What a revelation! I've read this thread in the past but decided it was too scary for me to try. Worked up some muster and tried it today, though...



VERY, VERY close shave and shaving without lather was more comfortable than I ever thought. All the lubrication was still there and the absence of lather meant I didn't have any soap cushion as the middle man between my blade and whiskers.

This may very well become part of every shave