what is the most common way you use your shaving soaps

[Mick]

When you use shaving soap what is the most common way you use it?

You can choose more than one option.

If you lather your soaps a different way (super lather on your face) tell us in a post.

 

[jmsodpc]

When I first get a soap I bowl lather it to check it out.
If I don't like it then I sell it.

If I like it then I bowl lather the soap with a little cream.
That way I get to use up more product and get the cream to help the lather building.

 

[redbike]

Strictly face lather, unless it's a soap with known lathering problems, then I'll add some KMF unscented shaving cream and lather in a bowl.

 

[Mike H]

Soaps only, face lather only.

 

[ackvil]

For soap if I am home I always bowl lather. My first time using a soap in rotation it's strictly soap but subsequently it's Uberlather.

 

[Graybeard57]

I guess I use a combination. Most of the time I face lather, but sometimes, to reload the brush, I'll whip some up in the soap container.

 

[Niles]

Soaps only, face lather only.

+1

 

[Lockedin]

Bowl lather Mama Bears soaps

 

[attime6]

Both but for the most part I bowl lather. I've said it before, I consider myself an equal opportunity latherer.

 

[mistercitizen]

I've really taken to face lathering soaps although I still fill up my scuttle and have it setting on the counter to place my brush during my passes. I almost always bowl lather creams, but I think the main reason I face lather soaps is because after spending the time to load the brush, I'm ready to get it on my face.... rather than spend anymore time building the lather in a bowl or scuttle. With creams, I like to build the lather in the bowl because I have more control over it.... but with soaps it's so easy to just run the brush under the faucet if I need more water or take a few swirls on the puck with my brush if I need more soap because the lather is too thin. I almost never to uberlathers and superlathers.

Ben

 

[njpaddy]

Strictly face lather, mostly soaps. Creams now see use once a month. Never tried super or uber and have no desire to. Leftover sticks are transferred to bowl before use.

 

[Techichi]

I strictly face lather soaps and creams.

 

[eth]

Face lather everything. Occasional superlather on the face to add some scent to boring soaps, but not a routine.

 

[edgerunner]

I face or bowl lather depending on the soap, brush and my mood. I Super-lather two soaps/creams - EJ Sandalwood and TOBS Jermyn St. I face lather DRH, MWF, and Tabac soaps. I also face lather Italian croaps. I prefer to bowl lather French and German veggie soaps. I bowl lather soaps that I'm not familiar with. If the brush I'm using is versatile, I prefer to face lather with it.

 

[Helzerr]

I've face lathered everything for the last month. No going back now as I smashed my sample of panna crema into my bowl to help discourage reverting! I've tried superlathering a few times, Arko on the face, panna crema on the brush, and ogalla bay rum on the face and green tea / oat proraso tub on the brush. I wasn't overly impressed with the results, but it isn't for everyone!

I tried Mantic59's tips for lathering MWF and found that they work pretty well with AOS sandalwood as well so they're my every other day face lathers.

 

[mharris127]

I do sort of a combination of face and mug lathering for hard puck soaps. Obviously I face lather sticks. I bowl lather creams, I find it hard to face-lather a cream and since I can keep a bowl on my vanity I really don't see where face lathering creams saves much time or space.

 

[cryhavoc]

Face lather

 

[djh]

I'm a plain vanilla kind of guy. Good quality soap, a nice brush and lather on the face.

 

[Bigsurprise]

I have always bowl lathered. I have tried face lathering, but bowl lathering feels the most natural to me. A little surprised face lathering is dominating tbh. To each their own!

 

[ridnovir]

I do both depending on the brush I use.