Hello to all,
Do you prefer lathering directly on the face or in a bowl or scuttle??? Maybe both!!
BOTH FOR ME
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Hello to all,
Do you prefer lathering directly on the face or in a bowl or scuttle??? Maybe both!!
BOTH FOR ME
Hello, ri7ani:
I dare not deprive myself of seeing my lather turn into a luxurious cloud in the scuttle or lather bowl.
Sometimes, though, when using a boar brush, I face-lather. I always face-lather when using Mitchell's Wool Fat. Also, when traveling, I always face-lather.
Regards,
Obie
with my omega i lather straight on my face , kinda massaging,,,with my badger i alternate between the two.Quote:
Originally Posted by Obie
it think it also depends on the cream or soap you are using,,i use proraso, gada and williams (been only a couple of days now that i discovered williams,,amazing stuff for 1.99$ ,,,needs a little scent though)
proraso for me is almost always straight to the face
gada (tube) in a bowl
williams in a bowl
i ordered the art of shaving sandalwood and i can almost see my self going straight to the face (((once it arrives ofcourse)))
anyone out there lathers outside a bowl or a scuttle or directly on the face???? if yes, what do you use???
I couldn't have said it better myself...just have to add face lathering with Tabac as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by Obie
I almost exclusively bowl lather, although I have enjoyed face lathering as well. I was going to choose alternate, but it's more like 97/3 ratio.
I checked both. When using creams, I lather in a bowl. When using soaps,i go straight to the face.
I scuttle lather on the weekends when I have time to enjoy it.
During the weekdays I'll either face lather in the shower, and recoat when I'm out
OR....
I'll face lather in the shower first, and when I'm out I'll rinse and hand lather a second batch. I like to hand lather because of the visual and tactile simultaneously. I also love the opulence of "painting" an already thick lather onto my face.
+1. Exactly what I do. I always face lathe when using Speick, with others it depends whether it's the weekend or not.Quote:
Originally Posted by Maxi
I really really want to know who chose "Other" and what that other is!
I only face-lather when traveling. Otherwise I pay a visit to Herr Schwarzweisskeramik! :D
when i shave at home i use my scuttle but if i have to shave at work i face lather so i picked both
-dan-
I alternate between the two. I use an ugly, and I mean ugly, home made pottery coffee mug given to me by a friend to build lather most of the time, however, if I am pressed for time, I use soap, face lather and reach for the DE.
They also sell these shallow hand dishes which you can lather in. They are not shaving bowls. I've seen them made of horn. Classic Shaving used to sell them.
Personally, I mostly face lather but I also use my Oskar scuttle now and then.
I usually lather in a bowl, but if I'm in a hurry I'll do it directly on my face to save time.
My puck of soap resides in a bowl, and I load my brush with that soap in a bowl, but I build lather on my face 98% of the time. YMMV, but I find I get better shaves by taking the time and working the lather into the face and beard. It also cuts down on time working the lather once on the face as compared to build in a bowl then work into face.
I use a soap so straight onto the face.
For now in a bowl. May get a scuttle in the future.
Always face lather.
I do not use products any longer that mess with my face lathering, including one very expensive Custom Silvertip Brush.
My Omega obsession likely cultivates my preference for face lathering. They are very good directly on the face with a hard soap.
I face lather, but a few days ago my nephew got me a scuttle that I'm dying to use. So in the future I may alternate, or convert over... not really sure right now.
I face-lather with soaps, bowl-lather with creams. For face-lathering, I typically use either a Semogue 830 boar brush, or the Jack Black synthetic brush - which I highly recommend!
Creams directly on the face, soaps in a bowl.
I builder lather half way on the puck in a tupperware and then I finish on my face.
Sometimes I use Arko, since I have a ton of this stuff in a case somewhere, and that I face lather.
I face lathered for the first time yesterday, using a Omega boar brush and Proraso soap (the green Vicks Vaporub scented tub). I could easily make a thick cushion on my face, but it was obviously lacking water, as it was practically a paste. It would hardly come off the blade under the water.
After wetting my brush to try to get a workable lather, I eventually got to the point where it was almost too wet. It's harder to adjust the amount of water to the right consistency than in a bowl. So I don't yet understand why people use this method when they're in a hurry, as it took me about 50% longer to shave.
I did enjoy the added massaging of the face with the brush that this technique implies, but I'll wait a while to try it again and stick to the bowl for the time being.
Cheers,
Fred
If you put the spigot just to a light trickle and then add the water stream to the back end of the brush's knot, the water will flow into the soap at the end of the brush.YMMVQuote:
Originally Posted by Fredo456
I face lather 90% of the time, I also use soaps 90% of the time. I only pull out the scuttle to use with UberLather or the rare experiment with a shaving cream.
I face lather soaps and bowl lather creams. Since I use soaps 95% of the time, I voted face lather.
I used to face lather 90% of the time, but lately I've been gravitating towards smaller brushes...that along with harder water here, make for better bowl lathering. I just seem to be having trouble generating enough lather (EXCEPTION being with MWF or Tabac).
I like warm lather for 3 passes and a top of the head shave,and that can only be done with my scuttle that holds 32 oz of hot water,so i vote for bowl lathering,both soaps and creams.