New-guy question:

I have yet to receive the stuff I bought, but I'm confused before I even start...

When making the lather with shaving soap, do you do it in the same mug that you keep the soap in? One thing I read showed the soap (maybe it was cream...) being stored in a separate container, and then the person used a wet brush to get some of the soap (again, possibly cream) and make a lather in a different bowl/cup that had a smidge of hot water in the bottom.

But then (on a different site... I know, I probably shouldn't have ventured past this place, it has everything!) I saw that one person simply filled the cup that had the soap in it, with hot water, set the brush in and let it soak a bit. Then, took the brush out, dumped out the water, squeezed the brush to get rid of some more water, and then just made the lather in that cup. Then, they just rinsed the cup when they were done, being sure the soap in the bottom doesn't fall out.

Thanks,
Shaz