Burglar Has Good Eye for Purses, Takes 4 Hermes Bags Valued at $126,000

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Four Hermes purses worth $126,000 were stolen from a Newport Coast home Saturday.

Because there is usually (read: always) less money in my wallet than the actual cost of the billfold, I guess I can relate?
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Lobe Jobs Are the New Boob Jobs, Newport Beach Doc Says

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​They once sat firm, but now they sag. With every move, they swing a little from side to side. You've tried to hide them, but they're just . . . out there

At last, something can be done.  

Enter the lobe job, otherwise known as earlobe rejuvenation. Yes, earlobes. 

Today, you don't need to be Evander Holyfield to get yours fixed. Apparently, according to a press release titled "Lobe Jobs: 2012's New Boob Job," earlobes get floppier with age and by overwearing clunky, JLo-esque earrings.
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Fur Free Friday Covers South Coast Plaza

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Animal rights activists plan to spend their Black Friday not in lines in front of cash registers but in front of the malls themselves. That's because it's also Fur Free Friday, "the most widely attended annual demonstration in the history of the animal protection movement," according to an email seeking supporters to join activists in Beverly Hills from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and/or in front of the Bloomingdale's entrance at South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa from 2 to 4 p.m. Friday.
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OC Doc Claims He Can Turn Brown Eyes Blue

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Van Morrison might want to consider tweaking the lyrics to "Brown Eyed Girl." People may soon be going blue.

Dr. Gregg Homer of Laguna Beach-based Stroma Medical claims he can do what once only seemed possible with Sims characters--change the color of one's eyes. Though laser technology, he says, brown eyes can be switched to blue with a 20-second procedure that removes a layer of pigment from the irises, revealing what's been there all along--a blue hue.

According to KTLA, Homer has been working on the method for 10 years, and tests have shown no indication of tissue damage.   
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Boob Jobs and Botox: Just a Couple of the Many Manly Surgeries and Procedures Out There

Bob's bitch tits were his claim to fame in Fight Club
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Turns out the general public isn't too keen on male chest chub, though. The removal of man boobs is just one of several surgeries performed frequently at CosmetiCare, a local plastic surgery joint that says its seen a roughly 200 percent increase in male patients in the last decade.

Devon Niccole, CEO of CosmetiCare, which has offices in Newport Beach and Long Beach, says the company see its fair share of gynecomastias. "That's the medical term for reducing the appearance of a man boob." He says nose jobs and eyelid surgeries that get rid of "the tired look" are popular, too.
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Sanrio.com and Select Boutiques Donating Net Proceeds to Japan Disaster Relief Tomorrow

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It's now the world's most famous mouthless white cat's turn to help out Japan: Tomorrow, Sanrio.com and select participating boutique locations will donate all net proceeds toward Japan disaster relief.

The company (whose stateside headquarters is housed in Torrance) seems to be following in the footsteps of Forever 21, who also recently set aside a day on which 100 percent of its online proceeds went toward earthquake and tsunami aid.

A full list of participating stores--yes, South Coast Plaza is included--after the jump.
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Stop Panicking: There Are No Bedbugs at Fashion Island Neiman Marcus

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This year alone, a handful of New York storefronts suffered closures thanks to the invasive pests, but it seems the rumor mill has finally hit close to home: We just heard gossip a few minutes ago that bedbugs have invaded Neiman Marcus' Fashion Island Newport Beach location, causing it to shut down temporariliy.

Rest assured, we have confirmation: This is totally not true.
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Oakley Turns Chilean Miners Rescue into One-Of-a-Kind Marketing Opportunity

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The world might have their collective eyes glued to the live feed of the rescue of the Chilean miners who have been trapped underground for 69 days, but Oakley--whose HQ is located in the Foothill Ranch area of Lake Forest--just sees dollar signs instead.

The sports/action company delivered $450 sunglasses to each of the 33 miners--in order to shield them from ultraviolet light and resulting retina damage as they were retrieved. The only problem?
 
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Disney Meets High Fashion

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Goofy and Mickey as Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana of D&G.
First the Simpsons went to Paris with Vogue Italia, and now Elle Spain is featuring the world's biggest fashion designers--Lagerfeld, Versace, Gaultier, Jacobs, Rykiel and more--as your favorite Disney characters in a brand new spread this month.

Click here to see the rest of the illustrations--note that Captain Hook is in the audience for Galliano... and Elbaz as a duck? Spot. On.    

Because You're Ugly: BlackFriday.info--All Black Friday, All the Time!

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If you're like us and your serious case of misanthropy is keeping you from lining up outside Target at 4 a.m. for the last Zhu Zhu Pet in the country, then you're in luck.

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And the bad? You now have exactly one month to find that fucking car your kid wants for her Zhu Zhu Pet, Mr. Squiggles (that you found on eBay marked up $100 over the retail price).
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