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    Quote Originally Posted by RezDog View Post
    Tom would always find a way to trade for what he really wants, even if it takes two or three trades.
    HAR! I happened to pay MDC directly for that doomsday stuff!

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    Here's a not all-inclusive list that perform well for me, come in at a variety of price points, that easily can stand in for MdC or CF, and deliver a nice shaving experience:

    Czech & Speake, Cold River Soap Works, Tabac, Klar, Penhaligon's, Acqua Di Parma, Baume.Be, Santa Maria Novella, Antica Barbieria Cola, XPEC, Eufros, and Esbjerg.

    Fortunately for us wet shavers, there are a lot of excellent options available to us...unfortunately there are also quite a few dogs also, but that's one of the beauties of forums--word gets out fairly quickly on the dogs!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Legman View Post
    This morning I had a great shave with one of my Puma 6/8 razors and Tabac Soap. I love Tabac. I’ll always have it around and it got me to thinking if there was no possible way for me to buy MDC or Castle Forbes What would be my favorite soap or cream? So I thought I’d ask my fellow straight razor shavers;

    For me I think it would be Tabac and L’Occitane Soap and for Cream I’d go with TOBS.

    If I had to pick only one? Tabac Soap
    Do you mean 'can't afford' or 'not available'? It makes a difference as 'can't afford' takes ABC, SMN, AdP and the like off the table where 'unavailable' does not.

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    One soap that I really like that I can get locally is VDH luxury (not deluxe) shaving soap. The rest I have to order. MDC is still one of my favorites, but VDH luxury I would place in my top 5. Another one that I tried that I really enjoyed was from How To Grow A Mustache. I really like trying out new soaps, but there are some that I always rebuy and a few of those are VDH, MDC, Cella, and Proraso. Proraso is great for those early morning shaves when I need to wake up.

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    I have about 12 brands in regular rotation and Martin de Candre is among them.
    For my favourite brands I sometimes have more than one scent, so I have plenty of choice.

    Castle Forbes dropped out of this list quite some time ago.
    If an admittedly very good product like Castle Forbes doesn’t make the grade, it only shows how many excellent products are out there.

    If a single product would disappear, another one would fill the gap fairly soon.



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    In apparent anticipation of a lack of MdC several years ago I acquired 6 tubs of that holy grail just in case I ran out. At my current use rate they will last at least 12 years, more than enough for the projected length of my life. It's good to be an old fart! Hahahaha
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    I got 2 and can see it's going to last a loooong time. Every time I think about buying more soap I remember how long the MDC is going to last and it settles me down.
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    Well, like I said I’m ready a soap guy. The only creams I have in my arsenal are Castle Forbes Lavender, TOBS Lavender, And Geo. F. Trumper Coconut. They are really nice. Castle Forbes impresses me with how little of the product will make a HUGE amount of lather. I like it enough that I may try it in Lime or 1445. For Soap, I am totally impressed with MDC. But, honestly if I only had Tabac, and D. R. Harris I’d be ok. I like the Men’s Soap Co. soap as well. Nice Soap for the money. I will not be trying expec or Aqua Di Parma. The $65 bucks I paid for MDC is as high as I,ll go.
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    So many out there. Some like some I don't. I like some others don't.
    One thing I have been doing is retrying samples of some others like, yet I did not.
    Different lathering techniques are yielding some great results on some.
    Yet some....I cannot get past my nose.

    TBH, a REAL luxury for me is the occasional shave with Trumper's Limes.
    Getting thin, but a definite fave. Everyone has their faves!
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    I’ve heard good things about Barrister and Mann
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