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6 Biodegradable Glitters For Eco-Friendly Festival Looks
Now that 61 festivals have banned the use of glitter in the UK, make sure you shop the greener alternatives.
Traditional cosmetic glitters are heading the same way as plastic cutlery, single-use coffee cups and wet wipes: to be actively avoided in place of greener alternatives. The problem with the sparkly stuff–with which the beauty world is obsessed–being that it’s mostly a microplastic which scientists say easily enter the environment – often without us realising it. But alongside 61 festivals in the UK banning glitter this year, comes some great ‘green’ alternatives.
From the world’s first naturally degradable glitter, Bio-Glitter, supplying independent companies that are storming social media, to big beauty brands like VO5 launching easy to choose-and-use eco hair glitters, you can park the plastic without shutting down the sparkle this season. Try these:
VO5
Just in time for festival season, VO5 has recognised that #glitterislitter and launched make-up for hair, featuring glitters made from plant cellulose that are biodegradable. Choose from six shades, which you can set in place with the brand's new Fixing Spray For Glitter.
VO5 Style Edit Hair Glitter, £4.99 each
Eco Glitter Fun
Supplied by Bio-Glitter, Eco Glitter Fun position themselves as "guilt-free sparkles". Choose from face, body, hair and craft glitters on their website.
From £4
Sleek
These five shades of biodegradable glitters are limited edition - so act fast. But note that they recommend avoiding use on the eyes (for the Gold, Copper and Pink shades) and on the lips (for the Blue and Silver). Always read the labels, people.
Sleek Glitterfest Biodegradable Glitter, £5.49 each
MUOBU (Make Up Or Break Up)
Based in Manchester, this cosmetic glitter, body jewels and gems brand are also proud stockists of Bio-Glitter. The range is extensive, with over 30 colours and styles of 'green' glitters to choose from.
From £3.50
Glitterlution
Another licensed stockists of cosmetic Bio-Glitter, Glitterlution only sells eco-friendly glitters. From fine to chunky, powders to blends of multi-glitters... knock yourself out.
From £2.99
Bleach London
While London's coolest hair colour and cosmetics brand is trying to make the shift to using eco-friendly glitter in all their products, they've made a start at the new Bleach Lab in Selfridges, Oxford Street. Visit the on-site mixing station to get creative with their eco glitter.
Bridget March is the Multiplatform Beauty Birector at Harper’s Bazaar, overseeing all beauty and wellbeing content on the UK website and YouTube channel.
From news and interviews to tutorials and treatment reviews, she answers the beauty questions you’re searching for with expert advice (see the renowned #SkinSchool franchise for evidence), taking deep dives into the latest trends (from polynucleotides to Profhilo), and sharing the products A-listers really use (via the ‘Inside my beauty bag’ video series).
Bridget has written for various brands within the Hearst portfolio and beyond, and was formerly Digital Beauty Editor at Cosmopolitan. She lives with her husband and two sons (plus a baby on the way!) in the Cotswolds.
Follow Bridget on Instagram @bridgetmarch
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