Mitchell's wool fat

I love it, but then I live less than a mile from the factory in the peoples republic of Yorkshire. I think it helps if you have soft water from t'Pennines. I remember trying it in London where the water is that hard it comes out with a flick knife and I really struggled.
Argh yes. I used to work opposite in Wibsey Park Mills :eek: I wasn't into Wet Shaving at the time. Not sure if it has a bricks & mortar shop that is open to the public.
 
I've used it for years, like it, it agrees with me, I can lather it..... And so forth. The use of MWF is a sort of "Rite of Passage". Get the better of it, and you'll be confident with any other.

So true. Living in a hard water area I was really struggling with my badger brush and bowl lathering so put it back on the shelf. Today I received a Yaqi Moka Express Mew Brown synthetic brush and I thought I'd try face lathering. So for a laugh I pulled out the MWF not expecting much. I was stunned! My best shave yet. Lathered brilliantly and a really close shave with the fragrance I love and a lovely post-shave feel to the skin.

Moral of the story - this soap loves face lathering with a good synthetic.
 
I have recently returned to DE shaving and fortunately bought MWF as my first soap. I am currently holding the newbie box and enjoying trying the alternative soaps and creams, but as yet haven't found anything as good. I live in a hard water area and have no problem getting a good lather with a cheap synthetic brush. Well worth a try.
 
do yourself a favour...TABAC
Unless you want to smell like an old lady handbag for a very long time, if you're prepared to give grandma a big kiss

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After trying all kind of soaps and creams, I've settled on the Fat, and Tobac, I alternate between the two. They both smell masculine, have a nice ceramic bowl with a lid, and are relatively cheap as a refill. What's not to like?
As for being hard to lather: I live in north Germany where the water hardness is off the scale, and with my synthetic MÜHLE brush, I have never had any problems. So much lather that I have to rinse most of it away after a three-pass shave, which I always find a bit of a waste.
 
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Therein lies the problem, it's such a pity they discontinued Irisch Moos. Fine shaving soaps are very good though, the performance equals Tabac but they're available in less polarising scents.
I don't know why some people have a problem with Tabac: I also have Tabac aftershave in my rotation, and I use the Deo too. I haven't noticed people avoiding me due to the stink :D The usual YMMV....
 
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