Thread: williams for starters?

If you do try Williams and don't especially like it, you might try it in a superlather. I don't especially like it on it's own ( which is a shame, because I love the smell), but it makes a pretty ok superlather (with Derby creme, as it turns out.)

Adding 3-4 drops of glycerin makes all the difference with Williams. I still think Williams is one of the more interesting scents available.

As newb that started with Tabac and Caslte Forbes lime cream and recently bought Williams to see what it was all about. I can say that any newb is better starting with high end product (not price) than a low end soap that doesn't give as good glide and cushioning like the better soaps and creams.

For one is less frustrating to make lather out of Tabac for example than from Williams soap. The protection you get from a good soap it is unequal for someone learning the art of str8 shaving.

If I didn't know what good lather was, I wouldn't beat the Williams soap for some time to get it to lather. Also drying on my face and re-apply because I knew what a good soap does.

In short, I don't think it should be a soap for beginners. Double O

Just got my first order of Ma's soap, and it is wonderful, I love the snow I love the glide and I love the lather, that being said I still don't have a problem with Williams. Are there other soaps I prefer? Yes. Do I think Williams isnt a quality product, no, but that's just my opinion your mug may vary

I must agree to some extent, really, so long as you have warm lather that lubricates well enough, the rest should fall into place. What follows then, heavily is owing to refined technique.

Just order a tub of Martin De Candre and skip the education by using a soap that lathers itself and gives an unbeatable shave. All the time, energy, and hassle you save would be better spent thanking me for the good advice

Just used Williams today after 8-9 months of not using it. The key to this soap I believe is to face lather it and I use distilled water as well. The lather I get is every bit as good as any other and the glide is better than some other soaps I've used. Still not a newbie soap though, but one that I'll keep in rotation until they don't make it any longer.

This is timely. I just finished shaving using the Williams. The way I made good and long lasting lather was to a hot water soak while I showered, then a moist brush with lots of stirring. Got the brush *really* thick - then applied. Smells good, thick, solid lather. I've been straight shaving for about a month and have been lucky to have a wide variety of soaps to try.