Facial at home in Business Bay

Evenings and early mornings

Every day from 8am to 10pm. A late session can end as late as 1am. Most Business Bay bookings land after work, roughly between 6pm and 9pm, and an evening facial lets your skin rest overnight with no make-up on. Every day from 8am to 10pm. A late session can end as late as 1am. A session that ends after 10pm costs AED 100 extra per booking. Weekend mornings are calmer if you want the longer Kobido.

Staying in a hotel or holiday home? Read sessions in your hotel room.

Prefer a massage? See massage at home in Business Bay.

Office air and city skin

A typical Bay weekday moves from an air-conditioned apartment to an air-conditioned car park, office, meeting room and back again. Cool, dry indoor air is comfortable, but many people notice their skin feels tight around the cheeks by late afternoon while the forehead still looks shiny. Add sunscreen, a little make-up and the odd walk along the canal in the heat, and pores can feel crowded by the end of the week.

A facial will not change your working week, but it can give your skin a proper clean and a calm hour. Congested skin usually suits the Deep Cleansing Facial. If yours feels thirsty rather than crowded, the Hyaluronic Hydration Facial layers hydration instead. Not sure which way your skin leans? Our guide to the best facial for Dubai heat walks through the choice, and your aesthetician can adjust the products on the day.

Whatever you choose, keep the evening after a cleanse simple: no gym, no heavy make-up and an early night if you can.

Setting up in a tower apartment

Bay homes range from compact studios to wide apartments with views over the water, and a facial fits into almost all of them. The table goes wherever you have floor space and good light, and a quiet room is better than a busy one. A few things make the start smooth:

Your aesthetician packs everything away at the end and leaves the room as it was, so you can go straight to bed or back to the sofa.

• Give the tower name and the street, plus the unit number, when you book.
• If your building asks visitors to register at security, let them know a RHEA aesthetician is expected.
• Set the air conditioning to comfortable rather than cold, since lying still under a vent feels chillier than you expect.
• Tie your hair back and remove contact lenses if they bother you with your eyes closed.
• Keep pets in another room for the session so the table area stays calm and clean.

Work trips and short stays in the Bay

Plenty of people in Business Bay are here for a few weeks: a relocation, a project, the gap between two leases. Skin often reacts to the change, with a long flight, a new climate and unfamiliar water all at once. A facial in your serviced apartment on the first free evening is an easy way to land.

For skin that feels dry after a flight, the Hydra Glow is a gentle choice; tired eyes can take the Eye mask add-on (AED 45) on top. If you have a presentation or a dinner later in the week, book two or three days before rather than the same morning, so any pinkness has time to fade. Each facial is for one person, so a colleague who wants one too simply makes a separate booking.

On a longer stay, a facial every few weeks keeps skin in a steady routine while everything else about the week is new.