Martin de Candre

Martin de Candre | Original Shaving Soap 200g

$99

L’Original handmade, artisan shaving soap by Martin de Candre is superbly scented with Rosemary, Lavender and Mint, it’s a refreshing, clean scent and the perfect morning wake up call. Made in small batches in rural France since 1974 Martin de Candre shaving soaps are known worldwide for the exceptionally rich and protective lathers they deliver and their unique, pleasing scents.
The scent and the lather are stronger and richer than other brands and the lather seems to stay in the brush a lot better than other soaps, you will also notice that the soap retains heat leading to a better shave.
Expect around 12 months daily use from this shaving soap, it has been air-dried for many weeks so when it arrives with you it is very hard and moisture free.

Customer Reviews

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Evan Pupo

This soap, while a great value, is not perfect.

It does not smell like rosemary, lavender, and mint. It smells like a mix of your Grandmother's soap bar, and artificial lemon. It doesn't smell bad. In fact, it smells really nice. It just doesn't smell as advertised. Maybe I got a mislabeled jar, maybe I got a bad batch—I don't know. Going forward I would just get the unscented because I can't trust the other scents will smell how they're supposed to.

When it comes to performance, it does well but so far it hasn't wowed me. It's got good cushion and lathers easily, but it lacks slickness. My recommendation would be to use a pre-shave oil or soap.

The biggest draw here is longevity. This is triple-milled and a whopping 7oz of product. There are people who have hardly made a dent in their tub after 3 years.

TL;DR Doesn't smell bad, but doesn't smell like the description. Has good cushion and lathers easily, but lacks slickness; suggest a pre-shave soap or oil. Will last a long time.

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Paul D
Magnificent MdC

This is my second MdC purchase. The soap is fantastic. The scent of the Original formula is my favorite scent of any shave soap I've tried so far. Mdc is a premium product that will last over a year of daily use.

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Gary Wilson
Very nice

Borat approved !

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Rene Cayouette

Great stuff.

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Bill Smith
Worth Every Penny

I've been wet shaving for years and over the past year and a half I've been slowly beating down my artisinal soap inventory and focusing on a few core products like Mitchell's Wool Fat and Martin De Candre. This soap while almost $100 per jar, will last for over a year if you use it every day, or for years if you have a soap/cream rotation.

MdC is super easy to lather and leaves my face super smooth post shave.

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