Symmetrical Pottery Dottie Shave Bowl

Hello fellow B&B shavers! OK so this is my first post so I thought, why not give a review? I've been a frequent B&B reader for some time. I've recently acquired a new shave bowl and after a forum search didn't find any detailed reviews of it so here goes...



The bowl: Symmetrical Pottery Dottie Shave Bowl

• Size: The overall size is nice circumference wise. The base pocket is sized perfectly for my badger hair brush to swirl into while working the lather. Excellent base handle size and finger groove depth (my hands are med sized).


• Functionality: Dottie design produces a rich lather with less than half the effort of my old smooth shave bowl. MWF is my soap of choice, and in this bowl it swirls into a thick lather amazingly fast. It has a slight inward curve at the crest of the bowl that helps to hold the lather in the bowl nicely (not evident in photos).


• Weight: 1lb. In my hand the weight feels good. Not too heavy or too light. It feels solid.


• Appearance: Overall look is just beautiful. Finish is of high quality with a very nice glaze. The bowl is what I would call functional art.

Conclusion: In my opinion, this shaving bowl is the Rolls Royce of shaving bowls. The sellers were very nice and answered all of my questions. Mine was made to order so yes it did take a few weeks to arrive, and it does cost a bit more green than other bowls but you really do get what you pay for with this one. Some may not like waiting the time it takes to craft one of these gems. For me, I consider waiting for real quality a privilege and in this case, a good thing came to one who waited.



Thank you for reading,



-Ninjastic :shuriken: