After deciding my short mug was better suited for face lathering, I started looking at another shaving mug. Now, I already have an apothecary style mug with VDH soap in it, but I like keeping soaps in rotation. Rather than spend money on another, I decided to look for a large mug. The last time I did this, I didn't find one with the right bottom for holding shaving soap. Ah, but it wasn't in the last quarter of the year. Now, there's all sorts of knick-knacks on the shelves, and some of them are oversized mugs.
No, I didn't end up with a Christmas mug. I did first pick a "cutesy" saying mug because it was the most tolerable and looked like it could hold shaving soap. Unfortunately, I'm not a "cutesy" person first thing in the morning, and this cup was barely tolerable in the evening. But into the buggy it went.
From there, I ended up in a Christmas aisle, and there a family member saw it: A large stoneware mug that looked even bigger than the one in the cart. Into the cart the stoneware mug went. Back on the shelf went the "cutesy" mug.
Once I got home and washed it, I found it was a 21.5 ounce mug. That's nearly 640 ml. Don't know the capacity of the apothecary mug, but this thing looks like it could hold more. The only possible drawback is that it's so tall that it might be hard to use the brush, but I think the larger diameter will offset that. It really looks about the proportions of the late 19th Century barber shop shaving mugs.
Removed the Williams from the short mug (a 1970s style Old Spice I bought back in the day), discovered, to my surprise, the puck was now soft, and put it in the stoneware mug.
First shave will be in the morning. It will be interesting to see how well this works.
Oh, and the best part? This mug set me back less than $3.00 US.
No, I didn't end up with a Christmas mug. I did first pick a "cutesy" saying mug because it was the most tolerable and looked like it could hold shaving soap. Unfortunately, I'm not a "cutesy" person first thing in the morning, and this cup was barely tolerable in the evening. But into the buggy it went.
From there, I ended up in a Christmas aisle, and there a family member saw it: A large stoneware mug that looked even bigger than the one in the cart. Into the cart the stoneware mug went. Back on the shelf went the "cutesy" mug.
Once I got home and washed it, I found it was a 21.5 ounce mug. That's nearly 640 ml. Don't know the capacity of the apothecary mug, but this thing looks like it could hold more. The only possible drawback is that it's so tall that it might be hard to use the brush, but I think the larger diameter will offset that. It really looks about the proportions of the late 19th Century barber shop shaving mugs.
Removed the Williams from the short mug (a 1970s style Old Spice I bought back in the day), discovered, to my surprise, the puck was now soft, and put it in the stoneware mug.
First shave will be in the morning. It will be interesting to see how well this works.
Oh, and the best part? This mug set me back less than $3.00 US.