Hi guys. Hope you don't mind my asking yet another question as an SR beginner. Like when I first started wetshaving with a DE razor, I feel like there's everything to learn.

I'm curious about lather for straight razors specifically. I've been shaving with a DE since later last year, and lather was trickier to master than I expected. But I got it down to nice, slick face lathers using any number of high-quality soaps and creams. The approach I settled on is to shake the brush out pretty well after soaking, then load pretty generously, then build slowly from paste to a slick "cold creme" consistency by adding water gradually. This was less messy than the "Marco method" approach.

This has worked well for DE razors, but it seems SRs are even more finicky when it comes to lather. I've seen a lot of mention that a wetter lather is needed for SR shaving, but I'm hoping you can help with what that means in practice. What's your approach to creating a good SR lather, and what do you look for to know you're there?

I've heard that adding too much water, like having too little, can lead to lather drying too fast. So what's the point we're really going for? Thanks!