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Crabtree & Evelyn provide the perfect toiletries for grandmothers, and your mother-in-laW. With packaging this pretty and twee, their products will also look great in your guest bathroom. Think lily of the valley, wisteria and lavender ranges of soaps, body oils, shower gels, eau de toilet and room spray -Crabtree & Evelyn have constantly supported the natural ingredient movement, using flowers. herbs and plants to create concoctions suitable for all skin types. Their hand creams with shea butter, calendula, clover and yarrow will leave your skin silky soft with no greasy residue. Quintessentially English, Crabtree & Evelyn have been going since the 17th century, and with such beautifully Indulgent products we're confiderit that they'll be sticking around for a while.

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Just over a year old, Elche is a relative newcomer to Duhai (then again, anything over a year old in Duhai is actually quite old). Regardless of its age, it's the place to head if you're after organic spa treatments. They also sell around 60 customised skincare products that are 100 per cent natural and organic, made from handpicked produce by trained herbalists. Elche offer a complimentary skin type analysis and consultation, so you'll know exactly what type of cleansing, hydrating, detoxifying, peeling and anti-aging treatment your skin needs. You can load your shopping basket with red rose petal or carrot eye masks to get rid of those wrinkles, and pamper yourself safe in the knowledge that what you're putting on yourface is 100 per cent natural. So confident are they about their products that they defiantly claim you will see the difference after just one session.

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Beauty magazines come to life when you step inside this glamorous shop. With a mixture of designer fragrances and cosmetics, and mid-range brands like Bourjois, Urban Decay, Hard Candy, Pout and Benefit, it's a favourite with women in their twenties and thirties. You're also guaranteed to find the latest Giorgio Armani, DKNY, Aigner, Cartier, Chopard, Roberto cavalli and Victoria's Secret, which means that their claim to offer the largest range of perfumes and cosmetics in the UAE might just be true. Trained make-up experts and skin-careadvisors are on hand to help you enhance your natural glamour. We love the Pout lipstick in the natural striptease shade, Bourjois maxi waterproof mascara in
blue bora bora and the Urban Decay gold eye shadow 'blunt.' This is a one-stop shop for all your beautification needs, and you'll often find yourself receiving free gifts With your purchases.

Other locations: Dubai Festival City (04 232 5747).Ibn Batutta Mall (04 368 5594), Mall of the Emirates (04 347 1225), Uptown Mirdif (04 288 1522).

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The cosmetic and fragrance department here is such a joy to shop in that it will bring tears of delight to your eyes. Later on, you may have to produce some crocodile tears when you try to explain to your other half why thousands of dirhams have disappeared off of your credit card for things that they never even knew existed. 'You've never heard of Creme de la Mer?' you'll cry out incredulously. 'How else do you think my skin looks this darn good? I did it for you, darling!' And then you'll have to go on to explain how passe tanning is and that nowadays it's not the sun that changes our skin colour, but a wonderful bottled product that goes by the of StTropez. You'll find all these top-end products here, and when you're all shopped out, you can burn a bigger hole in that aforementioned credit card by treating yourself to an energising pick-me-up at the Harvey Nics juice bar, while thinking seriously about where to get your next purchase from.

Open Sun-Wed 10am-10pm; Thu-Sat 10am-12 midnight. Credit Amex, MC,V.

This novel shop is jam-packed With dozens of fruit inspired toiletries, from slabs of chocolate scented soap to heady room sprays. If you prefer your toiletries a bit more grown up, Fruits & Passion also have floral saents like rose, jasmine and orchid on offer. And if you were wondering where to buy your smelly dog some bubble bath products, look no further, as these guys have it covered in all its Canadian-made, heavenly scented glory. Aside from daily body care products for both man and beast, they also stock more unusual items such as cooking, household and garden products, all laced With unusual fragrances reminiscent of a country garden. Washing up has never been this much fun With their retro-packaged washing up liquid. Their Cucina range Will take your olfactory senses straight to the Mediterranean, while Solstis products are perfect for the Middle East in that they take their inspiration from the summer.

Open Sun- Wed 10am-11pm; Thu-Sat 10am-12midnight, Credit Amex,MC,V.

In keeping with its branding, the infamous Paris Gallery, a stalwart in the UAE's beauty industry, has
a pink tinged moniker invoking the ambience of a Parisian boudoir. The beauty centre leading off the City Centre branch continues and embellishes upon this lavish theme. So popular is this gallery that there are now two branches at City Centre, but for a bigger range of cosmetics and accessories, the bigger one is, naturally, better.Staff can be overeager, but they stock most international brands, with products tantalisingly displayed on carousels. You'll know exactly where to find Elizabeth Arden's eight-hour cream or Clarins' peach-tinted moisturiser, so light that no-one can tell that you're wearing it, making you look like a natural beauty. 

Other locations: Al Bustan Centre (04 261 1288), BurJuman Centre (04 359 7774), City Centre (04 295 5550), Hamarain Centre (04 268 8122), Al Ghurair City (04 221 1166), Ibn Battuta Mall (04 368 5500), Lamcy Plaza (04 336 2000), Town Centre (04 342 2555), Wafi City Mall (04 324 2121).

Open Sat- Thu 8am-10pm. Credit Amex, MC,V.

Since its inception on NYC's illustrious Fifth Avenue in 1924, Saks has evolved into a global icon of excellence. The discerning shopper's paradise at the BurJuman spans two levels, and is the second largest Saks outside of the US. On the first level, you'll find all of life's not-so-necessary niceties -designer sunglasses, Contemporary Collections, the D&G Boutique, fragrances and cosmetics - look out for Natura Bisse's blemish focus and red diffuse, which makes pesky spots look much less noticeable, and toiletries by traditional British retailer Penhaligon's. Metro-sexual men will be in their element with deluxe skincare products such as Lab, Nickel, Clinique and Kenzo.Level two is where shopping gets serious. Here you'll find individual designer boutiques and collections: think Tiffany's, Scavia, Prada, Alberta Ferretti, Philosophy, Jean Paul Gaultier, and Christian Dior. There's also a fine jewellery department, handbags and accessories, a bridal salon and raunchy lingerie. For store loyalists, there's the posh Fifth Avenue Club, which provides personalised shopping services. saks also offers a complementary delivery service.

Open Sat- Thu 8am-10pm; Fri 12.30pm-9pm, Credit Amex,MC,V.

This sensational boutique spa transports you straight to the tropical shores of Bali. This is Dubai's
hippest lifestyle venue, and just one trip to this irresistible haven will have you hooked. For those of you unable to spend every other day being pampered in a spa, SensAsia enable you to take the experience home with you. Soft, luxurious SensAsia waffle robes, aromatherapy oil burners and oils packaged in handmade Balinese boxes, and lavender-scented eye pillows or cherry stone neck pillows are all on sale here. They can even customise gifts for that special woman you want in your life -even if she can resist your charms, she won't be able to hold herself back from SensAsia's.

Open Sun- Wed 10am-10pm; Thu-Sat 10am-12midnight. Credit Amex, MC,V.

It's difficult not to wax lyrical about this rare gem of a shop selling luscious products from Provence, and if the FourSeason's hotel stocks them in their bathrooms, they must be good. Dubai has jumped onto the herbal remedy bandwagonand can now gloat in the knowledge that it has two branches. Genuine products with earthy recipes for the face, body and home, their enthralling verbena, vanilla, magnolia and lavender scents not only smell delicious; they also make a lot of rejuvenating and restorative sense. There are also glorious combinations of scented candles such as violet and fig, gingerbread and caramel, and orange and candied fruit candles. Green tea and jasmine shower gels and oils make bathing that much more sophisticated.

Other locations: Mall of the Emirates (04 340 3409), Uptown Mirdif (04 288 2692).

Open Sun- Wed 10am- 10pm. Thu-Sat 10am-12midnight. Credit Amex, MC,V.

MAC is so big universally that Dubai has to keep up by making the one here go even bigger. Look out for the new improved branch, which is moving to the other side of Debenhams. MAC is known as the make-up of make -up artists and it's no wonder With their show-stopping bright and glittery eye shadows such as the disco diva emerald green shimmermoss and their natural cream blush -try ladyblush for a healthy glow look. Their camouflage and foundation range suits ail complexions and skin types, and you can pick up an excellent concealer that, in our opinion, rivals YSL's touche eclat Once you've tried MAC there's no going back, so you'll be pleased to know that once you've collected six of their old make-up containers you can take them in to any store for recycling and bag yourself a free lipstick.

Other locations: BurJuman Centre (04 351 2880), Ibn Battuta Mall (04 368 5966), Mall of the Emirates in Harvey Nichols (04 409 8931), Mercato Mall (04 344 9536), Wafi City Mall (04 324 4112)

Open Sat-Thu 10am-10pm; Fri 4.30-10pm Credit Amex, MC,V.

Pafisian brands are big in the Middle East, and the excellent Make Up Etc is one of the reasons why.
Their popularity with make-up artists has made them a hit with punters, and for good reason. Their colourful range of cosmetics also recognises the fact that not all of us have perfect skin. and they provide the perfect coverage for uneven textures and break-out spots. They'll even cover that nasty bruise you incurred after falling over after one too many at the Irish Village. While the Big Mouth Lip Plump won't transform your pencil thin lips into a trout pout, it will definitely make your mouth more voluminous, while the Clear Make-Up skin perfecting kit will give you that air-brushed look.

Other location: Al Ghurhair City (04 229 7939).

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With hardly any other shops selling organic brands in Dubai, if your lifestyle is a peace, bio-yoghurt and whole-wheat socks one, this shop should be your first port of call for skin care and toiletries. Stock up on the chamomile shampoo by Urtekram; brilliant for blondes, it leaves your locks looking lusciously glossy. Dr Bronner's fragrance-free castile soap and the Common Sense Farm St John's Wort therapeutic face cream. Once you've stocked up on your toiletries and vitamins, you can stop off at their cafe for a freshly-pressed organic apple juice that tastes too deliciously decadent to be that healthy.

Other location: The Greens (04 361 7974).