What's your mug look like?

[crleftwich]

Not your face. The mug you use to lather. When I first got into wet shaving with a DE, I picked up a Van der Hagen apothecary mug (as part of a set). I use it for my soap. Here's a picture of it.


Over the weekend, I bought some C.O. Bigelow Shaving Cream. Since my apothecary mug is already holding my soap, I had to go out and get a new mug or bowl to make the lather for my cream. I decided to stop by Goodwill since I figured I'd find something perfectly useful there. Indeed. I found a ceramic Red Cross Soup Bowl in perfect condition. It cost me only 50-cents. Perfect size and shape. Here's a picture of it.



It worked perfectly for me.

So, since I am a visual person, I'm curious to see what you use to build your lathers...if you are a bowl latherer. (I know, I get it...I sometimes face lather too. Never hand lathered, though.)

Thanks

 

[MrLara]

I have both of these (the old spice mug that i have is older though, it doesn't have the inside ridge lines, but you get the picture)

Unfortunately they don't get any use, because i face lather now. But they sure make nice razor and soap containers.

 

[Cornishman]

I swap and change my bowl frequently. Here's (hares) what I'm using at the moment.
Made by a local potter!

 

[Jarick]

I've been bowl lathering with creams lately with this guy:

 

[ackvil]

I've been bowl lathering with creams lately with this guy:

That's my travel mug. When I am home this is what I use.

 

[JerYnkFan]

View attachment 386381

 

[coyotewhisper]

My two mugs that I use.

 

[Wetfred]

My Wm. Neumann mug.

 

[chrisknight]

 

[archimedes5044]

 

[BarbaGnosa]

Apothecary mug. When I want heated lather, the best method I've found is to sit the apothecary mug in the sink, bathed in hot water. That heats the lather warmest and longest, and lets me lather in the mug, which has the best shape for lathering. I take it out when I rinse the lather from my face between passes, then put it back.

On top of the mug sits a 4" diameter tempered glass kitchen prep bowl which I use as a DIY scuttle. When sitting the mug in the sink isn't convenient, instead, after I soak the brush, mug and bowl in hot water as I shower, I leave the mug filled with hot water, empty the bowl, sit it on top, and use the mug as a caddy, sitting it next to the sink. The lather in the bowl is warmed by the heat absorbed by the mug, bowl, and hot water in the mug. The bowl lathers nicely, and stays pretty warm. (and was a deal at $2.50 from Bed, Bath & Beyond).

The copper lacquered bowl at right is from BestShave. It's attractive, and the dimples are great for lathering, but it's very thin walled, light, and easily bent or dented, so you've got to treat it very carefully. It's ideal for huge pro-size brushes (which they also sell at BestShave, and Omega, etc.), but for typical size brushes it's a bit too wide at the bottom. I prefer the apothecary mug. Most of the time this earns its keep by looking cool on display.

the brush is shown for scale

 

[weizemanner]

I have both of these (the old spice mug that i have is older though, it doesn't have the inside ridge lines, but you get the picture)

Unfortunately they don't get any use, because i face lather now. But they sure make nice razor and soap containers.

I have a few antique shaving mugs, I mostly face lather but if I'm testing out a new creme or something I will use an old spice mug identical to this.

 

[Skeezixx]

My early 1940s Gaylord soap mug:

 

[crleftwich]

My early 1940s Gaylord soap mug:View attachment 387124

Awesome mug. Tell me about that Aqua Velva bottle though. Is it glass and vintage?

 

[Big O]

QUOTE=Jarick;5625898]I've been bowl lathering with creams lately with this guy:

The plastic molcajete is awsome!

[/QUOTE]

 

[Skeezixx]

Awesome mug. Tell me about that Aqua Velva bottle though. Is it glass and vintage?

Well the AV bottle depicted is from the Beecham era, probably the eighties and yes it's glass. The one I consider vintage though is from the Williams administration and pictured below:

 

[socialjunk95]

I've been bowl lathering with creams lately with this guy:

thats an awesome bowl..

 

[socialjunk95]

My early 1940s Gaylord soap mug:View attachment 387124

whats that you are using to hold the razor? do you have a link? i would love to buy one of those..

 

[Big Jim]

Which one?



And I forgot the travel one. It's been posted before with the travel brushes. It is a double depth Col Conk travel canister.

 

[Skeezixx]

whats that you are using to hold the razor? do you have a link? i would love to buy one of those..

I didn't buy it. It was a gift to me.