Thread: Van Der Hagen Shave Set- Brush, Stand, Soap, Bowl

Hey all. Just picked up this bad-boy at Target for $20 (actually like $17 with my discount). I was originally looking for just some soap so I could get started wet-shaving tomorrow but I was surprised to see a full-blown kit. Now I have 2 brushes, a real stand in addition to my home-made clothes hanger stand, I'll end up having two bowls, etc. before my first shave.

Anyway, the kit. I'm impressed. It looks nice. The soap has a great scent (I think it's their scented rather than unscented soap). The bowl is very solid looking. Probably my favourite part of the kit. The stand is great; fits the brush well and has a spot for my Merkur 38C. Also fits my Escali brush on there as well. Brush that came with the kit seems okay. The package didn't indicate exactly what kind of brush it was. Next to the package in Target was a Van Der Hagen Badger Brush, so I can only assume it's a badger as well. Like I said I have another brush so if it's trash it isn't a huge deal.

Here are some pictures:



The box




Soap in the bowl



Stand+ VDH brush + Merkur 38C (not included :P)


Has anyone used this kit? Or some VDH soap or their brush? I'll come back after a few shaves with both the Escali and the VDH to give my opinion on the brushes. I'll also have some Tabac soap to compare the VDH soap to.

I think this could make a great gift for someone who you think might want to get into wet shaving (even if they don't take up a DE or straight, probably could go a long ways with a cartridge).