All along i thought my crummy lather was due to the cheap wal-mart soap and boar brush i got. So i got my Truefitt and Hill shave cream in the mail yesterday and a decent starter badger brush today. Still i seem to be having an issue creating lather like ive seen in the videos (using the same cream as mine in a few).

I pretty much let hot water and the brush soak in a mug while i prep my face, then i drain the hot water from the mug and shake it from my brush. I put some of the cream in the mug and begin swirling and it just ends up creating a bit of lather on the brush itself or some on the edges...not near as thick as the videos ive seen.

The only way i can get decent lather is if i add more cream, but adding more water seems to water it down too much. I dont want to have to use a ton of cream everytime (this stuff was expensive!!) and all the videos say a "almond" sized amount will work fine.

Can anyone who uses creams let me know what "recipe" works best for you and how you get good lather? Thank you