this is the story of a san francisco girl and her friends who travelled to indio, california on a weekend in mid april to attend the coachella valley music festival. it all started with palm trees and ended with sunsets, and there were plenty of accessories and temporary tattoos in between.

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 Highlights of the festival included Arcade Fire’s Saturday night show (Glowy Balls! If you haven’t seen the youtube footage of the glowy balls falling from the sky onto the crowd and creating a moving light show, you need to watch it here, and then watch the creation of here). I was lucky enough to be up close in the ball pit for the performance and am still in awe when I watch footage of what it looked like from farther away. The band had such an amazing energy – they were so happy to be there- and they really killed it. My other favorites were the great Mumford & Sons, Robyn’s dance party in the heat of the day, Ellie Goulding, Erykah Badu, Angus & Julia Stone (adorable, and she plays the trumpet!), Ratatat, Cold War Kids, Cut Copy & the enchanting The National. So much amazing music, such beautiful weather (not too hot), all around a glorious time. If you haven’t been to Coachella but have had an inkling to go, I highly recommend it. Plus, if you’re like me, you get to dance a little with Penn Badgley :-).  The temporary tattoos were courtesy of the H&M Conscious tent, which has been transformed into a lush and moist rainforest, a haven from the heat. They handed out tons of water and even had a vanity primping station, thanks H&M!