I just loaded my brush and face lathered like with other hard soaps. No issues, easy to produce abundant lather.
How to Lather Pre de Provence No. 63
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I lather both PdP soaps the same way I lather others - load a damp brush and lather in a lather bowl, adding small amounts of water along the way as or if needed.
I was surprised at how easy it was to build some first-class lather, never having used a hard-milled soap before.
I just gently loaded up for 20-30 seconds with a damp synth brush, then built a nice mound of lather in my bowl, adding a little water here and there as I went. That's it. No sweat at all. Just plenty of aromatic lather for a tip-top shave.
I just gently loaded up for 20-30 seconds with a damp synth brush, then built a nice mound of lather in my bowl, adding a little water here and there as I went. That's it. No sweat at all. Just plenty of aromatic lather for a tip-top shave.
PDP is a great soap IMO. No need to bloom the soap. The (unmodified) Marco method will yield an amazing lather!
Owen Bawn
Garden party cupcake scented
Do some people have an issue with the scent of Arko? I might have seen something about that one time years ago, but I've never been able to find the thread.What's the other half? Repelling others with the scent?
Lefonque
Even more clueless than you
Lathering is a zen thing for me
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*Update*
Thank you to everyone who offered some advice. I incorporated some of the principles from the advice and have found the optimal way for me to build a lather with the PdP No. 63.
As usual, I begin by soaking my brush in some warm water while I shower.
I also bloom the PdP. But since the puck is much smaller than the tin in which it is packaged, I grabbed an aluminum foil individual sized pie tin and filled the bottom with some warm water. Next, I place the puck upside down in the water, while I shower.
After showering, I squeeze my brush to render it merely damp, instead of wet. I then pick up the soap and load the wet side onto the brush for a good 30 seconds.
Setting the soap and brush down briefly, I'll apply some of the bloom water to my face as a preshave.
I'll then begin building a proto-lather in my bowl, adding some of the soapy bloom water, as needed.
Next, I rub some more bloom water on my face before applying the brush to my face to build a lather, again, I add bloom water as needed.
Thank you to everyone who offered some advice. I incorporated some of the principles from the advice and have found the optimal way for me to build a lather with the PdP No. 63.
As usual, I begin by soaking my brush in some warm water while I shower.
I also bloom the PdP. But since the puck is much smaller than the tin in which it is packaged, I grabbed an aluminum foil individual sized pie tin and filled the bottom with some warm water. Next, I place the puck upside down in the water, while I shower.
After showering, I squeeze my brush to render it merely damp, instead of wet. I then pick up the soap and load the wet side onto the brush for a good 30 seconds.
Setting the soap and brush down briefly, I'll apply some of the bloom water to my face as a preshave.
I'll then begin building a proto-lather in my bowl, adding some of the soapy bloom water, as needed.
Next, I rub some more bloom water on my face before applying the brush to my face to build a lather, again, I add bloom water as needed.
So now that you have used PDP what is your impression of it?
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I like it quite well. It lathers like a champ and has a wonderful, though slight tobacco aroma.
The balm is excellent and the EDT is as well. Both are reasonably priced on Amazon.
I like it quite well. It lathers like a champ and has a wonderful, though slight tobacco aroma.
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I just bought a tube of the balm from BST. It should arrive by early next week.
I used PDP 63 yesterday, soap balm and EDT. I was snuggling with my wife afterwards and she said "This smells so good, why do you even use the other stuff?" I didn't have a answer for her. Perhaps I should dump all my other software?I just bought a tube of the balm from BST. It should arrive by early next week.
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Tell her it's like with [insert the name of her favorite meal]. If she has it all the time, she won't like it anymore. So to keep her happy, you'll wear the PdP 63 on special occasions, or, at a minimum, in a rotation.
I know that this is an old threat, but I thought that I would add that I have found Pdp No 63 to be super easy to lather. Here's what I do.
- Soak brush in shaving bowl while I shower.
- After shower, take brush out of the shaving bowl and stand on its handle for a minute or two while I get my gear in order. (But I don't shake any water out.)
- I then hold the tin with the soap over my shaving bowl with it tilted north-south and I load the brush for about 30 seconds. Yes, this means that some lather will fall into the bowl.
- I then go to the bowl and within a minute I'll have a lovely shave ready lather.
Their shaving soap is triple milled, it’s their bath soap that comes in a 200g square block that’s quad milled.
