What we’re loving: So Jennie alcohol-free bubbles, Foreo Issa electric toothbrush, and more



Bedashing’s Busy Bee chair

Not getting enough attention over your usual simultaneous mani-pedi? Our new favourite beauty lounge, the Bedashing (originally Dashing Nails) branch on Khaleej Al Arabi, has a multi-treatment chair designed just for you in its own private room. The Busy Bee chair tilts back and has hand soakers in the arm rests, so on top of your mani-pedi and shoulder massage, someone can also thread your brows or apply eyelash extensions. I went for the weekly grooming package for Dh400. Koralia applied a Redken hair treatment before I settled into the chair, then the ladies got busy: Marivic on my pedicure, Kathrena on my manicure, Fazia on my threading and then Jenny on my shoulder massage. I wrapped it up with a blow-dry back in Koralia’s chair. With all that attention at once, I went from feeling like busy bee to queen bee. To book, call 02 417 1999.

* Mo Gannon

So Jennie alcohol-free bubbles

What's a sober socialite to do in the business-class lounge without a glass of champagne? Qatar Airways has the answer. It serves up alcohol-free "luxury" bubbly called So Jennie in a glass flute, from a beautiful bottle silkscreened with 14-­carat-gold butterfiles. Made by the Paris-based Le Manoir des Sacres and named after its creator, Jennie Kergoat-Ruelland, the blush-coloured bubbly is made from premium white and red grapes, with no added sugar or sulphite. The resulting taste is something very fine, like none of the sugary pretenders you'd buy in the supermarket, and at 32 calories a glass, who needs champagne? For now, you'll have to fly Qatar Airways to sample it or dine in high-end hotels in Paris and Tokyo, but I discovered it's coming to Abu Dhabi and Dubai very soon, where it will be available for delivery. For more information, go to www.sojennie.fr.

* Mo Gannon

Coya’s Private Members’ Club

The Dubai branch of the Peruvian tapas restaurant Coya, with its lavishly designed old-world-meets-new interior, had me at hola. But then a suave mustachioed man on staff ushered me behind a door in the wall to the private room, and, well, there's no going back. On a busy Thursday night, the salon-style atmosphere was charged with an air of intrigue, with a mix that made me want to mingle; we returned for a more relaxed dinner in the lavish yet delapidated drawing room on a Saturday night. The only drawback is that it's for members only. The US $2,000 (Dh7,345) annual ­membership is something to think about, as it gets you exclusive access along with three guests, ­priority booking for members' ­tables as well as, in the restaurant itelf, your own gold-­embellished locker, invites to special music and cultural events in the club and, for the first year, access to Coya's other clubs in Miami and London. For more information, go to www.coyarestaurant.com/dubai

* Mo Gannon

Entertainer Body

I’ve bought the book in years past but found that not all spas were versed in another way it can be used, which is as a true two-for-one system: one treatment now, one treatment later, with double-­bookings allowed. That’s all changed with the new Entertainer Body. The app works just like the dinner versions, allowing you to search and sort by locations. It offers a mix of high-end and affordable, with lots of two-for-one deals on many more of the places ladies are probably already going to for treatments. There are deals for men, on items at shops including Bath & Body Works, and for workouts, too.

• The Dubai Body 2015 App is Dh295; the book is Dh350. The Entertainer Abu Dhabi Body 2015 App is Dh245; the book Dh275. Go to www.theentertainerme.com for more information

* Ann Marie McQueen

Foreo Issa electric toothbrush

This high-end design wonder may take some getting used to, but it is well worth the effort. The Foreo Issa replaces nylon bristles with soft, gentle-yet-­effective silicone, boosted by high-intensity pulses. The rubbery feel of the curved handle is a bit awkward at first and at times it can feel as though some of the bristles are a bit too big to fit between each tooth, the way smaller nylon ones can. But overall, a brush with a Foreo Issa leaves the mouth feeling just as clean as a regular toothbrush – maybe cleaner. You can can rinse it right off and see that it’s clean, unlike with all those suspicious nylon bristles that could be harbouring bacteria. The head only needs to be replaced once per year and it’s great for travel, taking just one hour to charge and promising 365 uses (The brush is going on three weeks now and it’s been used a lot). Also worth a check out from Foreo is the mini Luna, a silicone facial-cleansing brush, which has been giving the Clarisonic a run for its money since its launch in 2013.

• The Foreo Issa toothbrush sells for Dh900 and is available exclusively at Harvey Nichols in Dubai

* Ann Marie McQueen

How will Gen Alpha invest?

Mark Chahwan, co-founder and chief executive of robo-advisory firm Sarwa, forecasts that Generation Alpha (born between 2010 and 2024) will start investing in their teenage years and therefore benefit from compound interest.

“Technology and education should be the main drivers to make this happen, whether it’s investing in a few clicks or their schools/parents stepping up their personal finance education skills,” he adds.

Mr Chahwan says younger generations have a higher capacity to take on risk, but for some their appetite can be more cautious because they are investing for the first time. “Schools still do not teach personal finance and stock market investing, so a lot of the learning journey can feel daunting and intimidating,” he says.

He advises millennials to not always start with an aggressive portfolio even if they can afford to take risks. “We always advise to work your way up to your risk capacity, that way you experience volatility and get used to it. Given the higher risk capacity for the younger generations, stocks are a favourite,” says Mr Chahwan.

Highlighting the role technology has played in encouraging millennials and Gen Z to invest, he says: “They were often excluded, but with lower account minimums ... a customer with $1,000 [Dh3,672] in their account has their money working for them just as hard as the portfolio of a high get-worth individual.”

Jigra
Director: Vasan Bala
Starring: Alia Bhatt, Vedang Raina, Manoj Pahwa, Harsh Singh
Rated: 3.5/5
The specs
Engine: Long-range single or dual motor with 200kW or 400kW battery
Power: 268bhp / 536bhp
Torque: 343Nm / 686Nm
Transmission: Single-speed automatic
Max touring range: 620km / 590km
Price: From Dh250,000 (estimated)
On sale: Later this year
Haemoglobin disorders explained

Thalassaemia is part of a family of genetic conditions affecting the blood known as haemoglobin disorders.

Haemoglobin is a substance in the red blood cells that carries oxygen and a lack of it triggers anemia, leaving patients very weak, short of breath and pale.

The most severe type of the condition is typically inherited when both parents are carriers. Those patients often require regular blood transfusions - about 450 of the UAE's 2,000 thalassaemia patients - though frequent transfusions can lead to too much iron in the body and heart and liver problems.

The condition mainly affects people of Mediterranean, South Asian, South-East Asian and Middle Eastern origin. Saudi Arabia recorded 45,892 cases of carriers between 2004 and 2014.

A World Health Organisation study estimated that globally there are at least 950,000 'new carrier couples' every year and annually there are 1.33 million at-risk pregnancies.

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How to protect yourself when air quality drops

Install an air filter in your home.

Close your windows and turn on the AC.

Shower or bath after being outside.

Wear a face mask.

Stay indoors when conditions are particularly poor.

If driving, turn your engine off when stationary.

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Super Saturday race card

4pm: Mahab Al Shimaal Group 3 | US$350,000 | (Dirt) | 1,200m
4.35pm: Al Bastakiya Listed | $300,000 | (D) | 1,900m
5.10pm: Nad Al Sheba Turf Group 3 | $350,000 | (Turf) | 1,200m
5.45pm: Burj Nahaar Group 3 | $350,000 | (D) | 1,600m
6.20pm: Dubai City of Gold Group 2 | $300,000 | (T) | 2,410m
6.55pm: Al Maktoum Challenge Round 3 Group 1 | $600,000 | (D) | 2,000m
7.30pm: Jebel Hatta Group 1 | $400,000 | (T) | 1,800m

Bundesliga fixtures

Saturday, May 16 (kick-offs UAE time)

Borussia Dortmund v Schalke (4.30pm) 

RB Leipzig v Freiburg (4.30pm) 

Hoffenheim v Hertha Berlin (4.30pm) 

Fortuna Dusseldorf v Paderborn  (4.30pm) 

Augsburg v Wolfsburg (4.30pm) 

Eintracht Frankfurt v Borussia Monchengladbach (7.30pm)

Sunday, May 17

Cologne v Mainz (4.30pm),

Union Berlin v Bayern Munich (7pm)

Monday, May 18

Werder Bremen v Bayer Leverkusen (9.30pm)

COMPANY PROFILE
Name: ARDH Collective
Based: Dubai
Founders: Alhaan Ahmed, Alyina Ahmed and Maximo Tettamanzi
Sector: Sustainability
Total funding: Self funded
Number of employees: 4
COMPANY PROFILE
Name: Airev
Started: September 2023
Founder: Muhammad Khalid
Based: Abu Dhabi
Sector: Generative AI
Initial investment: Undisclosed
Investment stage: Series A
Investors: Core42
Current number of staff: 47
 
SPAIN SQUAD

Goalkeepers Simon (Athletic Bilbao), De Gea (Manchester United), Sanchez (Brighton)

Defenders Gaya (Valencia), Alba (Barcelona), P Torres (Villarreal), Laporte (Manchester City), Garcia (Manchester City), D Llorente (Leeds), Azpilicueta (Chelsea)

Midfielders Busquets (Barcelona), Rodri (Manchester City), Pedri (Barcelona), Thiago (Liverpool), Koke (Atletico Madrid), Ruiz (Napoli), M Llorente (Atletico Madrid)

Forwards: Olmo (RB Leipzig), Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad), Morata (Juventus), Moreno (Villarreal), F Torres (Manchester City), Traore (Wolves), Sarabia (PSG)