Thread: Face VS bowl lathering

Originally Posted by jodypress

I too learnt by bowl lathering and I'm glad I did. Helped me to understand how to build a lather etc. I now excclusively face lather and love it. I did treat myself to a brush scuttle for warm lather in the winter for multiple passes.
My brush of choice is 2 band or Manchurian.

Here's me being lathered by a true legend.

That's Awesome!!! It must have been a truly unbelievable experience to be in the presence of Mastro Livi.
One can only dream...
Thanks for sharing
Pete <:-}

I am guessing that I am showing my newness... I make my lather in a bowl. I put the cream into the bowl, take my brush out of the hot water it has been soaking in and I whip up my lather. Since I shave my face WTG and XTG and add ATG on my neck. I spend extra time lathering. I like having the "froth" before I work it onto my face. I spend the extra time making sure my face is well covered. I like the ritual I have developed and i find it relaxing. Everyone finds their relaxation ritual somehow.

Originally Posted by tom475

I am guessing that I am showing my newness... I make my lather in a bowl. I put the cream into the bowl, take my brush out of the hot water it has been soaking in and I whip up my lather. Since I shave my face WTG and XTG and add ATG on my neck. I spend extra time lathering. I like having the "froth" before I work it onto my face. I spend the extra time making sure my face is well covered. I like the ritual I have developed and i find it relaxing. Everyone finds their relaxation ritual somehow.

If that is the criteria for newness, then I'm fine with being called one too

Like so many things with shaving, there is more than one way to skin a cat. It really does not matter how you lather up so long as you are satisfied with the lather you are getting. It is nice to have options.

Bob

My technique for bowl lathering is loading for 30s then whipping it in a mug as fast as I can go adding drops of water as I go. I can build loads of lather this way. Face lathering I can never seem to build as much lather which is probably due to technique as well as my brush, face lathering gets messy too. I build most of the lather in the mug but take time to really work it in to my face.

Originally Posted by RedGladiator

My technique for bowl lathering is loading for 30s then whipping it in a mug as fast as I can go adding drops of water as I go. I can build loads of lather this way. Face lathering I can never seem to build as much lather which is probably due to technique as well as my brush, face lathering gets messy too. I build most of the lather in the mug but take time to really work it in to my face.

As my practicing is trying to evolve into skill, I have learned that spending an extra minute or two making lather and another extra moment lathering my face good and "heavy" has been making a better shave.

By "heavy" lather I mean working the lather onto my face and using my brush to try and work the lather "into" my skin.

Since I woke up to this my already good shaves have gotten better. I am still DE shaving but I think this will make my SR. experience better when I have what I need.

Thanks to the many posts/threads that have shared knowledge. My learning curve has been slow and that is on me but the source of knowledge and experience is assembled here. Thanks to all!!

Originally Posted by petercp4e

That's Awesome!!! It must have been a truly unbelievable experience to be in the presence of Mastro Livi.
One can only dream...
Thanks for sharing
Pete <:-}

Happy to share my shaving joys Pete. Have a look here if you want to know more about my visit to Mastro Livi: http://straightrazorpalace.com/razor...xperience.html

Originally Posted by jodypress

Happy to share my shaving joys Pete. Have a look here if you want to know more about my visit to Mastro Livi: http://straightrazorpalace.com/razor...xperience.html

Shaving joys to say the least! I checked out the link you posted of your 40th birthday with Mastro Livi. What a wonderful documentation of what, for me, would be the trip of a lifetime. Wait a minute.... My next birthday is 60...Now you've got me thinking...hmmm!
Like I said, one can only dream. Thanks again for sharing. At least I felt like I was there.

Pete <:-}

Ok tried face lathering today, lather turned out a lot slicker but not as much volume. Saves time and feels good on my face and not as messy as I thought it would be. Might stay with it a while

Started out making lather in a pewter mug. Now I always face lather.