Smosh Mouth - #118 - The Lifestyle Episode

Episode Date: November 10, 2025

Everything you need to know right here, right now. For a limited time only, get 35% off plus an additional 50% off your first order when you head to Smalls.com and use code SMOSHMOUTH.   0:00 Intro 2:50 Arasha’s “engagement” 12:12 Sponsor! 13:42 How we live our lives 20:25 Lifestyle tips  PODCAST: https://bit.ly/SmoshMouthSpotify https://smo.sh/SmoshMouthiHeart https://bit.ly/SmoshMouthApple  SUBSCRIBE: https://smo.sh/Sub2SmoshCast WEAR OUR JOKES: https://smosh.com WHO YOU HEAR Shayne Topp // https://www.instagram.com/shaynetopp/ Damien Haas // https://www.instagram.com/damienhaas/ Arasha // https://www.instagram.com/arashalalani/ WHO YOU DON’T HEAR (usually) Director: Selina Garcia Editor: Rock Coleman Producer: Amanda Lehan-Canto, Shayne Topp, Selina Garcia Production Designer: Cassie Vance Art Director: Erin Kuschner, Josie Bellerby Stage Manager: Alex Aguilar Prop Master: Courtney Chapman, Abby Schmidt, Luke Brau Art Coordinator: Alex Mollo Wardrobe Supervisor: Julia Rosner Key Costumer: Jacqui Culler Audio Mixer: Scott Neff Audio Utility: Matt Taylor Director of Photography: Brennan Iketani Videographer: James Hull Camera Operator: Reagan Frazier Camera Operator: Eric Wann Assistant Director: Jonathan Hyon Executive Vice President of Production: Amanda Barnes Senior Production Manager: Alexcina Figueroa Production Manager: Jonathan Hyon Production Coordinator: Zianne Hoover Operations & Production Coordinator: Oliver Wehlander Production Assistant: Caroline Smith Director of Post Production: Luke Baker DIT/Lead AE: Matt Duran DIT/AE: Beni Kimuene Post Production Coordinator: Ariana Martinez IT: Tim Baker IT & Equipment Coordinator: Lopati Ho Chee Sound Editor: Gareth Hird Director of Design: Brittany Hobbs Senior Motion & Branding Designer: Christie Hauck Graphic Designers: Ness Cardano, Monica Ravitch Director of Channel Operations: Lizzy Jones Channel Operations Manager: Audrey Carganilla Channel Operations Coordinator: Sabrina Lieberman Director of Social Media: Erica Noboa Social Creative Producer: Peter Ditzler, Tommy Bowe Merchandising Manager: Mallory Myers Social Media Manager: Kim Wilborn Social Media Coordinator: Margaux Bernales Social Editor: Vida Robbins Brand Partnership Manager: Chloe Mays Brand Partnerships Coordinating Producer: Liz Kummer Operations Manager: Selina Garcia Financial Operations Specialist: Natalie Lewis Talent Coordinator: Danielle Moses People Operations Specialist: Katie Fink Front Office Assistant: Sara Faltersack CEO: Alessandra Catanese Executive Producers: Anthony Padilla, Ian Hecox EVP of Programming: Kiana Parker Coordinator Producer of Programming: Marcus Munguia Associate Producer, Special Projects: Rachel Collis Executive Assistant: Katelyn Hempstead OTHER SMOSHES: Smosh: https://smo.sh/Sub2Smosh Smosh Pit: https://smo.sh/Sub2SmoshPit Smosh Games: https://smo.sh/Sub2SmoshGames Smosh Alike: https://bit.ly/SubToSmoshAlike FOLLOW US: TikTok: https://smo.sh/TikTok Instagram: https://instagram.com/smosh Facebook: https://facebook.com/smosh

Hi, I'm Shane, and this is Smosh Mouth. And I'm Damien Haas. Joining us today is A Rasha, a smosh member, and, dare I say, a friend. Oh, I think we're friends. Okay. Okay. That is a very interesting thing right up top to discuss if we're friends or if we're co-workers. Ooh.

Well, because when Angela came in this morning, when Angela came in this morning and she was like talking about an experience with somebody else calling us her. co-workers. I was like, we're not co-workers. And I was like, oh, wait. I feel like I get the opposite with Angela, because I was like, how are you doing? And she, like, literally put her hand on my face and was like, I'm not on the clock for another five minutes. And I was like, we don't talk yet. She's like, it's not, it's not 8 a.m. yet. Yeah. Yeah, it was weird. I think you're smell like pizza. I feel like we're in a weird space where it's like you're more like teammates, right?

I love that. You know, like, it's probably similar to, like, people who play sports. And, like, it's like, yeah, they're your teammates. You're in, like, a agreement. But there's a camaraderie that goes beyond just, like, we work in the same place. Totally, totally. But we hang out outside of here. Totally.

I feel like if that's the analogy, everybody's, like, on a soccer team. But I'm, like, playing tennis in the corner. And everyone's like, that's Damien. It's a solo sport, and he screams a lot, but he's also here. What? Tennis? Tennis is your solo sport? Isn't it?

I mean, I guess, yeah. Yeah, you're playing one other person. I guess. But there are, I think there's kind of like teams. There's duos. Yeah, I think there's... Yeah, yeah. I was just making a tennis show.

I actually feel that I love, I love this group, and everything's lovely. I think tennis is actually a great way to describe Smosh, because there are duos. There we go. Right. Sometimes it's a solo sport. You know, let's go one step further. It's Mario Tennis, because there's weird power-ups, and you're like, that, I didn't know they could do that.

Mario tennis, I don't think I'm familiar. You know Mario? Yeah. You know tennis? Don't do this. No. Put them together. I don't think they put them together.

It's crazy. I don't think that's true. Now you know. It's a thing. Mario golf? No. You guys are combining Wii with Mario. Well, there's both of those too.

Yeah, that also works. They come out with new games all the time. Well, but we sports. Well, he doesn't have a Wii. We don't think. Who's he? Mario. It's like a Ken doll down there. Yeah. He's not technically, I don't think he's technically a human.

Mario? I don't think, I think, I thought Nintendo it came out. I was like, he's not. Canonically, not a human does have two butts. Yes. What? He's a plumber. He's like, I know my calling. I want to make toilets for people like me. Some of these things have been lies. Some of these things have been true. Before we started recording, we were talking about your lie from this year of your fake engagement. It's such a harsh word that's now just tossed around, right? Sorry.

Our lie. Our lie. Yeah. But for BitCity, you lied about being engaged. But you were telling us stuff that we didn't know about. Yeah, yeah. I mean, so obviously it was four months that the lie had happened. So there had to have been...

It's crazy when you put it in perspective. There had to have been lots of interactions with the cast that I would. was pranking, which was all of you, and Fabian, who was going along with the lie, of course. And I don't know if you guys know this, but Fabian is not as good a liar as I am. He's a very genuine dude. Right. So he kind of just, like, you know, was like, I'm fine with it, but like, you know, leave me out of it. Like, I'll be in the photos and like whatnot, but like, you know, I'm going to stay at home.

I'm not coming to the office. Which was like, of course, the least that we could do. The ultimate prank is making him go along with it until you're actually married. And he's just like, how long do we take a face? Right, at the altar, SIEC got you. But he was bound to run into because we're all friends, the cast, outside of the office. And so I think there was one time, I believe, you know what, it might have been Amanda's baby shower that this happened. But Angela went over to Fabian at the bar, and she was very excited.

excited. And she was, and she, like, you know, very, very excitedly was like, oh, my gosh, congratulations. Like, we're, I'm so happy for you. And I think Fabian had that moment of like, like, like, what, what is she talking about? But then also like, freaking out and being like, oh, yeah, I can't be the one to mess up this lie. And just ended up being like, sh, shh, shh, and just like, shut up, shut up, shut up. And Angel was like, oh, I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry. And he was like, it's, it's a secret. this thing that you had told everyone in the office.

You like came into the office like, guys! And Angel was like, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry. And just completely disregarded it. And so similarly too, Tommy had once come and he had,

look, we had like all gotten coffee or something. And I think Fabian had just picked me up. And so then when we were leaving, Tommy was like, oh, by the way, like congratulations. And Fabian was like, thank you so much man wow so he's not just not as good of a liar but it seems like it's a hard concept in general

the thank you so much was fine but the lead-up is yeah yeah thank you so much right and I very quickly was like and thank you so much Tommy thank you see you later goodbye and parted ways much after the fact when it was revealed I think Angela and Tommy both were like wait a minute That's why Fabian was a weirdo. That's why those interactions happened.

I didn't think about this until recently. I knew about the lie from the beginning. Right. I had found out. I had overheard a conversation. I knew. I was trying to have it flipped on you. Did I ever tell you that?

You were trying to prank you that? That I was talking to Aaron and being like, this is a perfect time to like, let's make some big fucking grand gesture that then puts you in a place where you're like, oh, fuck. Like, we throw a huge part. Like, have it be like, oh, Angela threw a huge party for you and spent, like, a thousand dollars on it or something. Like, I was like, oh, I had all these ideas. Damien's dying and his last wish is to see you happily married. Like, is that a rusha? No.

Come close. Oh, but it didn't happen. No, because I was also on guard. I was like, I knew that they were going to try. It got to you. We did, we did joke a lot about, like, oh, my gosh, four months. Like, that really messed us up. How was it for you?

Terrible. It was awful, awful. So I think I've told you this, Shane. Damien, I thought Amanda was pranking me with her pregnancy. You were certain till, like, the end. Till the end. I did just get, I was cleaning stuff up last night, and another Reddit story auto played. And it was the one where you turned to Amanda and were like, take that off.

And we're like, you can't tell a car we're going to take off the clothes. You're like, no, the baby bump. Take that off. It's fake. No, 100%. I thought it was fake from the beginning. So funny. And that ruined me.

I know. Because I was genuinely so happy for Amanda, but there was a part of me that was like, I can't get got. I know. I can't get got. That will ruin me. And Amanda has a story too where she showed me, I remember I was like from the beginning. I was like, do you have any like sonograms or like, you know, anything that you can show me?

And she was like, yeah, I have like a sonogram appointment like coming up. Like I, soon enough. And I was like, yeah, make sure to like show me like I want some. She was like, yeah, for sure. She had her sonogram appointment I still remember the date was like It was February 15th And she was like, here you go

And she handed it to me And at the top it said February 14th And I was like This was this morning That you had the sonogram And she was like, yep, just this morning And I was like That's so weird

Because the date says February 14th She must have been like The fuck is wrong with you And she was like Well, I mean, it's the first sight of my baby So I think I'm just focusing on that one She's like It reminds me of Reddit stories how...

I was going to say! The thing that's now most obvious if someone's like doing some shady shit is they're suspicious of everyone around them. No, it's like, because when you're doing some shady shit, you're then like, well, other people are capable of doing shady shit to me. Like...

I literally, I believe nothing. I believe nothing these days. It's actually awful. The four months was terrible. Nobody was more excited for the reveal than me because I needed to relieve myself of the guilt. Like the reason that Shane knows was because Courtney got too involved

where she was like excited and getting emotions involved. So then I was like, hey, we have to tell Courtney because she's getting too involved and I don't want people to be manipulated. So we told Courtney and then by proxy Shane had overheard and found out. I realized looking back

like I probably looked like a cold-hearted bastard because at these things I was never saying congrats or anything to you. I was like, you probably give me like, I'm engaged and I was like, oh yeah who cares i didn't notice though i know like obviously but i'm just like oh shit i realized i did not play a much of a part in it like and it's so okay again that's what i wanted i wanted distance from it i wanted because i think that's how i had told you and olivia was it was such a quick

like hey just want to like let you in on this oh no i forget about it no uh rasha my friend uh my friend oh no you didn't i found out on bit city by watching bit city i saw the reveal Oh, oh, oh, but that it wasn't real. That it wasn't real, right? I saw the reveal that it wasn't real. And it was just like, well, shit. But also, like, that saved you from fighting out in summer games. Which I wish.

Right. I got to have the shock at home. Yeah. I will say, though, like, you being like, oh, it's, I was worried that I was coming across cold. The way the Smosh Office works, because we often have different call times, if you get cool news from somebody, it is likely that there are two or three different batches of people that have already heard it. Totally. And so people learn about things in ways. And there might be one other person that's like, oh, my God, congratulations.

So, like, I never suspected a thing. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. That's all right. That ring, though, was basic as hell. And I didn't want to say it. Like, it didn't fit.

I'm pretty sure it was, like, $5 off of Amazon. And, like, all the girlies were like, let me see the ring. And I was like, okay. And I showed them and they were like, gorgeous. Of course. DeGior's diamond company is just plummeting stock now. Like, no, it doesn't matter. And you saw the episode, of course, then with all the phases, that was what the funny thing was, was now they were lying to me, where I was sending them ugly, ugly dresses and invitations and having a wedding at the New England Aquarium.

Because what are people going to say. That sounds great. That's what Amanda said. Yeah. Oh, Amanda's going to be down. Amanda was like, oh, the aquarium. And I was like, yeah, they have a spot in the back. If there's anyone you want to be supportive of your decisions, it's Amanda. Like, you could be like, yeah, we're having it at a trash dump.

And she's like, you know what? There's something beautiful about that. Yeah, I love that. Finding beauty where other people could not. And she's being real when you're saying it. Like, she's someone who finds the beauty and all the things. Right. But can I just, aquariums are awesome though, right? I like aquariums.

I like aquariums. I think, like, I don't know if I'd have a wedding there based off of, like, smells, maybe. I would have, like, a I'm turning 14 birthday. Yeah. I don't know if I'd do a wedding, but also someone's, like, aquarium wedding. I'm like, fuck yeah. Like, let's go see a whale shark. The boardrooms are for birthdays and field trips.

If the bride and groom like it, that's all that matters. 100%. Boom. I will say New England, that would suck of you. Because you're not from New England, are you? I went to school in Boston. So that's a destination wedding for everybody? Yeah, yeah.

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I can transition. That's the life. That's the lifestyle that I lived. And that's so great that you said that because this episode, where is the lifestyle episode? We wanted an excuse to talk about things we like, habits we do, lifestyle stuff. Yeah. From the expert. When it comes to clothing, hygiene, rituals, all that stuff.

Yeah. Anything we want to talk about. this is our this is the episode for it this is the GQ episode I got something right off the top Whoa okay Something that I need to implement In my lifestyle

Which I think is very different From a lot of people Is I actually really welcome change I need to have it So all my roommates passed Actually like can attest to this I need to like change Yeah

Your phrasing good It'd be like all my roommates died Now my roommates passed I'm like I'm so sorry All my roommates are dead And that's interesting one by one poisoned. It keeps happening. I think it's, isn't you're a little suspicious there?

Right. From the past, they can attest that I love rearranging furniture. Oh, I've heard that's really good. I need to, like, move things around every few months. I need, like, something to switch up away from what? I said, oh, every few months. Every few months. Yeah, I need it regularly. I just think it, like, energizes and activates me in a way that if it's the same thing,

I end up feeling really antsy. Yeah. Do you have a TV like in your spaces? I do. So the TV is mounted right now, but it's so funny because my, the latest, uh, installment of what I wanted to do was to take it off the mount and move it like onto a stand on like the side of the room. And where the TV is right now is the obvious place of where the TV needs.

That's the problem is like, with a TV, there's like kind of one spot for it, usually. Right. And so I think it's like, it's like, it's experimental, honestly. A lot of it's like, okay, hey, this didn't work, but it was a change. change and that stimulated me, let's move something else around. Yeah, okay. I like that. It's difficult when there are places for things to be. I've heard that's good to do. Yeah. Like it's, I don't know, I've heard that it's like refreshing for the mind to change things up. I think I need to do that. I have trouble with it because a lot of the furniture I have is older.

I like the older vibe of things and old growth forests are like stronger wood. So it's like heavy wood stuff as opposed to like the thinner, you know, kind of more modern things. So if I want to move something like I damn well better be sure. Yeah, that's fair. I struggle. I feel like in most of my setups throughout my life, I'm like it just doesn't work. Nothing else works. Yeah. And I really, this is a personal thing. I don't like like a couch in front of a window or like I also like a window. I have like very specifics of like what goes in front of a window. Right. I'm like I don't like when it's a couch. Yeah. I think they say the same thing about a bed, right? Yeah. It's not supposed to cover the window or something like that. I don't know if that's like a safety thing with earthquakes of like, oh, if the window shatters.

It just feels weird. It just feels like exposed. Like anyone can just be looking at the back of your head at any time. Like, what are you doing back there? I'd rather them see the back of my head, though. Yeah. But I guess the alternative is you staring straight out of window while you're watching TV on your sofa. So I don't think.

Well, and especially if it's a tiger, then you need to wear those masks on the back of your head because you need to be making eye contact so that they don't pounce on you. Right. I'll learn a crazy tiger fact the other day. Okay. Hit us with a tiger fact. You know how you see them as orange and you're like, there's no way you're built for this environment. Animals don't see orange. They see it as green, which means it's camouflage is crazy good.

Yeah. There's a great docu-series of like animals at night. And it covers that about like how their prey. And they show like this is what a tiger looks like. Or it was like animals like had to do with color. But yeah, it showed what it looks like to them. And it's like you don't see that tiger at all. So tigers think they're green.

You're probably right. Yeah. Right? Like in their head, they're like, I'm green. They're like, I'm green, dude. Probably. They know about colors and they say it all the time. They say, I'm green.

Yeah. And they say that. That's what Tigers are telling me. They just proved that theory about colors, right? That like the color that you see might not be the color that I see, which might not be the color that you see. Well, I mean, I think that is true in the case of people who are colorblind. Right.

But not like, I feel like I heard that theory that was like, oh, I could be like, this is red. And you could be like, yep, that's red. But you're red. is different than my red, and that's not true, right? I don't think that's true, but I didn't read anything or see anything about it being like, oh, they've disproven it. But, like, yeah, I would imagine that the way in which we receive and perceive colors

is probably a lot to do with what our eyes are capable of seeing. And unless someone has, like, an actual reason for their eye being structured different, you'd be like, that's blue. Yeah. Yeah. I think, yeah, it was like a theory at first, and it was like one of those like, oh, like, blow your mind with this. How would you prove this thing? But then I think they were like, no, that's not true, because I have cones and rods.

It's a theory, but based on the first time you smoke weed in college, and you're like, what if the green I see? Yeah. Oh, speaking of cods and rones. College? Cones and rods and all that stuff. Did you know that past a certain point in your peripherals, you don't see color? Oh. You think you do, because your brain is filling it in, but black and white is the rods and color.

is cones. So the cones are going this way, but past here, you're not seeing color. So, you know, if you were to hold up something to your side here where you could see motion, you know, it'd be like, what do you think this is? Green? Oh, it's blue. Like, you can see the motion, but you don't know what color. Your brain is filling it in and guessing.

So, like, but if you're looking this way and I'm right here and you know that I am a brown woman. Yes. Are you in your head still understanding that I'm brown? Yeah. Right there. Am I, in the parriffs? Finally.

Finally, am I right here? To the left of me, I just feel like a Taylor Swift album is just playing. Everybody's Taylor Swift right here. Guys, I saw Taylor Swift the other day. She was right over there. That's what she meant with that problematic lyric of like a neighborhood where everyone looks like me. It's because she's looking forward and her neighbors are to the left and right, and it just looks like Taylor Swift.

That's wild. That's wild. Damien. I'm going to, the fun part about you hosting is you say a bunch of stuff that I'm like, that was all new information for me and jam-packed in like 10 seconds. Thanks. Yeah. Yeah. So lifestyle tips.

So lifestyle tips. I broke it up into categories in my, in my phone here. I made a dock. Okay. What is changing around your furniture go in their dock? I don't know. Okay. I got it out of the way then.

I guess. I actually don't know. Home? Before we continue, and we filmed next week's episode already, so I'm going to say it again. I know I got a little bit of eyeliner on. We filmed a sketch yesterday, and I can't get the eyeliner off. So it's just a little bit. You need some miscellar water?

I don't know, man. I try. I'm really bad at it. Micellar water is the life hack. I got a whole jar of it right there. It is the life hack. Thanks for telling me before we recorded. I didn't know.

I asked what the makeup thing was, and you said figure it out. Me in the face. Respectfully, you haven't asked me once about mysler water via text or verbally. I don't know about it. I'll tell you the hack. It's that you get Miceler water and then you get like a bunch of cotton pads. And I think there's something that you can buy where it's like you just take the cotton pad and you just like dip it in the thing. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Selina knows she's doing the thing. Lifestyle. You do that and then you take off all the makeup. It's real cheap too. Yeah. Wow. Lifestyle. Lifestyle.

Home. So the first one I have is like hygiene, like morning routine type stuff. I will say I was someone I feel like a lot of dudes I did not moisturize until I was like I was like 26 when I was like I guess I'll start doing this. You have to. And I know I felt it. It's not like a thing I'm like oh I look

different I just was like oh I feel better. Can you like can you both just like mime the way you put moisturizer on please? I do it unfortunately do it the way that I just slap your fucking face. So I go back and forth depending on how lazy I'm feeling when it's something like you know starting with like a hyluronic acid I will take the dropper and I'll just do boop, boop, boop, and just do, like, the pads in.

I'll do the pads in, but then when I take a moisturizer, like, I've been using snail mucon lately on top of that, that's when I'll just, like, gently rub it in. I'm not going to do, like, just stretch the skin. But, you know, I think a little bit of rubbing in is when people are like, oh, you're going to stretch your skin by some gentle rubbing on the face. I'm like, well, that's life, I guess. No, yeah, fuck that. Yeah, yeah.

See, I'm doing it cowboy style. Yeah, get those fingers in there. I'm, like, moisturized or just, like, just fucking going nuts. I can just see you with, like, moisture, like, too much moisturizer on your face. I'm like, well, the more, the better. The more moisturized I'll be.

Yeah. No, yeah. Because Courtney's, like, really a pro when it comes to all of it. So she'll see me sometimes. She's like, so what I think you should maybe do. So I'm like, yeah, well, sure. Yeah. I've ripped my face in half.

Fabian's the same way, too, with, like, with chapstick. I think a lot of guys are, like, this too, with chapsic where they're just like, Let me just get... Oh, Jesus. That's okay to do with Chef Boy RD, not with Chapstick. No, I bet you guys do it too. I can't. I'm a pro when it comes to Chapstick.

Oh, yeah? Because when I was a teenager, I took Accutane, which makes you a dry scarecrow man. Yeah, yeah, yeah. So I was applying Chapstick all the damn time. Yeah. And so I got really good at just doing it. Oh, good.

It's a sensory thing for me. Whenever I'm getting makeup done for any kind of job where they're like, and we're just going to put a moisturizer on your lip, lips. It's like, and there's so much. Hate it. I just have to have the right amount of chapsis. It has to stay within the lips. I just see so much that's like on the outside. And I'm also an aquifer

girly. Oh, yeah? Aquifer. I've been to use an aquifer forever. I do the Cetephyl. Go off, queen. I do Cetophil because I got eczema on the skin. Yes. But yeah, for facial stuff, that's the morning. For evening, I will do a similar thing but with some retinol.

Good. I also use a very gentle cleanser in the shower. and if you are somebody with a beard, I use a specific beard soap in the shower and I have this, like, silicone scrubber so that you get rid of any, like, ingrown hairs. And then afterwards, beard oil. A little bit of beard balm.

Fuck, yeah. Smells like amber and vanilla and cinnamon. I was, whenever I've had a beard, I'm pretty, I need to, like, learn the routine before I grow it out again. Yeah. Because it gets itchy and I don't like it. It's because I'm not taking great care of it.

And then why I never commit to it is I feel like I always have to shave it for like a character or something at some point. Yeah, yeah. At a certain point, you just say no. I was like, Augustus doesn't have a beard. He does today. He does now. He does now. Yeah.

I also heard another myth debunked or rather it's a new, no, I don't think it's a myth. And I don't think it was debunked. Anyway. So you've said nothing. But you've been talking for like 15 seconds. I just want to make sure I'm accurate with what I'm saying. You've been giving us absolutely nothing in a while. Okay, I have something to say.

Please do. Go on. I heard that you actually shouldn't wash your face with cleanser in the morning. Is that right? That's apparently like another hack. I feel like it changes every week. Right. It's like egg cholesterol is good?

It's okay if you do, but it's actually like much better to just let your like face naturally take in all the sleep juice that you've accumulated overnight. Love that. Slumber water. Yeah, like let your skin really just like rise up and take that. So I haven't been like washing it with cleanser. Dream milk. No, don't make it milk. I know sleep juice wasn't the best offer. Nightmare soda.

Oh, I like, oh, Nightmare Service. I think, like, particles, like, sleepy time particles, you know? For sure, for sure. All the bugs you eat while you're asleep. Exactly, the spiders are crawl into your mouth. So I don't wash my face, but then what I do is I have a face roller in the freezer. You guys, have a face roller? I do have a face roller.

Guys, mine broke, too, but I still use it. You just need the roller part. I also, I'm a big fan. We can get into this later in lifestyle stuff, but I'm a big fan of, making really nice, clear, big ice cubes for drinks. Oh. It absolutely levels up any beverage.

But I'll often just sometimes wake up on days where I'm like, okay, we got to be at set at 8 a.m. and whatever, I'll take a big old ice cube and I'll just like roll that around my face. And it feels great. I like, it feels refreshing. It like, my skin feels really good. And people often be like, hey, look extra good today.

You just like feel like you're chiseling yourself too. You know? Like I'm made of chin bones. Yeah. I don't love the, like, under here stuff, so I'm like, maybe I could just freeze that on down. Exactly. Interesting. I can hear about lymphatic draining, too.

Is that real? I mean, there is stuff in the lymph nodes, but I always struggle where it's like, actually, you know, this is what we're naturally supposed to do. And I'm like, really, we were supposed to figure out that we need to tippy tap this and rub it back and get all the mucus down into our tummy. I don't know. I saw something that, like, you have to wake up and jump 50 times and that'll drain all of that. It's kind of stuff like that where I'm like, look, doing it's not going to be harmful for you, but like, I don't know, cut to you with your legs flying clean off. I just read it. I don't do it. You're doing the plausible deniability thing where it's like, people are saying. People are saying.

I've heard someone bring that one up before and I'm like, you know what, getting up like first thing in the morning and like doing some jumps, like, I feel like that's, I can't like be mad at that. It's not going to hurt. It'll probably wake you up. Yeah. So I'm like, hey, it's good in some way or another. In some way. Yeah. But that's what's tricky is that there's such an.

abundance of these hacks versus these myths versus like stuff that ends up being disproved. And it's like, am I hurting or harming my body? Am I doing a better job by just not participating in any of these? Who do I believe? You know what? There's a big one for that for me. Spirulina algae where they're like, oh, you can just add it into any smoothie or whatever. And it's like, you know, it can't hurt.

It's got a bunch of vitamin A. No, it can. There's apparently a huge correlation between algae blooms and. animals as well that develop their version of dementia. Like, if it's like, oh, you were too close to this lake that had a bunch of algae blooms and why are all the, again,

it was tigers, I think, why are all the tigers near here developing like dementia symptoms? And, um, yeah. So don't know about that one for sure, but there was enough there for me to be like, uh-oh, and I guess realistically, why do I need a spoon full of algae as a land-dwelling person? Yeah. Yeah. Oops.

I feel like the one that I know, it's It's the basic ones that I trust, right? And, like, the biggest one is, like, wear sunscreen. Yes. And apparently, like, every day. Every day. Even if you're not going outside, you need to put it on your, especially on your face. Like, if anybody is listening to this being like, okay, I don't moisturize.

Like, especially if you're, like, a dude or whatever. Like, just trust me just for just one thing, a very light facial moisturizer or a sunscreen. Just do it. The moistureizer I put on has sunscreen in it. So that's, like, the main reason I'm using it. And I've just heard, like, it's a beauty thing, but it's also truly a health thing. Yeah, yeah. That's an interesting one where I'm like, man, how did people survive for so long when the sun just kills you?

Well, our faces just looked like a mess. Like, you know, when someone was like, I'm a hundred years old in this village. You're like, we know. Well, now sometimes, like, people are like, we can see the wisdom. Yeah. Exactly. Well, so do you think we're like the prettiest we've ever been? Probably.

Yeah. I look at history books and I'm like, ugly. I'm a 10. I'm a 10 in, I'm a 10 and, I'm a 10 in 1,200. You're actually so right. Like, when's the last time you opened a history book and you were like, that's a haughty? It's like in Renaissance paintings and even then you're like, okay, sure. Right.

I don't know. Beauty standards change. So our beauty standards are modern. True. It's in the by the holder. If you go back, I wonder, if I went back to 1,000 AD, walking around some village, maybe they're all like, who's this gross idiot? Or maybe I wouldn't pull anything. Maybe everyone would be like, nah, dude, no.

You're gross. You'd be the tallest man in the world. I go to a tavern, and they're like, who's this gross idiot? I'm like, what? They're like, you smell way too clean. I'm like, come on. That is so fascinating to think about is how would we be perceived? like what things would they find stupid

and what things would they be like oh my gosh this is incredible like you have a language translator so like imagine we're going to do all the things so it's like you go back to 1,000 AD in some village you have a language translator

so you're speaking like they speak you're understanding what they're saying but like just your vibe and even if you wear like the clothing of the time like is your vibe gonna just be so weird that they're like what's wrong with you man I think your vibe's gonna be too weird

not yours but just hours you know no for sure our vibe is too weird now a day. We're trying to find a place for your vibe, and it might be back then. I don't know where I belong. Yeah. I think you would probably pass as,

like any of us would probably pass as like something more royalty related. Because if we're the age that we are and our skin still looks clear and our hair is like well-groomed. No, they'd kill me. Really? I don't think I would...

In any village a thousand years ago, you think you'd be killed? I think so. Why? I just, I feel like I think of history and I just think of people, people just getting killed. Yeah.

Yeah. Well, everyone from history is dead, and that's the crazy thing. Right. So I just think I would also be dead if I was in history. That's true. I do the... Fuck. I do the game sometimes in my head where I'm like, okay, if I put my life in

1700s, how dead am I? And I'm like, oh, I've died like five times. Yeah. 1700s. Oh, that time I got the flu. That was really bad where I had to go to the doctor. I died. Okay, okay.

But if you guys could live forever, would you? No. God, no. Do I have the opportunity to, like, end that eventually? Oh, yeah, to have the choice to end it? No, it has to be forever. Forever. Yeah, absolutely not.

You're going to end up floating in space by yourself in nothingness eventually. Yeah, I think that the hell that you experience is worse than all the time you would have enjoyed. Yeah. No, I would never. I just think you would be fascinating to see, like, where the world goes. Oh, absolutely, but eventually the world is going to be gone. Right. And you're going to be floating in space by yourself.

It's going to be so much sooner than you expected to. You're like, in a thousand years, they're like, buddy, we got 15 left. Yeah. That's not good. Yeah, they're speeding that shit up right now. Maybe when the world ends, you end. Oh, okay. Okay, well then.

So you're around up until that. Maybe, maybe. Yeah. But then think about this, you're thinking about your, you avoid your own death, but to see everyone you love die around you. That's the hard part. Like, that's probably worse. You die a million deaths.

I think it would suck the first. like round or two but then eventually you're just like I'm this ageless being and there's always more video games. There's always more stuff to do. If we're lucky what if video games stop? Unlimited games but no games?

But no games but unlimited bacon but no games. See? But and you could just like reinvent yourself over and over it's kind of like being a vampire. Yeah it's exactly. Sure. You know? Yeah, out of everyone at Smosh you would be the vampire. I think you've told me that before. Yeah, you give vampire energy. But I think

You both are probably the most vampire energy. You guys are the vampires of Smosh. I think that's fair. Nobody else fits. Angela is a vampire. That's hilarious. That's that one, my little vampire. I think she'd get caught too easily.

She'd say something from the line in the woods. She'd be like, there she is. No, I think Angela would be like, I think she wouldn't want to like hurt anybody though, too. So she'd be like, I'm so sorry. She'd be like, hey, I'm really hungry and like, I'm a vampire. I'm really hungry. No, no, it's fine, it's fine. It's fine.

I'm not. I don't actually need it. I think Courtney could be. vampire? Yeah. I think yeah, you know what? Yeah, with the current haircut, yeah, she's good. I think Courtney would have more fun as a werewolf, though. I think Courtney can, like, play

a vampire. And Courtney can do whatever they want. They're always growling. But like, I think they would enjoy like, I'm like tied to the woods and like nature. Yeah, you're so right. Wehrwolf horse girl. But werewolves like, it feels like it hurts so bad to turn. I don't think so. Maybe. I mean, actually some, it

sounds like it hurts. I think, isn't it in London, that transition's brutal. In vampire dire, you just like break all your bones. Yeah. Yeah, they'll just, they'll do that at you when you're a werewolf. If Courtney was a werewolf, do you think they'd still be a YouTuber? And if so, would their catchphrase be like and subscribe? That's crazy.

That's crazy, dude. I cannot believe you said that. So when it comes to shaving. Did I miss something? L-Y-C-A-N, lichen, lichan, lichanthorby. We'rewolfism. I just don't know as much stuff. Damien knows so much stuff.

I'm sorry. I don't know as much stuff. Fucking crazy. Someone's shaving. I'm bad at shaving. I'm really bad. I also, whenever I've grown out of beard,

I'm like, I don't know where the fuck. Okay, so find your Adam's apple slash like middle of your neck and take two fingies, index finger and middle finger. And from there, that's the line that you shaved you.

And from there, blah. Yeah, don't press too hard. The line that you shaved you. And then on the cheek, just clean up the cheek part and make a line, like just clean up the two lines. Anything else can still be So kind of like contour.

Yeah. Just like get those lines. I mean like that's really that's really the vibe. Yeah. It's exactly. Okay. Yeah. I just I struggled. I'm not good at eyeing it but. Yeah. And then also once it like once mine got out, I was like how do I like keep it to a certain level? You got to have a

trimmer with like a guard on it. Yeah. Like there's those that you like rotate and it's like it's at an eight. It's at a five. And like I think I tried, and then I clearly messed up, and then I, like, took way too much off. And I was like, oh, I got to start over again. Do you guys use after shave? No. I don't.

I just have a, I have a Norelco one blade. Nice. Ian told me about it, and it's just like a simple little. The green one. I think I told Ian about it. Yeah, the Phillips one day. Yeah, yeah, because I ordered it with Luke at the same time, funny enough. Yeah, that's great.

I've been using it for years. That's just how I do the quick trimmies. And then the other one is more, like, I think it is Norelco, or it's like a more legit, like, full thing. Yeah. And when it comes to my hair, I'm just doing whatever. Yeah. Fans pointed out all the time. My hair is different every day.

Just doing whatever. I just, we're in and out of, like, wigs a lot in our videos, and I'm just lazy. Yeah. A lot of people here take a lot of time in between shoots to, like, get everything back. Right. But I'm like, I can't show it back under my eyes. I'm like, my hair refuses. It's just tough.

Can't be damned. I feel that way with my long hair that it's, it's incredibly hard to maintain it. And I think I've done the natural thing for a long time as well. It's just kind of like it's sort of naturally wavy, curly, and sometimes that's enough. But lately it's been feeling, especially as I see it on camera, it feels like it just looks like messy. Like it just kind of looks like frizzy or not something that I would want. And so now I feel like I've been putting in the work of like styling it and putting heat on it, making it like look nicer. And it's just, thank you.

But it's just so much work, which is why. I'm going to cut my hair and make it, I think, shorter. My hair also just grows back so fast. We long-haired folks, you and I, we long-haired vampires. It's a lot of maintenance. It's a lot. It's a lot. But if I live forever, I could do lots of phases.

And you could have so much long hair. Exactly. And collect it. You can really repunzel that. And it could be green. It can be green. I think at some point I can just see it in my future. I'm going to go blonde.

Oh. I don't know, like, fully blonde. Like, I mean, that would be awesome. I don't know, but like a blonde streak at least, like really intrigues me or like I really want to do like red streaks throughout my hair. That would really look cool. Like shadow the hedgehog. Yes, actually. Like something just like I just feel like I want to do a lot with my hair, but for some reason it just feels like not yet.

So I'm going to do I'm going to do my next haircut, which will be next week, which will be five months ago. And that I think is the first like new look. So people have already seen your new look. Yeah. But this will be throwback right now. That's so cool. Yeah. I'm excited.

I'm excited. It'll be good. Because the same thing I did. I talked about my glasses on here and then I came back. I love when people do a big hair switch up. It's always like fun to see. Yeah. Jonathan had a big switch up.

Oh, yeah. Sick as hell. Old. Got a bunch of pink in there. It's so cool. I like it. I like it. Moving on, style.

Thoughts. I have a lot of thoughts when it comes to style. Me too. I do too, but I definitely want to hear y'alls because I'm looking for some tips, too. If you look back on old Smosh videos, you'll see my style has changed a lot. I think you got to see in some of our, we reacted to some old videos at one point. And I used to wear like a couple things. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

And I still, my wardrobe's still kind of limited. But I would wear a beanie down to like here. I wore one pair of boots every day. was not really coordinating things I thought I was wasn't really and then even further than that I was wearing a jacket every day

I had this green leather jacket and I wore it every day oh I loved that day and before that I had different jacket because I was frankly I was insecure about my body so I would just wear jackets year round

no matter how hot it was because I just was like oh well I look good if I cover everything up that was kind of the vibe and the same with my beanie I was like okay if I just cover everything up

if I don't like how my hair looks I'll just completely erase this area and that was kind of the vibe but eventually I started being like you know what I'm going to look into like how to style myself

what's a good wardrobe what do I do and I feel like I've been slowly learning over the course of years totally do you feel more confident with the now? Absolutely I mean I'm still striving and I will say when it comes to

videos I know I wear the same things a lot but that's by design because we film like five videos in a day so I have to like wear something that and I hate changing I hate changing. I have been doing that I don't know why it is agony for me to change

my pants when I have to when for some reason for a video they're like yeah and we'll give you these pants I'm like do I have to switch the pants I ask that too usually it's so weird because it's not that hard but it's just like

yeah what just reminds you think you have to pee and then you're like I don't know I'm The only thing stopping me from peeing all the time is that I'm wearing my pants. I am exhausted when I have to change pants. Yeah. It's true. Because you have to take off your shoes too.

Yeah. And like you're going from your own comfortable like broken in jeans to like, ah, this might kind of fit. It's, you know, these are like dress pants. Totally. Yeah, I don't know. Totally. Well, I want to say I relate to you a lot with the style thing.

I think for me it was a lot earlier, actually. And I did something similar when I was growing up when I was in middle school, especially. especially, I stopped really being in, I had injured myself when I was doing gymnastics. So I had stopped and that, in that period of time, I gained a little bit of weight because I was on crutches. And I similarly was like, I need to hide my body. And the most comfortable way to do that was to just layer up. And I wasn't really thinking, I think, in terms of fashion or style, but I was just wearing like really large oversized sweaters and like sweatpants to school.

And I didn't think anybody cared. I was like, who cares? It's my body and it's what I'm wearing and I'm comfortable and whatever. And I still remember I was in class and we were turning in like a piece of paper. So I had like gotten up along with a lot of my peers and we had put the paper down and this girl, she turns to me and she's like, you look comfortable. Oh, God.

And it truly, like, it's like the defining moment of when I was like, oh my God, because I went home that day and I'm not like exaggerating. I put all of my sweatshirts and sweatpants in a bag and, like, donated it, like, immediately. And I was like, okay, like, I have to start exercising and I have to start dressing nicely. And I have to start doing all these things because now apparently other people around me give a shit about what I'm wearing. Yeah, that's, I feel like that's, that sucks here. Yeah, yeah.

Because, because ultimately, I think where I just, I was so, when I first moved out here, was so dressing for auditions. Yeah, same. So I had such a limited wardrobe and it was entirely based on being perceived and being bookable. Yep. Right. So I didn't have any sort of self-expression, but that's the beauty of style that I've come to learn.

Because I'm like, yeah, ultimately it doesn't matter. Ultimately, I don't think we should care. It shouldn't bother you what someone else is wearing. You shouldn't, and certainly, I mean, that's high school. It was that high school? It was middle school. Brutal. That's vicious.

Brutious time. Yeah. But it's such a fun way to express yourself. And I really am inspired a lot here at Smosh, so much of our cast and crew, like, really express themselves through how they dress. It's really cool. It's a way of being like, oh, like, you get to kind of know who someone is before you're even talking to them based on how they use themselves.

a canvas. Totally. You're like, that guy's pants, Damien's pants has so many pockets. Just like he contains multitudes. Tell us about the pocket pants, please.

Tell us. Oh, I just love comfortable cargo pants with a bunch of pockets. Heck yeah. That style has always been really cool to me. You know, I know it's goofy to some other people,

but like it started out like way back in the day when I started getting those kind of pants. It was like the fast fashion stuff. It was like the she in. And since it was, you know, immediately after that, It's like, oh, I shouldn't be doing that.

Like, we all sort of learn that that's not the best. But there are, like, some really legit brands that I've found that actually make, like, good quality stuff. And it's not, like, fast fashion. It's, like, truly well-made. Yeah. Ethically made. And I just like the comfort of it. But speaking of comfort and weight, I want to touch on that real quick, I have always struggled with my weight throughout my whole life.

I'm really good at it, but just in one direction. and so thank you so like you know I'm going through a period right now where I'm like heavier for my own metric of like I'm on the heavier side

and just like that sucks but one thing that I wish I would have like learned sooner and told myself sooner is don't dress for the body that you think you're about to have buy clothes for yourself now yeah so true I would always buy jeans and be like well

I'm about to drop down a little bit too. Like, I've been exercising so I can get it on that smaller size. It's like, no, homie. Like, buy pants that fit you right now. Yeah. Because it is such an uncomfortable thing to have to, like, constantly work towards, oh, soon I will be able to wear clothes and be kind of comfortable if I earn it. It's like, no, dude, just do it.

No, I hear that. It's also amazing. Like, that, I'm always, like, hesitant to give advice on kind of anything. But when it comes to clothes, I mean, I truly think, like, human bodies, no matter the shape, like, I think they look good, right? And when you wear clothes that fit properly, it's like that really is what makes someone look good. Totally. It's like, oh, you're wearing the clothes that are made, like, that fit your body. Yeah.

And then that's when the style looks fantastic. And I mean, especially in L.A., like, you go to, like, flea markets and stuff. You'll see people of every, every size and shape, and people look awesome. Yeah. Because they've, they've really, they're expressing themselves. And yeah, it's like, it is kind of the like, the trope of like, no, if you're confident in who you are. Yeah. Like, you're going to look amazing.

I agree. And I really see that a lot. I really like that idea, too, because it gives a different definition to the word fit, I think. Because it's like not like, oh, is it fitting you right? Because, you know, it's clear. I think lots of people have, have this idea of what they're, what they want their body to look like and being unhappy with the current. state of their body. But I think it goes back to your style, too, Damien.

Like, one of the reasons I think it's awesome is because it's also, like, really defining. It's, like, you know, not to make it like a brand thing, but it does kind of feel like something that I then associate you with. And I start to think, like, this is like Damien's style and it fits who he is as a person. I appreciate that, yeah. A word that I think I like to use as well of, like, rather than being like, oh, that doesn't like look right or doesn't look good. I feel like flattering is a good word to use.

Or like, oh, maybe that isn't so flattering for me because of, like, again, not right or wrong, but like, oh, my hips are a little bit bigger. So these pair of pants aren't very flattering to me. Interesting. I like that. I really do. And I think it's, I don't know if y'all can relate to this, but, like, I will, I am, like, never confident in my body, never have been.

But I will look back at older photos, even just a few years ago and be like, oh, wow. Like, I look really good in that photo. I like that photo. That mindset, I hated myself. So it's like, yeah, be the you that you are right now. Totally, totally. To save yourself a lot of grief. I think with your style, especially Damien,

I feel like your style really came into clarity in these past few years when I also feel like you've done a lot of self-discovery. And I feel like they kind of go hand in hand. It is the confidence to be like, yeah, I'm going to wear this bold thing. And like most people I know who are wearing bold choices of clothing or just like unique defining like that's, you recognize that that's their expression.

I feel like it goes hand in hand with self-understanding. I'm also a big believer that the way you wear things is transparent. Like it's kind of like when you have like a new shirt on or something and people are like, is that a new shirt? And it's kind of because you're like wearing it with like, I'm wearing a new shirt. So it's like it ties to that confidence of like, oh, I like what I am wearing. I look good so I feel good kind of thing, but you have to believe it for yourself. A lot of it's also just, you're talking about flattering.

I think it's just like execution. And it's so interesting how like it's an art form, right? And it's so interesting how if you miss something just by a smidge when it comes to art, it's like, oh, it's so noticeable, right? And I've done that a lot. And I'm constantly trying new things where I will try something like, oh, I want to do this look. And then it comes out and people are like, what is Shane? doing here and I'm like oh it's fine I'm not like that bothered by it but I'm like yeah it doesn't

work I can see it doesn't work where I'm like oh I'm trying to wear these these leather shoes with with like these jeans because I've seen someone do it and it looks great yeah but then I do it I'm like why doesn't this work and it's fascinating that it comes down to like oh the the material of your socks did not match the jeans that you're wearing and the shoes and I'm like and it's crazy it throws it all off yeah and I'm kind of like fascinated by it I'm like oh it doesn't work and I think that's cool that I'm learning I actually wanted to ask you about that

specifically socks I need new socks but I don't know socks I'm still struggling I'm still struggling with socks be okay a look that I really genuinely love I was too scared to go for was the look that was popular this year

of dudes wearing the shorts with lofers black loafers and the high socks do you see dudes wearing that and they would wear like an Oxford shirt with like shorts. Yeah. And then, yeah, but it's like, I'm like, what are the types of socks? Like, I know that if I mess up the socks.

Yeah. This look is going to look dumb as hell. So if I may, actually, I've got a loafer and a white sock on right now. Okay. It's like a dress sock, right? It's got to be like the. Oh. Okay.

And you've got like an ankle sock here. New loafers. New loafers. Was I wearing them as new loafers? No, there's no dirt on the bottom. Those are nice. Thank you. Thank you.

But you see, I have this white sock on. and it's, I think the importance is that it's, like, there's no pattern on it right now. Like, it would be okay, I think, if there was, like, a, you know, some, like, knitting. I'm going to put my foot down now. Okay. But that's fair. Okay. I think it would be okay if there was, you know, some stitching on there and whatnot.

But, like, the stark contrast of having a different color, I think would throw it off. Like, if there was, like, a navy or a blue or something, it's like, well, your shoes black, there's some gold on it, you know? That would be crazy. I don't think I could handle the Navy. Yeah. And see, there's all these rules that I sometimes hear of, like, you can't wear white socks with black shoes. But then sometimes people do it. There's ways to break all the rules.

Totally. It can work. I'm wearing black socks with white shoes. Is that weird? Am I okay? You have to leave. That's okay. Should I put my feet on the table too?

There's all these methods. There's, like, the sandwich methods. And then there's, like, color theory of, like, what colors fit for you and stuff like that. Honestly, like, my hack overall, I've said this before, I go on Pinterest. Yeah. And I just search up wardrobe inspiration or like fashion Los Angeles and like I'll just scroll through and I'll just pin the pictures that are like good to me. It's just all pictures of you already and you're like, no. I'm like, oh, I searched Arasha from Smosh.

No, and then I'll truly just like find outfits and like on Pinterest you can just like click things and be like, oh, I want a coat like that. Now I'm shopping for a coat like that, you know? Yeah. I would also say for me, I think with guys, it's really hard because a lot of fashion advice from dudes is really bad because there's also like so much of the sphere of men is kind of dismissive or like a judgey of like if you try to dress fashionable, they're like, don't do that. Yeah, yeah, yeah. That's weird. Basketball shorts. And so guys want to do the thing where they're wearing a hoodie with a blazer over it. And it's like that's like that's the look. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Which is fine. But it's just like you're you're searching for like, I want to know like what's the like. proper traditional way like what's what's the science to it and it's hard to find yeah um but i have found there are plenty of influencers and like it's that's been my method and i also understand

like when it comes to pricing like style can be expensive but what i actually think has saved me money is finding the styles and finding influencers who i'm like oh the way they dress is how i want to dress and i'm like i'm learning just how to structure and like silhouette a thing and now I'm like great now when I go thrifting I know the vibe and it doesn't have to be a brand I'm like that's the shape I'm looking for

that's the material I'm looking for so often when I'm thrifting now I'm like I'm truly just going through the racks I'm like I can spot the material that I'm looking for and I find I'm like is it the right size I'm like great and like you go thrifting a lot you probably are not going to find a thing

but every now and then you're going to find that piece that you then now have that forever and you spent maybe five bucks on it and now it's like oh sweet I got this great Oxford shirt that'll last me 10 years because it fits with so many looks. I also happen to think having another person that has like an eye for it is always helpful. I mean, I assign like literally a lot of Fabian style because I am picking it out.

Like I think I have a really good now, especially in my adult life, I've definitely become a lot more confident in my fashion sense and my aesthetics. And I think I'm really good at being like, oh, like these. These work well together. These quality, like, this is good on your skin tone. This is good on this. And he's somebody that's like, I don't know what the hell I'm doing. You, like, please help me pick out my outfits. I will say that, sorry, what were you going to say?

Sorry, you reminded me of a very goofy story, but please don't forget the thing you were going to say. Okay. I remember I was like probably 22, 23 in L.A. And I was with my then-girlfriend, and we were thrifting. And I'm not good at telling people when something doesn't work. So she and I are like, I think it was Buffalo Exchange. She and I are like thrifting in Buffalo Exchange. And, you know, we're early 20s and I think look kind of fashionable.

So this guy who's like a little older comes out of the dressing room in this like pink fuzzy hat. And it's like, excuse me, like, what do you guys think about this? Like, can I pull this off? And I was just like, yes. And he was like, okay, thank you. And I remember when he got in the car, she was like, why did you tell him? That's where you use the word flattering. That's where we use that.

I don't know, man. I guess living in L.A., like, you will see people wear some wild shit. Yeah. And it's like, if you don't wear it with confidence, it looks horrible. Yeah. But if you rock it, it's now the coolest thing

you've ever seen in your life. Yeah. It changed his life. Maybe he's dead now. I don't know. The Rose Bowl flea market, when I go, people dress so in such fascinating ways. Plus, they're dressing, like, for the flea market.

Yeah, truly. And it's like, it's like, it's Clearly, like, thrifted fits. It's not like, oh, you're wearing an expensive piece. It's like, no, you just paired together an outfit I never would have thought of. So hip, so cool. And it's so sick. And it does not adhere to current trends.

It's just, it's all over the place. But, no, what I was going to say is, I feel like a lot of times people talk about my style. And they're like, oh, wow, Courtney's done a lot. And I'm like, it's not Courtney. Yeah. Yeah, no, I don't want to disregard that. You're wrong on that one. Sometimes what I would attribute to Courtney is that when I take risk.

she's always like, oh yeah, that's awesome. Whereas before, before Courtney, I think my insecurities would win, whereas you have that person in your court going like, no, do that. Yeah, and of course it doesn't just have to be a partner. Like, I love the idea of stepping out of a dressing room and being like, hey gang, what do we think?

And I will say, like, amongst here at Smosh, like, anytime people take big swings, like, it's such a supportive atmosphere here. Yeah, because we're friends. Yeah, absolutely. I was going to throw out some, some names though for for dudes of where I've gotten

a lot of style advice from that I love there's a big influencer I think a lot of people know about him he goes by edgy Albert and he does it's like that's how I want to dress it's very much like the traditional like you know like kind of like

pleaded khakis with a tucked in like button up shirt and stuff and like a really cool vibe just a lot of cohesive outfits that doesn't read as edgy he's not that's just his name I see but he's a very it's very like traditional like short for edgement like classic classic styles um and then uh

otherwise like what i find how i want to dress is every single japanese or korean dude on instagram their accounts i'm like fuck you guys look so cool it's always the hair too with that well they just they just yeah they look great but uh there's one i found recently that i'm like this is how i want to dress this is how i'm trying uh and his name is i'm probably going to mispronounce this, but it's footloose underscore Jung or Young or J-U-N-G. Yes, you're saying this yesterday. I translated his bio and it's like, oh, like, style for men in their 30s. And I'm like, hell yeah, nailed it. I knew it. But he just dresses so sick. Like, I have these, that green pair of pants that I wear a lot, like fatigues. And that I found, I discovered from like seeing

these influencers from the other side of the world. And they are just killing it, man. I do like that style. I feel like it's a weird balance where I'm like, oh, I like the tech wear and the khaki jeans, but I could also, not the khaki jeans, sorry, cargo pants, but I could also see myself doing something like button up shirt with like suspenders, the spectacles and like a roll-up sleeves. Like, I would love to do something like that.

And I feel like it's such a whiplash when you're like adopting, like, this is my style, but wait. But it is the thing like for me where I'm like, I want my whole wardrobe to work with itself. And so when you have a piece that's like, doesn't work with anything else. It's like, fuck. Like, this thing is so cool, I can only wear it with this one shirt.

Yeah, yeah. No, that's fair. I think, I feel like I try to do, I try to fit the vibe. It's, it's a lot easier when it is like a day on set because then it's like, oh, I have some theme to go off of, I guess. Like, especially we're doing like Reddit stories. It's like Reddit stories blank. I'm like, oh, okay, let me

dress like a family. Oh, that's fine. You know, like trying to sort of match that. I get that. Because we also, so much of our stuff can be filmed months in advance. So it's like, all right, it's a Christmas episode today. You're like, it's March. Yeah. All right for later in the year. Exactly. Last one I wanted to shout out is there's an account on Instagram that I've come across. He goes by Vitor Aruta and he does this cool series. He's a plus size guy and he does a series of like, is this a good fit or is the guy who is

wearing it just like slim? Right. And so he then will wear like these outfits that are like trending where it's like oh this like timothy shallame was seen wearing this cool outfit yeah and it's like all right is it a good outfit or is it that it's timothy shallame who's you know got it uh very skinny and so he will do all these fits and he'll show like no this looks awesome wow like it looks so cool he's wearing he constantly looks dope as hell love that that's great across many creators like that i'm always fascinated yeah you know i think a big part of it too is accessorizing that that i've learned it's not just right like the top and the bottom it's like layering adding like

a jacket or something. I wish I lived in a cold environment because I can't layer. I know. It is really hard. Well, it's like certain materials like linens are very like light. Because I noticed you're wearing three layers and I was like, how is he doing that? Well, it's also cold here today. It's very cold.

I know you run warm though. Yeah. You know, I think, I don't know if it could just be like getting older, but every once in a while I'm like, oh, I'm a little chilly now. Oh, okay. Like I wore a jacket here today. That's new for you. That's new for me. You and Tommy are the ones who like when they're like asking about the ACM,

always like these guys are going to stand in my way. Tommy was wearing like a tiny tank top. He's like, it's hot in here. It's so hot with all their skin on my skin. It's why I love watches, like, I love watches. And so I wear them truly because I'm like, it kind of makes me feel good. I feel secure. And I think it can add so much. And I was inspired by people here. Like Brennan has always worn a watch. He's not in the room right now. But Brennan wears a watch. And I always was like, oh, that looks so cool. Yeah. I recently retired my apple. Apple watch as well for a nicer watch. Thank you. I mean, it's not nicer. It definitely was like $10. I like the way it looks. Thank you. My take is like whenever I see really expensive watches,

I never think they look as good. Yeah. I think the casios and the timexes are the best. I felt on a watch rabbit hole like maybe a year ago and a lot of these companies do make the same things just at like different tiers. Like certain companies are actually this company, but at a lower tier. Like, I think Omega and Rollex are related, but I could be wrong. But I have a hot tip with watches that I wanted to show. Okay. So I, you know, got my weeb style, but also sometimes I want to be a little bit classy.

So Seiko watches, S-E-I-K-O, they have a cheaper tier to them. It's like Seiko or something like that. Saco something. Saco gear. I don't know. If you go on eBay and Google Saco or just look up Saco and anything you like, they probably collabed with that thing that you like. And they will have a watch that looks very classy

and just has a little wink to that one thing. So there's like, there's Seiko Metal Gear Solid. I have two watches that are Seiko Monster Hunter. And they look great, but you would never know unless you were looking really close. You'd be like, oh my God, like I didn't even realize. Totally.

But there's Seiko, like, different car companies. Seiko, flipping Hatsune Emiku. And it doesn't always just have to be something nerdy. Like there's everything. and the cheaper versions of the watch is, like, they can be relatively affordable. Totally. I mean, dupes, I feel like were in, like last year. I think they're still in.

It's not even a matter of dupes, too. It's just, like I said, learning about style, I have found that I'm like, I can dress in a way that looks like I spent more money than I did. I'm actually saving money. I'm going to thrift stores. I'm finding this all, like, spending under $100 for a whole wardrobe. And there was a watch that I have. It's a Cassio that was like, I want to say it was like $70. And, but people were, there was like an account that was like posting being like, oh, here's

Shane's watch. And they thought it was a far more expensive watch that was like $300. I'm like, I'll let the people think that. Yeah. Like, sure. But I'm like, no, it's just a good, it's a good looking watch. Totally. I just found the one that fits that style without spending that money.

But when it gets to really pricey stuff, I'm like, I'm not a fan of gemstones or diamonds or things like that, especially with watches. Yeah. Like Rolexes, I'm like, I just don't. don't like the look of them. I mean, I can't afford one, but I, if I could, I wouldn't buy one anyways. I love, like, this one's a $40, if that, I think this might be like a $30 watch, and I've worn it for years, and I'm obsessed with it. With those things, too, it's always like, it's so, I'm so easy to, like, lose, like, sunglasses. So I'm like, I cannot spend more than $10 on that.

Yeah. Yeah. Keep it to a certain minimum. I also think some of it is just about, like, storing money without having to put it in a bank. Like, Rolex is legit about, like, oh, I have $50,000 with me if I need it. It's an investment, right? Yeah. I've heard that. Or, like, Longinus is like, okay, you're a pilot and we know it, and you're carrying 30,000 in a form of a watch.

Like, I... Yeah, it's interesting. Well, so I want to go back for a sec, because you described at least, like, some what of your style in, like, as a weeb. Yeah. Is there, like, other words that you guys would describe your style? Like, would you describe it as edgy or classy or... I truly, my design.

Dyer is to dress, like, classic, like, I love, like, classic, like, 60s through 80s men's style. I think that works for you. And I really want to find it and build a wardrobe because I'm a big believer, like, if you're talking about lifestyle, I really want to adhere to, like, buy it for life. It's why I love when I find a piece that I'm like, this is a classic look that's been in for decades. I'm like, I can buy this jacket and wear it for the next 40 years. And I really want to do that. And, like, I recently found a jacket. I thrifted a jacket that's at least from the 80s.

The company went out of business in the 80s. So I'm like, this is 40 years old. So I'm like, it's been around for 40 years. I could wear this for another 40 years. And I love that. My desire is to have a closet that really I only swap out pieces every now and then. And then I'm like, I like to be wearing the same things. Like, when I'm in my 40s, I want to be wearing a lot of the same stuff I'm wearing now.

I just want them to be classic. So that American traditional... You're like mid-century modern as... I love mid-century modern, too. Yeah, but like how a lot of these Japanese and Korean influencers are dressing is... It's very much based in that traditional,

like classic kind of vintage style. Yeah. And I love it. And thrifted pieces are the best, I think. Because it's like, oh, this is one of a kind rather than like six right here that I'm going through. I did not thrift much back when I was younger and didn't have money.

So I viewed like... My wardrobe was so small. because I was like, well, I can't afford to do this. And if I buy a shirt, like, all right, I'm wearing that shirt for a while, I wish I to utilize thrift stores more. I'm really bad at thrifting clothing, but I am a big proponent of finding used furniture. Totally. Like, I'm serious.

Estate sales or even, like, online auctions for something that's closed. Totally. Love it. Like, every bit of furniture I have for the most part, except for, like, my bed frame because I don't want to, I've gotten used. And you can find some really cool, like, bespoke pieces in the same way where it's like I have this, I think it was made in like East Germany. It's like a record player fireplace, uh, wet bar combo or like dry bar combo where like it's a fake fireplace. But you can pull out different drawers to make it like either a record player or whatever.

And it's like, where would you ever find that? But I got it for like 80 bucks. You know, sorry to completely change. No, no. It's in the same thing of like finding a deal. because I know, I know for so many of our listeners and viewers and just people out there, like, money is fucking tight right now. And you can get some good quality stuff for cheap because it's like you don't need to buy

eight bookcases. No one needs eight bookcases. So when one pops up, odds are you're not beating out a bunch of other people to try to get it. You might get a really good quality one for 50 bucks and it stays with you for it. Totally. And there's usually like some really cool history behind it too. If you ever go to like an estate sale, I feel like there's always like somebody sitting

in like a rocking chair and she. She's like, did you know? Literally. You know? And then you're like, nice. I was carrying out a mirror with like a very unique shape one day. And this lady goes, oh, the mirror. And I turn around.

I'm like, what's up? Like, can other people see her? I'm just like, yeah, yeah. Is she in the mirror? And I was like, oh, no, it just, I'm glad it's sold. You know, this was, you know, this person's favorite mirror. And I was like, can you tell me about her? And they're like, well, she was big for the community here and was part of making this city like a city and like da-da-da.

And you just hear these cool stories. And now whenever I see that. at mirror, I remember the time I met a ghost. Totally. Wow. Yeah. Yeah. Wow. Neat. Neat. Cool. Yeah.

So maybe we should go over to each other's places and point out what was used. Yeah. Okay. God damn. That's a cool, cool thing to take away from this conversation. Kind of all of it. You know, the last thing I'm having a lot of trouble with is a sofa, because I've got these, like, really cool, like, regal-looking. Victorian-style, like set-y sofas.

And they're beautiful. They're not always the best to sit on. And I think I need a more comfortable place in my home. So I'm just like, you can't really get a used sofa that's not kind of gross. What sofa do I get that's super comfortable without being extremely expensive that my cats won't shred to dust? You could pick one from here. Oh, steal a couch from Smosh. I thought about it.

There's so many. And I think you were saying they're all just leaning on each other. They're really just kind of out. there. It's like grazing cattle. It's like, what do they do? Honestly, I think you'd be doing somebody a favor. I think they'd be happy. Yeah. All right. Well, this has been so

fun. I think we should continue this conversation at some point. Yeah. This feels like endless. Let's meet back here in one year and see our style has changed. Okay. Everybody get a haircut? Yes. Okay, I will. We all. Okay. Okay. Yeah. What if I cut your hair? Guys, it's been so fun doing this today. Request it.

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