Tess Paras! Woman about town! You know her from Crazy Ex-Girlfriend and her hilarious viral videos. And when she’s not bouncing through auditions, you can find her teaching a new acting class at The Ruby LA! We caught up with Tess in between meetings and scoped out her bag.

What’s in your bag?

Today, I’m carrying around: a pair of blue suede heels, my iPad, my cosmetic case (a concealer, palette, lip stuff, cheek stuff, mascara), mini water bottle that (I promise I reuse it and will recycle it when the time comes!), highlighter, blue pen, audition sides, and my wallet with way too many frequent coffee-buyer punch cards inside.

What’s the number one thing you can’t leave home without?

Obviously, my phone, which is so gross and sad because most of the time I wish I didn’t have to be attached to that freakin’ thing.
What can I say? I’m a big texter. I love to texty, text, text, text! Beyond that, I usually have chapstick or a tinted lip balm on me. This is an interview for InStyle Magazine, right?

Are you a crossbody, over one shoulder, or gimme a clutch kind of chic?

Most days I’m a canvas tote bag person. I use one that I got for free from the gym that’s relatively nondescript. I also use this leather tote bag for audition days. It’s the same shape, but I feel slightly more presentable. When I’m writing and hopping around from coffee shop to coffee shop, I usually lug everything in a backpack. However, on the weekends, I just put things in my giant denim jacket. It’s got a million pockets and I can fill it with so much stuff, I feel like Mary Poppins… Filipino-American Mary Poppins.