Two years ago I began wetshaving, initially using creams but gradually shifting to shaving soaps. The first soap I purchased was Cade, and sadly it didn't meet with my expectations. Largely due to my inexperience I never figured out the optimal way to build lather. I experimented, I researched, I added cream to my lather to improve it, but nothing seemed to work. It was always to bubbly and airy, and tended to dry out.
So I moved on. I found success with Tabac and MWF and D.R. Harris and a variety of other soaps. I discovered that I enjoyed face lathering and usually got better results. A year ago I began shaving with a straight razor, and while learning I stuck to my favorite soaps.
All of this time my puck of Cade lived a lonely life, never troubled by a brush. Until today.
Today I decided to give it another try, a year and a half after its last outing. The results were a revelation. While I wouldn't rate it as my favorite soap, it did produce a rich, creamy lather that provided a comfortable shave. Presumably greater experience with a variety of soaps gave me the skills and knowledge to produce such a lather, and the results were quite nice.
So I moved on. I found success with Tabac and MWF and D.R. Harris and a variety of other soaps. I discovered that I enjoyed face lathering and usually got better results. A year ago I began shaving with a straight razor, and while learning I stuck to my favorite soaps.
All of this time my puck of Cade lived a lonely life, never troubled by a brush. Until today.
Today I decided to give it another try, a year and a half after its last outing. The results were a revelation. While I wouldn't rate it as my favorite soap, it did produce a rich, creamy lather that provided a comfortable shave. Presumably greater experience with a variety of soaps gave me the skills and knowledge to produce such a lather, and the results were quite nice.
