New Van der Hagen Luxury line

hypo-allergenic Luxury Shave Soap with over 10% Glycerine & emollient
$9.36 for a pack of 3 and releases on March 24, 2011


hypo-allergenic Luxury Shave Soap with over 10% Glycerine & emollient Shea, Mango & Cocoa Butters
$9.36 for a pack of 3 and releases on March 24, 2011


100% pure badger hair
$15.00 and releases on March 24, 2011



Shave Set includes Apothecary Mug, Premium soap, Badger brush, Acrylic razor and brush stand
$25.00 and releases on March 24, 2011

Pre-orders accepted at Amazon.com here.

There is a seller on eBay selling the products already. Not sure if they are pre-orders. But I wouldn't buy from this seller. Way over priced. For example, you get 1 cake of soap for $8.95 shipped from the eBay seller.. you get 3 cakes from Amazon for $9.36 plus shipping (free Amazon Super Saver shipping on orders of $25.00 or more).

Saw this elsewhere too...

The new soap is part of an upscale line being launched. Amazon will be the first to carry the product. The new line has a badger brush, acrylic shave brush and razor stand (razor not included), a ceramic apothecary shave bowl (new soap fits perfectly!) and two new shave soaps. The shave soaps are 3.5 oz vs the current 2.5 oz and are similar in formulation BUT they have a higher percentage of the ingredients that set our product apart from the others - ie. glycerin, shea/mango/cocoa butter. Both bars have over 10% glycerin! The two bars are almost identical in formulation (same goodie package), the scented bar being opaque white and the unscented being transparent. The scented bar has a very nice fresh-citrusy-woody note. It is of cologne quality. We manufacture all of our soaps in Liberty Hill, Texas.

Hope this helps! Thanks for writing.

Marty van der Hagen

 

It'll be interesting to see how the brush fares in the forums. And the kit looks like a good value too.

There was a small discussion here recently.

The windmill still reminds me of Muhle.

 

Sorry for posting about it again, my search didn't turn up any mention of it. I really need to figure out how to use operators better in the vBulletin search function.

Last year, when my VdH boar brush began shedding excessively, I sent the company an email about it. They acknowledged a problem with the boar brushes and shipped me a badger brush free. I didn't care for it because it was ridiculously floppy so I PIFed it away.

And I noticed the Muhle resemblance too. If they aren't in an agreement with Muhle, this could get ugly legally come March 24. Muhle and Merkur don't play when it comes to copies or infringement.

 

Nothing to apologize for, Jody. I knew about the soap, but not the brush and kit. I just searched for "van der hagen" to find the previous thread.

By appearances, is this a different brush then what they sent you?

There are some slight differences in the logos, but since they are both shaving products/companies, it may cause more of a problem than if they were completely different product categories. Even if it doesn't, you'd think they would want a more unique logo of their own.

 

Yes, this brush is totally different. The one they sent me, and others who had the shedding problem with their VdH boar brushes, was a larger light-color wooden handle with a much larger knot. It didn't have any markings or logos on it.

 

Someone will have to do a value badger brush comparison; the Tweezerman, the Shea Moisture, the new Van Der Hagen, etc.