Face VS bowl lathering

[RedGladiator]

Which do you do and why? I currently mug lather as this was the way I learned to shave. I use a Vulfix404 mixed badger/boar brush and can't seem to create a good lather on the face. Will probably buy a silvertip try a face lather sometime.

[Redcane]

I started out as a scuttle guy (dirtybird) but I almost always face lather. I might use my scuttle once every couple months. I face lather because I get a better shave and its just makes sense to me. With that said, sometimes I want a nice hot lather shave and I have the scuttle.

[JTmke]

Bowl lathered for the longest time. I Love scuttles. Now I start the lather in a bowl but really whip it together on the face.

[BobH]

Face lathered almost the whole 40+ years of shaving with a detour to canned goo many years ago and a try at using a scuttle a couple of years back when I first started in with straight razors. I load my brush, be it boar, badger or synthetic, with soap or cream and build lather on my face. No fuss, no muss, quick and to the point. Feels good to the face as a bonus. Water could be hot or cold, really does not matter to me, but have been using cold water for a few years now.

Bob

[petercp4e]

Looks like I might be in the minority so far. I've been bowl lathering since day one. I feel like I whip the lather to about the same consistency in the bowl and have more control with it on my face with the brush. I know how I am and if I face lathered I'd probably end up with it on top of my head.

Pete <:-}

[Steel]

I used to do both but now I almost exclusively face lather with a silver tip badger and hard soaps. For me it's cleaner and I don't waste as much water. Hot lather? If I want I can rest the brush in a hot mug in between passes.

[Tymus]

I face lather because I get a better shave and its just makes sense to me.

Agreed. I find I have much more control of the consistency of my lather if I go straight from the soap to my face.

[Bergstedt]

I also always face lather, with ice cold water. It exfoliates my skin, works the lather into the beard and it also feels nice. I feel I get better control over the lather's consistency too.

[deepweeds]

I bowl-lathered for years, and for me, that was the best place to learn. The bowl is a nice, controlled space to experiment with water and with brush action. For a long time, I couldn't face lather at all, and wondered how anyone could.

Using shave sticks was my breakthrough to face lathering, and I grate most soaps into plastic push-up containers now. But, having learned to face lather, I can do it pretty well from a puck too now.

[jodypress]

I too learnt by bowl lathering and I'm glad I did. Helped me to understand how to build a lather etc. I now excclusively face lather and love it. I did treat myself to a brush scuttle for warm lather in the winter for multiple passes.
My brush of choice is 2 band or Manchurian.

Here's me being lathered by a true legend.