Thread: Carried away

Originally Posted by Alembic

I would like to take a poll on how many people went for the whole face after that successful area below the dominant sideburn.

I admit it. Guilty!!

I gotta make all the mistakes i can. I learn better that way. Have some Mama Bears shave soap on the way. Gonna see if its good.

I use the Conk soap and it works great for me. At first I messed up the lather a lot, but with patience and good balance between soap and water, now I lather right all the time. Personally I didn't like the lime scent, but the amber and bay rum instead are my favorites. One thing I do no-matter-what, is to add 4 glycerine drops to the soap just before attacking the cake with the wetted (not too much) brush.... Hope this helps and good luck.

I got a mama bears soap an tried it out. I like the bigger container that it comes in. I'm getting the mix to water to soap down much better in my lathers I can really feel a difference. My improvement on stropping helps a lot too. I did a WTG and ATG shave. Almost BBS! Just have a few more patches to work out. Slowed down a little. Up to 25 min with prep. Gotta get a non-alcohol afterhave! Any recomendations?

Good lather is imperative, and the chin is the hardest part to shave for everybody.

IMO you have two real choices for soap. You can drop a soap puck in a coffee mug and work up a good lather with your brush in the mug. Don't use too much pressure, and you'll soon find how much water you have to add to get a nich thick lather. As others have said, if it really sucks just pour it out and start over. Don't rush. I'd say that whipped cream analogy is a good one, and if you take your time you find the lather will build to that consistancy.

The other choice is to use a soap like Proraso which comes in its own plastic tub. Just work your brush over the soap and when the brush is picking up the soap paint it on your face, a section at a time. Then, work up the lather directly on your face using more or less water on the brush to get the consistancy you want. This method actually takes a little less time than working up the lather in a cup.

Sounds like you are off to a good start. You just need to take your time. Let us know how it goes.

+1 on ziggy's advice.

Congratulations as well on your succesfsful entry into the world of straight razor shaving.

Take care--and smooth shaving.

It's all been such great advice. I've been working on getting my soap to water ratio down. I think I've about gotten it. The chin has gotten muh better. My Mach3 always left me with razor burn under my chin. I was pleasantly suprised with my chin not burned after m last str8 shave. Why did people ever give up str8s for disposables?