ASMR (Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response) and shaving

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Not shaving in the physical sense . . . although it may provoke similar sensations.

If you've never heard of ASMR:

Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (ASMR) is a term used to describe a sensory experience characterized by a tingling sensation in the head and scalp, which can be triggered by sounds like whispering or brushing, and visual stimulus like painting or drawing. On YouTube, the phenomenon inspired the creation of “whisperer” videos, in which people attempt to trigger the viewer's ASMR by speaking in a soft voice and making various sounds with inanimate objects.

Once you've read that, find somewhere:

- comfortable, quiet and away from anyone else (you'll understand why - yes it's SFW, no it's not porn . . . but anyone else watching will think it's very strange)

- plug yourself into some decent headphones (believe me, the effects will be completely lost if you don't use headphones), turn the volume down a bit - did I mention headphones?

. . . and watch this virtual haircut/DE shave with the lovely Violet:

[video=youtube]url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JistFIZjNDo&list=FLOcgRsKljv_fhbB6hKx0yew&index=1&feature=plpp_video[/video]

Alternatively, try a suit fitting with the equally lovely Christa:

[video=youtube]url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iohCbBoqYNc[/video]​


They'll either make perfect sense, or none at all.
 
I had been wondering about posting about ASMR shaving videos myself. Although my favourite has a downside (it's voiced by a man who is shaving himself), I find it most effective, which adds further to the fact that, as you say, ASMR is utterly non-sexual (though a pretty girl in an ASMR video is certainly pleasant).
 
Knowing nothing about ASMR, I watched some of both. Suit gal (Christa) didn't hold my attention, because having watched Violet first, anyone else would be a letdown. At first I was all "43 minutes? How can 43 minutes be anything but boring?". Violet changed my mind though. She's utterly dreamy.

I was actually disappointed to learn she's not a barber:icon_sad:. Watching her hold a blade between her middle and index finger as she opened a Fatboy with the index finger and thumb of the same hand was a bit scary to me though. Smitten, I looked at some of her other videos. Even better:heart:

the-chauffeur, thank you muchly. :icon_smile:
 
The hair cut one made me tingle right from when she started spraying the water, which is strange as I haven't been to a hairdresser in over 20 years. The suit one worked to a lesser degree.
I went out with a girl who would almost collapse if I touched her in a certain way on the back of her neck, she was so sensitive that I only had to say I was about to do it and she would react.
It's a very nice feeling to get that tingle across my head!!
 
They'll either make perfect sense, or none at all.

I just found them mildly irritating I'm afraid. But then I'm not that great a subject for hypnosis either, so I'm content to accept that, like so many mainly non physical techniques, this operates better on some of us than others.

JohnnyO. \:icon_razz:
 
A friend of mine has a youtube channel dedicated to this stuff, judging by the comments she is very good at triggering it through the vids, she uses some funky microphone setup to get the sound right. I never had a reaction to it. http://www.youtube.com/user/soundsculptures?feature=results_main
 
Nothing for me either. Yet if I look at a cliff and think about climbing it, whether it's on the tellybox, or seen out the car window or there in reality, the soles of my feet tingle and my palms itch.
YMMV
 
Count of Undolpho said:
Nothing for me either. Yet if I look at a cliff and think about climbing it, whether it's on the tellybox, or seen out the car window or there in reality, the soles of my feet tingle and my palms itch.
YMMV

I suspect, Count, that you're either taking the pi$$, or (more likely) don't understand what ASMR is. It's absolutely nothing like that unpleasant, tingling you describe - it's a soft, invigorating, yet relaxing sensation that (for me at least) washes over my scalp like waves at the very end of their travel on a beach when the water laps around your ankles.
 
chrisbell said:
Count of Undolpho said:
Nothing for me either. Yet if I look at a cliff and think about climbing it, whether it's on the tellybox, or seen out the car window or there in reality, the soles of my feet tingle and my palms itch.
YMMV

I suspect, Count, that you're either taking the pi$$, or (more likely) don't understand what ASMR is. It's absolutely nothing like that unpleasant, tingling you describe - it's a soft, invigorating, yet relaxing sensation that (for me at least) washes over my scalp like waves at the very end of their travel on a beach when the water laps around your ankles.

No and No. I'm not sure how you got unpleasant from "the soles of my feet tingle" as a description, but it certainly isn't a relaxing sensation. As for ASMR MRI scans do it for me - as long as they don't pipe any music over the headphones, they also send me a bit sensory deprivation if they go on longer than ten minutes or so. Which is nice.
 
I get something similar to the Count if i'm up high or on an edge or a ladder or even if someone else is, my feet and lower legs tingle and I feel like I just want to jump off, it's not nice.
Chris when I get the ASMR tingle it's exactly as you describe and i got it a little just reading your description! Weird
 
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