Smallville Method: Tom Welling's Viral Beauty Trend

0:00It's March 17th, and here's what's happening across entertainment and pop culture. Tom Welling from the old TV show Smallville is sparking a viral trend called the Smallville Method. Young guys on TikTok are trying to copy his chisel jaw, towsled hair, clear skin, and lean build. The most popular video explaining it has racked up 9 million views. Fans say all it takes is mowing for the jawline, a fresh haircut, and eating bananas plus coconut water for that healthy glow all while. Benj watching the show Smallville originally air for 10 seasons starting on the WB and later the CW, wrapping up in 2011. It hit Netflix this January, hooking a new generation of Gen Z viewers who are all about Welling's early 2000s look. Fans are loving this throwback vibe, calling Welling an absolute standout, despite the usual millennial cringe factor. It's pulling in swoon and thirst edits that keep spreading online. See it as a shift in male beauty standards, moving from ripped gym bodies to something

1:01more natural and approachable. One history professor notes it taps into nostalgia for a classic American masculine ideal easy to chase with simple tweaks rather than extreme changes. While memes like this often fade fast, the buzz highlights how harmless fun can celebrate real appeal. Welling's quark can era still deserves the hype. This story is made possible by our sponsor, see the episode description. What is cooler than cool, a pillow that plays your sound, S-O-L-I, solely pillow dot com.