What kind of latherer are you?

[Soulcraft]

bowl. My face is a bit sensitive and I get mild irritation if I face lather.

 

[BobK1]

Face, soap or cream. Used to bowl lather, then only bowl lathered with creams, now simply face lather for all of it.

 

[The National Razor]

Face. I used a bowl for about 3 days before switching, and I never looked back!

 

[The National Razor]

I'm a face latherer.
I load (swirling for 5-10 sec) for one pass (the thin cheap brush can't hold much more anyway) and let the lather be on the face for 2-3 mins to soften the whiskers. Then I correct the lather (depending on the soap I have to add more water bit by bit).
After rinsing between passes I smear the remaining on the face, reload the brush and start over.

I have soft water and I have never needed the practice to soak the soap, hot water on top or something else.
Even MWF which doesn't work for many people doesn't give me any problems this way.

my method as well

 

[Bertilak]

Face -- one less thing to have to deal with.

 

[mdunn]

face

 

[jeffb]

Mainly bowl but face lather sometimes!

Same here.

 

[markb]

Face

 

[theperfectstorm]

Soap on the face, cream in the bowl.

----Insert punch-line here.-----

 

[ProphetNoir]

Bowl.

 

[40boy]

Bowl only

 

[Leche]

Mainly face, sometimes the bowl. Just the opposite with creams though.

 

[Kingram]

I am a face latherer. I started with a bowl but found that face lathering massages my skin better.

 

[whiskerlips]

Face for soaps,bowl for creams!

yep, same here

 

[dkell]

Face

 

[kingfisher]

Am I the only one who mostly hand lathers?

I have tried face and bowl and like both, but lately I have been getting the best results by hand lathering. I like to FEEL exactly what the lather feels like and I think this is the best way.

By next month I may have changed my mind but for now it's what I'm enjoying.

 

[burningdarkness]

It puts the lather on its face.

 

[Dave_D]

Face.

 

[Shane]

Was a bowl latherer, and the lather was like meringue, but really airy. Face lathering has provided me with a denser, richer lather regardless of whether or not I use a soap or cream.

 

[ytsejammer]

bowl latherer here...