GREER’S BEST BUYS:

The Pure Blu Spa at the Newport Beach Marriott Hotel & Spa will open its doors from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday for an open house of indulgences, including free mini-manicures, pedicures and chair massages by the spa’s private pool.

Guests can learn about the latest in luxury beauty and skin care with Pure Blu products, as well as fabulous lines Epicuren, Kerstin Florian, Moxie for Men and Juice Beauty organic skin care.

Sample delicious healthy spa fare and fresh juice cocktails prepared by Sam & Harry’s restaurant. Pure Blu provides guests with amenities that include a signature cold-water foot bath.

The spa also boasts 16 specialized treatment rooms, sauna and eucalyptus steam rooms, a full-service hair and nail salon, and a weight training and cardio-theater. After spending a few hours of pampering, guests can take advantage of special Pure Blu offers and register to win a free Pure Blu Weekend Getaway at the Newport Beach Marriott Hotel & Spa.

Its signature 80-minute Shell Therapy Body Ritual is to die for. It’s an exfoliating salt scrub with a hydrating oil cleanser, followed by an aromatherapy massage oil of your choice applied with hot tiger cowrie seashells whose calcium and minerals revitalize your skin. Next, a hand and foot massage as you enjoy a wrap of vitamin cream. A final step massages any unabsorbed nutrients into your skin for $190.

The hotel is at 900 Newport Center Drive in Newport Beach. For more information, call (949) 720-7900 or visit www.purebluspa.com.

Live fashion show

Solutions Denim in Newport Beach hosts a fabulous summer fashion show Saturday with a live performance by Djj-heart. The event starts at 3 p.m. with drinks, hors d’oeuvres and music; the fashion show starts at 4:30 p.m. Solutions’ fashion show will feature the latest in denim from Hudson, Hale Bob, People’s Liberation and ClubSkinny. The store is at 2043 Westcliff Drive in Newport Beach. For more information, call (949) 650-0479 or visit solutionsdenim.com.

Pub feel, gourmet food

The Crow Bar and Kitchen, a gastro pub with a comfortable pub-like environment and upscale, gourmet cuisine, hosts a California Craft Brew dinner at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday.

The Crow Bar’s incredible Chef Scott Brandon prepares a four-course dinner, starting with an amuse and ending in dessert perfectly paired with hand-selected limited-quantity ales and stouts. Beer aficionados can enjoy rare sublime brews with Chef Scott’s classic pub food with a gourmet touch.

The California Craft Brew Dinner costs $75, tax and gratuity not included. Amuse is a jumbo lump crab club sandwich, paired with Lost Coast Great White Ale, and the first course is a “fish and chips” house-cured Scottish salmon gravlax, Yukon gold potato gaufrettes, shaved fennel salad and crème fraiche served with Craftsman Heavenly Heffe. Second course is spring pea bisque with Hook’s 12-year-aged-cheddar grilled cheese, paired with Stone Levitation Ale.

The third course is grilled wild white prawns, romesco, wild spring ramps, pappardelle, paired with The Lost Abbey Red Barn Ale. The fourth course is an herb-crusted organic pork tenderloin, Marsala glaze, Fuji apple and potato rosti served with Anderson Valley Brother David Triple. And dessert is an Alesmith “Speedway Stout” float with vanilla bean gelato and house-made biscotti. The Crow Bar is open 5 p.m. to midnight daily and for brunch 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. The restaurant is at 2325 Pacific Coast Hwy. in Corona del Mar. For more information, call (949) 675-0070 or visit www.thecrowbarcdm.com.

GREER WYLDER writes Best Buys, which runs Fridays. She’s the founder and president of www.greersoc.com, a free daily e-mail service that provides the latest in Orange County fashion, dining and trends.