Autumn Projects

So how has your Autumn been going? We had a tropical storm come through on Saturday, but right behind it was a cool front. Every day has been a struggle to get myself back inside to do housework. I just want to sit outside enjoying the weather. So I've been looking for things to accomplish while being outside. One project I'm working on is turning jeans into a skirt.

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The jeans I got were a pair of green jeans made by Levi. They have really wide legs and are a size up from what I normally wear. For those reasons, I may not really have to add any material for a triangle. I've been glaring at all the cute colored jeans in the store, jealous because I couldn't find any cute colored jean skirts. Now, I'm taking it into my own hands. I'm making the green jeans into a skirt, as well as dyeing one of my faded, yet still comfy jean skirts purple. Then, I think I'll be happy. :) 

Another experiment I'm trying is substituting baby oil for shaving cream.

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Tonight, I used baby oil on one leg, and shaving cream on the other. Here is what I've observed.

Baby Oil

I used the baby oil first. I probably didn't need as much as I used, but it was my first time using baby oil. I squirted it into my hand, then rubbed it over my leg. I repeated this about three times. I noticed that I had to rinse off the razor a lot less than I do with shaving cream, and therefore shaved that leg in about half the time it took to shave the other. The razor glided over my skin like silk, cutting the hair neatly without catching on my skin and causing it to bleed. I even ran a few extra times over problem areas like my knee and back of my ankle, not because it wasn't shaved, but to see if I would nick the skin like normal. But no matter how many times I tried, I never cut myself. 

Shaving cream

Like I said in the last part, with the shaving cream, you have to constantly rinse off the razor, therefore taking more time. Even with the cream, I felt like I was shaving my legs dry, which I never noticed until after using baby oil for comparison. The shave is about as close to the skin as with the oil, but I nicked myself on both my knee and behind my ankle even while trying to be careful. (That alone could sell me on baby oil. Those razor nicks burn!) The people who tried the baby oil said that it took longer before they had to shave again with shaving cream, but I'll have to wait a while to see for myself. 

Overall, my leg that I used the baby oil on came out smooth, nick free, and moisturized. Normally I have to put lotion on my legs after shaving, even with using shaving cream. And sure enough, the other leg is flaky with white spots, so I'll still have to put lotion on that one. So far, I'm really liking the baby oil. 

Here's a link for the baby oil I used, and here's a link for the shaving cream I use. The baby oil is a dollar more, but at the same time, it will last a lot longer, and works so much better. 

So have you been working on any projects this Autumn?