Beau Brummell The Original Marble Shaving Soap Bowl Handmade from 100% Natural Marble with Interior Grooves for Maximum Lather | Heat Retaining Stone Provides a Luxurious Hot Shave Experience

With the same shaving cream and with the same razor but with this bowl (instead of another one), the shave experience is dramatically better – producing a better lather and getting a better shave. I cannot imagine getting a better lather — would likely get a better shave with a different razor. Definitely , the bowl s able to retain water heat and whatever coarseness is there on the inside is perfect for producing a good lather. Even when I have by mistake left too much water on the brush, the lather still comes out a lot better than with the prior bowl. But, now I know how much moistness to leave behind on the brush and I get a perfect lather.Holds my brush comfortably; the size of the bowl is perfect for my brush (I will update with the size of the brush soon). For best results, I fill the bowl with hot (hottest) water. Soak the brush with hot water and leave the brush in the bowl for 15 to 30 minutes. Then squeeze and shake to get most of the water out of the brush. Add Nivea cream to the bowl and generate awesome lather.Looks good, is heavy (but not extremely heavy), fits well in my hand.Could it/should it have been priced lower? I think, yes. But I knew how much I was paying for it and I am totally satisfied. Hence no hesitation in giving it five stars.