10 Things Alan Ritchson Can’t Live Without

[upbeat music]

What's up GQ?

I'm Alan Ritchson, and these are my grooming essentials

and a few others.

[upbeat music]

So here we have a Costco sized La Mer.

This lotion ain't cheap.

Yours won't look like this, but we got a little engraving.

We got Reacher on top so everybody knows it's mine.

You're gonna get fought if you dip into this.

Oh my God, this thing is huge.

Holy cow.

This lotion is the best.

Yeah, face, body, feet, you can put it anywhere.

It's like your skin's gonna be soaking it up and loving it.

And it comes with a spoon, so if you're hungry,

you get a little serving of La Mer in your diet.

[upbeat music]

Here's the thing about deodorant spray.

I love deodorant spray, it works.

But you think, oh, you're gonna go for the armpits.

You can spray this on your entire body

and you can smell delicious.

My wife loves the smell of cheap cologne.

You get the expensive stuff, she hates it.

She wants it off of you.

But you cover yourself in some Dove MenCare Plus

Long Lasting Aqua scent, she's all over you.

I run and work out a lot.

I'm always sweaty.

Makes your sweat smell so good.

So you just douse your whole body in this, that's the trick.

Now, the expensive stuff my wife hates.

This bottle's almost gone.

And I've probably had this for a week.

I love this stuff.

You know what my favorite time to use this is at night

because then you rest in this luxurious scent

and off to Sleepland, off to Dreamland you go.

Imagination Louis Vuitton.

I'm gonna dose myself a little bit right now,

just a little everywhere.

[upbeat music]

Downey Wrinkle Release.

Downey Wrinkle Release.

Say that five times fast.

Downy Wrinkle Release, Downy Wrinkle Release.

Downy Wrinkle Release is also

something I cannot live without.

Do you think I wanna wash my clothes?

Do you think I wanna steam them?

I'm in hotels all the time.

This is the way to go.

Time saver, makes your clothes smell fresh.

You never have to do your laundry.

Nobody knows the difference.

[upbeat music]

Let's do a deal with 5-Hour Energy.

What do you say?

5-Hour Energy is my go-to in the morning.

I don't like coffee.

I, who?

I mean I'll drink it.

I have had some, I don't like it.

Why would you want coffee when you could basically

just shoot Kool-Aid in the morning?

This is how I get just a little caffeine start.

I had a genetic test done.

I'm a super taster.

Super tasters experience bitters

way more than everybody else.

That coffee tastes like pee.

Did you wanna lick the ground in the morning?

That's what it tastes like to me.

So, no, I'd rather have a little fruit juice.

I'm a 5-Hour Energy guy.

I travel with it.

It's always in my bag ready whenever I need a boost.

[upbeat music]

Okay.

So look, instant disguise.

[chuckling]

You throw on a little hat and sunglasses,

no one knows who you are.

Here's why I wanna talk about these.

These are Celines.

Celine is actually a really awesome high-end luxury brand

that makes great stuff for men,

and most men don't even know that.

So these are Celines.

I love these.

And then this is Armani.

I hate logos that are like big logos.

And this just has like a little tiny logo

that I'd probably take off if I could,

but it's on there pretty good.

I've tried.

I think they riveted that sucker on there.

It doesn't have the little button on top.

So it's my, this is my slick little baseball cap.

I won't put it on now 'cause I don't want you

to forget who you're talking to.

[upbeat music]

This thing's rad.

Ugh, I love this thing.

Here's what's cool about this.

This was a simple online purchase.

I didn't know what I was getting.

I was just hoping it was a quality leather bag.

But I wanted a garment bag

that you wouldn't know is a garment bag.

And check this puppy out.

It comes with a built-in hanger that collapses down,

and you tuck your suits in here,

you hang them up, you zip it up.

It says it holds like one or two suits,

but I've gotten like 17 in here at a time.

And you can shove them in.

And shoes.

I got like 17 suits and a pair of shoes in here

and probably toiletries and a person.

I probably got my kid in here at one point.

You zip this guy up and it looks like

you are carrying a sophisticated little duffle bag,

and nobody knows

that you are carrying all your dress clothes.

And it's a great leather, looks good.

Von Baer.

I don't know, I'd never heard of 'em either.

But they made great leather wear and leather goods.

This thing has traveled everywhere, it holds up.

[upbeat music]

So this is not just any necklace.

Holds on to the most valuable precious metal that I have,

which is my wife's wedding ring.

She wore this for almost 17 years

before I got her a much bigger, better wedding ring.

We had a reproposal moment, so I got her a different ring

and she put this on this chain and I wear this.

And the reason this works for,

I love having it close to my heart.

I also always forget to take my rings off when I film.

And I've probably cost studios

close to a million dollars in VFX

just from leaving my wedding ring on

and them having to paint it out.

So it's a lot easier to remember that this is on

'cause people see this,

and when I forget I gotta take this off.

So this is very special.

[Director] And can you tell us what's engraved on it?

Yeah, it's another man's name.

[crew laughing]

Here, put this on.

There we go.

That's where it lives.

[upbeat music]

Here we have the hair essentials.

Having a disheveled bedhead look takes a lot of effort.

So you gotta have the right product.

Sexy Hair Powder Play.

This is actually the best.

You can kind of get away with this and nothing else.

If you want just a little hold, not a lot of shine.

Don't wanna look like you have pomade in your hair

like it's the 1800s, this is a good go-to.

It gives it a little bit of texture.

I've used like a million different products.

We try everything on TV shows and films,

but this just, it works.

The best part is it's green,

so you know you're styling with your green hair.

A Dyson hair straightener.

I would look a little bit like Bozo the Clown

without a little Dyson love.

So that's my cheat secret right there for the hair.

This is one of my most essential,

I actually have multiple of these on set.

If I'm in my trailer, we gotta touch up on set.

We gotta touch up, we've always got one of these.

And I know the hair is short, but it works.

You just put it in and you straighten it.

My hair would be like, it would look like

I've been on a rollercoaster if I didn't have this.

So I use this all the time.

Don't tell anybody.

[upbeat music]

Oh yeah, the blue bottles.

This right here, I couldn't survive without it.

I started working out for Reacher.

I had to work out five days a week,

heavy weights, all day, every day.

And my body started falling apart.

I started having muscle cramps, Charlie horses everywhere.

It was awful.

And for years, I had diet help,

I had nutritionists from around the world

that were trying to figure it out.

Everybody was telling me magnesium is what I was lacking.

There's more than just magnesium going on

in that chemical equation to flex those muscles.

These Trace Mineral Drops has everything you need.

I ran into somebody that was like, oh,

try this trace mineral stuff.

And I was desperate, so I was like, I'll give it a shot.

I take this stuff every day now and I have no issues.

And then I'll throw in some electrolytes.

This is B12, but this is a very particular type of B12.

This is methylcobalamin?

Did I say that right?

It starts with methyl, I know that.

And methylcobalamin is the active B12.

It's actually really hard to get this stuff.

I recently took a genetic test

and found out that I'm actually shy of methylcobalamin, B12.

This is kind of a morning routine.

I'll shoot this stuff in the morning.

Tastes awful.

We gotta figure out the flavor of this.

These minerals are intense.

I travel with this.

I can't live life without this little trio right here.

[upbeat music]

Last but not least, this is the secret sauce.

This toothpaste comes in a giant case like you just bought

a $300 bottle of tequila or something.

When you walk in, look for that special case

that this guy's hiding in.

Oh, and the other thing is TSA ain't snatching this.

Last time I flew, they tried to take this

and I was like uh uh, read that tube.

It's 65 milliliters, homey.

This $20 tube of toothpaste is staying with me.

This stuff works.

People ask me all the time what I do to my teeth.

I don't go to the dentist. You think I have time to do that?

I'm in a different town every two days.

You think I'm gonna make relationships

with dentists everywhere I go?

No, I'm gonna brush my teeth.

That's what I'm gonna do, with some sophisticated

whitening toothpaste that works.

Anything that says Pro on the front's gonna work great.

[Director] And what's the flavor?

Oh, I don't know.

Let's taste it.

Let's open her up and taste.

We got a little dab will do ya.

Peppermint?

It tastes like a candy cane.

Well, that does it for my essentials.

So I hope you guys enjoyed it.

Until next time, go get yourself a tube of toothpaste.

[upbeat music]