Trend: Look your best



From BFF jewellery to IV drips containing vitamin infusions here’s how to look good for 2017.

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Friends forever

In line with the UAE’s vision for 2017 to be the Year of Giving, reconnect with a loved one and rekindle your fabulous friendship with one of these darling gifts from Accessorize. A hearty throwback to our teen years, where the puzzle-piece style charms dominated high school hallways and symbolised cliquey girl gangs, a friendship necklace or bracelet could also make a great Valentine’s Day gift for your bestie.

From Dh45; available at Accessorize stores in the UAE

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Superfood skincare

Take your obsession with kale to a whole new level with Nip+Fab’s Kale Fix range of skincare products. Formulated with kale – and watercress extracts, the superfood-charged products promise to give your skin a healthy detox treatment, reduce dark circles and promote collagen production. Products include a moisturiser, clay mask and make-up-removing pads.

From Dh79; available at Spinney's, Waitrose and www.sivvi.com

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Squeamish supplements

The Elixir Clinic has opened in the capital, in Abu Dhabi’s Marina Village. Known for its futuristic approach to health, which involves its trademarked VitaDrip, The Elixir Clinic offers infusions and boosts in the form of IV drips that promise to improve immunity, boost energy, decrease inflammation and more.

For more information visit www.theelixirclinic.com Located at Al Marina Village in Abu Dhabi. Call 800 Elixir for bookings

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Label love

Ukraine-based fashion studio Ksenia Schnaider has just landed online at Stylebop.com. The label was founded in 2011 by fashion designer Ksenia Schnaider and graphic designer Anton Schnaider, and the duo’s latest collection puts the spotlight on distressed denims and feminine embroidery. What’s not to love about a cute denim jacket with floral bouquet motifs, or a stylish maxi dress printed with cherry icons?

From Dh350; available at www.stylebop.com

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Pretty palette

Japanese beauty powerhouse Shiseido has relaunched one if its products, and it’s as pretty to look at as it is practical for your cosmetic needs. The 7 Lights Power Revival Centennial Edition provides customers with a range of loose powders to help create the appearance of a perfect complexion. Use a touch of green to cover redness, white to give translucency and brightness, and rose to add vibrancy to your skin. The product is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year, so this stylish set is a limited edition piece.

Dh900; available at Shiseido boutiques and kiosks in the UAE

Prophets of Rage

(Fantasy Records)

The specs

Engine: 3-litre twin-turbo V6

Power: 400hp

Torque: 475Nm

Transmission: 9-speed automatic

Price: From Dh215,900

On sale: Now

Europe’s rearming plan
  • Suspend strict budget rules to allow member countries to step up defence spending
  • Create new "instrument" providing €150 billion of loans to member countries for defence investment
  • Use the existing EU budget to direct more funds towards defence-related investment
  • Engage the bloc's European Investment Bank to drop limits on lending to defence firms
  • Create a savings and investments union to help companies access capital
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COMPANY PROFILE

Company name: Letstango.com

Started: June 2013

Founder: Alex Tchablakian

Based: Dubai

Industry: e-commerce

Initial investment: Dh10 million

Investors: Self-funded

Total customers: 300,000 unique customers every month

The specs

AT4 Ultimate, as tested

Engine: 6.2-litre V8

Power: 420hp

Torque: 623Nm

Transmission: 10-speed automatic

Price: From Dh330,800 (Elevation: Dh236,400; AT4: Dh286,800; Denali: Dh345,800)

On sale: Now

Analysis

Members of Syria's Alawite minority community face threat in their heartland after one of the deadliest days in country’s recent history. Read more

The Brutalist

Director: Brady Corbet

Stars: Adrien Brody, Felicity Jones, Guy Pearce, Joe Alwyn

Rating: 3.5/5

Engine: 5.6-litre V8

Transmission: seven-speed automatic

Power: 400hp

Torque: 560Nm

Price: Dh234,000 - Dh329,000

On sale: now

If you go

The flights
Emirates (www.emirates.com) and Etihad (www.etihad.com) both fly direct to Bengaluru, with return fares from Dh 1240. From Bengaluru airport, Coorg is a five-hour drive by car.

The hotels
The Tamara (www.thetamara.com) is located inside a working coffee plantation and offers individual villas with sprawling views of the hills (tariff from Dh1,300, including taxes and breakfast).

When to go
Coorg is an all-year destination, with the peak season for travel extending from the cooler months between October and March.

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Formula Middle East Calendar (Formula Regional and Formula 4)
Round 1: January 17-19, Yas Marina Circuit – Abu Dhabi
 
Round 2: January 22-23, Yas Marina Circuit – Abu Dhabi
 
Round 3: February 7-9, Dubai Autodrome – Dubai
 
Round 4: February 14-16, Yas Marina Circuit – Abu Dhabi
 
Round 5: February 25-27, Jeddah Corniche Circuit – Saudi Arabia

Like a Fading Shadow

Antonio Muñoz Molina

Translated from the Spanish by Camilo A. Ramirez

Tuskar Rock Press (pp. 310)