Parker Deluxe Stoneware Apothecary Shaving Mug – for use with up to 3” Shave Soaps and Lathering Shave Creams – Handmade in The USA (Ivory)

Perfect size for lathering without making a big mess. Handle makes for easy holding even with wet hands. Looks nice on the counter. Feels high quality.

Pros: This fairy heavy cup works great. It is substantial enough with thick sides but easy to hold and use. It fits in my medicine cabinet.Cons: There is a hole on the inside of the cup that goes into the knob for holding it. This hole gets filled up with soap.Conclusion: This mug is the perfect size for me and looks very nice. About the same (or a little bigger with thicker sides) than the nice Henry Cavendish mug which is also very nice. It is smaller than the giant 'Apothecary Shaving Mug' mug with the pharmacy symbol on it.

Bought this Parker Shaving Mug and I gotta tell ya, I love it! It is: Heavy-Duty, Made of Quality Material (It's a Parker...need I say more?), and is big enough to handle various sizes of shaving soap if you but the individual pucks. I absolutely love this mug. Five Stars All the Way Around!

Pricey but very nice.

Fits nicely in the hand. I'm using Henry Cavendish Shaving Soap with Shea Butter & Coconut Oil in it, which is a rather thick puck. It doesn't leave a huge amount of space for working up a lather, but there is space. I can't imagine that a smaller mug would work very well with such a size as that.First use, the puck moves around a lot since the mug is wider than the puck, but once its dried up once it stays put and getting a lather going is not much of a task.Can you get by with a cheaper container? Sure, I imagine so. But the shape of this guy is very convenient for building a lather and the little thumb grip really helps to hold onto it comfortably. I didn't buy this to put in an display case for guests to ogle, so the large branding printed on it doesn't bother me at all.Update 25-Jan-2015: I just wanted to add here that my mug recently took a fall from the top of our toilet reservoir to the floor, landing on its side, and emerged undamaged. YMMV

This mug is perfect and works better than I could of hoped for. I am new to wet shaving and was mixing the cream incorrectly which lead to a poor shave. After realizing my mistake I ordered this mug due to Parker's great shave brush and customer service. While waiting for this to arrive, I used an oversized mug, but had issues with depth and was "clinking" my brush. When I received this mug, I was very pleased with appearance and quality. Some reviews noted that this was too large, but it is absolutely perfect. Only improvement I would suggest, is where the handle attaches to the cup, there is an indentation on the inside that soap gets kinda trapped in, if you do a poor job rinsing. Other than that, great product and very happy! Highly recommended.

I really like the nub that sticks out, you hook it with your thumb and you can hold the mug steady. The size of this mug is too big! I have a vintage Old Spice shaving mug that’s much smaller but still holds a 3” soap puck and it works much better.

So far it seems fine for a shaving mug. I started with a new cake of shaving soap but, I add all the slivers from the bath tub when they get to small to hold. I run the hot water in my lavatory until it reaches about 2" deep, add the mug. and top off the mug with hot water. Then wait a couple of minutes, drain everything and whip up a lather and start shaving. I set the mug on a cloth to keep it warm while I make the first pass, then relather and do my second pass. So the lather stays warm for the time required. Now if the ceramic lasts for 25 years like the old mug I'll be in the tall cotton!Mike