Item Description
Sorry I don't have a digital camera, but I did want to review this product. I need to say that I was gifted this by a great member of B&B, so I hope this doesn't rub anyone the wrong way, so here it goes.
Packaging
Arko's creams in boxes are pretty much standard, no frills stuff. Nothing earthshattering in their approach to delivery.
The Cream
The cream consistency is pretty loose and easily transferred from tube to brush. It has a sort of glistening appearance.
The Aroma
This has to be one of the big disappointments for me with this cream. When I smell the cream, it's like it's wanting to smell great but there's just no power behind the scent. If Arko cranked up the scent in this cream, it would be much nicer and more pleasent. Throughout the shave, I'm saying to myself: "do I smell oranges or not? I think I do?" Vastly understated in this cream, it could be a LOT better.
If you stick your nose right into the cream, you can smell the citrus scent pretty well. Reminds me of orange popsicles with a hint of orange juice. But the aroma is very faint.
Latherability
The next gripe I have with this cream is it's toughness of latherability. I have tried & tried & tried to get the water/cream ratio correct and no matter what I try, this stuff is just too hard to get a mediocre lather, let alone anything worthwhile. If you are not JUST right with the ratio, you'll get a watery frothy drool that you might as well just pour out and start over. And when I finally did get something halfway decent to put on my face, it just kinda smears on and leaves blank spots on my face, almost like more cream stayed on the brush than on my face. Bizarre.
Lubricity & Moisturizing Properties
This is my major gripe, now that I'm griping.
This stuff just doesn't sit right with my face. The lubricity is bad, very bad. My face feels so sensitive and raw after I'm done shaving that I won't be touching this stuff with a ten foot pole. This is the first cream I've used in quite a long time that will leave weepers on my face and red splotches all over it. In fact, when I hydrosol after the shave, it stings my face and that NEVER happens. Funny enough, this doesn't happen with the Arko shave soap, so I don't know if this is only a cream problem or if it's just a Citrus problem. Both times after I shaved with this crap, I've immediately told myself 'tomorrow has to be Taylor's Avocado just to help calm my face down.
Price
Arko is hard to be beaten on price, so it provides a tremendous value in this department.
Overall
I know Arko provides a good value and there are some products of theirs that I consider okay, but overall, this is a disappointment. Remember, this is just my opinion so don't throw too many arrows at me. As far as Arko's creams, I just don't get the whole thing with them? I mean, they seem okay, but nothing like the English stuff. I'll be passing on this one from now on.
Packaging
Arko's creams in boxes are pretty much standard, no frills stuff. Nothing earthshattering in their approach to delivery.
The Cream
The cream consistency is pretty loose and easily transferred from tube to brush. It has a sort of glistening appearance.
The Aroma
This has to be one of the big disappointments for me with this cream. When I smell the cream, it's like it's wanting to smell great but there's just no power behind the scent. If Arko cranked up the scent in this cream, it would be much nicer and more pleasent. Throughout the shave, I'm saying to myself: "do I smell oranges or not? I think I do?" Vastly understated in this cream, it could be a LOT better.
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Latherability
The next gripe I have with this cream is it's toughness of latherability. I have tried & tried & tried to get the water/cream ratio correct and no matter what I try, this stuff is just too hard to get a mediocre lather, let alone anything worthwhile. If you are not JUST right with the ratio, you'll get a watery frothy drool that you might as well just pour out and start over. And when I finally did get something halfway decent to put on my face, it just kinda smears on and leaves blank spots on my face, almost like more cream stayed on the brush than on my face. Bizarre.
Lubricity & Moisturizing Properties
This is my major gripe, now that I'm griping.
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Price
Arko is hard to be beaten on price, so it provides a tremendous value in this department.
Overall
I know Arko provides a good value and there are some products of theirs that I consider okay, but overall, this is a disappointment. Remember, this is just my opinion so don't throw too many arrows at me. As far as Arko's creams, I just don't get the whole thing with them? I mean, they seem okay, but nothing like the English stuff. I'll be passing on this one from now on.