The 3017 Martin de Candre Fest - It's Live!

I'm ready

I opened the jar and took a sniff.

I had a brain bowl last year. After a couple of months of daily use, I barely put a dent in it. I think a year could be easily attained with it.

beginish said:

I opened the jar and took a sniff.

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I did more then that.... I did a test lather. I will be starting tomorrow as my Mochaccino sample ran out today

I'm in. I have a small sample of the original and the fougere so I will use those for now. I'll be pulling the plug on a full jar early February, I'm just trying to figure out which scent I like best. They are both excellent 😕

Since I took up wet shaving some time ago, I have seldom used the same soap or cream 2 days in a row, much less from beginning to end. I could never commit to this, you don't think that using the same soap, especially a jar the size of MdC, would be boring used day after day after day after day.......?

novice said:

Since I took up wet shaving some time ago, I have seldom used the same soap or cream 2 days in a row, much less from beginning to end. I could never commit to this, you don't think that using the same soap, especially a jar the size of MdC, would be boring used day after day after day after day.......?

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For me, I like change as well. This will give me a chance to really dial in to perfection one great product. Plus MdC is an awesome scent and performs great so I don't think I'll mind using it.

Plus I'm going to make it a personal challenge and reward myself if I can complete it, just like I did after completing the 2014 Year of Gentlemanly Shenanigans.

Cheers,

M.

Good luck!

novice said:

Since I took up wet shaving some time ago, I have seldom used the same soap or cream 2 days in a row, much less from beginning to end. I could never commit to this, you don't think that using the same soap, especially a jar the size of MdC, would be boring used day after day after day after day.......?

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If you're toying with the idea, I suggest you try it for a week and see how it goes.

brianw said:

I did more then that.... I did a test lather. I will be starting tomorrow as my Mochaccino sample ran out today

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What?!??!?!?

Did I mumble ???? I think I will skip a shave tomorrow and start on Sunday !!!!!

Turn off the Bay City Rollers...the French Soap Fest is about to begin!

Not a chance, there is far too much in my arsenal to ignore for the use of just one soap for however long it takes to , I choose the soap or cream daily, a spur of the moment decision!

Looks like I'm the first to comment.....

Youse guys are right this is a thirsty soap. Lather was okay, and shave was okay. We shall see how this progresses, but as of 1 shave....give me back my SCS

And we're off!

My shave with it was similar to Brian's. I did a 20 second load, and spent a couple of minutes adding water and face lathering. It's thirsty. Lather was slick and smelled fantastic, but there is some dialing in to do. I will also point out that Plisson European White knots are on the scritchy side.

I went back and forth on this one, and finally decided to join y'all.

I'm in the 2015 annual restraint, so I figure to be using the same soaps for a long time this year, and I thought this would be a good way to stick to MdC Fougere till it is gone. I have a handful of shaves (maybe 3 or 4) on the 200g jar.

I can get by with a 15 second load, but I like 30 to build a good lather. I then added some water after 30 and 60 seconds, and lathered a total of 2.5 minutes in a bowl with great results! Great smell too, especially paired with Country Club for Men Classic Fougere aftershave.

novice said:

Since I took up wet shaving some time ago, I have seldom used the same soap or cream 2 days in a row, much less from beginning to end. I could never commit to this, you don't think that using the same soap, especially a jar the size of MdC, would be boring used day after day after day after day.......?

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No two soaps are the same.
Some people like variation and some stick to a (winning) set formula. Each to their own. I'm glad we're all different.
In the morning I'm usually on automatic when it comes to shaving. Once I know how a specific soap lathers up, I'm happy to keep using it. However, once in a while I do get bored but not often.

Best of luck to the brave warriors. I just received a jar of Fooger to work through, but my brain bowl is still a heaping mound after 1.5 years of off and on use.

Maybe after I finish a puck of AOS Sandalwood... And after I take down the brain bowl... Yeah, this isn't going to happen while I'm still youngish.

First shave in the bag for an ounce of MdC scented. Used a Semogue 1305 with a light load that had just enough for three passes. Added a lot of water and and agree with prior comments about MdC being thirsty. The scent is strong. I like it, perhaps a little more medicinal than expected. Great, close shave. Post shave feel is very good. I understand why many rave about this soap.