When I'm bored around the house

[penn1313]

I just wanted to see if anyone else messes around with their shaving gear when there is nothing else to do. I work midnight shift and am home alone all day while the wife works and I just recently finished renovating our living room. Since that project has finished, I've found myself going to my shave den when boredom sets in. Yesterday I cleaned and oiled all my razors, stropping the straights on balsa beforehand. Today I made test lathers for three brushes that are probably already broken in. They are sitting in the bathroom with the lather coating the bristles as we speak. Tomorrow I might alphabetized my soaps and creams, the aftershaves will be the next day. I think I need to start another home improvement project. Anyone else do any of this?

penn

 

[Bigsurprise]

Oh yes I have all my shaving goods already organized how I like them. If nothing needs any maintenance, then I usually start sniffing my soap and creams. Maybe apply some extra AS lol.

 

[MrLara]

Oh yes I have all my shaving goods already organized how I like them. If nothing needs any maintenance, then I usually start sniffing my soap and creams. Maybe apply some extra AS lol.

+1 on that

i smell the brushes as well.

i recently bought a badger brush and when i took out my dog went crazy and was chasing me all over the house while i had it, specially after i wet it and the badger smell was even stronger.

 

[penn1313]

I always smell the brushes and soaps! I didn't say before because I thought it was weird. Come to think of it, it is weird, but at least we are all weird together.

Penn

 

[Lather]

Soap and brush sniffer here.

 

[98Formula]

Quit huffing the AS guys

 

[milkshakefiend]

I confess.

I'm a serial soap sniffer.

If someone made candles that smelled like Col Conk Bay Rum and TOBS Sandlewood I would reach olfactory Nirvana.

 

[Raptore]

The brushes smell unreal!

 

[MrLara]

I confess.

I'm a serial soap sniffer.

If someone made candles that smelled like Col Conk Bay Rum and TOBS Sandlewood I would reach olfactory Nirvana.

don't know if might work (i say why not) but you could set a soap inside a small or empty glass candle holder and put it on one of those candle warmers.

 

[milkshakefiend]

don't know if might work (i say why not) but you could set a soap inside a small or empty glass candle holder and put it on one of those candle warmers.

You could be on the money there. As long as it doesn't aerosolise into something lung-unfriendly that would be awesome!

 

[revschuette]

Well at least I know I'm not the only one lol.

 

[Vercin]

I always play with my TTO

 

[the_edski]

I'm an un-apologetic AS sniffer. In my n00b days, I used to make practice bowls of lather when I was bored. Great way to learn!

 

[Tannhauser]

I sniff my Cella...

 

[jim9112]

Mmmmmmm sniffing soaps...... Any time im within arms length of my soaps and brushes I must sniff them.

 

[AceByTerror]

Sniffings soaps, brushes..... guilty!

 

[TFrankMac2140]

i recently bought a badger brush and when i took out my dog went crazy and was chasing me all over the house while i had it, specially after i wet it and the badger smell was even stronger.

+1 Definitely an interesting smell. I remember when I got my brush in the mail from The English Shaving Company. My dog immediately stole the tube that the brush was packaged in and proceeded to destroy it

 

[Memphis]

Yeah, I admire my razor. Sniff my soaps and do some slight maintenance on my brush. Run a comb thru it, gently shape it. And then sniff it. If I'm walking by the bathroom I'll pop in quickly and sniff things

 

[Gary H]

I polish my razors when bored.

 

[Duran805]

As a new de shaver with a bunch of new soap and cream samples., I like to practice my lather making skills on my free time.