5 Essential Festival Hair Products
This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Pantene. The opinions and text are all mine.
If you’ve ever been to a music festival before, or have seen pictures and videos, you can visualize the experience. A crowd full of people, in a large field of grass gathered around a stage. What once was a giant concert full of tons of the top artists, has become a huge fashion event. Music festivals now consist of months of outfit prepping, and hair styling. We all know Coachella is the biggest and has some of the best artists, but let’s give Cincinnati some credit!
Bunbury Festival is a three day music festival at Sawyer Point in downtown Cincinnati. Each annual event typically features over 100 acts performing on three to six separate stages through the park. That’s a lot of performances and makes for a long day. If you’re like me, you’re thinking, “What can I wear that looks cute and will be comfortable for an entire day?” and “How in the world am I going to get my hair to stay intact all day long?”
The answer to the first question would be to sign up for my styling services. The answer to the second question is the Pantene Festival Hair Kit.
As the official haircare sponsor of Coachella, Stagecoach and Firefly, Pantene’s Festival Hair Kit changes the game for music festivals. And let me tell you…this small portable hair kit is specifically made to rescue and reset your hair during the heat of the summer! I am all about keeping it simple, practical and convenient when it comes to hair and makeup products. If a company can give me it all in one package, I’m all about it.
Over the past week, I’ve been able to test the Pantene Festival Hair Kit on my hair and am confident in its ability to carry me through the festival season. The Festival Hair Kit won’t just take care of you during the festival, but will also prep you ahead of time and help you recover post festival as well.
Before/ During The Festival
Just like any big event, there is always some preparation that needs to take place. For me, this preparation looks like outfit planning, exploring Pinterest for hairstyles, and drinking lots of water to stay hydrated. I love music festivals because they give you a really great excuse to have some fun with your hair! Day to day, I typically rock my beachy waves, or a low bun, but when it comes to festivals, I am all about the braids. Whenever I know I have a long day ahead of me (paired with humidity outside), I always make sure to give my hair some extra product to hold onto.
Airspray
Pantene’s Airspray helps me hold these fun hairstyles throughout the entire day. Yes that’s right, I said Airspray (not hairspray). This is a key difference, and one product that has changed the game for me. Airspray is an alcohol-free hairspray. You may be thinking, “but don’t I want alcohol in it?” The answer is no. Alcohol is actually what dries out your hair and, in the end, creates frizz. So what you’re using to prevent frizz is actually creating frizz.
This Airspray is a nutrient-infused, quick-drying spray for a strong hold and lasting frizz control. It locks out humidity and adds shine for a beautiful finish. All you have to do is spray evenly on dry, styled hair to finish. This is a “brushable” spray and you may find that you need less than your usual hairspray. Now that’s a win-win! You know what is also a win-win? When you don’t have to shampoo and wash your hair every day.
Dry Shampoo
Now the Pantene Dry Shampoo is the true MVP of all hair products. I have very thin, blonde hair and so I feel the need to wash my hair every day for it to look its best. I’ve always been jealous of my friends who say they haven’t washed their hair in 4 days and it still looks amazing. I realized it’s because I never found the right dry shampoo. I absolutely love the way that my curls look after day 2, but my roots always seem to be greasy. It’s like I can never get the best of both worlds.
This Dry Shampoo by Pantene absorbs oil in your roots and instantly refreshes hair without having to wash it. And it works! All you have to do is shake the bottle vigorously, part and lift sections of dry hair, and spray at roots. Following your spray, simply massage thoroughly into your roots with fingertips. If excess powder appears, easily remove with the swipe of a brush and style as usual.
On-the-Go Frizz Iron
Another issue I typically run into during the summers, and at festivals, is frizzy hair. My hair is normally a little frizzy before I even leave the house, so after a long day outside at a music festival it looks absolutely nothing like how it did originally. Good thing for the portable On-the-Go Frizz Iron. You may be thinking what in the world is this? It’s not a mini straightener like I originally thought, but it kinda looks like one!
This On-the-Go Frizz Iron is a smoothing balm applicator. It’s extremely convenient because absolutely no heat or water is required. You can actually whip this product out right in the middle of a performance and not miss a thing. To use this product you just remove the protective cover, close the On-the-Go Frizz Iron around hair and glide from top to bottom like a traditional flat iron (but without the heat).
The best part about these products is that you can continue to use them after the music festival since they carry so much product for their size. The Frizz Iron will last six to eight weeks with average daily use.
After the Festival
Taking care of your hair after the festival is just as important as doing so before and during the festival. After this three-day long music festival, your hair may be left feeling dry and brittle.
Nourishing Mask
I recommend using the Nourishing Mask after the festival to give your hair an instant boost of hydration, transforming dry and brittle hair into visibly healthier, shinier and stronger hair. While in the shower, on damp hair, place a half dollar amount inside your hands, rub together and comb mask into hair from mid-shaft to the ends. Leave on 5–7 minutes or longer if desired and then rinse thoroughly after use.
The Festival Hair Kit comes with two 1.7 FL OZ sachets of the mask, meaning you have plenty of product to use to rescue your hair after the festival.
Intense Rescue Shots
If you’re looking for a quick fix, I recommend the Intense Rescue Shots. My hairdresser always tells me to use heat protectant and try not to blow dry, straighten or curl my hair if I don’t have to. When you know you have a product that can rescue your hair from any damage, it’s hard not to play away, especially during music festival season. So Pantene and I encourage you to have fun! Be bold, and go with whatever style you desire without having to worry about the damage of your hair.
To revive your hair all you have to do is apply the treatment onto your damp hair after shampooing and massage from root to tip. Be sure to target areas that see the most damage. Leave in for just 30 seconds. Rinse for 30 seconds, but don’t over-rinse!
Repurpose the Products
Even though you got all five of these products for a very affordable price, they come in handy for more than just festivals! Use these products on summer vacations, outdoor barbeques, pool parties, and more. And once the products are gone, I’ll be using this cute bag as my new makeup travel bag.
Heading to Bunbury Festival this weekend? Pick up your own Pantene Festival Hair Kit at a local Kroger!