The Beauty Items You Need to Survive Camping at a Music Festival

1. Baby Wipes

First things first, the lack of access to showers is, to say the least, terrifying. The solution? Baby wipes. While that may not sound chic, you can actually find brands that contain soothing moisturizers like aloe, vitamin E, and cucumber. Lather those cushiony soft sheets all over your body and you’ll feel like you just came back from the spa (lol).

2. Face Wipes

What’s good enough for a baby’s bottom is not necessarily good enough for your face. Opt for specialized wipes to cleanse your visage—these from the “Yes to Coconut” line will restore and hydrate your skin, plus they’re made with compostable cloth. Yes to nature!

3. Dry Shampoo

The second most concerning element outside of restricted bodily hygiene is WTF is going to happen to your hair. Day one: amazing fresh hairstyle that you co-opted from a festival Pinterest board. Day two: spritz some dry shampoo into your lifeless ‘do for an injection of oil-absorbing volume. Day three: hat.

4. Hairspray

If your hair usually requires a styling aid, try using a set-it-and-forget-it spray for an infusion of texture that will help deliver bodacious, festival-ready locks.

5. Hand Sanitizer

This one’s really a no-brainer—trust the public sanitizer stations to be refilled at your own peril.

6. Sunscreen

Skip the fancy sunscreen and stock up on a sweat-resistant sport label (preferably in a spray can for easy application). You know every one of your forgetful friends is going to be begging you for a spritz, and a music festival really isn’t the place to be doling out stingy pumps of your boutique brand lotion.

7. Face Mist

Use a revitalizing mist on your face to help control perspiration throughout the day and give your skin a little pick-me-up. Evian’s quintessential Mineral Spray comes in a convenient to-go duo, so you can stash one in your tent and one in your bag.

8. Blotting Papers

Another way to combat oil is with blotting papers—Boscia’s linens are woven with bamboo and willow bark extract to help purify your pores, eliminate shine, and keep your complexion clear.

9. Hair Ties

Hair ties are like gold at music festivals, especially in the sweltering, sticky heat. These throwback candy-coloured ringlets have dance party written all over them.

10. Bug Spray

Nothing ruins a good time faster than an influx of itchy insect bites. Douse yourself in bug repellent to keep the skeeters at bay—this formula from Herbal Armor is DEET and GMO-free, instead using natural ingredients such as cedar and citronella.

11. Face Masks

Finally, at the end of a long day of stomping in the dust, what could be more luxurious than curling up with a relaxing eye mask? Sephora feels you! Stock up on their single-serving Green Tea Eye Masks for a cooling sensation on your peepers so you look wide awake and refreshed the next morning (aka not like hot garbage as you roll out of your tent ready to do it all over again)!