Cream guys who bowl lather - do you swirl or put a dollop in your bowl?
It never dawned on me to swirl my brush in a tub of cream (soap, yes). I've always used a plastic knife to scoop out a little dollop and drop it in the bowl and build my lather from there.
Of course, I don't know what difference it would make either way but I was just looking at an older thread regarding tub vs. tube and a few guys responded one reason they like tubs was to load their brush by swirling in the tub. Now, I prefer tubs because they're cheaper per ounce but my first cream (Bigelow) came in a tube so naturally I squirted a bit into the bowl. When I got a couple tubs of cream for some reason it never dawned on me to swirl the brush in the tub. I guess it was partly because I didn't want to overload the brush and a little product goes a long way. I can control how much I use by scooping a bit out.
Now, with Cella, I swirl like soap as it's a harder consistency than TOBS, GFT, or T&H and seems to work better that way. But those soft creams are dollop and mix.