Thread: Major update on Mitchell's Wool Fat soap!

Well, to add oil to the fire of the discussion, I have to say that, it took me few days just to go thru the whole MWF shaving soap comments, and as a curious person, along with reading on other shaving soaps. I so decided to go for it, and 2 others. So I ended up ordering 1 MWF shaving soap, 1 Scottish Fine Soap, and 6 sticks of La Toja (weight concern for the package), delivered to my new location in South America.
I ran out of TGQ soaps, most of them lost to unscrupulous customs officials. I new of La Toja long 35 years ago, as regular soap, and discover later on during a trip to Spain, their can of shaving cream ............ I loved it.
To make the story short, today is the fifth time I am using MWF and I just understood the meaning of glide and smooth. We do have hard water here, but with patience and intuition I finely got to the point where I do understand what members are talking about when they say it's "hard" or "harder" to lather, but .... oh boy .... the results. And I think the next time will be even better.
I got it from connaughtshaving for $23, in the wooden bowl, delivered.
I have been using a safety razor until now, as I am a little bit afraid of those cut throat beautiful razors, especially of the Iwasaki I have in reserve, but now I have a lot more confidence to go forward with it. I just ordered some camellia oil, a plane with nagura, the appropriate nagura stone (thanks to this forum info and Alex @ the Japan Stones) for the Nakayama wet stone that I also have in reserve.
MWF left me without a rash, no cuts/nicks, soft and smooth, even 15h later. Really a pleasant surprise, but I did not get this on my first try with it, it has to be noted. My whiskers are not that hard, my skin sensitive, I don't shave every day, as I do not have to go the office (this helps), nevertheless I really like the result today.
Today I used, with the MWF, my Merkur silver badger brush, hard water, and a Wilkinson blade, 3 passes, left the 4th coat on my face for a few minutes before rinse. Brave Soldier "Code Blue" after shave, next time will be l'Occitane "Cade" after shave balm.
I'm thinking about asking the local shoe maker to cover the Iwasaki handle with some brown leather, the only thing missing on my list is the strop ............. I'm all ears about comments on the selection.