I know Van Der Hagen Luxury soap has been around for a while, but I took the puck and loaded it into a soap stick tube and Wow! This soap works fantastic as a stick. As a stick the performance is as good as any other. For an inexpensive soap you will be surprised. I know the puck is good but as a soap stick it seems to outperform most other sticks. For the low price, this is worth a try if you haven't already.
Van Der Hagen Luxury makes a great shave stick.
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I feel this soap oftentimes gets overlooked or even less consideration - but it is a solid performer for sure.
Personally speaking, I'd just use small pucks like these as if they were sticks.
These still come in plastic casing?
I do the same with my hard soap pucks, with exception to MWF
Personally speaking, I'd just use small pucks like these as if they were sticks.
These still come in plastic casing?
I do the same with my hard soap pucks, with exception to MWF
Van Der Hagen makes some decent soap for a good price. Even the rebranded Weishi razor they sell is pretty good.
I don't do face lathering but this is in my top 5 favorite soaps. I keep it in a Tabac bowl. Smells great, lathers easy, very slick.
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It certainly is a top performer. I fine I like it even better as a stick.
VDH is probably my favorite soap and it doesn't hurt that you can get 3 pucks for $9.99. I have tried many cheap and artisanal soaps and seem to find myself reaching for VDH more than any other. Amazing lather no matter the brush type and no need to soak/bloom, just swirl the brush for 10 seconds and I get enough lather for a 3 pass shave with excellent slickness/cushion. Not saying there isn't better, but this checks so many boxes and just performs great.
For years VDH Luxury was the soap I tested new razors and blades on. Easy to lather, decent performance, smells pleasant, cheap as chips ... what's not to love?
Great combo with Arko for slickness, Dove to superlather and VDH Luxury for some of both and also as a great binder to the other two ingredients that you likely grate into the blend! Do you melt the VDH before mixing it in?
I've a similar custom blend with the following that delivers similar performance:
- 2 Pucks Williams (just use more Arko since Williams is discontinued)
- 2 Pucks VDH Deluxe (similar to Luxury without the glycerin - less slick)
- 1 stick of Arko
- 2 oz of Dove Men+ Care
- 1 oz of Proraso Red (superlather)
- 2 oz of Ivory (more slickness)
This soap is an good value, especially because it is often so readily available on local store shelves. I enjoy using it on occasion. See my post (link below) on my recent shave with this soap.
Link to detailed VDH Luxury shave post #70,471:
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I got this Stirling Executive Man soap a couple of years ago and the scent was way, way, way too strong for me (I'm guessing it was a fresh pour when I bought it). I am very pleased with how it has mellowed out now and I finally see why it is such a good seller for them. The Stirling brush is...
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I don't. I just grate them all and then mix them together and form a puck in my favorite shaving bowl.
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