does anyone else tried theiir products. whats your thoughts on them. i cant tell if their agressive or mild but i got a decent shave out of them almost needed just 2 passes paid 2 dollars for five blades
I agree with your assessment of the Luxury soap, the starter shave set, and the boar and badger brushes. I still use the mug and razor stand from the starter set, but I no longer use the badger brush, having upgraded several times over.I've never tried a VDH razor. I've read some threads in this forum suggesting they're basically the Weishi clone. I have another suspected Weishi clone, the MicroTouch One. That is a super mild razor. It's too mild to provide a comfortable shave for me.
I've also never tried the blades. Some forum members have reported not liking them. Some suggested the blades are similar to Merkur or Solingen blades. In any case, they seem overpriced at $2 for a tuck of 5 blades. That amounts to $40 for a carton of 100 blades. There are plenty of other blades that can be bought for much less elsewhere. If you're new to wet shaving and are interested in different blades, it may be advisable to order a sample pack online from a reputable vendor or from Amazon.
I used and liked VDH's luxury shave soap. It was my first real shaving soap. If I could find it in my local shops, I would stock up on it and keep it in my regular rotation.
I've also tried VDH's brushes. They shed like crazy. I use a VDH 3-band silvertip regularly for my shaves. It lost over 100 hairs (I stopped counting after 100) within about a month of use. It's been at least half a year since and it still loses about a hair every other shave. It's also floppy. But it's soft and I like the small size. I've thought about replacing the brush, but I am rather fond of it.
I've also used VDH's pure badger and boar (both the green handle and black handle) brushes. They all have a shedding problem. The quality control on these brushes is pretty non existent. The best thing I can say about them is that for $5, they'll do in a pinch. If the knot happens to fall out, I would consider that a stroke of luck as that would enable me to buy a better replacement knot elsewhere for the handle (which is the best made part of the brush).
I also tried the VDH boar shave set early in my wet shaving journey. That was okay. I liked the set, but quickly replaced the brush with a pure badger brush from West Coast Shaving. The stand, soap, and mug were all pretty good. For the $15 price, it was pretty reasonable. Of course, I had my own non VDH razor, as the set does not include a razor.
All in all, VDH seems more geared to the beginning wet shaver who doesn't know what else is available in the wet shaving world. There are much better similarly prices options than VDH for just about everything VDH sells. Still, I'd be happy to stock up on the luxury shave soap for around $3/puck. Similarly, I'd be happy to give the wet shaving novices in my life a $15 VDH boar shave kit as an introduction to wet shaving.
I use the mug now as the base of my makeshift scuttle. After filling the mug with hot water, I put an old yogurt cup inside. I used to make my proto lather in the yogurt cup and also keep my brush in there, but now I just pour my bloom water into the yogurt cup. I then add the bloom water to my lather in my lather bowl as needed. This process helps keep my lather warm (though not hot).I agree with your assessment of the Luxury soap, the starter shave set, and the boar and badger brushes. I still use the mug and razor stand from the starter set, but I no longer use the badger brush, having upgraded several times over.
I also tried the Deluxe shave soap, which has a pinkish hue and an odd scent that kept me from buying it again. Stick with the Luxury shave soap, and you're good to go.
I never tried the VDH TTO razor, but it appears to be a Weishi 9306F model. I have one of those and never use it due to door and safety bar misalignment/poor QC issues.
does anyone else tried theiir products. whats your thoughts on them. i cant tell if their agressive or mild but i got a decent shave out of them almost needed just 2 passes paid 2 dollars for five blades