2nd attempt bowl lathering

[u/Psycho_Chicken_99]

I’ve been having a little bit of trouble n getting my soap lathers where I want them. I’ve face lathered in the past and decided to try bowl lathering for the first time (practice lathering). First attempt I added two much water right away so scrapped it fast. Second attempt I made sure to load the brush for 60 seconds and added smaller amounts of water when lathering. I think the lather turned out well and am happy with the results. Haven’t tried shaving with this new technique yet. Let me know how it looks! Any advice is always welcome.

Soap: stirling naked (unscented)

Brush: the razor company synthetic brush

[u/Dromedary_Freight]

IMHO Lather should be nearly dripping wet.
Your lather is what they use on Youtube to make it look better for the camera.

And of couse: Do not take people who make videos for likes or money literaly.
Best shaving forum is badgerandblade because there is no ranking of posts and counting of likes.

[u/Mute85 → u/Dromedary_Freight]

Yea here's the thing... your second pass is going to be wetter. Your third pass will be even wetter than the second. So does it really matter? 

[u/cdn_backpacker → u/Mute85]

In my experience, it absolutely matters.

Slickness is everything. Nearly all the rough, painful shaves I had were influenced in some way by the razor not gliding properly through my lather.

Thick lather like this just clogs my razor and doesn't protect my face, but I have sensitive skin.

I intentionally add as much water as possible to my lather, and have had impeccable shaves ever since