CHARMMAN Shaving Lather Bowl|German Craftsmanship|304 heavy duty Stainless Steel|Three-layer Heat Preservation

I did have high hopes for this bowl to replace several ceramic ones I have been using. First off, it is not German made. The lettering imprinted into the metal of the bowl's bottom and the cheap cardboard box appear to be Asian in origin. However, no country of origin (in English) is anywhere to be found, which is peculiar.No, the bowl does not keep the lather or brush warm till the end of a shave, even after proper warming with the hottest tap water, a rather disappointing outcome. The interior is brushed, which is better than some high polished metal bowls but it's not good enough to easily generate a sufficient lather. The volume of the bowl is about right but it is, as a metal bowl, a bit noisy as the brush handle strikes it. A bowl a bit wider and less deep with raised ridges in the bottom would be a significant improvement.The bowl is comfortable to hold, rather light in weight, and never gets uncomfortably warm. The exterior is brushed, as well, and its appearance is attractive enough.No, I cannot recommend it.

Great fit and finish. It works great with my art of shaving kit. I didn’t want to spend $50 on a bowl, but the quality of this bowl makes it feel and look like I did. It’s even large enough it place everything together as you see in the picture.

So I just received this in the mail today, I was pretty excited to get it. I thought it came with a brush but it didn’t. Overall it looks really nice and pretty well manufactured. I go to the field a lot so I constantly need to cut water bottles open to use as a shaving cup. But I will post more info on this after my next field exercise. But I took the liberty of taking some pics of the dimensions for those of you who want accurate info.

This is a very well-made, multi-layer shaving bowl. I was using the single-layer design bowl before, and this one is much more useful, and convenient. It is the right weight and size -- does not tip over with a shaving brush in it, and the right size makes it perfect to hold, and tall enough, so the lather does not overflow. It has a brushed look and feel inside and outside -- not slippery to hold, and easier to make lather than in a polished-inside one. The triple-layer construction retains heat better, and keeps the mug cool outside, so it is not too hot to hold. I highly recommend it.

The package was received very secured in its shipping package and enclosed in its own box. Once opened I found a very nice, fit and trim dish with great weight and feel. It’s really a handsome bowl and enhances my gentleman’s corner of my bathroom with my other shaving gear. Very nice...very nice.So I used the dish today for the first time. It’s large enough for my badger brush and my larger boar brush. I used it with my badger brush today. I was able to load my brush very well and I could notice a little difference between the maintained temperature with this bowl verse my other (plastic) bowl. It’s clearly a better bowl, but I will have to work it a little differently to make sure the initial temperature of the water placed in the bowl is hotter. I normally would use the sink to soak my brush, but I will now start to use this dish. That will no doubt help with the initial temp and help maintain a warm temp after I reduce the soaking water level to work up the lather with my brush.Again...this is a good size dish. Because of that I find it a littler cumbersome to pack in my toiletry case for travel.Great job on the product and I would certainly recommend.

Perfect size but needs more heft. My shaving brush has a nickel handle and the weight of the handle will tip the bowel over.It's double-walled so I drilled a hole in the side and poured in some molten lead. It's perfect now but most people won't have the tools for that modification.

I have wanted a nice shaving bowl for awhile now. Have been using a plastic cup from the kitchen......."Yuk". So I looked at virtually all of the bowls on Amazon and decided on the Charmman. A wise call. This is a very nice looking bowl, beautifully finished and just the right size. The multi layer stainless steel helps whip up a healthy lather and keeps it warm throughout my shave. Highly recommended.

I haven't had it long, so I can't speak for rust and blemish resistance, although it should be fine considering it's 304 SS. It's still probably a good idea to give it a thorough wash with soap (and a good dry) after each use just to be sure.My biggest complaint with it is it's just a little too small in diameter (it's 4.1"). I think something around 5" would be better. Why? Because when I whip up a later, my brush smacks against the wall making a loud clanking sound and it's REALLY annoying.That's why I think this bowl is probably better as a puck bowl. Buy the lid with it and then put your favorite soap puck in it. Lathering from the puck would probably eliminate the clanking because the puck would raise the brush up out of the bowl a bit.I have looked on Amazon for shaving bowls that are SS and also larger than this and can't find any. However, I did find several SS bowls made for the kitchen which would be perfect. I may pick one of those up.