Coachella: The Vibe, The Hair

Coachella: The Vibe, The Hair

We can finally say that festival season has begun thanks to the arrival of Coachella this weekend! The popular desert festival is back with two weekends of outstanding music and super fun vibes with the likes of Lady Gaga, Charli XCX, and Post Malone performing. Coachella is the place to be if you love to let your hair down and have fun in the sun with your besties and your favourite artists soundtracking your experience all weekend long!

Coachella is well-known for being an event that brings high levels of fun and energy, and over the years, the festival has developed a clear aesthetic that attendees often correlate with their outfit choices and hairstyles. Many of us choose to take inspiration from Coachella for our own festivals throughout the year, whether abroad or at home in the UK. Coachella fashion mirrors the location of the festival; those who attend like to mimic the natural colours and interesting patterns of the desert. This creates a Bohemian theme that includes a variety of outfit types featuring similar finishing touches, from feathers to fringes. We also tend to see that many like to cash in their everyday style for something unique over the Coachella weekend. Coachella outfit ideas include glitter and tinsel; anything to make your Coachella attire sparkle! 

With this style type in mind, how would you choose to colour and style your hair for Coachella? We’re taking a look at some of our favourite past looks from the festival and how to achieve the Coachella hair vibe using the Manic Panic hair dyes!

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It might have been nearly a year ago, but we still think about Chappel Roan’s nod to Lady Miss Kier in her butterfly Coachella costume onstage most days. Whilst the outfit alone was a dream, her hair complemented it perfectly with its warm copper hue! To achieve something similar, use Copper Kitty from our Love Color™ range over Electric Tiger Lily or even pre-lightened level 7-10 blonde hair.

 

For some, a festival is the perfect time to step things up in all aspects! Back in 2022, American influencer Nikita Dragun blew us away with her rainbow animal print Coachella look. Whilst her hair was painted in blocks of colour from bright green to luminous yellow, Nikita included an animal print on top of the hair colour, which perfectly matched her rainbow zebra print dress. 

Fancy creating your own Coachella rainbow hairstyles for your festival? At Manic Panic, our range includes over 45 different semi-permanent hair dye colours, each of which can be intermixed to create your own tones too! Creating a rainbow couldn’t be made easier. If you don’t want to apply the colour directly to your hair, why not create some colourful hair extensions or get creative with a wig? 

 

It wouldn’t be right to speak of festival hair colours without mentioning pastels! Pastels were invented for the spring/summer time to elevate our moods and bring us out of the dark and cloudy days of winter. Last year, actress Megan Fox transformed from candy pink hair to powder blue lengths for the Coachella weekend. 

At Manic Panic, we stock a small yet beautiful range of semi-permanent hair colours that can be easily applied straight from the pot, the Creamtones Perfect Pastels. This range holds a blue, purple, green and pastel orange colour that can be intermixed and manipulated to create your desired finish. You could even try creating your own pastel shades. Try customising and changing your favourite Manic Panic hair dye with the Pastel-izer, a formula designed to neutralise the pigment in your semi-permanent hair dye.

 

Pink is the ultimate cool girl festival hair colour; whether you opt for a pastel tone, something vibrant and bold, or you prefer a dusky hue for a more toned-down yet creative result. YouTuber Niki Demar attended Coachella last year in western attire, including a hat and corset top, paired with a beautiful chalky pink hair colour. This entire look appeared simple yet effortlessly captured the essence of bohemian Coachella perfectly.

For your take on this chalky pink tone, start with Manic Panic pink hair dye Cotton Candy Pink and add a very small amount of either Hot Hot Pink or Cleo Rose to create a deeper tone. Apply this colour to a pre-lightened blonde base of at least a level 8 to create a visible and impactful result. 

 

Coachella 2025 begins today and we can’t wait to see even more fun and exciting hair colours and styles to add to our list! If we have given you a great idea for your own festival hairstyle, we’d love to hear all about it and see it in action; don’t forget to tag us on social media @manicpanic_uk. We hope that you have fun at Coachella or whichever festival you are heading to this year!

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