Hello, my name is Brian and I just got a straight razor and everything I need to start shaving in the world of straight razor shaving. I watched Lynn's DVD (worlf of straight razor shaving) and it helped me out a lot (thanks Lynn) but it still left a few questions unanswered for me.

When do I use my paste (yellow an white) on my strop? and I use my linen side first?

when I am making my cream in my mug do I just leave the soap cake in the mug and then just use hot water on my brush during my next shave? I am really confussed about the mug and cakes.