#118 - The Lifestyle Episode

Summary

Smosh Mouth #118 – The Lifestyle Episode (November 10, 2025)

Hosts: Shane Topp, Damien Hawes
Guest: Arasha

Episode Overview

This episode of Smosh Mouth is dedicated to “lifestyle” in all its forms: habits, personal style, hygiene, home routines, and the little personal quirks that make each cast member tick. With Shane, Damien, and guest Arasha holding court, the conversation ranges from the psychology of being coworkers vs. friends, to skincare, to thrifting and fashion, to the metaphysical question of immortality, and more. The hosts share candid personal stories, relatable insecurities, and tips—delivering the humor and camaraderie Smosh fans love, laced with genuinely useful advice.

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Friendship and Work Culture at Smosh

[00:35 – 02:21]

• Teammates, Not Just Coworkers: The crew debates whether they’re friends, coworkers, or “teammates,” likening Smosh to a sports team with overlapping personal and professional dynamics.
  • Quote (Arasha, 00:46): “That is a very interesting thing right up top. To discuss if we're friends or if we're coworkers. Ooh.”
• Teasing Angela’s ‘Off-the-Clock’ Attitude: Damien tells a story of Angela refusing to interact before 8:00am, joking about strict boundaries and “pizza fingers.”
• Analogy Games: Comparing Smosh to “Mario Tennis” with duos, solos, and “weird power-ups.”

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Office Pranks & Trust Issues

[03:17 – 11:16]

• The Fake Engagement Prank: Arasha recounts her elaborate four-month-long fake engagement prank (with “co-conspirator” Fabian), the complications, and coworkers who nearly blew her cover.
  • Quote (Damien, 04:25): “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 this? Got you.”
• High Paranoia: Arasha admits to becoming hyper-suspicious, even doubting Amanda’s actual pregnancy as a possible prank.
  • Quote (Arasha, 08:01): “I can't get got. That will ruin me.”
• Reactions Upon Reveal: Some, like Damien, only learned the truth from Bit City footage, not from Arasha herself.
• Humor in Awkward Details: They joke about the Amazon ring (“basic as hell”) and the elaborate fake wedding plans.

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The Lifestyle Segment Begins

[14:17 – 15:50]

• Introducing the Episode Theme: Shane transitions, “This episode is the lifestyle episode!” declaring it’s time to talk about clothing, hygiene, rituals—ways they “live.”

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Home & Environmental Habits

[14:48 – 17:24]

• Love of Change: Arasha shares her compulsion for regularly rearranging her living space—finding it energizing and crucial for mental refreshment.
  • Quote (Arasha, 15:33): “I need to like, move things around every few months. I need, like, something just switch up...I end up feeling really antsy.”
• Practical Obstacles: Shane muses on logistics (“TVs only fit in one spot”). Damien loves old, heavy furniture, which makes change a literal workout.
• Design Superstitions: They riff about feng shui advice (not putting beds or couches in front of windows), safety during earthquakes, and odd trivia about animal perception of colors (tigers see themselves as “green”).

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Fun Fact Tangents & Peripheral Perception

[17:40 – 20:41]

• Tiger Color Vision: Damien: “[Other] animals don't see orange, they see it as green…”
• Human Vision in Periphery:
  • Quote (Damien, 18:46): “Did you know that past a certain point in your peripherals, you don't see color? ...You think you do because your brain is filling it in.”
• Led to quips about how, to our periphery, “everyone is Taylor Swift” and playful jokes about what color your friends “become.”

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Personal Care & Hygiene

[22:07 – 27:24]

• Morning Routines: Shane admits he only started moisturizing at 26; all agree it significantly improves comfort and skin.
• Moisturizing Techniques: Discussion and light demo of moisturizer and chapstick styles (cowboy-style slapping vs. careful patting).
• Product Faves: Aquaphor, Cetaphil, beard oil/balm for beards, and retinol at night.
• Hack: Micellar water and freezer-rolled face rollers are “life hacks.”
• Skincare Debates:
  • Arasha suggests skipping morning face cleanser, letting “sleep juice” benefit the skin.
    • Quote (Arasha, 25:55): “...it's actually like much better to just let your face naturally take in all the sleep juice that you accumulated overnight.”
  • Mix of fascination and mild horror at the terminology: “dream milk,” “nightmare soda.”
• Face Rollers & Icing: Shane uses big clear ice cubes for both drinks and morning under-eye refreshment.
• Debunked Myths: Not everything works—“jump 50 times for lymphatic drainage” and questionable “algae superfoods” get discussed/dismissed.

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Skincare Bottom Line: Sunscreen Every Day

[29:33 – 30:35]

• The most agreed-upon, universal tip is daily sunscreen—even if you don’t go outside.
  • Quote (Damien, 29:47): “You need to put it on, especially on your face...just a very light facial moisturizer or sunscreen. Just do it.”
• Reflection on Aging, Beauty, and “Looking Good” Through the Ages:
  • Quote (Shane, 30:41): “I look at history books and I'm like, ugly. I'm a 10. I'm a 10 and I'm a 1200!”

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Fashion, Style & Self-Expression

[39:49 – 61:14]

• Style Evolution: Shane shares his transformation from “hiding” under oversize jackets/beanies to developing personal style—first out of insecurity, now for self-expression.
  • Quote (Shane, 40:56): “...I was insecure about my body. So I would just wear jackets year round…That was kind of the vibe.”
• Childhood Insecurity Stories: Arasha shares how a classmate’s comment in middle school led her to abandon comfortable/oversized wear and become self-conscious.
• Buying for the Body You Have: Damien’s advice: “Don’t dress for the body you think you’re about to have. Buy clothes for yourself now.”
• What Makes Good Style: Confidence, fit, and self-expression matter more than following trends. “If you’re confident in who you are, you’re going to look amazing.”
• Helpful Mindset: Use “flattering” rather than “right/wrong” to describe fit. Confidence changes how an outfit looks and feels.
• Shopping/Economical Tips: Thrift stores, flea markets, and having an “eye" (sometimes getting help from a friend/partner) are key.
  • Quote (Arasha, 54:37): “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.”
• Fashion Influencers & Inspiration:
  • Shane recommends Edgy Albert and Asian fashion influencers, especially for “classic” menswear.
  • Footloose_Jung/Young for style over 30s; Vitor Arruda for plus-size fashion realism.
• Accessories: Watches, socks, and layering play big roles. Seiko watch “collabs” offer affordable subtle fandom nods (Metal Gear, Monster Hunter, etc.).
• Trends & Hacks: Pinterest is a powerful resource for style inspiration and building a wardrobe that “works with itself.”
• Express Yourself Today:
  • Quote (Damien, 48:44): “Be the you that you are right now. Save yourself a lot of grief.”

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Miscellaneous Lifestyle (Thrifting, Furniture, Sustainability)

[61:14 – 69:10]

• Thrifting Beyond Clothes: Damien raves about estate sales and used furniture—unique, high-quality pieces with history.
• Sofas: The eternal struggle: The search for a comfortable yet stylish sofa your cats won’t destroy.
• Sentimental Stories: Buying from estate sales sometimes comes with sweet (or ghostly?) stories from sellers about the previous owners.

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Memorable Quotes & Moments

• On Color Perception:

  • Damien: “I just feel like a Taylor Swift album is just playing. Everybody's Taylor Swift right here.” [20:19]

• On Immortality:

  • Shane: “No, God, no. [To living forever] You’re going to end up floating in space by yourself in nothingness.” [33:15]

• On Fashion Confidence:

  • Shane: “But if you rock it, it's now the coolest thing you've ever seen in your life.” [56:05]

• On Buying Clothes:

  • Damien: “Don't dress for the body that you think you're about to have. Buy clothes for yourself now.” [46:13]

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Closing & Callbacks

[69:44 – End]

• Future “Lifestyle” Episodes?: They agree there’s so much more ground to cover and propose a reunion next year to see how their styles have changed.
  • Quote (Damien, 70:06): “Let's meet back here in one year and see how our style has changed.”
• Haircuts Teased (and threatened): Joking about Arasha cutting Shane and Damien’s hair, recalling past disastrous attempts.

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Key Takeaways:

• Being open to change—at home or on your body—can be energizing and positive.
• Style is self-expression, best achieved through confidence, trial, and learning what fits you (literally and emotionally).
• Skincare routines, especially moisturizer and sunscreen, are universally beneficial—and often discovered later than they should be.
• Thrifting and second-hand shopping aren't just economical—they’re opportunities to find unique, lasting pieces.
• It’s never too late to work on self-acceptance, and the Smosh community is a place where bold personal choices are celebrated.

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Useful Timestamps Guide

• 00:46 — Friendship & teammate analogy
• 03:17 – 11:16 — The fake engagement prank
• 14:17 — Episode transitions to “lifestyle” theme
• 15:05 – 16:28 — Home change habits
• 17:43 — Tiger fact & vision perception
• 22:07 – 27:24 — Skincare, morning routine breakdown
• 29:33 — Universal sunscreen advice
• 39:49 – 61:14 — Deep dive: personal style evolution, shopping hacks, confidence
• 61:14 — Furniture thrifting & estate sales
• 70:06 — Plans for future lifestyle check-in, haircuts teased

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For new listeners:
This episode is full of heartfelt anecdotes, fun facts, earnest advice, and the goofy, self-aware humor that makes Smosh Mouth shine. Whether you’re looking for lifestyle tips or just some company on your commute, there’s plenty to enjoy—and maybe even a new style hack or two to try!

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[Shane]

Hi, I'm Shane, and this is Smosh mouth.

[Damien Hawes]

And I'm Damien Hawes. Joining us today is Arasha, a Smosh member and, dare I say, a friend.

[Arasha]

Oh, I think we're friends.

[Damien Hawes]

Okay.

[Shane]

Okay.

[Arasha]

That is a very interesting thing right up top. To discuss if we're friends or if we're coworkers. Ooh. Well. Cause 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 coworkers. And I was like, oh, wait, I.

[Damien Hawes]

Feel like I get the opposite with Angela. Cause 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 pushed me away. And I was like, we're not.

[Shane]

We don't talk yet.

[Damien Hawes]

She's like, it's not 8:00am yet. Shh.

[Arasha]

Yeah.

[Damien Hawes]

And, like. Yeah, it was weird. Fingers smelled like pizza.

[Arasha]

Oh.

[Shane]

I feel like we're in a weird space where it's like you're more like teammates. Right.

[Arasha]

I love that.

[Shane]

You know, like, it's probably similar to, like, people who play sports. And, like, it's like, yeah, they're. Yeah, they're your teammates. You're in, like, a. Yeah. Agreement. But there's a camaraderie that goes beyond just, like, we work in the same place.

[Arasha]

Totally. Totally. But we hang out outside of here.

[Shane]

Totally.

[Damien Hawes]

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. And everyone's like, that's Damian. It's a solo sport, and he screams a lot. But he's also here.

[Shane]

What? Tennis.

[Arasha]

Tennis is your solo sport, isn't it?

[Shane]

I mean, I guess. Yeah. Yeah. You're playing one other person.

[Arasha]

I guess. But there are.

[Shane]

I think there's kind of like, teams.

[Damien Hawes]

There's duos. Yeah.

[Shane]

I think there's.

[Arasha]

Yeah, Yeah.

[Damien Hawes]

I was just making a tennis joke. I actually feel. I love this group and everything's lovely.

[Arasha]

I think tennis is actually a great way to describe Smosh because there are duos.

[Damien Hawes]

There we go.

[Arasha]

Sometimes it's a solo sport, you know.

[Damien Hawes]

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.

[Shane]

Yeah.

[Arasha]

Mario Tennis. I don't think I'm familiar.

[Damien Hawes]

You know, Mario.

[Arasha]

Yeah.

[Damien Hawes]

You know, tennis buddy. Put them together.

[Arasha]

No, no.

[Damien Hawes]

Put them together.

[Arasha]

I don't think they put them together now, you know, I don't think that's true.

[Damien Hawes]

Now, you know, it's a thing.

[Shane]

Yeah. Mario Golf.

[Arasha]

No, there's a whole. You guys are combining Wii with Mario?

[Shane]

No.

[Damien Hawes]

Well, there's both of those too. Yeah, that.

[Shane]

That also.

[Damien Hawes]

They come out with new games all the time.

[Arasha]

Well, but we.

[Shane]

Well, he doesn't have a Wii. We don't think.

[Arasha]

Who's he? Damien Mario.

[Damien Hawes]

It's like a Ken doll down there.

[Shane]

Yeah. He's not technically. I don't think he's technically a human Mario. I don't think. I think. I thought Nintendo came out.

[Damien Hawes]

I was like, he's not canonically not human. Does have two butts.

[Shane]

Yes.

[Arasha]

What?

[Shane]

He's a plumber.

[Damien Hawes]

He's like, I know my calling. I want to make toilets for people like me.

[Shane]

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.

[Arasha]

Such a harsh word that's now just tossed around. Right.

[Damien Hawes]

Sorry. Our lie.

[Arasha]

Our lie. Yeah.

[Shane]

But for Bit City, you lied about being engaged, but you were telling us stuff that we didn't know about.

[Arasha]

Yeah, yeah. I mean, so obviously it was four months that the lie had happened, so there had to have been crazy when.

[Shane]

You put it in perspective.

[Arasha]

There had to have been lots of interactions with the cast that I 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.

[Shane]

He's a very genuine dude.

[Arasha]

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 sure which was like, of course. The least that we could do, the.

[Damien Hawes]

Ultimate prank is making him go along with it until you're actually married. And he's just like, how long do we take this? Got you.

[Arasha]

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, and she, like, you know, very, very excitedly was like, oh, my gosh, congratulations. Like, I'm so happy for you. And I think Fabian had that moment of like.

[Damien Hawes]

Like, what?

[Arasha]

What? 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, shh.

[Shane]

And just like, shut up, shut up, shut up.

[Arasha]

And Angela was like, oh, I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry. And he was like, it's a secret.

[Shane]

This thing that you had told everyone in the office. You, like, came into the office like, guys.

[Arasha]

And Angela's like, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry. And just completely disre. And so similarly, too, Tommy had once come and he had looked. 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, oh, thank you so much, man.

[Shane]

Wow.

[Damien Hawes]

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, thank you so much.

[Arasha]

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 happen.

[Shane]

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

[Arasha]

Oh, yeah.

[Shane]

I tell you that.

[Arasha]

Trying to prank.

[Shane]

I was talking to Aaron and being like, this is a perfect time to, like, let's. Let's make some big fucking grand gesture that then puts you in a place where you're like, oh, fuck. Like. 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 Hawes]

Dying in. His last wish is to see you happily married.

[Shane]

Like, is that a Rasha? No, Come Closer. Oh, but it didn'?

[Arasha]

No, because I was also on guard. I was like, I knew that they were going to try.

[Shane]

It got to you.

[Damien Hawes]

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?

[Arasha]

Terrible.

[Shane]

It really is awful.

[Arasha]

Awful, awful, awful. So I think I've told you this, Shane. Damien. I thought Amanda was pranking me with her pregnancy.

[Shane]

You were certain till, like, the end.

[Arasha]

Till the end.

[Damien Hawes]

I did just get. I was cleaning stuff up last night and I. Another Reddit story, autoplayed, and it was the one where you turned to Amanda and you're like, take that off. You can't tell a coworker to take off the clothes. You're like, no. The baby bump, take that off. It's fake.

[Arasha]

No. 100%. I thought it was fake from the beginning.

[Shane]

So funny.

[Arasha]

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.

[Shane]

I know.

[Arasha]

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 coming up. Like, I do. You have 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.

[Damien Hawes]

She must have been like, the fuck.

[Shane]

Is wrong with you?

[Arasha]

She was like, well, I mean, it's the first sight of my baby, so I think I'm just focusing on that.

[Shane]

She's like, it reminds me of Reddit stories.

[Damien Hawes]

How I was going to say the.

[Shane]

Thing that's now most obvious if someone's, like, doing some shady shit is they're suspicious of everyone around them, Everybody. 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.

[Arasha]

Like, I literally. I believe nothing. I believe nothing. 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.

[Damien Hawes]

Yeah.

[Arasha]

So we told Courtney and then by proxy, Shane had overheard. But I found out.

[Shane]

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.

[Damien Hawes]

I didn't notice.

[Shane]

So no, obviously, but I'm just like, oh, shit. I realized I did not play much of a part in it and it's.

[Arasha]

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, forget about it.

[Shane]

No.

[Damien Hawes]

Arasha, my friend, my friend. Oh, no, you didn't. I found out on Bit City by watching Bit City. I saw the reveal.

[Shane]

Oh, oh, oh.

[Arasha]

But like that it wasn't real. That it wasn't real.

[Damien Hawes]

I saw the reveal, that it wasn't real and it was just like, well, shit.

[Shane]

But also like that saved you from finding out in Summer Games, which I.

[Damien Hawes]

Wish I got to have the shock at home. I will say though, like, you being like, oh, it's where 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.

[Shane]

Totally.

[Damien Hawes]

And so people learn about things in waves. And there might be one other person that's like, oh my God. Congratulations. So like, I never suspected a thing.

[Arasha]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, that's all right. That ring though was basic as hell.

[Damien Hawes]

And I didn't want to say it.

[Arasha]

Like, it didn't fit. I'm pretty sure it was like $5 off of Amazon. And like, so all the girlies were like, let me see the ring. And I was like, okay. And I showed them and they were like, gorgeous.

[Shane]

Of course.

[Damien Hawes]

Diamond Co. Just plummeting stock now like, no, it doesn't matter.

[Arasha]

And you saw the episode, of course then with all the phases. That was what the funny thing 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.

[Shane]

Cause what are people gonna say?

[Arasha]

That's what Amanda said.

[Shane]

Yeah. Oh, Amanda's gonna be down.

[Arasha]

Amanda was like, oh, the aquarium. And I was like, yeah, they have a spot in the back.

[Shane]

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 her finding beauty.

[Damien Hawes]

Where other people could not.

[Shane]

She's being real when she's saying it. She's someone who finds the beauty in all thing.

[Arasha]

Right.

[Damien Hawes]

But can I just. Aquariums are awesome though, right?

[Shane]

Like, I like aquariums.

[Arasha]

I like aquariums. I think, like, I don't know if I'd have a wedding there based off of, like, smells.

[Damien Hawes]

Maybe I would have like I'm turning 14 birthday. Yeah. @ an aquarium. I don't know if I do a wedding, but also someone's like, aquarium wedding. I'm like, fuck, yeah. Like, let's go see a whale shark.

[Arasha]

Aquariums are for birthdays and field trips.

[Shane]

If the bride and groom like it, that's all that matters.

[Arasha]

100%.

[Damien Hawes]

Boom. I will say New England. That would suck of you because you're not from New England, are you?

[Arasha]

I went to school in Boston, so.

[Damien Hawes]

That'S a destination wedding for everybody.

[Arasha]

Yeah.

[Shane]

Yeah.

[Damien Hawes]

It's like, that sucks.

[Shane]

That's the funny part.

[Arasha]

Yeah, but. But we made sure nobody bought flights.

[Damien Hawes]

Yeah, nobody.

[Arasha]

Nobody bought hotel rooms. We were like, do not do anything.

[Shane]

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[Damien Hawes]

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[Arasha]

That's the life I live.

[Shane]

I'm doing a horrible segue here.

[Arasha]

I can transition. I can transition. That's the lifestyle that I live.

[Shane]

And that's so great that you said that because this episode is the lifestyle episode. We wanted an excuse to talk about things. We like habits. We do lifestyle stuff. Yeah. When it comes to clothing, hygiene, rituals, all that stuff. Anything we want to talk about, this is the episode for it. This is the GCU episode.

[Arasha]

I got something right off the top.

[Damien Hawes]

Whoa.

[Shane]

Okay.

[Arasha]

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. Can attest to this. I need to like, change.

[Damien Hawes]

Yeah. Your phrase. They get.

[Shane]

It'd be like, all my roommates died. Now all my roommates pass. I'm like, I'm so sorry.

[Arasha]

All my roommates are dead.

[Damien Hawes]

Mysteriously, one by one, poisoned. It keeps happening.

[Shane]

I think it's little suspicious.

[Arasha]

Right. From the past. They can attest that I love rearranging furniture.

[Shane]

Oh, that's. I've heard that's really good.

[Arasha]

I need to like, move things around every few months. I need like something just switch up away from what I said.

[Damien Hawes]

Oh, every few months.

[Arasha]

Every few months. Yeah. I need it regularly. I just think it like energizes and activates me in a. In a way that if it's the same thing, I end up feeling really antsy.

[Damien Hawes]

Yeah.

[Shane]

Do you have a tv, like in your spaces?

[Arasha]

I do. So the TV is mounted right now. But it's so funny because the latest installment of what I wanted to do was to take it off the mount and move it onto a stand on the side of the room. And where the TV is right now is the obvious place of where the TV is.

[Shane]

That's the problem is with a tv, there's kind of one spot for it usually.

[Arasha]

Right. So I think it's, like, it's experimental. Honestly, a lot of it's like, okay, hey, this didn't work. But it was a change, and that stimulated me. Let's move something else around.

[Damien Hawes]

Yeah.

[Shane]

Okay.

[Arasha]

I like that it's difficult when there are places to be.

[Shane]

I've heard that's good to do.

[Arasha]

Yeah.

[Shane]

Like, it. It's. It. I don't know. I've heard that it's, like, refreshing for the mind to change things up.

[Damien Hawes]

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, like, older vibe of things and old growth forests or, 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.

[Arasha]

Yeah, that's fair.

[Shane]

I struggle. I feel like in most of my setups throughout my life, I'm like, it just doesn't work. Nothing else works.

[Damien Hawes]

Yeah.

[Shane]

And I really. This is a personal thing. I don't like a couch in front of a window or, like, a window.

[Damien Hawes]

That's what I got going on.

[Shane]

I have very specifics of, like, what goes in front of a window. And I'm like, I don't like when it's a couch.

[Arasha]

Yeah. I think they say the same thing about a bed. Right. Like, it's not supposed to cover the window or something like that.

[Shane]

Yeah. And I don't know if that's, like, a safety thing with earthquakes of, like, oh, if the window shaft.

[Damien Hawes]

It just feels weird. Like, it just feels weird exposed. Like, anyone can just be looking at the back of your head at any time. Like, what are you doing back there?

[Arasha]

I'd rather them see the back of my head, though.

[Damien Hawes]

Yeah. But I guess the alternative is you staring straight out a window while you're watching TV on your sofa. So I don't think.

[Shane]

Well, and especially if it's a tiger, then you need to wear those masks on the back of your head. Cause you need to be making eye contact so that they don't pounce on you.

[Arasha]

Right.

[Damien Hawes]

I learned a crazy tiger fact the other day.

[Shane]

Okay, hit us with a tiger fact.

[Damien Hawes]

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.

[Shane]

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. It was like, animals with, like. It 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.

[Arasha]

Tigers think they're green.

[Shane]

You're probably right.

[Damien Hawes]

Yeah.

[Arasha]

Right. Like, in their head, they're like, I'm green.

[Shane]

They're like, I'm green, dude.

[Damien Hawes]

Probably they know about colors and they say it all the time. They say, I'm green.

[Arasha]

Yeah.

[Damien Hawes]

And they say that that's what tigers are doing.

[Arasha]

They disproved 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.

[Shane]

Well, I mean, I think that is true in the case of people who are colorblind.

[Arasha]

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 your red is different than my. Yeah, and that's not true. Right?

[Shane]

I don't.

[Damien Hawes]

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 is. Has, like, an actual reason for their eye being structured different, you'd be like, that's blue.

[Arasha]

Yeah. Yeah, I think. Yeah, it was like, a theory at first, and it, like. It was like one of those, like, oh, like, blow your mind.

[Shane]

How would you prove this thing?

[Arasha]

But then. But then I think they were like, no, that's not true. Because eyes have cones and rods.

[Damien Hawes]

It's a theory, but based on the first time you smoke weed in college and you're like, what if the green eyes see is. Oh, speaking of cods and cods and roans, 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 it is.

[Shane]

Because your brain is filling it in and guessing.

[Arasha]

So, like. But if you're looking this way and I'm right here and you know that. That I am a brown woman.

[Damien Hawes]

Yes.

[Arasha]

Are you in your head still understanding that I'm.

[Shane]

Everybody's white right there.

[Damien Hawes]

In the periphery?

[Arasha]

Am I white here in the.

[Damien Hawes]

In the. To the left of me? I just feel like a Taylor Swift album is just playing.

[Shane]

Everybody's Taylor Swift right here, guys. I saw Taylor Swift the other day. She was right over there.

[Damien Hawes]

That's what she meant with that problematic lyric of, like, a neighborhood where everyone looks like me is. Because she's looking forward and her neighbors are to the left and right, and it just looks like Taylor Swift.

[Arasha]

That's wild. That's wild.

[Damien Hawes]

Yeah.

[Shane]

They're coming from Damien. I'm gonna. 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.

[Arasha]

Thanks.

[Shane]

Yeah, yeah.

[Damien Hawes]

Lifestyle tips.

[Arasha]

So lifestyle tips.

[Shane]

I broke it up into categories in my. In my phone here. I made a dock.

[Arasha]

Okay.

[Damien Hawes]

Where does changing around your furniture go in the dock?

[Shane]

I don't know.

[Damien Hawes]

Okay. I'm glad we got it out of the way then.

[Shane]

I guess I actually don't know. Home before we continue. And we filmed next week's episode already, so I'm gonna 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 a little. Just a little bit.

[Arasha]

You need some micellar water.

[Shane]

I don't know, man. I try. I'm really bad at it.

[Damien Hawes]

Micellar water is the life hack. I got a whole jar of it right there.

[Arasha]

It is the life hack.

[Shane]

Thanks for telling me before we recorded.

[Arasha]

I didn't know. I asked what the makeup thing was, and you said, figure it out.

[Shane]

You look me in the face.

[Damien Hawes]

Respectfully. You haven't asked me once about micellar water via text or.

[Shane]

I don't know about it.

[Arasha]

I'll tell you the hack. It's that you get micellar 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. Selena knows she's doing the thing.

[Shane]

Lifestyle.

[Arasha]

You do that and then you take off all the makeup.

[Damien Hawes]

It's real cheap Too.

[Arasha]

Yeah.

[Shane]

Wow.

[Damien Hawes]

Yep.

[Shane]

Lifestyle.

[Arasha]

Lifestyle, home.

[Shane]

So the first one I have is, like, hygiene, like, morning routine type stuff.

[Damien Hawes]

Yeah.

[Shane]

I will say I was someone. I feel like a lot of dudes. I did not. Not moisturize until I was like. I was like. I was, like, 26 when I was like, I guess I'll start doing this.

[Damien Hawes]

You have to.

[Shane]

And I know. I felt it. It's not like, a thing. I. I'm like, oh, I look different. I just was like, oh, I feel better.

[Arasha]

Can you, like, can you both just, like, mime the way you put moisturizer on?

[Shane]

Please do it. Unfortunately, I. Unfortunately do it the way that I.

[Arasha]

Just slap your face.

[Damien Hawes]

So I. I go back and forth, depending on how lazy I'm feeling. When it's something like, you know, starting with, like, a hyaluronic acid, I will take the dropper, and I'll just do. Yeah, and just do, like, the pats in. I'll do the pats in. But then when I take a moisturizer, like, I've been using snail mucin lately. On top of that, that's when I'll just, like, gently rub it in. I'm not gonna do, like, stretch the skin, but I'll. You know. I think a little bit of rubbing in is when people are like, oh, you're gonna stretch your skin by some gentle rubbing on the face. I'm like, well, that's life, I guess.

[Arasha]

No. Yeah.

[Damien Hawes]

Fuck that. Yeah, yeah.

[Shane]

See, I'm. I'm doing it cowboy style.

[Arasha]

Yeah. Get the fingers in there.

[Shane]

I'm not like, moisturizer just, like, that's it. Going nuts.

[Arasha]

I can just see you with, like, moisturizer. Like, too much moisturizer on your face.

[Shane]

I'm like, well, the more. The better. The more moisturized I'll be.

[Arasha]

Yeah, no.

[Shane]

Yeah. Cause Courtney's, like, really a pro when it comes to all of it. So she'll see me sometimes. She'll be like, so what I think you should maybe do? And I'm like, yeah, sure.

[Damien Hawes]

I've got this big.

[Shane]

I've ripped my face in half.

[Arasha]

Fabian's the same way, too, with, like, with chat. I think a lot of guys are like this, too, with chapstick, where they're just like, let me just get that sounds.

[Shane]

Oh, Jesus.

[Damien Hawes]

That's okay.

[Shane]

To do with Chef Boyardee. Not with chapstick.

[Arasha]

Oh, I bet you guys do it too.

[Shane]

You get like, I'm a pro when it comes to chapstick.

[Arasha]

Oh, yeah.

[Shane]

Cause I. When I was a teenager, I took accutane. Which makes you a dry scarecrow man.

[Arasha]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Shane]

So I had. I was applying chapstick all the damn time.

[Arasha]

Yeah.

[Shane]

And so I got really good at just doing it.

[Damien Hawes]

Oh good. It's a sensory thing for me. Whenever I'm you know, getting makeup done for any kind of job where they're like. And we're just going to put some moisturizer on your lips. It's like. And there's so much hate it. I just have to have the right amount of chaps.

[Arasha]

It has to stay within the lips. I just see so much that's like on the outside and then dry.

[Shane]

I'm also an Aquaphor girly. Oh yeah, Aquaphor. I've been using Aquaphor forever.

[Arasha]

I do the cetaphil go off queen.

[Damien Hawes]

I do cetaphil cuz I got eczema on the skin.

[Arasha]

Yes.

[Damien Hawes]

But yeah, for facial stuff, that's the morning. For evening I will do a similar thing but with some retinol.

[Arasha]

Good.

[Damien Hawes]

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 like scrubber so that you get rid of any ingrown hairs and then afterwards beard oil, a little bit of beard balm.

[Arasha]

Fuck yeah.

[Damien Hawes]

It smells like amber and vanilla and cinnamon.

[Shane]

That's really good. Whenever I've had a beard, I'm pretty. I need to like learn the routine before I grow it out again because it gets itchy and I don't like it. It's cause I'm not taking great, great care of it.

[Arasha]

But yeah.

[Shane]

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.

[Arasha]

Yeah, yeah.

[Damien Hawes]

At a certain point you just say no. I was like, augustus doesn't have a beard. He does today.

[Shane]

He does now.

[Arasha]

He does now.

[Shane]

Yeah.

[Arasha]

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.

[Damien Hawes]

So you said nothing, but you've been talking for like 15 seconds.

[Arasha]

I just want to make sure I'm accurate.

[Shane]

Absolutely nothing.

[Arasha]

Okay. I have something to say.

[Damien Hawes]

Please do go on.

[Arasha]

I heard that you actually shouldn't wash your face with cleanser in the morning.

[Damien Hawes]

Is that right?

[Arasha]

That's apparently like another hack.

[Shane]

I feel like it changes every week. Right.

[Damien Hawes]

It's like egg cholesterol.

[Arasha]

It's good it's okay if you do, but it's actually like much better to just let your face naturally take in all the sleep juice that you accumulated overnight.

[Shane]

Love that.

[Damien Hawes]

Slumberward.

[Shane]

Yes.

[Arasha]

Slumber water. Yeah. Let your skin really just rise up and take that. So I haven't been washing it with cleanser.

[Shane]

Dream milk?

[Arasha]

No, don't make it milk. I know sleep juice wasn't the best offer.

[Shane]

Nightmare soda?

[Damien Hawes]

No. Ooh. I like night. Oh, Nightmare soda.

[Arasha]

I think like particles, like sleepy time particles, you know for sure.

[Shane]

All the bugs you eat while you're asleep.

[Arasha]

Exactly. The spiders that 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 ever face roller?

[Shane]

I do have a face roller, guys.

[Damien Hawes]

Mine broke.

[Arasha]

Mine broke too, but I still use it. You just need the roller part.

[Shane]

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.

[Arasha]

Yeah.

[Shane]

For drinks. Oh. Oh, it absolutely levels up any beverage. But I'll often just sometimes wake up on days where I'm like, okay, we gotta be at set at 8am and whatever. I'll take a big old ice cube and I'll just like, like roll that around my face and it feels great. I like, it feels refreshing. It like my skin feels really good. And you just be like, hey, you look extra good too.

[Arasha]

You just like feel like you're chiseling yourself too.

[Shane]

Yeah. Interesting. You know, like I'm made of marble.

[Damien Hawes]

I don't love the like, under here stuff. So I'm like, maybe I could just freeze that on down.

[Arasha]

Exactly.

[Shane]

Interesting. I can't hear about lymphatic draining too. Is that real?

[Damien Hawes]

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 tummies.

[Arasha]

Like, 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.

[Shane]

It's kind of stuff like that where I'm like, look, doing it's not going to be harmful for you, but I.

[Damien Hawes]

Don'T want to cut to you with your legs.

[Arasha]

I just read it. I don't do it.

[Shane]

You're.

[Damien Hawes]

You're doing the plausible Deniability thing where it's like people are saying, people are.

[Shane]

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.

[Arasha]

It's not going to hurt.

[Shane]

Moving your body is good.

[Arasha]

Yeah.

[Shane]

So I'm like, hey, it's, it's good in some way or another.

[Arasha]

In some way. Yeah. But, 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?

[Damien Hawes]

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 gonna, 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. Yeah, so don't know about that one for sure. But there was enough there for me to be like, oh, I guess realistically, why do I need a spoonful of algae as a land dwelling person.

[Arasha]

Yeah.

[Damien Hawes]

Oops.

[Shane]

Oops. I feel like the one that I know. It's the basic ones that I trust. Right. And like the big, the biggest one is like, wear sunscreen.

[Lowe's Announcer]

Yes.

[Arasha]

And apparently like every day. Every day.

[Damien Hawes]

Even if you're not going outside.

[Arasha]

Exactly.

[Damien Hawes]

You need to put it on, 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 sunscreen. Just do it.

[Shane]

The, the moisturizer I put on has sunscreen in it. So that's like the main reason I'm using it. And I've just heard like, that's. It's a, it's a beauty thing, but it's also truly a health thing.

[Arasha]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Shane]

It's. That's an interesting one where I'm like, man, how did people survive for so long when the sun just kills you?

[Damien Hawes]

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 now. Sometimes, like people, we can see the wisdom. Yeah, right, Exactly.

[Arasha]

Well, so do you think we're, like, the prettiest we've ever been?

[Damien Hawes]

Probably, yeah.

[Shane]

I look at history books and I'm like, ugly. I'm a 10. I'm a 10 and I'm a 1200.

[Arasha]

You're actually so right. Like, when's the last time you opened a history book and you were like, that's a hottie.

[Damien Hawes]

It's like in Renaissance paintings. And even then you're like, okay, sure, right.

[Shane]

I don't know. Beauty standards change. So our beauty standards are modern.

[Arasha]

True.

[Shane]

It's in the holder. If you go back, I wonder if I went back to 1000 A.D. walking around some village, maybe they're all like. Like, they're 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 world. I go to a tavern. They're like, who's this gross idiot?

[Arasha]

I'm like, what?

[Shane]

They're like, you smell way too clean.

[Arasha]

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.

[Shane]

Like, you have a language translator. So like, like, imagine we're gonna do all the things. So it's like you go back to 1000 A.D. 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. Are you still. Is your vibe going to just be so weird that they're like, what's wrong with you?

[Arasha]

I think your vibe's going to be too weird. Yeah, not yours, but just ours, you know?

[Shane]

No, for sure.

[Arasha]

Our vibe.

[Shane]

My vibe is too weird?

[Arasha]

Nowadays, we're trying to find a place for your vibe.

[Shane]

I don't know where I belong.

[Damien Hawes]

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. And our skin still looks clear and our hair is, like, well groomed, right?

[Arasha]

No, they kill me.

[Damien Hawes]

Really?

[Arasha]

I don't think I would.

[Damien Hawes]

In any village a thousand years ago. You think you'd be killed?

[Arasha]

I think so. Why I feel like I think of history, and I just think of people just getting killed.

[Damien Hawes]

Yeah, well, everyone from history is dead. And that's the crazy thing, right?

[Arasha]

So I just think I would also be dead if I was in history.

[Damien Hawes]

That's true.

[Shane]

I do the fuck. I do the game sometimes in my head where I'm like, okay, if I was. 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 that. The flu. That was really bad where I had to go to the doctor. I was like, I died.

[Arasha]

Okay, okay. But if you guys could live forever, would you?

[Shane]

No. God, no.

[Damien Hawes]

Do I have the opportunity to, like, end that eventually, or do you have.

[Shane]

To have the choice to end it? No, it has to be forever.

[Arasha]

Forever.

[Shane]

Yeah. Absolutely not. You're gonna end up floating in space by yourself in nothingness.

[Damien Hawes]

Yeah. I think that the hell that you experience is worse than all the time you would have enjoyed.

[Shane]

Yeah, no, I would. I would never, never imagine.

[Arasha]

I just think it would be fascinating to see, like, where the world goes.

[Shane]

Oh, absolutely. But sometimes, eventually, the world is gonna be gone, right? And you're gonna be floating in space by itself.

[Damien Hawes]

It's gonna be so much sooner than you expected to. You're like, in a thousand years, they're like, Buddy, we got 15, like, left. That's not good.

[Shane]

They're speeding that shit up right now.

[Arasha]

Maybe when the world ends, you end.

[Shane]

Oh, okay.

[Damien Hawes]

Okay. Well, then.

[Arasha]

So you're around up until then, maybe.

[Shane]

But then think about this. You're thinking about your. You avoid your own death, but to see everyone you love die around you.

[Arasha]

That'S the hard part.

[Shane]

Like, that's probably worse. You die a million deaths.

[Damien Hawes]

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 video games. There's always more stuff to do if we're lucky.

[Shane]

What if video games stop?

[Damien Hawes]

Oh, unlimited games. But no games. But no games.

[Shane]

But unlimited bacon. But no games.

[Arasha]

See? But then you could just, like, reinvent yourself over and over. It's kind of like being a vampire.

[Damien Hawes]

Yeah, it's. Exactly.

[Shane]

Sure.

[Arasha]

You know you.

[Damien Hawes]

Yeah.

[Shane]

Out of everyone at Smosh, you would be the vampire.

[Arasha]

I think you've told me that before.

[Shane]

Yeah. You give vampire energy.

[Arasha]

You both are probably the most vampire.

[Shane]

You guys are the vampires. Smosh. I think that's fair. Nobody else. Angela is a vampire. That's hilarious. That's that one, my little vampire.

[Damien Hawes]

I think she'd get caught too easily. She'd say something. She'd walk out in the sun, be like, there she is.

[Arasha]

No, I think. 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.

[Shane]

I'm so sorry.

[Arasha]

She'd be like, hey, I'm. I'm really hungry. And like, I'm a vampire.

[Shane]

I'm really hungry. No, no, it's like, it's fine.

[Damien Hawes]

It's fine.

[Shane]

I'm not.

[Arasha]

I don't.

[Shane]

I don't actually need it.

[Arasha]

I think Courtney could be a vampire.

[Damien Hawes]

Yeah. I think.

[Shane]

Yeah. You know. Yeah. With the current haircut. Yeah, she's good.

[Damien Hawes]

I think Courtney would have more. More fun as a werewolf, though. I think you're right. Can, like, play a vampire. You can do whatever they want.

[Arasha]

They're always growling.

[Damien Hawes]

But, like, I think they would enjoy, like, I'm, like, tied to the woods and, like, nature.

[Shane]

Yeah, you're so right. Werewolf. Horse girl.

[Arasha]

But werewolves, like, it feels like it hurts so bad to turn.

[Shane]

I think so maybe. I mean, actually some. It sounds like it hurts.

[Arasha]

I think.

[Shane]

American werewolf in London. That transition's brutal in Vampire Diaries.

[Arasha]

Like, break all your bones.

[Damien Hawes]

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?

[Shane]

That's crazy. That's crazy, dude. I cannot believe you said that.

[Damien Hawes]

So when it comes to shaving.

[Arasha]

Did I miss something?

[Damien Hawes]

L Y C A N. Lycan. Lycanthropy. Where one wolf ism.

[Arasha]

I just don't know as much stuff.

[Shane]

Damian knows so much stuff.

[Damien Hawes]

I'm sorry.

[Arasha]

I don't know as much stuff.

[Shane]

Fucking crazy.

[Damien Hawes]

So when shaving.

[Shane]

I'm bad at shaving. I'm really bad. I also. Whenever I've grown out a beard, I'm like, I don't know where the fuck.

[Damien Hawes]

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 shave. From there. Yeah, don't press too hard. Line that you shave too. And then on the cheek, like, 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.

[Shane]

Yeah, just like. I mean, that's really. That's really the Vibe.

[Damien Hawes]

Yeah, that's exactly how.

[Arasha]

Okay.

[Shane]

Yeah, I. I struggled. I'm not good at eyeing it. But yeah, also once it, like, once mine got out, I was like, how do I, like, keep it to a certain level?

[Damien Hawes]

Gotta be a trimmer with like a guard on it.

[Shane]

Yeah.

[Damien Hawes]

Like, there's those that you, like, rotate and it's like, it's at an 8.

[Shane]

It'S at a 5, and like, I think I tried. Then I clearly messed up and then I took way too much off and I was like, I gotta start over again.

[Arasha]

Do you guys use aftershave?

[Shane]

No, I don't. I just have a. I have a Norelco oneblade.

[Damien Hawes]

Nice.

[Shane]

Ian told me about it and it's just like a simple little.

[Arasha]

I think I told Ian about it. Yeah, the Philips one.

[Shane]

Yeah. Great.

[Arasha]

Yeah. Yeah. Cause I ordered it with a Philips at the same time.

[Damien Hawes]

Funny enough, 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.

[Shane]

Yeah. Full thing.

[Arasha]

Yeah.

[Shane]

When it comes to my hair, I'm just doing whatever.

[Arasha]

Yeah.

[Shane]

Fans point it out all the time. My hair is different every day.

[Arasha]

Just doing whatever.

[Shane]

I just. We're in and out of like, wigs a lot in our videos and I'm just lazy.

[Arasha]

Yeah.

[Shane]

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. My hair's also under my eyes. I'm like, my hair refuses. It's just tough, can't be tamed.

[Arasha]

I feel that way with my long hair, that it's. It's incredibly hard to maintain it. And I think I've. I've done the natural thing for a long time as well, of 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 get. 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, just. Thank you. But it's just so much work, which is why I'm gonna cut my hair and make it, I think, shorter. My hair also just grows back so fast.

[Damien Hawes]

We long haired folks, you and I, we long haired vampires. It's a lot of maintenance.

[Arasha]

It's a lot. It's a lot. But if I live forever, I could do lots of phases.

[Damien Hawes]

And you could have so much long hair.

[Arasha]

Exactly. And collect it.

[Damien Hawes]

You can really Rapunzel that.

[Arasha]

And it could be green.

[Damien Hawes]

It can be green.

[Arasha]

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, I'd like a blonde streak at least. Like, really intrigues me. Or like, I really want to do, like red streaks throughout my hair.

[Shane]

That's.

[Damien Hawes]

That would really look like Shadow the hedgehog.

[Arasha]

Yes. Actually, like some. 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 gonna do. I'm gonna 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.

[Shane]

So people have already seen your new look.

[Arasha]

Yeah. So this will be throwback right now. Yeah.

[Damien Hawes]

That's so cool.

[Arasha]

Yeah. So I'm excited.

[Shane]

I'm excited.

[Arasha]

It'll be good because the same thing I did, I talked about my glasses on here and then I came back.

[Shane]

And I love when people do a big hair switch up. It's always, like, fun to see.

[Arasha]

Yeah.

[Shane]

Jonathan had a big switch up.

[Arasha]

Oh, yeah.

[Shane]

Sick as hell. Got a bunch of pink in there. It's so cool.

[Damien Hawes]

I like it. I like it.

[Shane]

So, moving on, Style thoughts. I have a lot of thoughts when it comes to style.

[Arasha]

Me too.

[Damien Hawes]

I do too. But I definitely want to hear yalls because I'm looking for some tips too.

[Shane]

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, right?

[Arasha]

Yeah.

[Lowe's Announcer]

Yeah.

[Shane]

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.

[Damien Hawes]

Oh, I love that jacket.

[Shane]

And then before that, I had a different jacket. Cause I was, frankly, I was insecure about my body. So I would just wear jackets year round, no matter how hot it was. Cause 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 ha. I'll just completely erase this area.

[Arasha]

Totally, totally.

[Shane]

And that was kind of the vibe. But eventually I started being like, you know what, I'm gonna look into 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.

[Arasha]

Totally. Do you feel more confident with it now?

[Shane]

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.

[Arasha]

Oh yeah, I hate changing videos. I love it. Doing that.

[Shane]

I don't know why it is agony for me to change my pants 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?

[Damien Hawes]

I ask that too.

[Shane]

Usually it's so weird cause it's not that hard, but it's just like, ugh.

[Arasha]

Yeah, it just reminds you that you have to pee and then you're like, well.

[Damien Hawes]

I don't know. The only thing stopping me from peeing.

[Shane]

All the time is that I'm wearing my pants. I am exhausted when I have to change pants for a video.

[Damien Hawes]

Cuz you have to take off your shoes too. And like you're going from your own comfortable, like broken in jeans to like, ah, this might kind of fit. It's yeah. Oh, these are like dress pants.

[Arasha]

Totally.

[Shane]

I don't know.

[Arasha]

Totally. Well, I, I, I want to say I relate to you a lot with the, with the style thing. I think for me it was a lot earlier actually. And, and I did something similar when I was growing up. When I was in middle school especially, I stopped really being in, I had injured myself when I was doing gymnastics. So I had stopped. And 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.

[Shane]

Oh.

[Arasha]

And it truly, like, it's like the defining moment of when I was like, oh, my God. Cause 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.

[Shane]

Yeah, that's. I feel like that sucks hearing.

[Arasha]

Yeah, I'm sorry for that.

[Shane]

Cause ultimately, I think where I just. I was. So when I first moved out here was so dressing for auditions.

[Damien Hawes]

Yeah, same.

[Shane]

So I had such a limited wardrobe, and it was entirely based on being perceived and being bookable.

[Damien Hawes]

Yep.

[Arasha]

Right.

[Shane]

So I didn't have. Have any sort of self expression. But that's the beauty of style that I've come to learn. Cause 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 or. What was that? High school?

[Arasha]

It was middle school.

[Shane]

Brutal, vicious time.

[Arasha]

Yeah.

[Shane]

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, and 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. Based on how they use themselves as a canvas.

[Arasha]

Totally.

[Damien Hawes]

You're like, that guy's pants. Damian's pants has so many pockets. Just like, he contains multitudes.

[Arasha]

Tell us about the pocket pants. Please tell us.

[Damien Hawes]

Oh, I just love comfortable cargo pants with a bunch of pockets. Like, that style has always been really cool to me, you know? 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 sheen. And since it, you know, immediately after that, it's just like, oh, I shouldn't Be doing that. Like, we all sort of learned that that's not the best. But there are, like, some really legit brands that I found that actually make, like, good quality stuff. And it's not like, fast fashion. It's like, truly well made.

[Arasha]

Yeah, yeah.

[Damien Hawes]

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. It's just like, ah, 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.

[Arasha]

Yeah, so true.

[Damien Hawes]

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.

[Arasha]

Yeah.

[Damien Hawes]

Because yeah, 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.

[Arasha]

It's like, totally.

[Damien Hawes]

No, dude, just do it.

[Arasha]

No, I hear that.

[Shane]

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.

[Arasha]

Totally.

[Shane]

When it's like, oh, you're wearing the clothes that. That are made that fit your body, and then that's when the style looks fantastic. And I mean, especially in la, you go to, like, flea markets and stuff, you'll see people of every size and shape and people look awesome because they've really. They're expressing themselves. And yeah, it's like, it is kind of the trope of, like, no, if you're confident in who you are, like, you're gonna look amazing.

[Arasha]

I agree.

[Shane]

And I really see that a lot.

[Arasha]

I really like that idea too. Cause it gives a different definition to the word fit, I think, because it's not like, oh, is it fitting you right? Cause it's clear. I think lots of people have this idea of 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. One of the reasons I think it's awesome is cause it's also really defining. It's like, not to make it a brand thing, but it does kind of feel like something that I then associate you with and start to think, like, this is like, Damien's style and it fits who he is as a person.

[Damien Hawes]

I appreciate that.

[Arasha]

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 this, these pair of pants aren't very flattering to me.

[Damien Hawes]

Interesting. I like that. I really do. And I, I, 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 a lot. But I like in that photo, that mindset, I hated myself.

[Arasha]

Yeah.

[Damien Hawes]

So it's like, yeah, be, be, be the you that you are right now.

[Arasha]

Totally, totally.

[Damien Hawes]

Save yourself a lot of grief.

[Shane]

I think with your style, especially Damien, I feel like your style really came into, like, clarity in these past few years. But 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 gonna wear this bold thing. And like, most people I know who are wearing bold, like, choices of clothing are just like. 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.

[Arasha]

I'm also a big believer that, that the way you wear things is transparent. It's kind of like when you have a new shirt on or something and people are like, is that a new shirt? And it's kind of. Cause you're wearing it with like, I'm wearing a new shirt. So 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.

[Shane]

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.

[Damien Hawes]

Right.

[Shane]

And it's so interesting how if you. 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. I'm like, oh, I wanna do this look. And then it comes out, and people are like, what is Shane doing here? And I'm like, oh, it's. And 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 leather shoes with these jeans because I've seen someone do it and it looks great.

[Arasha]

Yes.

[Shane]

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 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.

[Arasha]

Yeah.

[Shane]

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.

[Damien Hawes]

I actually wanted to ask you about that, specifically socks. I need new socks. But socks are sock style.

[Shane]

I'm still struggling. I'm still struggling with socks. 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 loafers, black loafers, and the high socks. See, dudes wearing that. And they would wear, like, an oxford shirt with, like, shorts.

[Arasha]

Yeah.

[Shane]

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.

[Arasha]

Yeah.

[Shane]

This look is gonna look dumb as hell.

[Arasha]

So if I may, actually, I've got a loafer and a white sock on right now.

[Damien Hawes]

Okay.

[Shane]

It's like a dress sock. Right. It's gotta be like the. Oh, and you got, like, an ankle sock.

[Arasha]

New loafers, New loafers. Was I wearing them as new loafers?

[Damien Hawes]

No. There's no dirt on the bottom.

[Shane]

Those are nice.

[Arasha]

Thank you. Thank you. But you see, I have this white sock on, and. 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 gonna put my foot down now.

[Shane]

Okay, that's fair.

[Arasha]

I think it would be okay if there was, you know, some stitching on there and whatnot. But, like, the. The. 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 shoe's black. There's some gold on it.

[Damien Hawes]

You know, that would be crazy. I don't think I could handle that.

[Shane]

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.

[Arasha]

Totally can work.

[Damien Hawes]

I'm wearing black socks with white shoes. Is that weird?

[Arasha]

You have to move. That's okay.

[Damien Hawes]

Should I put my feet on the table?

[Arasha]

There's. 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.

[Shane]

Yeah.

[Arasha]

I'll just scroll through, and I'll just pin the pictures that are, like, very smart to me.

[Damien Hawes]

It's just all pictures of you already, and you're like, no.

[Arasha]

I'm like, oh, I searched. No. And then. 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?

[Shane]

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, judgy of, like, if you're trying to dress fashionable, they're like, don't do that.

[Arasha]

Yeah, yeah.

[Shane]

Like, that's weird basketball. And so guys want to do the thing where they're wearing a hoodie with a blazer over it, and it's like. It's like, that's the look.

[Arasha]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Shane]

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.

[Arasha]

Yeah.

[Shane]

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. It doesn't. I'm like, that's the shape I'm looking for. That's the material I'm looking for.

[Damien Hawes]

Yeah.

[Shane]

So often when I'm thrifting now, I'm like, I'm truly just going through the racks. I'm like. I'm like, I can spot the material that I'm looking for.

[Arasha]

Yes.

[Shane]

And I find. I'm like, is it the right size?

[Arasha]

Yeah.

[Shane]

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. Yeah. 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.

[Arasha]

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 into 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. 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.

[Shane]

I will say that. Sorry. What were you gonna say?

[Damien Hawes]

You. Sorry? You reminded me of a very goofy story. But please don't forget the thing you were gonna say.

[Arasha]

Okay.

[Damien Hawes]

I remember I was, like, probably 22, 23 in LA, 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 is 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 we got in the car, she was like, why did you tell him he looked horrible?

[Arasha]

That's where you use the word flattering. That's where we use that.

[Shane]

I don't know, man. I guess living in la, like, you will see people wear some wild shit, and it's like, if you don't wear it with confidence, it looks horrible. But if you rock it, it's now the coolest thing you've ever seen in your life.

[Arasha]

Yeah.

[Shane]

Yeah.

[Damien Hawes]

Changed his life. Maybe he's dead now.

[Shane]

I don't know. The Rose bowl flea market, when I go, people dress, so.

[Arasha]

Yeah.

[Shane]

In such fascinating ways.

[Damien Hawes]

They're dressing, like, for the flea market.

[Shane]

Yeah.

[Damien Hawes]

Truly.

[Shane]

Like, it's. And it's like. It's clearly, like, thrifted fits. Not like, oh, you're wearing expensive pieces. Like, no. You just paired together an outfit. I never would have thought.

[Arasha]

So hip, so cool, so sick.

[Shane]

And it's not. It does not adhere to current trends. It's just. It's all over the place. But, no, what I was gonna 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. I'm like, it's not Courtney.

[Arasha]

Yeah, yeah. No, I don't want to disregard that.

[Shane]

You're wrong on that one. Sometimes what I would attribute to Courtney is that when I take risks, she's always like, oh, yeah, that's awesome.

[Arasha]

Yeah.

[Shane]

Whereas before. Before Courtney, I think my insecurities would win. Whereas you have that person in your court going, like, no, no, do that.

[Arasha]

Take that risk. 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?

[Shane]

And I will say, like, amongst here at Smosh, like, anytime people take big swings, like, it's such a supportive atmosphere.

[Arasha]

Here because we're friends.

[Shane]

Yeah. Absolutely agree. I was gonna throw out some names, though, 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. It's like, that's how I want to dress. It's very much like the traditional, like, you know, like, kind of like pleated khakis with a tucked in like button up shirt and stuff. And like a really cool vibe. Just a lot of cohesive outfits.

[Arasha]

That doesn't read as edgy.

[Shane]

He's not. That's just his name.

[Arasha]

I see.

[Shane]

But he's a very. It's very like traditional, like short for Edgmund. Like classic, classic styles. And then 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.

[Arasha]

It's always the hair too, with that.

[Shane]

Well, they just, they just. Yeah, they look great. But there's one I found recently that I'm like, this is how I want to dress. This is how I'm trying. And his name is. I'm probably going to mispronounce this, but it's footloose underscore Jung or Young J U N G. Yes.

[Arasha]

You were saying this yesterday.

[Shane]

I translated his bio and it's like, oh, look 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 that green pair of pants that I wear a lot. The fatigues and that I found I discovered from seeing these influencers from the other side of the world. And they are just killing it, man.

[Damien Hawes]

Yeah, I do like that style. I feel like it's a weird balance where I'm like, oh, I like the tech wear in the khaki jeans, but I could also. Not the khaki jeans, sorry, cargo pants. But I could also see myself doing something like, 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.

[Shane]

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.

[Arasha]

Yeah, yeah, no, that's fair. I think I feel like I try to do. I try to fit the vibe. It's a lot EAS 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 if 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, you know, like, like trying to sort of match that.

[Shane]

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.

[Damien Hawes]

You're like, it's March.

[Shane]

Yeah. All right. For later in the year.

[Arasha]

Exactly.

[Shane]

Last one I wanted to shout out is there's an account on Instagram that I've come across. He goes Vitor Arruda and he does this cool series. He's a. He's a plus size guy and he does a series of like, is this a good fit or is the. 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, Timothee Chalamet was seen wearing this cool outfit.

[Arasha]

Yeah.

[Shane]

And it's like, all right, is it a good outfit or is it that It's Timothee Chalamet who's, you know, got it very skinny. And so he will do all these fits and he'll show like, no, this looks awesome.

[Damien Hawes]

Awesome.

[Arasha]

Wow.

[Shane]

Like, it looks so cool. He's wearing. He constantly looks dope as hell.

[Damien Hawes]

Love that.

[Shane]

And I come across many creators like that. I'm always fascinated. Yeah.

[Arasha]

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.

[Damien Hawes]

I wish I cold environment because I can't layer.

[Shane]

I know it is really hard. Well, it's like certain materials, like linens are very, like, light.

[Damien Hawes]

Yeah. I noticed you're wearing three layers. And I was like, how is he doing?

[Shane]

Well, it's also cold here today.

[Arasha]

It's very cold.

[Shane]

I. I know you run warm, though.

[Arasha]

Yeah.

[Damien Hawes]

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. Maybe I'm wearing a little jacket. Like, I wore a jacket here today.

[Arasha]

And that's new for you.

[Damien Hawes]

That's new for me.

[Arasha]

You and Tommy are the ones who like, when they're like asking about the ac, I'm always like, these guys are going to stay.

[Shane]

Tommy was wearing like a tiny tank top. He's like, it's hot in here.

[Damien Hawes]

It's so hot with all this skin on my skin.

[Shane]

It's why I love watches, though. 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.

[Arasha]

Yeah. I recently retired my Apple watch as well for a nicer watch. Thank you. I mean, it's not nicer. It definitely was like $10. I like it.

[Shane]

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 Timexs are the best.

[Damien Hawes]

I fell down 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 Rolex are related, but I could be wrong. But I have a. I have a hot tip with watches that I wanted to show.

[Shane]

Okay.

[Damien Hawes]

So I, you know, got my, my Weeb style, but also sometimes I want to be a little bit classy. So. So Seiko watches. S E I K O. Yeah, they have a cheaper tier to them. It's like Seiko Electro or something like that. Seiko something. Seiko gear. I don't know if you go on ebay and Google Seiko or just look up Seiko 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, 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 close. You'd be like, oh my God, like, I didn't even realize.

[Arasha]

Totally.

[Damien Hawes]

There's Seiko. Like different car companies, Seiko flipping Hatsune Miku. And it doesn't always just have to be something nerdy. Like there's everything. And the cheaper versions of the watches, like, they can be relatively affordable.

[Arasha]

I mean, dupes. I feel like were in like last year. I think they're still in.

[Shane]

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 a hundred bucks for a whole wardrobe. And there was a watch that I have, it's a Casio that was like. I want to say it was like $70, 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.

[Arasha]

Yeah, sure.

[Shane]

Like, sure. But I'm like, no, it's just like, it's a good looking watch.

[Arasha]

Totally.

[Shane]

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.

[Arasha]

Yeah.

[Shane]

Like Rolexes. I'm like, I just don't. I personally don't like the look of them. I mean I can't afford one but 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.

[Arasha]

It's always like, it's so. I'm so easy to like lose like Sungl. So I'm like, I cannot spend more.

[Shane]

Than $10 on that. Yeah, yeah. Keep it to a certain minimum.

[Damien Hawes]

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. But I've heard that Longinus is like, okay, you're a pilot and we know it and you're carrying 30,000 in the form of a watch.

[Shane]

Like, but yeah, it's interesting.

[Arasha]

Well, so I want to go back for a sec because you describe at least like somewhat of your style in like as a weeb. Yeah, yeah. Is there like other words that you guys would describe your style? Like, would you describe it as edgy or classy?

[Shane]

I truly my desire is to dress like classic. Like, I love like classic, like 60s through 80s men's style.

[Arasha]

I think that works for you.

[Shane]

And I really want to find it and build a wardrobe because I'm a big believer, like 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, mid century modern. As I love mid century modern too. Yeah. But like, how a lot of these, like Japanese and Korean influences are dressing is. It's very much based in that traditional, like, classic kind of vintage, vintage style. And I love it.

[Arasha]

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.

[Shane]

I did not thrift much back when I was younger and didn't have money. So I viewed like, my wardrobe was so small. Cause 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 wished I'd have utilized thrift stores more.

[Damien Hawes]

I'm really bad at thrifting clothing, but I am a big proponent of finding used furniture.

[Shane]

Totally.

[Damien Hawes]

Like, I'm serious.

[Shane]

Like, yes.

[Damien Hawes]

Estate sales or even like online auctions for something.

[Shane]

Totally love it.

[Damien Hawes]

Like, every bit of furniture I have for the most part, except for like, my bed frame, because I don't want to.

[Shane]

Sure.

[Damien Hawes]

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, 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. That's, you know, sorry to completely change to.

[Arasha]

No, no, no.

[Shane]

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 tight right now and you can get.

[Damien Hawes]

Some good quality stuff for cheap because, like, you don't need to buy eight bookcases. No one needs eight bookcases. So when that 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 forever.

[Arasha]

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's like, did you know? Literally, you know, and then you're like, nice.

[Damien Hawes]

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 making sure. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Arasha]

Is she in the mirror?

[Damien Hawes]

And I was like. And she's like, oh, no, it just. I. I'm glad it 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 mirror, I remember the time I met a ghost.

[Arasha]

Totally.

[Shane]

Wow. Wow. Yeah.

[Arasha]

Yeah.

[Shane]

Well. Neat.

[Arasha]

Neat. Cool.

[Damien Hawes]

Yeah.

[Arasha]

So maybe we should go over to each other's places and point out what was used.

[Damien Hawes]

Yeah.

[Shane]

It's okay.

[Damien Hawes]

God damn.

[Shane]

It's a cool, cool thing to take away from this conversation.

[Damien Hawes]

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, Seti sofas.

[Shane]

Yeah.

[Damien Hawes]

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.

[Shane]

Yeah.

[Damien Hawes]

What sofa do I get that's super comfortable without being extremely expensive that my cats won't shred to dust?

[Arasha]

You could pick one from here, I.

[Shane]

Thought, steal a couch from Smosh.

[Damien Hawes]

I thought about it.

[Arasha]

There's so many, and I think you were saying, they're all just leaning on each other.

[Shane]

They're really just kind of out there. It's. It's like grazing cattle. It's like, what, What. What are they doing?

[Arasha]

Honestly, I think you'd be doing somebody a favor.

[Shane]

I think they'd be happy.

[Arasha]

Yeah.

[Shane]

All right, well, this has been so fun. I think we should continue this conversation at some point. Yeah, this feels like endless.

[Damien Hawes]

Let's meet back here in one year and see how our style has changed.

[Arasha]

Okay, Everybody get a haircut.

[Damien Hawes]

Yes.

[Shane]

Okay, I will.

[Damien Hawes]

We all.

[Shane]

I actually probably need one.

[Arasha]

Yeah.

[Shane]

Yeah.

[Arasha]

What if I cut your hair?

[Shane]

Guys, it's been so fun doing this. Request it.

[Arasha]

Request it. Put it in the comments. Put it in the comments. Make it the top comment.

[Shane]

Thank you for watching. Watching. If you have any lifestyle hacks, comment down below, let us know, and we'll talk to you later. Bye. No, absolutely not.

[Arasha]

I could cut Damian's hair at the same time, blindfolded.

[Shane]

No. We've done this type of content before. We're not doing it again.

[Arasha]

Oh, yeah. I could shave Ian's head.