Your hair is a major part of your overall festival look. Along with your outfit and makeup, your hairstyle will help you portray the exact vibe you want. When it comes to festival hair, it can be a balancing act. You want something that’s cool-girl approved, but you’ll also be dealing with heat, sweat, and frizz. Luckily, there are a bunch of festival-ready hairstyles that cover all the bases. From baby braids to space buns, double Dutch braids, and more, here are 9 festival hair trends to try this summer!
9 Festival Hair Trends That Will Make You Stand Out
1. How to Get Mermaid Hair Waves | Kane and Pia Muehlenbeck
You can’t go wrong with mermaid waves. They’re a timeless festival hair trend that works especially well for medium to long hair. In this tutorial, she walks you through the best way to get mermaid waves. It’s a super easy technique but will look like you put a lot of effort in. All you need is a triple barrel hair waver to get this look, and she also puts in hair extensions, which is always an option for a longer look. She uses the John Frieda Frizz Ease Serum and hairspray to ensure the waves stay intact all day!
2. Space Buns
Space buns are stylish and trendy, plus they’re a great hairstyle if you want to keep your hair out of your face and off your neck. Since festival season tends to be quite hot, they’ll keep you nice and cool so you can dance the day away. Space buns are super simple to do. Split your hair down the middle and tie it in pigtails, then wrap your hair into a bun on each side. All you need are hair elastics and bobby pins to keep any rogue pieces in place. If you have bangs, you can style them as usual and consider adding hair glitter like in the inspo photo to really embrace the festival vibe.
3. Baby Braids
Baby braids are another cool and stylish hairstyle to incorporate into your festival look. They work whether you have straight, wavy, or curly hair, and will keep your hair out of your face. To get the look, start by deciding what you want for the base of your hair. If you want the look above, use a curling iron to create waves. Then create a middle part, separate two front strands and, starting at the root, braid the strands away from your face. Secure the two small braids with clear elastics and use hairspray to set everything in place.
4. Sleek Braided Ponytail
A slick back braided ponytail is such a simple festival hairstyle, but it’s incredibly sleek and cool-girl approved. Use a boar bristle brush and hair gel to slick your hair back into a high ponytail, then do a classic braid down the length of your hair, securing it with a clear elastic. Use a hair wax stick to ensure your hair is as sleek as possible and to tame any flyaways.
5. How to Dutch Braid Your Own Hair | Beginner Tutorial | Short, Medium and Long Hairstyle | Laineymariebeauty
Double Dutch braids keep your hair completely out of your face, plus they’re a fun festival look. This tutorial teaches you how to Dutch braid for beginners, so if you’ve never done them before, rest assured that she breaks down her exact technique. She shows you step-by-step exactly how to do it, and you’ll need products like a tail comb, spray bottle, and the IGK Rich Kid Coconut Oil Gel.
6. Butterfly Clips
Butterfly clips are one of the best ways to channel the 90s. They’re cute and colourful, which is absolutely perfect for a festival look. Butterfly clips work for all different hair types and a range of hairstyles. You can clip them to the front of your hairline like the look above, add them to baby braids or mermaid waves, or clip them into pigtails.
7. Bubble Braids
While braids are a go-to festival hairstyle, if they’re not your strong suit but you want a similar look, opt for bubble braids. Bubble braids are a playful update to standard ponytails that consist of strategically placed elastics at regular intervals, which encourage your hair to puff out like a bubble. Worn by celebs like Gigi Hadid (above) and Hailey Bieber, there’s no doubt they’ll be taking front stage for festival season. You can use clear elastics to get the look, or if you want to add a little something extra, use colourful elastics!
8. Easy Hairstyles for Short Hair | Sophie Floyd
If you have short hair and are looking for festival hairstyles, check out this tutorial that includes 5 looks that would all work perfectly for a music festival. While a couple of the looks (baby braids and space bun)s have already been covered in this post, that still gives you 3 additional hairstyles to try! These include a barrette hairstyle, a side part slick haired look, and a sleek bun. For these looks, you’ll need products including a Tangle Teezer, hair barrettes, and a strong hold hair gel.
9. Hair Gem Hairstyle
Hair gems are having a moment, especially following Taylor Swift’s Era’s tour. It’s a go-to festival hair trend that will make you stand out. You can add hair gems to pretty much any look, whether you want to wear your hair down, half up, or in a high ponytail. You can even add them to baby braids or bubble braids too. You’ll need a rhinestone gem stamper for this look, and the gems will stay in place all day!
Try these festival hairstyles to take your look up a notch and turn heads this summer!
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