Quote Originally Posted by viegas703 View Post
well basically im not shaving with a straight razor yet because i still need money to buy one so ive been using a lame fusion 5. anyways i wet shave with a brish mug and shaving soap. its clear pink glycerine shaving soap.it doesnt give me a great lather but i use it because im scared to use shaving creams because of the ingredients i feel like they might make my skin dry and aggravate my acne. atleast the glycerine soap doesnt dry me out. any suggestions or comments? thanks.
Would that pink soap happen to be opaque -- Van Der Hagen or Surrey perhaps? If so, I agree with another post above that you're probably not loading enough soap onto the brush before moving on to developing your lather.