Final Wednesday, I met with Simon Rex in Ned Nomad’s luxurious lodge room.

MTV veejay transformation-well-known impartial movie star I am not alone, a lot to the dismay of teenage Meghan. As a substitute, we previewed Rex’s newest profession endeavor with a handful of male life-style writers and creators. That is a kind of males’s grooming merchandise.

Rex is a co-founder Mox skincare merchandise, a scientifically superior line of males’s merchandise backed by forty years of pharmaceutical analysis. By skincare requirements, the checklist is easy: cleanser, toner, serum, mist, and darkish circle therapy.

I sat down with Rex to ask him concerning the present state of males’s grooming, methods to look manly, and extra.

You stated you began Mox since you had been utilizing your ex’s skincare merchandise. What impressed you to create your individual skincare line?

At any time when I’m going to CVS all I see are these low cost stuff however not the very best quality so I have been utilizing all of my girlfriend’s merchandise my entire life. They will be mad at me as a result of I spent an excessive amount of of their $75 moisturizer.

So when this chance got here up, I assumed, Oh, that is excellent. I really feel like, for the primary time, the stigma round males taking good care of themselves has been eliminated. It was once this: “Males need not handle your pores and skin and moisturize. Folks do not want eight hours of sleep.”

I feel this shift is already occurring in males. Appropriate for everybody, particularly males.

So the timing was so excellent. I’ve been utilizing this product for just a few months as a result of I stated earlier than signing up that I needed to verify I favored the product. I am not kidding, everybody says to me, “Your pores and skin appears to be like so good.” I gave it to my associates and everybody cherished it.

So I assumed, Effectively, that is sensible.

Not solely did I wish to be the face of the corporate, I needed to be extra concerned as a co-founder and companion.

You discuss adopting a skincare routine as a technique to specific delight in your look whereas nonetheless sustaining your masculinity. What is the manliest factor a person can do?

Oh, that is an excellent query. What is the manliest factor a person can do? The outdated mind-set was: “Let’s go chop some firewood.” “Let’s go work laborious for the day.”

However here is the factor – and this does sound cliche – however be sincere, be susceptible, and do not be afraid to essentially comminicate Now that’s manliness.

I simply suppose it’s time for males to step up their recreation – when it comes to skincare, grooming, communication. And fragile. And discuss feelings!

It was once like, “We do not discuss that stuff.” It isn’t wholesome to push all that down.

I’ve been in remedy for a few years and I feel it’s good to acknowledge the issues we have now pushed again previously.

I feel all of that is altering dramatically for the higher.

Favourite Mox product?

this A number of dietary essences. That is to offer your pores and skin with the vitamins it must turn into stronger and extra hydrated. I feel that is higher understood by males than conventional skincare terminology. If you wish to get within the gymnasium, you have to change the best way you eat. Would you like your pores and skin to look higher? It’s a must to change the best way you feed it.

Greatest music video out of your tenure with TRL?

Technically, I bought there earlier than Carson Daly.So there isn’t any TRL Whereas I used to be there, however I mainly did a distinct model of that.

I performed with Alanis Morissette quite a bit, and I additionally dated myself. Jagged little tablet It’s the one we play probably the most. That was an enormous album.We’re speaking about 1996 (Editor’s be aware: The album was launched in 1995). We’re speaking about 25 years in the past. 27 years in the past? I am not good at math.

So the violent rotation is Jagged little tablet Then, do you bear in mind Chic?

:: Editor nods to older Millennials::

Chic had simply launched their album and secured a nationwide document deal. I have been following them for years in my residence state of California, so I am actually proud and excited.

I bear in mind asserting their video and [sings] “I do not observe Santeria!” I bear in mind being so proud to help this band I noticed in a dive bar. Then lead singer Brad Noel handed away prematurely.

So the rotation of those two individuals could be very frequent. There was Metallica. Heavy steel period.

Tupac and Snoop, [sings] ‘Only a gangster social gathering’

I used to be one of many final individuals to interview Tupac. It was very awkward for me as a result of I used to be so nervous about interviewing Tupac, so I stored wanting on the ground. I do not suppose I’ve ever met a extra charismatic particular person.He has Ritz.

So this can be a huge deal. Interview with Tupac. It was like interviewing Ives.

One last item. On a scale of 1 to 10, how a lot do you miss Vine?

I miss Vine (out of 10) as a result of it is solely 6 seconds lengthy.

Vine is the very best. I do know they’ve tried to carry it again not too long ago, however there’s one thing magical concerning the 6 second loop.

One thing about repetition.

To be sincere, I miss it terribly.