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Rina Sawayama Shares Her Skin Care Routine — And Her Favorite Japanese Hot Spring Town
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| Left: the singer-songwriter Rina Sawayama recently founded Godmode, a beauty brand inspired by the world of gaming, with the actress Chloë Grace Moretz. Right: clockwise from top left: La Roche-Posay Cicaplast Lips Hydration Restore Lip Balm, $9.99, laroche-posay.us; COSRX Low pH Good Morning Gel Cleanser, $14, cosrx.com; Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless Finish in 1 Fair, $49, charlottetilbury.com; Godmode Level Up Lip Liner in Eden, $19, godmodebeauty.com; Skin1004 Centella Light Cleansing Oil, $18.90, skin1004.com; Bioderma Sensibio H2O Micellar Water, $14.99, bioderma.us; Godmode Genesis Glow in Coded, $33, godmodebeauty.com; Makeup by Mario Soft Pop Blush Stick in Dusty Rose, $34, makeupbymario.com; Shu Uemura Hard Formula Eyebrow Pencil in Sound Black, $32; shuuemura-usa.com. Portrait: Jamie Sinclair; products: Courtesy of the brands |
In the morning, I use Bioderma micellar water with a cotton round to cleanse my face. Or, if I’m in the shower, I’ll wash my face with the low-pH Good Morning cleanser by COSRX. At the moment, my routine is really pared down. I used to include tons of actives (active ingredients that target specific skin concerns), but my skin has become more sensitive over time. Maybe I’m just getting older. Traveling also made me realize it’s better to stick to simpler products. Right now, I apply the Ordinary beta-glucan moisturizer and, while my skin is still damp, I layer CeraVe moisturizing cream on top. That’s it. If I’m somewhere sunny, like L.A., I’ll use Bioré sunscreen. At night, I always double cleanse, a tip passed down from my mom. My holy grail is Skin1004 Centella cleansing oil — I’ve probably gone through 10 bottles. If I have time, I’ll massage it in for a few minutes. You actually see little bits come out, which is oddly satisfying. Then I follow with the Beplain mung bean cleanser. I’ll sometimes use the Ordinary glycolic acid. When I wear makeup, I keep it simple. I don’t use foundation — it breaks me out. I use concealer instead, currently NARS creamy concealer. I shave the top of my brows slightly using facial razors, and I extend them outward a bit with the Shu Uemura brow pencil. Then I set them with Benefit brow gel. I’ve been experimenting more with blush. In L.A. I used a terra-cotta Makeup by Mario blush stick, but in London it makes me look gray. So now I’m loving a baby pink YSL powder blush, paired with Godmode glow highlighter. I set everything with the Charlotte Tilbury setting powder, which I also use on tour, and my makeup never moves onstage. For lips, I start with Godmode lip liner in Eden. My lips are very chapped right now, so I use Blistex Intensive Care and seal it with La Roche-Posay Cicaplast. When I’m in Japan, my skin and hair are always at their best. A lot of my family in Japan lives in a hot spring area called Atami, about 45 minutes outside of Tokyo. A lot of people go to Hakone, which is great, but Atami is by the sea. The water there is amazing for your skin, there’s great seafood, and it just feels more relaxed.
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On Bali, a Hotel Filled With Antique Javanese Furniture
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| Left: a pool bungalow at Magia de Uma, a new hotel in Bali. Right: the spa, which is in an antique Javanese joglo house. Courtesy of Magia de Uma |
In Umalas, a residential neighborhood between the South Bali beach towns of Canggu and Seminyak, a series of 150-year-old Javanese joglo structures — ceremonial buildings characterized by four central pillars and tiered roofs — have been transformed into a hotel called Magia de Uma. Its founders, the Italian couple Jacopi and Rosa Sertoli, traveled the area for over two years before they found the right site, overlooking rice fields. The property’s 13 rooms are divided among a central building, a four-bedroom villa and eight bungalows, which incorporate both historic joglo and contemporary elements. They feature Bangkirai tropical hardwood, teak or ironwood floors and are furnished with vintage Javanese four-poster beds, desks and sofas collected over many years by the Sertolis, some upholstered in fabrics made from recycled plastics. Polished cement or lime-washed walls are hung with antique tools once used to cultivate the island’s rice fields, as well as pieces by contemporary local artists, including botanical paintings by Ketut Nugi and stitched canvases by Wiguna Valasara. The garden’s fruit trees — including mango, jackfruit, passion fruit, tamarind and rambutan — and vegetable plot supply the restaurant, which offers traditional Indonesian items such as slow-cooked beef rendang and ikan woku, a Manadonese fish dish. The spa, in a joglo building that was transported from Java, houses a yoga space, a sauna, an ice bath and treatment rooms where facials and massages include products from the Balinese skin care line Boemi Botanicals. From about $255 a night, designhotels.com.
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A Dutch Oven That Channels a Portuguese Bungalow
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| A new limited-edition Dutch oven from Goldilocks, illustrated by Joana Avillez, with miniature houses from her mother’s collection. Mike Garten |
When Minsuk Kim, a co-founder of the kitchenware line Goldilocks, discovered that artwork could be crisply applied onto the brand’s enameled cast iron Dutch oven, he and his co-founder, Jessica Sheft-Ason, launched a series of limited-edition artist collaborations, most recently with Kim’s longtime friend Joana Avillez, known for her whimsical line drawings. (For the first Dutch oven artist collaboration two years ago, the Maine-based printmaker Anastasia Inciardi designed a series of tomatoes from hand-carved linoleum stamps.) “I’ve always loved Joana’s work, so we let her do whatever she wanted,” says Kim. Avillez came up with a Dutch oven inspired by Portugal’s blue-trimmed Alentejo bungalows and her parents: Her mom collects miniature house figurines; her dad, the family chef, was from Portugal. “The idea that something hot is inside the pot, which is also the house, is so intoxicating to me,” says Avillez. “If you push the lid to the side and let the steam out, it’s like a chimney.” Avillez’s pen-on-paper tableau — scanned, printed, applied by hand and fired onto the surface of the pot — extends to the back. For her first meal using the Dutch oven, Avillez plans to make caldo verde, a rustic soup originating from the Minho region that’s made with collard greens, potato and chouriço sausage. “It’s very Portuguese to throw a bunch of humble ingredients in a big pot,” she says. $135, cookgoldilocks.com.
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A Malaysian Hotel Made Up of Renovated Shophouses
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| Left: the bar and lounge at the Soori Penang hotel in Malaysia, illuminated by a traditional air well, a defining feature of historic George Town shophouses. Right: reflecting pools divide each suite’s living and sleeping areas. Aaron Pocock for Soori Penang |
The shophouses of George Town, the capital of Penang Island in Malaysia, were mostly built in the late 19th century. The narrow, townhouselike structures contained shops and homes belonging primarily to the city’s Malay, Indian and Chinese inhabitants, who passed the dwellings down from one generation to the next. This week, the hotel Soori Penang will open in a renovated cluster of these houses in the city’s historic core, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Soori Penang’s founder, the Singapore-based architect Soo K. Chan, grew up in George Town. “Many design decisions were guided by my childhood memories,” says Chan, 64, whose first hotel, Soori Bali, opened in 2017. “I remember the sound of rain entering through the air well and the granite courtyard during tropical downpours. Those sensory experiences informed the material palette of deep, dark tones contrasted with moments of light.” Chan also introduced reflective pools, illuminated by skylights, in the living room area of every suite. In rooms and common areas, he added decorative details that nod to the architecture nearby: motifs that echo the ornate Khoo Kongsi Temple, carved stone sculptures reminiscent of guardian lions and hallways lit by onyx lanterns. A spa offers massages, while a tearoom hosts tastings and a lobby lounge and wine bar offer respite after a day of cultural excursions through town (the hotel can create custom itineraries for guests). A restaurant is scheduled to open later this year, specializing in local Peranakan cuisine. From $745 a night including breakfast, sooripenang.com.
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Loro Piana’s Latest Collection of Indulgent Home Fabrics
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| Left: a sofa upholstered in Loro Piana Interiors’ Chalet fabric, woven from the brand’s proprietary Wish wool and cashmere. Right: the Delight Folding director’s chairs with Dehors Nisida fabric, photographed on the grounds of Italy’s Villa Panza, a mansion known for its collection of contemporary art. Courtesy of Loro Piana |
The Italian fashion house Loro Piana has built its reputation on the painstaking sourcing of its fabrics — the brand’s baby cashmere, for instance, is collected from Inner Mongolian goats that are less than a year old. The company has produced clothing and accessories using such materials since the 1990s, and it more recently (as of 2006) expanded to offer textiles for interiors. This month, its latest lineup of fabric and furnishings will be on display at the design fair Paris Déco Off. Among the collection’s standout designs is Chalet, a stately windowpane plaid made from a blend of premium cashmere and Loro Piana’s proprietary extra-fine Wish wool yarns. The curves of the Palm Sofa, created by the Paris-based designer Raphael Navot, are upholstered in a blend of linen and Wish wool. The Shadan and Anahita fabrics feature paisley prints in a variety of earth tones for draperies and upholstery. Available Jan. 14 to the trade, prices on request, loropiana.com.
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