Here's What Vanessa Hudgens Is Packing for Coachella (She's Had Years of Practice to Perfect It!)
Every April, a ton of celebrities descend on the desert for Coachella‘s three-day, two-weekend music festival in their perfectly-styled (usually expensive) designer outfits, but only one has truly earned the title of the unofficial “queen of Coachella”: Vanessa Hudgens
“I feel like, around this time, I get called that more,” the actress tells PEOPLE about her association with the famously boho-fancy festival.
Hudgens hasn’t just tried pretty much every look associated with the festival (robes over cutoffs and boots, round sunnies, wide-brimmed hats and of course, flower crowns), she’s perfected them over years of Coachella-going. But that doesn’t mean she’s not up for trying something new, and this year she’s got a partnership with Amazon to try out its festival-focused shopping experience.
The retail giant launched its first-ever festival-inspired storefront (that’s Coachella-approved) that allows customers to shop must-have items (think sunscreen, pain relievers, bug spray) to receive in advance – or instead, have delivered right to an Amazon Locker inside the gates of Coachella.
“I always run out of sunscreen because I end up sharing it with everyone, or sometimes I realize I forgot things that I want,” Hudgens said. “Now, with Amazon, you can literally just order it and pick it up, in a locker, at the festival.”
Some other items she’s forgotten in the past – and anticipates needing again – include phone chargers ($39;
), hand lotion ($12;
, hand sanitizer, portable fans, makeup wipes ($8.97;
), body wipes, lip balm ($18;
) and definitely sunscreen. (She’s a fan of
Kate Somerville's makeup setting spray with SPF
and
Neutrogena's Hydro Boost Sunscreen
, which she calls “a water gel lotion sunscreen that I always bring along.”)
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In addition to beauty and camping gear, the Amazon storefront also includes fashion and accessory items, meaning that a passerby inspired by Hudgens’ self-styled attire can dial up some lookalike items with a few clicks – a last-minute approach she herself can appreciate.
“When I first started going, I would just throw tons of stuff into my suitcase and see what I put together [at the festival],” she shares. “Now, because I don’t have enough time, I try to just put together a few outfits the day before I go, then [pick based on] how I’m feeling that day.”
That’s not to say she hasn’t felt better about some looks than others. “I remember one year I stayed in an RV and I didn’t have a full length mirror. It was cold and raining so I wore rain boots with thigh high tights. It was just not a good look,” she recalls about the below 2012 outfit.
Now she tends to stick to pieces by Camilla for a sure-fire hit. “I feel like they just make the cutest, coziest, Bohemian, flowy pieces,” she says. “They’re just always super comfortable and Coachella is the perfect place to wear them.”
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Customers looking to shop the Coachella collection can ship items directly to the festival one day before each weekend begins (April 11 and April 18). During checkout, customers will select one of the Amazon Lockers named “Coachella” within zip code 92201 as their shipping address at no additional cost. Once their package is ready for pickup, customers will receive an e-mail with a barcode that they’ll use to pick up their package from one of the Amazon Lockers located within the venue.
