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Midnight. A silk dress. A door left open, just slightly, onto a warm city.
Someone turns as you pass. They don't quite know why.
Nocturne. Wear the night. The new fragrance from Maison Oriane.
Direction: The classic breathy perfume read: low, slow, intimate, almost a whisper, a hint of accent-free mystery What it is for: The fragrance whisper in its purest form. Trains breath, texture and restraint. Coach's note: Watch out for whispering so much the words disappear. It is breathy, not voiceless; keep a thread of tone under every line. The brand name gets the most care of all. What casting listens for: Fragrance casting listens for texture and control. They want a voice that sounds like the scent, not a voice doing a perfume impression.
Cedar. Leather. The smoke from a fire that burned all night.
Ironwood, from Caskwell, is not a scent for everyone. It isn't loud. It doesn't try too hard. It sits close to the skin and stays there, long after you've left the room.
Wear it to dinner. Wear it to a meeting that matters. Wear it on a Tuesday, for no reason at all.
Will they notice?
You'll know.
Ironwood. By Caskwell.
Direction: Deep, low, unhurried, close to the mic; a man who doesn't need to raise his voice What it is for: The men's cologne read. Trains resonance, pacing and saying very little with weight. Coach's note: Watch out for pushing the voice down into a fake growl. Stay in your real low register. The turn is 'You'll know'; it is quiet confidence, not a line from a movie trailer. What casting listens for: Men's fragrance casting listens for ease and depth. The best reads sound almost bored, in the best way.
My morning routine used to have eleven steps. I'd get to step six and give up.
Now it's three. Cleanse, with the Sorrel and Salt gel wash. Moisturize, with the light day cream. And a little of the facial oil, if my skin's feeling dry.
That's it. Two minutes. Skin that feels soft, smells like a garden and is ready for whatever the day has planned.
Sorrel and Salt. Skincare that keeps it simple.
Direction: Warm, easy, a friend at the bathroom mirror; natural and unhurried What it is for: The everyday skincare routine read. Trains conversational delivery and a simple product list. Coach's note: Watch out for turning the three steps into a lecture. Count them off like you're letting a friend in on your routine. The turn is 'That's it'; land it with a relaxed shrug. What casting listens for: Skincare casting listens for the girl-next-door truth. The voice has to sound like it actually uses the product.
Sunny? Sunscreen. Cloudy? Sunscreen. Snowing? Yep. Sunscreen.
Sunshade Daily is light, invisible and never greasy, and it sits nicely under makeup, so wearing it every single day is easy.
Sunshade Daily. Wear it every day.
Direction: Upbeat, friendly nudge; quick and bright What it is for: A fifteen-second habit reminder. Trains rhythm and a light, persuasive tone. Coach's note: Watch out for listing the weather types as a flat run. Give each one a tiny bounce, then slow down for 'every single day'. What casting listens for: Casting listens for a friendly, unpreachy read. It is a reminder, not a warning.
Your lashes, but louder. So much louder. Like, front-row louder.
Marigot Beauty Loudlash Mascara. Volume, length and curl, all in one sweeping swipe. No clumps. No flakes. No smudges. No apologies.
Marigot Beauty. Be heard.
Direction: Big, playful, sassy; theatrical on the first line, then snappy What it is for: A comic fifteen with attitude. Trains character energy and staccato delivery. Coach's note: Watch out for keeping the drama at full tilt all the way through. The first line is the show; everything after is quick and confident. What casting listens for: Casting listens for personality. Makeup brands for young audiences want fun, not polish.
There's a red lipstick for every occasion. The job interview. The first date. The day you signed the divorce papers.
Carmine and Co. makes eleven shades of red, rich, creamy and made to last from your morning coffee to your very late dinner.
Brick, cherry, wine, poppy. There's one that's been waiting for you.
Is today an occasion? Maybe not.
Or it is now.
Carmine and Co. Find your red.
Direction: Confident, sophisticated, a little mischievous; a woman who knows what she wants What it is for: The grown-up lipstick read. Trains sophistication with a playful turn. Coach's note: Watch out for sounding haughty. She is confident and having fun. The turn is 'Or it is now'; a knowing smile. What casting listens for: Casting listens for a voice with some life in it. Confidence that comes from experience.
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For years, I stood in front of the makeup counter and did the math. Too light. Too orange. Too gray. Close enough, I guess.
Until now.
Fortyshade Cosmetics makes foundation in forty shades, with warm, cool and neutral undertones in every one. Light, breathable coverage that looks like skin, because it finally matches yours. All day long.
Close enough was never good enough. Not anymore.
Fortyshade Cosmetics. Find your shade.
Direction: Warm, direct, a little fed up with the old way, then genuinely happy What it is for: The inclusive-beauty read. Trains honesty and a turn from frustration to relief. Coach's note: Watch out for getting preachy on the first paragraph. It is a personal story, not a manifesto. The turn is 'Until now'; lift into warmth and stay there. What casting listens for: Casting listens for authenticity. The listener should believe you've stood at that counter.
Salt water. Sun. Wind. My hair has been through it this summer. It was dry, it was tangled, it was basically seaweed.
Tidepool fixed that. Their shampoo and conditioner are made with sea kelp and coconut oil to soften, smooth and add shine, without weighing anything down.
Now my hair looks like I spent the summer at the beach. In a good way.
Tidepool Hair. Soft, even after the surf.
Direction: Breezy, sunny, beachy; a surfer who has found her shampoo What it is for: Young haircare with an accent. Trains an easy, natural Aussie delivery and texture in the product copy. Coach's note: Watch out for rushing the problem list. Salt, sun and wind each need a beat. The turn is 'Tidepool fixed that'; friendly and certain. What casting listens for: Casting listens for a relaxed, real Australian voice that feels like summer.
When I was little, wash day took all of Sunday. My mother, a wide-tooth comb, a jar of something that smelled like vanilla, and me, wriggling on a kitchen chair for four hours.
I used to hate wash day. I thought my hair was a problem to be solved.
Then I found Curl and Canopy.
The cleanser is gentle enough that my curls don't feel stripped. The leave-in conditioner gives me slip for days, so detangling takes minutes, not hours. And the curl cream? Definition, no crunch, and a shine that makes strangers ask me what I use.
Now wash day is my time. Candle lit. Music on. A little self-care, and a lot less wrestling.
And somewhere along the way, I figured something out. I love my hair. I always did. I just needed the right products.
Curl and Canopy. Made for your curls, coils and crowns.
Direction: Warm, proud, funny, a little sister-to-sister; storytelling with a smile What it is for: Long-form personal haircare storytelling. Trains an intimate, personal read and a confident close. Coach's note: Watch out for racing through the wash-day story to get to the product. The story is the sell. The turn is 'I love my hair'; let it be a real realization, a little surprised, a little emotional. What casting listens for: Casting listens for truth and ownership. This read belongs to someone who has lived it.
DANANo. Yes. I don't know. It's been long my whole life.
LENAAnd you've been wearing it in a ponytail your whole life.
DANAIt's a very nice ponytail.
LENAIt is. It's also giving you a headache every day.
DANA...It is.
LENAClose your eyes. I've been cutting hair at The Velvet Chair for fifteen years. I do not do bad haircuts. I do not know how.
DANAThat's what they all say. Every single one.
LENAThat is not what they all say. Deep breath.
SFX: scissors
LENAOkay. Open.
DANAOh.
LENAYeah.
DANAOh, I look like... me.
LENAYou look like you. Only lighter. And a lot less ponytail.
DANACan I cry? Is that allowed in here?
LENAHoney, it's a salon. Tissues are next to the hairspray.
DANAThe Velvet Chair Salon, on Orchard Street in Millhaven.
LENANew clients welcome. Brave ones especially.
Direction: Warm two-hander in a salon chair; a nervous client and a calm, funny stylist What it is for: A longer duet with an emotional turn. Trains listening, reacting and letting a scene breathe. Coach's note: Watch out for the CLIENT playing panic too big. She is nervous, not hysterical. LENA drives the scene with calm confidence. The turn is the CLIENT's silence before 'Oh'; take the time. What casting listens for: Casting listens for chemistry and a real emotional beat. The laugh and the tears should come from the same place.
I've had this beard for twelve years. For eleven of them, my wife called it the hedge.
Then I started using Heathwick Beard Oil. A few drops of cedar, bergamot and a wee bit of heather, worked through every morning. Soft. Tidy. No more itch.
She stopped calling it the hedge last spring. Now she calls it handsome. Well. Handsome-ish.
Heathwick Grooming Company. Made in the Highlands, for beards that mean it.
Direction: Rugged, warm, dryly funny; a man at a fire, not a man in an ad What it is for: Men's grooming with a Scottish accent. Trains natural regional delivery and understatement. Coach's note: Watch out for pushing a big Highland voice. Keep it conversational. The joke is 'she stopped calling it the hedge'; play it deadpan. What casting listens for: Casting listens for authenticity and warmth. Real Scottish, clearly spoken, never a caricature.
DADOkay. Wet face. Little bit of cream. Then go slow, with the grain.
SONDad, it's four hairs.
DADFour hairs today. That's how it starts.
SONIs this razor new?
DADSharpling. Five blades, a head that bends with you, and it shows up at the door every month, so you never run out.
SONEvery month? For four hairs?
DADYou'll thank me.
SON...Thanks, Dad.
DADSharpling Razors. A good start.
Direction: Tender comedy between a dad and his fifteen-year-old son at the bathroom sink What it is for: A short father-son duet. Trains warmth, restraint and a kid voice with some grit. Coach's note: Watch out for the DAD making a speech. He is a little emotional and hiding it. The SON's 'Dad, it's four hairs' is the laugh; say it flat and embarrassed. What casting listens for: Casting listens for a believable relationship. Both roles should sound like they love each other and would never say so.
My shop's got two chairs. Mine and my brother's. That's why we called it Two Chairs Barbershop. We're not creative, we're barbers.
Fades, tapers, beard lineups, hot-towel shaves, and a kids' cut with a lollipop at the end. And we take our time. We don't do rushing.
Walk-ins welcome, six days a week, on Garland Avenue, right across from the fire station.
Two Chairs Barbershop. Sit down. We got you.
Direction: Proud local owner, easygoing, a bit of neighborhood swagger What it is for: Owner-voice local grooming spot. Trains personality and an easy local sell. Coach's note: Watch out for reading the services like a menu board. He's telling you about his shop. The turn is 'we don't do rushing'; a proud, relaxed statement. What casting listens for: Local spots want a real person. Casting listens for a voice the neighborhood would trust with a straight razor.
Here's what's not in Plainleaf. No synthetic fragrance. No harsh sulfates. No ingredients you have to look up.
What's in it is simple. Plant oils, aloe, shea butter, and a short list you can read in ten seconds, right on the front of the bottle.
Cleansers, creams and balms for your face, body and hands. Gentle enough for the whole family.
Plainleaf. Beauty with nothing to hide.
Direction: Calm, clear, straightforward; honest and gently reassuring What it is for: The clean-beauty read built on simplicity. Trains clarity and quiet persuasion. Coach's note: Watch out for letting the ingredient list sound smug or scary. It is simply honest. The turn is 'What's in it is simple'; lighten and smile. What casting listens for: Casting listens for trust. The voice has to sound like it would never trick you.
It started at my kitchen table in Almsbury, a little village in the Cotswolds, about thirty years ago.
My hands were raw from gardening. Nothing in the chemist's helped. So I did what my grandmother would have done. I went out into the garden.
Calendula. Chamomile. A little beeswax from the farm down the lane. I melted it all together in a saucepan, poured it into an old jam jar, and within a week my hands felt like my own again.
My neighbour asked for a jar. Then her sister. Then a lady from Bath I'd never met.
The rest is a very long story.
Today, Almsbury Botanicals makes balms, creams and cleansers from plants we still grow, by hand, just outside the village. The saucepan has been upgraded. The recipe hasn't.
Almsbury Botanicals. From our garden to your hands.
Direction: Founder's voice, warm, wry, understated English; the story told over a cup of tea What it is for: Long-form founder storytelling. Trains an unforced, personal read and gentle humor. Coach's note: Watch out for making it sound rehearsed. It should feel like you're remembering. The turn is 'The rest is a very long story'; wry and fond, then bring it home simply. What casting listens for: Heritage beauty brands want warmth and authority. Casting listens for a real founder, not a presenter.
Ten Little Canvases
Makeup, nail polishYoung adult (18-25)Neutral AmericanOne narrator15 secondsabout 12s
Mango Tango. Midnight Diner. Blush Hour. Mint Condition. Sunday Best.
Tenfold Nails. Seventy shades, a glossy gel-like finish and a whole week without a single chip.
Ten little canvases. Go wild.
Direction: Bouncy, playful, colorful; a smile on every shade name What it is for: A quick product fifteen. Trains playful color in the voice and naming products with appetite. Coach's note: Watch out for reading the shade names flat. Each one is a little joke; enjoy it. Keep the tag crisp. What casting listens for: Casting listens for fun and precision. Every shade name should be clear.
The salon blowout. Glossy, bouncy, perfect. For about a day and a half.
Now you can do it yourself, every morning, without the appointment. The Aerolle Styler dries fast with less heat, and it smooths and shapes as it goes, with three attachments for sleek, waves or volume.
Salon-smooth hair, in about fifteen minutes, in your own bathroom, in your favorite pajamas.
Aerolle. Your blowout, at home.
Direction: Sleek, confident, a touch of glamour with a relatable wink What it is for: A beauty-tech read. Trains sleek delivery with a playful setup. Coach's note: Watch out for leaning too hard on 'salon.' The setup is relatable, not bitter. The turn is 'in your own bathroom'; lift it like good news. What casting listens for: Casting listens for polish with personality. Tech-beauty reads need to sound premium and human.
Lumberjack in a Bottle
Men's grooming, body washYoung adult (18-25)Neutral AmericanOne narrator30 secondsabout 27s
He fells trees with his bare hands. He wrestles bears. He showers in a glacier-fed waterfall. Daily. He smells like cedar and smoke and adventure.
Okay, fine. I work in accounting. Mostly spreadsheets. But I smell like all that, thanks to Lathery Cedar and Smoke Body Wash.
Rich lather, a scent that lasts all day, and skin that doesn't feel like a tree trunk.
Lathery. Smell legendary.
Direction: Over-the-top mock-epic narrator who keeps breaking into his real, normal voice What it is for: A comic character read. Trains switching between a big announcer voice and a natural voice. Coach's note: Watch out for blending the two voices. The epic voice is huge; the real voice is small and honest. The laugh lives in the switch on 'I work in accounting'. What casting listens for: Comedy casting listens for control. Two clear gears and a clean change between them.
I've got a line right here from laughing at my husband's terrible jokes. Forty-four years of them.
This one's from squinting at the sea on a hundred summer vacations. And this one? My grandson's first steps. I'm not giving that one back.
So when I found a skincare line that didn't promise to make me look twenty-five, I paid attention.
Seventy Summers Skincare is made for grown-up skin. Rich creams that soak right in. A gentle cleanser that doesn't leave my face tight. A serum that gives me a glow I haven't seen since, well, a few summers ago.
It's not here to erase anything. It's here to take care of the face I've earned.
And it feels wonderful. Every morning, every night, a little moment that's just for me.
Seventy Summers Skincare. Every line has a story. Keep them glowing.
Direction: Wise, warm, funny, proud of every line on her face; unhurried What it is for: A mature skincare read that doesn't sell fear. Trains warmth, humor and an age-positive message. Coach's note: Watch out for getting wistful. She is delighted, not sad. The turn is 'not to erase anything'; a clear, confident statement. Watch you don't slip into making claims; the copy is about comfort and glow, not reversing time. What casting listens for: Casting listens for a real woman of a certain age who likes herself. Warmth, humor and zero apology.
Long day? Bad commute? An inbox full of things marked urgent?
Grab a Fizzbomb. Drop it in. Fizz! Pop! Swirl! Glitter! Lavender! Ocean blue! Everywhere!
Handmade with shea butter, essential oils and a little bit of glorious chaos, in twenty scents, from Sleepy Lavender to Birthday Cake.
Then climb in, close your eyes, and sink.
Ahh.
Fizzbomb Bath Co. Loud in the tub. Quiet in you.
Direction: Excited, fizzy, fast; then a deep, satisfied exhale on the tag What it is for: An energy-contrast read. Trains a quick build and a sudden, genuine release. Coach's note: Watch out for staying fizzy through the ending. The joke is the sudden calm. Build through the fizz list, take a real pause before 'Then climb in', and drop all the energy on 'Ahh'. What casting listens for: Casting listens for range in a small space: high energy and a genuine relaxed exhale.
I don't do skincare. Never have. My partner put a bottle next to the sink and said, just try it.
It's one bottle. Unhurried Face Wash and Moisturiser in one. You wash, you rinse, you go. Takes about as long as brushing your teeth.
My skin feels better. Doesn't shine like a frying pan by lunchtime. And I didn't have to learn any new words.
Turns out, that's skincare.
Unhurried. For blokes who don't bother.
Direction: Laid-back, straight-talking, amused by the whole idea of skincare What it is for: Men's skincare for the reluctant customer. Trains a relaxed, conversational sell and an easy Aussie rhythm. Coach's note: Watch out for making him a caricature bloke. He is smart and a little sceptical. The turn is 'Turns out, that's skincare'; mildly surprised, pleased. What casting listens for: Casting listens for relaxed authenticity. The listener has to believe this guy was talked into it by his partner.
The grays came back. They always come back. And the next salon appointment is in three weeks, because my calendar is full and so is theirs.
Tintwright At-Home Color. Salon-quality shades, a no-drip formula and gloves that actually fit. Cover your roots in thirty minutes, on your sofa, with a glass of wine.
Twenty shades, from soft blonde to deep espresso, and a color-matching quiz online if you can't decide.
Tintwright. Your color, your schedule.
Direction: Warm, funny, confident; a woman handling her roots on her own schedule What it is for: At-home hair color with humor. Trains comic timing and a practical sell. Coach's note: Watch out for selling fear of gray hair. She is breezy, not embarrassed. The laugh is 'my calendar is full'; make it a knowing aside. What casting listens for: Casting listens for a relatable, grounded voice. Warm, witty and sure of herself.
Brows too thin? Too thick? Just not quite you?
Archway Brow Bar. Threading, tinting and shaping in fifteen minutes, no appointment needed.
On Fenton Street, next to the bakery. Your face will thank you.
Direction: Quick, bubbly, confident; a best friend who does brows What it is for: Short local spot. Trains energy and clarity in a tight space. Coach's note: Watch out for running out of air before the address. Take a quick breath after 'fifteen minutes'. What casting listens for: Local casting listens for energy you'd walk in for. Bright and clear, never shrill.
MAYAMy face is melting. It's a hundred degrees in that tent.
ROSIEStop touching it. Close your eyes.
SFX: spray
MAYAWhat was that?
ROSIEPomelle Holdfast Setting Mist. Keeps your makeup on for sixteen hours. Heat, tears, the lot.
MAYATears?
ROSIEIt's a wedding. You're going to cry at the vows.
MAYAI'm not going to cry.
ROSIEYou cried at the rehearsal dinner.
MAYAPomelle Beauty. Stays put.
ROSIEEven when you don't.
Direction: Fast, affectionate sister banter in a bathroom before a wedding; overlapping energy What it is for: Short duet between sisters. Trains quick cue pickup and natural young energy. Coach's note: Watch out for both sisters sounding the same. MAYA is the nervous one; ROSIE is the calm fixer. The sell is conversational; don't let ROSIE turn into an announcer. What casting listens for: Casting listens for relationship. Two voices that sound like they have shared a bathroom for twenty years.
The Quiet Room
Salon, day spa, localAdult (30-45)Neutral AmericanOne narrator60 secondsabout 61s
Take a breath. Let your shoulders drop. Now take another one.
At The Quiet Room Day Spa, it starts the moment you walk in. Warm tea. Soft lighting. A robe that feels like a cloud.
Then comes the part you've been waiting for. A hot-stone massage that finds every knot you've been carrying since March. A facial with warm towels and something that smells like eucalyptus. Or both, if it's been that kind of year.
And for the next ninety minutes, your phone is in a locker. Your inbox doesn't exist. Nobody needs anything from you.
This is time that belongs to you, and you deserve it more often than you take it.
The Quiet Room Day Spa, on Linden Street in Ashford Falls. Book online or give us a call. Gift cards available, for someone who needs a break just as much as you do.
The Quiet Room. Come in. Breathe out.
Direction: Soft, slow, sensory, a guided exhale; the owner inviting you in What it is for: Long-form local spa read. Trains calm, sensory imagery and a practical close without breaking the mood. Coach's note: Watch out for changing voice for the address and offer at the end. Keep the calm; practical information can still be gentle. The turn is 'Nobody needs anything from you'; slow right down. What casting listens for: Spa casting listens for a voice that relaxes the listener, with enough presence to keep them listening.
My father wore one cologne his whole life. A little glass bottle on the windowsill, next to his shaving brush.
Every Sunday morning, before Mass, two drops. One on each side of the collar. Never three. Three was for weddings.
It smelled of oakmoss, lemon and a bit of pipe smoke, though that part might have just been my father.
When I was eighteen and heading off to Dublin for university, he pressed the bottle into my hand at the bus station. Didn't say a word. Didn't need to.
Oakmoor and Sons has made that cologne in Cork for over a hundred years. Same recipe. Same little glass bottle. I've never worn anything else.
Now it's mine. Two drops on a Sunday. Three for weddings.
And last Christmas, I gave a bottle to my son.
Oakmoor and Sons. Handed down.
Direction: Gentle, nostalgic, a son remembering his father; quiet pride and a little humor What it is for: Emotional long-form fragrance storytelling. Trains memory, restraint and a soft Irish rhythm. Coach's note: Watch out for going sentimental. He is smiling, not weeping. The turn is 'Now it's mine'; say it simply, as a fact, not a speech. What casting listens for: Casting listens for an authentic, lived-in voice. Heritage fragrance wants truth and warmth, not grandeur.
Alarm. Snooze. Alarm. Snooze. Alarm. No time to wash your hair.
Snoozebutton Dry Shampoo. Spray, fluff, done. Fresh-looking hair, and a little volume, in thirty seconds flat.
Nobody has to know it's day three.
Direction: Dry, deadpan, relatable morning humor What it is for: A comic fifteen built on deadpan. Trains flat delivery that still lands the laugh. Coach's note: Watch out for playing up the joke. Let it be flat and tired. Only the tag gets a little lift. What casting listens for: Casting listens for dry comic timing. Less is more here.
Sunday night. The laundry's done. The lunches are made. Tomorrow's already knocking.
Not yet.
Run a bath. Light a candle. Smooth on a Moonsoak overnight sheet mask, with hyaluronic acid and a hint of lavender, then drift off while it does the work.
Wake up to skin that looks soft, dewy and rested. Even if you're not. Especially if you're not.
Monday can wait.
Moonsoak. Your Sunday night ritual.
Direction: Cozy, slow, a little dreamy; a treat you give yourself What it is for: The self-care wind-down read. Trains intimacy and a relaxed pace that still sells. Coach's note: Watch out for letting the pace get so slow the spot runs long. Relaxed does not mean slow on every word. The turn is 'Monday can wait'. What casting listens for: Casting listens for coziness. The voice should feel like a blanket.
Okay, it's here. It's here! My Samplesmith Box. Let's open it.
Every month, you take a little quiz, and they send you five full-size and sample beauty products picked just for you. Skincare, makeup, hair, sometimes a little surprise.
Okay. First. A lip oil in a color called Fig Jam. That's a yes. Second, a face mist with rosewater. Smells like a garden. Third, a mini eyeliner, and look, it's a gel pencil, so no smudging, finally.
Four... a hair serum. Hmm. We'll see. I have a lot of hair.
And five. Wait. Is this a full-size blush? In peach? Okay, I'm obsessed.
The best part? If you love something, you can buy the full size right in the app, and they'll remember what you liked for next month's box.
Five products, every month, for less than you'd spend on one.
Samplesmith Box. Try something new.
Direction: Fast, excited, influencer-style unboxing energy; genuine not fake What it is for: The long social-style beauty read. Trains sustained energy, lists and conversational asides. Coach's note: Watch out for staying at peak excitement for sixty seconds. Vary it: a gasp, a whisper, a laugh, a real opinion. The turn is 'Okay, I'm obsessed'; that's the most genuine line in the spot. What casting listens for: Social-first brands want real enthusiasm. Casting listens for a voice that sounds like it's talking to one friend, not a million followers.
Half an hour to curtain. Eleven faces to paint, one leading lady who's lost an eyelash, and a chorus boy who has sweated through two layers already.
I've been doing makeup for the stage for twenty-five years. West End, touring, a very long summer of pantomime. And there's only one kit I trust under hot lights.
Proscenia. The foundation doesn't slide. The powder doesn't cake. The lipstick survives a stage kiss, two songs and a sword fight. And the setting spray, frankly, deserves its own bow.
Now it's in the shops, so you can wear what the professionals wear, whether you're dancing eight shows a week or dancing at your cousin's wedding.
Five minutes. Last touch of blush. Deep breath, everyone.
Curtain up.
And there they are. Glowing. Every one of them. That's my favourite moment.
Proscenia. Made for the spotlight.
Direction: A seasoned theatre makeup artist, brisk and funny, fond of his actors; backstage bustle in the rhythm What it is for: Character-driven long-form beauty read. Trains pace changes, humor and authority about a product. Coach's note: Watch out for keeping the backstage rush going all the way through. The rush is the first half; the turn is 'Curtain up', where he stops and simply watches. The last lines are quiet pride. What casting listens for: Casting listens for an expert who loves his job. Authority, speed and warmth in the same voice.
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