All tagged festivals
I am so excited to introduce a new section of the website: Festival Guides. When I first started looking for events to attend there was nothing more annoying than not being sure which to go to, where to stay, what to expect and everything else that you really should be able to find before you drop a couple hundred bucks on a weekend. I couldn’t find any festival guides, so I decided to make my own.
So, now that the sun is shining here in LA I thought what better way to bring back the blog posts then with my favorite thing to do on here: a shopping guide. Today I wanted to pull together some of my favorite pieces from the indie brand 'Shop Fluffy," A UK based fashion company run by one of my style icons @Lulutrixabelle, whom you should go and check out on Instagram when you get a second. Her style is always on point and she also has one of the most aesthetic feeds I have ever seen.
This past Saturday I attended Crush Southern California, and while I can't say I didn't have fun, I can admit that the experience was a little bit of a mixed bag. As those of you have read the blog before know, I am a huge fan of Insomniac and their events whether they be festivals or club events. I think they are a fantastic company and honestly the best one in the space. Their production is impressive, ground control is sweet, everyone working the festivals are kind and helpful, and the experiences are never anything short of amazing, which is why some of the things ar Crush this year left me somewhat confused.
Has anyone seen the Instagram account @hairwithlinda? If you haven’t, please close this window, open up Instagram and just take a look, because she is making all of us look like complete failures when it comes to festival hair. Ever since I discovered the account I have been unable to stop trying to figure out how she crafts the amazing, brightly colored, festival hairstyles that cover the entirety of her picture-perfect feed, I have been obsessed with trying to bring some of her extra style to my own outfits. As I have mentioned a few times before, festival fashion for some of us, is more of a way of life than anything else, but even when you have found the most amazing outfit, done your makeup and thrown on your platforms, figuring out what to do with your hair can be somewhat of a challenge. For most of us it just makes more sense to pull our hair back in the classic ‘festival' braids’ and call it a day, but honestly, after seeing the magic Linda Ha is making, it honestly feels like that just isn’t going to cut it anymore.
So like literally everyone else on the planet I finally got around to watching the Fyre Festival documentaries now available to stream on Netflix and Hulu. In case you somehow missed it, somehow, the Fyre Festival was supposed to be a luxury music festival in the Bahamas, but in reality, it was FEMA tents in an unfinished lot with plastic cheese on toast and no water. It was put on by a pretty- much-confirmed con man and Ja Rule (for some reason) and was either the biggest con ever or just a giant mess spurred on by pure delusion.
So I am the champion at avoiding hangovers, but even I have unfortunately been hit with one or two on occasion. There is nothing worse than going a little too hard day one of a festival and then feeling like absolute trash day two. Yeah, you will recover but it is going to be a few hours of hell before you feel well again, and nobody wants that. I know everyone has there own little theories about how to prevent them, but it never hurts to try and gather as many in one places as you possibly can. Keeping that in mind, today I wanted to walk you through a few foolproof ways to avoid waking up with a pounding headache feeling like death after a long night of clubbing or raving.
Now that we have spent some time talking about finding you rave bae and hooking up with ENTHUSIASTIC CONSENTING PARTNER, I figured it was time to talk a little bit about how to curve someone at an event. Curving people at events or just, in general, is sometimes a necessary evil but that doesn’t mean we can’t all get a little bit better at it. When everyone is out looking for their ‘rave bae’ or (hopefully not) trying to find someone to go home with, there are bound to be a couple of people that will approach you, that you would rather just leave you alone.
I figured this would be a good companion to the rave bae article (which if you haven’t read you should go check it out), because let’s face it, festivals tend to be one of those weird places where you let go of inhibition and are often kind of sequestered in a place with a bunch of strangers (some of who are super hot) for a few days with zero cell service, so things are going to happen. I
Let’s talk about’ Rave Baes,’ the strangest things I have encountered since I started raving and something I think it is worth talking about with CRUSH and Valentines day coming up. In this article I talked a little about what rave baes are, how you get one, and even a few of my own ‘rave bae’ experiences.
Hologram has been slowly but surely making a comeback and it isn’t hard to see why. The pearly, slightly white color looks fantastic on everyone no matter what their skin color, which is always a plus. As someone on the tan side of skin tones it is always nice to see colors that look great on more than one person come into style. So…without further ado, here are some of my favorite holographic looks of the year so far.
Raving Solo is one of my favorite things to do, which I know sounds kind of crazy, especially to people who usually go to festivals with big groups of friends or their rave fam. I will say, I have been to events with big groups as well as with a single friend or two, and though I always have a great time, I don’t think it compares to the time that I spend at an event by myself. Let me explain.
T IS OK TO LEAVE A FESTIVAL EARLY. I feel like this is something that no one ever really says especially to people who are just starting. Some people even have a strange sense of pride about sticking it out to the end even if they want to (or need to) go home. Personally, I find that to be a little silly. Raving is like a marathon and the first couple of times you may not be ready to sprint the whole thing (even if you wish you could). Everyone starts out at a different level of endurance, and though you will build it up in time, it is totally okay if you aren’t able to make it all the way to the very end.
Raving is a lot of work. You need to make sure that you give your body what it needs beforehand and not just after if you want to recover well the next day. I know it can be hard to force yourself to eat a filling meal especially if you are like me and lose your appetite when you are excited. No matter what you end up deciding to eat please make sure that it has enough protein, carbs, and healthy fats to keep you going.
If you have been debating getting a locker for your next festival, I would highly recommend going ahead and doing it! It is incredibly useful, and even though it may seem like something you can do without, I can attest to the fact that it will enhance your festival experience. Until you have gone to an event and been able to ditch everything you didn’t want to carry, you haven’t truly been enjoying life to the fullest (no, I’m not even exaggerating).
Festivals can be chaotic. It’s easy to underestimate just how easy it can be to lose track of your friends in the crowd. All it takes is for one person to be distracted when the group gets moving, or for one person to wander off, or maybe just get swept away in the current of the crowd. Depending on your personality, getting separated can either be the most awesome experience, or it can be a panic attack inducing nightmare. Either way, it helps to have a few strategies in mind so that if someone gets lost, you won’t have to spend the entire night trying to find them.
Budgeting for festivals can be a little tricky, especially when every event is amazing and you wish you could attend them all. However, if you really take the time to budget, you can save enough money to add festivals to your list, or even upgrade from GA to VIP at your favorite one. Sometimes the key is finding little swaps to make your trip a little more affordable, but mostly, it’s just down to being organized and planning ahead.
The bathroom situation at most events (especially outdoor ones) can be kind of rough. It really doesn’t matter how nice the venue is. If there are ports potties and thousands of people using them, after a certain point in the evening it’s going to get kind of nasty (sorry, but it’s true). So, with that in mind here is a little list of things you can do to try and make it not the worst experience ever when you are finally forced to hit the porta potties at your next event.
The thought of going to an event by yourself is somewhat daunting. It’s easy to get so swept up in fear that you won’t have a good time because you aren’t surrounded by a group of friends, that you end up giving up on the whole thing and staying home. Most people act like a group is the secret ingredient required to make a good time, but really the only person that controls your experience is you.
