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  • - Hey, Vanity Fair, this is Troye Sivan

  • and this is everything I do in a day, home edition.

  • Just imagine that there is a alarm clock here,

  • somebody can edit that in [static]

  • in post, I'm sure.

  • [upbeat piano music]

  • [ting] I like to wake up

  • at like, 7:30. [typing]

  • I think that's the ideal wake up time.

  • Normally, I live in L.A.

  • At the moment,

  • I am isolating at my parents' house in Melbourn.

  • I use my phone alarm to wake myself up every morning.

  • I just use the classic sound.

  • The [mimicking phone alarm] one.

  • If I hear that sound, though, like,

  • if somebody's set an alarm throughout the day

  • and I hear that sound just like,

  • at a random time throughout the day,

  • it is extraordinarily triggering for me.

  • I snooze for probably, like, [snoring]

  • maybe 10 minutes, 15 minutes. [clock ticking]

  • You feel like you got a little, like, lie in,

  • you feel a little cheeky,

  • but you're still like, ready to start your day.

  • First thing I do is check my phone.

  • I tried the whole like, no phone

  • for the first hour of the day thing,

  • [vault locking]

  • I just haven't kept up with it and I wish that I did.

  • You know what?

  • Tomorrow, I'm not gonna check my phone first thing.

  • That's just inspired me.

  • If I know that I have something in the morning,

  • I will shower the night before,

  • [shower running]

  • so that my hair has time to air dry

  • because I can't use a blow dryer on my hair.

  • Sometimes, I shower in the morning

  • [shower running]

  • or maybe, I'll just, like, shower my body

  • and not wet my hair.

  • [typing]

  • My shower routine is all natural

  • [water falling] all good-smelling shit.

  • Dr. Bronner's peppermint soap,

  • fancy seaweed shampoo and conditoner from Whole Foods.

  • I use a loofah, if anyone was wondering.

  • After I step out of the shower,

  • if I've wet my hair,

  • I'll put in this, like, rake gel, I guess,

  • it's kind of, like a mousse

  • and then, I start doin' my face stuff,

  • which, is just like, Cetaphil moisturizer, rose hemp oil,

  • cologne, whatever I'm feelin' that day,

  • sometimes, it's the Glossier scent

  • and sometimes, it's this smell of this hotel

  • that I stayed at once.

  • I really like the smell of the hotel.

  • I asked them what it was and they were like,

  • "Oh, we sell it in like, a cologne."

  • [spritzing]

  • I shaved every day, [razor shaving]

  • until we started quarantining and isolating

  • and now I'm like, "Who the hell am I shaving for?"

  • Like, "Why do I do this to myself?"

  • I shaved this morning,

  • 'cause I knew I was doing this for you guys.

  • I fill in my eyebrows,

  • just cause I feel like this first half is really dark

  • and then, this second half is not.

  • Deodorant, I've been using this

  • natural deodorant from MALIN + GOETZ,

  • it smells like eucalyptus.

  • Eucalyptus reminds me of Australia,

  • so, even when I'm away,

  • I'll just, like, huff my deodorant for a second

  • and get a little homesick,

  • it's really nice. [low drone tone]

  • I really brush my teeth, [tooth brush swooshing]

  • like, I go in my teeth. [claps]

  • I'm not trying to brag,

  • but I went to the dentist

  • and he said that I have very clean teeth.

  • My glam routine has gone completely out the window, though,

  • during quarantine, I either do absolutely nothing,

  • except brush my teeth [tooth brush swooshing]

  • or, if I'm bored

  • and I wanna do everything, [typing]

  • I do, like, the most that I've ever done.

  • You know what I mean?

  • Like, I'm talking, concealer, [clap] Cloud Paint, [clap]

  • rose hemp oil, all of it. [clock ticking]

  • I walk into my closet [clap]

  • and I like asking myself,

  • "Who do I feel like today?" [slot machine thudding]

  • You know what I mean?

  • Somedays, it's like, a black skinny jean

  • with a, like, really cool cowboy boot.

  • Let me quickly show you.

  • Like, somedays I wanna wear this

  • and maybe, like, a little button up shirt.

  • [slot machine thudding] Somedays, I feel like wearing

  • something really loud [chiming]

  • and brightly colored

  • [slot machine thudding]

  • and somedays, I look kind of

  • like a fuckboy a little bit, [ting]

  • like, I wanna wear a beanie

  • and just, like, gross jeans and my converse.

  • When I was younger,

  • I was so scared that people would think that I was gay,

  • that I used to purposefully try not putting effort

  • into what I wore

  • [thud] and so, now I do,

  • I really enjoy taking my time in the morning

  • to get dressed and like, try things and have fun and like,

  • allow myself to express myself through clothing

  • or accessories or whatever.

  • It was like a very liberating thing

  • when I first started to do that

  • and now, I really enjoy it every morning.

  • [typing]

  • A big part of my morning routine,

  • like, a huge part is coffee.

  • It's like...

  • my dog, [ding]

  • my Breville coffee machine [ting]

  • and then, like, my family, [ting]

  • after the coffee machine, [chuckles] no, I'm kidding.

  • [typing] Most of the time,

  • I'll wait till, like 11:30

  • and then, have kind of like, a big brunch

  • and now that I'm in isolation at my mom's house,

  • like, I'm the luckiest kid in the world,

  • she's making me every single meal.

  • This morning was this South African food, called Chakalaka,

  • it's like, kind of like a spicy thing

  • and you'd have, like, [pan sizzling]

  • eggs with it and stuff and it's amazing.

  • After breakfast, it is probably, yeah, like,

  • [clock ticking] almost noon I wanna say.

  • I might have a second coffee for the day,

  • this time, it's iced.

  • If I'm on tour, [bus tires treading]

  • the time I wake up on a tour bus

  • or I'm in a hotel and I'll go and site see

  • for a few hours and then I've got soundcheck,

  • like, that's my tour day. [clock ticking]

  • Normally, in L.A., [typing]

  • I go to the gym.

  • That's like a new development.

  • I don't trust myself with free weights,

  • [exercise machine creaking]

  • so, I'll just like, go to the various machines

  • [exercise machine creaking] and pull on the things

  • that look like they need to be pulled on.

  • While I'm in isolation,

  • I've just been doing, like, various push-ups,

  • incline push-up, decline push-up,

  • sometimes, I [clap] throw a clap in there,

  • if I'm feelin' like, crazy.

  • Sit ups...

  • Oh, and then, such a rookie mistake,

  • I know that lots of people do this

  • but I never do leg day,

  • like, who cares, right?

  • But, I am actually growing on my top half

  • and not on my bottom half,

  • so, the other day I did squats.

  • I have a car in L.A.

  • that I am obsessed with.

  • It's an electric car

  • [charging socket pops open]

  • and I've made a promise to myself

  • that I'm gonna try my best

  • [clicking] to never own a gas car.

  • [cars revving]

  • So, I really enjoy driving around L.A.,

  • also, you have to drive in L.A.

  • I think while you're driving,

  • it's the perfect time to make phone calls.

  • If I'm in L.A., I'll call my manager or whatever

  • and say, "Hi, do you have any work for me?"

  • "Do we have a job to do or anything?"

  • Normally, I go into the studio at like, one.

  • [typing] The goal is to...

  • [pencil scratching] is to write a song.

  • It'll be me and the producer and one of my co-writers,

  • who, often times, is like, one of my best friends.

  • We'll talk about life and what we had for dinner

  • and whatever for like, the first hour

  • and relationships and stuff like that

  • and really dig in.

  • And then, you just kind of sit there

  • and hope that something magical happens, you know, maybe,

  • the producer will start [soft piano music]

  • playing something on the keys

  • and you start muttering under your breath,

  • nonsensical words, you record it quickly into your phone

  • and hopefully, something amazing comes out of it.

  • Normally, I'm eating lunch [typing]

  • at like, honestly 2:30, maybe some,

  • like, salmon with veggies and, like a mashed potato

  • and I get that same meal from multiple restaurants,

  • just so I don't feel like I'm eating

  • the exact same thing every day,

  • even though I am.

  • Or, like, a really good salad or something like that.

  • Lately, I've been eating...

  • My mom makes this awesome, like, veggie wrap,

  • it's just, like, a wrap with like,

  • little, kinda falafel balls

  • and like, hummus and a bunch of different veggies

  • and stuff like that and it's really, really good.

  • [clock ticking] immediately after lunch,

  • I will continue working.

  • So, a lot of the time,

  • it's just like, work on my laptop

  • [typing] or, it could be everything

  • from like, playing around on Photoshop,

  • playing with different fonts,

  • like, to see what the aesthetic

  • of my next thing is gonna be

  • or, it could be like,

  • responding to a lot of like, business emails.

  • [typing] or taking, kind of, a meeting.

  • I really enjoy doing meetings at my house,

  • that makes me feel very, like, bougy

  • and I really enjoy, like, putting on a bit of a show,

  • I'll, you know, light the candles and stuff like that

  • and do the whole bit.

  • In Australia, while I'm here in isolation,

  • [typing] My work is just like,

  • on my laptop, all of it.

  • Me, like, on a Zoom meeting with someone,

  • doing some sort of promo or press or something like that,

  • or like, right now,

  • [typing] I'm editing a live performance

  • of my song "Take Yourself Home".

  • We had my band film themselves playing their little bits

  • and I'm currently, like, editing it together,

  • so that's what I was doing right before this.

  • I really like listening to music that I've made in the car,

  • like at sunset time.

  • I think that it gives you great perspective,

  • so, you know, I'll like, drive along Mulholland

  • or something, if I'm in L.A.

  • I mean, this sounds so lame,

  • but, like, put on my own music

  • and roll down the windows and try and like,

  • "How does this make me feel?"

  • "How does this sound in the real world?"

  • [door creaking] Normally, I like to come home,

  • like, around 7:30, eight, [clock ticking]

  • if I'm not already home

  • and kinda start to take a chill pill.

  • [typing] I think a big thing in, like,

  • Australian culture in general is...

  • work to live, not live to work

  • and so, I actually take it pretty seriously

  • that I like to switch off after a certain time

  • and try not just be working all the time.

  • I really like to kind of, like, clock out,

  • [time clock machine thudding] and either go to a dinner

  • or just like, make dinner at home.

  • I quite enjoy going alone.

  • I used to feel like, sorry for myself,

  • when I would do it, but now, I quite enjoy it

  • and I actually try and like,

  • not really be on my phone [vault closing]

  • as well because, once you kinda get over the fact

  • that you probably look a little bit sad,

  • it's really, really fun

  • and also, you can eavesdrop on people's conversations.

  • [people chattering] So, highly recommend that,

  • but, I don't always eat alone,

  • often times, I'll go with friends

  • and I really like having a drink with my meal

  • that always feels like a nice treat at the end of the day.

  • On a weeknight, normally, I'd head home at like,

  • [clock ticking] 10, 10:30 p.m.

  • If, it's a Saturday night in L.A.,

  • there's like, this country line dancing bar

  • that I really like, that I'll go to.

  • I really, really like going to gay bars in general.

  • Divey gay bars for the most part.

  • If it's a Saturday night,

  • We get home anywhere from [clock ticking]

  • 1 a.m. to, I wanna say 4 a.m., maybe.

  • [typing] Once I'm home,

  • I'll probably shower, wet my hair,

  • [shower running] do my little curl cream,

  • so that it can curl up while I'm asleep,

  • just use the same moisturizer that I use in the morning.

  • It's the Cetaphil body lotion

  • [tooth brush whooshing]

  • and then, brush my teeth again,

  • get into bed in just like undies and a t-shirt.

  • I don't have pajamas,

  • it just feels so... [explosion]

  • glamorous to me, I don't know why,

  • it feels like something that's like, from the movies.

  • Maybe, if somebody that I know in real life is watching this

  • and you wanna get me a birthday present this year,

  • get me pajamas, 'cause like,

  • I don't think I can justify buying them for myself,

  • but if somebody else bought them for me, hell yeah,

  • I would wear them.

  • Getting to bed,

  • I have recently treated myself [typing]

  • to a projector in my room.

  • I'll put on a movie or a TV show or a YouTube video

  • with the intention of falling asleep.

  • I'll maybe watch, like, five minutes

  • [clock ticking] and then roll over

  • and fall asleep, just to the white noise

  • and I start it all over again the next day.

  • All right, Vanity Fair,

  • thank you so much for having me.

  • I hope you learnt a thing or two about me.

  • Stay safe, stay home if you still have to.

  • Love you lots, see you soon.

- Hey, Vanity Fair, this is Troye Sivan

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