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Well, as far as I know you can't really "overbuild" lather--as long as you don't keep adding water. So once you've hit the sweet spot in the bowl, go ahead and put it to your face. Although, it is...

A couple isn't very clear. You should be swirling on the soap for at least 20 seconds, maybe even 30. You should be generating a kind of "prelather" on the soap itself. And only add more water to...

Can you give us some more info on your technique? Your brush, your soap? Is your water hard? Are you face lathering, bowl lathering? Maybe someone here can help!