The only thing I've noticed is I might need more water on my face to break the friction of my brush on my skin and help it slip. Once it starts moving in easy quick circles, its just a few seconds to build the lather.
Dip the brushes tips, wet your face, pump directly onto the center of the tips and have at er lol. It should work fine, if differently.
Sounds like you already had a solution. I dispense the cream onto my palm. Rub palm onto brush (with wet bristles), then brush onto face. Dip into water, repeat until lathered. Since it is somewhat thick, hardly any is left on palm. Very similar to what you have worked out.Tried that and a few other ways.
When it's cold it acts more like a croap.
The spout on the pump is pretty thin and what comes out looks like a skinny worm that just wants to slip every which way and not stick to the brush fibres.
Most of it ends up in the sink.
I've even tried putting it on my hands and rubbing directly into my face with the same results.
So, put it in the bowl and float bowl in warm water, along with my brush, while I'm in the shower.
Squeeze brush and shake out most of the water, then make like I'm doing a bit of gentle bowl lathering.
Once product has transferred onto the brush (it's now more like a cream), apply to face and finish lathering.
Works a treat and smells great, more so because it's been warmed up.
Perfect for winter shaving.
Tried that and a few other ways.
When it's cold it acts more like a croap.
The spout on the pump is pretty thin and what comes out looks like a skinny worm that just wants to slip every which way and not stick to the brush fibres.
Most of it ends up in the sink.
I've even tried putting it on my hands and rubbing directly into my face with the same results.
So, put it in the bowl and float bowl in warm water, along with my brush, while I'm in the shower.
Squeeze brush and shake out most of the water, then make like I'm doing a bit of gentle bowl lathering.
Once product has transferred onto the brush (it's now more like a cream), apply to face and finish lathering.
Works a treat and smells great, more so because it's been warmed up.
Perfect for winter shaving.
Tried that and a few other ways.
When it's cold it acts more like a croap.
The spout on the pump is pretty thin and what comes out looks like a skinny worm that just wants to slip every which way and not stick to the brush fibres.
Most of it ends up in the sink.
I've even tried putting it on my hands and rubbing directly into my face with the same results.
So, put it in the bowl and float bowl in warm water, along with my brush, while I'm in the shower.
Squeeze brush and shake out most of the water, then make like I'm doing a bit of gentle bowl lathering.
Once product has transferred onto the brush (it's now more like a cream), apply to face and finish lathering.
Works a treat and smells great, more so because it's been warmed up.
Perfect for winter shaving.
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Tomorrow morning before I shave I'll have only 29 more shaves to go in my project of learning to shave with the straight razor. That doesn't mean of course that I'll stop shaving the the straight nor does it mean I will have learned all there is to know.
Too many gentlemen report continued learning for hundreds of shave and sometimes for many years.
The other side of the coin is the many guys who quit the SR before getting in the hundred shaves said to be necessary to learn the razor's basics.
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I'm reasonably satisfied with what I've learned (and extremely pleased that most of my blood remains within my skin).
Other guys learning the straight razor or considering doing so should take heart. If I can do it...
Happy shaves,
Jim
What do you hope to have achieved by the end of the next 29 shaves, Jim? Or do you just want to know that you've achieved that milestone?
You're obviously a lot more proficient in the razor from what you're written, both in the shave and in the maintenance too. Aside from the odd day here and there, where you don't seem to feel that either you or the razor weren't capitalizing on potential, you seem to be enjoying it too.
Comfort is for me always goal number one. A Damn Comfortable Shave means three things.
- Comfort during the shave.
- Comfort immediately after the shave.
- Comfort until the next shave.
If I understood the barber in a video I watched last week, he was saying not to go over the same spot repeatedly during a given pass. This caused me to use minimal strokes per pass because my skin was being irritated. The addition of a prep brushing of glycerin soap has really improved how my face feels. I suspect my bike riding is giving me some wind burn. Since using the glycerin soap, my face has felt so much better throughout the day. Since I am always question my assumptions of cause and effect, could the glycerin really be the reason I get a good shave without irritation?
If I understood the barber in a video I watched last week, he was saying not to go over the same spot repeatedly during a given pass. This caused me to use minimal strokes per pass because my skin was being irritated. The addition of a prep brushing of glycerin soap has really improved how my face feels. I suspect my bike riding is giving me some wind burn. Since using the glycerin soap, my face has felt so much better throughout the day. Since I am always question my assumptions of cause and effect, could the glycerin really be the reason I get a good shave without irritation?
I think so. I find the interplay between prep, lather and blade is much more interdependent with straight shaving. If I vary it I get unpredictable results. Not so much the case with DE shaving.
I suspect with DE shaving the blade is not a variable, or we know it is shave ready.I think so. I find the interplay between prep, lather and blade is much more interdependent with straight shaving. If I vary it I get unpredictable results. Not so much the case with DE shaving.
My theory is this. Cutting is about sharpness, edge consistency and friction (or lack of). Because DE blades have teflon baked on (and at least some an edge hardener) you don't need to be as precise with lubrication.I suspect with DE shaving the blade is not a variable, or we know it is shave ready.
I have no idea what a brevet is, and the dictionary didn't help, unless you were riding officers with an honorific promotionAs a retired brevet rider I get that connection.
I have no idea what a brevet is, and the dictionary didn't help, unless you were riding officers with an honorific promotion
I first posted thinking it was a field promotion, but then edited it after rereading it.brevet
/ˈbrɛvɪt/
noun
noun: brevet; plural noun: brevets
verb
- 1.
a former type of military commission conferred especially for outstanding service, by which an officer was promoted to a higher rank without the corresponding pay.
"a brevet lieutenant"
verb: brevet; 3rd person present: brevets; past tense: breveted; past participle: breveted; gerund or present participle: breveting; past tense: brevetted; past participle: brevetted; gerund or present participle: brevetting
I guess thats close to what you were saying Clay
- 1.
confer a brevet rank on.
I just didn't read it right first time.
I have no idea what a brevet is, and the dictionary didn't help, unless you were riding officers with an honorific promotion