Bowl fans: What do you lather up in?

[Canuck]

Care to share what your lathering recepticle of choice is? I bet there's some odd and wonderful stuff out there.

I'm on my third now in a short DE shaving career, I think I might have settled. For now.

1) I started with a white thick porcelain pie dish because it was what was kicking around in the kitchen cupboards, quite narrow and tall with a very thick glaze... not great results, not enough room to swing the brush around really, but did the job just about.
2) I then bought a frankly ridiculously priced shaving bowl from Edwin Jagger... lovely thing to look at, and not bad lather, but maybe still on the small side. The lather spills over the edge as you work it. Worse still, I've knocked it against the tap a few times and It's made me kack myself. The porcelain is very fine and I don't fancy picking up 100 shards of anything as part of my morning routine any time soon.
3) Another member here mentioned Tapas dishes.. so I played around with an old Tapas dish at the weekend, those terracotta ones you get chorizo or meatballs in down the food halls. Wide compared to the previous two, some porosity or roughness to the inside and the lather comes thick and fast, I think I'm getting enough lather for 4 passes, though I don't need that amount. I like it a lot... and if I break it, I just buy some more meatballs and I get another free shaving dish.

So what have you had, what do you stick with and why? Post a photo too if you like, with or without lather... I'll be adding some later.

 

[mstrunck]

I use a white china cup I bought from Paul@Connaught Shaving for 6 quid. I have never used anything else, apart from the few occasions where I use a soap stick and face lather.

I find that cup adequate for the purpose, and haven't really considered changing that setup.

/Max

 

[Cookyperm]

I'm currently using a terracotta dish that originally came with pate in from tesco. Its a good size for getting 3 passes worth but because its fully glazed it takes a fair bit of effort to get the lather up.

Got a bid on the bay though as i type this so hopefully in two days i'll be able to update

 

[moodymick]

I may or may not have in my possession a 2 handled large cappucino mug that says Costa Coffee on the side. Can't remember where i got it or how :roll:

I also use a bog standard 80's OS mug. To be honest, I only bowl lather creams and so I only use them at weekends.

 

[tubby_shaw]

At the moment I am using a deep cereal bowl that I bought from Wilkinson for a quid, it works quite well for me.
I have though sent my wifes friend who is a car boot addict on a mission to get me a scuttle.

 

[henkverhaar]

A wooden bowl not unlike this one:
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[Father Ted]

Keeps my razor & stuff in too. Came from HMP Lancaster Castle.
Of course most days I just lather up on my face with the brush.

 

[cmannen]

I have been using various bowls, I decided to order a scuttle and I though while still spending those big bucks on a scuttle I could as well order a shaving bowl so i did, probably quite expensive compared to other bowls but it's hand made and fit very well in the palm. No regrets from my side, works rely well and is beautiful to look at.

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[N_Architect]

This looks interesting.

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[Sunburyboy93]

I use a Custom Steve Woodhead Scuttle, and very nice it is too.....

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[Fido]

I'm being a bit lazy here but this is mine:

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[Proinsias]

Cereal bowl from Matalan, a few years so far and still going well.

 

[Dermot O'Logical]

Mine is not just any shaving bowl.

Mine is a cappuccino cup from Marks and Spencer.


Regards

Ian

 

[Dipesh]

Mine too is a nice coffee mug. From the kitchen of my girlfriends mother

 

[PeterFranks]

"I use a white china cup I bought from Paul@Connaught Shaving for 6 quid"

Snap. Does the job although I do find the brush handle clanking against the edge sometimes.

 

[Arrowhead]

Very cheap plastic bowl which won't break any toes if I drop it. What I'd really like would be a 5" hemispherical bowl in thickish textured polypropylene.