Music Festival Beauty & Makeup Essentials
With 2025 sailing into summer, festival season is quickly approaching, and it’s the perfect opportunity to experiment with creative, bold, new looks, and level up your Instagram. Whether you’re getting muddy at Glastonbury or immersing yourself in a local indie fest, it’s important to pack smart and plan ahead for long days, hot weather, sweaty crowds, and, of course, photo ops at every turn. We will cover everything you need beauty-wise to keep your festival look flawless and fresh all weekend long before you go – from glitter must-haves to long-wear, meltproof essentials!
Dry Shampoo
With limited access to showers, completing your full haircare routine can be challenging, but with the ultimate non-negotiable of dry shampoo, you can refresh your hair for longer! Dry shampoos such as the Kérastase Fresh Affair Refreshing Dry Shampoo as well as the Living Proof Perfect Hair Day Advanced Clean Dry Shampoo work instantly to deliver results ‘comparable to a rinse-out shampoo’, whilst also adding texture and volume, which oily hair and grease can take away, perfect for your effortless festival look.
SPF
Being in the middle of an open field with little to no shade means that you’ll have to endure hours of intense and direct sun exposure. This means that SPF (whether it’s in lotion, spray, or stick-form) will be your best friend in protecting you from the sun’s harsh rays! Supergoop!’s Unseen Sunscreen SPF 50 is an award-winning SPF that is 100% weightless, and ‘doubles as a primer for all-day makeup wear’, so you can enjoy a flawless all-day wear without the heaviness of a full routine! La Roche-Posay’s Anthelios UV Mune 400 Invisible Fluid SPF50+ is also a best seller with an ‘ultra water and sweat resistant’ formula which is non-sticky and non-greasy, perfect for those sweaty crowds.
Tinted Moisturiser
Given the long hours outdoors, foundation can feel heavy and cakey which can often add to the discomfort of the blazing heat and weariness of dancing all day, but weightless makeup such as tinted moisturisers or serums can act as an easy alternative that’s lighter on the skin! Brands such as Rare Beauty offer tinted moisturisers that are weightless and hydrating, making them less likely to clog pores or cause breakouts, which can be a great concern during the sweaty, high-energy festival days. Rare Beauty’s Positive Light Tinted Moisturiser also adds a subtle natural glow to your makeup routine, giving you the perfect sun-kissed look!
Matte Powder
Being out and about from morning to night making the most of your weekend getaway, a key essential in achieving an airbrushed and flawless finish in your makeup routine is a matte powder which sets makeup and keeps you looking fresh. Setting powders such as the Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless Finish or the Maybelline Fit Me Matte & Poreless Powder are both matte pressed powders with a super-fine consistency that control shine, even in heat, humidity, and crowds – they absorb excess oil, especially in the T-zone, keeping you looking polished in photos and real life! They are also super touch-up friendly, making them perfect to reapply between sets or on the go.
Glitter Eyeshadow
Festivals are the occasion to try out new looks and go for bold and sparkly makeup, where glitter eyeshadow is an essential. Palettes such as the NYX Professional Makeup Ultimate Shadow Palette – I Know That’s Bright are small and compact yet offer an extensive 16-colour shade range! Not only can you create endless looks with this product and transition your day look to a night one with ‘one swipe’ but it is also rich in colour, and has a lightweight formula, preventing the heavy feel of eye makeup.
Waterproof Mascara
Mascaras such as the Maybelline Lash Sensational Sky High Waterproof Mascara and the L’oréal Paris Telescopic Lift Waterproof Mascara hold up flawlessly against sweat, humidity, and hot weather that accumulate quickly in festival conditions, avoiding any smudges or transfers. More importantly, knowing British weather, the likelihood of it raining during a weekend spent outdoors is laughably high, so it’s better to be safe than sorry, and have a stunning, budge-proof eye look – zero smudges, zero worries!
Setting Spray
With a good setting spray such as Milani’s Make It Last Setting Spray or Mac’s Fix+ Setting Spray, there are no constant touch-ups required! They lock in your makeup, keeping from it melting or sliding off, even under harsh conditions, so your look stays in place despite the heat. They also refresh your skin, giving you a natural, hydrated finish, the perfect final step in bringing everything together!
As festival season approaches, the secret to keeping your look flawless and long-lasting throughout the weekend is packing the right essentials. From long hours and sweaty crowds to unpredictable weather, these products ensure that you look as fresh at the end of the weekend as you did when you started! With your Instagrammable festival makeup look planned, make sure to find travel minis to save space and ensure convenience; also, give your products multiple uses to simplify your routine without compromising style. All these curated steps in your festival beauty routine guarantee a meltproof look that won’t disappoint you.
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