Maybe they decided to adopt the Apple's strategy: offer a good product, but keep the price high. Play in the luxury category. This seems to be working for them.
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Thanks for that ingredient comparison Birnando, I agree about the MDC being pricey guys, I'll probably keep dragging my heels about picking that one up for a while, grab one eventually though. Sure sounds worth trying from all the reviews I've read. Thanks guys !
Scott
Hi patricksrp, I'm going to get the MDC by the end of this year, too many great reviews about it, even though it's a little pricey I just have to check it out.
I think you'll like it. As you would have read by now, you don't need a lot to make a good lather. The best thing with MDC is your first shave with it. And if I may recommend one thing, it would be to use a badger brush instead of a boar brush. I love using a boar brush, but for some reason MDC seems to work better with a badger brush.
No problem there, I've always been a badger brush man.
Scott
I've been using MdC for most of this weeks shaving and I've had it in the rotation for a couple of years.
On a cost per container basis....yup it's "spendy" as my friends in the Great NW say...
On a per shave basis it comes in as a great value, it's magical how little you need to get great results. And you need to love it 'cause that jar will last forever.
Vis-à-vis Savonnerie du bon Berger? Not my feeling at all.
Let us focus on features that are not entirely subjective: Ability to lather; glide; skin care. In my humble opinion, ability to lather is equal; SdbB has slightly better glide, not that it really matters, because MdC's is quite sufficient; aftershave skin care: SdbB wins by leaps and bounds.
Granted, the latter point is the most subjective, but MdC positively dries out my skin. Even if used for two days in a row. That is the real deal breaker for me. There are quite a few soaps around that are efficient, and effective. Compared to those, MdC falls miserably short in that department. Otherwise nice, but I refuse to spend money on soaps that fall short in any department.
And yes, I really like Savonnerie du bon Berger. A lot. Blame it on Wim.