Owen Bawn
Garden party cupcake scented
Just had my next-to-last ARKO-SHARKO August experience. Great lather once again. This was only shave #2 on Sharko SS blade #4, and I've been getting about 6 or 7 shaves per blade, so by the time I polish off the tuck we'll be well into September. I love my Simpsons, my Paladins, and my big floppy Italian boars, but I've got to put in a word for the Zenith Manchurian. I think it's about 26 or 27mm. Great backbone and scrub, it holds its own against the the big boys at less than half the price. Tremendous value. No, it isn't better than a Paladin or a Simpson 2 band or Manchurian, but it isn't as far off as the difference in price might lead you to believe. I've never used a Zenith silvertip or any of their other badger grades, but the Manchurian is really outstanding. An altogether satisfying shaving experience. I finished up with some St John's Lime after shave.