Van Hagen Luxury Scented Shave Reviews Summary

Scent

Pros:

• "Great scent that is masculine but not overpowering and moisturizing for dry winter skin."
• "Light clean smell to it, not overly powerful, (typically lingers on skin for about 4-5 min after shave)."
• "The scent is a nice pleasant smell that's not perfumy, and it goes well with my Nivea aftershave."
• "Nice mild scent."
• "Nice light scent."
• "The scent is very mild but pleasant."
• "The smell is pleasant but disappears when rinsed."

Cons:

• "It has a very strange milky, citrus kind of sent to it that I'm not a big fan of."
• "The scent is too aggressive to my taste."
• "I think the scent smells okay but it's very overpowering."
• "Smells like a nice cologne. The soap itself seems very light when it comes to lubricity as compared to Proraso or other soaps I've tried."
• "Works fine, but too strongly scented for my taste."
• "The scent was overpowering when I opened the package."
• "The scent is just short of overpowering and unpleasant."

Lather

Pros:

• "The lather is rich and full, and always provides a close and smooth shave."
• "It makes a decent foam with a brush Washes off cleanly."
• "It lathers rich and fully, and goes on quite well with the inexpensive brush they provided."
• "This product produces a nice creamy soap with a mild pleasant fragrance which I prefer."
• "Makes abundantly thick lather and the razor glides pretty well with a close shave."
• "The lather is thick and lubricating."
• "It creates an impressive lather and the lather actually does not dry out and cause you razor burn."

Cons:

• "It doesn’t foam up much at all."
• "I find that it lacks the richness of other soaps. It has more of a sudsy lather, rather than a creamy lather."
• "It smells a bit stronger like hand soap, and its lather isn't thick."
• "It takes some effort to get a decent lather, but once you get it on your skin it dries into a sticky, tacky paste before you can even shave it off."
• "I find it hard to get a good lather with this soap, it always seems to be thin no matter how little water you add."
• "I can't get any lather from the soap like I have with other brands."
• "Disappointed - doesn’t lather nearly as well as another brand I have."

Value

Pros:

• "Some people say that $4 per bar is more expensive than those cans of propellant driven gel, but it's not."
• "The 3.5 oz puck lasts about 6 months for me and I shave about 6 days a week."
• "The price is very affordable."
• "Triple-milled soap (which means it'll last a long time."
• "For the money it’s still a good value."
• "At $9.99 for three pucks of this Van Der Hagen Scented Shave Soap (w/ free shipping), I felt the price was fair."
• "Great value!"

Cons:

• "The only issue I have with the soap is that it is not quite fit the cup as shipped."
• "I wish they didn't use plastic for the packaging."
• "Each cake is packaged in a non-recyclable plastic tub inside the paper box which I was bummed about."
• "Wish packaging was plastic-free."
• "This product comes in a plastic tub inside the box. Just leave the plastic out and only package the soap in the box."
• "I won't repurchase because of the plastic packaging though."
• "I don't see why each bar needs to come in a plastic case (it is also difficult to remove!)"

Performance

Pros:

• "Keeps the whiskers soft while I shave, rinses clean and leaves my face feeling smooth and not dry like a shave cream from a can."
• "My razor also no longer gets clogged with residue soap so my razor is left quite clean."
• "It smells nice and leaves me clean."
• "My first shave with this shaving soap was incredible. My razor glides through my heavy beard with ease."
• "It mixes well, lubricates and hydrates, and smells good."
• "The lather is thick and lubricating."
• "Lathers well, and lasts way longer than canned shaving cream."