If you follow me on Twitter you’ll have probably noticed how I went to Werchter festival last week. I’m very blessed to be able to do several festivals each year with my best friends & I always have such fun! However, as festivals are very dirty & sweaty you’ve got to be quite prepared when heading out there. Of couse you don’t want to carry a huge duffle bag with you on the festival terrain, so I advise you to pick your favorite small shoulder bag & select some useful beauty products that can make a true difference. I’m using my Kipling x Stylescrapbook camera bag this year as this baby deserves some more play time. It has very limited storage space, so check out which limited stash I choose to carry along with me. I haven’t included my wallet, keys & cell phone in the picture, but it gives you an idea.

A disinfectant gel is so useful during festivals! In my experience, good hygiene isn’t often to be found at festivals so you need to take good care of yourself. Don’t touch any food, touch up your make up or rub your eyes without first disinfecting your hands. As a first festival look aid, a good quality shine lipstick goes a long way when it comes to  plumping your lips. This year Chanel’s Rouge Coco Shine is my best lip bud. Then, I find that the first thing about my make up to start smudging in hot weather is my blush/bronzer. I’m carrying my Topshop Cheek Duo with me, which is a pink blusher&light bronzer two-in-one. Use a stippling brush to touch up your cheekbones without adding too much product. And of course one does not sleep too much when going to festivals, so you will need some industrial strength concealer. I strongly advise MAC Cosmetics’ Studio Fix Concealer, which works miracles on my dark circles. 

There are still loads more festivals coming up this summer, so I hope you’ve all got some lined up. Enjoy!

So the second theme of #wijvenweek (#womensweek) is ‘guilty pleasures & your weakest sides’. My guilty pleasure is overspending and eating. So I’ll just fill you in about my latest splurge. Oh dear it really was a splurge. Did I need this bag? No. Did I buy this bag? Yes. Oh yes, I did. It’s here & it’s mine: my large black Stylescrapbook x Kipling camera bag. (AND I LOVE LOVE LOVE IT) 

I am absolutely in love with this camera bag. It would fit mine (well, the boyfriend’s) perfectly! I discovered this thanks to Sofie from fashionata.be. How could I not have seen these perfect bags when they first came out last year? They supposably cost 99 euros, although I have seen blogs saying they will sell for 90.

Unfortunately my Blackberry just died on me, and I promised myself to get an iPhone when it does. I’ve been using my lovely Paris (that’s her nickname) for 25 months now. She’s got a pink cover to keep her safe. It’s kept her safe long enough, most Blackberry’s don’t even last a year. Anyhow, I’m going to have to miss out on these lovely camera bags because of this big spend. But if you want to go ahead and buy one, be sure to subscribe to Kipling email updates here. You’ll be notified when the online presale starts!

 Kipling camera bag by Style Scrapbook via Cocorosa/ Virginie Peny blog