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BACKSTAGE BEAUTY LOUNGE CENTER FOR LADIES
Al Arabia Press & Media Building - Al Bateen - W10 - Abu Dhabi
1 hr
1 hr
1 hr
La Reine Beauty Center
Al Raha Beach Hotel - Abu Dhabi
1 hr 20 mins
1 hr
30 mins
ESTETICA SALON LLC
SUNRISE RESIDENCE 4 HIDD AL SAADIYAT ABU DHABI
15 mins
15 mins
15 mins
Si Luxe Ladies Salon
Si Luxe Salon Ladies Mohamed Bin Zayed City - ME10
15 mins
10 mins
10 mins
Aphrodite Beauty & Spa
110 Al Bateen Street, Abu Dhabi,
45 mins
2 hrs 30 mins
2 hrs
Nine By Blonde
Khalifa Al Mubarak St - Al Qurm - Qasr Al Shatie - Abu Dhabi
1 hr 30 mins
2 hrs
15 mins
Blonde Luxury Beauty Lounge
663 Naseem Al Barr St - Shakhbout City - MSH8 - Abu Dhabi
15 mins
15 mins
15 mins
BLONDE LUXURY BEAUTY
A Villa 16 Al Mireef St - Khalifa City - SE42 - Abu Dhabi
1 hr
1 hr
1 hr
For a wedding, yes. A trial is the only way to see how a base behaves on your skin under daylight and under a warm indoor bulb, which is where most surprises come from. It costs AED 300 to 800 and is frequently deducted from the final booking, so the real expense is the hour rather than the money.
The band is AED 1,200 to 3,500 depending on the artist, the number of looks and whether hair is included. Family faces on the same morning are usually quoted separately at AED 350 to 900 each. A home visit adds AED 50 to 200, and an early call time can carry its own premium.
Work backwards from the photographer rather than from the ceremony. A bridal face takes around two hours with dressing and photographs after it, so an artist who needs to finish by nine will want to start at seven. If mother and sisters are being done too, add an hour for every extra face.
Between October and April it holds up well with sensible setting: a light hand with powder where the shine sits, then a setting spray rather than a mask of product. In the warmer months ask the artist to stay for a touch-up, and keep a folded tissue rather than a whole compact in the car.
That is the normal arrangement and it keeps the morning calmer, but be honest about numbers when you book so the timing works. One artist doing a bride plus four relatives needs a five-hour window, not three. Some will bring an assistant for the simpler faces and quote it as one job.