With beauty shop shelves and sites packed with “the latest and best” products, it can become confusing to know which ones fall into either category. Well, we are here to do the work for you with this list of skincare solutions that have come to our shores in 2022 — and that tick the ethical but effective beauty boxes.
HoliFrog
Clean-beauty platform Powder, helmed by Amina Grimen and Ayat Toufeeq, brought Holifrog to the UAE in February. The American brand does not believe in restricting skincare based on dry, oily or combination complexions; rather, founders Emily Parr and Majeed Hemmat are proponents of “skin strategy over skin type”.
This translates to products created using “holistic-functional formulas” and bioactive ingredients that soothe and repair. Think an adaptogenic mushroom blend that holds up to 500 times its own weight in water; bamboo stem powder that loosens debris; and fatty acid-rich oils such as papaya seed, mongongo seed, cranberry seed and moringa.
The product line includes serums, scrubs, cleansers and Grand Amino Cushion Cream, and ranges from Dh125 to Dh260.
Fun fact: the brand’s name takes its inspiration from frogs that, like humans, have a thin dermis that absorbs environmental toxins and free radicals.
Saltee
The latest brand to launch on the Powder Beauty platform — and just in time for the UAE’s harsh summer, too — Saltee offers vegan, paraben-free and ocean-friendly sun protection products in recycled packaging.
The London brand specialises in formulations that are lightweight yet effective, thanks to ingredients such as jojoba, grapeseed, avocado and neroli oils; hydrating rice extract, birch water and shea butter; and Nordic pine bark, which prevents the hyperpigmentation brought on by UV exposure.
The product line includes a tanning formula, facial mist, and face and body sunscreen, and ranges from Dh190 to Dh210.
Carbon Theory
A brand that focuses on acne-prone teenagers, Carbon Theory is available in the UAE through the clean-beauty platform Secret Skin, founded by cancer survivor Anisha Oberoi.
“From personal experience, I understand how debilitating acne can be to a young adult’s confidence. To dissuade early adopters from choosing harsh medications to treat skin issues, I was actively searching for a gentler, yet effective alternative,” says Oberoi.
A British brand, Carbon Theory offers an AM to PM regimen via products that are natural, vegan and cruelty-free, and promise to keep breakouts at bay by using antimicrobial, antioxidant-rich and impurity-resistant ingredients such as organic tea tree oil, activated charcoal, cranberry particles and antimicrobial silver.
The product line includes a cleansing wash, detox serum, sunscreen and spot paste, and ranges from Dh44 to Dh128.
Cheeky Tint
Beauty mogul Huda Kattan launched her beauty brand’s first blush stick in March, calling it her “all-time fave for creating a juicy monochromatic look in seconds”, one in keeping with the glowy-dewy flush that’s all the rage now.
Ticking various clean-beauty boxes, with its vegan-friendly, non-comedogenic, fragrance and alcohol-free formulation, and FSC-certified and recyclable packaging, Cheeky Tint is available in five shades, so as to be suitable for all skin tones.
It is a buildable blush, in that it can be worn on bare skin or on layered on top of other make-up. Ingredients include moisturising lychee extract and soothing vitamin E, and the product also claims to be water, transfer, humidity, and sweat-proof.
Cheeky Tint is priced at Dh103 and is available at hudabeauty.com.
[Tq] Serum
Home-grown brand De L’Arta, co-founded by Lina Yousef, an assistant professor of chemistry at Khalifa University in Abu Dhabi, added a serum to its [Tq] product line in February.
So named after the plant it was created from, the [Tq] range is formulated from Tetraena qatarensis, which has wound-healing properties and hydrates, nourishes and protects skin from premature ageing. The native plant not only grows abundantly in the UAE, it’s also perennial, meaning once grown, the shoots can be continuously harvested.
Other than offering farm-to-lab-to-market products, Yousef ensures every aspect of the brand’s production is steeped in sustainability: all products are made in the UAE; the aluminium packaging is minimal, and the team are working on new lines featuring products derived from other plants, including some that grow in the mangrove.
The serum is priced at Dh85 and is available from delarta.com
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Engine: 3.4-litre twin-turbo V6 plus supplementary electric motor
Power: 464hp at 5,200rpm
Torque: 790Nm from 2,000-3,600rpm
Transmission: 10-speed auto
Fuel consumption: 11.7L/100km
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Price: From Dh590,000
UAE squad
Esha Oza (captain), Al Maseera Jahangir, Emily Thomas, Heena Hotchandani, Indhuja Nandakumar, Katie Thompson, Lavanya Keny, Mehak Thakur, Michelle Botha, Rinitha Rajith, Samaira Dharnidharka, Siya Gokhale, Sashikala Silva, Suraksha Kotte, Theertha Satish (wicketkeeper) Udeni Kuruppuarachchige, Vaishnave Mahesh.
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All matches in Bulawayo
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Sunday, Sept 28 – Second ODI
Tuesday, Sept 30 – Third ODI
Thursday, Oct 2 – Fourth ODI
Sunday, Oct 5 – First T20I
Monday, Oct 6 – Second T20I
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Director: Jonathan Hensleigh
Stars: Liam Neeson, Amber Midthunder, Laurence Fishburne
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Produced: Sajid Nadiadwala and Phantom Productions
Directed: Vikas Bahl
Cast: Hrithik Roshan, Pankaj Tripathi, Aditya Srivastav, Mrinal Thakur
Rating: 3.5 /5
Company profile
Name: The Concept
Founders: Yadhushan Mahendran, Maria Sobh and Muhammad Rijal
Based: Abu Dhabi
Founded: 2017
Number of employees: 7
Sector: Aviation and space industry
Funding: $250,000
Future plans: Looking to raise $1 million investment to boost expansion and develop new products
HIV on the rise in the region
A 2019 United Nations special analysis on Aids reveals 37 per cent of new HIV infections in the Mena region are from people injecting drugs.
New HIV infections have also risen by 29 per cent in western Europe and Asia, and by 7 per cent in Latin America, but declined elsewhere.
Egypt has shown the highest increase in recorded cases of HIV since 2010, up by 196 per cent.
Access to HIV testing, treatment and care in the region is well below the global average.
Few statistics have been published on the number of cases in the UAE, although a UNAIDS report said 1.5 per cent of the prison population has the virus.
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WHAT IS A BLACK HOLE?
1. Black holes are objects whose gravity is so strong not even light can escape their pull
2. They can be created when massive stars collapse under their own weight
3. Large black holes can also be formed when smaller ones collide and merge
4. The biggest black holes lurk at the centre of many galaxies, including our own
5. Astronomers believe that when the universe was very young, black holes affected how galaxies formed
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What are the GCSE grade equivalents?
- Grade 9 = above an A*
- Grade 8 = between grades A* and A
- Grade 7 = grade A
- Grade 6 = just above a grade B
- Grade 5 = between grades B and C
- Grade 4 = grade C
- Grade 3 = between grades D and E
- Grade 2 = between grades E and F
- Grade 1 = between grades F and G
How much do leading UAE’s UK curriculum schools charge for Year 6?
- Nord Anglia International School (Dubai) – Dh85,032
- Kings School Al Barsha (Dubai) – Dh71,905
- Brighton College Abu Dhabi - Dh68,560
- Jumeirah English Speaking School (Dubai) – Dh59,728
- Gems Wellington International School – Dubai Branch – Dh58,488
- The British School Al Khubairat (Abu Dhabi) - Dh54,170
- Dubai English Speaking School – Dh51,269
*Annual tuition fees covering the 2024/2025 academic year
Company Fact Box
Company name/date started: Abwaab Technologies / September 2019
Founders: Hamdi Tabbaa, co-founder and CEO. Hussein Alsarabi, co-founder and CTO
Based: Amman, Jordan
Sector: Education Technology
Size (employees/revenue): Total team size: 65. Full-time employees: 25. Revenue undisclosed
Stage: early-stage startup
Investors: Adam Tech Ventures, Endure Capital, Equitrust, the World Bank-backed Innovative Startups SMEs Fund, a London investment fund, a number of former and current executives from Uber and Netflix, among others.
THE SPECS
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Engine: 1.8 litre combined with 16-volt electric motors
Transmission: Automatic with manual shifting mode
Power: 121hp
Torque: 142Nm
Price: Dh95,900
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Brief scores:
Toss: Sindhis, elected to field first
Kerala Knights 103-7 (10 ov)
Parnell 59 not out; Tambe 5-15
Sindhis 104-1 (7.4 ov)
Watson 50 not out, Devcich 49
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ENGLAND SQUAD
Goalkeepers Pickford (Everton), Pope (Burnley), Henderson (Manchester United)
Defenders Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), Chilwell (Chelsea), Coady (Wolves), Dier (Tottenham), Gomez (Liverpool), James (Chelsea), Keane (Everton), Maguire (Manchester United), Maitland-Niles (Arsenal), Mings (Aston Villa), Saka (Arsenal), Trippier (Atletico Madrid), Walker (Manchester City)
Midfielders: Foden (Manchester City), Henderson (Liverpool), Grealish (Aston Villa), Mount (Chelsea), Rice (West Ham), Ward-Prowse (Southampton), Winks (Tottenham)
Forwards: Abraham (Chelsea), Calvert-Lewin (Everton), Kane (Tottenham), Rashford (Manchester United), Sancho (Borussia Dortmund), Sterling (Manchester City)
The specs
Engine: 2.0-litre 4cyl turbo
Power: 261hp at 5,500rpm
Torque: 405Nm at 1,750-3,500rpm
Transmission: 9-speed auto
Fuel consumption: 6.9L/100km
On sale: Now
Price: From Dh117,059
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