Thread: Walmart wet shaving gear, how bad is it?

I don't mind VdH; while it is far from high end it gets the job done. I sometimes use it in uberlathers. For the money it is hard to find better, I think - but then it hardly costs anything

It's kind of the Yugo of soaps. The car gets you where you want to go period and the soap does the same.

I noticed this at Wally world and picked up the kit (soap, bowl, boar bristle brush) to take on a trip. It was my first "not checking a bag" trip out of town, wanted to Wet-Shave and knew that taking the Str8 was out of the question. And I did not want to take "the good stuff" in case I had to abandon it. So I mailed a couple of DE blades to the Hotel the week before (worked) and packed the kit and unloaded DE razor. I agree that it's not my favorite (Poraso) but it worked very well for a DE shave. The brush on the other hand was a very pleasant surprise. If you sometimes like that stiffer/a little scratchy feel (try it) it's great.
BTW I hand carried the DE blade to the front desk on the way out and asked for them to drop the package in the sharps box...did not want anyone to get a surprise emptying the trash.

That was the first kit I used when starting out straight shaving. It's kinda like everyone else said, I especially liked the "Yugo of soaps" description. Get some and see if you like it. It's only 8 bucks...

I bought that kit about four years ago, the soap is cheap but works ok and is melt-able, the brush is also ok and I still use it once in awhile.
It's not the best soap, but far from the worst I've used. As others have said it's sort of the Yugo of soaps, it gets you there and that's about it.

I use VDH to clean my beard, then soak the hair with warm-water cloths and then apply a good soap such as Prorao.

The soap is decent, easy to lather, and works fine. It isn't as luxurious as a high end imported or artisan soap, but for 2 or 3 bucks at Walmart, it isn't bad. I'm going to disagree on the brush. The brush is, in my experience, very poor. Thrifty brushes can perform well, like a $10.00 Omega, but the VDH brush isn't such a brush in my experience.

Bed bath and beyond sells it real cheap also