For a luxurious and bespoke design of bath and kitchen products head to Porcelanosa’s recently opened Dubai showroom. The brand’s second location in the UAE following its launch in Abu Dhabi in 2010, the new Dubai showroom is spread across 500 square meters and is located on Al Ittihad road. The store was inaugurated during an intimate reception by supermodel and brand ambassador Valeria Mazza and Vice President of Porcelanosa Worldwide and Executive Managers of Galaxy Trading, Silvestre Segarra, .

After the New Year kicks in and the holidays wind down, take up a new workout regime which can prove physically and mentally beneficial. While Pilates ultimately focuses on building a strong core and strengthening exercises, it will assist you to achieve overall wellness for your mind and your body. At Zen Yoga, one of Dubai’s most renowned yoga centers, a variety of new Pilates classes such as booty barre and Bal-Lates, are being offered which will help to elongate, strengthen and balance your body.

With the festive season well upon us, many of us are probably already planning how we can shed unwanted extra pounds and get back to looking and feeling ourselves. A specialist in holistic medicine, Dr. Weil advises on the following three suggestions for how to jump start the metabolism and minimize weight gain.

Running from Christmas dinner to cocktail party to festive brunches on end – while the holiday season is certainly jolly and very warm and social, it’s easy to forget to take care of yourself during the rush of events. Ensure that you stay looking fresh and your best with the following edit of luxurious beauty highlights at Harvey Nichols Dubai.

Italian entrepreneur Luca Caprai founded his successful fashion brand Cruciani in 1992 after years of witnessing the craftsmanship of his
family in creating fine Italian goods. Renowned worldwide for his stunning designs of superb quality, Caprai’s recently launched Cruciani bracelets have now attracted such celebrity followers such as Dita Von Teese and Paris Hilton. Caprai gives Haute Living an inside peak into some of his favorite hotels, restaurants, museums and cultural attractions within Dubai and around world. speaks to Haute Living

For the special men in your life, choose a unique gift from Alexander McQueen for the festive season. From scarves, jumpers and socks featuring the iconic skull print, to slim check print trousers, a leather bomber jacket or an embroidered velvet waistcoat, these items will add a distinctive twist to a formal suit as well as dress up an everyday more casual look.

Are you stumped on where to celebrate the New Year in Dubai? If so, fret not and head to Okku for the award-winning venue’s Fire and Ice Party.

Now is your chance to give your feet a regal feel with Kardinale’s majestic new Spring/Summer 2013 collection of fancy slippers. The new collection launched this month at Bloomingdale’s Dubai and was hosted by the brand’s 32-year-old Italian designer Fernando Pensato Jr.

They’re in – the pretty, comfortable and practical Shanghai flats by Charles Philip which have quickly taken the fashion world by storm. Originally from Milan, Philip has for several years lived in Shanghai’s former French Concession with his best friend and designer partner Sheila Pitigala. A striped-shirt enthusiast, Charles always thought the world would be a better place if there were more stripes in it! And so be it, there was no surprise when the first Charles Philip flats turned out to be inspired by a striped shirt.