I just loaded my brush and face lathered like with other hard soaps. No issues, easy to produce abundant lather.
Do some people have an issue with the scent of Arko? I might have seen something about that one time years ago, but I've never been able to find the thread.What's the other half? Repelling others with the scent?
PDP is a great soap IMO. No need to bloom the soap. The (unmodified) Marco method will yield an amazing lather!
So now that you have used PDP what is your impression of it?*Update*
Thank you to everyone who offered some advice. I incorporated some of the principles from the advice and have found the optimal way for me to build a lather with the PdP No. 63.
As usual, I begin by soaking my brush in some warm water while I shower.
I also bloom the PdP. But since the puck is much smaller than the tin in which it is packaged, I grabbed an aluminum foil individual sized pie tin and filled the bottom with some warm water. Next, I place the puck upside down in the water, while I shower.
After showering, I squeeze my brush to render it merely damp, instead of wet. I then pick up the soap and load the wet side onto the brush for a good 30 seconds.
Setting the soap and brush down briefly, I'll apply some of the bloom water to my face as a preshave.
I'll then begin building a proto-lather in my bowl, adding some of the soapy bloom water, as needed.
Next, I rub some more bloom water on my face before applying the brush to my face to build a lather, again, I add bloom water as needed.
So now that you have used PDP what is your impression of it?
The balm is excellent and the EDT is as well. Both are reasonably priced on Amazon.
I like it quite well. It lathers like a champ and has a wonderful, though slight tobacco aroma.
I just bought a tube of the balm from BST. It should arrive by early next week.The balm is excellent and the EDT is as well. Both are reasonably priced on Amazon.
I used PDP 63 yesterday, soap balm and EDT. I was snuggling with my wife afterwards and she said "This smells so good, why do you even use the other stuff?" I didn't have a answer for her. Perhaps I should dump all my other software?I just bought a tube of the balm from BST. It should arrive by early next week.
Tell her it's like with [insert the name of her favorite meal]. If she has it all the time, she won't like it anymore. So to keep her happy, you'll wear the PdP 63 on special occasions, or, at a minimum, in a rotation.I used PDP 63 yesterday, soap balm and EDT. I was snuggling with my wife afterwards and she said "This smells so good, why do you even use the other stuff?" I didn't have a answer for her. Perhaps I should dump all my other software?
Thanks to the recent Amazon sale, I bought my first puck of Pre de Provence No. 63. I haven't tried it yet because I'm not sure how to lather it. Since it's quad milled, I assumed blooming it would be helpful (if not necessary). But since the soap puck is smaller than the tin, I suspect watering the soap will only make it float and possibly bloom the bottom (and sides) of the soap.
Should I make a lather by picking up the soap and attacking the bottom of the puck with my brush?
Should I take the puck out of the tin and put it in a smaller container that can keep the water on top of the puck?
How exactly do the more experiences users build a lather with this soap?
Thanks in advance!
Yes!totally enjoy my PDP 63!
I rub the back of the puck on my whiskers and face lather!
Works great for me!
Super scent and lather!
enjoy yours!
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