Production Notes for "Intro to Method Shaving Pt. 2"

This was a difficult webisode to shoot. I went through several “takes” of the actual mixing process, trying to do all three brushes at once. I eventually did it, but looking back on it I should’ve done one, cleaned up the area, and started over with another brush. It looks like a real mess by the end (blush); in fact I had a few comments on the discussion boards saying so. Building a Method Shaving “Mix” is not quite as messy as it seems on this video. I “burned through” a lot of slag at once and I didn’t realize the sink was quite so full of stuff until I got some feedback comments.
During the process I was amazed at the different mixing times the different brushes made. For “normal” traditional shaving lather its not much of a big deal, but for Method Shaving flatter brushes really did mix faster.
So what’s with all the Cubing, Activating, and Pasting anyway? You’re really building an emulsion. Its sort of like making your own mayonaise: you slowly “build” the stuff up at a steady pace; you can’t just throw everything together all at once. But after you’re done you have a product that doesn’t have all the artificial stablizers, emulsifiers, and preservatives that store-bought mayo has (and it probably tastes ten times better too). Or another way to think of it: canned shaving goo is like fast food, traditional shaving lather is like going to a nice restaurant, and creating Mix is like making an organic meal at home.
Part 3 (the shaving forms and finishing technqiues) is a week or so away….