14 Concert Makeup Looks Perfect for Festival Season

Getting excited for festival season? Whether you’re headed to Coachella, Stagecoach, or another festival or concert later this year, it’s only natural to be brainstorming your beauty look ahead of time. After all, a once-in-a-lifetime experience deserves an equally unique hairstyle, manicure, and face beat. Today, we’re here to talk about the latter.

“This year, people are shifting back to maximalism, and we are seeing more people experiment and express themselves through makeup rather than following minimalistic trends,” says Euphoria head makeup artist Donni Davy

Meet the expert

• Donni Davy is the head makeup artist on HBO's Euphoria and the co-founder of Half Magic.
  
• Mat Wulff is a makeup artist and Ulta Beauty pro team member.

Ready to feel inspired? Ahead, find over a dozen concert makeup looks bound to turn heads.

Disco Glitter Lids

According to Davy, sparkles are pretty much mandatory for concert makeup looks. “You must wear sparkle, shimmer, and gems to a concert because they are reflective and dip in and out of shadows and light,” she explains. While you can opt for sparkly eyeshadow, highlighter, and lip gloss, another (very popular) option is to rock gemstones. 

“Half Magic’s Face Gems ($12) are the perfect low-maintenance way to create an easy yet impactful look,” Davy says. “We are seeing more of them on the red carpet, runways, and in everyday life.”

Gemstone Cut Crease

“Rhinestones can also be used to create more defined and delicate corners, angles, and tapered moments,” Davy says. For example, here they’re used to accentuate the crease.

Purple Haze Lids

Concert makeup looks are the perfect time to play with color. Opt for something you wouldn't normally wear, such as royal purple shadow. To create a similar look at home, use a fluffy eyeshadow blending brush, like the Morphe V204 Soft Pointed Eyeshadow Brush ($10) with bright purple pigment, like the shade Ecowas from the Juvia's Place Culture 2 Eyeshadow Palette ($38).

Diamond Visage

Looking to go all out? Forget about eye gems—cover your entire face. Just keep in mind that rhinestones have to be glued onto the face, so if you have sensitive skin, this may not be the best bet for you.

Glitter Lips

Shimmer doesn't have to be constrained to the eyes—it can be applied to the lips, too. Pairing a high-shimmer gloss with a neutral base and brown liner makes for a fun take on the '90s classic.

Glossy Aura Lids

For an out-of-this-world concert makeup look, opt for all the colors and finishes. In this look by celebrity makeup artist and Ulta Beauty pro team member Mat Wulff, gloss lids, frosted lips, bold eyeliner, and picture-perfect pink blush is at play—and we have to say, we love it.

Sage Lids

Not a fan of shimmer? Make your concert makeup look pop with an unexpected eyeshadow color instead. This sage shade? We're swooning.

Sunset Eyes

For a bolder concert makeup look, get inspired by nature. Wulff created this sunset/sunrise lid look with the Juvia's Place Culture Eyeshadow Palette ($38).

Aquamarine Inner Eyes

This aquamarine inner-eye makeup look is downright ethereal. “I am currently loving the icy eyes makeup look for concerts, which is a fun throwback to the early 2000s,” says Wulff. “To achieve this look, use icy-colored eyeshadows like light blues, silvers, and whites.”

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