55 Theater Kids Share Funny Pictures Showing The Brutal Reality Of Stage Makeup
I had a few theater kid friends growing up, and they were always a very specific kind of delightful weird. The kind of people who could switch from completely normal to full-on performance mode in a second, and somehow make it look effortless.
What I didn’t fully appreciate at the time was everything that went into those performances behind the scenes.
Apparently, one of those things is stage makeup… and it is a lot.
After TikToker @theyluv.mckayla0 asked, “Why did nobody warn me about what stage makeup looked like?”, people started sharing their own experiences, and let’s just say the results are equal parts shocking and hilarious.
These photos reveal the brutally honest reality of stage makeup that most of us never see.
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2. The Teeth Stuff Tasted So Bad Too
3. Girl Same
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5. I Get It Queen
6. Tell Me About It…
7. Literally (I’m The Bald One)
8. Tell Me About It
9. Say Less
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11. My Makeup For Macbeth
12. Grandma In Addams Family
13. Embrace It
14. Gotta Trust The Process
15. Tell Me About It
16. Guys Mmm
17. I Was Giving IKEA
18. Real
19. Girl I Know
20. Tell Me About It… (The Addams Family) This Was A Dress Rehearsal So Makeup Was Done By The Juniors So They Could Practice
21. Tell Me Abt It
22. I Miss Stage Makeup
23. This Is The 3rd Night. The Other 2 Nights We Used Orange And It Stained My Face
24. Literally
25. Had To Go Into A Store Looking Like This
26. Tell Me About It
27. Oh The Struggle Is Real
28. Sometimes It’s Just Like That
29. Real But An Old Lady Did It For U
30. What Could Possibly Be The Reason
31. Likeee
32. Tell Me About It
33. It’s Funny Tho
34. I Understand
35. 2013 College Productions Hit Different
36. Tell Me About It Gurl
37. This One’s A Bit Crazier Tho, Actual Glitter Stuck On My Lips
38. My Stage Makeup On My Last Show
39. Oh Girl Ik…
40. Tell Me About It
41. Do You Guys Think I Need More Blush
42. Who Wrote This
43. *sigh*
44. Guess The Show
45. From Addams Family
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47. Walked Around Toronto Like This With My Hair In Tiny Rollers For 3 Weeks
48. It Was Never Enough Blush For Mr Krabs
49. That’s A Bit Too Real
50. Trust I Know
51. Girl Idk
52. Freshman Me Was Traumatized
53. Tell Me About It
54. My School Play In 2023
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