Face latherers, do you add more water to your face between passes? Or do you build your lather to the consistency you want, and then just paint on for the other passes? Still getting the hang of the face lather here!
Adding water between passes (face lather)
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I add a dash of water to the brush because I use exclusively synthetic brushes which dry quickly. Maybe I'll rub my face with wet hands if I feel that i need to judge that pass as a whole, but then I forgo the dash of water to the brush. With a badger brush, I'd expect the extra water to be for more for face moisturizing than anything. If the lather collapses on your brush while doing a pass, then that might be more a soap/water ratio problem and adding water would be thinning an already anemic soap. Best with your venture into radical face lahering!
Yeah personally I do add water between passes, but I am no expert at all and I do not claim to speak the truth.
I rinse off my face and leave the water on for the following passes.
Rinse face and probably dip tips in between passes for me.
I prefer to have my lather get slicker for each pass anyhow...
I prefer to have my lather get slicker for each pass anyhow...
I rinse between passes and the water left over is used on the next pass.
I hold my synthetic brush under the faucet and let dribble a few drops of hot water to 'liven' it up. Just a drop or two, not a gulley gusher.
I rinse my face between passes and always leave my face damp before lathering up .
I rinse and leave my face wet. Seems to help.
I add a little water to the brush.
I add water when the soap seems to dry a little. Not as slick. Not so much with TOBS but with Proraso.
Awesome I am not the only one to rinse between passes 
I thought I was a shave freak 
I thought I was a shave freak 
There are no rules, no "shave police"...Do what works for you! 
By default, I do not rinse between passes as the remaining excess water can inadvertently break down the lather. I will paint on more lather and assess the quality of the lather at that time. If needed, I'll add more water by dipping the tips of the brush.
I make sure that when I wash my face between passes that my face isn't sopping wet. I used to do that when I started and the second pass wouldn't be as comfortable because the lather was just running off with the excess water. I guess it takes time to gauge how much you should still have on your face with regards to the moisture level of your lather.
If the first pass wasn't as slick as I would have liked it, lather was a little dry, then yeah, I'll add a bit, especially if I'm using my synth. Or like others said, I'll just make sure there is a liberal amount of water on my face after I rinse the first pass away.
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