Mystic Waters?

I am a member here (only joined a short while ago though, because I didn't know about it before) and I'll be very happy to answer anybody's questions. I like getting the sort of feedback that comes on the forums and I definitely try to improve my products and offer new fragrances based on suggestions.

Pro tip. Load it crazy. And then some more.

I love the floral scents. Jasmine, lily of the valley, Lilac, ect.

I have been using Mystic Water soap for the past 5 years and I have never had any issues lathering this soap. I find it to be one of the best soaps that I have ever tried.

I have also conducted 4 experiments with different types of 'hard' water from different areas of the US, for three of these, and one from the UK.
In all of the experiments, I had no major issues.
It could be that I have gotten used to the characteristics of this soap, but I really don't think so as many newbies have reported good results, as well.

I plan on posting my results with the final 4th experiment as the member who sent me his water has recently joined this forum.
I'll try to do that this week, at some point, when I have more time.

For now, here is a very good video that a friend, on another forum, made of his lathering technique with Mystic Water as a visual reference.
This is the type of lather I have gotten from all of my experiments, as well and I hope this may help anyone in some way.  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHHYN3Do9ns

I use MW waters soap and love it. I still have issues with a stable lather using a boar or badger brush. But using a synthetic I get great lather. What works for me is load heavy with a synthetic brush that has most of the water shaken out. Load till you build up what looks like the consistency of toothpaste on the brush. Once you have enough of that built up, spread it all over your face evenly. Once you have an even coat spread on your beard, add about 5 drops of water and lathering. Adding a very little amount of water at a time seems to be key for me.
The work to lather it up is worth it. I recommend the Sensitive and Spearmint Eucalyptus. The scent from both is great.

I have been using Mystic Water soap for the past 5 years and I have never had any issues lathering this soap. I find it to be one of the best soaps that I have ever tried.

I have also conducted 4 experiments with different types of 'hard' water from different areas of the US, for three of these, and one from the UK.
In all of the experiments, I had no major issues.
It could be that I have gotten used to the characteristics of this soap, but I really don't think so as many newbies have reported good results, as well.

I plan on posting my results with the final 4th experiment as the member who sent me his water has recently joined this forum.
I'll try to do that this week, at some point, when I have more time.

For now, here is a very good video that a friend, on another forum, made of his lathering technique with Mystic Water as a visual reference.
This is the type of lather I have gotten from all of my experiments, as well and I hope this may help anyone in some way.  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHHYN3Do9ns

I use MW waters soap and love it. I still have issues with a stable lather using a boar or badger brush. But using a synthetic I get great lather. What works for me is load heavy with a synthetic  brush that has most of the water shaken out.  Load till you build up what looks like the consistency of toothpaste on the brush. Once you have enough of that built up, spread it all over your face evenly. Once you have an even coat spread on your beard, add about 5 drops of water  and  lathering. Adding a very little amount of water at a time seems to be key for me.
The work to lather it up is worth it. I recommend the Sensitive and Spearmint Eucalyptus. The scent from both is great.

You may want to try the Merkur Man method in the Video celestino posted above. It sounds like you have it figured out but if it's taking longer to build or is finicky at all I believe you will have great results with the method in that video.

I second using a synthetic brush for the best results. With a synthetic brush I find MW one of my easiest soaps to lather, and the stability I have to say is one of the best. The first time I lathered MW it remained hydrated the entire shave with no signs of drying out. I suppose a lot of it has to do with our various lathering techniques, water types, and the type of soaps we're accustomed to using in my opinion. For example, all of the soaps in my rotation are harder in consistency and have tallow. Whenever I grab one of my vegan or non-tallow soaps which is rare, I have a more difficult time dialing in the lather. However, back when I had several vegan soaps in my rotation I felt they were easier to load and the tallows were more difficult.

The OP was keen to know the best woody scents from MW, that tends to not be my thing although Poggio Dei Pini is great can anyone recommend some?

Teakwood and Cardamom FTW!

I've only ever tried 1 MW soaps - the Marrakesh, I believe, a few years back. I had a tough time getting a good lather with it, probably due to my very hard water. I ended up selling it because I wasn't crazy about the scent and it was more work to produce a lather than it was worth for me, at the time.

now that I bloom all soaps/croaps before using them, I'll have to revisit some of Mystic Water's soaps in the future.

The OP was keen to know the best woody scents from MW, that tends to not be my thing although Poggio Dei Pini is great can anyone recommend some?

Adirondack Jack (probably, the most 'manly' woodsy scent you'll find in Michelle's scents)
Vetiver & Oakmoss ( this is my favourite as it is a very complex, woodsy and dark Vetiver)
Poggio dei Pini (sweet pine scent)
Bergamot, Cedarwood & Juniper
Cedar & Sage

You may want to try the Merkur Man method in the Video celestino posted above. It sounds like you have it figured out but if it's taking longer to build or is finicky at all I believe you will have great results with the method in that video.

Great suggestion Hobbyist! That some very good lather in the video. I'm going to give it a try this evening.