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Eight years ago, the Gladstone family built 10 holiday cottages on Glen Dye, their 15,000-acre private estate in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. In April, they opened another structure: a tin-roof cabin known as Gladstone’s Luxury Dry Goods Store. There’s a bell for assistance, though a handwritten sign says, “Feel free to have a root around and have a nice time.” (The shop is available to property guests at all hours and open by appointment to other visitors.) Its wares include cotton jackets based on old hunting coats from the family’s archive and home goods, including traditional Welsh blankets, jars of honey from the property’s bees and 60-cent buttons declaring “Good Life.” Nothing is sold online: Remote shoppers are invited to call or write in. gladstonesluxurydrygoods.co.uk. TRY THIS Facial Mists to Soothe Skin and Refresh Makeup
Whether your skin needs refreshment after a blast of air-conditioning or a day at the beach, a facial mist can be a way to “quickly deliver hydration,” says Dr. David Kim, a dermatologist and the founder of the Manhattan-based dermatology center Soho Derm. His preferred formulas — including Personal Day’s Trust Me on This Spray and Tower 28’s SOS Rescue Spray — contain hypochlorous acid “to calm and soothe.” Last month, the New York City-based brand Kulfi Beauty released Khili Khili Glow Mist, a spray that’s intended to refresh makeup and melt powder into the skin. Other recent launches include Biodance’s Jelly Serum Mist, which contains collagen and peptides said to give you a firmer, plumper appearance, as well as Fenty Beauty’s Hydrating Nectar Face Mist, which pairs brightening niacinamide with a blend of Barbados cherry, Kalahari melon and star fruit extracts to replenish moisture. Dr. Barbara Sturm’s Hyaluronic Face Mist combines its namesake ingredient with soothing aloe vera and lemon and broccoli extracts to nourish, while Biologique Recherche’s L’eauxygenante creates a protective layer to revive the complexion and prime skin before makeup. STAY HERE A 275-Year-Old Sake Brewery Opens a Ryokan in the Japanese Alps
For 13 generations, the Kitahara family has produced sake in Hokuto, a quiet village in Japan’s Yamanashi prefecture a two-hour train ride from Tokyo. Now, the 275-year-old brewery, Shichiken, has opened Shukuba Esoto, a two-story ryokan inside a former residence down the street from its headquarters. Traditional architectural details — including ranma carved-wood transoms, tatami floors and shoji screens — have been preserved, while a former storehouse has been converted into a room with a granite bath overlooking a rock garden. In the evening, guests sit at an L-shaped cedar counter where they’re served a kaiseki dinner highlighting local ingredients such as mountain vegetables, river trout and Koshu Wagyu, presented on antique lacquerware and ceramics from the family’s collection. Courses are paired with Shichiken’s still and sparkling sakes, as well as a sake lees shochu developed in collaboration with the French chef Alain Ducasse. “We’ve realized that the richness of the natural environment is the greatest form of hospitality,” says Tsushima Kitahara, the president and chief executive of Yamanashi Meijo, the brewery’s parent company. “We aim to cultivate a base for sharing the region’s charms.” Among them: Ojiragawa Canyon, a hiking area where the natural pools are fed by clear snowmelt from the Southern Alps — the same water that’s used to make Shichiken sake. From about $480 per person a night, including dinner and breakfast; sake-shichiken.com. SEE THIS A Mostly Empty Mall in Upstate New York Becomes a Gallery and Muse
In Kingston, N.Y., the Hudson Valley Mall sits largely abandoned: A Target and AMC theater are among the eight remaining occupants of its nearly 50 storefronts. But this weekend, three shuttered stores — a former GameStop, a GNC and a Hot Topic — as well as one of the mall’s promenades, will get a second life as art galleries. “The Mall,” a show that’s part of Upstate Art Weekend, brings together artists whose work interrogates consumer culture, tapping into memories of the American mall as a place of discovery. The promenade features large-scale sculptures, while the in-store shows display works in various media from artists across the country. “Off Topic,” created in partnership with the Brooklyn-based clothing store Lagoon and Kingston’s Everywhere Shop, makes reference to the spaces’ old tenant, Hot Topic, showcasing clothing as art. “Pharmakon,” in the former GameStop, features works such as Johannah Herr’s textile piece “War Rug IV (Las Vegas Shooting)” (2020), which play on the philosopher Jacques Derrida’s interpretation of the Greek term that means both “medicine” and “poison.” “The Mall” will be on view from June 26 through 28 during Upstate Art Weekend, themallupstate.com. STAY HERE On the Greek Island of Milos, a Hotel Inspired by the Rocky Landscape
The Greek island of Milos is the anti-Mykonos: It’s a destination for people seeking quiet and nature over seaside raves. The island has more than 70 beaches, some of them surrounded by dramatic volcanic formations. It’s nicknamed the Island of Colors in part because of the rainbow-hued buildings that line the water in several fishing villages. This week, on the southeastern coast near Provatas Beach, the hotelier Kalia Konstantinidou and her husband, Antonis Eliopoulos, opened Eréma, a hotel inspired by the island’s landscape. The 41-room complex was designed with stone walls and round edges by the Athens-based firm ID Laboratorium. The interiors are minimalist, with a palette informed by the minerals found on the island, from the chalky white of perlite quartz to the deep green of serpentine. The restaurant offers local, traditional dishes such as fish dumplings served in a rich bouillabaisse sauce and a seafood lasagna infused with saffron. A sanctuary-like spa offers treatments that also draw on the area’s geology, such as a combined facial and massage that incorporates marine minerals and the antioxidant-rich manganese. For those who want to explore the island, Eréma has curated various guided experiences, including a tour that connects the area to the shaping of Greek culture (the Venus de Milo was discovered there in 1820) and hikes on the island’s wild western half, which shelters Mediterranean monk seals and rare migratory birds. From $800 a night, erema.gr. BUY THIS Lip Pencils for Subtle Summer Shading
Summer makeup is all about ease, using products that can ride out the heat and humidity. The latest lip pencils are particularly appealing, with formulas that allow for soft-focus edges and subtle contouring. This week, Louis Vuitton is launching the LV Crayon, available in 10 shades alongside Monogram accessories and a swivel-top brass sharpener. The makeup artist Pat McGrath, who serves as the brand’s creative director of cosmetics, advises tracing lips with a “light as a feather” touch, then filling in and blending with Vuitton’s accompanying lip brush. “I always tell people to choose a liner that enhances their natural lip color rather than their lipstick,” says the makeup artist Gucci Westman, who created the Westman Atelier Lip Shape pencil in versatile neutrals. This spring, YSL Beauty released its Lovenude liners for sculpted looks that stay put, while Saie expanded the shade range for its Lip Liner 101 to include of-the-moment browns and rich plums. The Trait d’Hermès pencil has an understated art-school appeal with its lacquered stripes and matte formula, and the Overliner by the makeup artist Mary Phillips’ brand, Mph, is key to replicating her signature amplified lips. The makeup artist Fara Homidi similarly looked to her own technique when developing her Smudge & Contour pencil. “I wanted it veil-like, and buildable and smudgeable,” says Homidi, who often layers three shades for dimension. She dialed down the liner’s pigment saturation to keep it user-friendly: “Your first stroke isn’t going to be scary.” FROM T’S INSTAGRAM
Four recently opened hotels are making London even more inviting. The spa at Six Senses London includes a 66-foot indoor swimming pool, a magnesium-boosted hydrotherapy pool, a cryotherapy chamber and a longevity clinic. The Zetter Bloomsbury has one of Central London’s largest gardens and backs onto the British Museum. Some of the suites at the Newman, on a quiet corner of Fitzrovia, come with private outdoor spaces, and at Bertrand’s Townhouse, in-room snacks (crisps, nuts, chocolate) are on the house. Click here to read more about these new spots to stay in the British capital and follow us on Instagram.
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