I like reading about lather techniques. I enjoy bowl lathering and face lathering both, but I face lather 99% of the time.
I sorta stumbled into my own “slurry lather” theory with regards to Williams Mug Soap. Maybe my brain stole the idea from @sgrdddy@sub.wetshaving.social , but I’m of the opinion that Williams (the discontinued modern version, at least), works best if you load a damp-to-wet brush and apply it to your face. Don’t lather it, add water, work it… just put it on and go. This may require a quick reload between each pass, but it’s a very fast way to do it. Much like this infamous video!
I watched the video and that’s almost exactly how I lathered when I started shaving in the '60s. Wet the brush, swizzle it around in the soap, apply, then shave (1-pass). I only did this until I killed the soap which was not new when I got it. I then “advanced” to canned goo only to return to this style of shaving in 2021.
For fans of artisan soaps it might be a little cringy to watch, but there’s a certain utilitarian appeal to being able to shave like that. It probably works with most soaps, but I still enjoy the lathering process.
I like reading about lather techniques. I enjoy bowl lathering and face lathering both, but I face lather 99% of the time.
I sorta stumbled into my own “slurry lather” theory with regards to Williams Mug Soap. Maybe my brain stole the idea from @sgrdddy@sub.wetshaving.social , but I’m of the opinion that Williams (the discontinued modern version, at least), works best if you load a damp-to-wet brush and apply it to your face. Don’t lather it, add water, work it… just put it on and go. This may require a quick reload between each pass, but it’s a very fast way to do it. Much like this infamous video!
I watched the video and that’s almost exactly how I lathered when I started shaving in the '60s. Wet the brush, swizzle it around in the soap, apply, then shave (1-pass). I only did this until I killed the soap which was not new when I got it. I then “advanced” to canned goo only to return to this style of shaving in 2021.
For fans of artisan soaps it might be a little cringy to watch, but there’s a certain utilitarian appeal to being able to shave like that. It probably works with most soaps, but I still enjoy the lathering process.
Agree completely!
I think I tried Williams with a slurry last year. I think it worked well. I’m not surprised that you were able to make it work for you!
I had forgotten about this video. 😅
You’re welcome.