I had taken a break from shaving creams recently as I found face lathering with soaps to be more effective. Having never face lathered with a cream, I went back to an old failthful, TOBS grapefruit and for the first time, face lathered by placing 4 or five mini-dollops strategically located across my face. I worked these in with my brush and had an excellent shave. I had no huge amounts of lather..just enough for two passes but a great shave nonetheless. Next time I will add more cream to the face but do any of you prefer this method to bowl lathering for shaving cream? Does it really matter if the lather is whipped up in the bowl or worked in directly to the face?