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You can get that same thick creamy lather if you soak your brush. Take a look at how the fella does it with a brush that has been soaking first in the vid I linked to. It is messier though.

Bob

Yupper, it is quite a common practice as is actually shaving in the shower too. Spender was just pulling your wizzer. Just keep in mind not everyone does things the same way nor do they have to.
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I have never connected the act of shaving with having a shower first.

Bob

It really does not matter which you do but you are not getting a good lather if it runs down the brush as well as splashes all over the place.

I found this vid helpful and use a variation of the...

Yea, ain't it grand.

Bob

OK, load some soap then dip the tips agai and load some more. Repeat this till you have a thick proto lather loaded into the brush. Now dip the tips again and start to build your shaving lather on...

Do you bowl or face lather?

Bob

Not a problem at all. I just wanted to make sure that it is understood that there is no holy grail way in how to do things regarding shaving. Nor am I ever advocating there is.

Bob

The purpose of my initial post was not to recommend a certain way to get lathered. I merely wanted to say the most shave gear will perform well if the operator can somehow figure out how to make it...

I'd say that most brushes except the dense ones would dry overnight, say from morning to morning. Well, at least mine seem to. as usual YMMV.

Bob

I use the same brush and soap combo for a week at a time and the only brush the might not dry overnight on occasion is that dense Muhle badger knot. My house is fairly dry year round including the...

I do not use hot water at all for shaving never mind soaking a brush for an extended period of time in a mug. Everyone finds what works for them. There is no one correct way to do things in shaving....

I simply dipped the silver tip badger knot further into the water as my customary way is just dip the tips before shaking the excess water out before face lathering. After that just the tips when...

I have had a Muhle Retro LE brush for a long time which saw little use as I did not care for it. That was until I used it for this weeks shaves and modified how I loaded the brush with soap before...