12 July 2013
DUBAI -- The first beauty salon in Dubai Metro has started serving working women who want to have a makeover before going to their offices or to their homes, Gulf News said on Thursday.
Carmel's Beauty Lounge at Nakheel Metro Station, the first in Dubai's Metro, offers everything from a hair wash and blow dry to head and shoulder massage, the newspaper said.
"Targeting working women who want a quick makeover between office and home, the salon provides budget packages that are attracting even non-Metro passengers from New Dubai areas," the newspaper said.
Quoting the salon's owner, Gulf News said the beauty parlor's clients mostly come from Dubai's condominiums and residences.
"Fifty percent of our clients are Metro users who come from as far The Gardens, Jumeirah Lake Towers and Dubai Marina, even Deira. The rest include women working in Dubai Media City and Internet City, besides residents of Emirates Living and other New Dubai areas," it quoted Venetia Fernandes, an Indian expat who launched the salon in April, as saying.
Fernandes told Gulf News that she had long wanted to open a ladies salon, but couldn't quite find the right location. "Dubai has salons in every nook and corner offering the same services. So when this opportunity to open a salon in Dubai Metro's retail space came up, I just grabbed it," she said.
"It saves customers the extra commute time and is very convenient. We also offer attractive packages which you don't see in this side of town."
Located on the ground floor of the Metro station on the Emirates Golf Course side, the salon is open from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Saturdays up to Thursdays and 1 to 9 p,m. on Fridays, Gulf News said.
DUBAI -- The first beauty salon in Dubai Metro has started serving working women who want to have a makeover before going to their offices or to their homes, Gulf News said on Thursday.
Carmel's Beauty Lounge at Nakheel Metro Station, the first in Dubai's Metro, offers everything from a hair wash and blow dry to head and shoulder massage, the newspaper said.
"Targeting working women who want a quick makeover between office and home, the salon provides budget packages that are attracting even non-Metro passengers from New Dubai areas," the newspaper said.
Quoting the salon's owner, Gulf News said the beauty parlor's clients mostly come from Dubai's condominiums and residences.
"Fifty percent of our clients are Metro users who come from as far The Gardens, Jumeirah Lake Towers and Dubai Marina, even Deira. The rest include women working in Dubai Media City and Internet City, besides residents of Emirates Living and other New Dubai areas," it quoted Venetia Fernandes, an Indian expat who launched the salon in April, as saying.
Fernandes told Gulf News that she had long wanted to open a ladies salon, but couldn't quite find the right location. "Dubai has salons in every nook and corner offering the same services. So when this opportunity to open a salon in Dubai Metro's retail space came up, I just grabbed it," she said.
"It saves customers the extra commute time and is very convenient. We also offer attractive packages which you don't see in this side of town."
Located on the ground floor of the Metro station on the Emirates Golf Course side, the salon is open from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Saturdays up to Thursdays and 1 to 9 p,m. on Fridays, Gulf News said.
© The Saudi Gazette 2013
