Abu Dhabi is famous for convenience but did you know how many services actually deliver to your home? Angela Beitz scours the city to find out what is on offer.
Beauty, health and well-being services are popping up everywhere in Abu Dhabi and are now going mobile to cater to busy lives and combat the upcoming hot summer that drives residents indoors. We take a look at some companies offering to help you stay healthy and groomed from the comfort of your own home.
Nails
Polish Nails Care and More Salon are one of the first chain of nail bars to step out of the salon and into your home. It’s a great treat for girly gatherings. For the moment, the service is focusing on perfect nails, but soon they will hopefully be introducing more services such as massages and waxing.
Mani-pedis from Dhs150. Ladies only. www.polishsalon.ae (02 445 2053).
Yoga
Kaya Peters will bring ‘fitness yoga’ classes to your home. Combining exercises to promote fat-burning, muscle growth, flexibility, strength and increased body-awareness, she also claims regular classes will help reduce stress, increase energy and improve concentration. Dhs350 per session for up to two people.
Packages available. www.kayapeters.com (056 212 5878).
Grooming
If you’re really strapped for time and scheduling an appointment at a busy salon is just not for you, then try Dashing Nails Spa. It not only does nails but also offers eyelash extensions, massages, facials and body treatments at home. This is perfect for very busy people or stay at home mums who can’t leave the house.
Dashing Nails, the Souk Central Market (02 441 0777).
Hair
Whether you are strapped for time or would like an appointment earlier or later than your salon allows, the solution to your hairdressing woes could be a call to Sandrine Bertrand. The fully licensed French mobile hairstylist will come to your home to colour, cut, style or treat your hair. She has all the equipment she needs, including basins to attach to a chair, hoses to attach to taps, and high quality products, colours and treatments. Having your hair done in your own home is convenient, affordable and relaxing – but you won’t be sacrificing on skill. Sandrine will travel to your home or hotel in Abu Dhabi – and is happy to start early and finish late. We recommend booking in advance to avoid disappointment.
Price on consultation, Coiffeur a Domicile Mobile Hairdresser (050 590 5259).
Meals
Save yourself hassle by having healthy meals delivered. Many dieters are taking advantage of food companies who deliver healthy, pre-prepared meals to your home or office three times a day. Live’ly offer all sorts of packages, whether you want all your meals catered for or just a healthy lunch brought to the office each day. You can select diets for rapid weight loss, metabolism boosts or even pregnancy, and vegetarians are catered for, too. Bite Rite is another good one and when you sign up, you’ll be given a full nutritional assessment that takes into account your BMI and level of physical activity. You’re then prescribed a calorie-controlled programme of daily meals and snacks. Great for those with complicated schedules, as they’ll deliver to wherever you are even if it’s somewhere different each day.
Live’ly costs Dhs1,400-Dhs3,980 per month, www.lively.ae. BiteRite is approx Dhs2,500 a month, www.biterite.ae (02 644 6461).
Organic groceries
If you’re feeling the need to be healthy, check out the Health Factory home delivery service. Sign up for one of their monthly packages and they’ll deliver three healthy, nutritious and convenient meals and snacks a day to your front door, all of which are organic. It won’t be the cheapest month of eating you’ve ever indulged in, but you’ll feel the true benefits of pesticide-free food by the end of it all.
www.healthfactory.com (04 347 3808).
Gluten-free
If you suffer from an intolerance to gluten or just want to cut it out from your diet then try the gluten-free online supermarket. This highly informative and refreshingly user-friendly online market brings together the best of what’s globally available. It takes under a minute to fill in the new account form (after which you’ll only ever need to log in) and then you can take as much time as you like browsing and clicking. When it’s all done, wheel your virtual trolley to the checkout. Your parcel will normally arrive in a day (maximum two) and when it does you’ll be stocked up with your favourite gluten-free products.
www.glutenfree-supermarket.ae.
