I'm a huge music junkie. I love seeing live music and jamming out (yes, I'm that cheesy girl that jams out) to my favorite bands. And with the increasing popularity of music festivals spreading, there are plenty of opportunities to make some great musical memories. In the past year alone, I've been lucky enough to camp out at +Bonnaroo, attend one of the +Gentlemen of the Road stopovers, and rock out at the +SweetWater 420 Fest... So what does this have to do with makeup?! Well, being the major makeup lover with a hippie heart that I am, I feel the need to share a few survival tips for when you inevitably attend a music festival (although this applies to all concerts, sporting events, and general outdoor shenanigans)...
- WEAR SUNSCREEN! I can't stress this enough. +Bonnaroo is held in June in the middle of a field in Tennessee... hello, sunshine! There was no escaping it. We had to keep reapplying the sunscreen in order to prevent serious burn. You want to look young for as long as possible, don't you?!
- KEEP IT SIMPLE! There really is no need to pile on layers of foundation in an attempt to look cute at a sweaty, stinky rock festival with a ton of other peeps just as sweaty and stinky rubbing up against you. Let's face it. You're gonna sweat. So my suggestion is to opt for a light concealer (only where needed) and a BB Cream or tinted moisturizer to lightly even out skin tone but still look natural.
- HYDRATE! This will not only do wonders for your skin but also help delay the hangover (we all know it's true) from hell that often endures long after the music stops. But a key factor in maintaining young, supple skin is lots and lots and just a butt-load ton of water. So remember to down a few bottles of water in between those brewskies.
- WATERPROOF! As in everything... mascara, eyeliner, brows. If you do choose to wear these key makeup items during a music festival (or hell, just a hot summer day) it is a really, really, really good idea to go for the waterproof (or water-resistant) choices. I personally am so fair skinned that if I do not "put on" my eyebrows and eyelashes, they simply don't exist. So at the very minimum I add these so I don't look like the walking dead as I display my sweet dance moves to my favorite songs.
And that my friends is just the basics. Really, isn't it all about the music and the memories?! Have fun and be prepared to enjoy whatever comes your way... the sunny, warm days just as much as the rainy, wet ones!
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| SweetWater 420 Fest |
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| SweetWater 420 Fest |
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| Gentlemen of the Road Stopover |
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| Bonnaroo |