- I've actually never gone shopping before.
- Are you being serious?
- Today, we're gonna be giving you a whole new haircut.
- Revamping your social media.
- Shopping for some new looks for you.
- Alright, Andrew.
Get ready, and come on out!
(gasping)
Hey, guys.
I'm Chloe, and I'm a producer on As/Is.
The summer before college is a time lots of teens use
to reinvent their style.
We wanted to help someone with that transition,
so we found Andrew.
- My name's Andrew,
and I'm gonna be joining UCLA in the fall.
When I was in high school, I did a lot of theater,
I was ASB Vice President, I did Model United Nations,
Mock Trial, debate.
- Aw, he's such a little nerd.
- I spent a lot of my time studying
and not a lot of time making friends.
It was hard for me to make friends anyways
because I didn't fit that classic masculine stereotype.
I didn't do any sports, I didn't follow any sports.
Growing up, I spent a lot of time
under the guidance of my parents.
So, I was always trying to be perfect straight A student,
but I got into high school, I found another side of me,
which was this clown or a jokester
that always had a joke ready to make people feel better.
- Sounds like he really was trying to fit in,
which is really tough.
- I think that a makeover would be a great opportunity
to find my style, really figure out my identity,
and figure out who I'm gonna be for the rest of my life.
- Aw, you don't have to plan out the rest of your life,
but we can help you with this transition.
Andrew seems like such a sweetheart,
and I think I have the perfect people to help him.
Let's go pick him up.
Hey!
- Hi.
- That is a very yellow shirt, sit.
- Thank you, I aim to impress.
- Yeah, you're doing that.
Alright, seat belt on.
So, why did you reply to our casting call?
- I'm going to be going to UCLA.
In high school,
I spent a lot of my time living other people,
how they wanted me to live.
I kinda wanna figure out who I am,
especially since I'm in college,
my parents' influence isn't going to be as strenuous.
- So, you're just sort of understanding
that you don't have to be like 1,000 different things
for different people.
- Right.
- So, how would you describe your current style?
- It's like a...
It's a mixture of tourist t-shirts,
cargo shorts, and then long white socks.
- Where do you get your clothes now?
- From the hand of my mom.
(laughing) Yeah, I know.
- So, what would you want your eventual style
to say about you?
- Sleek and something with a lot of personality.
- Alright, we can totally do that.
- Awesome.
- So, we're on our way to H&M to meet Jazz,
and she's gonna take you shopping for a new style.
- Oh, I'm excited.
- Yeah, me too!
- Hi. - Hey.
- How are you?
- I'm doing very good.
- So glad to meet you.
When you go shopping,
where do you normally get your clothes?
- I've actually never gone shopping before.
- Are you being serious?
- I'm being dead serious.
- Wow, this is so cute. - Yeah, so...
- What do you want out of this?
- I'm looking to find my style,
like find my colors and stuff like that,
and some shorts would be really nice.
- Alright, let's get goin'.
I'm not saying these are definites.
We're gonna try 'em.
The things is is you don't know your style
until you try things, right?
So, I can tell you a whole bunch of things
that I don't like on myself
and it's because I've tried them.
I like these a lot.
It's really light, good for the summer.
How do you feel about the color red?
- I wear a lot of red with souvenir shirts,
so I might as well try it.
- Where do you get these shirts?
Go ahead and take that.
- Okay.
Stripes are slimming, right?
- Yeah, yeah, yeah, well, not these,
but who gives a (bleep)?
We're gonna try these pants
even though we're looking for a lot of shorts.
You said you didn't have any joggers,
and joggers are super lightweight and very comfortable.
You have a great jacket.
Honestly, no one's gonna know.
We've got a lot of options here for you.
Some you might hate, that's fine.
We're hopefully gonna find you something you love.
Alrighty, first outfit come out.
Oh, okay.
- I like the pairing of the red and the white.
The jean shorts are gonna take some getting used to.
- [Both] For sure.
- Joggers are definitely comfortable.
- Do you like them?
- Yeah!
- Alright, so I think we found the outfit.
I have one more little surprise for you.
These first ones, just a little bit more modern,
but still kind of old school, in between.
I think these are good for you,
but I think they're a little thick.
These next pair are a little bit more hip.
Oh, these are trendy, they're smaller on you.
These last frames are the hipster of all hipster frames.
I don't know, the last two are my favorite.
I think we had a lot of fun
and you got to try out some new things.
- Being able to actually pick out my own clothes
and stuff like that, it's pretty nice.
- Oh my gosh,
and I'm not gonna see you 'til your big reveal,
so good luck.
- So, now we're on the way back to Buzzfeed to meet Chrissy
who is gonna talk to you about revamping your social media.
- Alright, let's do it.
- So, social media, I feel like,
is such a big part of 18-year-old's lives.
Do you like social media?
- I wanna like it.
I really do, it's just I don't know what to do with it.
It's like everyone around me knows.
- What is the best part about social media
and what is the worst part?
- Being able to see all my friends regularly.
- Don't you think they wanna see you
since that's how you feel about them?
- If I'm posing pictures of me in cargo shorts,
I'm not so sure.
One of the worst things,
there is this idea of a public image
and can be very stressful
if you don't know who you are in the first place.
- What do you think it says about someone
if they don't have any social media?
- Maybe unconfident.
- I mean, you come across as quite a confident young man,
so I think you need to just put yourself out there more.
- Hey.
- Who are you?
- I'm Andrew.
- So, how do you usually use social media?
What platforms do you use?
- I mainly use Instagram and Snapchat.
I use Snapchat a lot more, though,
just 'cause with Instagram,
I don't post because I don't really know what to post.
- What's the worst thing that could happen, though,
if you just went for it?
- Oh, I mean, there's some pressure
to have a good Instagram account.
It feels awkward to me, especially as a guy,
to ask one of my guy friends, hey,
why don't you take a picture of me eating this salad?
- But that's what friends are for and you should force them.
Alright, let's take a look see.
Oh, your color vibe is dark.
That's it?
- That's it.
- You have so much potential.
Cool, love it.
How 2016 felt.
See, that's funny.
You liked your own Instagram.
Love a good TBT, this is adorable.
Okay, what's happening here?
- So, I took this because I've never seen
that kind of outfit before.
- I have never once in my life been like
I wanna take a photo with some old men.
Is this public?
- It's not, it's private.
- Why, is it to hide from your parents or something?
You're in college now. - It could be.
- Okay, this is what's gonna happen in college.
There's gonna be all these hot people
and you're gonna be like oh my God, can I date them?
Yes, you can, because this is a fresh start.
If you are meeting someone for the first time
and they're like, oh my God,
I gotta stalk his Insta and it's private,
then you're like, it's done.
This is my Insta.
I'm not saying this is the end all be all
of how Instas should be,
but I feel like you and I vibe
on some level of you like being weird.
Daylight photos always perform best, by the way.
This one has a lot.
I think it's all about being yourself through a photo
and being funny.
If the photo is you being hot, have a funny caption.
If you're down, we should go outside
and we'll take a dope profile pic.
Alright, let's do this.
We're going to get a temporary new profile pic
because I know that, you know, you're gonna get a haircut.
This is just a test run to show how I take photos.
So, I love this chill look.
This is already cute.
We got a straight forward one,
but we want to switch it up a little bit, you know?
So, I'm gonna try other angles.
When you have a friend do this for you,
they're gonna find out what your best angle is.
Right now, I'm discovering that actually every angle's good,
you're fine.
Just go, and I'll try to...
Oh my God. (groaning)
- I think I got my pants.
- His pants have a giant hole.
What do you wanna do?
Despite the pants incident,
I think we got some amazing photos.
Now, I'm just gonna wait 'til your full reveal.
Are you stoked?
- I'm very stoked.
I hope it's worth the wait.
- Oh my gosh, it will be.
- Okay, so now I'm gonna take you to Daniel Alfonso
who is gonna give you a totally new haircut.
How long have you had this hairstyle?
- Probably a year.
So, I figure I should change it up a little bit.
- Yeah, what's your hair routine right now?
- I just throw some gel in my hair and then I comb it.
- Where do you get your hair cut?
- My mom's barber.
- So, you go to your mom's hairstylist
and your mom picks out your clothes.
It kinda sounds to me
like you need to get your own individuality.
- Yeah, I'm a little bit of a momma's boy.
- Aw, what's stopping you from being more adventurous
with your hair?
- It's hard to change a hairstyle,
especially because I don't really know what in style.
Again, since I do wanna be this new person,
I kinda want a new hairstyle.
- Oh, well, I'm glad to hear that.
(rock music)
- How's it going?
- Hey.
- We're here at Daniel Alfonso Men's Salon.
What do you wanna do, man?
- I wanna try to do something a little bit more modern.
If I don't style it, I get a bowl cut.
- Well, we're gonna revamp it up
and we're gonna make it look awesome.
I'm glad that you came in here with a little bit of length
so we can start with a blank canvas.
So, you tend to style your hair to the right side, right?
- Yes.
- So, let's try going against the grains
and seeing if we get some of that volume.
So, we're gonna take your sides down relatively short.
So, I'm giving you kind of like a G-Easy type haircut.
You know, a 1920s look.
When you apply the product,
put it in your hands and go like this a little bit
because a lot of kids,
what they usually do is they'll put product on the hands
and they'll just go boom
and put all the product right in the front.
Alright, are you ready to check it out?
- Oh, yeah. - Alright, man.
Here you go, man.
- (laughs) No way.
Are you kidding me?
This looks so good, man.
- Thanks, man.
(mumbles) look this way and check it out.
- Oh my God.
- So, this is a gift from me to you.
This is 1821 clay, it's really good stuff.
- So, just put this on after my hair's dry, or...
- Absolutely.
Well, good luck with everything.
- Thank you so much, man, it was great meeting you.
- Absolutely, likewise.
- Alright, so Andrew has gone shopping,
he's had his social media revamped,
and he's got an awesome new haircut.
And now, we are ready to reveal him to his friends,
his family, his experts, and the world,
or at least the internet.
But first, I have some questions for you guys.
Dad, what did you want Andrew to get out of this?
- I hoped that he would be recognized as a leader,
people would see his social skills.
- Okay, mom, what do you think?
- He's going for the business for college,
so I want he looks like a professional.
- Do you think it's okay if he just looks trendy?
- Just like I say, Andrew is my treasure.
Whatever he like, I'm happy for that.
- So, Karen, you were his teacher.
What did you hope he'd get out of it?
- Basically, I just wanted him to have fun.
I just wanted this to be an experience
that he's never done before.
- Alright, experts, you guys were there with him.
Do you think he had fun?
- I think he had a blast.
- Yeah, we tried a whole bunch of styles on him
and landed on something that he likes.
- He already is really funny and so sweet.
For his Instagram, he was open to anything.
I'm so excited to see what...
I don't know anything about his clothing
or hair or anything, so...
- Okay, are we ready to see him?
(all talking)
- Bring him out, baby.
- Alright, Andrew, get ready
and come on out!
- [All] Whoa!
(cheering) (clapping)
- Alright, let's take a look in the mirror.
- They were right.
(laughing)
- And the new glasses look so good on you.
I love the clear frames. - Good job.
- And then Jazz undid these two buttons to
show a little bit of chest hair.
The socks work!
- She made the socks work.
I'm not wearing cargo shorts.
- Bless.
- After 18 years. - Well, you ripped one pair.
(upbeat music)
Alright, mom, what do you think of him?
- I really love your haircut, your glasses, and everything.
- What about you, dad?
- Well, for 18 years, we never went shopping together.
So, I had no idea what you would pick out,
and you just blew my mind away.
- Alright, so how do you feel the experience went?
- Phenomenal, honestly.
I never thought I could look like this.
- It was not that hard.
(laughing)
- I had no idea where to start.
You guys brought me through and taught me everything.
Thank you so much. - Yay.
(clapping)
- Thanks, guys.
I'm on my way to see my friends
for the first time since the makeover.
(gasping) (yelling)
- Who are you?
- I'm not joking, this is such a trendy (mumbles).
- Wait a minute.
- So, I've known Andrew a really really long time.
He just doesn't really know how to dress himself,
but I think his style now
really just communicates who he is.
- Clearly, I'm a fashion icon,
so my critique of Andrew
might be a little bit tougher than others,
but it's nice to see him get a change up in style
and get more confident in himself.
- Honestly, the hair was the biggest win for me.
- I think it was from basic look to this new retro style.
It was definitely the vibe that he needed to go for.
- I feel a lot more confident.
I think this is definitely a great first step into really
figuring out how I wanna show myself off to the world
and how I wanna view myself as a person.
So, thanks, you guys.
(upbeat music)
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