Over the last few years, a bona fide cottage industry has sprung up to track every menswear-adjacent move Jeremy Allen White makes. This likely isn’t news to you: we’re proud repeat offenders in the space. No matter how much the internet loves his Michelin-caliber alter ego, though, White is not his character—shared penchant for extremely sick jackets aside.
So imagine our delight when a video emerged this week of White transforming himself into Carmy, swapping out his real tattoos for those custom-designed for his on-screen persona. Before makeup maestro Ignacia Soto-Aguilar applied Carmy’s personal ink, White shaved his arms using a nifty device all-too-familiar to GQ readers: the Philips Norelco OneBlade 360, one of our favorite electric shavers…ever. Watch White carelessly tidy his forearms for a moment and it’s easy to see why—as he buzzed, Soto-Aguilar didn’t have to intervene once.
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I’ve been using the OneBlade for well over a year now, and recognized its telltale design in an instant. In my experience, it’s perfect for fine-tuning clean edges, and equally adept at cutting through stubble. It’s wireless, portable, flexible, affordable, and feels a whole lot like a cartridge razor, even as it operates on damn-near autopilot. The adjustable head bends to the curves of your face (or, uh, forearms), while its replaceable blades stay sharp enough to cut through any length of hair—or shape any beard style—for months longer than I expected. Better yet, the OneBlade lets you know exactly when its blades need to be swapped out: once the grid pattern printed on its face starts to fade, it’s time for a replacement.
There’s a reason the OneBlade remains GQ’s top pick in the hybrid shaver-trimmer arena: as White’s relaxed energy in the video proves, it somehow provides an eerily close shave without catalyzing any nicks, cuts, or undue irritation. I didn’t hear a single complaint from White’s makeup team—or spot any blood to wipe away. I’m sure he did a bang-up job, but I’ve got a nagging suspicion the chef’s tool, as it were, did most of the prep work.
At the end of the video, Jeremy Allen White’s body is covered in brand-new ink: Chicago’s area code, 773; a snail with “Live Fast” written underneath it; a gnarly kitchen mishap; and “SOU” (or Sense of Urgency) written across the pointer, middle, and ring finger of his left hand, an homage to chef Thomas Keller’s famous kitchen creed. All made possible by a $40 gadget that stands ready to tame both your stubble and stomach hair with minimal effort. If only Carmy could sort out his own problems so easily.
