Festival season brings long hours in the sun, heat, and high energy. Our handpicked beauty kit ensures you’re protected, glowing, and camera-ready from first set to sunrise.
1. Face and body sunscreen
Sunscreen is non-negotiable. You’ll be under direct sun for hours, and UV damage happens fast. A good SPF protects your skin from burning, prevents premature aging, and keeps your complexion even.
Our pick:
Ultra Violette Supreme Screen SPF 50+
This hydrating sunscreen has SPF 50+ broad-spectrum protection, feels lightweight, and doubles as a primer under makeup; no greasy residue or white cast. Perfect for reapplying without ruining your look.
Where to buy: ultraviolette.co.uk
2. Hydrating facial mist
Heat and sun dehydrate your skin fast. A hydrating mist cools you down instantly and revives your glow mid-day without smudging makeup.
Our pick:
Tatcha Luminous Dewy Skin Mist
This ultra-fine mist delivers a silky, dewy finish thanks to hyaluronic acid, red algae, and squalane. It refreshes your skin without disrupting makeup and creates a luminous, hydrated look that lasts—ideal for hot festival days and night-time stages
Where to buy: spacenk.com
3. Tinted moisturiser or CC cream with SPF
Heavy foundation can melt in the sun. A tinted moisturiser or CC cream provides lightweight coverage, hydrates, and adds extra UV protection.
Our pick:
IT Cosmetics Your Skin But Better CC+ Cream SPF 50+
Combines skincare, sun protection, and buildable coverage in one step. Stays put in heat and humidity, perfect for fresh festival skin.
Where to buy: boots.com
4. Waterproof mascara
Sweat, tears, and humidity can smudge regular mascara. Waterproof formulas ensure your lashes stay defined all day
Our pick:
Too Faced Better Than Sex Waterproof Mascara
Volumising and truly waterproof, this iconic mascara delivers dramatic, full lashes that hold up beautifully through hours of dancing, summer heat, and even the most emotional festival moments. It won’t flake or smudge, keeping your eyes looking fresh all day and night.
Where to buy: boots.com
5. Waterproof liquid eyeliner
Festivals are prime time for bold eye looks. Waterproof liner resists smudging, so your wings stay sharp no matter how long the day.
Our pick:
Stila Stay All Day Waterproof Liquid Eyeliner
It goes on smoothly with a precise, even line and locks in place for up to 12 hours of wear, no touch-ups needed, even through heat, humidity, or long days on the festival grounds. Your look stays sharp and defined from morning to night.
Where to buy: amazon.co.uk
6. Dry shampoo
When showers aren’t an option, dry shampoo absorbs oil, refreshes your scalp, and adds volume.
Our pick:
Living Proof Perfect Hair Day (PhD) Dry Shampoo
This innovative dry shampoo has an invisible, talc-free formula that actually removes oil instead of just masking it. It neutralises odour with mineral-based ingredients and leaves hair feeling clean, refreshed, and full of volume, even in heat and humidity.
Where to buy: spacenk.com
7. Self tanner
A luxe mousse delivers a radiant, natural-looking glow that’s perfect for bare festival looks. It’s fast-drying, streak-free, and offers nourishing skincare ingredients to protect and hydrate your skin.
Our pick
St.Tropez Express Sunlit Face Tint
This lightweight gel-cream combines instant bronzing with a gradual tan that develops in hours. It blends easily under makeup for a warm, natural-looking glow that lasts all weekend.
Where to buy: boots.com
8. Micellar water
You’ll need to remove sunscreen, sweat, and glitter without a sink. Micellar water or wipes make cleansing quick and easy.
Our pick:
Bioderma Sensibio H2O Micellar Water (Travel Size)
Gentle and effective, this micellar water effortlessly removes makeup, sunscreen, and impurities while leaving your skin feeling clean, soft, and comfortable before bed. It’s perfect for quick cleansing when you’re too tired for a full routine.
Where to buy: boots.com
9. Festival glitter
Festivals are the perfect time to add sparkle to your look. Good glitter stays put without irritating your skin.
Our pick:
Danessa Myricks Beauty Infinite Chrome Flakes
These lightweight, water-based gel flakes deliver stunning, high-impact, multi-chrome sparkle that shifts colour as you move. They dry quickly, adhere without glue, and stay put all day and night, perfect for easy, mess-free festival looks that get noticed.
Where to buy: cultbeauty.co.uk
10. Make up setting spray
Locking in your makeup prevents melting and fading through heat, sweat, and long hours.
Our pick:
Urban Decay All Nighter Setting Spray
This legendary setting spray provides up to 16 hours of hold, keeping your makeup looking fresh, smooth, and flawless from the first festival set to the last. It locks everything in place, preventing melting, fading, and smudging, no matter how hot or humid it gets.
Where to buy: sephora.co.uk
