All The Biggest Festival Beauty Trends You Need To Try

Not quite curls, not quite straight – mermaid waves serve as the ultimate festival hairstyle (just ask Charli D’Amelio, who rocked the look at this year’s Coachella). If you’re looking to give your locks a playful finish, give your tresses the mermaid treatment with a mini waver hair tool. A few clamps of this easy styler is all it takes to transform your hair with very little effort, leaving you with long-lasting waves that won’t get worn out by the wind.  

Try: Mermade Hair Pro Mini Waver 25mm

You mightn’t think a red lipstick is all that practical for a music festival, but Suki Waterhouse and Irina Shayk would argue otherwise. Both opted for deep, vampy red lip colours at Coachella, paired with a simple base and eye makeup to minimise on-the-field maintenance. Choose a creamy, long-wearing formula like this cult M.A.C lipstick to ensure your fire-engine pout stays in place all day.

Try: MAC Matte Lipstick - Russian Red

Loose, 70s-style baby braids have been a big festival trend for several seasons now (see: Charlie D'Amelio and Becky G for reference), and it looks like they’re going nowhere. The best part? These micro-plaits might be one of the easiest festival hair looks to nail. Use a tail comb to create two small sections of hair around the face before plaiting each side and securing it with a thin hair tie. Done!

Try: Silk x Sarah Harrington 6-in-1 Volumizing Brush

High-voltage eye makeup will always be a winner for a music festival, but if you’re looking to avoid too many portable toilet touch-ups, less is more. Try swapping your regular black or brown liner for an audacious shade of blue or green, or follow Hailey Bieber’s lead and go for metallic gold. Keep the shape simple, such as a classic cat-eye flick, or add some artistic flair with an intricate design à la rapper Flo Milli. Whichever route you take, this Make Up For Ever liner will lock your look into place all day.

Try: Make Up For Ever Aqua Resist Color Pencil

The lazy girl’s way to low-effort, high-impact hair at a festival is the always-reliable slicked-back bun. Perfect for day 3 locks that have perhaps seen better days, enlist this handbag-friendly set to tame fly-aways and frizz for a sleek look that hides oily roots. Apply a pump of the finishing cream to tired tresses and secure into a tight bun at the back of your hair. For bonus points, pull out a few of the ends to create an on-trend spiked effect, or curl a few loose tendrils around the face – take note of Shay Mitchell’s most recent Coachella efforts to see the look done right.

Try: Larry King Haircare Flyaway With Me Set

Hot pink screams festival, so why not tap into one of 2023’s biggest beauty trends, Barbiecore? This poppy shade of pink will be your handbag MVP, doing double duty as both a cheek and lip tint that’s really easy to reapply in the middle of the mosh (essential!). To take the look even further, dab a little of the super blendable formula onto your eyes for an instant boost of vivid magenta on all features.

Try: Ere Perez Beetroot Cheek & Lip Tint - Fun