María Zardoya, Musician, The Marías

“I wish to name Submarine an album of solitude, exploration, and alter. Josh [Conway], The Marías’ producer and drummer, and I have been in a relationship for seven years. We ended the romantic a part of our relationship after our first album, and that threw us into a special state of consciousness the place we may rediscover who we have been in a brand new dynamic. ‘No One Observed,’ one among my favourite songs from the album, completely encapsulates what I used to be feeling on the time. Josh and I believed loads about whether or not we’d even launch it as a result of it’s such an trustworthy track. As for our tour, we wished to create an otherworldly expertise for our followers for a few hours, and I feel we did that.

In LA, my model of ‘going out’ is simply going to dinner, after which coming residence and watching The Nice British Bake Off. [Laughs] I really like Izakaya Osen and Kenbey in Silver Lake. They’re each sushi spots and actually scrumptious. I ate at Amour, a French spot in West Hollywood, just lately. It’s fairly dear, however I’d eat there once more as soon as in a blue moon. Oh, Lolo is a tried-and-true staple. If I need a basic branzino and a salad, I’ll go there. However all through our tour, ‘going out’ means internet hosting our ‘Freak Marine After Events.’ Josh DJs, and so they’re a lot enjoyable.

SKINCARE
After I’m on stage, my look wants to have the ability to face up to the whole thing of the present, together with a component the place I submerge myself in a tub stuffed with water. That stated, I don’t do something loopy to prep for make-up. I cleanse with Cerave to get no matter grime and make-up are already on my face. I really like that it doesn’t foam as a result of foam cleansers are likely to dry my pores and skin out. I’ve additionally used toners up to now which have damaged me out, and thus far, Barbara Sturm’s hasn’t. It’s fairly dear, however I do suppose it’s price it. Plus, you possibly can actually stretch it out to make it final.

My dermatologist, Dr. Heather Roberts, advisable her vitamin C. I pat it on, await it to dry, after which throw on squalane oil from The Extraordinary, which she additionally advisable years in the past once I had loopy dermatitis. I really like that the vitamin C doesn’t have a odor, and I’ve actually observed a distinction since I began utilizing it. My pores and skin is each brighter and extra even in texture.

With regards to hydration, I like SkinCeuticals’ Triple Lipid Restore 2:4:2 moisturizer. It leaves my pores and skin feeling plump and dewy. I ended utilizing it once I pared down my routine once I was coping with dermatitis, and I may actually see the distinction in hydration. After I began utilizing it once more, I used to be like, ‘OK. That is good. For my eyes, I like Biossance’s squalane eye cream as a result of it’s actually mild however moisturizes simply sufficient. I’ve tried a bunch of eye lotions and it’s my favourite. I swear by it.

MAKEUP
Leticia Llesmin, my make-up artist, travels with me. We’ve been working collectively for 3 years now, and he or she actually understands that I like a pure, nearly no-makeup look. After all, we do outline every part a bit extra since I’m on stage beneath vibrant lights. We begin off with Chanel’s Vitalumière Aqua. It’s tremendous mild and silky and covers simply sufficient to even out my pores and skin. I’ll by no means use the rest, I feel. It simply provides me this actually nice dewy end.

I really like Make Up For Ever’s eye pencil—it gained’t budge the complete night time. I additionally love the way it goes on easily and doesn’t drag. For eyeshadow, we’ve been utilizing Chanel’s Parure Venitienne quad. We use loads of browns with a bit little bit of coral, however we’ve additionally experimented with some blues and glitters and that’s at all times enjoyable.

Chanel’s waterproof mascara is nice all-around with quantity and size—and it doesn’t clump and it’s not too dramatic—so I take advantage of it for reveals but additionally in my day by day life. It lasts by my water second, however it’s not too troublesome to get off on the finish of the night time. And I’ve been utilizing Glossier’s Boy Forehead for a very long time. It’s actually versatile. If I wish to have a full eyebrow second, I can accomplish that, and if I wish to go tremendous pure, I can accomplish that, too. I’ve used different ones and I’ve thought, ‘No, this doesn’t hit as laborious.’

I like to overline my lips a bit bit with Make Up For Ever’s lip liner in 3C—I take advantage of it day by day. The colour blends out very well with my Chanel liquid lipstick in Tender Rose, which is just about the identical colour as my lips, simply enhanced a bit bit. It goes on like a gloss however then it dries matte and stays on the complete night time. I haven’t used one other lip product fairly prefer it.

HAIR
On tour, Leticia will do these ‘90s twisties in my hair to present me a type of grunge moist look. We use R+CO’s pomade and the look lasts the complete night time. It was vital to me that the product be alcohol-free and never horrible for my hair as a result of I’d be utilizing it night time after night time. And contemplating the quantity of product we’ve used all through the tour, my hair’s in fairly fine condition. I’ve to scrub it each night time in fact. Davines’ Love shampoo and conditioner are so mild and odor so good. I put some Davines hair oil on my ends once I get out of the bathe, too. I blow dry it after however it takes me all of 10 minutes as a result of I acquired a mild keratin therapy at Hairroin earlier than the tour. That’s been a life-changer.

NAILS + FRAGRANCE
I really like darkish nails, however I don’t need a stark black shade. As an alternative, I at all times paint them with the identical shade of darkish purple from OPI—Lincoln Park After Darkish. After which I put on Maison Louis Marie’s No.04 Bois de Balincourt fragrance oil. I’m not one of the best at describing it, however it’s woody and spicy. I truly watched a TikTok that stated Dangerous Bunny wears it, too. In my condo, I’ve been burning Glossier’s Orange Blossom Neroli candle. It smells so good, and I really like the vessel.”

—As advised to Daise Bedolla

Photographed by Brittany Bravo in Los Angeles on August 27, 2024