I shower before a shave. That’s my pre-shave hydration/wash/prep. I face lather, and generally use a wetter than most’s lather in that regard (it’s a better lather for straights, most find).
I may splash my face between passes if my lather/brush isn’t wet enough before the next pass. I’ve been doing it long enough that I rarely need to adjust my next lather, but it happens. I just learned how much water to retain in the brush and how much soap to load to face lather with.
I’ll ensure I throughly rinse the soap off when I’m done, but I don’t need to splash/dunk myself constantly.
I may splash my face between passes if my lather/brush isn’t wet enough before the next pass. I’ve been doing it long enough that I rarely need to adjust my next lather, but it happens. I just learned how much water to retain in the brush and how much soap to load to face lather with.
I’ll ensure I throughly rinse the soap off when I’m done, but I don’t need to splash/dunk myself constantly.