There seems to be a lot of debate on whether one should shake the brush completely out or just a little before hitting the soap or cream. Personally I find that using a dryer brush is the only way I can build great lather. If I use a wetter brush I find that I have to work the mixture a lot more. What do you all think?
Shake out the hairs to there is just water burried in the knot. Swirl it for about 10 seconds. Face lather. Dip the tips in h20 half way through, continue face lathering. Perfect lather, because MWF is the perfect soap.
Well for me it depends. With a badger, most of the time 2 to 3 shakes and then start. With a boar 1 to 2(I find that boar hair dosen't retain water as well as badger)and start. It can also depend on the type of soap/cream you are using. One of the most used terms on the net is "YMMV" or "Your Mileage May Vary". I can't think of where this might fit more than here. This is just my thoughts, "Your mileage May Vary".
I give it a good shake or two and lose most of the water. I load a damp brush with soap and then lather on a very wet face. I add a little water later to tweak the lather. This works great for me, but I think each has to find his own method. Jordan
Exactly what I do. I found that if my brush is too dry the lather won't be as good no matter how much water I add to it. This really applies to my Rooney 3, 1. With my Kent Bk4 I can start with a pretty dry brush.
i press around the brush in my bowl until i see no more bubbles (i use vintage brushes), then i let it drip till theres no more drip.....and bobs your uncle
Bob was my uncle but I PIF'd him. Shep is my uncle now. Uncle Shep can I have a new slant for my birthday?
So if my father is my brother and Shep is my uncle. Then shep is my fathers brother and my brother too. It all seems so clear now.
Yes. Right now I'm only using soap, so.... I start with a very wet brush, only the bulk of the water shaken out, and load the brush just a little bit - only a few swirls, I don't want to get too much water on the soap. Then I dip the brush into water, and lather my face briefly with this really wet bubbly soapy lather. (the "pre" lather from creams Shep often references as part of his prep - that's where I got the idea) Then I rinse out the brush, squeeze dry and shake once or twice to get it really dry. Then I load the brush with the soap for "normal" face lathering. Set the brush on the counter, fill the "scuttle" (aka dip chiller) with piping hot water, rinse face, then face lather adding water as needed.
I use the face lathering method, soaps exclusively. The usual approach for me is to soak the brush under hot tap water about 30 seconds, give it one good shake to release excess water, then swirl it on the puck until it is loaded with soap on the tips. Proceed to lather on the face, good for 2 passes.
Never!!!!! I take the brush which is filled with the perfect soap, and then fill it with some amazing creams, not TGQ. Somebody send me the orange patchouli and it just smelled like a hippy eating oranges. The orange bay rum could be good. But none of the other scents sound appetizing to me.
Brush and water I prefer to start with a dryer brush, that is, I let it soak while I take a shower; I then squeeze the water out, load the brush with soap or cream and work up the lather in a metal bowl. I add water as needed.
I concur. I don’t shake my brush, nor do I stir it (chuckle). I hold it bristles down and let the excess water run off; then I start working the soap. It seems too watery at first but I just keep working it until the brush is loaded with thick creamy lather.
I'm using a large cup with cream and I'm erring on the side of dryer than wet - it's easy for me to add drops of water but I find it difficult to build a rich lather once there's too much water in it.
