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Religion Magic Print Maxi Dress

Item one on the checklist – a free-flowing hippie dress that demonstrates our free spirit. If you’re going to go cliché, then there’s no better than the spectacular print and sugary sweet fit of this maxi from Religion.

Available for £95 from Religionclothing.co.uk

Warehouse Denim Shorts Dungarees

No festival goer can be cool and alternative without dungarees, the mini-overalls that scream looking good without giving a fuck, right? We love the style of these Warehouse dungarees. Pair with Converse for new age fun with a vintage feel.

Available for £48 from Warehouse.co.uk

Lolita Lempicka L’eau Jolie Fragrance

Between music moshing and days frolicking around muddy tents, festival-goers need a little fragrant spritz now and again. Look no further than Lolita Lempicka’s new L’eau Jolie fragrance. With notes of Nashi Pear, Peony and Sandalwood, the lightweight fragrance is sweet, gentle and perfect for festival time.

Available for 30ml at £28

Carrera 5004 Craze Collection Sunglasses

Eyewear during festival season isn’t only for obvious protection from those darn harmful rays, it’s a stylish must. Fortunately, the new Craze Collection from Carrera is a one stop shop for all of your festival eyewear needs. Colourful, comfortable, and nearly indestructible, these babies are the coolest thing since tent-pimping at Glasto.

The above is available for £85 from 0800 723 45600

Office Industrial Beige Sandals

Quit whining about the mud and grab these sandals. The beige leather sandals are cute but not too girly and will stay on your feet whilst you show off your pedicure – you know, until the mud destroys it.

Available for £55 from Office.co.uk

Dolce & Gabbana Nail Lacquer in Bouganville

Speaking of pedicures, this liquid colour bomb from Dolce & Gabbana is the perfect accompaniment to all of your festival needs. It’s bright, loud and coats beautifully, so your nails will look flawless even when you’re passed out and sun burnt.

Available for £19 from Harrods.com

John Frieda Flyaway Tamer

The rule of festival beauty is to look like you don’t give a damn while looking damn fine. This impressive little wand from John Frieda will help you do just that. Without making hair greasy, the brush pats down wispy fly-aways.

Available for £10.99 from Boots.com

Givenchy HydraSparkling Lip and Cheek Stain

Get that sunny, rosy look from drunkenly dancing all day with this incredible little cheek and lip balm. Soft and creamy, the lightweight formula adapts to your skin tone and lasts for hours. An amazing touch-up without the fuss – true festival spirit.

Available for £21 from 0207 5638834

River Island Tribal Print Trousers

Festivals are one part music, one part self-discovery, and one part out-doing your friends in style. We’re convinced these fantastic blue-tinted, cheetah-print trousers with monochrome tribal relief from River Island will do the trick.

Available for £30 from 0844 576 6444

Acne SS13 Music Vest

Alright, if you’re at a music festival, why fight the obvious? This lightweight T-shirt vest from Acne literally proves your love of music in a cool, ironic manner. Pair with the wild pair of cut off trousers above to complete the festival look.

Available from Acnestudios.com

Gucci Diamond Glitter Collection Sunglasses

As we stated above, festival sunglasses are an absolute must, from the wild, bright colours of Carrera to these incredible Gucci Diamond Glitter frames. Coming in a range of colours, the sunglasses literally sparkle, adding stylish magic to an already magical moment.

Available for £210 from 0800 723 45600

Hunter Festival Millbank Pink Neon Trainers

As much as we try to tell ourselves Glasto and the best summer festivals will be sun-filled days of fun, reality and past experience tells a story of rain, mud and that drunk dude spilling beer down your back. To deal with these little mishaps, get a pair of these hardcore Hunter trainers. Not only spikey in honour of the punk trend, these bad boys are waterproof.

Available for £89 from Hunter-boots.com

YSL Baby Doll Mascara

There’s a reason we keep mentioning this tube of wonder. Brush on for a wide-eyed Bat For Lashes look.

Available for £24.50  from Yslbeauty.co.uk

Words: Elise Marraro (follow Elise on Twitter @PardonMe_Lissie)

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Traditionally, helmets were reserved for BMX biker buffs and cult film nerds with bully-produced wedgies — so for street-wise, health obsessed, urban jungle aficionados, trekking the streets is as much a question of style as it is of health and safety.  Luckily Carrera, a brand steeped in luxury style and a history-rich racing background, gave us the Brand Buzz on its premium edition foldable helmet along with sibling shades.

While ‘helmet’ and ‘foldable’ sound recreational at best, the design behind this equipment is sleek and impressive. Acting with an accordion-like structure and modelled after the famed leather pistard helmet of RAF skits the world over, the helmet is breathable, comfortable and actually safe. In addition (oh, yes), Carrera launched the Carrera 6008 sunglasses to match the helmet, in shades of black and Havana, combining cool design and safety that bullies, cool kids and nerds can all finally agree on.

Available £123 for Carrera Helmet and £119 for Carrera 6008 Sunglasses at 00800 72345600 or www.carreraworld.com

Words: Elise Marraro (follow Elise on Twitter @PardonMe_Lissie)

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Welcome to Hit List, a weekly roundup of all things best and present in the world of beauty and fashion. This week, we feature some of the best sunglasses for day chilling and night bopping, from Dior’s demure Demoiselle shades to metro Gucci to futuristic shapes from Miu Miu. So take a look, grab a bag, and throw some shade.

1. Dior Demoiselle Sunglasses 

Our Hit List is straight out of the gates with a statement pair of starlet sunglasses. The Christian Dior Demoiselle shades are hand painted to perfectly match the gold and crystal temples, and the frames follow the arch of an exaggerated brow for a seamless look. With Asian references and a nod to Dior’s timeless glamour, we suspect Liz Taylor wannabes are ready to pounce.

Available £289 at select Christian Dior retailers and 00800 72345600

2. Miu Miu Rasoir Sunglasses

Always the contrarian, Miu Miu combines cool feminine silhouettes with hardcore, edgy attitude in the Rasoir Eyewear range. With large, sturdy candy-coloured arms and an unusual take on the cat eye, these shades, first presented at the SS13 runway show, are the bad babes of eyewear.

Available £190 at www.miumiu.com

3. Linda Farrow Spring Blossom Sunglasses

Perhaps the sweetest of the bunch, these Linda Farrow Luxe sunglasses are quite simply — and we don’t say this often — adorable. Inspired by a tropical escape, the range comes in a variety of floral shades and feminine shapes, including cat eye and these ultra-round cherry blossom retro sunnies. In short, these shades pay tribute to a girly revolution.

Available £320 at www.lindafarrow.com

4. Gucci Bamboo Collection 

Like the plant itself, Gucci’s Bamboo range shades are light and seemingly delicate, but in fact make a bold statement. Bamboo details infiltrate the bridge of the men’s, and flank out to the temples of the women’s pair, complimenting the metal frames of gold, chocolate and gunmetal. Combined with the classic Seventies aviator design with the Gucci insignia in tow, these ain’t your Tom Cruise Top Gun knockoffs.

Available women’s £415 (first pair) and men’s £315 at select Gucci retailers and 00800 72345600

5. Chanel Prestige Collection

Tweed-moulded arms and classic cat-eye frames. Few words can so accurately describe Chanel’s balance of innovation and timeless Coco vision. In warm shades of brown, black and navy, these are the shades for the intellectual retrobabe.

Available £304 at David Clulow and 0844 2640860

6. Carrera ASOS Craze Campaign 

Combine the kings of shadeswear Carrera and fashion conglomerate ASOS and you have the stuff of trending legend. The collaboration of these two giants has resulted in the Spring Summer Craze collection, a mix of Carrera’s racing past and ASOS’ commitment to the trend crazy twenty-somethings around the globe. Launching yesterday and running through the 16th of June, viewers can buy these bopping shades plus compete for a prize to Ibiza.

Available £85 at www.asos.com/carrera

7. Dolce & Gabbana Stripes Collection

Dolce & Gabbana’s Stripes Eyewear collection is a nod to warm Sicilian beaches and babes of Italian lore. With their oversized, rounded shapes and bright colours, the Stripes sunglasses leave visions of La Dolce Vita beauties dancing in our heads. In short, these are the must-have sunglasses for aristocratic resort destinations and forbidden Mediterranean romances.

Available £164 at Sunglass Hut and 0844 2640860

8. Fendi Fur Sunglasses Collection 

From unique shape to bedazzled arms, these geometric wonder visors from Fendi tick all the fashionable boxes. They are funky and yet, somehow, decisively stylish. Perhaps it’s the loud orange fur on the arms, but these hefty sunglasses were made for sassy fashionistas that leave us quaking in our boots with admiration.

9. Polo Ralph Lauren Safari Collection

You might be catching on to the duality of this season’s trend: retro feminine chic or relaxed androgynous cool. Ralph Lauren, known to polo-wearing yacht cruisers the world over, is no stranger to WASP gender mixing. The newest range of shades pay homage to the label’s loyal fan base. Wild by name, relaxed by nature, the Ralph Lauren Safari collection are the sunglasses of cool kids and gap year’s.

Available £194 at Sunglass Hut and 0844 2640860

10. Tom Ford Alexander Collection

The third time’s the charm with Tom Ford’s third collection of Special Edition Eyewear, simply named Alexander. These shades encompass the season’s artisto-chill trends, complete with gold-plated frames, luxe leather top bar and a unisex Aviator silhouette inspired by Tom Ford’s women’s and menswear SS13 collections. The design reflects its namesake, slightly androgynous and understatedly posh.

Price on application 

11. DSquared2 Eyewear Spring Collection

Taking be specked to an entirely new level are the shiny shiny cat-eye sunglasses by DSquared. With reflective metal in silver and gold hues, as well as crystal bejewelled frames, these are the Regina George of sunglasses. For the ultimately girly and ultimately glamorous only — no feint-hearted bitches, please.

Available £624 at 01635 277 299

Words: Elise Marraro (follow Elise on Twitter @PardonMe_Lissie)

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