I’m still recovering from my Winnipeg Folk Festival high.. And no, not that kind of high.

The best part of attending a music festival to me is definitely the outfits. There are just so many fun things you can wear, and best of all, no one looks at you strange or judges; everyone is accepted.

To match the perfect outfit obviously comes a fun makeup look. Two out of the three days at Folk Fest I actually wore a more natural, glowy makeup look, but the first day I went for something a little more dramatic, a rainbow-inspired eye look.  I mean what screams more festival than rainbow eyes?

I ended up loving this look because it’s smoky and totally daytime wearable as well if you just swap out the yellow for a beige in the crease.  Since the blue and purple that I used were so dark anyways, it can easily double as a smoky eye. This is also super affordable to recreate since I used the Makeup Revolution London Salvation palette in Unicorns Unite (I found the name to be most fitting).

1.  Fill in your brows and then lay down an eyeshadow primer. I used the Kiss Top Brow Sculpting Brow Pencil and Kat Von D Lock It Eyeshadow Primer.

2. With the champagne colour from the Salvation Palette Unicorns Unite, apply that to the inner corner of the eye.

3. Next, using the same brush, apply a bright yellow over top of the champagne colour to the inner corner. I used a yellow eyeshadow from Inglot.

4. With the shimmery blue  from the Makeup Revolution palette, apply that over your lids, lightly blending it into the yellow so it’s a seamless transition.

5. Next, grabbing the purple beside the blue, apply that to your outer corner and blend the blue and purple together.

6. I wanted the purple to be a little more bright in tone, so I used the lavender colour from the same palette and went over the darker purple for it to pop.

7. Line your upper lash line with a black eyeliner (I used Marc Jacobs Beauty Fineliner in black). I have lash extensions, so I didn’t use mascara, but coat your lashes with a couple coats of your favourite mascara, and if you wish, pop on some falsies.

For the lower lash line, first line your bottom lash line with a cream purple eyeshadow. I used Maybelline Eyestudio ColorTattoo in Lilac Lust.

8. Create the same ombre effect over top of the cream purple shadow. First I put the dark purple on the outer corner, then the blue in the middle, then a mint colour from the Sephora x Pantone Universe Modern Watercolours Eye Palette before finally connecting it to the yellow in the inner corner. Apply a couple coats of mascara to your bottom lashes and then you’re done!

I paired this look with glowy skin and a nude lip (MAC Creme de Nude).  Although this look may be more appropriate for an EDM festival as opposed to a folk one, I found that it worked perfectly with an all-black outfit. Plus, music festivals are all about just being yourself, so there’s no limits with how you wear your makeup or do your hair. You do you boo ;).

What’s your favourite makeup look for music festivals?

Please note, this post contains products sent by PR. All opinions are my own.

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