VDH Luxury soap

[gangaskan]

i havent really gotten to really try this stuff out, i did Sat night, but holy crap i tried a new Persona red and lets just say, it cut the living hell out of my face and i got razor burn on my neck . giving my neck another day to heal and then i'm gonna go at it again


never have i gotten burned that bad, but i have been usually sticking to a feather or a Astra SP. could it also be that i tried my restored Redtip for the first time???? (this is off topic however)


anyways, i want to know how many other like the soap, compared to Col Konk bay rum or the likes? there is a Walgreens about 10 ish miles by me that carries it and i was pretty stoked. they even have the VDH lux brush and kit, however, they're really expensive!!!!! 24 for the brush and 34 for the kit (soap, mug, brush) i ended up buying a unscented and a scented puck

 

[michiganlover]

You violated one the big rules of wet shaving: don't change too many variables at once. Since you changed 3 variables all at the same time, you don't know which was at fault.

VDH Luxury is a great product, certainly better than regular VDH Deluxe, and most certainly superior to Col Conk. Col Conk, and VDH Deluxe are basically the same soap with different scents.

I doubt the soap was to blame, as it's a solid product; but it can take a few shaves to get optimal lather out of any product.

$34 is the usual retail price of the Luxury Kit by the way. That's the same cost it would be at Amazon too.

 

[Steveareno]

I've used VDH Luxury regularly for the past year or so (though now I just finished my first week of Tabac and won't be returning to the VDH anytime soon). It's a great soap. I would say it's the best soap you can buy for $5.00. But it took me a little while to get the hang of lathering it. I found that the initial swirl applied to my face was thin, then I would add a little more and transfer that to my face and it would start to thicken up. Then one more load of the brush and it exploded into a rich lather. It's great in the lubrication department, maybe not so great in the cushioning department.

And BTW, I also use Persona Reds, and aside from the occasional dud, I've found it to be a comfortable blade. Of course, YMMV.

 

[gangaskan]

You violated one the big rules of wet shaving: don't change too many variables at once. Since you changed 3 variables all at the same time, you don't know which was at fault.

VDH Luxury is a great product, certainly better than regular VDH Deluxe, and most certainly superior to Col Conk. Col Conk, and VDH Deluxe are basically the same soap with different scents.

I doubt the soap was to blame, as it's a solid product; but it can take a few shaves to get optimal lather out of any product.

$34 is the usual retail price of the Luxury Kit by the way. That's the same cost it would be at Amazon too.

yeah, i was kind of excited to try my red tip, as i had just finished polishing it up; figured i would put a new blade in it and i havent tried the reds at all yet. i didnt think the soap would have changed the variable by much, or if all, but i'll go backwards and try with my slim tomm morning.

 

[mftoms59]

Why not do a lather of the soap without shaving, at least you'll learn the correct ratio of water/soap to produce a lather with the slickness & consistency you normally use when shaving. Test the New Blade in the Razor that gives you consistently comfortable shaves and use your best blade in the restored Red-Tip, though not all during the same shave.

 

[michiganlover]

Why not do a lather of the soap without shaving, at least you'll learn the correct ratio of water/soap to produce a lather with the slickness & consistency you normally use when shaving.

+1

Sounds like a great idea to me, don't endure two shaves worth of sub par lather, and the irritation, and cuts that would surely result.

 

[Deltaboy]

It is one of my favorites.

 

[fcdiscus]

VDH lux is a really nice soap!

 

[PMT]

So far I have been using VDH, I got the same luxury set as you did and it's actually a pretty good value at $35.00, if you price it all out separate, could be quite a bit more, also have VDH premium set, but it's in the dop for travel, I have no patience and the luxury set was a fast track to get me started right away, will start refining my stuff later, anyway, your on your way!

 

[gangaskan]

Why not do a lather of the soap without shaving, at least you'll learn the correct ratio of water/soap to produce a lather with the slickness & consistency you normally use when shaving. Test the New Blade in the Razor that gives you consistently comfortable shaves and use your best blade in the restored Red-Tip, though not all during the same shave.

the soap wasn't the issue, i went back a step and shaved this morning with a astra SP that i was using already in the red-tip, it was the only variable i changed since saturday and i had no razor burn, no irritation, no nicks.

 

[Deltaboy]

While I can use the Red IP's with no issue your face doesn't like them. Wait 6 months and try the Red IP's again and see if they work as your prefect your tech. Also try them in a differant Razor, Get a Shick Krona and it will tame any blade.

 

[Slash McCoy]

Is it possible that the doors weren't snugged down good for that rough shave?

 

[BallisticBurrito]

You violated one the big rules of wet shaving: don't change too many variables at once. Since you changed 3 variables all at the same time, you don't know which was at fault.

VDH Luxury is a great product, certainly better than regular VDH Deluxe, and most certainly superior to Col Conk. Col Conk, and VDH Deluxe are basically the same soap with different scents.

I doubt the soap was to blame, as it's a solid product; but it can take a few shaves to get optimal lather out of any product.

$34 is the usual retail price of the Luxury Kit by the way. That's the same cost it would be at Amazon too.

The luxury kit at Target is $20.

 

[michiganlover]

The luxury kit at Target is $20.

The Luxury Kit at Target has a Boar brush, not a badger brush, the kit is thus cheaper.

 

[BallisticBurrito]

The Luxury Kit at Target has a Boar brush, not a badger brush, the kit is thus cheaper.

The one I was looking at said badger brush.

 

[michiganlover]

The one I was looking at said badger brush.

Hummm...there are packages at Target that say simply "brush" on the package instead of "badger brush", and they are clearly a dyed brush; they are dyed to look like a two band badger brush, which is a higher grade than pure badger. I wonder if some of the regular boxes containing the badger brush got mixed in by mistake.

 

[Omak]

Great soap, don't waste your money on the kit, brush is awful.

 

[gangaskan]

Is it possible that the doors weren't snugged down good for that rough shave?

nah, i always make sure my doors are tug tight before i use it

 

[Deltaboy]

Get a Shick Krona and you won't have any more issues. It gives a great shave and no RB.

 

[mharris127]

yeah, i was kind of excited to try my red tip, as i had just finished polishing it up; figured i would put a new blade in it and i havent tried the reds at all yet. i didnt think the soap would have changed the variable by much, or if all, but i'll go backwards and try with my slim tomm morning.

If this is the red-tip from Gillette that razor was built to be aggressive for hard-to-shave beards. I have both a blue-tip (the milder version) and the red-tip and even though they look almost identical the blade spacing on the red version is wider and it is more aggressive. I find the red-tip even more aggressive than my favorite currently, the New (which is an aggressive open-comb razor from Gillette).