Thanks, John! The knock on the soap was that it was difficult to lather. I didn't have a problem with it.
Thanks, Andrew! I remember Proraso when I would go to the barber to get a nice straight shave. Little did I know, that I would be giving myself a Proraso infused straight shave at home!
Yeah, I have a tub of ProRaso White that I acquired before getting the creams. The creams are easier to use. The soap is good but it did take me a couple uses to start getting enough loaded and lathering well. I often face lather the creams, but I have always found the soap easier to use bowl lathering, where I have better control over the load/water mix. (True of most soaps for me actually -- bowl lathering gives me better control with them.)
Funny, I face lather all my soaps, except Williams. Before I face lather, I wet my face and then swirl my damp brush to load the soap as a paste. I paint and alternate with curcular motions. So, now I have a pasted face and then I add a little water at a time on the brush and scrub the soap so that lift up my stubble. I keep adding water little by little until I get the consistency that suits me. Face lathering gives me better shave results.
Thank you, John. This Tech is indeed one of the Canadian ones. It has the standard '1932' patent wording on the baseplate. FYI- I got it in a small antique/2nd hand store in the thriving metropolis of High River, Alberta a few years ago.
When I use Williams, I whip it in my apothecary mug and tamp the brush down so that I squeeze most of the bubbles out of the lather. It gives me a better lather when I do this.
