10-Steps To Shaving Nirvana
1. The Pre-Shave: Fill your sink (or a large mug or bowl) with warm to hot water & let your shaving brush have a good soak. |
2. If using one of our samples place it in to a small bowl & flatten so that it's a couple of mm thick. Soak the surface of your soap with a few tablespoons worth of warm water (this is called "blooming"). |
3. Hydrate your skin with a quick wash or visit to the shower. Some like to exfoliate at this point. |
4. Once done carefully pour the bloomed water in to your palm & rub this in to the area to be shaved. |
5. Glorious Lather: You want a wet brush but not so much that it's dripping with water. Using a circular motion use light to moderate pressure & apply the tips to the soap. It should explode in to a thick, glossy, creamy & voluminous lather. If it doesn't it means you need more water in your brush. 30 seconds of effort should do it. |
6. Brush To Face: Use moderate pressure to compress the tips of your brush in to your face & using a circular motion work your freshly made lather in to your whiskers. You're after a thick even consistency & no patches. |
7. Shave: Try a 3-pass shave; shave with the grain (of your beard), across the grain & against the grain. Between each pass rinse the remnants of lather with warm water & reapply a fresh layer. |
8. Post shave & Tidy Up: Once finished pull the remnants of the lather from your brush & rub it in to the area shaved. If that's your face make sure you get it in to the rest of your face, i.e. the cheeks, forehead & nose. |
9. Clean your razor, brush, shaving bowl or soap jar; invert and allow your soap to air dry without its lid for 12 hours. |
10. Using warm to hot water rinse the post shave lather from your face before closing the pores with cold water. Pat dry the skin (avoid vigorous rubbing) & allow to air dry for at least five minutes. |
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