Owen Bawn
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You're doing it all wrong.
Brush loading time - this is totally crazy!!
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That thread reminds me that @sarimento1 takes outstanding photos. I’m almost always about to pull the trigger for a Feather Artist Club SS in lime green I truly don’t need because they look some awesome in his pics.
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Frankly, I think it's counter productive.It always amuses me when I see some of the photos in the thread below. I could never imagine shaving with a brush filled with that much lather.
Lather - post up your favorite brush with a head of lather
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Firstly, it's a waste. Secondly, such a dense lather will make for a worse shave, not a better one. I don't get why folks build these meringue-like lather mountains.
Maybe it's because I use SRs, I prefer to have a wetter lather that improves the glide and lubricates... but then, I build the lather the exact same way when I shave with any of my DEs.
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+1, I LOVE @sarimento1's pics. He's a genius.
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@Owen Bawn, OMG, is that so?
Perhaps you (too) would like to school me?
PLS, I'm all ears. Bring it on buddy, fire away!
thanks for the nice mention!!
indeed, i confess to going overboard with lots of lather at times...
Load times, psh, that's why I use shave sticks.
I am thrilled, just thrilled, you have found a loading method that works for you. As others have and will mention, many variables factor into load time (not an exhaustive list): water hardness, water temp, soap hardness, time between shaves with same soap, brush type, brush wetness, and--get this--personal preference!
I prefer to use synthetic brushes soaked with room temperature distilled water. I prefer to slightly overload my brushes with gentle motions. I use two soap bases. SV works best for me when bloomed with hot water and loaded for at least 30 seconds but closer to a minute. I typically load MdC for 15-20 seconds, despite knowing it works just fine with less than ten seconds of puck work. I usually spend two minutes+ face lathering both soaps with multiple returns to my water source. This might be excessive, but it thoroughly preps my face and whiskers for the shave, and yields enough lather for 3 passes and the "comfort lather" for post shave.
Shaving induced irritation is awful, to put it lightly. Optimizing one's soap/equipment requires experimentation, and loading heavy and dragging out the process helps some members avoid irritation.
I prefer to use synthetic brushes soaked with room temperature distilled water. I prefer to slightly overload my brushes with gentle motions. I use two soap bases. SV works best for me when bloomed with hot water and loaded for at least 30 seconds but closer to a minute. I typically load MdC for 15-20 seconds, despite knowing it works just fine with less than ten seconds of puck work. I usually spend two minutes+ face lathering both soaps with multiple returns to my water source. This might be excessive, but it thoroughly preps my face and whiskers for the shave, and yields enough lather for 3 passes and the "comfort lather" for post shave.
Shaving induced irritation is awful, to put it lightly. Optimizing one's soap/equipment requires experimentation, and loading heavy and dragging out the process helps some members avoid irritation.
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I too love SV, but with my Silver Top Badger, it still takes me just 15 or so seconds to load a bloomed Opuntia.
I admit, I do not build lather mountains, but I get enough for 3-4 passes.
Yeah, I'm a two pass shaver and I don't ever load longer than 30 seconds, and I only ever load that long if I'm using my Yaqi synthetic. My 1470 Semogue loads enough for two passed in 15 seconds. But then I don't like having tonnes of lather left over. I never bloom my soaps.
Yeah, porn lather
I can’t imagine POSTING photos like in that thread.It always amuses me when I see some of the photos in the thread below. I could never imagine shaving with a brush filled with that much lather.
Lather - post up your favorite brush with a head of lather
My wife and kids make fun of me enough about my shaving hobby. Soap lather porn pics would just give them waayyyy too much ammo.
I load for a few seconds with a wet brush. Anyone doing anything else is just doing it wrong!
Complaining about “high mountain tastes on a pure badger budget” probably doesn’t help
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AMEN!I load for a few seconds with a wet brush. Anyone doing anything else is just doing it wrong!
Owen Bawn
Garden party cupcake scented
Anyone who knows anything about the wet shave game knows you need a two minute load. You just haven't advanced to that level yet. Keep practicing and you'll get it eventually!@Owen Bawn, OMG, is that so?
Perhaps you (too) would like to school me?
PLS, I'm all ears. Bring it on buddy, fire away!
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Just to clarify - this post has nothing to do and is not about @Marco's method.
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I guess I am having trouble figuring out whether you're trying to make an attempt at being humorous by being sarcastic or you're just plain ignorant.
Owen Bawn
Garden party cupcake scented
Yes, you are indeed having some trouble lad, aren't you?
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