I've been shaving with a DE for three or four weeks now and I love it.
Whether I'm using a mer-gress or my Edwin Jagger Chatsworth it's great.
I've had no problems with blade-angle or adjustability. I think it's harder to define, describe and instruct than it is to do.
However, I have a big problem: Lather quality.
I reckon that I make a decent lather one in four times. I've tried C&E Sienna and surprisingly couldn't get a good lather. I love the Truefitt and Hill Luxury soap, but my lather is either amazing or very thin.
I've tried the posted methods on this great site, but I still struggle. I wonder if it's the amount of water in the brush (Rooney Emillion) I do squeeze out the excess, the amount of water dropped on the soap, the time it sits on the soap, etc..
Sometimes the first pass application to my face is average to thin, then for my second pass it's much better, then it drops off again.
Am I juggling too many variables ? Too much water ? Too little ?
btw, I took the T$H out of the woodenn bowl because 'soap-froth' runs down the sides and makes a royal mess. I've put the soap in a mug.
I wish I could consistenly get the same type of lather so I can refine my technique, but I'm all over the place !
Any help would be appreciated !!
Whether I'm using a mer-gress or my Edwin Jagger Chatsworth it's great.
I've had no problems with blade-angle or adjustability. I think it's harder to define, describe and instruct than it is to do.
However, I have a big problem: Lather quality.
I reckon that I make a decent lather one in four times. I've tried C&E Sienna and surprisingly couldn't get a good lather. I love the Truefitt and Hill Luxury soap, but my lather is either amazing or very thin.
I've tried the posted methods on this great site, but I still struggle. I wonder if it's the amount of water in the brush (Rooney Emillion) I do squeeze out the excess, the amount of water dropped on the soap, the time it sits on the soap, etc..
Sometimes the first pass application to my face is average to thin, then for my second pass it's much better, then it drops off again.
Am I juggling too many variables ? Too much water ? Too little ?
btw, I took the T$H out of the woodenn bowl because 'soap-froth' runs down the sides and makes a royal mess. I've put the soap in a mug.
I wish I could consistenly get the same type of lather so I can refine my technique, but I'm all over the place !
Any help would be appreciated !!