Arko August Day 03, Menthol Monday Version;
My Buddy's Shaves for Arko August from yesterday;
I see it now that you said that. I'll let my buddy know. LOL.At first, I thought this was hanging on the wall. It wasn't until the last picture that I released what was going on.
That's what makes it such a great travel soap -- Arko can take on most any water type and still deliver!!!This stuff has such a wide sweet spot for taking on water.
I can also recommend pressing it into an empty deodorant stick -- but if you use your wife's (like I did), make sure you mark it clearly that it's ARKO, otherwise it may get accidentally used as a deodorant . The nice thing is if that does accidentally happen, I'm told it works even better than Secret deodorant. "Arko, strong enough for your pits, but made for your face" . Full disclosure, that did indeed happen when we were on a trip. She wasn't paying attention and accidentally grabbed the Arko. She took it in stride, but she wasn't willing to wear it as a deodorant, so my claim and tag line above has not been really tested...just like most product claims .I pressed my ARKO! Shaving Soap Stick into a tub last night to make it easier to load. I might get the 90g tub next time I place an order, just to try it. I still have 9 unopened sticks.......
I use both, I may be wrong but I think the tub is a slightly different formula to the stick. The tub soap appears to be harder.ARKO! August, Monday 3
ATT SE1 Proline(7)
Omega 10005
ARKO! Shaving Soap Stick
ARKO! Aftershave Cologne
ARKO! Aftershave Cream
I pressed my ARKO! Shaving Soap Stick into a tub last night to make it easier to load. I might get the 90g tub next time I place an order, just to try it. I still have 9 unopened sticks.......
After washing my face with Dove Shea Butter, I loaded my wet brush heavy and built a nice thick creamy ARKO! lather on my face, shaving quickly N-S my face, chin, and around my lops a bit of freestyle, I did feel the blade a few times above my lips and the corners, but I was using pressure.
After lathering my face again and shaving my face ear to nose, again using some pressure moving quickly, I could not feel the blade.
Because I planned on only one N-S pass on my neck, my strokes were short, as I swept in an arcing motion from guard to cap. I was stretching my skin, but not taut, just enough to allow me to increase my pressure and present more of my stubble to the blade, buffing on the cap until I could not feel the blade cutting or touching my skin.
There seem to be limitless angles this razor will shave at. I can just increase the pressure to keep the blade cutting, while somehow keeping the blade just skimming the surface.
The HA had a cooling effect, as did the Witch hazel, with the ARKO! Aftershave Cologne complementing, not stinging, a dab of Arko balm and cup of coffee to get my day started.
Most of the shave I could not feel the blade, only feel it cut. Pure comfort, zero irritation, fast shave.
Oh yeah, BBS. View attachment 1134449
The brush is damp because I took the picture after the shave.