15 Of The Best Facials In Dubai
With such a variety of beauty treatments available at your fingertips, Bazaar Arabia has compiled a list of the best facials to make your decisions a little bit easier.
The best facials in Dubai: Bazaar Arabia compiles a list of the top spots to visit in town for glowing skin.
Facials are the epitome of indulgent self-care, offering a rejuvenating escape from the demands of modern life. With the advancements in technology in the beauty world, spas and clinics worldwide provide a wide range of facials that cater to everyone’s needs. Whether it’s a bespoke, personalised ritual or an avant-garde innovation, the result is nothing but perfect.
In Dubai, there is an abundance of beauty treatments available. From A list celebrity favourites to pre-red carpet treatments, this city has it all. Bazaar Arabia has collated a list of some of the most popular facials that need to be part of your regular beauty regime.
15 Of The Best Facials In Dubai
HydraFacial at Ivory Aesthetics Clinic
HydraFacial, as described by theelixirclinic.com, involves a mix of cleansing, exfoliating, extracting, and antioxidant protection all in one procedure. The treatment is meant to help reduce the appearance of wrinkles, fine lines, effects of sun damage, hyperpigmentation, etc. The procedure uses various serums with peptides, hyaluronic acid and antioxidants. The facial is excellent if you seek a pain-free and non-invasive treatment. You can do it as a one-off or make it a part of your routine. To find out more, click here.
Carbon Laser Peel at Novomed
Known as the Hollywood facial, the Carbon Laser Peel reduces the appearance of wrinkles and fine lines and helps to target acne, oily, uneven skin tones and enlarged pores. Laser treatments have gained significant popularity over the years with a wide range of non-invasive options available. Visit their website for more information.
The Signature Glow at Browns & Co
At Browns & Co, you can talk to a skincare expert to discuss your concerns and decide on the best-personalised treatment for yourself. As described on their website, the facial would involve deep cleansing of your skin, exfoliating, based on the products deemed necessary, steam and extraction, as well as a face and shoulder massage with the option to choose between a scalp or hand and arm massage.
Glow Factor Facial at Facette
At Facette’s, the spot offers their best-selling Glow Factor facial, which helps with various skincare issues. During the beauty service, a lactic peel is used along with LED light therapy and nano infusion to rejuvenate the skin. The facial works for most skin types, not solely for sensitive or acne-prone skin. The facial is also mainly done for those with hyper-pigmentation, dehydration, uneven skin tone and dullness. The treatment also aims to repair dull, pigmented and damaged skin, as stated on the Facette’s website, which you can also visit to learn more about the treatment.
Signature Laser Facial at Skin Laundry
The Signature Laser facial at Skin Laundry is suited for all skin types to provide you with a fresh glow. The facial involves deep cleansing the skin to get rid of any oils helping to improve pigmentation and boost collagen. It helps target those with melasma, pigmentation, acne prone skin by unclogging pores, reducing any redness, calming any inflammations and blending discolouration as well as helping those with rosacea by reducing hypervascularity. For more information click here.
BBL Hero Facial at Skin Laundry
The BBL Hero Facial is a quick treatment with great effects on ones skin! The facial is only 20 minutes long and uses light energy to stimulate the upper layers of your skin, at the same time your skin absorbs the heat produced by the light which helps skin cells to regenerate. The effects of light energy along with the facial encouraging ones body to naturally combat the appearance of aging leaves you with a vibrant youthful glow. To find out more visit their website.
Hydrafacial at Skin Laundry
At Skin Laundry, another popular treatment is their Hydrafacial. Hydrafacial treatment provides your skin with all the essential antioxidants and peptides providing you with an instant glow and purifying your skin. For more information about the treatment click here.
Fire and Ice Facial at Aesthetics International
The Fire and Ice facial is a red carpet and A-list celebrity favourite. The treatment helps to resurface the skin, reducing the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles as well as promoting cell renewal as described by aesthetics.ae. It has also been the most popular treatment at the Four Seasons Beverly Hills Hotel for years. The treatment has a fire portion and ice portion. For the fire part a very powerful masque is used followed by a rejuvenating masque for the ice section. For further details of the procedure click here.
Intraceuticals Oxygen Facial at the Nova Clinic by Aesthetics
According to thenovaclinic.com, an award winning aesthetics clinic, this facial helps to replenish oxygen levels in your skin ultimately promoting a youthful appearance. Many celebrities have done this treatment including Kim Kardashian. The beauty service changes based on what you would like out of the facial. Thus, there are a variety of products that can be used dependent on what you personally would like to target. Each session is 45 minutes long and the Nova Clinic recommends six sessions to achieve the best results.
Aquagold Facial at Novomed
Many experts worldwide reccomend the Aquagold facial, a beauty treatment used to shrink large pores, create a smoother skin texture, and also reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. According to novomed.com, the procedure for an Aquagold facial begins with your dermatologist washing your face, then placing the ingredients carefully chosen to help a specific concern into the Aquagold device. The device consists of 24-carat gold plated microscopic needles and the use of them enables all product to be absorbed straight away into your skin. No downtime is required after receiving the treatment apart from avoiding washing your face right after the procedure. To learn more about the facial visit novomed.com.
Pro-Glow Renewal Facial at Heavenly Spa by Westin
At the Heavenly Spa by the Westin hotel one can enjoy their Pro-Glow Renewal Facial which, according to their website,is one of Elemis’ signature deep cleansing facials. The facial aims to provide your skin with a refreshing glow where right after the treatment results are already visible.
Diamond Glow Facial at Biolite
At Biolite UAE, guests can experience the highly recommended Diamond Glow facial. The beauty service exfoliates as well as removes dead skin cells at the same time as applying serums, based on your specific skin type. As stated on the clinic’s Instagram page, this treatment offers immediate brighter and more flawless skin after the first session. For further information, click here.
DMK Enzyme Therapy at the Nova Clinic by Aesthetics
This facial is also referred to as the Game of Thrones Facial — which is precisely why its made our list of the best facials in Dubai. The facial gets rid of dead cells from skin tissues, completely detoxifying them. It also aims to lift and tighten the skin, providing a more youthful appearance. Visit the Nova Clinic website to learn more.
Youth Facial at Shiseido
Shiseido, a popular skincare brand has a Middle East store offering a variety of facial treatments. One of their signature treatments is the Youth Facial Ritual which aims to reduce the appearance of wrinkles using their incredible anti-aging products along with massage techniques to provide a youthful glow to the skin. You can select how long you would like the treatment to be, whether it is a quick 30-minute facial or relaxed 60 minutes. Head over to their Mall of the Emirates store for this signature treatment. To find out more, visit their website.
Retinol Leave-On Treatment By Karen Aesthetics
Want to achieve the famed Korean glass skin? Then this is the facial for you. This treatment, with zero downtime, enhances the skin’s vitamin A levels, ultimately improving your skin’s elastin and collagen. Expect to leave the salon glowing, perfect for a pick-me-up before a big day!
Lead image from Harper’s Bazaar Arabia’s January 2022 issue
This article was originally published in September, 2023. It was updated and republished on 22, July, 2024.