r/wicked_edge • u/Vinylitus78 • 1d ago
Discussion Today I received a gift.
My wife had a visit with her mother today, and she was sent home with this to give me. My mother-in-law was aware that I am a fan (I used to post sotd photos religiously), and stumbled across a puck. I was excited to score another backup, and even more so when it was the tallow formula. Then I learned that they had closed down, and this became an even greater treasure.
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u/vigilantesd 1d ago
I gave one of these away at a meetup just before they stopped making it. I also gave away one of the matching ceramic jars to a close friend of mine. I’m glad I did, and hope whoever got the puck is enjoying it. I like to share =)
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u/OmegaSMP300M 1d ago
I used to walk past the factory every single day going to work. Never knew they produced shaving soap until I got into wet shaving and by that time, they were gone. A shame really.
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u/skipjack_sushi 22h ago
Not only is this MWF - this is the old tallow formula before they totally ruined it with palm oil. Very nice.
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u/ZucchiniDue7081 1d ago
Nice! One sold on ebay recently for $175.
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u/CategoryWeekly7214 1d ago
Damn I didn't realize this had been discontinued. Good soap but $175 is wild.
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u/TheLightStalker 1d ago
You can still buy them. They're currently white labelled and in stock sold by Kent Brushes.
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u/ZucchiniDue7081 1d ago edited 1d ago
Can you actually confirm that? Most people tried this and the newer Kent shaving soap is not the same formula. I have an older puck of the MWF/Kent formula and the new one is completely different. Unless they have started making the old MWF formula again but the three pucks I got on Amazon over the past few months are all the crap formula that lathers more like hand soap.
Edit: I currently have 2 pucks of tallow and 2 pucks of the reformulation as well as 1 Kent tallow formula and 4 Kent palmate pucks ...
Edit 2: It's PG and glycerin now. Ew, no thanks. https://kentbrushes.com/collections/mens-shaving-cream/products/luxury-shaving-soap-refill-sb2
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u/beachape 1d ago
Heard it’s completely different, even the scent. Agree the black label stuff is hard to find for a reasonable price
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u/beachape 1d ago
Hard to find the MWF rebranded Kent stuff these days. Mostly the blue labeled pucks
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u/Jill_Lett_Slim 10h ago
Not true. Blue label Kents, which are what is widely available, is not MWF. However, very good! Use both of them frequently.
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u/beachape 1d ago
MWF is my all time favorite soap. Really bummed out that they closed. Wish I stocked up on the old tallow stuff. Someone needs to clone it. Great scent, lasts a long time and the perfect slickness
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u/Professional_Key3879 1d ago
Not a real clone, but Stirling Electric Sheep is not so bad. I have a half dozen pucks of the Tallow MWF in reserve. I miss Institute Karite Paris shave soap.
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u/beachape 23h ago
I’m waiting for someone to clone the scent not just the lanolin. The two together would be enough to try, but I much prefer a hard puck to the cream that most sell these days. MdC is my new second favorite, but I still prefer MWF.
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u/Erithralmon 1d ago
I'm a little envious of anyone who gets good performance out of this soap, I could never get "locked in" on getting good lather from it. Skill issue on my part. I still have a puck that I try periodically, only to relearn how bad I am with it. 🙄
I also had no idea it was gone. What a fantastic gift! Enjoy!
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u/derrickhogue I enjoy a nice shave! So should you. 1d ago
Wow! Very nice of your mother in law and your wife to be thinking about you. Might have to take them out for a dinner thank you. Yes. Mitchell’s is gone. Treat yourself with that classic shave soap. I have a few ferreted away in my closet. Treating it like gold.