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If you’re in Dubai, you’re no stranger to the constant hustle the average workday commands. With lengthy meetings, drawn-out to-do lists, and repeatedly rereading emails before clicking send. Finding time for yourself is often treated as a luxury. With that being said, it can be helpful to hit a soft reset in the middle of the day, at least, for a small touch-up. The grind may never stop, but it can wait for an hour.

In a city with packed schedules, it can be difficult to mark a dedicated hour to a self-care ritual on your calendar. Luckily, there’s nothing stopping you from elevating your beauty routine over a leisurely lunch break. Here’s GRAZIA’s guide to lunch break beauty treatments in Dubai.

ALKEMY One Za’abeel launches ‘Business Break’

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Recognising the constant demands of an average workday in Dubai, ALKEMY has stepped in with its ‘Business Break’ package. With 60 minutes dedicated to giving you a midday touch-up, the salon offers a curated head-to-toe reset.  Featuring a 30-second magic hair treatment, the ALKEMY signature blow-dry and a 20-Minute Refresh & Recharge Session in the Biohacking ORB. Located in One Za’abeel, ALKEMY has established itself as a premier destination for beauty and wellness enthusiasts. Following a holistic approach that supports both physical appearance and enhances overall well-being.

Detox your skin at The Bvlgari Spa

Unwind from the stress of the working day with the BVLGARI Spa’s 30 min facial detox.  Located at the BVGLARI Resort, their deep, high-vacuum facial massage improves blood circulation and detoxification. Stimulating your lymphatic flow, this self-care ritual is a workday essential to drain toxins caused by stress from the face. So, you’ll return to the office with a rejuvenated glow, with refreshed skin and a sculpted face just in time for your next meeting. Making it a beauty secret, you’ll just have to gatekeep.

Rejuvenate the livelihood of your skin in just 15 minutes

For a quick skin refresh between meetings, Talise Spa offers 15-minute sessions of red-light therapy. There’s nothing better than feeling the radiance of your own skin, and Talise Spa is here to help. The iconic wellness sanctuary provides short sessions of LED light therapy through a face mask. Revitalising the livelihood of your skin by targeting the appearance of fine lines. The session is designed to stimulate collagen and improve circulation, resulting in smooth and radiant skin. With a soft and gentle glow that shows on your face but comes from within.

Experience the Ritz-Carlton spa’s signature facial

The Bamford Rejuvenating Facial is the Ritz-Carlton Spa’s signature speciality – and for good reason. Designed to brighten and balance the skin, this 60-minute facial treatment provides powerful anti-ageing techniques to improve skin elasticity and firmness. With deep facial massage techniques and a hot/cold stone massage to stimulate cell regeneration. Release the tension from your daily morning meeting and prepare for the day ahead by rejuvenating with their serum application, face masks and scalp massages.

unwind with a head massage from paus

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Reset your nervous system with a gentle head massage at Paus. Take a break from the grind for this relaxing experience and feel the stress from within wash away. With each soothing movement providing nourishment to escape from the pressures of the workday. Attend your next meeting with a cool mind, courtesy of this relaxing endeavor.

a quick touch-up at sisters beauty lounge

For a quick beauty refresh, Sisters Beauty Lounge is offering a 20-minute lash lift that can fit right into your lunch break. With no maintenance required, the spa uses semipermanent dye to create a darker, more refined appearance. Resulting in a polished, wide-awake look to counteract the need for daily mascara application. For just Dhs75, this beauty ritual is the perfect low-maintenance upgrade for a busy schedule.

unwind with a back massage at Guerlain spa

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Sitting at a desk all day can take quite a toll, and sometimes all you need is a soothing massage to ease the tension. For the duration of 30 minutes, Guerlain Spa offers premium back massages to ease the tension of the workday. Hit pause and unwind with this quick yet effective reset, providing the perfect release for lingering stress within the body.

achieve the perfect brow look with Blended Wellness

Sometimes, it can be hard to find time to curate an elevated look; luckily, Blended Wellness can do it in just 15 minutes. Experience a refined blend of precision and artistry for the perfectly sculpted brow. With expert technicians that offer shaping, tinting and lifting for the price of Dhs175.

smoother skin with Tups Beauty’s Korean beauty treatments

We’re obsessed with Dubai’s Korean Beauty treatments, including Tups Beauty collagen booster. The treatment opts to stimulate natural collagen, by applying controlled thermal energy to deeper layers of the skin. The result is firmer and smoother skin with a lifted appearance. Leaving you with a face contour that will have your coworkers gossiping over your beauty secret.