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My carnival must-haves. 5+ years on road.
Not a sponsored list. These are the things I actually pack every year, the ones I’d tell a friend who’s playing for the first time.
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Road Day
Carry · SPF · Hydration
3 items
Carry · SPF · Hydration
3 items
Carry
Thigh Bag
This is the one. Hands-free, fits your phone, ID, and essentials. The holographic ones are very much carnival-coded.
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SPF
Banana Boat Sport SPF 30
Travel size so it fits in your thigh bag. Reapply every two hours — yes, even when it’s cloudy.
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Hydration
Liquid I.V. Electrolytes
Mango passion fruit — might as well make hydration taste good. One packet before road. Thank me later.
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Beauty
Set it and forget it
2 items
Set it and forget it
2 items
Makeup
L’Oréal Infallible Setting Mist
Allure Best of Beauty 2025. Locks your makeup through a full day of heat and sweat. Spray before you leave, once more at midday.
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Cooling
Portable Fan
Saves your makeup from melting and saves you in the lineup. Foldable, rechargeable, clips to things. Genuinely useful.
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Comfort
Costume essentials
2 items
Costume essentials
2 items
Costume
Bare Babe Nipple Covers
Medical grade silicone, actually invisible, actually stay on. Carnival costumes aren’t built for bras — these are.
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Costume
Carnival Fishnet Stockings
If your costume needs hosiery, don’t leave this to the night before. These are made for carnival — not your average tights.
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Tech
Keep your phone alive
1 item
Keep your phone alive
1 item
Tech
Anker Power Bank
Your phone will not survive road day on one charge. Navigation, videos, photos, finding your friends. Anker is reliable — slips right in your thigh bag.
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