Homepage Inspiration and ideas Festival beauty essentials Festival beauty essentials A well-packed beauty bag will make your festival experience as carefree as possible. Survive the mud, rain, heat and inevitable hangovers with the help of these eight festival essentials. Shop Beauty Sisley Solaire Facial Suncare Even if it doesn’t feel baking hot, sun damage is unavoidable if you’re outside all day without SPF. Protect your skin by applying this hard-working but lightweight sun cream after your moisturiser. Sisley Solaire Facial Sun Care SPF 30, £132 La Mer The Lip Balm The lip balm of all lip balms. This nourishes and softens your lips while strengthening their natural barrier. It has a semi-matte finish that makes a perfect base for lipstick. La Mer The Lip Balm, £52 Kiehl's Micellar Cleansing Water If you do nothing else before you crash out, remove your makeup. This gentle micellar water gets rid of every last bit without stinging your eyes or drying out your skin. Apply with a cotton pad – no water needed. Caudalie Vinoclean Micellar Cleansing Water, £15 Pixi BeautifEYE These brightening, hydrating under-eye masks are a hangover miracle. Put them on for 15 minutes when you first wake up and you’ll instantly see and feel the de-puffing benefits. Pixi BeautifEYE, £22 Benefit BADgal Bang Mascara Step two for tired eyes? A few swipes of BADgal Bang. Your lashes will be lengthened and volumised without any sign of clumps or smudging. It’s also super easy to remove – ideal when your cleansing routine has been drastically reduced. Benefit BADgal Bang mascara, £22.50 MAC Prep + Prime Fix+ Dry, sweaty or irritated skin? This spray can be used as a primer or applied liberally throughout the day to hydrate, refresh and soothe. It has an illuminating finish and will keep your makeup in place until you finally hit your sleeping bag. MAC Prep + Prime Fix+ in Goldlite, £24 Bardot Beauty Dry Shampoo If you don’t fancy spending two hours queuing for a shower or sticking your head under the cold water tap, dry shampoo will be your festival saviour. Bardot Beauty's Dry shampoo absorbs any excess oil and impurities. Bardot Beauty Dry Shampoo, £22 Tom Ford Soleil Neige Shimmering Body Oil Rain or shine, a body oil will keep your skin silky soft and this one by Tom Ford includes golden shimmer to hide a multitude of sins and emulate a sun-kissed glow. The luxe beachy scent is amazing too. Tom Ford Soleil Neige Shimmering Body Oil, £75 Tweet