Thread: How does one use creams And what the hell is a snurdle?

excellent thread... good info and great laughs..thanks

Originally Posted by T-Ram

Some of us poor Texans just use the sample spoon from Baskin Robbins. If you have some older (dried up) cream and break it, you know it's time to go get another scoop. But not without tasting something first!

My C&E Almond cream doesn't taste so good....

Originally Posted by CarrieM

OMG you guys are too much.

Seriously, Take an almond size dollop of the cream, put it in the bottom of a bowl and put of few drops of warm water on top of it. Prep your brush, Will need to be fairly wet, but not dripping. A best badger seems to work best on this cream and start whipping the heck out of it, adding water as needed. Keep whipping it until it makes peaks that will stand up on the end of the brush.

Good luck with this

The only thing I will add is on the water start with less give the brush a shake and then start you will see the cream start to form well more cream then add small amounts of hot water and keep building to you get the consistency you want you can go for a rich creamy lather to a foamy lather what ever your preference. the biggest mistake I see people make is to much water and never really get the full benefit of a cream. A lot of people build lather to resemble foam out of a can. Try less water an develop a nice cream I think you will surprised at the shave you get. You can always add you can not take away.

By the way funny as hell lmao

+1 Great thread, all! Thanks!
Jeff

I like to use soaps, now I'm thinking of creams
I'm looking to get the shave of my dreams.

There remains a question, one last hurdle
What in the heck is a "snurdle"?

I looked high and low, I was getting kind of hectic
Then I realized a dollup is english, a "snurdle" is metric!

Originally Posted by Seraphim

I like to use soaps, now I'm thinking of creams
I'm looking to get the shave of my dreams.

There remains a question, one last hurdle
What in the heck is a "snurdle"?

I looked high and low, I was getting kind of hectic
Then I realized a dollup is english, a "snurdle" is metric!

LMAO.............

Well i was missing since my computer broke down and just got back on line today and i have to say thank you to the moderator for a good old hearty laugh .. when i started to read about the spatula etc the thought jumped into my mind "smart ass" but as i read on i realised it was fun and tongue in cheek and the further i read the more i laughed well done good buddy for giving us all a happier day and i am sure the recipient took it in good part and had a good laugh also .. have a good day all George Ireland

Originally Posted by Don

The only thing I will add is on the water start with less give the brush a shake and then start you will see the cream start to form well more cream then add small amounts of hot water and keep building to you get the consistency you want you can go for a rich creamy lather to a foamy lather what ever your preference. the biggest mistake I see people make is to much water and never really get the full benefit of a cream. A lot of people build lather to resemble foam out of a can. Try less water an develop a nice cream I think you will surprised at the shave you get. You can always add you can not take away.

+1 with Don. I have found that my brush needs to be slightly less water-filled to get a nice lather from a cream (for example one or two shakes for a soap = 3 shakes for a shaving cream), and of course add water for your desired consistency. If your brush is holding too much water you'll ruin your lather pretty quickly. But as usual YMMV.

As for a "snurdle".. I use one of those decorative mini spoons, of which my wife has many, and scoop out an amount of cream between the size of a pea and an almond.