Well it's been 2 weeks now since I received my MdC vetiver. During this period I have had one shave with one other soap (Jabonman Tobacco) otherwise it's exclusively been MdC. I feel I can now make a valid judgement on the product and a decision on my software. So the verdict is; winner. So I'm hoping to sell off all my soaps in 2017 except P&B, MdC, (will be purchasing the others shortly) Grandstaff and Jabonman. Whilst I believe others are very very good (likes of Haslinger, Tabac, SV and Fitjar) these soaps fulfill my requirements best.
When using MdC I like to use a dense badger, load for 15 seconds, dip the brush tips in water, shake off and re-load for another 20 seconds. The puck is not bloomed. This I find produces a mass of excellent lather. If I am using a razor with a small blade gap or without decent lug holes for lather to flow through, I use a thinner lather, which is achieved with a shorter load. Adding more water just creates a more slick lather, within reason.
This soap (fragrance mainly as performance is well documented) has been one of the best finds for myself in 2016. I did try samples of fougere and the original and wasn't overly impressed. It took long to load the sample (Shavedash) when pressed into my scuttle and was quite drying as
@pjgh found. Strange that it is different from the tub (same base so no difference apart from EO, with regards to Vetiver). I may have not dialed the water:soap properly, with the sample so will go back to these (I still have them). Definitely recommend trying this soap