Wine tasting to benefit youth club

GREER WYLDER

A special wine celebration will benefit the Boys and Girls Club’s

50th anniversary from 7 to 9 p.m. on Feb 3 at the Sutton Place Hotel

in Newport Beach. The Napa Valley Vintners Assn. hosts the wine

tasting with more than 90 vintners pouring wines to benefit the

golden anniversary. There will also be a silent auction for an

exclusive selection of large bottles, signed and vertical vintages,

library wines and dining packages. Hors d’oeuvres are included.

Tickets are $100 per person, or $300 for groups of four. There’s also

a VIP reception at 6 p.m. for private tasting with Anthony Dias Blue.

It’s $250 per person and includes entry into a drawing for a 1999

bottle of Screaming Eagle Cabernet Sauvignon. The Sutton Place Hotel

is at 4500 MacArthur Blvd., Newport Beach. Call (714) 639-0056.

DESIGNS ON HEALING

Body Design, a women’s athletic rehabilitation and Pilates center

of Newport Beach, offers ways to help women keep New Year’s

resolutions. It’s offering discounts on physical fitness through

January. Body Design offers two free personal training sessions or

private Pilates instruction worth $130 when 12 sessions are

purchased. After purchasing 12 sessions, you can refer a friend who

signs up for 10 sessions and receive a free facial, massage or

workout session, (a $70 value). If you sign up with a friend for 12

semi-private workout sessions, you each get a free facial or massage,

worth $75. At Body Design, there are individually designed programs

with professionals who cater to a client’s physical needs. The

fitness center employs expert trainers and aesthetician and massage

therapists in a friendly, spa-like environment. Other services

available include personal training, Pilates, physical therapy, free

weights, cardiovascular and weight machines, and rehabilitations.

Classes available include ballet, yoga, allegro circuit, master

stretch and Reebok Core Board. For more than 15 years, Body Design

has been a premiere fitness facility for women. It’s located just

across from Fashion Island at 100 Newport Center Drive in Newport

Beach. Call (949) 722-3555 or visit https://www.body design.tv.

BOTANICAL FACIALS

A Little Touch of Heaven offers its annual $25 discount on any

permanent makeup service. For the past five years, owner Tamera

McMahon’s has had a private, garden-setting salon in the Cannery

Village. She specializes in facials for aging, sun damaged and

acne-plagued skin (men, women and teenagers, too). She also does

full-body waxing, lash perms and tints. McMahon has built a good

reputation in the area and offers free consultations for any skin

concerns. Gift certificates are available. Open by appointment, A

Little Touch of Heaven is at 512 29th St. in Newport Beach. Call

(949)673-5966.

ROYAL GOODS

Cartier, the international luxury goods retailer, will debut its

newly renovated South Coast Plaza boutique. It’s the first boutique

on the West Coast that reflects Cartier’s stunning New Decor; the

only other U.S. boutique is in Manhasset, N.Y. The design was first

introduced in Paris and Tokyo. The New Decor reflects the rich

symbols of Cartier, a mix of history and fantasy. It’s timeless. The

boutique covers 1,880 square feet and serves as a showcase of

Cartier’s celebrated merchandise that includes exquisite jewelry,

classic timepieces, leather goods, writing instruments, scarves and

stationery. Cartier is recognized as one of the world’s leading

luxury goods companies. It designs, manufactures and distributes all

of Cartier’s products. The company markets a full spectrum of

products including luxury jewelry, watches, eyewear, fragrance,

writing instruments, lighters, leather goods and scarves. Founded in

1847, the House of Cartier has been synonymous with quality, prestige

and history and has served as crown jeweler to 19 royal houses. It’s

located on Level 2 in South Coast Plaza. Call (714) 540-8231.

CUTTING EDGE AND CLASSIC

David Rickey Sport is an upscale men’s clothing boutique and the

best-designed men’s store in town. Every inch of this modern store

was a vision of owners David Heil and Rick Lamitie. They chose

beautiful South African Avodire satin wood, oversized dressing room

doors that spin 360 degrees, as well as spinning display units for

instant changing looks. A runway cuts through the store for fashion

shows. It has easy-to-find sizes six shelves travel around the store

with sizes arranged on the same levels. With 50 collections to choose

from, David Rickey Sport’s number one goal is to carry something for

everyone. This sister store to custom clothier David Rickey & Co. is

also known for its travel apparel suggestions. For the well-traveled,

there are island, altitude, city and vintage wardrobes that can be

customized. Known most for cutting-edge designs, there are classics

too -- like basic tees, slacks and simple knits. Teens to men in

their 70s shop here for hip and fashionable designs by Paul Smith, 3

Dot, Rogan, G Star, Etro and the David Rickey label. Just in for

women are Rogan and G Star jeans. Also available are quality fabrics

and patterns, accessories, shoes, toiletries and my favorite: Fruits

& Passion Cucina soap line. The store, at 1733 Westcliff Drive in

Newport Beach, is open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday; 10

a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday; and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday. Call (949)

650-6400.

* BEST BUYS appears Thursdays. Send information to Greer Wylder at

greerwylder@yahoo.com; at 330 W. Bay St., Costa Mesa, CA 92627; or by

fax at (949) 646-4170.