Ok - Coolhand inspired me, so I gave it another shot tonight with bottled water only. Here is what it looked like:
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Ok - so the good news first. My face feels freaking awesome again!! My lips need balm bad lol, but oh the smooth, soft face.... :)
I don't know if you can see it in the photos, but it DID lather up much better this time BUT... well, I spun my brush over the cream that 20 times and was getting no where, so I watered up a bit more and spun it over the cream about another 30 times! Again, I was shocked at how much water it was taking but hey - it's water so whatever, but it did love the water. And eventually it did whip up an ok lather.
That said, note I had to work this lather up for over three minutes. No I don't normally time it, but after Coolhand stated how long it took him I timed it. Like I said I don't normally time, but it sure felt like I was working this cream about three times as hard as the other creams I have. It definitely took allot more work.
Lastly I also note that it clumps my brush up quite a bit. You might be able to see that in the photo's - not sure. That's not bad per-se, I mean there are a ton of oils in this stuff and I swear that's why my face feels so smooth, but I just wanted to point it out.
All creams have a bit of a learning curve - this one for me, has a very large one. Moreover, it takes a ton more work. That might not be a bad thing if this was the only cream I have that gives me that smooth feel - but it's not. Though I have to admit, I am more surprised (read liking it) tonight than the other day because of that smooth. Maybe it's because I did three passes tonight?
All in all - It's not going to kill me to send it off to Tylerycern tomorrow. I can't wait to hear what he has to say!