Wet Brush Vs Dry Brush.

I am curious as to whether you prefer a Wet Brush or a Dry Brush. I know this is all personal preference and water hardness may play a role, but honestly I have no idea , however which do you prefer? I find that a wetter brush is easiest to lather with.

 

I probably fall right in the middle. I soak my brush while showering (and my soap puck), but I shake the brush out 3 or 4 times before going to the puck. I am a hard water latherer, so I need lots of product, and the water must be added very slowly. If I start too wet, I never get enough product loaded and my lather ends up light and airy without enough slickness. If I start too dry, my soaps won't lather at all.

 

As you all probably know, I prefer a .
I only soak my brush as long as it takes to wash and rinse my face, maybe 30 seconds. I shake it off and give it a gentle squeeze. My soaps, I load for 30 seconds. Creams, I swirl 2-3 times, and creams from a tube, I use about an inch. I also face lather. If I need extra water, I simply dip the brush tips in and return to the face.

 

I soak them a long time, then shake out as much as I can Then wet them again little by little as I build the lather on my face. Can't figure it out if I like them dry or wet I mean the brush...

 

Mark,
Excellent topic! I use a dry Plisson, I bloom my soaps and use the bloom water to build my lather.

 

I'm a soaker; boar or badger.

 

I soak my brush and soap. I shake out excess water and add it little by little as I face lather.

 

I soak my boar brush for 30 seconds, squeeze gently, load with soap then build lather on my wet face.

 

For me it depends. I use Arko a lot and I find I get my best lather when I put some hot water over it in my mug and soak my boar brush right in the same mug while I brush my teeth. Squeeze it out a little, dunk again, shake 2 or 3 times, then load it up. With Cella, I just soak the brush for a minute or so.

 

Soak, shake and add as necessary

Water water and more water if needed. Then I lather a wet face

 

Soak and shake for me. I like to give my badger a good bath before a days work. I fill it would be the same way for me if I had a synthetic.

 

Soak, shake and load for me. Add additional water if needed as I face lather.

 

I use shave-sticks 99% of the time, so I start of with a drier brush and add water little by little. Even when I have to load my brush on the soap, I still prefer starting this way, also.

 

I've never tried a dry brush. I always soak mine in hot water and then squeeze/shake out most of the water before lathering.

 

I put a little water on the puck and then load a dry brush from that and face lather. It works great for me and my synthetic, I don't know how well this method would work for natural brushes.

 

It depends on the soap for me. I find I get better results starting with a wet brush with Barrister & Mann, for example, but with Stirling it's better if I start with a barely damp brush.

 

Warm and wet on a dry puck. If I pour a little water on top, the brush doesn't need to be as wet.

 

BTW when I state dry I do not literally mean dry, I mean shaken and squeezed of excess water.

 

When I say dry, I'm talking dry as in out of the box.

 

So what you do is use a Dry brush but wet soap?