Laverne Cox is ready for almost anything. “I’m not carrying condoms at the moment,” admits the star of Fox’s The Rocky Horror Picture Show remake (October 20, 8 p.m.). “But that has happened to me in the past. It’s not embarrassing — it’s responsible!” The single Alabama native spills her Zac Posen tote and shares her nonnegotiables with Us Weekly.
Signature Scent
“I have Warm Vanilla Sugar Fine Fragrance Mist by Bath & Body Works. I’ll use a little to smell fresh — especially if I’m going to meet a guy.”
Breath Savers
“I try to keep sugar-free cinnamon Altoids. Cinnamon is hard to find in L.A., so I bought a bunch in New York. My corner deli stocks me up.”
Southern Charm
“When I saw Gone With the Wind in third grade and Scarlett O’Hara was fanning herself, it just felt so glamorous. So I try to keep a fan with me. It’s black with gold sequins.”
Drugstore Staple
“Lord, this purse needs to be cleaned out! I have so much makeup. I don’t wear it all the time, I just have it. I love this Maybelline highlighter called Facestudio Master Hi-Light. I love a shimmer on the cheek.”
Sweet and Spicy
“I’m obsessed with this cilantro jalapeño hummus from Trader Joe’s that my manager got me. You dip some apples in that and it will change your life!”
Also in Cox’s Zac Posen tote: an Hermès Kelly wallet, cash, credit cards, her ID, her SAG card, her health insurance card, a Soho House membership card, a GNC Gold Card, her Television Academy membership card, receipts, her New York and L.A. keys on a Vanderbilt University key chain, a Samsung S7 phone, an iPad, Beats earbuds, chargers for her phone and iPad, a portable charger, Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics Lip Tar in Artifact, MAC lipstick in Ruby Woo, Sorme Cosmetics lip liner in Chestnut, MAC blush in Fever, Dior blush in Coral Cruise, L’Oréal True Match pressed powder, Maybelline Push Up Drama mascara, Anastasia Beverly Hills brow gel, Jordana lip liner in Cabernet, MAC lipstick in Stunner, L’Oréal eyeliner in black, Black Opal foundation sticks in Heavenly Honey and Hazelnut, MAC eyeshadow in Twinks and Brown Down, MAC Skin Finish in medium, Morphe makeup brushes, Carmex lip balm, Detox Body Balm by Natura Bisse, Vaseline Intensive Care, hairpins, ballet flats, Chloé sunglasses, Crest 3D White toothpaste, sides from Doubt and Orange Is the New Black, her CBS Studio Center ID badge, I’ll Never Write My Memoirs by Grace Jones, her Doubt character Cameron Wirth’s pen, a water bottle and her scripts.
