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I've recently started to do this lathering method..I live in a hard water area, which some soaps can be a little bit trying to get a good lather, putting 'The Marco Method' in pratice with a synthetic brush has gave me excellent results,I've experimented using palm,face & bowl lathering and all have been successful..It's a great excuse to use up the excessive amount of soaps i have in my shaving den.I've been shaving with DE's since 2008 so consider myself reasonably experienced and a decent face and bowl latherer. During my furloughing I have been getting to grips with a Feather Artist Club SS Folding with I am very much enjoying and getting superb BBS shaves almost every day. One thing I did notice was that this type of shaving seems to prefer a slightly wetter lather and it made me realise that I had probably been under hydrating my lathers a touch as they were not rinsing off the AC blade easily.
I came across 'The Marco Method' somewhere online, I had never heard of it before and thought I would give it a try. For those who don't know, you soak the brush and just let the water fall out by gravity before taking the brush to the soap, no squeezing or flicking water out. I've tried it with Cella, MWF, Tabac, Proraso and DR Harris soaps and have had fantastic slick, hydrated lathers with plenty for 3 passes and more. I have bowl lathered using this method mainly as it can get a bit messy. Yes you do use up a lot of soap but hey we've all got too many soaps to use up haven't we. The harder the soap the longer I load, I usually load until I feel the brush dragging a little bit on the top of the puck.
I was just wondering if any other forum members use this lathering method?
How long do you let the brush drain for? Does it work the same for both hard and soft soaps? And is it the same for synths and natural fibres?
I am always in to new ways to improve my lather as sometimes I seem a little inconsistent. Then again I find even soaps from the same 'family' change. Some love water, some don't.
Thank you for sharing something away from the norm and I look forward to trying.
I'd be really interested to hear how you get on using this method, there are a few videos on YouTube to give you an idea. I quite enjoy testing out new techniques as it keep this hobby fresh.
I've been using this method for a while, being Italian myself and having learned from my barber back when I was living in Italy. I soak the boar and give it a very tiny squeeze. I would say that if the brush soaked contains 100% of water, I would squeeze it to remove about 20% of it. I then start loading for a while until the initial squeaky and bubbly foam become thicker. I do not press/smash the brush on the soap. Just swirl. The next step is to lather the face and add just a bit of water (few drips) ever now and then to get the right consistency. I find this method to work very well for me when I'm using my boars and a hard soap or a croap. However, I don't use this method when using a synthetic brush as I don't feel the need to (my personal opinion).
I noticed this method works best for me with boar brushes (well soaked) and hard soaps.
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