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I have found that circular motions are just fine as long as you remember to exfoliate in a clockwise direction on the left side of the face and counter clock wise on the right side of the face.
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El Camino fan here. :-)

I start out with circular motions to exfoliate and finish with painting strokes to smooth out the lather.
I've never been a fan of introducing my brushes to super hot...