Lather Shots

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Inspired by 1089 pages of lather shots I thought I'd try and replicate @alfredus load method.
Me thinks more practice required and an extra 5 minutes loading :).
I was surprised at how little soap was used and maybe even less than a quick 10 second dry load.
Splashed so much lather on chest and shoulders could have showered in-between lather and shave

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Holiday said:
Inspired by 1089 pages of lather shots I thought I'd try and replicate @alfredus load method.
Me thinks more practice required and an extra 5 minutes loading :).
I was surprised at how little soap was used and maybe even less than a quick 10 second dry load.
Splashed so much lather on chest and shoulders could have showered in-between lather and shave

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Too much water from the get go...I actually start quiet dry and once I have a nice paste start to add more and more water...
 
alfredus said:
Too much water from the get go...I actually start quiet dry and once I have a nice paste start to add more and more water...
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What he said. (y) I give my brush a good hard squeeze before I start loading, (and loading plenty) and add no water to the soap. That goes in the bowl a little at a time until I like what I see. Listening to the noises your brush makes helps too. You'll hear a sort of slurping sound. Can't go wrong that way...

Edit: if you don't like how much time it takes to work up your lather, use your Rover bowl, I seem to remember you have one...:)
 
StratMan said:
That handle is absolutely gorgeous one of the nicest I’ve seen :love:

thanks for the info too (thank u too @Gargravarr) my lathers with the badger is getting better but still have plenty room for improvement

I reckon I start mind a little too damp
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+1 as that TF Customs handle is up there with his best work! :love::love::love:
 
Gargravarr said:
Just a thought, you might need a slightly wetter brush for your MdC if it's as hard as they say. I've never tried it, so just guessing...
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I got the MdC lather all sorted, its a great soap for sure and yes I start the lather a bit damp for this soap.. not really wet but damp and a very quick load of 8-10 seconds
 
After Saturdays watery effort which still face lathered OK I realised I had hydrate, hydrate, hydrate and when you think you have added enough water and 5 x more stuck in my head
Tonight, no additional water and just soak, squeeze and lather then a hand lather after the shave, just for the pic 📸

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alfredus said:
What is happening here - nobody into lather anymore :cry:

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Honestly for myself, I would struggle with all extra camera work required. It's a struggle for me now just to get some SOTD pics. At least SOTD I can do the pic before the shave, then complete the shave process uninterrupted , then a day or more later post my results.
 
rhodes96 said:
Honestly for myself, I would struggle with all extra camera work required. It's a struggle for me now just to get some SOTD pics. At least SOTD I can do the pic before the shave, then complete the shave process uninterrupted , then a day or more later post my results.
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Mobile phone picture after applying the lather for the first pass and before picking up my loaded razor...literally 10sec interruption. My problem these days is, I often tend to forget :cry:
 
alfredus said:
Mobile phone picture after applying the lather for the first pass and before picking up my loaded razor...literally 10sec interruption. My problem these days is, I often tend to forget :cry:
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When I have an acceptional lather that looks great, I always think this would have been good for the lather shots thread.
Due to my current situation I have to complete the shave process, photos, posting with only 1 non dominate hand. Every SOTD pic I have to use the 10sec timer on the phone in order to take a picture because I cannot hold the phone and press the front of the screen at the same time.
 
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