

Lloyd’s Landscape Maintenance offers everything you need to have a

beautiful garden. Their services vary from expert landscaping to complete

maintenance. Their gardeners do much more than the average “mow, blow and

go” gardener. Weekly services include pruning, fertilizing, weeding,

cultivating, edging, cleaning beds and mowing. Landscaping services

include sodding, soil preparation, tree trimming, rototilling, landscape

renovation, planting of shrubs and trees and outdoor lighting. Lloyd’s is

at 2183 Fairview Road Suite 216 in Costa Mesa. Call (949) 646-7441.

Regal Beauty is a great place to stock up on professional beauty

supplies. Look for the 20%-off coupon in today’s paper, and Regal Beauty

also accepts all competitor coupons. Regal Beauty has a full-service

salon and offers senior citizen discounts on Sundays. It’s at 269 E. 17th

St. in Costa Mesa. Call (949)-642-4482.

If you’re looking for bargains on tuxedos, Nordstrom Rack carries three

different designer brand tuxedos. There is a Bill Blass tuxedo jacket for

$169.97, pants for $69.97 and two complete tuxedos for $399.97. A Best

Buys reader recently purchased a Bill Blass tuxedo jacket and pants;

shoes for $47; tuxedo shirt for $30; a silk vest and tie for $60; tuxedo

buttons and cuff links for $20; and socks for $8. The entire cost,

including alterations, was $465 -- which is a little bit more than the

rental price of four tuxedos. The Nordstrom Rack is at 901 South Coast

Drive in Costa Mesa. Call (714) 751-5901.

Dian Austin, designer of the Austin Horn Collection, gets her ideas for

her bedroom ensembles by shopping the world for damasks, Jacquards,

tapestries, brocades, silks, velvets and embroidered laces. Her most

recent trip was to Europe and New York and she will report on the latest

trends in fabric, texture and color for the home to members of the La

Casa Committee of the Philharmonic Society of Orange County at 4:30 p.m.

today in her new Corona del Mar Plaza store. Attendees will be the first

to see the latest Austin Horn Collection of bed ensembles and decorative

pillows Austin has designed for the Forbes Collection. The Forbes

Collection was inspired by the lavish lifestyle of Malcolm Forbes,

reflected in the art collections and properties held worldwide by Forbes,

Inc. One of Austin’s designs was inspired by the 17th century Chateau de

Balloroy in Normandy; Dian was especially taken by its Waterloo Suite,

saluting Napoleon I and the Duke of Wellington, so she created a

mesh-metal embroidery with golden threads on velvet duvets, shams and

pillows of “The Napoleon Suite.” There is also a collection of bed and

accessory pieces that were made with an egg motif, created by Austin with

the Forbes’ Imperial Egg Collection by Faberge in mind. Each piece of the

collection is embellished with cording, tassels and crystal beading

trims. The Austin Horn Collection Store is at Corona del Mar Plaza in

Newport Beach. Call (949) 443-2207.

This is the last weekend of the fabric sale at Les Alpilles Provencal

Imports. Fabrics are reduced by 25%. The store carries table linens, home

accessories, pottery, fragrances and gifts imported from France. Les

Alpilles is at 211 Marine Ave. on Balboa Island.

* BEST BUYS appears on Thursdays and Saturdays. Send information to Greer

Wylder at 330 W. Bay St., Costa Mesa 92627, or via fax at (949) 646-4170.