I started face lathering when I opened my Arko stick. Now I face lather w/o thinking about it. Bowl/scuttle lathering doesn't feel as natural, the lather doesn't escape the bowl/scuttle, and I can feel what I'm doing. And early one, I found a weird scuttle at an flea market, which turned out to be a brush rest for face lathering. It's like fine china, or it was when new. Now it has some cracks. See http://www.shubs.net/pics/shaving/scuttle, antique/ for images.