Thread: "Taylor of Old Bond Street" for Dummies!

If you bowl lather, I would switch to a cream.

I have cream, also, but. I actually enjoy bowling the lather and whipping things up. Cutting a sliver of hard soap out of the puck did not work. The sliver of soap just swirled around in the mixing bowl, along with the brush, doing absolutely nothing, however. The disrupted surface contour of the cut puck worked great. My brush loaded up very quickly and I whipped up a super thick lather in no time at all! Great fun, satisfying and a good pass time. I once viewed shaving as a chore. Since switching to straight razors I now have only one regret, that being the fact that my whiskers don't grow fast enough!

The trick I tried for MWF might help.
Run the puck through one of those crank type graters or a box grater on the fine side.
Pack it back in the bowl in layers - pressing each layer down as hard as you can.
The first two times you lather you will pick up some bits of soap, this stops soon.

Soak the puck, reserve the soak liquid. Soak the brush (Boar fan myself) shake out the water. Load gently but for a good bit. You can dial back later but try 15 second swirls and change rotation of the load swirl every. 15 seconds - loading for 45sec.
Face later and use the soak water you reserved to keep adding water.

Smooth Shaving...

I use MWF soap about 6 days a week. It is my obvious favorite. I am; however, a face latherer.

This brings us to my one day a week which may prove helpful to your endeavor.

On this day I will also use a homemade/handmade soap made by a guy name Mike in Michigan.

Google "Mike's Shaving Soaps".

They are very soft and come in bars or tins. The third option, which looks like a deodorant stick, are no longer made but are still on his website.

I encourage everyone to try this soap.

Good - Soft and pliable. Good ingredients. He also sells inexpensive samples. They are about the size of hotel soaps.

Bad - His inventory sells out fast and it is difficult to find multiple scents to your liking that are in stock.

I personally don't care for strong scents which is one out of several reasons I like MWF soap. Oddly though, my favorite soap from Mike's is coconut.

I hope all who read this post checks out his site. He makes good soap.

Take care,
Jason

Disclaimer - I am in no way affiliated nor benefit from this website. Just a friendly recommendation.