As I have just returned V Festival where I spent the last
weekend and this was my fifth year on the trot camping there, I thought I would
do a post of all my festival beauty essentials!
Washing
Most festivals do offer shower facilities, however, I don’t
personally like to use them as they aren’t the cleanest places on the earth.
Since you’re guaranteed to get cover in some form of liquid from beer to the
lovely people who decide to throw wee, not washing is really not an option.
My solution? BABY WIPES! You can get your hands on these
whether they supply baby goods so supermarkets, boots, etc and they aren’t
expensive either. You can use these morning and night to freshen up and get rid
of that typical festival smell! I swear by these...especially when I came home
the first time and got told I didn’t smell as bad as they expected. LOVELY! I
also take the usual deodorant and body spray to freshen up during the day.
Hair
Like I mentioned with the washing situation I don’t really
like to use the showers, so when it comes to my hair it’s tricky. I tend to
wash my hair either the night or the morning I am setting off to leave so that
it’s fresh for that day and the next. Dry shampoo is always a must to give your
hair a quick clean and hairspray to keep your hair frizz free as I feel it is
so much easier to go au-natural with your hair because you never know what the
weathers going to be like. Last year I did notice that there was a booth just
out the camp where you could pay to use GHD’s (something like £3 for 5 minutes)
so if not going natural is an option there is also that possibility. I also buy
a cheap bottle of water or two (I found 2 litres of water for 17p at Tesco) to
rinse my hair out on the 2nd or 3rd morning where it has
got sticky or just feels gross.
Face
Minimal makeup is the easiest way forward at festivals so
you don’t have to lug your whole makeup bag around with you. This year I took
my Garnier BB Cream, Colourstay Powder to set the BB cream a little, L’Oreal True
Match concealer, Nars Laguna Bronzer, Maybelline Illegal Length Lashes
waterproof mascara and a my favourite Revlon Lip Butter in Sugar Frosting. This
can easily be topped up during the day and will give you a fresh look when
you’re spending nearly 12 hours a day walking around and watching the acts!
In terms of removing my makeup and skin care I still have the miniatures that I
took on holiday left over to use this weekend too! This includes simple face
wipes, a miniature Clinique toner, and a small tube of Nivea moisturiser.
Another must I found this weekend that I was glad I took was
sun cream. This year on the Saturday the temperature was over 30*C , although
it felt more like 100*C, and still in the high 20’s on the Sunday. Slapping on
the factor 50 was definitely a good idea and didn’t get burnt as badly as some
people I saw! Also taking after sun for
the evening to help soothe any burns or moisturising in general is a good idea!
I had an amazing weekend and hoping to get tickets again for
next year! I’ve got festival blues atm :(
Did any of you go to V Festival or been to/going to any
festivals this summer?
