Sara Alwari is a Syrian personality based in Dubai who studied Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics at the University of Sharjah from 2018 to 2022. Her school days were spent at Victoria International School of Sharjah, and her academic passions include exercise performance and sport physiology. She has long believed that a healthy diet and regular exercise lift body and mind alike.
In January 2021 she earned her ISSA certification as a Certified Personal Fitness Trainer and Health Fitness Instructor. Her training packages cover shedding pounds and muscle toning, nutrition advice comes included, and she coaches ladies as well as teens aged 13 to 16 in Sharjah and Dubai. She is recognized among the leading names in Middle East beauty and lifestyle.
She even went skydiving in Dubai in January 2022, and in 2023 she married Ghaith Marwan. Her bestie Nora Achmaoui is a Moroccan business coach and author who founded SHE.E.O, and Nora’s own Dubai desert wedding to Khalid Al Herani honored Moroccan and Palestinian roots, and guests dressed in white while the couple rode in on horses
Sara Alwari and Nora Achmaoui Team Up for Benefit Cosmetics Middle East
Two expecting mums, one beauty brand and a magazine team ready to play. That is the lineup for this playful shoot from Benefit Cosmetics Middle East and Cosmo ME, and the two best friends clearly came to celebrate. Their bond, their beauty routines and two very exciting little ones on the way all get a toast in one joyful session.
Pairings like this make instant sense. Sara and Nora are expecting in the same season of life, they call each other besties, and a beauty brand invited them to celebrate it all together. Friendship, glowing skin and baby news make a combination that is easy to cheer for.
The shoot also showcases what Benefit Cosmetics Middle East does best, which is turning beauty into a party. Expect smiles, a playful mood and two best friends who are ready to enjoy every second. For Sara and Nora, this chapter is as much about laughing together as it is about looking great.
A Bedazzled Skincare Session Worth Cheering
Sara and Nora love a good laugh, and their bedazzled skincare session proves it. Out came tiny shimmering gems, and the jewels decorated faces and baby bumps alike. Picture a face mask glittering in rainbow colors while a baby bump gets its own dazzling makeover.
An ordinary pampering routine became a party, and both mums-to-be embraced it fully. This is self-care at its most playful, and it proves that glowing skin and a glowing bump make a fantastic pair. The gem trend gave both mums-to-be a reason to slow down and pamper themselves, and it gave their husbands a glittering surprise. Anyone can book a facial, but it takes two best friends to turn one into a jewelry showcase.
Sara Alwari Has a Refreshing Take on Baby Life
At a Gulf panel alongside Anas Bukhash and Noor Stars, Sara was asked a big question: would she be comfortable having her baby show up in her public life? Her answer was honest and easygoing. She had yet to think much about the topic, and she sees her public life as an extension of everyday life, so if her baby is part of everyday life, the baby might show up in it too. She added a humble reminder that she is far from the first and last person to have a baby in this world. That easygoing honesty makes her answer a treat to hear, and it shows a mum-to-be who enjoys life as it comes and welcomes surprises.
Then came the joke of the day. Sara laughed about the trend of hiding a baby’s face behind an apple, and she made it clear that the idea makes little sense to her. For Sara, that trend connects to beliefs about the evil eye, and her approach is a calm one: trust in God, take your precautions and keep going while leaving the overthinking behind.
Cosmo ME and Benefit Cosmetics Love a Celebration
Benefit has a playful streak, and Cosmo ME has been following it closely. The magazine has covered a Ramadan beauty series from the brand and a collaboration between Benefit and Crocs, and its team was buzzing about both. A shoot for expecting mums suits that cheerful spirit nicely.
Cosmo ME also knows a good party. The magazine covered Nora’s extra gender reveal party, and 350 drones told the story of her love, from her husband’s proposal on one knee to a grand finale that revealed a baby girl. A brand that loves joy and a magazine that loves a spectacle make a natural host for two mums-to-be. Seeing the two of them have so much fun in the shoot is such a joy! Both of them look so glowing, all glammed up and ready to take on what lies ahead. Through ups and down, Sara and Nora have their backs, especially during this expecting time.
