Yes absolutely. I started using a bowl and then Moss Scuttle to make my lather as that's what everyone on B&B was doing when I got into wetshaving. You can make a great looking lather that way but slowly I cam around to lathering on my face.

I find that the time spent lathering on the face means I'm spending longer actually working the soap into the beard, and lifting the bristles, rather than spending that time whipping up the lather in the bowl. I found I got a much better shave that way, and my skin feels nicers afterwards. The lather seems thicker and less fluffy, and yields a much smoother shave with a straight. Also there's less to clean up after the shave.

The only downside, it is quite nice having hot lather from the Moss Scuttle in the winter!

I actually sold my scuttle last week, as I couldn't remember the last time I used it.