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04-18-2007, 02:31 PM #1
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Thanked: 0I've got a Trumpers soap in a wooden bowl (Violet - lovely) as well as a Crabtree & Evelyn soap (Nomad) in its matching wooden bowl. I've only been using them for about 3 months, but my impression so far is that the Trumpers bowl is of higher quality. I'd be surprised if I don't get years of use out of each.
I've got exatly that mug, and it works really well for me. It's easy to hold on to, even with wet hands. I've got a Rooney medium and a small (travel) brush and both work great. If you've got an even bigger brush, the mug might be a bit small though.
I soak the brush in the mug in hot water. I also put some hot water onto the soap in its wooden bowl (for a minute or two).
When I'm ready, I pour the water off the soap, shake the excess water out of the brush, and start swirling it across the soap until I've picked up enough suds. I'm a bit gready and like to have way more lather than I actually need, so I do this until lather just begins to form.
At this point I move over to the warmed mug. Adding little amounts of water (take a look at mantic's videos - he uses cream but soap works the same way) I now work the brush, swirling and pumping, until I get lots and lots of lovely lather.
I rinse off any soap scum off the soap cake / wooden bowl combo, do my best to shake out any water that seeped under the soap, towel dry the outside of the bowl, and let it air dry for 24 hours before I put the lid back on.