Wet The Face - Vintage BarberShop

Company: Wet The Face

Product: Vintage Barbershop

Founder: Don Youngner

Location: Huntington N.Y.

Website: http://www.wettheface.com

When it comes to releasing a new product one must be careful to select the proper time.

Holidays are very tricky to do I always struggle with which one? I didn’t want to be another pumpkin spice on Octobers shaving soap line up. I wanted something a wet shaver could use at any time but yet remember back on how he or she received it. So I never really set my sights for releasing anything until a few months ago when I came across an article explaining how barbers operated shops back in the 30,40, and 50. It went on to explain how they operated and what were the interesting variety of fragrances back then.

Georgetown Pottery - G20 Scuttle

Review
Product: Shaving Scuttle
Inventor: Dr. Chris Moss
First Ever: Sara Bonnyman Pottery

When I first saw one it was a “Shave of the Day” (SOTD) picture. I was really trying to figure out what it was. The guy was so excited; it had arrived in the mail that day. After a few minutes, I said to myself what’s the big deal. Well as it turns out it’s a very big deal. This amazing piece of pottery can change the way you wet shave. It’s a clever design, which allows you to heat your shaving soap or cream as you lather. If you’ve ever sat down for a hot shave from your local barber then you know how great this feels.
The way it works is by transferring the heat from water added to the inside of the scuttles reservoir to the outermost layers causing what’s ever inside it’s cup to be heated. You place your soap or cream inside the cup and start slowly adding water to building up to an amazing hot rich lather.

I have a G20 (pictured) The G is short for George Town the 20 is 20oz water capacity. It comes with a stopper so water is held tightly inside to help reduce spillage. Some scuttle designers will offer different patterns on the inside cup to help promote lather and for holding the soap in place. I don’t find myself using it all the time but when I do it’s helped in giving me great shaves.

We all should thank Dr. Chris Moss who came up with the idea and had Sara Bonnyman make the very first one in her studio.

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Below are some links to Shaving Scuttle

http://www.sarabonnymanpottery.com/
http://www.georgetownpottery.com/
http://www.straightrazordesigns.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=19&products_id=1167
http://www.dirtybirdpottery.com/shavinggear.html
https://www.etsy.com/market/shaving_scuttle

Light Foot’s Shaving Cream Soap

Product: LightFoot’s Shaving Cream Soap

Location: Chester, England

Website: Do a Google Search

Well. I knew it would happen again at some point and it did this week with LightFoot’s Shaving Cream Soap. One of the worst shaving experiences I’ve encountered in a long time. This soap came in a subscription box a few years ago and I avoided using this until it was one of the last things left I didn’t try. I wish I would have just thrown it out.