Pics lathering T&H Hard Soap...

Please excuse some of the different styles/lightings in the pics. I JUST got this new digicam, and have been messing with the size/settings.


Soaking the brush....



Top of wood bowl - close up....


Soap...


Lathertime...


3 quick swirls....


5 more quick swirls...



Up close and personal...


5 more quick swirls...


Side view...


No flash - digimacro mode...


Two links to MONSTER close up no flash pics... you can practically count the hairs...
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I have no real experience with soaps at all so forgive me when I ask this but how many times did you flick the brush before you went to work.

Just used this soap tonight and what a fine lather it generates.

Sean: I just swirl my brush after pulling it out of the water. Swirl as though you would be generating lather on an imaginary cake of soap. I find that this releases just the right amount of water. Then I generate lather. Maybe 10-12 swirls on the soap and then generate more lather on my face. If I find the lather to be too dry then I push the brush on my face with more force to release some of the water that has been trapped in the brush. This seems to work for me.

gage0921 said:

I have no real experience with soaps at all so forgive me when I ask this but how many times did you flick the brush before you went to work.

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Sean,
The Rooney is a peculiar little thing - so I gave it one light flick. Depends on the brush, bristle density, firmness of the bristles, water holding capacity etc.

Personally I prefer soaps - I find them more fun, more economical, more efficacious, and easier to use.

I would love to use soaps but the couple times I have I receive horrible shaves, no lubrication at all

Sean,

Sounds like you need to add a bit of water. If you want to practice building lather with a soap, pop in to WalMart and pick up a couple of cakes of Williams Shaving Soap, 97 cents each. I believe that I get a closer shave with soaps. Ron is the soap "guru", so maybe he will chime in with a bit of advice!

Randy

What do you put this soap cakes in.....just a bowl....the bowl I have is preety big.

Sean,

I use a coffee mug. Doesn't give a lot of room for working the lather, but once I have "swirled and pumped" the soap a bit, I move to a bowl. I started out with Williams Shaving Soap, and have always had good luck with it. What I did was just practice building lather. If it is not wet enough, it will dry on your face before you finish brushing it on. I have had great luck with the QED soaps, and also the ClassicShaving soaps.Classics don't build as much lather, but they do a great job of lubricating. Practice is the key, and with the price of Williams, it's not much of an investment.

Randy

This is true..................ill give it a shot and see what happens....thanx

Sean,

One other thing you might try, and this actually comes from Gordon. Try putting a pea sized dollop of cream on top of your soap before lathering. This also works well, but again, you'll have to figure out the soap/water ratio.

Randy