Helena Frith Powell Archive
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Mar 01, 2011
Fifty years on, Lady Elizabeth Anson's party planning business remains an A-list choice, and no wonder. As Helena Frith Powell learns, the down-to-earth aristocrat, who is in the UAE to organize the Rolls-Royce Ball, is organised, animated and full of good humour. Read Article This Lady knows how to do a party
Feb 19, 2011
Photo essay: In Eighteen, Natan Dvir portrays Arab youth coming of age in Israel, and shares, as he puts it, "an inside view by someone who is typically regarded as an outsider". Read Article Fervent hopes in a land offering little to hang them on
Feb 16, 2011
Promising to counteract the damage of sun and desalinated water, the Kera Hamman intensive treatment did not disappoint. Read Article Tried and Tested: Kera Hamman hair treatment
Feb 08, 2011
Life Lessons: The managing director of PSS, which runs three tennis academies in the region, shares his wisdom ahead of the Dubai Tennis Championships, which start on Monday. Read Article Tennis coach Sigi Meeuws on success in sport
Jan 01, 2011
The PRP Treatment, otherwise known as the Vampire Facial. (Yes, I know, what kind of an idiot would try a facial called that?) Read Article Tried and tested: the Vampire Facial
Dec 25, 2010
As Christians around the world celebrate one of the holiest days of their year we talk to three western women who have embraced Islam and how it has given them a fresh perspective on life. Read Article A spiritual journey to Islam
Dec 25, 2010
Bastien's Duo treatment: a 70-minute synchronised manicure and pedicure at the Bastien Gonzalez Pedi:Mani:Cure Studio at the One & Only Royal Mirage, Dubai. Bastien Gonzalez's foot treatments are known as the Rolls-Royce of pedicures. Read Article Tried and tested: Bastien's Duo treatment
Dec 25, 2010
He says so himself: Mark Wahlberg is all grown up. The former rapper tells M about his transformation from brawling bad boy to respected actor, producer and family man and how his labour of love, The Fighter, may prove to be the biggest film of his career. Read Article Mark of distinction
Dec 25, 2010
Rafael Nadal is already one of the all-time greats of tennis. As he prepares to play here in Abu Dhabi, we speak to the world No. 1 about winning and losing, and how his solid home base in Majorca makes him the most grounded of sporting superstars. Read Article Grand slammaster Rafael Nadal
Dec 18, 2010
Float through any social event with M's fast facts. This week Helena Frith Powell tells us more about George Eliot, the English feminist author who died on December 22, 188. Read Article The Instant Expert: George Eliot
