Third pass trick

I tend to agree. Even after I think I had a nice shave with a menthol soap, there's always a bad sensation after the shave.
Menthol aftershaves are no problem though.

... so I no longer use it.

I use in superlathering. With a clean one, so frag does not change.

I have been performing this exact 3.rd pass for the last 5-6 years of my wet shaving.

I totally agree, that if you have sensitive skin, applying the lather on the 3.rd pass with the shaving brush may lead to unnecessary skin irritation.
The benefit of applying the final layer of lather with your fingers is that you also can feel where there still is a bit of stubble left.

I'm thrilled to learn that you enjoy applying lather during your final pass just as I described. It's interesting to note that many people have been adopting this approach as well. I can't help but wonder if the Shaving Police will deem this acceptable

I'm thrilled to learn that you enjoy applying lather during your final pass just as I described. It's interesting to note that many people have been adopting this approach as well. I can't help but wonder if the Shaving Police will deem this acceptable

I have used this method before but not because the lather is better but because I either didn’t load enough soap for the brush to release all the lather or I though it would be a waste of soap to leave it in the brush just to rinse it out.
Although I’m not really a fan since in my case it just defeats the purpose of using brush, which is to avoid getting my hands full of lather.

I should state that I enjoy my shaves but I’m more interested in performance and efficiency. Wetshaving for me is enjoyable but I care more about the end result, a smooth face with no irritation.

I remember watching a shaving video years ago and the the guy in the video while bowl lathering squeezed all the lather from the brush into the bowl before swirling the brush again and applying the lather to his face. I just assumed it was to release the water and watery lather that the knot retains.

I don't really understand this trick...after two passes, I usually let my fingers trace the neck
and face area and it tells my which area needs some additional buffing. Then dab some
lather on the area and proceed. I don't always follow through unless I need that pristine shave...if it
looks fine I let it slide.

That's my "trick", folks!

What he said.

Thanks for this. Will try this tomorrow morning!

+2 on that.

Nah.
My method involves 3.5 or 4 passes, then rinse face and apply alum.
While that is simmering, I squeeze out 1/3 of the remaining lather and wipe it around the inside front of the now-empty sink.
Then 1/3 more goes around the inside back of the sink.
The last 1/3 gets wiped around the outside of the lather bowl (which had been floating in the hot rinse water for the shave).
Rinse lather off everything, for no soap scum on sink or lather bowl.
Rinse alum off face.

But yes, often the last of the lather feels better than how it was for the first pass.
The obvious solution is to shave backwards.

I’m currently growing a beard so it will be restricted to the low neck areas and maybe a bit on the high cheek. I does like me a fullsome beard.

Is that for Beardvember?