Face lather
Face Lather, or Bowl?
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Puck Lather
Scuttle lather
I use a bowl to lather. Primarily because that's what the voices in my head tell me to do.
Soaps I face lather with
Creams I "prime" the lather on my palm or in a bowl first to get it going before moving to a face lather.
There are some unique cases. Williams, for example, takes so much load time and water that it's just easier to bowl lather. Sometimes right on top of the puck. For soaps that aren't ****, however, it's always the first two cases.
Creams I "prime" the lather on my palm or in a bowl first to get it going before moving to a face lather.
There are some unique cases. Williams, for example, takes so much load time and water that it's just easier to bowl lather. Sometimes right on top of the puck. For soaps that aren't ****, however, it's always the first two cases.
I love using a shave stick, so face lathering is my first choice.
Bowl, home. Face, when traveling or using that one badger brush...
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I’m weird.... I face lather for my first pass and use a bowl for the 2nd and 3rd.
I load off the puck and lather my face first. Then dip the brush in water like a normal person to get a good lather going on my face. I then put my brush in my bowl (have to put it somewhere!) while I do my first pass then add a tiny bit of water to the bowl for passes 2/3.
I just started doing this recently and have always been a bowl latherer. My method works perfectly for me.
I load off the puck and lather my face first. Then dip the brush in water like a normal person to get a good lather going on my face. I then put my brush in my bowl (have to put it somewhere!) while I do my first pass then add a tiny bit of water to the bowl for passes 2/3.
I just started doing this recently and have always been a bowl latherer. My method works perfectly for me.
Face.
I like to face lather but every now and then i bowl lather...mainly use the bowl to stick my soap puck in when im loading
Bowl
For me one of the satisfying and fun parts of the shave is lathering in a bowl. Used to face lather, don't anymore.
Only ever known face lathering. Admittedly, its harder with boars and some over the counter plastic brushes.
Its why I've bought every plissoft brush I could lay my hands on. Working up a great lather with those little circles on my cheeks is the best part of the shave for me.
Its why I've bought every plissoft brush I could lay my hands on. Working up a great lather with those little circles on my cheeks is the best part of the shave for me.
I bowl lather. I find that it's easier to maintain a consistent lather ever pass by building it in a bowl.
Both depending on which soap or cream I use Tobs, Truefitt and hill and Cella are perfect for a face lather, anything harder then that I intend to bowl lather
Bowl.
Sometimes unsuccessful due to excess water.
Sometimes unsuccessful due to excess water.
Both, soap or cream, both with both.
Both. Put an unwrapped stick of Arko in an old shaving soap container (I don’t bother with re-shaping it), dip the brush in hot water, load it up with soap (5-6 seconds), then face lather. Works great for me.
First I Started using a bowl, one day I tried making a lather straight in my face and it worked the same, so I stopped using the bowl.
Both. The choice depends on the soap/cream, brush, the amount of time I have available, and my mood. Thankfully, I've had great success with both methods.
