Calling All ‘Fat’ Fans…

hotmetal said:
Another less than stellar shave. I did start really dry but even after working it for ages on my face it dissipated quite quick. Then again I was arguing with my girlfriend about woman stuff. Note to self do not take calls from women while you have a blade to your neck. More carnage.
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Did you find it to be thin and foamy? I've experimented a bit and found out how I can achieve vastly different results. One extreme I experienced was like the foam you get if you use loads of washing up liquid in a sink - no substance to it, just a load of foamy bubbles. I managed this with a lickimat dog bowl (I know you have one). I also got a thin and foamy result when palm lathering by scrubbing the brush around in circles in much that same way many do when face lathering.

The method I used to get a thick, creamy, glossy lather is to just stick to painting motions with the brush the whole time (I don't mean during loading from the puck).

I wonder if anyone else shares this experience. I wonder if it is a case of avoiding 'whisking' too much air into the lather. Perhaps it's that the 'painting' knocks the air out, or at least avoids introducing air bubbles?

In case it's relevant I have hard water (total hardness 305 mg/l).
Yours is hard too right @hotmetal ? Your water, I mean. :eek:
 
Gairdner said:
It’s Kent/MWF and it came from me. That potentially means I have another three duds here. Great. I should change the thread title to, ‘Sod it and buy Salter Instead.’ Or ‘What Price Proraso?’
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What's cookin Big G,

Well I never!! There's been other crap batches before? That was a well hidden fact by the "enthusiastic" MWF members. Yeah, the poor puck performance wasn't always that guy doing something wrong.

In the words of the excellent actor Ricardo Montalban/Fantasy Island when he noticed a boat sinking nearby and said in his rich Corinthian leather accent. "Luke ahht thaat, eat's a "sheepwreck". Yeah sounds like that's what kinda batch you got.

Jeeez, first Ingrams and now this scandal coming to light. Hang in there.

Martin
 
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In my opinion after trying to shave with MWF (in Kent guise) batch no: 8923 is poor. Thin, wispy, dissipating lather regardless of my efforts. I’ve used up almost two cakes in my time and never had an issue but my faith is lost. I cannot afford to spend £26 on shaving soap for it to be crap. Back to Salter for me, alas.
 
Gairdner said:
In my opinion after trying to shave with MWF (in Kent guise) batch no: 8923 is poor. Thin, wispy, dissipating lather regardless of my efforts. I’ve used up almost two cakes in my time and never had an issue but my faith is lost. I cannot afford to spend £26 on shaving soap for it to be crap. Back to Salter for me, alas.
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Tis a shame, I've been lucky to have never come across a bad batch but if I had I would probably feel the way you do now.


Paul.
 
Blademonkey said:
Tis a shame, I've been lucky to have never come across a bad batch but if I had I would probably feel the way you do now.


Paul.
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What do I do with three duff cakes? They’re not likely to take them back are they?

Personally, I feel they should be replaced by either Kent or MWF and unless they do so. I’m done with them forever.

I started this thread as a celebration of what I formerly considered to be one of the best shaving soaps regardless of price and certainly the best value considering how hard it is to finish a cake. It just lasts and lasts.

Fat no more?
 
Gairdner said:
What do I do with three duff cakes? They’re not likely to take them back are they?

Personally, I feel they should be replaced by either Kent or MWF and unless they do so. I’m done with them forever.

I started this thread as a celebration of what I formerly considered to be one of the best shaving soaps regardless of price and certainly the best value considering how hard it is to finish a cake. It just lasts and lasts.

Fat no more?
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Send Kent an email to say your products were not upto their standard of quality. Hopefully they will get back to you with some positive course of action.
 
Gairdner said:
What do I do with three duff cakes? They’re not likely to take them back are they?

Personally, I feel they should be replaced by either Kent or MWF and unless they do so. I’m done with them forever.

I started this thread as a celebration of what I formerly considered to be one of the best shaving soaps regardless of price and certainly the best value considering how hard it is to finish a cake. It just lasts and lasts.

Fat no more?
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Whether you choose to buy more MWF after this debacle is up to you, but I'd suggest to make the most out of the cakes you're lumbered with you could add a drop of glycerin. It might give a bit more substance to the lather.
Just an idea.
Or you could mix it with another known performer soap (preferably an unscented one) like van der hagen or Surrey which are cheap and relatively easy to get hold of.
Just another idea.
 
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