This morning I took a can of Proraso foam, pic attached, and squirted too much into a bowl. I applied to my face with my cheap, highly functional synthetic Omega S brush. I was really very pleased with the whole deal. Probably better than my slap dash lathering technique. I'll be doing this again, especially when I need a quicker shave. I wonder if that's the way this was meant to be used. Wish I could read the directions. How's your Italian?