Newb cream question

[wheelhouse]

So I have been wetshaving for a couple of weeks and just did my first DE this morning, interesting experience. Thus far I have been using a soap puck and having pretty good luck. In my acquisitions I got a tube of Omega cream and I'm a little unsure of the best way to go about using it. Do I squirt a little in a bowl and whip up the lather that way, or do I rub the cream on my face and get the lather going with the brush from there (like you would with a stick)?

Thanks in advance!

 

[tjg5181]

I lean more to soaps myself, but have a few creams in my lineup. I am also a bowl latherer over a face latherer, so what I do, is put just a small amount of cream on the bristles of my brush and begin to swirl it in the bowl. Just like soap, as it begins to look "pasty" I add just a few drops of water and continue to form the lather. I've seen people squirt a small amount directly into the bowl as well. You'll find your own techniques and be off in no time.

 

[InfernoOrangeSS]

You can either put it on your face and lather, or do it in a bowl. There are those who champion either way. For me I get the best lather by bowl lathering. I just like it more that way. Good luck with whatever you decide.

 

[Riff Raff]

By the way, when a small amount of cream is squirted from the tube into a bowl or onto a brush it is called a snurdle. Don't ask me why. I wouldn't be able to give you an accurate answer.

 

[wheelhouse]

Went ahead and bowl lathered with the Omega this morning, also using an Omega boar brush, they came as a nice little set. Wow, I have never bowl lathered before and it just seemed to explode with soft, silky lather. This may make me rethink the whole face lathering thing, this was a whole new experience. Amazing how little it takes too, this big *** 150ml tube is going to last me a good long time.