Item Description
Van Der Hagen has made a nice brush here. The solid black, acrylic handle is well designed, and makes for a nice tool to hold onto. There is no seam in the handle (I assume it's been lathe-turned) and it sports a high gloss shine complete with their new windmill logo. Also, at the base of the knot, VDH has added a metal ring surrounding the base of the hairs... a nice touch.
The badger hair is of good quality, and in my opinion is somewhere between a 'Pure' and a 'Best', if there is such a thing. It generated lather from the VDH Luxury Scented Soap in no time, and held onto the lather quite well. After 12 test lathers now, it has only shed one hair. The badger hair felt soft against my face, and coated my beard well, with just the right amount of stiffness with no uncomfortableness. At first I thought it felt a bit droopy, but wasn't so when making and applying the lather.
The cost is quite reasonable for this nice of a brush (about $25.00). It's refreshing to see Van Der Hagen upscale their line, and this brush (along with the new Luxury soaps, razor and brush stand, and the apothecary shave mug) is just the ticket to get them into the running with higher-end products.
The badger hair is of good quality, and in my opinion is somewhere between a 'Pure' and a 'Best', if there is such a thing. It generated lather from the VDH Luxury Scented Soap in no time, and held onto the lather quite well. After 12 test lathers now, it has only shed one hair. The badger hair felt soft against my face, and coated my beard well, with just the right amount of stiffness with no uncomfortableness. At first I thought it felt a bit droopy, but wasn't so when making and applying the lather.
The cost is quite reasonable for this nice of a brush (about $25.00). It's refreshing to see Van Der Hagen upscale their line, and this brush (along with the new Luxury soaps, razor and brush stand, and the apothecary shave mug) is just the ticket to get them into the running with higher-end products.
