When I bowl lather, it seems that all of my lather ends up getting trapped in my brush, and squeezed out when I rinse my brush. I guess the obvious thing to do is to give my brush a squeeze while I lather. I'm still using a VDH badger, so maybe a higher-quality brush would do a better job?
Lather trapped in brush
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wont matter. its going to happen to a certain degree no matter what. if you find you still want more for another pass, just scrape it along the edge of the mug. if still more is needed??? you need to load the brush more. soap is cheap, enjoy the lather.
OOOORRRR,,, you can use this an excuse to buy another brush. 
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OOOORRRR,,, you can use this an excuse to buy another brush.
Kind of what I was thinking! But it's a lot tougher to convince SWMBO you need a $100 Simpson brush than a $11.00 tube of Musgo Real.
got to "the golden nib" .com.... buy a good knot and handle. epoxy them together yourself. save a ton of cash.
I dont follow how the cheap brush is causing this. Lather gets caught in all brushes. Squeeze the knot and use the lather
It does seem to always happen to some extent but you could try a brush with a shorter loft and see if that helps.
+1 You could try face-lathering. It sure is fantastic! For your final application of lather, just squeeze the brush to get the remaining lather.
Use the lather!
After my usual 2~3 pass shave (depending on how much time I have). I lather my face and "squeeze" the remaining lather from my brush onto the lather bowl. I pick up the lather with my left hand and while I blade buff with my right hand I am spreading the lather back on the spots I've buffed and feeling for any stubble I left behind. BBS shave every time and a light rinse in cold water to get my brush clean.
After my usual 2~3 pass shave (depending on how much time I have). I lather my face and "squeeze" the remaining lather from my brush onto the lather bowl. I pick up the lather with my left hand and while I blade buff with my right hand I am spreading the lather back on the spots I've buffed and feeling for any stubble I left behind. BBS shave every time and a light rinse in cold water to get my brush clean.
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I recently acquired a TGN Finest XH knot set in a custom handle. To me, it feels similar to my Chubby 1 Best badger but not quite as soft as my Merkur Vision Silvertip. I think that the TGN Finest knot is a great deal for about $ 27. I bowl lather and all my knots collect lather in their center. Good thing lather is inexpensive. My 1 kg brick of Cella will last for years.
I'll go along with the fact that lather gets "trapped" in any shave brush, and this IMHO is a good thing. After I do my 2 pass shave I squeeze out any lather for use in my cleanup of any leftover whiskers. That trapped lather is really rich, and provides for a nice way to finish up the shave.
I'm in with the others that lather will collect in any shave brush. That happens with all of mine...my daily driver, a TGN Finest, is a bit of a lather hog sometimes but it's very easy to squeeze the brush or scrape the bristles along the edge of the lather bowl.
You don't mention if that is a VDH boar or badger,if it's a boar I noticed that boar seems to trap more lather than badger (YMMV) that may be due to the badger being a finer hair that holds more water.
VDH does make a badger for about 10 bucks so you could give it a try.
+1 on giving a squeeze on the last pass or so to get that uber hydrated lather for the clean up pass.
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It's simply the way a proper brush works.
A brush does not simply "pick up" and transfer a material... the brush is loaded with material and carries it to it's intended spot. This applies to lather and paint.
Ever wonder why a pinstriping artist doesn't use a long handled brush with a very, very, fine tip?
Instead, he uses a brush with a handle that's only a couple of inches long, but the hair is 2-3x that of the handle, and while it tapers to a fine point, it is 1/4" to 1/2" around at the handle.
The brush is completely loaded with paint, and it allows a long line to be drawn.
Think of a shaving brush as an artist's paint brush for your face. When I face lather, I wet my face and the brush, apply a few small spots of cream to my cheeks and head, shake the brush, and work up my lather.
From that point on, I have enough lather in that brush for 5 or more passes, full face and head. I close the cream/soap container and set it aside.
Yes, I squeeze a lot of lather out of the brush when I'm done. Yes, it is a waste of product, but I wouldn't have it any other way.
