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Martin de Candre

So i sprung for a bowl of Martin de Candre, very expensive. Not much lather. For a few days, I went back to some old bowls, Mandarino something, and SoCal Hipster. Much better lather, good smells. I guess it's good to rotate.
Jack
 
I can confirm what others have already mentioned: MdC lathers like it's being paid to do so.

However, when I first tried MdC, I was mildly disappointed. Despite reading tons of reviews praising its ease of lathering, I didn't load the soap enough. I couldn't believe how little lather I got, and the shave was subpar compared to many cheaper alternatives.

Now, I rarely pick anything else but MdC. I load for 10 seconds into a bowl and continue to swirl around for another 20 seconds. Then, I have the most slick and smooth lather, which gives me an almost guaranteed great shave every time.

My advice would be to experiment with the loading times and spend some time finding the right lather consistency you like. I'm sure your experience with MdC will improve
 

musicman1951

three-tu-tu, three-tu-tu
I'm completely befuddled by this. MdC is the easiest lathering soap ever made. I typically load a damp brush for 10 seconds and end up with a bowl of lather yielding 3 passes and then some. How are you lathering?
MdC has been my go to soap for quite a few years now. I've never experienced any difficulty with a new jar of soap. I load a damp brush for 4-5 seconds, but that is a useless number unless you use my brush and my water - and my lightening speed on the puck.

I have used no soaps that load as easily as MdC. CCS and SV are close. I will say that no matter how many hundreds of times I've used it, when I first spread the soap on my face it always looks like too little soap. Then I add water and make too much lather.
 
I used it about five years ago. It does make lather pretty easily but the shave was average. No better than Stirling
which costs 1/5 MDC and vastly inferior to JacK Black, which is half the price. It’s just another obsolete soap product.
Do you get kickbacks from each post you slobber all over Jack Black shave cream? Lol, you come into a soap thread to tout your end all be all shave cream. We get it, you found your perfect setup. Jack Black has some decent products but it’s just another heavily marketed name that’s over engineered with a ton of junk in it.
 

Tirvine

ancient grey sweatophile
I have been using nothing but MdC for over four years (three pucks; just started my fourth). My latest is a brain bowl. A wet brush atop the puck for five seconds is plenty for more than three passes. This one is the original, very clean subtle.
 
Do you get kickbacks from each post you slobber all over Jack Black shave cream? Lol, you come into a soap thread to tout your end all be all shave cream. We get it, you found your perfect setup. Jack Black has some decent products but it’s just another heavily marketed name that’s over engineered with a ton of junk in it.

Do you get kickbacks from each post you slobber all over Jack Black shave cream? Lol, you come into a soap thread to tout your end all be all shave cream. We get it, you found your perfect setup. Jack Black has some decent products but it’s just another heavily marketed name that’s over engineered with a ton of junk in it.
Over engineering is good. Junk no. Just vastly superior to 1800’s technology.
 
Looking at the JB Supreme Cream, it's soap. With a couple added surfactants and stabilizers. Yes, it has a bunch of herbal oils/flower extracts, but it's hardly unique there. I'm sure it's a great product, I may have to get a tube to try it out, but pretending it's some kind of space-age innovation is just silly. The Beard Lube is different but I won't be trying that as eucalyptus is a no-go in our house.

Anyway, MdC is a nice soap. It's simple, lathers easily, and has nice fragrances.
 
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