How To Build The Perfect Shaving Lather | Kirby Allison

How To Build The Perfect Shaving Lather | Kirby Allison | Wet Shaving Lather With Brush

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3 жыл бұрын

One of Kirby Allison's favorite things about wet shaving is developing a good lather and using all types of shaving creams to do it. In today's video, Kirby shows the step by step process to create the perfect shaving lather. Using one of his favorite shaving creams by Taylor of Old Bond Street and building the lather using the Sovereign Grade Super Badger Brush, and Polished Oxhorn Coin Bowl sold on Kirbyallison.com.
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@CraigRasmussen1 Жыл бұрын

Watching Kirby standing there with a dress shirt and tie on….under a silk robe….while he shaves…..is a hoot. With me at the sink….my upper body is bare….I have water and soap all over me…and the basin and counter are a mess. I can see right now that I’m going to have to put in some serious work on my shaving etiquette.

@sicariusperemo3789 7 ай бұрын

🤣

@australian6983 6 ай бұрын

Bro you're both fine and normal.

@paulcastellano3373 3 жыл бұрын

One thing I found that greatly added to my enjoyment of wet shaving was the addition of a shaving scuttle. That warm lather on the second and third pass is something to behold

@dappershaves Жыл бұрын

moreover well hydrate lather is required, his is too pasty.

@sicariusperemo3789 7 ай бұрын

@@dappershaves It's a matter of preference, just like a lot of straight razor shavers prefer really thin lather, because you don't need all that glide / protection, you just need water!!! There is a reason why it's called: "Wet Shaving" 🙂 Also if someone is experts in making quick shaving soap, and perfect shaves, it's barbers from Turkey for instance, and they sure love a lot of water in their soaps 🙂

@rickallen9099 4 ай бұрын

AKA a bowl

@TheDobbermn 3 жыл бұрын

bad for your brush to smack it into the bowl like that. You started waaaayyyyy too dry. Add more water at the beginning.

@johnnewman3316 3 жыл бұрын

If my Mrs heard those noises made when whipping up the foam, she wouldn’t think I was shaving!

@TheRflynn 3 жыл бұрын

Depends what you are ‘not’ shaving

@dappershaves Жыл бұрын

he sound sloppy and would have the Mrs wondering, however not nearly hydrated enough his lather, regards dapper shaves

@shaynewheeler9249 Жыл бұрын

🪒🪒🪒🪒🪒🪒🪒🪒

@kylebird3113 3 жыл бұрын

I found the Taylor of old bond street shave creams because of your channel just purchased Eton college and was not disappointed it works so well

@Belows682 Жыл бұрын

I cant get over the house robe with the shirt and tie!!! love it

@foggycity8457 4 ай бұрын

I like the way he's selling you items but always gives the alternatives. That tells me its all about the love not the money. What a leg

@didierlambertzanger7134 20 күн бұрын

Never beat the brush .

@phillipmoodie9071 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for that advice, while I love to lather up for a shave I have never been able to achieve a decent lather. But I know what it should look like, because my grandfather, a Gold Miner who retired to live in Richmond, adjoining the Melbourne CBD use to use a cutthroat razer, but on a Friday afternoon he woúld visit the Barbershop, in historic Swan Street for a professional shave. And if I was around he would take me. Watching you prepare the shave cream was a wonderful experience, because in my mind's eye, I was back in the Barbershop, standing alongside an old Gold Miner who was reliving his youth in the fabulously wealthy Victorian Gold Fields, where his Father had been killed when a tunnel collapsed. I find it amazing how watching you could totally transport me back 80 years in history, when the Goldfields made Melbourne the wealthiest City in the World, at that time, and when only 30 years earlier, one person in six, in Melbourne, was Chinese. Which is why we have some of the World best Chinese Restaurants. Thanks for the memories. Phil.

@IveJustSeenAFace23 3 жыл бұрын

Once you start shaving with a DE razor and brush, you’ll never go back.

@rpc717 3 жыл бұрын

True story

@harveyking5038 3 жыл бұрын

i did

@magnoliamike 3 жыл бұрын

I have Over 20 razors 2 straights 2 Shavettes 10 brushes 25+ soaps 💈🤷🏼‍♂️💈

@SeabassSeeker 2 жыл бұрын

@@harveyking5038 Do not say this in public…!

@alonetraveler5391 2 жыл бұрын

@@SeabassSeeker and what the rich people will call him quaint🧐🧐🧐🎩🎩☕️☕️

@edmund2382 Жыл бұрын

Congrats, Kirby is the inventor of the invisible lather.

@swedendive 11 ай бұрын

😂😂

@emanuil1046 3 жыл бұрын

That lather was appalling

@lordbushmills3089 3 жыл бұрын

Wet enough badger?

@nicetna2010 2 жыл бұрын

Agreed. I just watched this video for the second time and his lather definitely needed a touch more water and more working.

@PJP812 2 жыл бұрын

i agree - he needs to watch some nickshaves videos to learn how to make a real thick lather

@donovanz1049 3 ай бұрын

What is wrong with this idiot

@brucer6239 3 жыл бұрын

The three T’s (TOBS, Trumper, and Truefitt) are all fine traditional English brands, but the best the UK has to offer is Castle Forbes. For years, I used Trumper Limes. Once I tried CF Lime, I never turned back. CF Lime, a Kent Silvertip Badger brush, and a scuttle is an unbeatable trifecta!

@baldbearded9601 11 ай бұрын

Castle Forbes is decent but incredibly overpriced. I hope they are much cheaper in the UK than in North America because over here, it sells for ludicrous prices for what it is

@franciscoexposito6705 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Kirby, I like this video, however I have never hit the shaving brush against the bowl. I made circulars movements and the lather start to rise. Is there any explanation to do that?

@Huffman_Tree 3 жыл бұрын

Kirby, do you have (or have plans to make) a video on pressing/ironing basics? I've found your videos about pressing cloths helpful but they left me wishing for more. Would be amazing.

@lapizza7206 3 жыл бұрын

I'd watch that

@mjparamore505 Жыл бұрын

Dude is hell on a shaving brush 😂

@dorekborek 3 жыл бұрын

Kirby, could you maybe make a video on some of the main differences between shaving creams and shaving soaps? I find creams that come in a tube easy for face lathering, but maybe I should also use a bowl for them, like I do for my soaps?

@sicariusperemo3789 7 ай бұрын

There is not much to add on that information really, Creams tends to have more moisturizing properties, because of how they're made, where as Soaps, well, they can dry out the skin more, depending on how they're made, but all in all, it doesn't matter if you face lather, bowl lather, palm lather etc, it's just personal preference how you like to build your lather, and whether you like using Creams or Soaps, the result will be the same though 🙂

@fernandoruiz5794 3 жыл бұрын

I showed this video to a gang memeber and now is the duke of Windsorf himself

@huflungdung Жыл бұрын

Jeeze. So you wasted like 14 gallons of hot water, used a lathering bowl as big as somebody's skull, then finally produced this wimpy little lather? I could have just applied some shaving cream directly to my face and gotten more lather from it, and done it without wearing a 3-piece suit and a silk overcoat borrowed from a villain in some James Bond movie.

@SillentStriker Жыл бұрын

LMAO

@phm155 2 ай бұрын

Kirby I’ve been wet shaving with a Safety Razor since 2021. I really like using Taylor of Old Bond Street Lavender Elton College and Royal Forest with a badger brush!

@robertthorn9560 3 жыл бұрын

After watching your video on shaving; I pulled out my Old Spice shaving cup and a couple of Colgate shaving soap cakes (about 50 + years old) and went to work. My old badger brush needed replacing but found some on Ebay (Ever Ready 100) bought 2 and paired with my old but classic Gillette adjustable slimline DE razor(my dads) and went to work. Hardest part is getting the right adjustments on the razor without bleeding out (I'm on blood thinner) after accomplishing this task; the rest went pretty smooth. After all these years, I still had some muscle memory on holding the razor; brings back so many pleasant memories of enjoying the masculine ritual of shaving. Advice, shave after showing, your beard is fully hydrated and standing; provides a much closer shave.

@kirbyallison 3 жыл бұрын

Try different blades that aren't as sharp! it'll make a big difference. But great work!

@mikekisonu6825 3 жыл бұрын

I always shave in a full Windsor knot! 😳😆🤣

@peter-radiantpipes2800 3 жыл бұрын

Show that badger tail who’s the boss! Yeah!

@ConnorRangatira 3 жыл бұрын

Very informative, thanks Kirby!

@kirbyallison 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@drinxs505 2 жыл бұрын

Doing recon for my head..going to stop using barbasol(sorry Da)and pick up the brush.already kicked the plastic razors and adopted The Leaf Razor,thanks for the information.

@0311Guts 3 жыл бұрын

When are you looking at having the Muhle R41 safety razor and the Muhle R89 Safety Razor back in stock?

@magnoliamike 3 жыл бұрын

He never mentioned the rabbit hole…. After downsizing my collection… I still have 20 safety razors, 2 straight razors , a kamasori, and 2 Schick injectors . And that’s not mention all the different soaps and brushes lol

@connydahlberg8813 2 жыл бұрын

Good to know I am not alone.... I definitely have razors de blades and soaps for a lifetime.... And there are still so many that I haven't tried yet...

@nk7144 3 ай бұрын

Really nice presentation Kirby but when you finish the shaving how you dry the rest of the Taylor cream in its bowl to use it again? It does not get moulded because of the water drops of the wet brush? How we store the used Taylor shaving cream bowl? Thank you....

@chrisramos2979 3 жыл бұрын

Would you wear single monk strap Allen Edmond shoes with pants ?

@Lukas.Chludzinski Жыл бұрын

What’s the criteria for what can be made into a lather. I love the shave cream by aveda, it’s not cost effective to use it right out of the tube but I worry it won’t lather.

@Scottishboy-gg8bc 3 жыл бұрын

That was educational, I usually just scoop out a good finger full into the shaving bowl and lather up from there and always seem to find I have plenty left over. Read {wastage}. Nae good.

@Waldemarvonanhalt 8 ай бұрын

If you've never wet shaved you probably won't be able to appreciate how much confidence it takes in your own abilities to not mess over your dress shirt and tie. I'd never try shaving dressed like Kirby. lol

@josdarwinvogel5888 2 жыл бұрын

Do you need to dry the shaving cream pot after using it

@TheJoelhd 3 жыл бұрын

I assume after shaving that you clan out the bowl - air dry or use a towel?

@johncas1 3 жыл бұрын

Whats best shaving cream or soap

@ForTheLoveOfSuits 2 жыл бұрын

Very useful video and quite an anomaly seeing an unshaved Kirby.

@kirkbest3238 Жыл бұрын

I use poraso white or green shaving soap and cream cause I have sensitive skin and the leaf twig razor

@Vagen_d 3 жыл бұрын

How long can the lather last when on your face? I’m a slow shaver and I end up needing to reapply before I finish the first pass.

@caaleb49 Жыл бұрын

My lather will last as long as I need it to. A good lather will be very stable, perhaps you’re using too much water if your lather doesn’t last long.

@inspectorgadget346 2 жыл бұрын

Jimmy Carr went into shaving videos!

@chrisheyes5531 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent advice, great video and products used. Thank you Kirby 👍

@kirbyallison 3 жыл бұрын

My pleasure!

@shaynewheeler9249 Жыл бұрын

Shave 🪒🪒🪒🪒🪒🪒🪒🪒🪒🪒

@MCSilver Жыл бұрын

Allergic to glycerin and sunflower seed oil. Having to learn how to make my own.

@mjparamore505 Жыл бұрын

What is razor born?

@htuah1 2 жыл бұрын

Do I have to put on a tie and silk robe to shave? Kidding. My brother gave me a couple of badger brushes, razor and Almond Shave Cream, as well as a few straight razors. One for every day of the week in fact. I had no idea how valuable they were. And classy.

@P_Johnson338 3 жыл бұрын

I agree with you that building the leather in a bowl is better, but have you tried a scuttle instead of a bowl. I used to use a bowl, but switched to a scuttle and personally find it even better. Mine has raised sections in the bowl section to build a lather faster, but the best part is the leather stays nice and warm for subsequent passes.

@misterlexx2721 Жыл бұрын

Using Gillette's 'Pure' shave cream from a tube, all you need is water and your hands and you get a slick rich lather.

@caaleb49 Жыл бұрын

Watching him beat the piss out of that brush was difficult to see. I use a marble shave bowl with grooves on the inside and I have never once used my brush as a hammer as shown here. I build extremely thick lather to the point where it’s overflowing out of the bowl while using a similar amount of TOBS shave soap. I use circular motions only to avoid ruining the bristles in my knot. High quality High Mountain white badger brushes aren’t cheap, so I’d like to preserve my bristles.

@petermcdonald6299 2 жыл бұрын

Where can I get that robe? Great video. I've been doing the lather totally wrong for the past 4 years!

@lowlowsandclothes9923 Жыл бұрын

I think they sell them on his website but their extremely expensive

@janplexy 2 жыл бұрын

Kirby why are you using Badger brush?

@nicetna2010 2 жыл бұрын

Wasn't quite there yet imho. Little more water and another minute of swirling should do the trick.

@RAMA-gu8cs 2 жыл бұрын

There's a girls morning routine There's a boys morning routine And there's a GENTLEMAN morning routine

@ntinoskostantinou Жыл бұрын

Hi first i wish to all the New year is full with health and happiness i am from cyprus am 50years old i just started too shaving old way friend of mine he brought me a safety razor machine name GORDON and omega gream soap with omega shaving brush i like your opinion what ather prodcts is good to take for someone that starts now too shaving old way

@seanyfaulkner7106 10 ай бұрын

I use an ashtrayfor my bowl😂 it works perfect for me

@toddd7444 5 ай бұрын

the best brush on the market today my Simpson Trafalgar's T-3 better then boar cheaper in the long run no break in, no need to soak it all day, ready to use, no weekly cleaning, no brush stand needed, easy on your face biggest brush at that price point .my I mic it its 29mm.' it's like buying a $275 badger hair brush, no cleaning the brush, no need for a brush stand, fast drying time, well not fall apart like a badger hair or boar can, cheap to buy, I have owned it for 5 years with no hair loss with no problems wheelchair Larry Merry Christmas

@BuffaloNickel9 2 жыл бұрын

Kirby that was the driest worst most pitiful lather I've ever seen man... I'm sorry I'm not trying to be mean you say the right things like letting air in to get a good lather but that was so bad my friend why are you beating the bowl with your brush? That was the driest saddest lather I've ever seen

@Kronikore 2 жыл бұрын

No lie that lather was so bad not even 30% of the way ready

@BuffaloNickel9 2 жыл бұрын

@@Kronikore ha, I don't even know where to start... he had everything he needed to make a good lather... What killed him was that smooth Bowl he mixed it in. those oxhorn bowls look good but they are terrible for making a lather.. Glad you recognize how pitiful that lather was... I hope he's gotten better and learned to keep mixing Beyond about 30% completion, adds more water, and for the love of goodness please stop beating the bowl with his brush handle.. Agree? 😂

@daniellindemann3960 7 ай бұрын

Was that a monopoly car on the table?

@Mully_Shaves 7 ай бұрын

I’ve been wet shaving for more than 40 years and have never seen anyone beat the brush against the bowl like that. Sorry, Kirby, maybe time for you to learn from us. To generate a thick, frothy Cool Whip type lather you need to whisk that brush around the bowl in a circular motion and a very light touch. Mashing the brush down like that and pounding it into the bowl, where did you learn that style? I imagine you go through a couple brushes a year with that technique. BTW, it wouldn’t hurt to have a bowl with some sort of texture in it for the brush and soap to fight against. Good luck, young fella.

@bearblackhawk9362 3 жыл бұрын

Kirby. Thats why you are supposed to shave AFTER your shower. The shower softens and opens up the pores on your face and while youre showering the brush soaks. Who shaves with a tie on? No one.

@lordbushmills3089 3 жыл бұрын

🤣

@sicariusperemo3789 3 жыл бұрын

And no, the horrible myth lives on, about opening / closing pores, there is no such thing, it's not muscles, it just doesn't work like that... Just like the myth of the brush actually exfoliating and lifting the hairs, it's not what really happens though ;) With proper technique, you don't even need to wet your face, nor even use a shaving soap / cream... Barbers sometimes use wet towel treatment, but it is absolutely not necessary :)

@pippo9830 2 жыл бұрын

@@sicariusperemo3789 sure, post a video where you shave with with no water and no soap. You either have the beard of a 11 years old kid or you are a masochist

@ThyInfamousAssassin 3 жыл бұрын

that lather looked like shit wtf

@soyebravat8903 Жыл бұрын

Can you do this with any shaving cream and soap? Or are there different methods for different creams? Thank you

@zarrow50 Жыл бұрын

is this better than using shaving foam out of a spray can?

@RoySmith-qd9uw Жыл бұрын

yes it is, it does not clog up the razor and leaves a better feeling on your face. You may want to consider on moving onto a double edge safety razor, the initial cost is a little higher than buying new cartridges for your razor. But in the long run it works out to be cheaper and a better shave. Yes, spray can and cartridges are a faster way of shaving. But consider what you get is what you put into it. want great shave, takes a little more time. If you adventure down this road of double edge safety razor shaving, please don't buy cheap safety razor, as you get what you pay for. Mine are around $60.00 CDN Timor and I have a Merkur.

@zarrow50 Жыл бұрын

@@RoySmith-qd9uw Will give it a go. Cheers

@RoySmith-qd9uw Жыл бұрын

@@zarrow50 there are lots of videos out there, to help you on your new adventure to a better less irritating shave. I post one here for you and he also has one on how to shave with a safety razor. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Z9d1rNeYvNHKmJ8.html.

@brianmccarthy1322 10 ай бұрын

If I were dressed like that I would expect my butler or preferably my valet prepare and apply the lather. My barber would then shave me.

@DonutxdGaming 3 жыл бұрын

Awh, ya didn't do that thing I liked from the other wet shave video where you held the shaving cream tub upside down to stop water getting in :(

@kero8907 3 жыл бұрын

May I ask what robe is that you're wearing?

@NMalteC 2 жыл бұрын

I have to admit that I was taken aback by the amount of water you wasted in this video. In many countries where tap water comes with a price tag this is a definite no-no.

@j.aghorbani5197 2 жыл бұрын

I dont like the way he makes lather ...it is just beating the shit out of the brush and also the bowl isn't good it has no grooves.

@fightingfalcon5694 3 жыл бұрын

As if you have all day ;)

@dappershaves Жыл бұрын

informative, however your lather is not even close to what’s required, pasty stuff. Lather must be sloppy and well hydrated. shaving in fancy attire is not conducive to this. Most gentlemen I know first shave and clean themselves before getting dressed. regards dapper shaves

@lordbushmills3089 3 жыл бұрын

No tortoises were harmed in the making of this lather.......

@robertross8565 Жыл бұрын

Badger brushes should be soaked in WARM not HOT water.

@scottfowler50421 3 жыл бұрын

Cold water shaves is so much more "Superior" then hot water shaving.

@jonathanhernandez7731 3 жыл бұрын

What drought

@johnjames218 3 жыл бұрын

I prefers bore brush at half the price.

@stop.russian.aggression Жыл бұрын

if you don't know how - teach others)

@BryanDelMonte 3 ай бұрын

If you bloom your shave cream... you'll get a better result.

@swedendive 11 ай бұрын

Talking about how to destroy a shaving brush

@evanhurrle5294 3 жыл бұрын

Razor buorn🤣

@jonathanmichaels8331 2 жыл бұрын

This is what we’ve come to…a white guy wearing a necktie and bathrobe teaching us how to shave…

@RealNaisuCinema 2 ай бұрын

Man this video could’ve been 2 minutes long and this feels like you have no idea what’s going on lmao. That looked like much more of a struggle and I just did it for my first time with far better results.

@BPFACTS88 3 жыл бұрын

Kirby, please don't run the water unless you absolutely need to.

@denniskarnes8680 3 жыл бұрын

Why? The earth is two thirds water, you eco Nazi.

@Huffman_Tree 3 жыл бұрын

@@denniskarnes8680 Kindly ask your mommy to explain the difference between seawater and sweetwater to you.

@milfordtrethowan2474 3 жыл бұрын

@@Huffman_Treeonly a fool would make a statement like that pure clean water is not to be taken for granted watching this guy flush 50 gallons down the drain just to shave his face what a clown !!

@richardpartin9378 3 жыл бұрын

@@milfordtrethowan2474 where does the water go after going down the drain?

@sk0r 4 ай бұрын

why does he keep beating his beaver?

@chiefeugene 9 ай бұрын

Hot water can damage natural hair brushes! It can also rot the hair and produce a poor smell. Only use warm water with brushes. Hot water can also melt the glue over time which in turn ruins the brush more.

@argospilotsigyn Жыл бұрын

Your video is informative, but unless you want to appear tone deaf you might consider updating it. Half the states in this country are under drought conditions, and you're pouring precious water down the drain like you don't care.

@AIRFORCEFREAK1 3 жыл бұрын

Please tell me that jacket is a joke.

@rll1954 Жыл бұрын

Do not soak a badger brush in hot water. Warm water? Yes.

@headhoncho2558 10 ай бұрын

Tutorial on how to destroy an expensive shaving brush and use way to much shaving cream

@fagan4119 5 ай бұрын

I don't use anywhere near that much cream and get much better lather in a fraction of the time with much less effort. Maybe because my process starts with boiling water. 🤷🏻‍♂️

@alnwick00 2 жыл бұрын

It's been my experience that the only the cream between the skin and the blade matters. Everything else is waste.

@baqdauletp2414 3 жыл бұрын

Can you add russian subtitles???

@marksman4004 Жыл бұрын

Damn that's one hell of a process just to make shaving cream. I'll just grab me a can of barbasol and call it quits.

@RhysDavisonDarts 3 жыл бұрын

deserved a like from me... hilariously cringe

@kartikmishra6894 3 жыл бұрын

Now shave the bowl 🤣

@cadderley100 5 ай бұрын

Ballooning badgers sounds... Painful.

@fluxnfiction5559 3 жыл бұрын

Please could we just learn to save water sometimes, i don't see it necessary to use thst much water at all

@xLong_Johnson 8 ай бұрын

40 dollars for a shaving bowl aint it man.

@xreev0x 10 ай бұрын

That still looks way too thick to me.

@pepon7175 3 жыл бұрын

and you have to kill a badger in order to build lather

@kirbyallison 3 жыл бұрын

No badgers harmed just for their badger hair...

@GamingGardevoir 2 жыл бұрын

Why do people always assume the animal is killed in order to get their hair? Are you killed before your own haircut?

@davemypersonalthoughts 10 ай бұрын

lol, no completely wrong bowl.

@SC-dv3nz Жыл бұрын

That is a shameful waste of water, there is no need to use so much water just to shave. I can imagine what he does in the shower.

@macmazi36 6 ай бұрын

This is with out a doubt the worst lather I have seen. Really shows you that you can buy the most expesive brush and it wont do a thing if you dont have great technique.

@nayelupondwana9283 2 жыл бұрын

Forgive me, I was somewhat bothered by your poor economy of water. Surely you can let the brush absorb the water while soaking in the bowl without running the water needlessly.