MWF? What?!
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I just got a puck of MWF today and did some experimental lathering. I followed the instructions in this thread. I know I was doing something wrong, because as I tried to load the brush I started getting lots of runny bubbly lather, instead of the brush just loading up with thick soap sludge like it's supposed to. Since it was just an experiment I decided to try working it in the bowl anyway, and was able to get it meringue-y looking but it was still very airy (lots of tiny bubbles) and was not slick or cushioning.
Did I somehow use too much water, even though I squeezed out the brush and poured the water off the puck?
Did I somehow use too much water, even though I squeezed out the brush and poured the water off the puck?
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I have a larger fan-type badger brush that turns that bubbly loose load in to rich thick lather. Perhaps try starting nearly dry and load the brush up good and take it to the bowl and create a thin pastey consistency and add water as needed until you have a thick, dense, and plentiful lather.
PS. My puck is new and not "broken in" and i'm getting some insane lather. I cant wait to see what this stuff is like when I hit dead center with this puck.
Sometimes the MWF lather looks sub-par and not shave-worthy but I have found MWF lather to be "quirky" in this way. It will look like it's gonna cause trouble but it ends up giving the best shave ever.
Just keep face lathering it until most of those little bubbles are gone, don't worry if there are a few left, you may be very surprised as to how top notch the performance will be
+1. $33.37 including shipping for one with bowl and one refill. Far less than what it would cost just for the bowl from US vendors. Plus, the shipping is fast. You should get it within a week.
Mine puck of MWF was great latherer earlier. Then I forgot about it for four months or so... now it doesn't lather almost at all. With any brush. Boar, badger... it doesn't matter. Maybe lack for using caused this. Great soap though.
I tried lathering with it one more time last night, this time squeezing the brush pretty much as dry as I could. This time I started to get the familiar paste worked into the brush, and loaded it up pretty well (from what I could tell, anyway). I moved over to the lathering bowl and played with it for a while, and I think I was getting somewhere. I still haven't actually shaved with MWF as I wanted to make sure I had some idea of what I was doing making the lather first. I've been face lathering with my Proraso green tub, and I've read a lot of posts about how MWF works best when you face-lather it, so I think when I shave tomorrow morning with the MWF I will just get as much soap paste into the brush as I can and try building lather on my face.Sometimes the MWF lather looks sub-par and not shave-worthy but I have found MWF lather to be "quirky" in this way. It will look like it's gonna cause trouble but it ends up giving the best shave ever.
Just keep face lathering it until most of those little bubbles are gone, don't worry if there are a few left, you may be very surprised as to how top notch the performance will be
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Alright, I'm gonna break this down a bit.
Here's how I lather it up, and keep in mind, this puck has been used only 4x.
Equipment:
VDH Soap Bowl
MWF Soap
AoS Badger Brush
Cheap target soup bowl
Let's begin,
1. Gather your stuff
2. Soak your brush
3. Squeeze as much water as you can out
4. Check to see that the brush is nearly dry, but still slightly moist to load from soap
5. Add a tad bit of water to your soap
6. Start swirling your brush lightly, do not mash
7. Examine load. If it looks good enough to you, stop
8. Start swirling in your bowl
9. Swirl and mash some more
10. Add some water, as needed
11. Swirl, mash, swirl
12. Swirl, mash, swirl
13. Swirl, mash, swirl (Maybe add a tad water)
14. Swirl, mash, swirl
Enjoy a damn fine shave. (Edit: I know this looks a tad bubbly and thin, but i'm not used to this bowl for lathering. I'm more of a face lather-er. The same technique applies, but produces a creamier, and more thick result)
Here's how I lather it up, and keep in mind, this puck has been used only 4x.
Equipment:
VDH Soap Bowl
MWF Soap
AoS Badger Brush
Cheap target soup bowl
Let's begin,
1. Gather your stuff
2. Soak your brush
3. Squeeze as much water as you can out
4. Check to see that the brush is nearly dry, but still slightly moist to load from soap
5. Add a tad bit of water to your soap
6. Start swirling your brush lightly, do not mash
7. Examine load. If it looks good enough to you, stop
8. Start swirling in your bowl
9. Swirl and mash some more
10. Add some water, as needed
11. Swirl, mash, swirl
12. Swirl, mash, swirl
13. Swirl, mash, swirl (Maybe add a tad water)
14. Swirl, mash, swirl
Enjoy a damn fine shave. (Edit: I know this looks a tad bubbly and thin, but i'm not used to this bowl for lathering. I'm more of a face lather-er. The same technique applies, but produces a creamier, and more thick result)
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Got my MWF today. Do you guys throw out the pieces of plastic/foamy stuff that help the puck fit nicely in the bowl?
I'm glad I got the bowl because the mug I was planning to use had I bought the refill turned out to be too small.
I'm glad I got the bowl because the mug I was planning to use had I bought the refill turned out to be too small.
Trying my MWF tonight....question is, who gets the first crack at it? My Rooney 3/1 or Semogue LE 09?
Why not buy from a dealer in the United States? Whats a couple of dollars either way?
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US would cost near 50 for the bowl and 2 pucks. Out of Europe, you're looking at 17 bucks cheaper.
And at the gentlemen with the VDH bowl, you're welcome. I hope it works well for you.
Thanks for the comments all, keep 'em coming
Are you freaking kidding me?! I've just been reminded why I got into this hobby in the first place. Used my brand-new MWF and had one of the closest, cleanest, most pleasurable shaves ever and I didn't have to change a thing.
Maybe I'm just blessed with soft water. Maybe I have a good brush (Rooney 3/1). But I used the same technique I use for any soap and MWF (on the 1st use) gave me tons of rich, thick, moist lather as good as any I've gotten from Tabac or Cella. And this from doing 12 swirls on the puck and taking the brush directly to my face. I had enough lather for 4 passes easy. I had a near-perfect shave with no irritation and 2 small weepers, probably due to using a new blade I hadn't tried before. A splash of TOBS Sandalwood (which I think complements the MWF fragrance quite nicely) and my skin was wonderfully soft and smooth.
If my skin doesn't become irritated tomorrow like it does with some lanolin products -- Musgo Real and Godrej Deluxe -- I may have just found a RAD killer!
Maybe I'm just blessed with soft water. Maybe I have a good brush (Rooney 3/1). But I used the same technique I use for any soap and MWF (on the 1st use) gave me tons of rich, thick, moist lather as good as any I've gotten from Tabac or Cella. And this from doing 12 swirls on the puck and taking the brush directly to my face. I had enough lather for 4 passes easy. I had a near-perfect shave with no irritation and 2 small weepers, probably due to using a new blade I hadn't tried before. A splash of TOBS Sandalwood (which I think complements the MWF fragrance quite nicely) and my skin was wonderfully soft and smooth.
If my skin doesn't become irritated tomorrow like it does with some lanolin products -- Musgo Real and Godrej Deluxe -- I may have just found a RAD killer!
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Are you freaking kidding me?! I've just been reminded why I got into this hobby in the first place. Used my brand-new MWF and had one of the closest, cleanest, most pleasurable shaves ever and I didn't have to change a thing.
Maybe I'm just blessed with soft water. Maybe I have a good brush (Rooney 3/1). But I used the same technique I use for any soap and MWF (on the 1st use) gave me tons of rich, thick, moist lather as good as any I've gotten from Tabac or Cella. And this from doing 12 swirls on the puck and taking the brush directly to my face. I had enough lather for 4 passes easy. I had a near-perfect shave with no irritation and 2 small weepers, probably due to using a new blade I hadn't tried before. A splash of TOBS Sandalwood (which I think complements the MWF fragrance quite nicely) and my skin was wonderfully soft and smooth.
If my skin doesn't become irritated tomorrow like it does with some lanolin products -- Musgo Real and Godrej Deluxe -- I may have just found a RAD killer!
It's the softwater. This must be hell for the hard water folks.
Never had a problem with the MWF.
Even when the lather is thin, it still works better than most.
try face lathering with it.
Nice.
Even when the lather is thin, it still works better than most.
try face lathering with it.
Nice.
That's what I did, face lathered. I ditched the bowl more than a year ago and haven't looked back. And yes, the quality of the lather was equal to any of the big hitters.
We have some of the hardest water in the country here, and I've not had any trouble with it...
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