Lots to catch up on, sorry for not being specific before I'll try to get all my information in here:
I am using just a coffee mug as a lather bowl, the brushes I use are a Edwin Jagger best badger and a Frank Shaving silvertip badger brush. I use an Edwin Jagger shave soap and Le Pere Lucien cream. My process is I soak my brush with hot water in my mug while I shower, then I dump the water out of the mug, shake out some of the water in my brush, take my brush to the soap or cream, swirl it around so the tip all has soap on it then go to my mug and try to make the lather. I will add a bit of water at a time and continue to swirl till i put too much and ruin it