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- Sunday April 28, 2013
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- Arendal, Norway
When you hit the sweet spot with a CH3 you will have A LOT of lather..believe me I have got soap in my eyes lathering with it.
In other words it's one of those brushes that people buy for its exclusivity and ostentation rather than for its lathering ability?
Not at all, most purchases at this level are still ones of discovery rather than exclusivity and although I didn't care for it doesn't mean the OP can't or won't get it to work for him.
You may seek solace in the fact that an expensive brush isn't working as well as the OP had thought but actually he's been rather brave in openly seeking advice. As for ostentatious, towards whom other forum members? I still have a sizeable collection brushes and razors) and not a single friend, relative, tradesman, pet has taken a blind bit of notice so I don't know who the heck I've been trying to impress all these years.
Breakthrough! I soaked and the brush as usual, shook out most of the water, then absolutely abused a tub of Castle Forbes Lime and the upshot was the masses of lather that I expected when I first got the brush. I had obviously made the common error of not loading sufficiently. Happy days now, though
No worries â˜ºï¸ I bought it hoping for a brush that would give me loads of lather for multiple passes, and I was really disappointed when it didn't. Now I know how much I need to load I'm very happy. I'll get to try lots of different soaps and creams now, they won't last long with this brush!Glad to hear you've found the technique requirted, and apologies if you were annoyed at my previous comment. I was not suggesting that you had bought the brush as a vanity purchase, but rather that it might have been manufactured for that reason.
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No worries â˜ºï¸ I bought it hoping for a brush that would give me loads of lather for multiple passes, and I was really disappointed when it didn't. Now I know how much I need to load I'm very happy. I'll get to try lots of different soaps and creams now, they won't last long with this brush!
As has been said here on many occasions, 90% of lathering problems can be addressed by using more product!
Hi, do badgers like swirling motions on the soap puck?Soak the brush in warm water. Squeeze out the excess water until it is damp only, not wet. Load the brush for around 30 secs. Paint on the paste that the soap produces on the face, Badgers do not like mashing the face in swirling motions, painting strokes only, then dip only the tips and apply to hydrate the lather a couple of times until you get what you want.
Badgers hold onto the soap more than Synths swirling on the puck is no problem.Hi, do badgers like swirling motions on the soap puck?