Thomas O'Brien shaving bowl

This is weird... I spotted this bowl at my local Target about a week ago and immediately thought "shaving bowl" even though it was in the kitchen section.

I have been using it every day! It has a nice unobtrusive appearance, it is light and fits perfectly in my palm, and the inner surface is mildly ridgy which may help build the later a bit.

I think it's really funny that other people here had the same idea when they saw this "dipping sauce" bowl, but I think it goes to show that this little bowl seems to be perfect for an inexpensive shaving bowl.

Thanks guys for the tip, I just got a blue one at my local Target and I love it! I gave it a zero for packaging as Target had it open stock with the white ones.

This is a great bowl for lathering and very inexpensive.
Whipping up some Arko Soap.
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I also found this great bowl at my local Target recently. I actually was looking at the reviews to see if there was one for this bowl, or I was just going to write one myself. You can't beat the price, and the size seems like it's going to be perfect for whatever brush I use. I can work up enough lather for three passes, and still have some left over. I gave it all 10's except for durability, since it's obviously not unbreakable, but it should last forever as long as I don't drop it. I bought it in the dark blue color, and actually bought a second to mold a soap into also.

Thanks for the heads up on the product. I got two of them and am quite happy. I think they are starting to run out of them and it looks like they are not going to restock - so if you want one I would move quick.

I picked two if these up a couple of weeks ago before seeing this thread. I was afraid that they were going to be a bit small so I kept the receipt just in case. Nope. They are actually awesome!! And for about $4 each, it was a real score!!

Matches my bathroom pretty well too.

I have one of the Blue bowls from Target myself, and I think that for the price, it is more than suitable for a lather bowl. The size is ideal and works well for me!

Picked up the white and the blue the other day. Theyre great, just the perfect size. If only they came in black!

I was at target a day or two after reading this and really loved the size of the bowl, i had been using a bowl with a 3.5in diameter and it was a little small for my liking and this bowl is PERFECT..... i walked away with 3 just in case i drop it and because it was so cheap i couldn't resist, thanks a lot for the review you've supplied me with my staple shaving bowl!

I have one of these it works great and looks nice. Although I only face lather now

Nice to see an inexpensive bowl doing the job well

Tom

This was my find of the week. I've been searching some of the department stores looking for a new bowl that would work with my larger brushes. I found this in my local Target in the dinner ware section. I've used the bowl for a week now and it works just fine.

Price. $3.99 is pretty hard to beat. I bought two. I couldn't force myself to spend $40 for the hand made bowls.

Quality. Made in China but it looks well made to me. No flaws.

Performance. Size matters. It has a 4 inch diameter at the top, 2 1/2 inch base and 2 1/4 inches tall. The brush in the photo is a 26mm Rooney with Heritage Silvertip. It fits great. Even though the bowl has slightly raised rings up and down the inside and outside of the bowl, I don't think it will help too much to bring up a quick lather. What I like is it's still pretty wide at the bottom of the bowl.

Usefulness. I have been using different cups, mugs and bowls. This is the best size for me.

Durability. It should last a lifetime if you don't drop it on a ceramic tile floor.

Packaging. N/A. These are just stacked without packaging on shelves next to the soup bowls and dinner dishes. Of interest though they are available in different colors, dark blue and brown as I recall.