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Glastonbury Festival Bans Glitter Makeup, Urges Sustainable Alternatives

Organizers say the ban is part of efforts to shrink microplastic pollution at the festival

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Overview

  • Attendees may no longer bring any glitter makeup, including biodegradable types, into Worthy Farm
  • Festival vendors will sell approved biodegradable glitter for on-site purchase
  • Makeup brands like Sephora Collection and Violette FR offer long-wear metallic liquid eyeshadows as glitter-free options
  • E.l.f’s budget-friendly duochrome liquid eyeshadows deliver color-shifting metallic finishes without microplastics
  • Glisten Cosmetics’ UV IT! clear eyeliner provides a glow-under-blacklight effect without using glitter