Hey guys, April here!
I'm chatting about festival fun this week!
Looking at the bare essentials for your festival
weekend!
(Just want to point out the images are NOT my own)
The
festival I went to was amazing in every way except the fact that my camera died
on the first day so I have no photo evidence of my incredible time.
This post is inspired by the Vlog Zoella did on YouTube
looking at festival hair, makeup and clothing
Click HERE for the video and more inspiration!
Lets get cracking!
The best advice i can give for a newcomer to festivals is go in a big group! not only is it safety in numbers but it makes the whole experience more enjoyable, also people who have already been to festivals and know what to expect are also handy, they know the best places to pitch the tents etc... yes location of your tent matters!
~ Have a good tent!
people go down the route of getting a cheap tent and abandoning it at the end of the weekend, like me.... worst thing i have ever done! seriously have a good tent with you!
I went for aesthetics over durability/reliability....big mistake! i chose a £15 teepee from eBay, it was easy to put up and looked cute, little did i know about the hell i was entering my self in to. first of all it was unable to contain heat during the night, leaked every time it rained, and would instantly collapse the second a drunk person tripped up our tents guidelines. Not fun re-assembling the tent at 5 am!
Get a tent that is colourful, something that will instantly grab your attention, so you're not hunting for your tent in the dark in a dirty field
( take a small flashlight with you and keep it with you all the time to help guide you back to your tent too)
Have fun looking for your tent!
This is an ideal tent.. no guidelines and very colourful
~ Shoes!
Now I'm not saying everyone right now go buy £80 hunter wellies, because that's a lot of money...for wellies especially.
I'm saying choose something that's both warm and waterproof, and that's comfy to walk around in for 13+ hours a day
( festival shenanigans don't just end at the last performance, its when the party tents open up and the funfair is in full force!)
Just want to point out, everyone wears hunter boots to festivals.. don't follow the crowd be creative and start your own trend!
~ Don't be afraid of the rollers!
Don't be alarmed at the sheer amount of women walking round a field in their rollers!
Now since this was my first festival i had no idea what to do with my hair in regards to keeping it looking fresh... i just went down the lines of dry hair shampoo and hoping for the best.
This obviously wasn't the best/ ideal plan of action, because it was tied up by the Sunday.
I did however noticed how the women with longer hair were turning up to the festival with their rollers in, and i mean A LOT of women that had turned up on the Friday with massive rollers in and plastic bags over their heads to keep dry, i obviously missed a trick!
TRY-- leaving the rollers in all day Friday then on Saturday have a good spray of dry shampoo/ hair spray and your hair would be good till Sunday!
~ Food
I lived off super noodles for the weekend, enough said really....it was light and didn't take up much room in my rucksack.
My priority was the alcohol
There are food vans open more or less constantly so food is available.. but at a price. I paid £ 7.50 for a burger when i got fed up with the noodles...
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Wipes!
God help you, if you forget the baby wipes! i took 2 packets, one for the loos and one for the face/ body, they are absolutely essential
~ Clothing
Now finally the best bit, deciding what to wear and take with you! its totally down to you, whether you wanna 'look good' or 'be warm' now obviously there is a nice middle ground between these sections but you do see girls in bikini tops in the freezing rain.. it looks silly and they are deffo gonna get ill. the best tip is to remember you are in England so the chances of rain is high, so remember some sort of hoodie or coat that you can pair with some cute shorts/long socks and wellies... wellies are essential for the inevitable rain/ mud situation here is a mood board of clothing ideas :)
There you go, some fun tips to survive your first festival! have an amazing time and don't get up to much mischief :)
Toodlepip xx
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