As for the post shave, I actually love it. I shave my head and around my beard. A lot of other soaps are harder to get all the residue off. MdC is super easy to clean off after a shave.
I do the same except with 444. Excellent results.They are terrific soaps, probably my second highest rated soap in my den. I have Original & Fougere. It is top tier in all areas except post-shave, as we all already know. What I realize is that what MdC does is focus on making the best soap & leave the post shave to the post shave camp of products. What I do is use Ethos Skin Food as my splash & I have a top drawer post shave with the MdC. A less costly option is to use Nivea Sensitive Post Shave Balm & use 7 - 10 drops in your hand & also splash some of your AS splash of your choice into your hand. Rub the mixture together then apply to your face. Both methods provide great post shave feel. And, of course, YMMV!
I've never smelled the Agrumes, but it just has to be better than the medicinal lavender plus formaldehyde smell of the original.
My original sample is close to running out after about 6 shaves. I probably have another shave left in it but that is about it. I do have 3 more samples to start with: Argumes, Vetyver and Fougere.
My initial thoughts are kind of mixed to be honest. I like the soap. The price is not an issue given the number of uses I should get from the soap. I am not sure if I love it or not though. The scent was ok though with the other samples I will have a better idea on which one I like the best. I do think that my tallow soaps create slicker lather for me than the MdC did. All of the soaps I have used get really good lather but if I had to rate them:
Declaration Grooming (Milksteak) > Barrister and Mann (Excelsior) = Zingari Man (Sego) > Stirling > MdC
Part of it could be the water we have. A lot of it could just be my inexperience.
Got the samples at Maggards.Where did you get the samples? My Shave Dash samples last nearly a month and I'm loading more heavily than when I use my jar of MdC Rose. Your lather may be too thick/not hydrated enough. I'm a fan of Stirling, but I find MdC is noticeably slicker and the post shave is fine (Stirling may have an edge there).
(your going to have to lose the Sharks logo soon...support the home team and all )
Also, I am probably not going to switch teams for a while .. ha ha. Its hard for me to do that since I have a lot of players I really like on the Sharks.
I had a sample of the Vetiver and it's my favorite Vetiver of any I've tried. Most are very floral and bright by comparison to MdC.I exclusively use MdC at this point, bought four 200gr jars that I would rank in the following order:
1. Vetiver
2. Agrumes
3. Rose
4. Nature
Tried a sample of the Fougère but did not care for the scent.. Performance-wise it's all I would want from a soap.
I had a sample of the Vetiver and it's my favorite Vetiver of any I've tried. Most are very floral and bright by comparison to MdC.
How is the Rose? Intense, light, etc?
I exclusively use MdC at this point, bought four 200gr jars that I would rank in the following order:
1. Vetiver
2. Agrumes
3. Rose
4. Nature
Tried a sample of the Fougère but did not care for the scent.. Performance-wise it's all I would want from a soap.
Thank you. I'd probably like it. I have tried "ROSA PURA" from Soapy Science and it was waay too strong for me. I like the scent of roses, but I prefer the scent to be similar to actually smelling a rose, not the strength of a Bath and Bodyworks scent.It's a very clean, natural and linear rose note. I'd say the scent strength is slightly lower than the others. The reason why I like the vetiver a bit more is that the benzoin undertone works better in that scent. (the agrumes has no benzoin I think) The rose without benzoin would be even better in my opinion but don't be mistaken, it's a glorious soap!
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Awesome pic, nice collection of simple tools.It's a very clean, natural and linear rose note. I'd say the scent strength is slightly lower than the others. The reason why I like the vetiver a bit more is that the benzoin undertone works better in that scent. (the agrumes has no benzoin I think) The rose without benzoin would be even better in my opinion but don't be mistaken, it's a glorious soap!
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It's a very clean, natural and linear rose note. I'd say the scent strength is slightly lower than the others. The reason why I like the vetiver a bit more is that the benzoin undertone works better in that scent. (the agrumes has no benzoin I think) The rose without benzoin would be even better in my opinion but don't be mistaken, it's a glorious soap!
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I never had one with a glass jar but I do prefer their older, understated labeling.I have barely dented my jar of Original from years ago in the glass. I also had and gave away a jar of Fougere. It was an excellent Fougere but I am not particularly enamored with the genre. I am one who could use MdC exclusively as well. It’s absolutely wonderful.
This thread prompted me to order some Vetyver before it’s all gone. Ordered from Maggard. I do have to admit, I was a bit disappointed to hear that MdC switched from glass to plastic jars. I always felt the goass gave their product a more premium appeal.