Sally McMullen
Hey chicks, I'm Sal.
Alex Hourigan
And I'm Al.
Sally McMullen
And this is Two broke Chicks, the show that shares life lessons for the gals, from the gals. And in today's mini episode of smash or pass, we are running through things that are attractive according to science.
Alex Hourigan
Science!
Sally McMullen
Science.
Alex Hourigan
Science.
Sally McMullen
And we're going to smash or pass them.
Alex Hourigan
Fully. This is honestly I'm so excited for this episode. Because I just know I'm gonna be like Smash, smash, smash, smash.
Sally McMullen
Literally. Also, I'm ready to like disagree with everything because we have cooked taste.
Alex Hourigan
Oh my god. Yeah. Going, first off. What would you say is your type?
Sally McMullen
Tricky question.
Alex Hourigan
Yeah.
Sally McMullen
I described like the opposite of Chris? I would say that my type is dark hair. I love like olive skin. I find really beautiful, I'm describing Chris. Long hair, tattoos and wears like black on black on black. Basically, Nikki Sixx from Motley Crue or Harry Styles. It either has to be like black on black on black outfit or sequins and a feather boa.
Alex Hourigan
Yeah, like rock and roll or camp.
Sally McMullen
Exactly!
Alex Hourigan
Yeah.
Sally McMullen
Yeah, they need to have some sort of rock and roll flair. That's my vibe.
Alex Hourigan
Elton John.
Sally McMullen
Yes. That's me.
Alex Hourigan
Yeah
Sally McMullen
I'm Elton.
Alex Hourigan
Fair enough.
Sally McMullen
What about you?
Alex Hourigan
See, here's the thing. My, Sal rips on me for this all the time that I will be like my type is like the morally grey character in every like, you know, TV show and I do like a tall, dark and handsome ,like Henry Cavill, Damon Salvatore from The Vampire Diaries, like that spiel. But if you look at everyone that I've ever dated, like in a more of a serious nature, they are all blonde! And I don't know why this happens. I swear my type is like dark hair. But I always end up with a goofy blonde.
Sally McMullen
It's so true.
Alex Hourigan
Every time.
Sally McMullen
Every time.
Alex Hourigan
Right? But if it ain't broke, don't fix it. She's single so maybe it is broke, could be fixed.
Sally McMullen
Literally, you chase after like exactly what isn't your time. Like, I don't want to settle down!
Alex Hourigan
Do you know what? My type is personality based so much. Like, if you can make me giggle. Great. So maybe blondes are funnier than brunettes?
Sally McMullen
Blonde's have more fun! We're both brunette.
Alex Hourigan
Okay
Sally McMullen
So we're going to run through a few different traits, characteristics that are attractive according to science.
Alex Hourigan
This is not our words, we're just smashing or passing.
Sally McMullen
We'll chuck links to all of these in the show notes so that you can argue in the comment section over there and not here. So the first one is accents.
Alex Hourigan
So the most attractive accents, according to women, according to science.
Sally McMullen
So number five with 56% of people finding this attractive is Spanish.
Alex Hourigan
Espanol. Do you find a Spanish accent attractive?
Sally McMullen
Yeah.
Alex Hourigan
Smash. Enrique Iglesias. I can be your hero. Let's go.
Sally McMullen
Smash. Number four, French
Alex Hourigan
SMASH!
Sally McMullen
With 61%
Alex Hourigan
Smash! Bulla. Voulez vous coucher avec moi ce soir.
Sally McMullen
Nailed it!
Alex Hourigan
I love a French accent.
Sally McMullen
You do.
Alex Hourigan
I think it's so sexy. It's so sexy that I tried to learn French on Duolingo. Didn't work out. But Smash.
Sally McMullen
That bartender was like, help. It was all for him. I'm like, so so with a French. I think it really depends on the person. Number three, Italian with 68%
Alex Hourigan
A delicate smash.
Sally McMullen
Yeah
Alex Hourigan
Like it's not my favourite, but I wouldn't pass it but I wouldn't enthusiastically smash an Italian accent. I think it's because my family is Italian. Yeah,
Sally McMullen
Yeah. Yeah, I would agree. I like it, but it's not in my top five, personally. Number two is Irish. 77%
F*ck yes, smash. The Irish accent will do it for me.
Yeah. Nah, I love an Irish accent.
Alex Hourigan
Yeah
Sally McMullen
I think it's so beautiful. It's an absolute Smash. And number one is with 86% of people finding this attractive is a Scottish accent.
Alex Hourigan
S M A S H Smash. Smash. That is the blueprint. That is everything I want.
Sally McMullen
Yeah, I love Scottish is probably my favourites.
Alex Hourigan
It's so like deep and just like mmh
Sally McMullen
Yeah, yeah because I love like a northern English accent too, which I feel like is kind of has you know sounds a little bit Scottish to my ears. To my uncultured ears.
Alex Hourigan
Give me Jamie from Outlander. Yeah. Hmm.
Sally McMullen
Interestingly, number eight was Australian.
Alex Hourigan
Fair enough.
Sally McMullen
Only 35% of people found this attractive. I actually love an Australian accent. I personally prefer an Australian accent over like an American one, for example.
Alex Hourigan
Do you know what I'm surprised by, like, a British accent wasn't higher. It's number seven, with 47% of people finding a British accent attractive. That's, do you know what? I do really like a Scottish accent. But I do think my number one is a British accent. Like, we always giggle because as soon as someone's like, someone's like, "Oh, yeah, our friend's coming, Al and they're single". I'm like, "Yeah, okay". And they're like, "Oh, he's British". Sal's like, "She's done!".
Sally McMullen
Yeah,
Alex Hourigan
Like, that's it. That's all she needs.
Sally McMullen
Blonde and British. Tick tick. That's Al's type.
Alex Hourigan
Yeah, sneaks up on me every time.
Sally McMullen
It sure does.
Alex Hourigan
Okay, moving on to hair colour. This was an interesting one because I feel like this is so personal.
Sally McMullen
Speaking of hair colour.
Alex Hourigan
This is so personal to people, but it was interesting to see what was kind of across the board. But 67% of men prefer women with brunette hair. Win. 70% of women prefer men with brunette hair. Win. I feel like I smashed this but again, my track record speaks for itself.
Sally McMullen
Yep.
Alex Hourigan
And what was interesting is that across both men and women I didn't see any that spoke about like really dark hair like black hair. And unfortunately red heads were the bottom of the pack. But I also disagree because science is wrong. Because look at Jessica Rabbit.
Sally McMullen
Yeah, the ultimate sex icon.
Alex Hourigan
And like red hair is so, like becoming so much more of a trend but I think people are recognising the beauty of it.
Sally McMullen
I think red hair is the most beautiful colour. Yeah, my type is definitely brunette or dark hair.
Alex Hourigan
Yeah, the thing is, I think female redheads are really pretty, but I don't know if I would date a male redhead?
Sally McMullen
Ugh, I would. A Scottish man with long red hair and big arms?
Alex Hourigan
Like I'm thinking more like Ronan Keating redhead.
Sally McMullen
Life is a roller coaster- Isn't he more blonde? I don't know, maybe it's like a strawberry blonde.
Alex Hourigan
But like Jamie from Outlander could have any coloured hair, he could be bald, and I'd be like, down. So you know,
Sally McMullen
You don't want to go on a date with Ed Sheeran? Come on.
Alex Hourigan
I would go on a date with Ed Sheeran.
Sally McMullen
Me too. He seems like a good time. Sing to me Paulo. Next one is career. This is according to a study of Tinder swipes and what people were more likely to swipe. So very scientific here. We only deal with cold hard facts at Two Broke Chicks. But these are the most desirable careers for women to have, top five. Start number five, a pharmacist. Interesting. Number four makes me feel sick, and it is college or graduate student.
Alex Hourigan
I hate men.
Sally McMullen
Yeah, yuck. Number three is a photographer. Interesting. Creative.
Alex Hourigan
Artsy.
Sally McMullen
They can take your own wedding photos.
Alex Hourigan
Take good nudes.
Sally McMullen
That too. I like where our heads went. Number two is dentist.
Alex Hourigan
What the f*ck?
Sally McMullen
Do dentists make good money or something?
Alex Hourigan
Yeah, but they also have like the highest rate of suicide.
Sally McMullen
I know, is that still true? I remember that.
Alex Hourigan
Yeah, I remember it being like a thing that we would hear about when we were kids. Might not be true anymore.
Sally McMullen
I hope it's not.
Alex Hourigan
Or was just never true.
Sally McMullen
Yeah, it's just a myth.
Alex Hourigan
Yeah.
Sally McMullen
And number one is registered nurse.
Alex Hourigan
I just never would have picked any of these. Like, they're women, so like smash everything because you love the girls. But yeah, this just surprised me. I love that none of its
Sally McMullen
We don't do any of these.
Alex Hourigan
We're not even on the top 10, babe.
Sally McMullen
Journalists was number 11.
Alex Hourigan
Ohh.
Sally McMullen
Didn't someone message you once being like, "You're too hot to be a journalist".
Alex Hourigan
Oh my god, yes! They're like, but you're too pretty to be a journalist. I was like, What are you trying to say right now?
Sally McMullen
Also, have you not seen every 2000s rom com where the lead is a sexy journalist? Who works at like some rip off version of Vogue?
Alex Hourigan
Let me just live my Andy Anderson fantasy from How to Lose a Guy in 10 days.
Sally McMullen
Exactly.
Alex Hourigan
I can do it in less.
Sally McMullen
Now the most desirable careers for men to have, top five.
Alex Hourigan
Number five for the most attractive careers for men, PR and communications. So basically a journalist.
Sally McMullen
Yeah!
Alex Hourigan
Like media is what I get from that. Four, a lawyer.
Sally McMullen
Uh huh.
Alex Hourigan
Smash.
Sally McMullen
Yeah.
Alex Hourigan
Three, a physician's assistant. I'm like, no, I want the doctor, I don't want his assistant. Pass on that one. Two, a pilot.
Sally McMullen
I can see that.
Alex Hourigan
Yeah, that's sexy. And one, an interior designer?
Sally McMullen
Imagine if you were dating an interior designer, though, that would be sick.
Alex Hourigan
Like, I think all of these are great, but I just never
Sally McMullen
I would have thought architect would have been up there for some reason. I don't know why.
Alex Hourigan
Or like a surgeon.
Sally McMullen
A doctor or lawyer.
Alex Hourigan
A doctor or a lawyer. So going from five, five PR, communications or like media, smash or pass?
Sally McMullen
Smash.
Alex Hourigan
I think pass, I don't think I could date someone within, within the same industry. Four, lawyer, smash or pass.
Sally McMullen
I'd probably pass, I think they'd spend too much time in the office.
Alex Hourigan
Or they'd be really good at arguing and I would never win an argument? So pass. Three, a physician's assistant, pass because I don't know what that is. Then also, maybe yeah, smash. Why not? Two, pilot? Smash. One interior designer?
Sally McMullen
Smash.
Alex Hourigan
Yeah, smash, free shit. Moving on, we have personality traits. So these are the top three personality traits that people find attractive. I don't think anyone's going to be really surprised by these ones. Number three, is financial security. Fair enough. You don't want to be with a drop kick that you've got to pay for everything for. Two, intelligence. Fair enough. And number one, I think every everyone can agree with this, regardless of who you are. A sense of humour.
Sally McMullen
Yeah.
Alex Hourigan
If someone can't make you laugh. What's the point?
Sally McMullen
Literally, I think that's the glue that holds mine and Chris's relationship together. There are a lot of things but the strongest one is that he literally makes me cackle all day. So the good thing is that he makes me laugh and I laugh at everything that he says.
Alex Hourigan
You laugh at everything that anyone says.
Sally McMullen
Yeah. No, he's probably the funniest person I know. Sorry! You're a close second.
Alex Hourigan
I'm quitting. I am quitting the podcast, right now. It's fine. It's fine.
Sally McMullen
What would be your favourite personality traits? Sense of humour too?
Alex Hourigan
Definitely! Like every person that I date seriously is like, really goofy. Like they're just funny. And I think I also really like confidence, but not in an arrogant way more just
Sally McMullen
Sure of themselves.
Alex Hourigan
Yeah, like sure of themselves that they will be like, "Alright, let's go out Friday". And they plan everything and they're like, I'm taking you here and we're doing this I'm like,
Sally McMullen
Initiative.
Alex Hourigan
Yeah. Like that, to me is sexy. I don't really care about like financial security in terms of the way that they need to be like, rich or like, have a high income or whatever that is. But I think they need to kind of be yeah, funny.
Sally McMullen
Yeah, I was surprised that like confidence or charisma wasn't top three over financial security but there you go.
Alex Hourigan
Everyone's different.
Sally McMullen
Smash smash smash. The last trait that people find desirable, according to science
Alex Hourigan
This one's f*cked.
Sally McMullen
Is the colour red? So apparently wearing the colour red or being bordered by the rosy hue makes a man more attractive and sexually desirable according to women. And this was proven in a study? What the hell!
Alex Hourigan
See, it doesn't sound weird to me if it's the other way around. If like a woman is wearing red like it's very much a trope of women look good in red and I completely agree.
Sally McMullen
And that red nail trend on TikTok?
Alex Hourigan
Yeah, like red on women? Yes. Sexy, smart, brave, hot. Red on men? No?
Sally McMullen
I was saying unless it was like a pair of red leather pants or like a cowboy boots,
Alex Hourigan
Only you.
Sally McMullen
Now we're talking! Now we're cooking with gas!
Alex Hourigan
I don't think I can think of a single piece of clothing that I would find attractive on a man in red. Again, everyone's different. But I just would get the ick.
Sally McMullen
Red t shirt?
Alex Hourigan
Red sneakers?
Sally McMullen
Don't! Like Air Force Ones or whatever they're called.
Alex Hourigan
Yeah, like red little bits, like you can wear a white t shirt with like a little bit of red on it, that's fine.
Sally McMullen
With a red design.
Alex Hourigan
Imagine like a guy rocking up to a date wearing a red fedora.
Sally McMullen
And like a red bazinga shirt.
Alex Hourigan
No! On top of that, one of my like icks is when they wear, like jerseys.
Sally McMullen
Oh like a sport jersey?
Alex Hourigan
Like I, I've like sport and shit like that, but I just find like when they're wearing like LeBron but it's like the actual jersey? Like I think you can wear like shirts and merch for like your teams and stuff. But when it's like the physical jersey, I'm like get it off.
Sally McMullen
Yeah, I'm on the team too.
Alex Hourigan
Get it off now!
Sally McMullen
So funny.
Alex Hourigan
Yeah, nah. Let us know what you think if you find red attractive on men. I'd be so interested to see if it's just like niche thing for us.
Sally McMullen
Yeah, we'll put it up on the story and you can tell us what you think. About red and also just about, you know, what you find attractive in general and you turn offs.
Alex Hourigan
Because everyone's different like,
Sally McMullen
Yeah, someone will be like, "My husband wore a red suit to our wedding! It's the reason I said yes", and I want to hear from you, chick.
Alex Hourigan
I would get a divorce at the wedding.
Sally McMullen
All right, well, that's a wrap. I've learned so much.
Alex Hourigan
About science, ourselves.
Sally McMullen
What I find attractive.
Alex Hourigan
What other people apparently find attractive.
Sally McMullen
Explains a lot.
Alex Hourigan
I wonder if in like 20 years time, it'll be like, most desirable career, TikTok superstar.
Sally McMullen
Oh my god
Alex Hourigan
Just like put me into a grave if that happens.
Sally McMullen
Podcast host.
Alex Hourigan
Everyone's like, yeah but if it's you two, ick.
Sally McMullen
Literally. If it's Two Broke Chicks, eugh. Well, as always, thank you to our production team Pariya Taherzadeh, Bamby Media and Made in Katana Studios for making today's episode possible. And thanks to you chicks for having us in your ear holes, we love to be here. Bye!
Alex Hourigan
Bye, chickies!
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