Perfect gift for mother: a makeover

The Bellagio Spa & Salon at Newport Coast Shopping Center is hosting

a Mother-Daughter Day of Beauty from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday. Moms

and daughters can visit Bellagio for makeovers by professional makeup

artists using Jane Iredale makeup. For $30 per person, you will

receive a makeover and a professional 4-by-6-inch picture. The fun

day will also include refreshments, goodie bags and a drawing for a

spa package. Bellagio Spa & Salon is in Newport Coast Shopping Center

at the corner of Newport Coast Drive and San Joaquin Hills Road.

Reservations are required and can be made by calling (949) 720-9277.

ALL ABOUT THE BAGS

Crocheted bags are the Sak’s original design, and now the San

Francisco-based company offers affordable, stylish bags of paper

straw, leather, wood beads and cotton in crescents, envelopes, Hobos,

pouches and minis. To complement the bags, casual shoes come in

mules, slides, thongs and wedges. Most popular for summer is the Zuzu

bag, a woven straw bag priced from $48 to $58. The classic Sak bag is

priced from $38 to $64, and the highest priced leather bag is $160.

New moms love the Saks diaper bag with bib, changing mat and bottle

holder. Through Mother’s Day, spend $80 or more and receive a free

Sak crocheted key chain. Open from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday to

Friday; from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday; and from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Sunday. Fashion Island, Newport Beach.(949) 640-0065.

PUTTING ON THE RITZ

The Ritz Restaurant, one of Orange County’s best restaurants, just

celebrated its first anniversary under owner Fred Glusman. Live music

and wine tasting in the garden are now at 5 p.m. every Thursday

through Saturday. 880 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach. (949)

720-1800.

OTHER MOTHER’S DAY IDEAS

South Coast Plaza has great Mother’s Day gift ideas. At Black,

Starr & Frost, there’s an Aaron Basha diamond and enamel baby shoes

charm; Doone & Bourke has two new handbag collections -- mini

signature and linen pastel; Malm Luggage offers handmade burl wood

jewelry boxes by Agresti; Metropolitan Museum of Art has a pink or

blue Belgian Rose oblong scarf; at Montblanc, there’s a handbag

collection, Lady M; Talbots Woman has twin sets, cardigans and

sweaters; Godiva Chocolatier offers a gift tray called “Confections

and Comforts” -- with chocolates and slippers; Bottega Veneta has

Cenri coin purses in fog and fish shapes; Ice Accessories has

Isabella Fiore’s black and white checkered woven straw bags with

leather flowers in Dutch, basket and doctor’s bag sizes. Giorgio

Armani has beautiful silk scarves; Oilily has two perfumes in unique

bottles -- blue crystal and orange stripes; Burberry has plaid totes,

scarves, handbags, flip flops and beach umbrellas; Mother’s Day 2003

English enameled box inscribed “With So Much Love”; David Yurman has

a silver ice cuff bracelet, sterling silver edged with diamonds; and

“Everybody Loves Raymond” mom Doris Roberts will be at Book Soup on

Saturday signing copies of her new book, “Are You Hungry, Dear?”

CRAZY FOR COOKIES

Cookies in Bloom, a new Costa Mesa shop, specializes in

hand-decorated sugar cookie arrangements that can be personalized for

all occasions. There are more than 300 cookie shapes to choose from,

and any name, company logo or symbol can placed on the cookies.

Arrangements can be given for birthdays, births, anniversaries,

weddings, graduations and all holidays. Open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Monday to Friday; and from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. 270 E. 17th

St., Suite 18, Costa Mesa. (949) 548-8323. www.cookiesinbloom. com.

READY FOR A GLAMOUR SHOOT

Professional wedding and fashion photographer Tony Florez has

relocated from Laguna Niguel to Corona del Mar. Florez’s work was

featured in InStyle, People, Elegant Bride and Modern Bride

magazines. Florez has shot celebrity weddings: Grammy-award winner

Gladys Knight; comedian George Lopez, who has his own TV show;

Minnesota Twins second baseman Denny Hocking; and Bryan Broaddus of

the Dallas Cowboys. Custom photography packages are available for

weddings, engagements and family portraits. By appointment only. 2852

E. Coast Highway, Corona del Mar. (949) 489-1155. www.tonyflorez.com.

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