Creams go into the scuttle (which really is not that big an improvement over my $1.50 Wal Mart salsa bowl). Soaps get lathered on the face or in the scuttle. Sticks mandate a face lather.
I usually face lather, but when I do bowl lather, I use a large latte mug I got from Sur la Table for a few bucks. I recommend a mug or bowl on the bigger side so you can really whip your brush around.
My bowl, however, is tiny (about 3in wide) and does not allow that much room for working the lather.
I imagine a scuttle making things easier, but they look pricey, fragile and rather large (for my bathroom sink at least).
Are there any other options out there?
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That is IMHO, not a simple question with a simple answer.
A lot depends on your answer to the question: -
Is your beard hair thick & strong or thin & bendy?
A) If thick & strong, then face lather is your best option. The thick hair provides a rough surface for the brush to build a good lather. You may also find that the brush works the hair to coat it a bit better. Bowls & scuttles are then superfluous. Even if you start out bowl lathering, after a few months you'll probably naturally gravitate to face lather. This is not exclusive: - I have thick hair, & once in a while I do bowl lather, although this is mostly because I was presented with an amazing bowl...hand thrown ceramic with a semi-glazed high friction surface even when wet.
B ) If thin & scanty/bendy- It will take time & effort to build a good lather on your face. Bowl lather is probably best. If you really really like warm lather you can heat up your bowl & water. (Use very hot water to heat up your bowl & pour almost all of it out before bowl lathering. OR microwave your bowl with a teaspoon of water in it.) If after a few months of using warmed lather, you like the feel of warm lather so much that you cant do without it, THEN you can consider a scuttle.
You might want to take into consideration that you are in a warm country, so warm lather is not the attraction it might be if ice was forming on your windows.
I understand it's all part of routine to whip up some lather with a really cool brush and a bowl or scuttle. Many people really get into that and I get it.
But I face lather exclusively and the best soaps to face lather with are Proraso using a nice boar brush such as an Omega 10083. Just my .02 and humble opinion.
I recently managed to duplicate the results from a YouTube video with my Proraso (white). There's truly nothing like being able to work up a good lather!
My bowl, however, is tiny (about 3in wide) and does not allow that much room for working the lather.
I imagine a scuttle making things easier, but they look pricey, fragile and rather large (for my bathroom sink at least).
Are there any other options out there?
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