This is a collaborative post: With Summer just around the corner and CIOVID restrictions fully lifting for the majority of us, it’s time to start planning for upcoming festivals and making sure that you are fully prepared to make it a weekend to remember for the rest of your life.
For some, it may be your first festival. For others, you may be a veteran at them, but ultimately, there are usually one or two accessories that could enhance your festival experience and make your life a lot easier and more enjoyable. To help with that, here are our top picks for festival accessories.
Crazy Hair Colours
For many people, a festival is the one time of year that you have the freedom to express yourself in whatever way you wish. A fantastic way of doing so is through drying your hair to some crazy colour(s). We’ve all seen our fair share of fancy wigs, but how about going for the real deal and choosing a ridiculous hair colour to show off to?
Crazy Color offers a wide range of different hair dying products featuring a huge amount of different colours and semi-permanent and temporary options. So why not go out there and grab your favourite colour and go wild on your hair, forget about the stress of everyday life and express yourself in the crowd.
Fanny Packs / Bum Bags
Don’t want to lug around a large backpack? Fanny packs are the next best thing: small and comfortable, but still good enough to carry around any small items you might have. They are ideal for festivals. Not only that, but in recent years the fanny pack trend has increased, and we are seeing more and more unique designs, and even high-end brands are jumping on it.
Switching to a fanny pack over a backpack saves you much time if the festival has to search you on entry and it still offers most of the same purposes whilst still being fashionable. As well as functionality, it also prevents much theft as it is strapped across your front, meaning nobody can sneak in behind you without you seeing. Time to ditch backpacks and move with the trends!
Polarised Sunglasses
An essential piece of equipment to take to any festival should be a comfortable pair of sunglasses – or even two! We are even beginning to see more funky sunglasses at festivals with people looking to have a fun time. Aside from the obvious reasons for blocking the sun glare, they can also be the perfect addition to your outfit. If you have impaired vision or struggle with having sensitive eyes for whatever reason, investing in a pair of polarised sunglasses will be the best choice you have made, the technology behind them will help with the crazy light shows that are commonly found at festivals, as well as the common reasons for using sunglasses. If you wish to go the extra mile too and require glasses daily, you can get a pair of prescribed sunglasses too, killing two birds with one stone.
Biodegradable Glitter
Glitter has also become a recent craze at festivals over recent years, particularly with girls, and it can add the cherry on top of your outfit, whether it be covered on your face, arms, legs, wherever works!
The great thing about glitter is that you can find packs of hundreds of different colours and match them to your outfit. And if you buy biodegradable versions, you hardly have to worry about the cleanup after, nor about harming the environment.
Earplugs
It can be boring talking about safety precautions, but people often underestimate how much damage loud music can cause depending on where you are situated at the festival. It also heavily depends on the type of music you’re listening to, but ultimately you always want to avoid any chance of experiencing hearing loss. Often, once you damage them a certain amount, there is no going back.
Taking a small set of earplugs in your fanny pack/pocket can be a real lifesaver if you wind up getting close to the front next to the blaring speaking – which happens more often than you think. It is not required to wear them the whole time, but simply when you feel it’s necessary. It’s better to be safe than sorry!
To Conclude
It’s an exciting time for everyone, but it is better to start preparing yourself now before shops start selling out and people start panicking. Hopefully, this guide has enabled you to think of such accessories that you perhaps wouldn’t have thought about and get in nice and early to prepare yourself for the weekend of a lifetime. Let the good vibes commence.