Coachella In Reality Is Wildly Different Than On Instagram

    THE INSTAGRAMS ARE A LIE.

    by Claire de Louraille, April Salud, Macey J Foronda

    Even if you haven't been before, you know what Coachella is.

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    It's a place of excessive fringe and flower crowns, a place where people can live their Instagram lives to the fullest.

    Having never been to Coachella before, April, Macey, and I decided to see if the Instagrams lived up to the hype.*

    *Spoiler, they didn't.

    Arriving at Coachella on Instagram:

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    Arriving at Coachella IRL:

    Claire de Louraille @cdelouraille

    WHAT EVEN IS THIS LINE

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    By the time you park in the lot, walk the million miles, get through all four checkpoints, and finally get through the gates, you're already dead.

    Camping at Coachella on Instagram:

    @campcrow / instagram.com

    Camping at Coachella IRL:

    Macey J. Foronda for BuzzFeed

    The wind is your enemy.

    Watching your fave artists at Coachella on Instagram:

    @hds_505 / instagram.com

    Watching your fave artists at Coachella IRL:

    Claire de Louraille for BuzzFeed

    I heard you, AlunaGeorge, but I did not see you. :(

    Coachella jewelry on Instagram:

    @makeupbydarcie / instagram.com

    Coachella jewelry IRL:

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    Your nose at Coachella on Instagram:

    @chrissyxglamour_ / instagram.com

    Your nose at Coachella IRL:

    Macey J. Foronda for BuzzFeed

    Macey forgot her nose piercing, but she was too busy inhaling a desert's worth of dust to care.

    Friends at Coachella on Instagram:

    @taylor_hill / instagram.com

    Friends at Coachella IRL:

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    God dammit.

    Coachella fashion on Instagram:

    @parishilton / instagram.com

    Coachella fashion IRL:

    Claire de Louraille for BuzzFeed

    You are the dust. The dust is you.

    Big friend groups on Instagram:

    @taylor_hill / instagram.com

    Big friend groups IRL:

    Claire de Louraille for BuzzFeed

    "FOLLOW THE ICE CREAM," screams the type A person inevitably put in charge of herding a small horde of drunk, high, and exhausted friends.

    Coachella food on Instagram:

    @eatbearded / instagram.com

    Coachella food IRL:

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    So anticlimactic.

    Your lips at Coachella on Instagram:

    @alessandraambrosio / instagram.com

    Your lips at Coachella IRL:

    Claire de Louraille for BuzzFeed

    They will chap and maybe bleed and probably fall off.

    Coachella kisses on Instagram:

    @kalenaranoa / instagram.com

    Coachella kisses IRL:

    Macey j. Foronda for BuzzFeed

    WHY THO.

    Dancing at Coachella on Instagram:

    @parishilton / instagram.com

    Dancing at Coachella IRL:

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    Your feet at Coachella on Instagram:

    @songofstyle / instagram.com

    Your feet at Coachella IRL:

    Claire de Louraille for BuzzFeed

    There are no shoes comfortable enough for Coachella.

    Headwear at Coachella on Instagram:

    @jadeseba / instagram.com

    Headwear at Coachella IRL:

    Macey J. Foronda for BuzzFeed

    JUST 👏 WEAR 👏 A 👏 REGULAR 👏 HAT👏