So I've aquired a few samples of different 'high end' creams and I'm wondering if anyone else can relate to my experience.
I started out with Taylor's and a C&E best badger. Since then I've greatly improved my lather technique generally adding a few drops of hot water at a time and getting a good crop of lather from an almond sized drop of cream.
My Taylor's soaps all lather very nicely, but more importantly it lubricates my face amazingly. The razor glides very well accross my face making it much easier to tell if I have my angle right.
The other day I lathered up a sample of T&H 1805 and I got a giant cup of lather but it didn't lubricate my face nearly as well as my Taylor's did. After shaving I thought maybe I hadn't added enough water so thought I'd try something different with a non-Taylor the next morning.
This morning I lathered up a sample of Castle Forbes Lime and I added water between passes to test out the lubrication for different cream/water ratios. None of the ratios seemed to lubricate my face like the Taylor's usually does. It was much harder to shave with the CF and the T&H because of this (maybe because I'm not so good with blade angle yet).
In any case, I'm wondering if others have had this experience as well and also if different varieties within brands lubricate differently.
On another note, by my third pass my brush is not quite as moist as I would like, but I fear adding water to the brush for fear of messing up my ratio. Any tips on how to keep the brush really moist throughout the shave while maintaining the right cream/water ratio?
Cheers,
John
I started out with Taylor's and a C&E best badger. Since then I've greatly improved my lather technique generally adding a few drops of hot water at a time and getting a good crop of lather from an almond sized drop of cream.
My Taylor's soaps all lather very nicely, but more importantly it lubricates my face amazingly. The razor glides very well accross my face making it much easier to tell if I have my angle right.
The other day I lathered up a sample of T&H 1805 and I got a giant cup of lather but it didn't lubricate my face nearly as well as my Taylor's did. After shaving I thought maybe I hadn't added enough water so thought I'd try something different with a non-Taylor the next morning.
This morning I lathered up a sample of Castle Forbes Lime and I added water between passes to test out the lubrication for different cream/water ratios. None of the ratios seemed to lubricate my face like the Taylor's usually does. It was much harder to shave with the CF and the T&H because of this (maybe because I'm not so good with blade angle yet).
In any case, I'm wondering if others have had this experience as well and also if different varieties within brands lubricate differently.
On another note, by my third pass my brush is not quite as moist as I would like, but I fear adding water to the brush for fear of messing up my ratio. Any tips on how to keep the brush really moist throughout the shave while maintaining the right cream/water ratio?
Cheers,
John