Personal Hygiene
To get started... I think a lot of young magicians don't realize that hygiene, both visible and "invisible" hygiene, is very important to your performance. Visible hygiene would include things like nails, clothes, hair, etc. And the "invisible" hygiene would include stuff that is part of your hygiene, but you can't really see... such as your smell, breath, etc.
If your hygiene is bad, it can really affect how your audience perceives you as a performer, and sometimes they may not wish to watch you perform because of it. If some stinky, trashy looking teenager approached you, pulled out an old, dirty deck of red Bicycles from his coat pocket, and asked if you wanted to see something cool, what would you say? More than likely ... you would turn the kid down. As would most normal people on this Earth. It's nothing personal against the person, it's just life.
So, before you leave the house, even if you don't plan on performing, follow this checklist:
- Make sure your nails are trimmed.
- Brush your teeth.
- Make sure you're dressed appropriately.
- Brush your hair.
- Use deodorant!
- You should already know this, but… shower everyday!
Now, if you know you’re going to be performing, run to the bathroom 10-15 minutes before your performances, and follow this small checklist:
- Fly is zipped all the way to the top.
- You don't have boogers or snot hanging from your nose.
- You smell all right.
- You wash your hands so they’re not dirty.
- Your breath smells good (carry mints).
If you follow these checklists, it will lower your chances of getting turned down or told to get away on basis of how you look and smell. Of course, there will be those times when you have to rush, and don’t have time to do the little things like brush your hair or dress as nicely as you normally would. I personally don’t see a problem with this, as it happens to the best of us.
Thanks for reading, and I do apologize for the shorter length of this essay, but I figured most of it was common sense. Thanks again!
To get started... I think a lot of young magicians don't realize that hygiene, both visible and "invisible" hygiene, is very important to your performance. Visible hygiene would include things like nails, clothes, hair, etc. And the "invisible" hygiene would include stuff that is part of your hygiene, but you can't really see... such as your smell, breath, etc.
If your hygiene is bad, it can really affect how your audience perceives you as a performer, and sometimes they may not wish to watch you perform because of it. If some stinky, trashy looking teenager approached you, pulled out an old, dirty deck of red Bicycles from his coat pocket, and asked if you wanted to see something cool, what would you say? More than likely ... you would turn the kid down. As would most normal people on this Earth. It's nothing personal against the person, it's just life.
So, before you leave the house, even if you don't plan on performing, follow this checklist:
- Make sure your nails are trimmed.
- Brush your teeth.
- Make sure you're dressed appropriately.
- Brush your hair.
- Use deodorant!
- You should already know this, but… shower everyday!
Now, if you know you’re going to be performing, run to the bathroom 10-15 minutes before your performances, and follow this small checklist:
- Fly is zipped all the way to the top.
- You don't have boogers or snot hanging from your nose.
- You smell all right.
- You wash your hands so they’re not dirty.
- Your breath smells good (carry mints).
If you follow these checklists, it will lower your chances of getting turned down or told to get away on basis of how you look and smell. Of course, there will be those times when you have to rush, and don’t have time to do the little things like brush your hair or dress as nicely as you normally would. I personally don’t see a problem with this, as it happens to the best of us.
Thanks for reading, and I do apologize for the shorter length of this essay, but I figured most of it was common sense. Thanks again!
