GREER’S BEST BUYS:

South Coast Plaza is celebrating Valentine’s Day by offering you a $100 gift certificate when you make a minimum of $1,000 or more in purchases in a single day between today and Feb. 13.

Here’s how it works: Just bring your same-day receipts from any South Coast Plaza boutique or restaurant (department store purchases excluded) to one of the shopping center’s concierges, and you’ll receive a $100 South Coast Plaza gift certificate.

Limit one gift certificate per person, per day.

Offer excludes purchases made at department stores Saks Fifth Avenue, Macy’s, Nordstrom, Sears and Bloomingdale’s.

Purchases of South Coast Plaza gift certificates are not eligible for this offer.

This is a sweetheart deal, just in time for Valentine’s Day.

For more information, visit southcoastplaza.com, or call (800) 782-8888 or (714) 435-8571.

South Coast Plaza is at 3333 Bristol St., Costa Mesa.

One up the new do with Sassoon deal

Sassoon Salon at South Coast Plaza hosts a day of premium Kerastase treatments from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday.

And if you book a cut and/or color service, you’ll receive a complimentary Kerastase Express Treatment (retails for $30).

In addition, a Kerastase expert will be on hand to individualize each treatment.

This offer is valid while appointments last.

Sassoon Salon on Level 1, in the Saks Fifth Avenue Wing, at South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa is 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.

For more, call (714) 556-5673 or visit www.sassoon.com.

The bare minimum to look fabulous

Stop by Bare Escentuals at South Coast Plaza through Feb. 26 and receive a free 10-day deluxe sample of bareMinerals SPF 15 Foundation and Brush while supplies last.

Bare Escentuals is on Level 1, at South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa.

For more, call (714) 966-2357.

Diamonds befriend Sierra Madre Vineyard

Join Traditional Jewelers at Fashion Island for an upcoming wine-tasting event from 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday.

It’s the perfect way to celebrate Valentine’s Day and pick up a fabulous gift.

The event will be hosted with the award-winning Sierra Madre Vineyard.

Traditional Jewelers is 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.

For more, call (949) 721-9010 or go to www.traditionaljewelers.com.

Her retirement benefits customers with sale

The Look, a designer boutique for men and women in Fashion Island, is having a retirement sale that features storewide markdowns from 50% to 75%.

Owner Kirsten Strahl is retiring after nearly 40 years in the retail business, and the store will close at the end of February.

The Look in Fashion Island’s Atrium Court offers a variety of fashion-forward apparel for men, women and kids.

The store features a premium denim bar, embellished T-shirts and hoodies, cashmere sweaters, accessories and more, including popular lines such as Ed Hardy for men and women, and Affliction for men.

The Look is 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.

For more, call (949) 644-2400.

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.