When I first started using a brush I used Van der Hagen in a mug. I got the puck wet, pushed it into the bottom of the mug then let it dry. The puck sticks pretty well, usually stays put until it's gone. Now I just watched one of Mantic's Youtube videos where he says it's wasteful to produce your lather in the same bowl that your puck resides. So, am I supposed to have two mugs, one with my puck and one just to build a lather? I find it hard to believe that this is what guys used to do when brushes were the norm. I tried holding the puck in my hand to load the brush then transferring to a bowl, but that was just too messy for my taste. I suppose I could start exclusively face-lathering instead of building a lather in a bowl. What do you all do?