Quote Originally Posted by gssixgun View Post
Tom's advice above is rock solid,,, if you take the time to learn to lather Williams basically everything else comes easy...


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Okay, I tried to multi-quote but for some reason it isn't working for me. Thanks for the lather vid. I don't think I've gotten quite that nice of lather, but I think I'm getting close.

The thing about lathering is, while it can be done any time, the only time I have been able to find time to do it is right before a shave.

That said, I think I had a breakthrough.

I went through the process with the VDH tonight instead of the WMS as I mentioned (I think) that I would do yesterday. Very good lather today (compared to past VDH attempts), I lost it at one point but was able to get it back (dried out, then got too much water).

I'd tried circles, back and forth, and pumping. Each did what it said it would do, but each seemed to negate what was done before. Circles created a low yield foam. Pumping built up the foam but it lost any staying power. I'm struggling to describe this in a way I think makes sense, but it seemed like I'd get one leg up and try another motion to get the other leg up and lose the first.

Tonight I used a circular motion/pumping hybrid down at about 3 o'clock and up at about 9 o'clock. I could do this repetitively and it seemed to build a better foam. This is what I started doing toward the end of last night, and I had to work for the lather much less.

My shave tonight was not as enjoyable as last night and I think it might have to do with the quality of the blade I was using (same blade and edge as yesterday).

Thanks for the help and input guys.