Dear Constant Reader,
Please vote for The Boston Babydolls every day!
Your Faithful Correspondent has the sniffles, but before I curl up once again on the daybed with Albert the Manor Cat, I wanted to give you your Friday Tip.
Powder your face after you line your lips but before you put on your lipstick.
It helps the lipliner last without dulling your lipstick.
Dear Constant Reader,
Please vote for The Boston Babydolls every day!
Dance to music you love.
You’re going to be listening to that song constantly. Listen to it while you brainstorm, choreograph, practice, perform, while you’re in the car, walking around, before you go to sleep. You should know that music in your bones. And if you don’t love it, all the above becomes a chore. If you do, it’s a delight and that comes through in your performance.
Dear Constant Reader,
Please vote for The Boston Babydolls every day! There’s a little treat below as a thank you…
Chairs are for your butt, not your bag.
When you’re some place with limited seating, like most dressing rooms and back stages, find some other place to put your stuff. Don’t deprive someone else of a place to perch.
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Easy to remember!
Dear Constant Reader,
Here’s your daily reminder to nominate The Boston Babydolls for Best Burlesque. You can vote once per day per email/IP address. Thank you.
A show consisting only of striptease can become as monotonous as a dinner consisting only of dessert. Variety acts provide a “palate cleanser” for the audience.
The Boston Babydolls like to put on a show that’s about 2/3 striptease and 1/3 variety. The Bod of Avon has magic, singing, comedy, and straight-up dancing scattered amongst the stripping.
Dear Constant Reader,
Here’s your daily reminder to nominate The Boston Babydolls for Best Burlesque. You can vote once per day per email/IP address. Thank you.
Today’s tip comes from Betty Blaize, our hairstyle expert:
When adding extra curl to curly hair, you can often get a quick, no-heat curl this way.
-Determine the shape of the natural curl.
-Wrap it around your finger accentuating the direction.
-Spray the curl heavily.
-Pin the curl to the side of the head for 5 minutes (until the spray dries).
-Unpin and comb gently. Perfect for trailing wisps and that one strand that won’t play well with others.
Dear Constant Reader,
Here’s your daily reminder to nominate The Boston Babydolls for Best Burlesque. You can vote once per day per email/IP address. Thank you!
If your budget only allows for limited rhinestones for your costume, put them close to your face.
Dear Constant Reader,
It’s Friday! Time for a tip!
Nude fishnets or sheer-to-the-waist pantyhose worn under your undies instantly improves your legs.
They’ll smooth and shape and even out the color. And from stage, they’re basically invisible.
You’ll want to snip the waistband to avoid muffin top, and pin the hose to your under-g to make sure everything stays in place.
The Boston Babydolls really like Capezio fishnets. They’re very sturdy and can be mended. Brigitte sewed hooks onto her under-thong and just hooks into the net.
Dear Constant Reader,
If you stick on your pasties with liquid adhesive, don’t store them edge to edge like a clamshell.
I’ve seen more than one frantic stripper trying to pry her pasties apart backstage!
Dear Constant Reader,
Today’s tip is something that’s been on my mind a lot lately.
Embrace failure.
You may be asking, “Why would I want to fail? Failure is bad.” Ah, but if you never fail, it means you haven’t set your sights high enough, Grasshopper. No one does everything perfectly right off1 and failure is normal. But failure isn’t the end. If you see it that way, you’ll never progress in your skills. Failure should be inspiration to keep improving. Challenge yourself. Allow yourself to fail and then work through it. Success will be that much sweeter.
Personal story: I once saw a performer do something amazing and I decided I wanted to learn how to do it. I was even able to take lessons from the master of the craft. Our upcoming show, The Bod of Avon was the perfect opportunity to debut this act. I knew it was going to be hard, but I envisioned something spectacular and that would be worth all the work.
Except I can’t do it the amazing thing consistently yet. It’s not ready for performance. It’s a failure.
I made the decision to remove that bit from the act. And it’s actually a huge relief. But that doesn’t mean I’ve just thrown it aside. I’m going to continue to work at it. You won’t be seeing it during the previews this month, but maybe at the show in February. Or maybe later in February. Or maybe in another show all together. I’m not giving up.
1 Well, except maybe one former Babydoll, but she was a freak of nature — yes, I mean you, Dom.
Dear Constant Reader,
For the last Friday Tip of 2012, I thought it should be something topical.
For every glass of booze, have a glass of water.
By staying hydrated, you’ll help stave off a hangover. Also, you’ll probably consume fewer alcoholic drinks over the course of the evening — good for your waistline and your wallet!
Now I want to share a somewhat contradictory story. Once upon a time I was a student on a tall ship. After several days at sea, we anchored (and that’s a story in its own right) at a small town in Nova Scotia. It being our first night in a port, a number of the crew and trainees went to a pub. (Your humble correspondent was on the 8-12 watch and had to stay on board.) My friend DK was conscientiously drinking one glass of water for every glass of beer. The next day, he was terribly ill. Since he & I were the only students not to suffer from seasickness, there was a theory that he was “landsick” (it happens).
Turns out that the water was heavily chlorinated and if he’d just stuck to beer, he probably would have been a lot less sick. About the incident, he realized he should have taken W.C. Fields advice on water (which I will not share, as I am a lady and my mother reads this blog — you can look it up).
However, this is no excuse to ignore my excellent advice! If you’re some place where the water quality is dubious, order bottled water.
Wishing you a happy & safe New Year’s Eve and no hangover to start your 2013.
Oh, The Glamourous Life! 