Update on my break from 3017'ing:
I've been rotating Cella, Proraso, MWF, and Eton College. It's interesting having a rotation again. I seem to be gravitating towards MWF for some reason, maybe because of the milder scent.
I've been using a cream for a while now so I have to load a lot more than I expect with the soaps. Cella requires a lot more loading than Proraso. For those two I can load up a fair amount until it gets a bit of foam and work on the face.
With MWF, I may have FINALLY figured it out after three previous pucks I didn't like. First I am loading AND building lather in one go on top of the puck. Loading soap doesn't work with this one, you have to get some foam going. Add water and some pressure to lather on the puck and it actually lathers up quickly. Most other soaps will build a dense sticky proto-lather but not this one. You just have to make the lather in one go (which makes sense if it's a mug soap). Second the lather is different from other soaps. With those you can build a dense, slick almost yogurt or sour cream type lather. MWF is more of a fluffy whipped cream, but the lather works just fine.
Next week I'm going on vacation and I think I'll probably bring my little 18mm Rudy Vey Finest and either one of the smaller soaps or maybe my tube of Speick cream (love that stuff).
I've been rotating Cella, Proraso, MWF, and Eton College. It's interesting having a rotation again. I seem to be gravitating towards MWF for some reason, maybe because of the milder scent.
I've been using a cream for a while now so I have to load a lot more than I expect with the soaps. Cella requires a lot more loading than Proraso. For those two I can load up a fair amount until it gets a bit of foam and work on the face.
With MWF, I may have FINALLY figured it out after three previous pucks I didn't like. First I am loading AND building lather in one go on top of the puck. Loading soap doesn't work with this one, you have to get some foam going. Add water and some pressure to lather on the puck and it actually lathers up quickly. Most other soaps will build a dense sticky proto-lather but not this one. You just have to make the lather in one go (which makes sense if it's a mug soap). Second the lather is different from other soaps. With those you can build a dense, slick almost yogurt or sour cream type lather. MWF is more of a fluffy whipped cream, but the lather works just fine.
Next week I'm going on vacation and I think I'll probably bring my little 18mm Rudy Vey Finest and either one of the smaller soaps or maybe my tube of Speick cream (love that stuff).