First, good soap - Stirling is fantastic to work with, and I definitely find it easier to build a good lather with it than some others. Second, patient loading. I always start with a fairly dry brush - I soak for about ten minutes and then give it about three solid shakes with the brush held vertically - then load. I don’t load with crazy fast swirling but at a good clip, and for twenty seconds or so with Stirling (maybe another ten for a harder soap like DRHarris or Pre de Provence, and only about 15 with softer soaps like Razorock). Finally, a good vigorous building with slow additions of water. So once loaded it’s into the bowl the brush goes (and accumulated soap from the sides of the container) - and start building. I swirl pretty vigorously, alternating clockwise, counter clockwise, left-right and top-bottom. After every couple changes of direction I’ll add hot water if needed - just a few drops from my fingertips, and then resume building until I’ve got what I want in terms of density and glossy surface. It takes a while - but I typically have a good lather from start to finish in five minutes or less. Cream lathering is a lot faster since I just stuff an almond size amount into the middle of the brush knot (always dryer than I use with soap) and go from there the same way. Anyway sorry for being overly wordy - but this technique works well for me. Todd Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
TGIF SOTD Razor: Jurgen Hempel Jarwin Blade: Blade: Gillette Nacet Stainless (D5) Brush: Turtleship Machine 073 24mmm Bowl: Symmetrical Sheet Metal Pre-Shave Scrub: MRGO Lime Pre-Shave Oil: Homemade Bay Rum w Lime Shave Soap: Turtleship Shave Bay Rum Post: Stirling's Bay Rum Butter Aftershave: Extro Bay Rum Artigianale
Profumo is pretty awesome. I never bought the original Acqua di Gio. Didn't hate it but it was just 'ok'. But Profumo is a great fragrance. Take the things that were good about the original and makes them great.
10 January 2020 * Blackbird Polished SB 101 * Wizamet Iridium Super * Maseto Shaving XD 2-Band + Oscar11 Amber Barbeiro * Mystic Water Sandalwood Rose * Unrefined Shea Butter * Bergamot/Vetiver EO
FRIDAY'S SHAVE Perfumed by: Jean-Louis Sieuzac & Michel Almairac Razor - West Coast Shaving Midnight Collection 84B Blade - Treet Carbon Steel *3rd Shave Razor/Brush Stand by Royal Shave Lather Bowl by Royal Shave Shave Brush - RichMan Shaving "Lava Flow Red" Preshave Soap - PAA Cube with Dock Shaving Soap - The Shaving Shop "The Deal Maker" *Discontinued Aftershave - Dior Fahrenheit Deodorant - Dior Fahrenheit Fragrance - Dior Fahrenheit
Occam’s DE/Rapira Pannpa SS/Yaqi 24mm Heavy Metal/PannaCrema Labdano Thayers Medicated WH Astringent/Roberto Cavalli Uomo Eau de Toilette Great shave with the Occam’s DE. Aided by the wonderful PannaCrema Tallow (shame it was discontinued) shave soap, it was a smooth and a luxurious feeling shave. A great evening and fantastic shaves to all....
SOTD January 10, 2020 Prep: Cold water and PAA Cube pre-shave soap Blade: vintage Personna Precision Razor: Gillette Fatboy Brush: Omega 10049 boar Soap: Mitchell's Wool Fat Post: Witch hazel, Fine American Blend aftershave
