same with me last week with the La Toja stick, first time using, one side of face had dried by time I'd finished the first side, trial and error with me, I'll know better next timeTabac in stick form today, and I didn't get as much lather as I usually do with this brush (the APShaveCo synthetic tuxedo). Possibly I didn't roll on enough from the stick to begin with. I had to add some water as I went. Not that the shave was disappointing in the least; but I usually get more lather. Oh, well, I'll use the stuff again soon and try harder!