Hot shave is a nice luxury when I have the time, it's a treat once in awhile.

On the whole, I'm a cold shaver. Rinse face with cold water, work lather into face, another layer of lather, and I get a great shave. That's all I do...

There's some great threads here about cold shaving, the way it was done in day's past...look into it....you may be surprised.