I like them both. They both take very little to get enough lather for 2 passes easy. My 50ml jar of MDC lasted forever. I had to have gotten atleast 250 shaves out of it and that was with loading more than enough. In fact the residue that was left on the bottom of the bowl was enough for a few shaves. I honestly can't figure out how its even possible. Arko I just rub the stick on my face a little and go to the brush. It will explode with suds with just a few swirls of a brush. Arko does kind of have a medicinal, urinal cake smell to it, but most aftershaves will replace the smell. The performance and price make it worth it to me.