I was trying to remove that funky smell from a new brush last night and I decided to tour the brush through all of my shaving soaps and creams. I thought it would be fun to use the opportunity to compare and contrast the different products. I was hoping that the experiment would help me narrow in on which products generate the best lather, which ones have the best longevity, which ones smell the best, which ones are better lathered in bowls vs. on the face, what’s the right amount of product to use per shave, etc., etc. I did manage to properly condition the brush in the end, but my product evaluation proved inconclusive. I really only learned one thing conclusively: lathering my face about twenty times – which felt fantastic at the time – leads to a very dry face in the morning! Ouch.