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The Beauty Shelf

Lisa Eldridge, entrepreneur and world-renowned makeup artist, talks us through her hero beauty products

COMPILED BY: OLIVIA MORRIS

True Velvet Lipstick in Velvet Ribbon Dhs135 Lisa Eldridge I’ve tried and tested hundreds of lipsticks over the years, but a classic red is my go-to – if I ever need a confidence boost or pickme-up it’s the first thing I reach for. My True Velvet Lipstick in Velvet Ribbon is the one I wear most o en – it’s a classic pillarbox red with a hint of blue, and teamed with the velvet finish it is such a dreamy pairing. Gloss Embrace Lip Gloss Dhs94 Lisa Eldridge I have dry lips, so I’m never without a balm or lip treatment. My Gloss Embrace lip glosses are a high-pigment gloss-meetsindulgent treatment, with moisturising oils and butters that leave lips smooth and plump. I always have at least two in my handbag at any time! Secret Camouflage Concealer Dhs163 Laura Mercier A good concealer is underrated. It’s my secret weapon for even, flawless skin, and it’s not just for spots or dark circles (though it will of course brilliantly cover that too). If you have pigmentation, redness or unevenness that you want to cover concealer is all you need. This has been in my professional kit and personal makeup bag for years. Eyeshadow Palettes Dhs100-150 OPV I love discovering new indie brands and used OPV’s colourful eyeshadow palettes on Dua Lipa’s new album campaign. The formulas are brilliantly creamy and pigmented and full of surprising, inspiring shades. The Sculpting Powder Dhs175 Kevyn Aucion Contouring is shadow, and shadow isn’t the colour of bronzer – it has a lot of grey. I love Kevyn Aucoin’s Sculpting Powders for exactly this reason as they’re realistic shades. Monsieur Big Mascara Dhs130 Lancôme I’ve used Lancôme mascaras personally and professionally for years and they are consistently the best. It’s hard to choose favourites but I was personally involved from the outset in the development of Monsieur Big, and I’m really proud of that. Restore Shampoo and Mask Dhs125 Living Proof My hair is fine but frizzy and wavy and I love these products because they really make my hair feel nourished without weighing it down. Facing Toning Device Dhs835 Nuface I first discovered this when I was working with a celebrity client who asked if I could help her find something she could use at home to help tone her skin. A er using it solidly for a month I really noticed a di erence in my skin.

3D Moisture Infusion Mask Dhs230 Sarah Chapman I love face masks, and sheet masks are especially good for a quick glow boost. I always have one of these on standby in the fridge in case I wake up looking pu y – it plumps up the skin amazingly well. Renaissance Cleansing Gel Dhs180 Oskia The most divine, melting cleansing gel that turns immediately to an oil, then a milky cleanse when you add water to rinse it o . It has pumpkin enzymes so you can leave it on for a couple of minutes for more of a treatment.

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The Pioneer

ORSKIN AESTHETICS IS PAVING THE WAY FOR SKIN HEALTH IN DUBAI, CHAMPIONING HOLISTIC AND NON-INVASIVE APPROACHES

Harsh treatments do not always deliver the best results when it comes to skincare. Orskin Aesthetics & Fitness Lounge is a pioneering clinic in Dubai championing holistic and non-invasive approaches to skincare, showcasing there are a plethora of alternatives to harsh chemical peels and injectable treatments such as Botox and fillers.

Pioneering new and innovative skincare techniques is something Orskin’s CoFounder and Managing Director, Orsolya Matheisz, has championed throughout her 18-year career, having trained in the USA and Europe and has continued to do with the launch of Orskin Aesthetics & Fitness Lounge. “My goal for Orskin is to provide premium skincare services using the latest techniques and advanced technologies to deliver targeted anti-ageing while boosting the health and radiance of your largest organ, your skin,” she says.

The Dubai-based specialist opened in January 2020 and is the first skincare centre to use Neurotris – a leading US, FDA-approved and patented micro-current technology skincare manufacturer. The innovative technology used in the Neurotris Microcurrent Facial amplifies tiny microcurrent impulses which are able to penetrate into the skin at a cellular level which helps to produce collagen, improve circulation, smooth and firm the skin, clear and reduce acne, improve skin pigmentation, diminish fine lines and wrinkles and more. It’s a treatment which is loved by many A-list celebrities including Hailey Bieber, Olivia Culpo, Sofia Richie and Madonna. As the only qualified skincare centre spearheading this technology in the UAE, Orskin is a must-visit to invest in your skincare health. Orskin’s microcurrent package, which includes six sessions, is currently available for Dhs4,190.

As well as spearheading Neurotris technology in the region, Orskin is also the first to introduce the intraoral massage technique – also known as the Buccal Sculptural Facial – in the UAE. While most facials focus on the outer skin on the face, the Buccal massage encompasses the whole face including the muscles. This facial massage targets the muscle tissue, ligaments and bones and by doing so it, in turn, helps to increase muscle tone, the skin’s complexion, facial contours and more, as well as reducing the appearance of wrinkles and dark circles.

Encompassing a host of treatments that balance holistic health and high tech beauty treatments including LED Light Therapy, Cool Li ing, Oxydome, DMK Enzyme Therapy, Environ Facial, Bio-Brasion techniques and more, Orskin ensures every treatment caters to the needs of each individual client. With their unique and innovative practices, Orskin negates the need for injectables, their treatments enhance their clients’ skin from the inside out achieving rejuvenated, sculpted and plumped skin non-invasively.

Orskin Aesthetics & Fitness Lounge, based in Dubai, is open from Saturday to Thursday, 10 am to 8 pm. For more information visit orskin.me.

COMPILED BY: SARAH JOSEPH

AM TO PM BEAUTY

The Global Beauty Director of Porter and NET-A-PORTER, Newby Hands talks us through her beauty and skincare routine

Talk us through your morning routine. I use either Dr. Sebagh or Dr. Barbara Sturm’s foaming cleanser, and I also love a gentle daily peel either from Dr. Dennis Gross or Zelens – and then always a hydrating hyaluronic acid serum – at present I’m using Dr. Barbara Sturm’s – and I love a good vitamin C and Sunday Riley’s CEO Glow vitamin C and Turmeric face oil is wonderful, as I’m sure the turmeric gives me a lovely little bit of glow-y colour too, a bit like a self-tan. I am a La Mer super fan and use the classic Moisturizing Cream summer and winter, if you have dry skin it just works so well. Over the last year I have really got into using devices and this is now my main skincare focus; I have been using the Dr. Gross LED mask almost daily and this consistency has paid o as I have seen a real change in the quality of my skin texture. I also use NuFace to firm up my face and I love how quickly you can see the di erence it makes. I am obsessed by the Sarah Chapman Meso Melt Infusion as this micro needling device really makes the skin look amazing. I love my 111Skin Cryo DePu ng Edit as it has icing devices that I keep in my fridge. It’s great to use in the morning or before any big event. I’ve also switched from using sheet masks back to cream masks – I just think they work better in the long-term – the Sisley Black Rose Mask is a real favourite as you see that before and a er di erence. I’ve also had the time to have a proper body rou-

Clockwise from top left: Sleep Plus Pillow spray 75ml Dhs125 This Works available at NET-A-PORTER; Mascara L’Obscur Eve Black Dhs135 Gucci Beauty available at NET-A-PORTER; Hyaluronic Serum 30ml Dhs1,028 Dr. Barbara Strum; Black Rose cream mask 60ml Dhs533 Sisley; Cashmere cleanser 100ml Dhs233 Omorovicza; Goddess Skin Clay Mask Dhs225 Charlotte Tilbury

IMAGES: SUPPLIED tine, although I am not that dedicated to it in reality so the quicker it is for me the better. I try to body brush two or three times a week and then I mix the Legology Cellu-Lite Oil or its Air-Lite gel into my body lotion, I love the Dr. Barbara Sturm Anti-aging Body Lotion as it’s nongreasy and sinks in so fast as I apply the two together – it’s a great de-pu ng and skin nourishing treatment. What does your pre-bedtime nightly ritual look like? I love to start with an evening bath with a big scoop of magnesium salts in it to begin the evening relaxation and then for my night-time beauty routine I prefer to do just one proper cleanse. My skin is quite dry in general, so I love a good cleansing balm and I am now using Omorovicza’s Cashmere Cleanser. It takes everything o but leaves my skin feeling so so . Also, I am a late convert to eye creams, but the Dr. Sebagh Supreme Eye Serum has a chilly roller ball applicator that’s just brilliant. If I haven’t used a peel pad in the morning then I also sometimes mix some Dr. Sebagh vitamin C powder into a face peel mask and apply the two together – it is a great combination for clearer, brighter skin. I’ve also got in to clay masks as they are great if you live in a city; Charlotte Tilbury’s Goddess Mask is excellent as these new clay masks deep clean and clarify the skin but leave it velvety so . A er removing this, I like to use a good face cream but as a mask, applying it very generously and I let it sit

DRx SpectraLite FaceWaré Pro Dhs1,644 Dr. Dennis Gross Skincare

on the skin for about five minutes and then either massage it in with my fingers or the Joanna Czech Face Massager. I sometimes use an oil and salt scrub on my body, applying it to dry skin before stepping into the bath or shower, and then a erwards on still damp skin I use an oil, usually Costa Brazil Firming Body oil and lastly I use the This Works Sleep Plus Pillow Spray – it is so good for calming down the mind and helping you sleep. What are your go-to skincare products? I’ve used Estee Lauder’s Advanced Night Repair for years, and Dr. Sebagh’s serums because they work so well. I also love Sarah Chapman’s cleanser, one of the very best and Crème de La Mer is my go-to skin cream. We were excited to launch Beauty Hall of Fame to highlight the brands and products that are the best of the best, and stand the test of time, all of the following brands and products are included within this edit. La Mer, Augustinus Bader and Dr. Barbara Sturm are some of those brands for me, as I said earlier, I love Dr. Barbara Sturm’s Hyaluronic serum. Augustinus Bader is the new hero of the skincare world, we all loved The Rich Cream when it launched and we were super excited to include face oils, cleansers and body creams. I like the fact that it is a relatively straightforward range but with real high science behind it. The Face Oil is particularly amazing and it’s great to use for a quick face massage. Are you a fan of masks, if so, which ones do you use? I have moved more into cream masks recently but for I do still love sheet masks for the quick morning or pre-event transformation – I keep a stack of 111Skin and Joanna Vargas masks in my fridge, along with my face rollers. What is your approach to makeup? My inspiration is that classic 70s look of shades of honey with black lashes and no other real colour. So of course, I love a great black mascara and Gucci’s Mascara L’Obscur is amazing. And I am always searching for the perfect nude lipstick – Charlotte Tilbury’s Penelope Pink is very close… but recently I tried the Hourglass At Night Lip Treatment Oil and I love this deep rich red, who knew? I have so many bronzers but those from Tom Ford and Hourglass are wonderful, and they both also do amazing foundations that stay put. Which hero products are always in your makeup bag? I usually have the brilliant Sisley Glow powder, it makes skin look pretty and glowing but not shiny and the Charlotte Tilbury Penelope Pink lipstick in my bag, plus a bottle of Tom Ford Soleil Blanc scent. If you had to choose three products what would they be and why? For skin that would be a good retinol, a nourishing face cream and a hydrating serum. For makeup it would be the Sisley glow powder, black mascara and a Tom Ford brow pencil. Do you have a signature scent? Scents are very personal, but I do love either something with amber or something warm – this is why I love Tom Fords Soleil Blanc. I always have a scented candle around me, the Fornasetti candle with lavender and cedarwood scent is a great candle to light in the evening. While citrus is great for elevating moods and is good if you are feeling a bit flat, the Lumira citrus scent candle is a good candle to light in the morning to help fight morning blues but my current favourite is the Tom Ford Soleil Blanc, I alternate between that and the Frederic Malle Musc Ravageur parfume. How do you approach haircare? I have a super easy hair routine – twice a year I have a Brazilian blow dry that is life changing – it means the rest of the time I can blow dry my hair in minutes, so that has a big impact on my beauty routine. I also sleep on a Slip silk pillowcase as I do find that makes a di erence to my hair and skin as the silk absorbs less moisture from both. I love the Elasticizer from Philip Kingsley and I like to sleep in it, I apply lots of it to the lengths on my hair, plait it and then put a towel on my pillow and sleep with it in. I try to do this once a week as it literally transforms dull, dry hair and I love everything Olaplex does. When I travel, I always pack the shampoo and conditioner from Bamford, as it smells so great and doesn’t weigh down my fine hair. The Sisley Hair and scalp serum is excellent, and I also recommend the Oribe Power Drops Color Preservation booster if, like me, you have your hair coloured. What is the biggest concern you hear from women today in terms of beauty? I certainly see skincare becoming so important to women and their knowledge of what to use is incredible and to get even better results they are now investing time and money into really amazing devices that use the sort of technology previously only found in a clinic. I very much believe that now women are looking for real results, not a dream in a jar, and they want to know that a product or device has real science behind it and has clinical trials to prove its e cacy. There is so much choice out there that if a product does not deliver then it probably will not survive.

LUXURY RESORT ANANTARA THE PALM DUBAI IS HOME TO A NEW TREATMENT, THE HYDRACOOL FACIAL, DELIVERING YOUR DEEPEST SKINCARE NEEDS

Whether you’re opting for a staycation or a daycation at Anantara The Palm Dubai this summer, a trip to the superlative Anantara Spa is always advisable. With 24 treatment rooms available, which includes female, male and mixed facilities, the experts at the spa ensure you’re fully relaxed and rejuvenated.

The newest addition to the Anantara Spa’s offering is the HydraCool Facial which is the ideal treatment for the skin during the summer months as it targets all of the skin’s needs. The all-in-one treatment harnesses the power of water, ensuring the skin is cleansed, exfoliated, hydrated and tightened. Using advanced technology and La Vallée products which harness the rich and powerful resources of the Swiss Alps, this facial at the Anantara Spa is able to increase absorption of active ingredients into the skin which remove toxins and provides an overall glow to the skin.

Also using the power of radio frequency, the HydraCool Facial contours the skin and improves skin texture by minimizing pores and fine lines. Skin cells are also renewed, collagen is regenerated and skin fibres are rejuvenated.

Only available at the Anantara Spa, the HydraCool Radiance Facial by La Vallée (90 minutes) is priced at Dhs1300 and the HydraCool Caviar ultimate anti-ageing Facial by La Vallée (90 minutes) is priced at Dhs1500.

The Hero Facial

The Anantara Spa is open daily at Anantara The Palm Dubai Resort from 10.00 am to 10.00 pm. To book your HydraCool experience call +971 4 567 8140 or email spa.dubai@anantara.com. For more information anantara.com/en/palm- dubai/spa