using a little cream along with your soap

[Greg24]

hi all,
I was just wondering what your opinions were about adding a little cream to your brush after you have all ready loaded it up with shaving soap. any thoughts?

[SilkySmooth]

That would also be called Superlather.



==Tom

[Razorburne]

"Superlather" = good:thumbup1:

[masonjarjar]

hi all,
I was just wondering what your opinions were about adding a little cream to your brush after you have all ready loaded it up with shaving soap. any thoughts?

I came up with a nice combination this morning.. Williams Soap + Floris Elite Cream.

Might seem to some guys like having Ramen Noodles with Fillet Mignon, but it worked nice for me!

:biggrin:

-Mason (making my samples last longer.. hehe)

[_JP_]

The Williams soap seems to make a nice base for several combinations.

[Lynchmeister]

I made of a Mojito concoction this morning consisting of Mama Bear's Lime Oil soap and Kiss My Face Cool Mint cream.

Is it wrong that I was seriously considering breaking out the mint muddler and rum at 10:00 AM?

[Ishamael70]

I made of a Mojito concoction this morning consisting of Mama Bear's Lime Oil soap and Kiss My Face Cool Mint cream.

Is it wrong that I was seriously considering breaking out the mint muddler and rum at 10:00 AM?

If that's wrong, who wants to be right?

[Lynchmeister]

If that's wrong, who wants to be right?

:thumbsup:

[MotoMike]

Williams+KMF Lavender:thumbup1:

Mike

[Hendu3270]

hi all,
I was just wondering what your opinions were about adding a little cream to your brush after you have all ready loaded it up with shaving soap. any thoughts?


Some have voiced their opinion as it being "un-needed". I can totally understand their point of view, however, I am a super-lather man and proud of it. I say give it a shot and see what you think. Personally, and this is not the reason I do it, but I feel super-lather will make my creams last longer as I do not use as much cream as I would if I was using cream alone. It can be particularly helpful if you're using Williams soap also, which needs a little boost in the lathering department.

[Hendu3270]

I came up with a nice combination this morning.. Williams Soap + Floris Elite Cream.
-Mason (making my samples last longer.. hehe)

I did the exact same thing with my Floris samples. Williams soap and Floris Elite (worked great). Floris is sure pricey, but it lathers great. I bet you could get a good lather from Floris cream and dirt :biggrin:

[Greg24]

I made of a Mojito concoction this morning consisting of Mama Bear's Lime Oil soap and Kiss My Face Cool Mint cream.

Is it wrong that I was seriously considering breaking out the mint muddler and rum at 10:00 AM?
its 5:00 somewhere

thanks everyone i had not even considered the idea of mixing cocktails up for my morning shave, what an intriguing/dangerous idea!

[smithno]

I like the combo of Pirates Cove Lime, which has a fairly strong lime scent, and KMF Key Lime for the additional rich lather. It's a wonderful combo!!:thumbup:

[Greg24]

does anyone have an opinion on the kiss my face line of shaving creams? they are the only creams that are locally avaiable to me, otherwise i have to maill order. no big deal but those shipping coasts add up

[andrews]

I mix all kinds of soaps and creams usualy a soap and even 2 types of cream at the same time it is wastefull but fun

[andrews]

KMF is top notch I always mix it with soap but it is also good all by itself really good stuff for the price

[Empty Words]

KMF creams are great. They are the slickest and most moisturizing creams that I have used. The unscented works great in a superlather.

[steveo]

I sometimes use Tabac soap with Body Shop s/c. A Great shave!

[cr8n]

does anyone have an opinion on the kiss my face line of shaving creams? they are the only creams that are locally avaiable to me, otherwise i have to maill order. no big deal but those shipping coasts add up

Many people here speak well of the KMF cremes. I only have experience with the Key Lime.

The first few times I used it, I found the lather to be pretty thin and even a little runny, even if I was very stingy with the water added.

The other evening I was playing with soaps (c'mon, you know you do it!) and for some reason the stuff lathered like a house on fire. I attribute the luck to a very good brush, and a very hot scuttle, and darn near NO water.

But then, 2 days later when I tried to repeat it, no luck.

So I guess I could say that I find KMF somewhat finnicky. But for the price, maybe that's still reasonable?

Paul

[JerimiahC]

its 5:00 somewhere

thanks everyone i had not even considered the idea of mixing cocktails up for my morning shave, what an intriguing/dangerous idea!

Yes...just make sure the cocktail is AFTER the shave. :tongue_sm :lol: :a17:

[Mr. Igg]

KMF is good stuff, and as others have noted elsewhere, it's about $0.55/oz ($6.00/11 oz), which is just barely above the level of stealing it. I just bought 2 more bottles, bringing me to 4 total (lavendar, key lime, vanilla, unscented). I often superlather it with VDH as a base, though I've also had reasonably good success using it "straight". I'll have to try it with Williams, too.

[masonjarjar]

I came up with a nice combination this morning.. Williams Soap + Floris Elite Cream.

Might seem to some guys like having Ramen Noodles with Fillet Mignon, but it worked nice for me!

:biggrin:

-Mason (making my samples last longer.. hehe)

ok, that was *nice*

But this evening, it was Conk's Amber Soap + Floris Santal Cream

WOW. Great big gobs of smooth silky lather my friends. Long lasting too. After 4 passes I kind of lost track.. Give it a try!

-Mason

[Hiro]

I think Conk's Amber is a good base. Conk's Amber + ToOBS Lemon Lime is wonderful.

[Greg24]

Yes...just make sure the cocktail is AFTER the shave. :tongue_sm :lol: :a17:

but one of my favorite evening activities is "cold beer hot shower" my company often wonders why there are sometimes empty beer bottles in my shower.

[Patrick D]

IMO, that's the only way to do it!:thumbup1:



hi all,
I was just wondering what your opinions were about adding a little cream to your brush after you have all ready loaded it up with shaving soap. any thoughts?

[vespergo]

superlather... yet another thing i'll have to try

[Einar]

I saw Mantic do that in a video online. I think he called it "superlather". He proclaimed it to be some of the slickest best lubricating shaving one might ever do.
I have yet to try it but it sounds great.

Einar