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(that's) looking better. The loading of the brush as suggested helps yeah. As you say getting the ratio of soap to water will improve things more. I think when discussing lather ability people sometimes confuse quantity with quality. I can create tonnes of ‘lather' from MWF easily but not...

one other thing I like to do with all my soaps is to pour the bloom water (that was sitting on the soap whilst you shower etc) in to the bowl I use to lather and then immediately empty the majority out of the bowl again, discarding it down the sink. Just that little wet coating residual soapy...

I suspect using the stiffer boar hair you managed to grab more soap from the puck in the same time than you did with the badger

yeah (that's) not good at all. Does look to me in that photo like a case of under loading the brush with soap and adding too much water creating bubbly airy proto-lather. I like to start with a drier brush, damp but free of excess water then swirl like you hate it on a pre softened MWF soap...

haven't used MWF for a while now but I seem to remember now that my grated MWF puck in a wide bowl (SS Aesop) worked well by loading the damp brush with the soap and then adding drips of water and building the lather on top of the puck in the same bowl..this sped things up nicely as you‘d...

10 swirls and over 4 and half minutes (280s) of whipping :oops: ..regardless of the resulting lather I'd say that was a tough soap to lather!

Just seen this thread. Don't worry Tom I'm quite far in to my traditional shaving journey and the only soap I've ever had real trouble with lathering up is MWF. I too live in a very hard water area. I revisited MWF about a year ago by buying a new puck as I'd moved on the first one in the...

Ooo nice. I'm logging that in the old grey cells.

I've ended up grating mine and creating a larger surface area but I used to use the Muhle RN6 bowl. Puck fits in perfect and creates a nice small palm sized solution. The flared lip is helpful I found

That's great thanks for the details. Helps to allow it to dry out well.

Thanks Bandito. It is twice the amount of soap though to the standard puck. On that, is it one solid puck or two 100g pucks on top of each other? Can't imagine that would be the case but thought I'd ask.

Yeah that Le Savon des Volcans is a completely different soap and company to LSdM. I love LSdM and have their balm too which is expensive but very rich and a real skin food/healer. What's your impression of the Ceramic pot @Bandito ? I'm considering getting the pot next time. Interested in the...

Hmmm me want one! :(

How you liking that SV olive wood shave bowl @motto ? I wanted to get one but they're sold out of them now.

I've got both. I love most Castle Forbes stuff but I feel their Pre Shave is just ok and therefore not worth the high cost. It's an unusual scent too, has a slight almond scent. It does soften stubble but wouldn't say it adds any extra slickness. The Fitjar stubble softener soap bar is really...

I'm a man not a girl ;) ..only kidding. If it works that's what counts :)

So I've got my ATT SE1 arriving soon and will be using my feather pro blades that I have already for my ACR however I've been thinking of getting some of the Kai blades too and have heard good things about the Titan Mild PINK blade but I see now that they also do a Titan Mild Protouch blade...

Hey that's quite spooky. Only just this week have I received an Alfred Lane solid cologne. Never heard of such a thing till just recently and now P&B post this^ Is the case the same type, small with a sliding lid?

I'd like a tub of the no.63 but I can't find a UK supplier. Anyone no of one?

You'll find the scent develops during lathering. It's gorgeous. What was the name of the free soap you were given?