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All right, shaves are over and I have to try a few sticks to rank this one properly. Full review this week-end.
Glad to hear that worked out, Luc.
MWF makes a great stick, whether you reformat it or not. One nice thing about putting it in a stick holder is that it no longer develops cracks from drying out. And it might free up your MWF dish for other things. Mine seems to be pretty durable: next time I use it I will try to track its weight across several shaves. Last time around I was using about half a gram per shave.
Glad to hear that worked out, Luc.
MWF makes a great stick, whether you reformat it or not. One nice thing about putting it in a stick holder is that it no longer develops cracks from drying out. And it might free up your MWF dish for other things. Mine seems to be pretty durable: next time I use it I will try to track its weight across several shaves. Last time around I was using about half a gram per shave.
I had an Erasmic stick in my box of stuff. I opened it up and found it to be very brittle and had broken up around the holder. I found the soap to be waxy. I tried a test lather and was not impressed. One of the first hits on Google was this thread. Based on my observations and what Luc experienced, I tossed the stick. Life's too short. Luc, thank you for your ongoing shave stick review. Looking forward to your month long journey with the MWF puck.
I just finished a week long run with Arko. Not my first time using it, or shave sticks. I love them. Arko makes a great latherToday was my first stick soap shave with an Arko. Liked it a lot. Seems to me like it simplifies steps without cutting corners and I have the feeling I ended up with a nicer glide. Again, it was my first stick soap shave and first experience with the Arko so I am comparing pears to apples. Will try Luc's trick of treating a puck as a stick. Just to make a fair comparison.
15 shaves completed this morning and 15 to go. I tried a superlather with Nivea original shave cream. Surprisingly, the Nivea scent took over (quite strongly actually).
There's a good piece of MWF that is now gone. I had to move the wrapper down a bit. The aluminium foil works well with the soap. No signs of cracking for now. I'm thinking that I might see some if I leave the puck alone for a few days. I would qualify the usage of a puck as a stick a big success. It's very easy and the side of MWF provides a very large surface to apply the product which means that I have enough product to face lather within 10 seconds.
Thanks for this thread Luc. It's a day too late. I had to trim a puck of Cade yesterday to make it fit. Your MWF experiment is very interesting. I may try this approach with a puck of TOBS Jermyn St. I just can't seem to make a good lather. Perhaps applying it like a stick may yield different results. I'll post results when I try it out.
That photo of MWF after 15 shaves is amazing. I've always enjoyed the fat, but always face lathered. (Interestingly it seems to work better with boar brushes for me).
I'm not sure if I'm going to try it or not. Life's too short for sh*tty shaves. I may just chunk up the Jermyn St soap, wrape it up in cheesecloth, and use it in my dresser drawersI hope that helps, but TOBS soaps do not have as good a reputation as their creams. Their creams are supposed to be made by Creightons. I am not sure who makes their soaps, but at least they are not listed at http://www.soapworksltd.co.uk/our-clients.