FACES BEAUTY
Map p 210 (BurJuman Centre; cnr Khalid bin al-
Waleed & Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Rds) There’s
an entire global menu of make-up, fra-
grances and skincare potions here to help
you get prettifi ed and smelling good. As
well as the usual glamour brands (Armani
to Chanel), Faces also stocks products by
Benefi l San Francisco, Dr Brandt from
Florida, London’s Molton Brown and other
harder-to-source beauty purveyors.BATEEL FOOD
Map p 210 (www.bateel.com; BurJuman Centre; cnr
Khalid bin al-Waleed & Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed
Rds; h10am-10pm Sat-Wed, to 11pm Thu & Fri)
Old-style traditional Arabian hospitality
meant dates and camel milk. Now Emi-
ratis off er their guests Bateel’s scrumptious
date chocolates and truffl es, made using
European chocolate-making techniques.
Staff are happy to give you a sample before
you buy. Check the website for additional
branches, and if you fancy a date cake or
pastry, check out Cafe Bateel on the same
level. For more about Bateel, see p40.AL-AIN CENTRE ELECTRONICS
Map p 210 (Al-Mankhool Rd; h10am-10pm) Jam-
packed with small shops selling every kind
of software, hardware and accessory for
PCs, this computer and electronics mall
also has a good range of digital cameras
and mobile phones. (The ground fl oor has a
couple of fast-food outlets and an ice cream
counter.)SHOPPERS DEPARTMENT
STORE DEPARTMENT STORE
Map p 210 (Al-Musallah Rd) Head upstairs in
this Pakistani-run department store for
a fi ne array of colourful and traditional
Punjabi tunic tops. These look great with
jeans or leggings and cost from just Dh50.
The mega-bling babywear for girls is also
pretty eye-catching, with enough taff eta
and frills to blow their little socks off.
Located just before the Al-Fahidi round-
about, note that Al-Mankhool Rd has
plenty of similar Indian-run businesses
and shops. Look for such old-fashioned
shopfront gems as Karana Typing, up
from here on your right (just in case you
forgot to bring your laptop).OHM RECORDS MUSIC
Map p 214 (Al Kifaf Bldg, Trade Centre Rd; hnoon-
9pm) DJs dig Ohm, the fi rst Dubai shop to
carry vinyl. Located a half-block south of
Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Rd, opposite Bur-
Juman Centre, there’s a discerning selec-
tion of house, trance, progressive, trip-hop
and drum ‘n’ bass, as well as DJ equipment
and accessories.AJMAL PERFUME
Map p 210 (www.ajmalperfume.com; BurJuman
Centre; cnr Khalid bin al-Waleed & Sheikh Kha-
lifa bin Zayed Rds) The place for traditional
Arabian attars (perfumes), Ajmal custom-
blends its earthy scents and pours them
into fancy gold or jewel-encrusted bot-
tles. These aren’t fancy French colognes –
they’re woody and pungent perfumes. Ask
for the signature scent ‘Ajmal’, based on
white musk and jasmine (Dh300). Other
branches are in Deira City Centre, Mall of
the Emirates and Dubai Mall.KARAMA SHOPPING
CENTRE SHOPPING CENTRE
Map p 214 (Kuwait St, Karama) A visually unap-
pealing concrete souq, Karama’s bustling
backstreet shopping area is crammed with
stores selling handicrafts and souvenirs,
‘genuine fake’ watches and knock-off de-
signer clothing. Check out the freakish
mannequins that front most of the stores.
Since much of the clothing is produced in
Asian countries, sizes are often small. In
other words, if you normally wear a size
S and now need XL, it’s probably not be-
cause you overindulged at those brunches.
Prices are low, but bargaining lowers themTAILOR-MADE FASHIONThe backstreets of Bur Dubai are fi lled
with talented Indian tailors who will
run up a dress or suit for you in a cou-
ple of days. Some also sell material,
although you’d be better off paying a
visit to the nearby Textile Souq (within
the main Bur Dubai Souq), where you
can ponder over endless swatches of
wonderful fabrics. The best street for
choice is Al-Hisn (off Al Fahidi St,
near the Dubai Museum), where
reliable tailors include poetically
named Dream Girls and Hollywood
Tailors. Expect to pay about Dh150 for
a dress and allow at least three days
for your garment to be sewn up.BUR DUBAISHOPPING18-bur-dubai-dba7.indd 7418-bur-dubai-dba7.indd 74 24/05/2012 8:39:15 AM24/05/2012 8:39:15 AM