Why DON'T you face lather?

[Roy]

My face lathering this week would change those who don't face lather!
SV BADGER brush and Acqua di parma soap,yes costs a bit more but seems to last ages.
Soak brush for 2 or3 minutes, shake out excess water and load from the tub. Make sure the brush has a decent load of lovely soap . Smear the surplus pre lather on face and lather your face. I usually need to dip the brush in water at the beginning.
Wow, shaves are SO GOOD.

 

[Hercule]

My face lathering this week would change those who don't face lather!
SV BADGER brush and Acqua di parma soap,yes costs a bit more but seems to last ages.
Soak brush for 2 or3 minutes, shake out excess water and load from the tub. Make sure the brush has a decent load of lovely soap . Smear the surplus pre lather on face and lather your face. I usually need to dip the brush in water at the beginning.
Wow, shaves are SO GOOD.

Yep, that's how it's done! I don't even soak my brush, just dampen and shake out excess then go right to loading from tub. Same whether synthetic (current brush) or badger. Seems to me that a dryer brush loads better. Dip the tips in hot water then lather on face to create nice (and abundant) warm lather. Dip the brush as necessary for volume and warmth. Finish lathering with painting motion to evenly distribute lather.

 

[Mitzie]

Bowl lathering saves on soap/croap/cream, a dollup of a couple of a two garden peas is enough for a four pass shave...besides I like the luxury of really hot lather, I can heat a bowl

 

[BobbyB]

My osteoarthritic fingers have trouble gripping items when they are slippery with palm lathering.

 

[emwolf]

I generally face lather on vacation, but prefer the scuttle or lather bowl at home. Particularly now, when the outside is very cold, a nice warm lather from the scuttle is so soothing.

 

[BigJ]

But I do face-lather because it is the simplest and easiest way for me to generate a great lather!!

 

[Captain Coconut]

I use a bowl when my brush is too high lofted to be good for face lathering. This is the case with most of my vintage brushes and a couple of others that were gifted to me. A 65-70mm loft and face lathering is a mess.

I do understand collecting and wanting to use the collection, but this still seems strange to me. I buy tools that suit what I want to do, rather than completely change what I'm doing to suit the tool. Anything that doesn't face-lather well simply doesn't get used (or bought, for that matter).

 

[WThomas0814]

I do understand collecting and wanting to use the collection, but this still seems strange to me. I buy tools that suit what I want to do, rather than completely change what I'm doing to suit the tool. Anything that doesn't face-lather well simply doesn't get used (or bought, for that matter).

I might be missing something. I didn't say I don't like bowl lathering. I use everything in my collection, modern or vintage; some brushes are simply better suited for bowl lathering than face lathering.

 

[Zynn]

Gillette advertisements told me not to...

But I am rabel.

 

[Captain Coconut]

I might be missing something. I didn't say I don't like bowl lathering. I use everything in my collection, modern or vintage; some brushes are simply better suited for bowl lathering than face lathering.

From your post, it seemed that you preferred face lathering, and that the only reason that you sometimes bowl lather is to use brushes that aren't suitable for face lathering. Obviously there's nothing wrong with that, and as I said it makes sense if you like to collect and like to use the things that you collect, but it still seems a bit strange to me (as someone who prefers routine over experimentation). It's simply my opinion, and you certainly don't need to justify your preferences to me or anyone else.

 

[horizon]

I use both methods, on my face and in a bowl, but I prefer the latter.
When I lather in a bowl, there are significantly fewer variables and I can control the process better. The amount of lather made in a bowl with the same amount of soap is significantly greater because with the right technique, all the soap is broken up.
When lathering on my face, there is always unbroken soap left and the amount of lather is less.
I have about 20 brushes that are constantly in my rotation. But out of those 20, there are only 5 that meet my requirements for comfort when lathering directly on my face. Without a doubt, the best facial lather brush is the Wald Shaving one. There is practically no friction on the face, but it still creates a rich lather.

 

[ButterfaceX]