Barrister and Mann Reserve longevity

I just finished a tub of Reserve Lavender and got around 32-35 shaves, which is typical in all the BM I’ve used up. I’ve gotten as little as 25 shaves in one of the tub I used before using badger brushes but lately have been using synthetic which seems to use less soap.

That's it?? Seems like you should get easily 3 times more shaves out of a normal 4 or 5 oz. tub of soap. I can get 20+ shaves out of a 1 oz. Stirling sample.

Jeff that seems to be my experience when I did some tracking on Stirling samples.  I got as low as 15 (lathering on the puck) and highs around 25.

I have one B&M reserve soap and with my rotation I have only used it a couple of times so no way close to knowing what I will get out of it. If its in the 32-35 shave vicinity I doubt I would buy it again.

I just finished a tub of Reserve Lavender and got around 32-35 shaves, which is typical in all the BM I’ve used up. I’ve gotten as little as 25 shaves in one of the tub I used before using badger brushes but lately have been using synthetic which seems to use less soap.

That seems oddly low. How heavily are you loading your brushes and are they animal hair or synthetic?

I was using mostly Simpson Manchurian before. I used up two tubs of Arctique two summers ago. I’m now using synthetic brushes and have gotten around 35 shaves per tub. So far I’ve used up about 7-8 tubs of BM soaps and have consistent number of usage per tub.  I tend to load on the heavier side as I like to enjoy the lather so this could be it but I am trying to figure out how to extend the number of shaves.

I mean, if you like loading heavy, then have at it, but you could likely get excellent results with less soap as well.

Right before I started using Reserve I was aware that you need a very, very light load on the brush and you'll get tons of lather that's relatively easy to work up. So I honestly can't imagine any of my tubs of it coming anywhere near to being finished for years.