Quote Originally Posted by BobH View Post
In one of his other vids he mentions something about the lather getting a pearlescent sheen to it when it is about right IIRC. I am guessing that if the lather did not rinse off the blade easily it was a bit too dry. You can a a bit of water as you go.

He has quite a few vids on lather with soaps, creams and shave sticks Michael Freedberg - YouTube . You might get some more ideas from them.

Bob
Thanks Bob. I've been looking at different soaps or creams to try for a couple of days. I'm going to quit doing that. I have also looked at brushes. I have one soap and one cream now. Mitchell's wool fat soap and a Taylor of old bond street. This one is a cream for sensitive skin. I'm going to need to get a handle on what I have now I think. There are just too many variables. As new as I am to this I don't think I should experiment yet. I mean not buying anything else. I don't know enough about what I'm doing now with what I already have. I'm going to play with face lathering alone. I don't need to complicate it with different soaps, creams or different brushes. I think the only thing I need to do quickly is to slow down.