Another phrase for "glitz and glamor"
The world of acting isn't all glitz and glamor.
I am looking for a phrase with a similar structure, namely an irreversible binomial, to replace "glitz and glamor". The phrase doesn't have to be alliterative, but should be an idiomatic binomial pair like "glitz and glamor".
Edit:
On the research side, I did think of "flash" but wasn't able to come up with anything Googling "flash and", "phrase flash and", etc. There are a lot of synonyms for "glamor" that I thought of, but nothing as neat as "glitz and glamor" sprang to mind. The suggestions so far given in the comments and answer(s) are great!
Solution 1:
Maybe too on the nose, but I'll add fashion and fame.
It carries the alliteration, goes hand in hand with "glamour and glitter"/"glitz and glamour," and there's some 80's music to back it up. Ngrams
The world of acting isn't all fashion and fame.
Similarly, fame and fortune comes to mind.
Solution 2:
There is the razzle-dazzle.
If you don't mind adjectives, you could say:
The world of acting isn't all loud/bright and flashy.
(I found these on Gngram)
Edit: You might also consider:
The world of acting isn't all glitter and shine.
but I personally prefer the adjective twins.