This is a trend I have been noticing lately. Seeing lots of YouTube videos where guys are lathering using only "painting" strokes and never actually scrubbing with the brush and building a nice thick lather. The lather end up looking thin and frail. Seems like it takes a lot longer than it should as well. Hoping someone can help me understand the point of this.
Why do people lather with only "painting" strokes?
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I guess it also depends on the soap and the amount they are loading on their brush. This method works for them and they prefer it to scrubbing.
I personally don't follow everything I see on YouTube or in forums. I just do what works for me. If i have more stubble, I scrub. If I have less stubble, I just use the painting method.
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Idk, people are doing whatever they want in their shaves I guess. No law against having thinner, low structure lather.
You don't need knowledge to be a YouTube expert, you need a camera.
I bowl lather, I don’t scrub on my face because my skin seemed to get very angry every time I did. Do whatever works for you.
Came here to say, well... This. ^^^
Some think it adds too much air if you do the scrubbing work.
Among other reasons already mentioned.
I prefer mostly scrubbing. Gives me a better feel with the brush.
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Among other reasons already mentioned.
I prefer mostly scrubbing. Gives me a better feel with the brush.
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Everyone is different
I like a mixture of both. Usually swirl or scrubs to start the lather and mix in the water, then paint it around just before shaving.
If you're face-lathering with shaving sticks, standard practice is to keep working more water in until the soap is ready to lather up.
You put a little water on the brush, work it in evenly with painting strokes, and repeat until the soap is saturated. Different soaps take different amounts of water. Arko and Tabac, for example, can take quite a lot.
Finally, when the soap is glistening and starting to slop off the brush, scrub with a vigorous circular motion to work up a lather.
The best synthetic cashmere brushes are very soft and shouldn't irritate your skin. Eg try AP Shave Co.
You put a little water on the brush, work it in evenly with painting strokes, and repeat until the soap is saturated. Different soaps take different amounts of water. Arko and Tabac, for example, can take quite a lot.
Finally, when the soap is glistening and starting to slop off the brush, scrub with a vigorous circular motion to work up a lather.
The best synthetic cashmere brushes are very soft and shouldn't irritate your skin. Eg try AP Shave Co.
For whatever it's worth, I have a tuxedo synthetic brush that seems to work best with primarily painting strokes to build a lather. Scrubbing motions never seem to add very much to the lather quality when I use that brush, and I get fantastic results with it. By contrast, I have two badger brushes that need a good scrub in addition to painting to make a similar quality lather.
So maybe it's brush specific for some folks. That's been my experience anyway.
So maybe it's brush specific for some folks. That's been my experience anyway.
Personal preference. Neither method is inherently better than the other. Besides, what really matters is the slickness of the lather, as any Cremo fan will tell us, not the thickness.
Depends on my brush for the biggest part
My badgers and Yaqi faux horse have easy splay that works just fine
The first two also great face lathers
Had a zenith horse which was also a very comfy splaying face latherer
my other synthetics are more paint brushes and work great as bowl katheters.
so it depends highly on which brush I use and if I face or bowl lather.
My badgers and Yaqi faux horse have easy splay that works just fine
The first two also great face lathers
Had a zenith horse which was also a very comfy splaying face latherer
my other synthetics are more paint brushes and work great as bowl katheters.
so it depends highly on which brush I use and if I face or bowl lather.
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Everyone likes lather different, some people like it like thick icing; some people in B&B like to add moisture to make lather shiny and even fluid.
With the adjustment of skills, some people like to use thinner lather so as to be able to grasp the condition of the skin.
There is no right or wrong, as long as your skin is comfortable.
Don’t forget that people a hundred years ago didn’t even popular "Three Passes".
With the adjustment of skills, some people like to use thinner lather so as to be able to grasp the condition of the skin.
There is no right or wrong, as long as your skin is comfortable.
Don’t forget that people a hundred years ago didn’t even popular "Three Passes".
Everyone has their own way. Some people may even obey the recommendations from the Brush Manufacturer on how to use the brush so that you don’t void the warranty.
Several brush manufacturers recommend painting in lieu of scrubbing. They claim it is better for the brush. Simpson, I believe, is one.
Me, I just happily scrub away with my synths without apparent damage. I like to push those whiskers around, show 'em who's boss.
Me, I just happily scrub away with my synths without apparent damage. I like to push those whiskers around, show 'em who's boss.
No one else can tell you the right way for you to do it. They can only tell you the way they do it.
Face lathering with only painting strokes sounds like a painful life of subpar lathers that I don't want to be a part of.
I start of by bowl lathering to build a lather and then finish with what I would class as paint strokes (They are more like semi-circle strokes) as I find it more of a natural action for me and I've never had a problem with thin or frail lather. Also worth noting that a lot of brush companies advise painting strokes instead of scrubbing.
I take their advice with a grain of salt. Being a cookware manufacturer doesn't mean you know how to make a gourmet meal.
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