Thursday, 5 June 2014

Festival Beauty: Hair and Makeup Ideas for Governors Ball

Cross the artist lineup from Coachella with an island in the East River and wildly unpredictable weather and you get Governors Ball. Taking place this weekend on Randall's Island in New York City, it's the music festival for city slickers who don't have flowers to wear in their hair and wouldn't dream of sleeping under the stars. This year, it's going to be 80 degrees and sunny, which means you'll need SPF, sunglasses, and a sweatproof beauty look.

Hair. This mohawk-braid-ponytail hybrid (above) does double-duty: It keeps your hair out of your face all day without falling apart, and it makes you look cooler than everyone else. Here's how to do it:

1. Spray a dry shampoo or texturizing spray all over dry hair to bulk it up as much as possible.

Selena Gomez

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2. Gather the center four inches of hair at the hairline and tease it, then secure it into a pompadour with bobby pins.

3. Starting with the hair right behind the pompadour, begin braiding an upside-down French braid, crossing pieces under one another rather than over so the braid sticks up as high as possible. As you add sections of hair from the sides of your head, make sure to pull them tight.

4. You can braid down to the nape of your neck if you have shorter hair (or if your arms are starting to cramp) or go all the way to the end. Secure with an elastic and mist with hair spray.

Makeup. Putting on foundation in humid weather always feels a little gross, but Allure editors swear by Shiseido UV Protective Compact Foundation SPF 36 and Eau Thermale Avène High Protection Tinted Compact SPF 50 for sticky summer days. They provide light coverage with a matte finish and are small enough to fit in your pocket for touch-ups. And since music festivals are as much about the music as they are about getting photographed—and cool street-style girls always have bold lips—you want a lipstick that won't end up all over your face but doesn't feel dry and tight, either. Too Faced Melted Liquified Long Wear Lipstick in Melted Ruby is a classic, bright red that won't compete with your badass hair.

Pedicure. Birkenstocks are back, and all the fashion-y girls are wearing them in silver. If you're wearing 'em, manicurist April Foreman recommends choosing a cool tone for your pedicure polish. "Gray, blue, and violet look best with silver," she says. Her pick: Essie in Parka Perfect.

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