For the daily needs of actors trying to make it big!!!
Here is something you dont see everyday. 8 Stars posed for french ELLE magazine without so much as mascara. Completely nude when it comes to makeup and photoshop, these stars advocate the natural beuty instead of the airbrushed orange figurines we seem to be setting as a standard. I personally think this is a wonderful statement.
As an actor we have discussed plenty of things regarding your image: weight, health, teeth, height…etc. But one very important thing we yet have to address is SKIN. Yeah make-up can work miracles and we all know the magical wonders of concealer, but thats not the point. The point is when you are up on a 12 foot screen at the movies, and your face is blown up for all to see and scrutinize, you dont want to look lumpy, or scarred, or painted with a coat of base so thick (in this case men always have more problems) you look like a drag-queen. And yes, a simple pimple can be covered, but when its an entire facial side with tiny lumps, you are basically giving the lighting team an extra half hour of work. Not good.
Except in some rare exceptions, aging sucks no matter what profession you are in. The mind works better and just as fast as at 30 but it just seems like the packaging doesn’t follow. Now add on to that that this profession is one which involves the factor of beauty, youth and health, and you have yourself a dilemma.
Whether we like it or not, its true that your face is your fortune. If you are Cameron Diaz, Halle Berry, or Brad Pitt, your face can and will open many doors for you; if you are not perceived as beautiful, reviewers might not focus on your acting. This happened to Kathy Bates, where critics like John Simon said things like “its a shame her leading man should play opposite an actress who is enormously overweight”.,,
“The camera adds 10 pounds”, “You always look bigger on film”, “If you lost just a few more pounds you would look better for this role”… We have all heard it before, its not just a mere myth, women AND men in the industry are really told such statements on a regular basis. So a new trend seemed to appear: The super –skinny…
If you want to look just like the ever-cinnamon Jessica Alba, Brad Pitt, JLo, Eva Longoria, David Hasselhoff, Kate Beckinsale, Jessica Simpson, then sun-less tanning is the way to go if you want to avoid premature wrinkles, over exposure or even skin cancer. Aside from the health benefits, there are also many career-specific benefits to the industry if you decide to use this method. First of all you possess a very wide range of “tones” to either match your skin tone or correct it! And when the camera or spotlight is on you that can make a big difference…
By definition, being considered sexy is not a bad thing, but what about when people, and in particular actors or actresses, exploit it to earn some extra money? Is taking a few harmless pictures with less clothes counterproductive? Or will it boost a staggering career? What about flirting with the casting director, or wearing more alluring clothes to an audition?
History has proven once and again that there is no sure-fire way to…