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Actin Up: Actor essentials for the baddies on a budget
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items Blow your audience away without blowing the bank!
Whether you’re a seasoned professional or just starting out, here are some of my favorites for feeling prepared and empowered to take on whatever stage, camera, or audition you walk into. Acting is v...
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Vocal Health
Oral hygiene
Beauty
Vocal Health
Your voice is one of your strongest tools you have as an actor. Take good care of it and practice quality voice hygeine with these products designed to make you feel at ease and ready to take on the stage.
This works absolute WONDERS! A warm cup of this with some honey with absolutely heal your throat right up. Drink preventatively or as a way to recover from an intense performance schedule.
Throat Coat® Tea - Original with Slippery Elm
Nothing better than a spoonful of honey to ease an aching throat! Good for when you're under the weather or need a little TLC. Put in water or tea, or eat it straight up!
Honey
SO great for clearing up your airways and warming your voice up. Your voice is a muscle, and this is like putting on a pair of warmups before working out.
Vicks Personal Sinus Steam Inhaler
These have saved these more times than I can count, makes your voice feel like you weren’t screaming onstage for the past three hours!
Luden's Cough Drops Wild Cherry
Oral hygiene
From your throat to your breath, everything about an actor’s mouth area is important as it informs your voice’s health and how it will sound. Take good care of those vocal cords and your hygiene with these items!
Gum is perfect for when you need to freshen up in between takes or scenes - though I wouldn’t suggest chewing it WHILE you’re acting (unless that’s a character choice). I know I prefer having and smelling fresh breath when working, especially when it...
Gums and Mints
These are perfect for when you don’t have gum or can’t chew gum while performing. I love how easily these melt onto my tongue and make me feel like I just brushed my teeth!
Mint Breath Strips
Beauty
Look as prepared as you feel with these health and beauty products! You want your outside to reflect all of the hard work you’ve put into your performance, so use these for maintaining your already beautiful self. We pull long hours - so it’s importa...
If you’re performing, you’re oftentimes going to be caked up with makeup. Make sure it stays in place through all of your onstage shenanigans with this setting spray! My favorite is the power grip spray and I use it to prime my face as well as set my...
Makeup Setting Spray and Facial Mist
Even if you aren’t wearing makeup, a quick curl of your lashes makes your eyes look more visible, more alert, and more engaged. And the more engaged you look, the more the audience will be!
Lash Curler
If my lips are chapped I feel like it’s harder to talk - my lips feel swollen and hurt when they’re cracked. Also if I have a kissing scene or a moment where I’m closer to someone, I want to make sure my lips look and feel smooth! I always keep a lip...
Beeswax Lip Balm
Use these if you have nose piercings to give yourself a fresh face and clean slate! Not all casting teams like facial piercings, especially if the role you’re going for wouldn’t wear them. Plug these in for your audition or performance and rest easy ...
Clear Nose Ring