Arko August 2020

[BigD]

Arko August Day 03, Menthol Monday Version;

 

[BigD]

My Buddy's Shaves for Arko August from yesterday;

 

[Alohawyatt]

My Buddy's Shaves for Arko August from yesterday;

At first, I thought this was hanging on the wall. It wasn't until the last picture that I released what was going on.

 

[ajkel64]

Arko Shave Stick pucked again today.

 

[Sotiris_A]

SotD 3:

RR GC .84 OC
Treet Dura Sharp yellow (5)
Muhle STF XL
Arko puck (used as a stick)
LPL Oud-Santal

Have a great day!

 

[BigD]

At first, I thought this was hanging on the wall. It wasn't until the last picture that I released what was going on.

I see it now that you said that. I'll let my buddy know. LOL.

 

[Yukonmark]

Day 3.
Change of razor today, Parker Semi Slant loaded with a Voskhod Teflon.
Face lathered with the shaving soap stick of heroes and champions!!!! (Arco of course. Finished with vigorously applied Lavender Turkish kolonya, Arko Oily Cream to round out the awesome experience

 

[Yukonmark]

Though I would post an amusing Arko themed pic, unfortunately my wife walked in the bathroom and caught me doing it

 

[Acmemfg]

Arko...but you already knew that.
Please refer back to this post until September.

 

[Starsky]

Second Arko this month
Razor: Karve Christoper Bradley Brass
Blade: Voskod (New)
Brush: PAA Rocket
Lather: Arko Stick (bowl lathered)
A/S: Stirling Ramblings Man Balm

 

[TBoner]

Another great lather and shave. This stuff has such a wide sweet spot for taking on water. Tomorrow morning will be a home shave with a better kit. Can't wait.

 

[RumpleBearskin]

03/Arko/2020: Arko August #3

GEM Damaskeene / GEM Persona SS PTFE (for GEMonday)
Arko stick
Rudy Vey 2020 B&B Contributor's Brush
4711 AS and EdC

 

[Alohawyatt]

I don't always shave with a stick. But when I do its ARKO. Stay stubbly my friends.

 

[fightingillini22]

Might be on an every other day Arko trend - we'll see how the rest of this month plays out.

Monday August 3rd, 2020
Razor : '40s Super Speed
Blade : Sputnik
Brush : Omega 11575
Soap : Arko
Post : Thayer's Coconut Water and Old Spice

 

[Rosseforp]

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.

The brush is damp because I took the picture after the shave.

 

[Flintstone65]

August 3rd, but my 2nd shave this month....so far it's Arko all the way!!!! I love this soap's performance, and the scent is "okay"....if the scent was just a little more in my "wheelhouse" I'd probably never use anything else -- that's kind of an exaggeration, but at least I'd use it more often.

 

[Flintstone65]

This stuff has such a wide sweet spot for taking on water.

That's what makes it such a great travel soap -- Arko can take on most any water type and still deliver!!!

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 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 .

 

[Yukonmark]

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.

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.

 

[Ad Astra]

Threw down a fine Arko (bowl) shave today with Timeless Ti68SB, Yaqi MARPAT (synth), Avon Deep Woods and HA.

Will say, there was some KMF lavender in the bowl left over and the Arko made a nice lemon-lavender blend.


AA

 

[RenoRichard]

ARKO- August 3rd- Miromatic Monday too

9.8/10- a really fine shave

Fourth Arko shave in a row; maybe I'll keep going and see how long I'm having Arko fun. Signed up for on the down low, but the Arko lather is impressive. Each day with it I'm getting better at drawing out its potential.

Razor: Micromatic Flying Wing, AKA Bullet tip, with guiding eye; Gem PTFE 6th shave
Brush: Yaqi Aqua badger
Soap: Arko, shave stick
AS: Number Six AS from Caswell Massey; Mine is an older bottle maybe from the 1980- 90s that I bought on Lexington Ave in NYC, but not a really old bottle- apparently George Washington and Lafayette used this scent!

Here's a few shots of the shop that was on Lexington for 84 years: