Hi guys

So as stated, i've been thru the tutorials in the wiki and searched thru some threads and i have a few questions about soap and cream lathering if you guys don't mind?

Hot Soap: when i got hot shaves in the barbers the soap was always hot, but my lather never is, is this because it's a metal bowl and the heat is being conducted away?

I figured out why i wasn't getting lather like the pics show and it was because i wasn't loading the brush up properly (when using soap). now i am getting that explosion point, but the lather ends up everywhere and not in the bowl.. when i whipped i didn't get enough, but now i'm pumping more the lather is pushed out before its properly hydrated.. i can't seem to get a happy medium.. any tips? it lasts longer now i'm pumping but it still dries out when using it on the second pass. bigger bowl or is my technique just poor?

does anyone have problems with blade skipping when going against the grain around the chin? i relather and restrop (quite confident in my stropping, i take it slow and even and steady) but it still happens. the razor is fine on any other pass and it really don't think its an edge problem. I have quite tough bristles to be fair. i end up using the toe and having to push a little, this is after changing the angle etc. Just in that one area around the chin

Other than this, i'm managing a more or less a close shave everywhere with no nicks or cuts.