Going Far East to make the cut

GREER WYLDER

Patty Ashen and husband David Zimmerman have created Shanghai, a

modern and relaxed hair salon. The Shanghai experience features

stylists who have trained at some of the industry’s top salons,

including Frederic Fekkai and Toni and Guy. At the minimalist salon,

designed mostly in stark white, clients are treated to premier

products by Davines. Stylish cuts and color are offered, along with

complimentary events for hair and scalp treatments. Call ahead for

upcoming dates. At Shanghai, the entire salon has wireless access to

the Internet for the customer’s convenience. Open 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Monday; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday to

Saturday. 333 E. 17th St. in Costa Mesa. (949) 650-0008.

PLAYING THE PONIES

Ralph Lauren just opened its first Orange County store at South

Coast Plaza. The 5,700-square-foot store features quintessentially

deluxe decor, including antique display fixtures, custom mahogany

millwork, a limestone fireplace and a sparkling crystal chandelier.

The store’s interior complements Ralph Lauren’s world-famous apparel

and accessories collections. Lauren’s sophisticated sense of style

can be found in his lines, including the Men’s Purple Label

Collection, Ralph Lauren Collection for Women, Black Label for Women,

Blue Label for Women and RLX, as well as furnishings, accessories and

footwear. Services available include top-notch tailoring,

monogramming and delivery. Open 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday to Friday;

10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday; 11 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Sunday. Level 1 at

South Coast Plaza. (714) 556-7656.

OLIVE AFFAIR

Oliviers & Co., from Provence, offers an extensive assortment of

extra virgin olive oils from France, Italy, Spain, Greece and

Lebanon. It also offers Mediterranean specialty foods, such as

vinegars, herbs, spices, pastas and jams. Oliviers & Co.’s first

Orange County location just opened at Fashion Island. It’s located

near Macy’s. Customers can visit the tasting table, where the staff

can guide them through Oliviers & Co. products. They can also share

recipes and cooking tips.

Oliviers & Co.’s boutique offers tastes from the Mediterranean,

and it evokes the area’s inherent colors and textures. Designed in

simple wood and wrought-iron, it is reminiscent of the region’s

landscape, the rugged olive trees and iron olive presses found in

every village. Open 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday to Friday; 11 a.m. to 7

p.m. Saturday; 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. Fashion Island in Newport

Beach. (949) 219-0495. https://www.oliviers-co.com

BUTTERING THEM UP

In 1976, Olivier Baussan founded L’Occitane, a company focused on

the well-being of women and men by offering personal care products

and home fragrances made from natural ingredients. L’Occitane

captures the scents, colors and beauty of Provence.

L’Occitane supports local producers from the Mediterranean region

who respect the environment. They harvest ingredients that include

lavender, honey, neroli flowers and organic verbena.

L’Occitane is also known for its luxurious shea butter products

that help moisturize skin. L’Occitane formed a humanitarian

partnership with women of Burkina Faso in West Africa who harvest

shea fruit. The women of the village co-produce L’Occitane’s Shea

Butter Collection.

The precious shea tree is considered sacred; only fruits fallen on

the ground can be collected. Women have a secret way of extracting

the nut from the fruits and then grinding them into a paste. Even

their babies benefit from shea butter. Almost from birth, mothers

massage and soothe their babies with shea butter, helping form the

bond between mothers and children.

L’Occitane aids the visually impaired with Braille printing on the

packaging. Products come in simple packages, ideal for recycling;

most come in metal tubes and brown, corrugated paper products. Open

10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday to Friday; 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday; 11

a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. Fashion Island in Newport Beach. (949)

718-0928. https://www.loccitane.com

THE JELLO’S JIGGLING

Los Angeles Lakers fans won’t want to miss a book signing on

Sunday for “Chick: His Unpublished Memoirs.” It’s at the Skibby

Learning Center at Newport Hills Shopping Center from noon until 5

p.m. Meet author Steve Springer and Marge Hearn, wife of the late,

legendary announcer for the Lakers. Skibby Learning Center will

donate 100% of sales from the book to the UCI Child Life program, a

group of professionals trying to reduce the effects of stressful or

traumatic life events for children and families.

Other special guests attending the signing include Dr. Tom

Cesario, director of the UCI School of Medicine; Eileen Andrade,

director of Child Life Services at the UCI School of Medicine; and Ed

Arnold, a local broadcaster and longtime friend of Chick and Marge

Hearn. Chick’s memoirs, published this spring, take an inside look at

his career and include his own stories, as well as anecdotes from

those who knew Hearn. Newport Hills Shopping Center at 2674 San

Miguel, off Ford, in Newport Beach. (949) 720-1683.

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fax at (949) 646-4170.