Royal Hawaiian Center merchants offer specials for Easter weekend

Royal Hawaiian Center retailers are presenting a basketful of spring promotions for Easter weekend. Among the “Spring for Easter Deals” available Friday through Sunday:

» Anteprima/Wirebag: Receive a cellphone screen cleaner with any purchase. Check out the new small “Piccola” bag while you’re there.

» Crazy Fish: Receive a free gift with every $50 purchase from the shop, specializing in women’s resort apparel and accessories.

» Island Art Gallery: Enter to win an exclusive framed print by local artist Leo Hone.

» Island Soap & Candleworks: Receive a free gift with a purchase of $40 or more from this boutique that specializes in Hawaii-made, handcrafted bath and beauty products.

» Love Renaissance: Enjoy a free demonstration plus a complimentary Swaness skin care trial kit while supplies last.

» Pick-a-Pearl: Take 50 percent off the pearl in the oyster (cannot be combined with other specials or applied to previously purchased oysters).

» Royal Hawaiian Boutique: Enjoy a 10 percent discount at this store featuring Hawaiian resort wear for the family.

For more information, visit www.RoyalHawaiianCenter.com or call 922-2299. The center’s validated parking promotion features one hour of free parking with validation and $1 per hour for the next three hours for a maximum of four hours. After four hours, standard parking rates of $6 per hour apply. No minimum purchase is required for validation.

BEAUTY SPOT

Waikiki shop specializes in skin care items containing 24-karat gold

Oro Gold Cosmetics has opened at the Outrigger Reef on the Beach Hotel at 2169 Kalia Road.

As its name implies, the high-end skin care boutique specializes in products containing 24-karat gold, including moisturizing creams, vitamin C booster facial serum and collagen renewal serum.

Colloidal gold, also known as "nano-gold," is suspended in the formulas, and prices reflect this precious ingredient, starting at about $138.