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I've scooped the missing part of the soap with a spatula and smeared it on the bottom of the bowl. Lathered in the bowl.
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Ouch... read on thenI love this thread,..Thanks to Eurofighter, every time I have a less than perfect shave, I read this and feel so much better.
I tend to give the brush a gentle but firm-ish squeeze and a single flick to remove excess water before going to the soap puck; you can always add small amounts of water to dry lather, but you can't remove excess from wet, thin lather.
I'd say go overboard with the soap - it's one of the cheaper aspects of shaving, especially as it lasts a fair old while. Try a bit more than that next time and see where you go. I'd say as well, add water gradually. I've had foamy, dissipating lather from not enough water. It can be a tricky game trying to get it right. There's also little harm trying out a soap without shaving, just seeing how much water it can actually take and transferring that to your shaves down the line. The heavily-tallowed UK soaps such as OSP and P&B take on a lot of water. Like, loads. If I'm face lathering I tend to gather some damp, soapy paste on the brush while loading, transfer that to my face and add water gradually until I hit the sweet spot. Usually I end up with too much lather but, like I said, it's cheap enough and I'm not going to lose sleep over it!
Hope this helps and keep up the good work!OSP is great when you get it bang on!
Excellent piece of advice!
This, in my view, is the perfect short form description of how to get your later right.
I would simply add "and load the absolute bejeesus out of it". [Except with P&B Albion, which only needs a smidge]
This, in my view, is the perfect short form description of how to get your later right.
I would simply add "and load the absolute bejeesus out of it". [Except with P&B Albion, which only needs a smidge]
I think you are totally rightIn my experience most lather problems can be fixed with more soap.
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