Blasphemy!

I reserve whipped cream for pumpkin pie and strawberry shortcake.

This morning's shave employed Arko, a badger and a hawk.

I don't have any canned goo anymore but often recommend to people new to wet shaving to keep using their canned goo at the start. It cuts down greatly on what you have to learn. My experience was learning the razor took less than a week but learning how to maximise every soap for the best possible lather took many months.

I don't have any canned goo anymore but often recommend to people new to wet shaving to keep using their canned goo at the start.  It cuts down greatly on what you have to learn.  My experience was learning the razor took less than a week but learning how to maximise every soap for the best possible lather took many months.

Excellent point. In my experience, safety razors can be "learned" in a minimal number of shaves.

The hard part is learning the individual brushes and soaps, and how different combinations of water and material work together to create lather. Getting maximum value from a soap can take much, MUCH longer to get the hang of than using a new razor. Figuring out what you're actually looking for from a soap, and then how to get that result consistently, is a much more daunting task...

Agree 100%. Making good lather consistently -- learning how to recognize when you've done it correctly -- is the hardest skill to learn for beginners. Using a good canned cream or high end brushless cream like Kiehl's can make the learning curve go easier.

PS -- I have Santa Maria Novella cream in a can and it's pretty darn good.

For those who've sworn off "canned goo," this might make you change your mind...

Does anyone remember Prince Albert In A Can?
Smoooth.
Grand masculine aroma.
Available in every cigar store.
No aerosol propellants.
It could be taken wherever you went because its beautifully designed slim can could be slipped unobtrusively into any pocket.

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Mickey

surfsaver,

What is the significance of the blindfolded cyclops princess on that aerosol can?

surfsaver,

What is the significance of the blindfolded cyclops princess on that aerosol can?

Haha, good question! I'm not sure of the provenance of Santa Maria Novella's coat of arms, but I'm betting there's a good story behind it.

When I am running short on time I'll use the yellow can of Barbasol and my Semogue SOC boar brush. I always get to enjoy warm lather that's thick and cushiony. Barbasol's good stuff.

Clayton

Talk about blasphemy: what I've been doing lately, when I need a quick, brushless shave, is to put a dollop of shampoo on my hands and lather up. Well, it's not lather, exactly, but it provides enough lubrication for a quick two-pass CCS. (For newbies, that's a Close, Comfortable Shave -- something you don't hear about very often on the shave boards, but it has its place.)

This morning was different. A few days ago I finally faced reality and decided to use my beloved Caswell-Massey Sandalwood as a bath soap. This morning, having overslept, I grabbed the puck of C-M, lathered up my face with my hands (no brush), and did two quick passes with a kamisori-style Excelia and a nicely broken-in Feather AC Pro Super. Five minutes, CCS.

Mind you, I only resort to these extreme measures once in a while. Most of the time, I want my BBS, and have been known to arrive late at work to get it. But sometimes, needs must.

I cannot, in good conscience, recommend blaspheming against any deity, but blasphemy against traditional wet-shaving shibboleths is fine, IMO.