ohhh, FACE lather....

**ginsu** · 03-10-2011, 03:11 PM

wow. I was able to face lather for the first time today. I've gotten better over time at bowl lathering, but the whole face lathering thing was just not happening. I was toying with improving my soap lathering skills (woeful at best before this morning's revelation) and saw some good lather coming together so I decided to give the ol' face lather a shot. Cleared the brush to get an honest start, loaded and swirled, then wonder of wonders the single best batch of lather I have ever made. nice and wet, slick, all the things you want a lather to be. I may be a convert.

Shave quality has been improving daily, btw. I guess it's due to the fact my face can finally handle daily shaves and I can practice more frequently. Woo!

**drews50** · 03-10-2011, 05:19 PM

You have to love face lathering. It's part of my daily ritual. I'm glad you discovered how good it can be! Congrats

I really think the time lathering and working it into your beard results in a better shave.

**Sledgehammer39** · 03-10-2011, 05:31 PM

When I want cut down on shaving time I will face lather..

**Dave258** · 03-10-2011, 05:34 PM

Originally Posted by ginsu

wow. I was able to face lather for the first time today. I've gotten better over time at bowl lathering, but the whole face lathering thing was just not happening. I was toying with improving my soap lathering skills (woeful at best before this morning's revelation) and saw some good lather coming together so I decided to give the ol' face lather a shot. Cleared the brush to get an honest start, loaded and swirled, then wonder of wonders the single best batch of lather I have ever made. nice and wet, slick, all the things you want a lather to be. I may be a convert.

Shave quality has been improving daily, btw. I guess it's due to the fact my face can finally handle daily shaves and I can practice more frequently. Woo!

I face lathered for the first time also today. I used VDH because I found it at Rite Aid yesterday for $2.50 and had to give it a try. It wasn't bad at all! Good lather and a good shave!

What did you use?

**Eric V** · 03-10-2011, 05:34 PM

Bravo!

**Loric** · 03-10-2011, 05:38 PM

Face lathering is the only way to go. I even sold my scuttles since I never use them anymore.

**ginsu** · 03-10-2011, 06:02 PM

What did you use?[/QUOTE]

I used VDH Deluxe. I wasn't about to buy anything else if I couldn't get sorted with that. Now I'm so impressed with the shave I got I may stick with it for a while.

**Dave258** · 03-10-2011, 06:05 PM

Originally Posted by ginsu

What did you use?

I used VDH Deluxe. I wasn't about to buy anything else if I couldn't get sorted with that. Now I'm so impressed with the shave I got I may stick with it for a while.

I liked it also. And it was the first soap I didn't have an allergic reaction to. I am going to keep it in my rotation also!

**jtb** · 03-10-2011, 06:09 PM

Congrats!!!

I face lather exclusively. Best lather... doesn't matter, soap, cream it's all good!

Really helps get the beard ready for a shave.

**nortac** · 03-10-2011, 07:26 PM

Congrats and welcome to B&B from another face latherer!

**ackvil** · 03-11-2011, 03:39 AM

I prefer to bowl lather - except when I travel when I use a shaving stick and face lather.

**maxman** · 03-11-2011, 03:44 AM

Congrats on the improvements.
I face lather soaps and bowl lather creams.
I'm all out of creams right now, so my face lathering has greatly improved.

It takes practice, but it's worth it!

**Optometrist** · 03-11-2011, 11:26 AM

I gave up on the bowl after a couple of weeks. Give me face lathering every time!

**Elecid** · 03-11-2011, 11:43 AM

Originally Posted by maxman

I'm all out of creams right now, so my face lathering has greatly improved.

It takes practice, but it's worth it!

Sounds like you've got a problem, friend.

Fix that immediately!

**JoshuaA** · 03-11-2011, 12:05 PM

Just started to face lather w/ Pre de Provence. I love it. Haven't face-lathered any creams yet. But I may try it. Then again, once I'm done with my current stash of creams, I may go strictly soap.

**Crag** · 03-11-2011, 12:10 PM

Face lathering is what wakes me up! Seriously...I noticed that when I face lather I'm more ready to handle the emergencies that come up during the day! I'm a systems engineer for a company that makes 911 call-taking systems and I really do love my job....

**mretzloff** · 03-11-2011, 12:36 PM

I used to be an exclusive bowl latherer, but after switching to face lathering, I have not looked back. Face lathering is the way to go

**ginsu** · 03-11-2011, 03:59 PM

Face lathered again today; lather wasn't *as* awesome as yesterday's (I think today's brush was the culprit, only changed variable) but I still got one of the better shaves in my two weeks (+/- 12 shaves) of DE shaving. I'm going to stick with it a while as I really enjoy it and I am getting much better lather and shaves.