My first DE Shave

Way to go , Conrad! Congratulations!

Welcome
Enjoy Your Shave !

Welcome. Wet shaving continues to get better.

Snargle said:

Definitely not your brush's fault. Just about any brush made is capable of creating a good lather. It's common for newbies to drastically underestimate the amount of soap or cream necessary for a good bowl of lather. Use a moist brush (not dripping wet), a lot more soap, and gradually add water, a drop or two at a time while you whisk up the suds. Once you hit that sweet spot of the proper soap/water ratio, you should be rewarded with a nice bowl of thick, rich, slick lather.

Take some time and practice building lathers when you're not shaving. Soap is cheap...just keep working at it until it becomes second nature.

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Thanks Larry,

Today I will practice making lather like you have said. I currently have my soap in a bowl so perhaps I just need to work it in more, maybe that is why I always feel the lather on my second pass is always better than my first.

Great and way to go ! Never cared for anything from India !
Enjoy Your Shave !

Congrats from one newbie to another! Getting a great shave from cheapo products is pretty awesome!

Thanks again everyone,

I just practiced lathering, and with Larry's advice. It's getting better but I find that with the Palmolive Shaving Cream I have (As compared to the Palmolive Stick I have just mashed into a bowl) it lathers up so much faster, I can make some big lather, with a pretty good consistency (much thicker than foam that comes out of the shaving foam cans and I'm sure it makes peaks), as in average amount I have seen others get and I can be building lather for a minute. But I'm still having trouble getting most of it on my face. I'm not sure how to explain, my brush keeps loosing lots of hairs too.

That being said a good brush could probably help a newb like me get better results

I've read about Tweezerman Badgers and Omega Pro 49's, Semogue 1305's and even the Bestshave Horse Hair no.6. But I just need to ask, what is the best affordable (say less than $30) brush to build lather with using a bowl? I don't mind if it isn't the smoothest brush there is (I'd imagine it can only get better from what I have, and I don't have any complaints on comfort on the one I have), but the emphasis is on ease of lathering in a bowl.

UltimoImperio said:

That being said a good brush could probably help a newb like me get better results

I've read about Tweezerman Badgers and Omega Pro 49's, Semogue 1305's and even the Bestshave Horse Hair no.6. But I just need to ask, what is the best affordable (say less than $30) brush to build lather with using a bowl? I don't mind if it isn't the smoothest brush there is (I'd imagine it can only get better from what I have, and I don't have any complaints on comfort on the one I have), but the emphasis is on ease of lathering in a bowl.

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Check out the Frank Shaving Finest Badger brushes from eBay seller Ian Tang (http://stores.ebay.com/Ian-Tangs-Shaving-Workshop?_trksid=p4340.l2563). They're shipped from China (the source of 99% of the badger hair available today), but the service is good, the brushes are excellent, and the prices are great. He's a good guy to deal with and he stands behind his merchandise. They're not $100 Simpsons, but they're more than adequate and an excellent bargain.