For me, I like it thick for my first pass, and progressively thinner for the 2nd and third. If it's drying out, don't be afraid to reapply.
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For me, I like it thick for my first pass, and progressively thinner for the 2nd and third. If it's drying out, don't be afraid to reapply.
I think it's just for wiping. I use a folded wash cloth placed on the bench edge. I like to wipe rather than wash the blade; it minimises water on the razor (I find I can actually keep it quite dry; apart from the actual blade of course; and cream is drier than water and easier to wipe off) and allows you to actually see the hairs (and/or blood) in the lather, which has a fulfilling (and/or depressing) effect.
I actually feel, while this guy's shaving ability is astonishing, that he has, by my standards, rather a thin lather.
The point above about the thinner (wetter?) lather for the second and third passes is a good one; I find a thinner lather for the second pass reduces the likelihood of the razor digging in when going ATG; or maybe it's just that I need to make the mix wetter as the lather has dried a little...Either way, I dip the tip of the brush in the water and re-mix...
This is starting to sound like one of those things that's really easy to do (once you 'get' it) but hard to explain; like tying shoelaces...And choosing a chocolate from the box of chocolates...
Okay just some things i have learnt from the last couple of shaves with better lather thanks to some of the advice received here.
I got a bigger deeper bowl than the small one i was using and loaded a bit more soap onto my brush. Then built a very nice lather with only the water i had left in the brush after a light shake, i found this was more than enough water to make a great lather with enough being produced for at least 3 passes probably 4.
I also warmed the bowl in hot water before building the lather and then whilst shaving, i kept the bowl afloat in the basin filled with warm water, making sure no extra water get in the bowl. I found that this kept the lather warm and stopped it from "deflating".
Hope this helps some other newbies out there too
My lather has to be so rich that it has friends that own nascar teams.
Hahah, down my way it would be AFL
it's personal,i like it thick but creamy.but another likes it wetter or dryer.
Experiment whit your lather.