I'm getting a hard time getting enough lather in my Simpson Case when face lathering of a puck of soap (Olivia's Seife). Never have that problem when using a soap stick. Does any of you use a puck as a stick applied on the beard? The advantage I think also is the hot brush not yet cooled by loading the soap.
Using a puck as a stick?
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Never tried it, but I imagine it could work if it is a soft enough soap (not a triple milled sort). Might get slippery though!
I did that with Godrej Shaving Round; works great.
I have been blathering on about using pucks as sticks for a while but I think most people thought I was mad! I have been enjoying a Simpsons Chubby 2 2-band but it does need a lot of soap and has very soft tips. And I live in a hard water area!
The solution for me has been to rub the puck on a wet face or load the brush once for each quarter of my face during the initial lathering stage. Using the puck as a stick does have a lot of advantages, as you point out. In particular, you get enough soap very quickly AND you get plenty of water quickly (as you don't need a dry brush to load up with soap). I think it works really well. Of course, as the puck starts to change shape you may have to mill it into a shave stick container.
The solution for me has been to rub the puck on a wet face or load the brush once for each quarter of my face during the initial lathering stage. Using the puck as a stick does have a lot of advantages, as you point out. In particular, you get enough soap very quickly AND you get plenty of water quickly (as you don't need a dry brush to load up with soap). I think it works really well. Of course, as the puck starts to change shape you may have to mill it into a shave stick container.
Oh man, know what I will be doing this morning. Never thought of putting the shave round to the face. I be stealing that idea.
Yes, I have and it works great.
At different times, I've done this, too. Worked well.
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I do this quite often and it works great. 
+1
Works great, I agree. The original title of the post really threw me for a loop, though -- having just finished watch Olympic hockey and all...
Works great, I agree. The original title of the post really threw me for a loop, though -- having just finished watch Olympic hockey and all...
I have done it. It worked fine.
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Thanks all, for next sunday on the program
Yah, a shave stick is just soap pressed into a different shape, there's no reason why it wouldn't work.
I do this quite often and it works great.
The consensus is ... using a puck as a stick (in shaving, not hockey) works great. Oh, and chicken neck is mad!
+1, albeit with a little trial + error. It seems easier on my head than my face.
But more importantly, it's fun.
But more importantly, it's fun.
Normally use a bowl, but for the small soap samples I find the puck to face works pretty well...
