For centuries gold has been a principal ingredient in many beauty regimes. The past few years have seen a renaissance in the approach to using gold in skincare. As luxurious as a beauty treatment can be, gold is now incorporated by many professionals to promote young, radiate and healthy skin.

Renowned shoemaker Christian Louboutin has created a special limited edition “Peace of Shoe” to benefit microfinance. Louboutin was inspired by “Creating a World Without Poverty”, a book written by Nobel Peace Prize winner and founder of Grameen Bank and the Grameen Foundation which provides the poor, especially women, with access to small loans to start their own business. The new limited edition shoe with debut this month in two U.S. Louboutin boutiques.

Currently on view at Carbon 12 Gallery is “Unbearable Lightness of Being”, a group show featuring the works of Katherine Bernhardt, Sara Rahbar, Rui Chafes, Erwin Olaf, Farzan Sadjadi, Michael Sailstorfer, Gil Heitor Cortesao, and Ralf Ziervogel. In accordance with the exhibition’s title, each work professes the “Es muss sein” (“It must be so!”) from Milan Kundera’s book the “Unbearable Lightness of Being” and thus refers to each artist as an author and a storyteller.

Raffles Hotel’s latest edition to the Dubai skyline is Red Lounge, the city’s first contemporary Chinese lounge. This new Dubai hot spot features an delicious menu of dim sum treats in trendy atmosphere overlooking the city below.

For a fall fashion accessory that brings color and vibrancy to any outfit, try Mia Jafari’s seductively playful scarves. The Central St. Martins and Goldsmith Graduate Mia launched the “Ladybirds Strawberry Cosmos” collection this fall which features hand-finished limited-edition scarves full of vibrant color to be worn for all occasions from classy events to more casual friendly gatherings.

With Eid Al-Ahda having just passed and the celebration of the American holiday of Thanksgiving taking place just yesterday, as we set forth into the holiday season now is the time to give back to those in need. The following list are some of the top charities in Dubai, places where you can go to help those who need it during this time of festivity.

If you like your glass of bubbly after work, then get ready for a swanky new joint where you can sip down your intoxicating elixir in style. The recently opened Yellow Lounge located on the ground floor of The Address Hotel in Dubai Marina adjoining the sophisticated Rive Gauche restaurant, is the place to get a cool glass of champagne.

You’re feeling tired, worn-out, a bit stressed and in urgent need of a way to re-center, balance and harmonize your body and your mind. Check out the following top fall spa treatments in Dubai.

Abu Dhabi, the dazzling and quickly developing rich UAE capital has been getting quite a bit of international press as of late. This is not just from its brief and failed affair with Sex and the City 2 but from its determination to become a new world-class cultural destination. Those cultural plans are paying off as the city undergoes a “rebirth” and becomes one of the most sought after travel spots for 2011.