First soap use today!

[MaxJ]

I did a double debut this morning and finally used my lonely Omega 10065 and a long-neglected puck of Arlington that I bought nearly a year ago. I've been a dedicated cream user since I started and the soap experience is definitely different, between the brush and the hardness of the soap it took me three tries to really work up a solid lather. First time was way too watery and got used as pre-shave (a kind of abbreviated Kyle's prep), second lasted only one pass, but third time was pretty solid. And then...almost no burn on the alum post-shave alum! That's pretty rare for me, and especially in the past couple of weeks, so this is a very encouraging start.

 

[Royall Lyme]

Congrats on your first stab at soap! Keep at it and you will be getting shaves that rival your cream. Read all the stickies on lathering soap.....you be a pro in no time.

 

[Lando]

Awesome. I started out with creams then transitioned to soaps and used those almost exclusively for a while. But the pendulum has swung back some and I appreciate the creams again. All part of the fun.

 

[closer]

I'm the same way, having started out with creams, and have been using soaps for a couple of months. Started with Gentlemen's Best, then got Pen's English Fern, and now Cade. My creams have since been languishing..

 

[AbbyW2]

Today, I learned that a combination of soap and cream seasoned with a dash of glycerine, is the best lather of all.

Your choice of creams and soaps.