I place my bowl and tumbler under the faucet and fill with hot water; soak my brush in the tumbler, splash my face with the water from the bowl, load the brush and lather. If I need water I dip the brush in the bowl. Then I warm the razor in the bowl of hot water and shave. I'll use the bowl to rinse out the razor, add hot (now cooling) water from the tumbler to keep the bowl almost full. I dip my hand in the bowl to keep my face wet during cleanup; rinse out the brush, soak a washcloth for wet wipe... At the end a hot rinse from the tap to get all the soap film off. I probably use most water rinsing out the brush.