Others may have religious artifacts or the entire cast of Snow White and Seven Dwarfs on their car dashboard, but we prefer to have something a bit more luxe to give an enticing foreground to the dull asphalt-laden roads of Dubai – both visually and olfactively. We’ve compiled our 6 must-have fragrances for 2012 so you can breeze through the whole year smelling and feeling like a million bucks.

Mademoiselle Coco Chanel once said, “A woman who doesn’t wear perfume has no future.” Such a remark could be unforgivable if it wasn’t coming from Lady Chanel, but despite its seemingly obnoxious tone, we believe that there’s true wisdom behind such statement – spraying on fragrant essences is definitely a necessity for any woman (or man for that matter).

A week has passed and now it’s time for another edition of The Beauty File. A new series from La Moda Dubai, TBF is one of the magazine’s most eagerly-awaited roundup of beauty products that have just or will soon hit the shelves at your favourite beauty and wellness stores across the UAE.

Our premiere edition focused on the hottest skincare and cosmetic products on the market because, well, everyone’s …