New to DE razors

The taps, I can understand they must be odd if you are used to a mixer tap but the mirror is on the other wall so it doesn't get steamed up from the hot tap! P.
 
I too can understand why you miss the mixer tap, but anything other than cold water for brushing and rinsing confuses me.
 
Using the mixer, the cold water I normally use is not as cold. However I got a lovely shave with a T&H Lavander sample cream, Stirling brush, Rockwell R3 with a Wilkinson Sword blade.

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