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Auditioning with two black eyes :-/
Hello, lovely ladies of Stripperweb!
Long story short: I got jumped two weeks ago and ended up with two black eyes. I can cover up the bruising around my eyes just fine, but the whites of my eyes are still totally bloodshot. Like some kind of crazy vampire or something. I need to start dancing this week and I'm wondering if this is going to affect my ability to get hired. I'm pretty well put together otherwise, but my eyeballs look CRAZY! I can't afford to wait another month for them to heal and look normal.
Is there anything I can do? Dance in sunglasses or goggles? Hahah. No, seriously, I need suggestions! Help!
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Looks like a subconjunctival hemorrhage (broken blood vessel in eye) that I found on Google. And it's both of my eyes! Ick! Nast! This is a pic from a body building website (?) and it's what mine look like right now.
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I would def hold off and let them heal as long as you can before auditioning. :/
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Really? Fuuuuuuck. I was planning on doing heavy eye makeup anyways (is there any other kind? Haha) but I know how much everyone hates sunglasses inside. I think it's going to be at least two more weeks until all the red is gone. Should I wait until it's all gone, or should I try when they're mostly healed?
And yeah, my friends and I got jumped by some homophobic shitheads outside of a bar. Fuckers broke my nose, too, and I was laid out for a week.
Thanks for the advice!
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^Sorry to hear that.
I'd wait till they're healed... or at least a 'normal' amount of bloodshot.
I agree with Anna, you probably wouldn't get hired in that state. :(
Except maybe at a SUPER dive-y place.
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Oh god I just realized I'm going to look really stoned for like a week... Hopefully I won't get pulled over haha!
Anyone have super-duper dive-y suggestions for LA or the valley?
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It's not so bad if I'm looking down, but if I look up: THIS!
Please keep in mind, this is without makeup. I definitely got my concealer game down.
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Oh god....all I can say is Im really sorry to hear what happened to you and your friends... Yeah, I would wait at least until the hot red fades down to audition, its not as bad as that first photo you posted so maybe it wont be too much longer, and then with makeup you may be able to fly by...
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This is probably a super stupid suggestion but Visine doesn't help this situation??
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DesuvsDeath
^Sorry to hear that.
I'd wait till they're healed... or at least a 'normal' amount of bloodshot.
I agree with Anna, you probably wouldn't get hired in that state. :(
Except maybe at a SUPER dive-y place.
Agreed. It's really unfortunate you got jumped, but no one will hire you like that. :(
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kaiarose
This is probably a super stupid suggestion but Visine doesn't help this situation??
No, because shrinking the blood vessels (what Visine does) isn't going to help at this point when they are already ruptured.
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I sent you a PM for a club in your location that might overlook your condition. It is divey as fuck and only good for 200 to 300 but it's at least something until you heal.
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Divey but very clean BTW.
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mediocrity
No, because shrinking the blood vessels (what Visine does) isn't going to help at this point when they are already ruptured.
Ohhhh..... I see...or maybe I don't :O LOL!
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I would try a complete dive but honestly I would hold off. I mean I have a bruise on my arm and it's one of the many reasons I'm taking some time off because I kept feeling self conscious about it.
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Thanks for all your help! There's only a little red left now, so maybe one more week and they should be back to normal. The bruising is totally gone around my eyes, so I don't have to bother packing on concealer any more.
Also, in case you're ever in the same predicament (hopefully not, but just in case!) I found Bare Minerals to be the best concealer for around the eyes because it refracts light so well. I had to really layer the shit out of the conventional cream concealer to get any kind of coverage. The Bare Minerals just mixed with primer was perfect.
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Sorry to hear this. I was going to suggest something weird but actually helped a friend get hired. She dressed as a raccoon including the outfit. She actually got hired because she was unique. Bizarre as hell but it worked for her. This doesn't work in most cases though and I would suggest waiting until they are healed. It might even be dangerous dancing before they healed because they could get worse if you bump yourself on stage.
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Kellydancer
Sorry to hear this. I was going to suggest something weird but actually helped a friend get hired. She dressed as a raccoon including the outfit. She actually got hired because she was unique. Bizarre as hell but it worked for her. This doesn't work in most cases though and I would suggest waiting until they are healed. It might even be dangerous dancing before they healed because they could get worse if you bump yourself on stage.
Just..... wow.
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Originally Posted by
Kellydancer
Sorry to hear this. I was going to suggest something weird but actually helped a friend get hired. She dressed as a raccoon including the outfit. She actually got hired because she was unique. Bizarre as hell but it worked for her. This doesn't work in most cases though and I would suggest waiting until they are healed. It might even be dangerous dancing before they healed because they could get worse if you bump yourself on stage.
Points for creativity there, lol.
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might sound crazy, but go to a health food store and try to find chrysanthemum tea and dried goji berries. boil about 3 grams of chrysanthemum to 1 gram of goji berries for 30 minutes on the stove in 3.5 cups of bottled water, in a stainless steel pot. let the tea cool, and when its just warm (think body temperature) or maybe a liiittle warmer (but not hot, its your eyes!) dip a clean cotton washcloth in it and use it as a compress. its a chinese medicine concoction for your eyes, and it'll help!!! promise!
edit: I have no credentials in anything, but I've done it for myself
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uhh... well im sorry you got jumped, but in regards to auditioning with eyes looking like that..... really? seriously?
are you a total newbie dancer? dont try to cut your teeth in the exotic dancing world looking like that.
if you have been dancing for a while, or are coming back from a hiatus, try a club that resembles the 9th circle of hell while they heal. you will be able to hold your own against the dirty girls and im sure you wont have the only bloodshot eyes.
i dont see why you cant just wait a week. are you that much in a financial hole?
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Athenathefabulous
uhh... well im sorry you got jumped, but in regards to auditioning with eyes looking like that..... really? seriously?
are you a total newbie dancer? dont try to cut your teeth in the exotic dancing world looking like that.
if you have been dancing for a while, or are coming back from a hiatus, try a club that resembles the 9th circle of hell while they heal. you will be able to hold your own against the dirty girls and im sure you wont have the only bloodshot eyes.
i dont see why you cant just wait a week. are you that much in a financial hole?
I *am* a total newbie. They look a lot better today, just pink in places. Looks like I'm stoned or just cried my eyes out, so it's not that bad anymore, but I think it's still going to be a while until they're back to normal. And I am totally fucked on money right now, so it's either dancing at the divey-ist place I can find or spanging (hopefully not). I do want to switch to a less-divey club once I'm looking better. I'm not making the best first impression right now, am I?
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if you just looks stoned it wont be a huge deal cuz its dark. but the first picture you posted... yea, assuming you could get hired, you would be subject to some harsh comments from men.
you mentioned you are in LA, i would do a search on clubs in LA before jumping in. my understandin is LA is one of the hardest places in the country to dance-- money wise, contact wise, competition wise, and emotionally wise. I am not sure whether entering the LA stripping industry while desperate is going to work out for the best-- girls who are desperate financially are more prone to getting taken advantage of by customers or becoming extras girls, and same with new girls. being both of these in a difficult city could be a bad combination. thats just my opinion though, i would talk to the girls who have actually worked in LA about it. all of my info is second hand.
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Maybe a mask? Like, a pretty, glittery masquarade style mask?
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I would wait if possible. Good Luck!