I have been just rubbing my shave pucks straight onto my face and then building the lather. This has been working great for me. I am over half way through my Tabac puck so it has a big hole in the middle. It has almost gone all the way through. So, I decided to take charge and try to flatten out the puck so I can just rub it on my face.
I popped it out of the container and began pushing over the edges to flatten it out.
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I would load my brush for about 20 to 30 seconds and then face lather. See how dished out the puck was?
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I popped it out of the container and began pushing over the edges to flatten it out.
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So, here it is after I went all the way around breaking over the edge.
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Now it is ready to just rub on my face before building the lather thus skipping the need to load the brush.
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Here I am building a lather with Mitchell's Wool Fat after I just rubbed it on my face. I have decided from now on, I will be just rubbing my soap puck/cake straight on my face before lathering.
Jim - The Cackalacky Kid "Finally, shaving is fun again..."
The Jayaruh Brushes - The Clan of Catchers
The Jayaruh Brushes - The Clan of Catchers


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