After weeks of trying to get anything resembling decent lather from soaps and a long series of mediocre shaves, I shelved my Pre de Provence, Col. Conk, and VDH in a fit of frustration. I thought that my brush was too coarse for my face and shelved that too. I was mad because I really wanted to try Tabac, and I had some samples of soaps that I loved the scents of but didn't think I could ever use.
For a month or so I just used Proraso brushless and had good shaves. The problem was, I still had this patch of ingrowns on my throat that looked REALLY bad. Nothing I did or used got rid of them. Then about 2 weeks ago I was browsing the forums and realized that I had never even tried face lathering before giving up on soaps. The next day I broke out the Col. Conk and the brush and tried it out.
.....It was just that simple.....
Great lather, better shaves, happiness abound, and my brush doesn't seem as harsh when used this way (no idea why but, hey.) I also had the brilliant idea to use the little wedge-shaped samples from shavingessentials just like a mini shave stick. Get it wet and rub a good layer on your face, then build lather with the brush. It works fantastically well (though they are a little hard to hold onto.) Maybe John could include those instructions with the samples as I've seen other posts from people who weren't sure how to best utilize them.
After a week or so of enjoying all of my soaps, I noticed that the ingrown patch was fading away on it's own. As of now, it's GONE
I have never had clear skin in that area. Most likely the use of the brush in this manner is lifting the hairs better.
Now there is only 1 problem left....
Tabac, Odgalla Bay Rum, Institute Karite, Edwin Jagger Sea Buckthorn, Provence Sante, or MWF next?
For a month or so I just used Proraso brushless and had good shaves. The problem was, I still had this patch of ingrowns on my throat that looked REALLY bad. Nothing I did or used got rid of them. Then about 2 weeks ago I was browsing the forums and realized that I had never even tried face lathering before giving up on soaps. The next day I broke out the Col. Conk and the brush and tried it out.
.....It was just that simple.....
Great lather, better shaves, happiness abound, and my brush doesn't seem as harsh when used this way (no idea why but, hey.) I also had the brilliant idea to use the little wedge-shaped samples from shavingessentials just like a mini shave stick. Get it wet and rub a good layer on your face, then build lather with the brush. It works fantastically well (though they are a little hard to hold onto.) Maybe John could include those instructions with the samples as I've seen other posts from people who weren't sure how to best utilize them.
After a week or so of enjoying all of my soaps, I noticed that the ingrown patch was fading away on it's own. As of now, it's GONE
I have never had clear skin in that area. Most likely the use of the brush in this manner is lifting the hairs better.
Now there is only 1 problem left....
Tabac, Odgalla Bay Rum, Institute Karite, Edwin Jagger Sea Buckthorn, Provence Sante, or MWF next?
