Kelly Anza's Festival Survival Guide For Hair!

Since Kelly and Brydie booked their tickets to the Reading Festival this year, all they seem to be able to talk about is what to pack,  how they’re gonna do their hair and how much make-up they reckon they’ll be able to carry – and let’s face it, for the high maintenance girl, living in a tent for 5 days with no access to showers and hair dryers, this can be quite a challenge.  Whilst our guide won’t be able to help this years Glasto-goers, we thought we could at least help everyone attending the rest of this summer’s festivals, so here it is, our quick guide to getting gorgeous in a field!

When you’re used to your 3-step cleanse tone and moisterise, nothing will quite compare, however, a good pack of face wipes will keep your skin going for a few days! We love Simple’s Kind To Skin Facial Cleansing wipes, as they gently remove make-up and cleanse the skin, no water needed. At £2.99, they aren’t going to render you skint, and can be used day and night for the duration of the trip (not that we expect you to remember to take off your slap before bed!).  A great follow up to this is good old Nivea Creme! Created for hard-hitting moisture on the toughest spots, this is great for not only using on your face but on your hands, knees, feet and elbows, ensuring that no shower doesn’t always mean bad skin! It also makes a great base for foundation!

During the first couple of days greasy roots can be expertly covered up with Batiste spray on dry shampoo- now available in a variety of finishes, from silver and gold shimmer for the disco queen inside you, to black and brown for darker haired lovelies, if you haven’t already bought a can, get into Boots quick! And all you bottle blondies out there, the white and shimmer ones are great for covering up any pesky roots if you’ve not had time to pop to a salon! Other great ways to disguise lank hair are back combing – big hair and lots of hairspray will distract from any grease-issues in no time, and it looks sexy and fun! We love our Vogetti Little Wonder backcombing brushes, available from the salon for just £1 95! I cannot stress anough how amazing these little things are! Team your big hair with a generous spritz of Paul Mitchell’s Extra Body Finishing spray and we have a match made in Big Hair Heaven!

Admittedly, all hair gets to a point where only a good scrub can bring it back, and unless you’re in a winnebago, this probably won’t be happening any time soon, so don a hat or a kitsch bandana and stop worrying about your hair completely! For trend conscious fashionistas, these gorgeous little trilbys from Topshop will keep you looking sophisticated and stylish. Or, if you’re feeling a little more rock n roll, why not don a pin-up style headband? If it’s good enough for Marilyn…

Another thing we can’t recommend enough is a big, big pack of baby wipes! The cheapest ones you can find! The skin friendly wipes cleanse face, body and hands, leaving you fresh, clean and moisterised.

Home, Safe and Sound

So you’re home, after a long day of tent packing and travelling, you’re probably more excited for a shower than you’ve ever been in your life – so why not make it an indulgent one? Kick off those wellies, put on some chilled out music, and get pampering…

First thing’s first – take a shower. We’re not being nasty, but let’s face it you’r probably going to need it! This is the perfect opportunity to scrub down and get yourself clean before the real pampering can begin. We like to start off by lathering up a deep cleansing shampoo, like Paul Mitchell’s Shampoo Two, and leaving it on for a few minutes – this shampoo is colour friendly, but is great for removing all that nasty product and oil build up which can make your hair look lank and that sometimes your usual shampoos can have problems removing. Whilst that’s working it’s magic, give your body a scrub down too, we love Soap & Glory’s Scrub Actually for a gentle, cleansing exfoliator with a delicious smell. Once you’re clean, smooth and gorgeous, rinse everything off, step out, and prepare for step two.

Next, no pamper session is right without a luxurious bath, so whilst running a nice deep warm bath (not too hot, or it will dry your skin out, which is the opposite of what we intend to do!) take a chance to give some love to those much negelcted locks. Towel dry until your hair is almost completely dry, and then smother on a large dollop of a deep conditioning treatment - for this, we reckon Super Charged Moisteriser by Paul Mitchell is spot on – and when hair is saturated in it, clip it back and forget about it!

Pour in some luxurious bath oil – your tired out skin is probably screaming for some much needed moisture, so we recommend a bath oil or soak like Lazy Cow Bath & Massage Oil, which has a gorgeous relaxing smell as well. Now sit back and relax, take a moment to rub those tired achy feet, cvlose your eyes and chill…

Once you’re done relaxing, use the shower or some clean water to rinse the treatment out of your super silky hair, and wramp yourself up in a warm, soft towel, and revel in the luxury of being clean, pamered and feminine again!

There we have it,  the Kelly Anza guide to the before, during and aftercare of your gorgeous selves this festival season! If you have any questions or would like to make an appointment, feel free to pop in or give us a ring on 01736 361878 / visit http://www.kellyanza.com