17/30.
Enjoyable reading on the forum wrt blooming yesterday. I like the interaction and banter.
I switched back to the 404. Got her wet and went at it. In fairness i got a good loading in no time. After a few swirls, i pre-loaded my face and went back to the puck to finish loading and got, what i thought, was a great result and a good head of lather on the brush.
1st pass was fab. 2nd pass was fab. 3rd pass died on its arse.
I had to go back to the puck to finish.
A nice shave. No drama. No cuts or soreness. BBS-. Residual slickness just about workable.
Afterwards, i wondered about the brush. I am not so sure loading (thus brush type) is really the issue. I got a good load of the puck (or so i thought). I had the notion that perhaps the knot is just not up to 3 passes? That can't be true can it, my little Omega had no problem getting 3 passes on the puck. I dunno though, the 404 doesn't seem to be the densest brush i have and i have noted that the loft could be bigger for me.
This leads me full circle. I don't think it negates my opinion on blooming this puck. As
@Primotenore notes, you should be able to load any brush with any soap and i am getting to the same opinion. I no longer truly think this soap needs blooming to work although i can see that it would help. I don't think this negates my idea that there are brush/soap synergies. The Yaqi murders this soap and is a joy. The 404 is screaming at me that its a brush better suited for creams.
Face lathering is a single load and go affair and perhaps this brush aint up to to it. Perhaps bowl lathering (shudders) whete you can keep going back to the lather is a better choice?.
Anyway, i am sticking back with the 404 for the rest of my 30dc. My excursion away has done its job.
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