Lather Shots

[alfredus]

A wet badger can take a lot of lather...so you just have to load longer

 

[thatguy]

A wet badger can take a lot of lather...so you just have to load longer

So... More soap? Makes sense. Though the dry one generated plenty of lather! Just took a little time...

 

[Nanook]

A wet badger can take a lot of lather...so you just have to load longer

I bet you say that to all the girls....

 

[Gargravarr]

I bet you say that to all the girls....

I wonder if anyone's ever made a brush out of beaver?

 

[Nanook]

I wonder if anyone's ever made a brush out of beaver?

I won't describe the picture I had in my head after reading that

 

[Mark1966]

#makelathernotwar

Platypig and HeT Cognac and Cuban Cigars

 

[Mark1966]

@Tony Forsyth P&C Charity Auction Custom Gold/Pearl Manchurian 2 Band Finest 24mm Shaving Brush and Wholly Kaw / Pasteur Pharmacy Timmermann shaving soap

 

[Mark1966]

Seems that the Timmermann soap is a fixture in these shots

 

[Mark1966]

Spitfire and the Platypig for a change

 

[alfredus]

Mike's + Matilda Proto

 

[StratMan]

 

[StratMan]

 

[Gargravarr]

DRH, CaYuen "Copper Ore", DSCosmetic 30mm G7
Second pass

 

[StratMan]

 

[Holiday]

Lathermeisters seeking your expert advice
I am very happy with my usual face lathering technique but still to master bowl lathering.
Apologies for the shot I was going for SOTD pic not lather shots. This is what was left after 2 passes.
The lather was well lubricated and performed well but I was trying to achieve a thicker more greek yoghurt consistency
Whipped for nearly 5 minutes and created volumes of thin slick airy lather in the bowl that performed well once painted on and all the air knocked out of it

• What is the trick?
• Am I adding too much water?
• Whipping too much?
• Do I need to keep it thick and drier from the start?

 

[alfredus]

I can't see it really @Holiday - but all of the above would be good advice...start dry and don't whip too hard at first, slowly add water...more towards the end. If it is too airy, scrape the brush at the edge of the bowl back into the bowl and mix it in again...good luck

 

[Gargravarr]

Looks like you're doing fine, but if there's the slightest doubt, I'd say you need to load more product. But if it works, it works and don't let any of us tell you otherwise

 

[Gargravarr]

Thinking again (though loading more product is still a thing), I'd say don't worry about building up a yoghourty consistency or standing a fork in your lather, just focus on getting the slickness you need. You can have 2 inches of stuff on your face , but what's doing the real work is that fraction of a millimetre that's in contact with your skin. The rest just goes down the plughole.

 

[Holiday]

Thanks @Gargravarr and @alfredus for responses so far. I am happy with slickness and performance and reading other threads many shavers, especially straight razor, prefer a thin well hydrated lather. I have no doubt if I could achieve the thicker greek yoghurt consistency in the bowl it would be well hydrated once applied to the face. I am just frustrated that I have not achieved this yet. Like runny scrambled eggs, still taste like eggs but does not have the consistency or texture to fully appreciate.

I think I am whipping too much air into the lather and creating a mousse instead of yoghurt and TBH most videos online have the same results.
I'd like to achieve a shaving cream consistency in the bowl without lather explosion and lather on the face where the painting strokes seem to break down micro bubbles ¯\_( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)_/¯

 

[Nanook]

The best advice I've heard, is whip it until you think your lather is ready, then whip it for another minute.

A lot of people, me included get impatient and stop when they think to themselves "that will do".