Originally Posted by drsch3
Being a beginner at all this I took a walk to my local shavershop and got started with a shavette which I'm still using while working out what to get next. While I was there I picked up the only shaving cream that they had (it's not really a shaving shop even though it's called that, it's more of a hair dresser shop). The company that made this is Wahl who are more focused on hair products. It has worked really well but is on the virge of running out.
I've looked at the round soap bars online and they seem like a good option with minimal packaging rather than a big plastic bucket or plastic tube. Now for the embarrassing question. In one of the posts I was reading someone asked a question of Tony's mugs if they would fit a certain brand of soap. Is the soap designed to sit in the bottom of the shaving mug all the time ready to add water to from a brush when needed, or do you lather up the brush then work up more of a lather in the mug?