Arko August 2021

[RenoRichard]

The 17th day of August and and I'm still with it! Occam's razor, Feather AC Pro (1), ARKO stick, SOC two-band badger, Speick AS; a really lovely shave! I'm with @Egmont as the stick on face does seem to work better for me than the stick cut up into a tin. Have a great day!

 

[GNR]

On the Seventeenth Day of ARKO BOARKO…
I’m still using my travel set up: MMOC, SOC Boar, ARKO, and Stirling samples.
The morning shave is refreshing.
Today we went for an air boat ride in the Everglades and it was great. We saw a 13 foot Alligator. Big and not something I want to mess around with.

 

[South Dakota Guy]

Arko the 17th

Razor. Wolfman WR2
Blade. Persons Israeli Red
Brush PAA Peregrino
Soap Arko
Toner Lucky Tiger
AS. Pinaud Clubman

Rating. 10/10. BBS

Another great close comfortable shave today. The Personna blade was smoother than the Lord and I had just a little feedback from the Alum and aftershave. I love those Israeli Reds. Arko gave me a great lather once again.

 

[motto]

Prep: Floid preshave oil
Bowl: Thirsty Badger
Brush: Heritagecollection Merrit 99-3
Soap: Arko
Razor: Rocnel Sailor 2021 prototype
Blade: Derby Premium
Post: Alum Rub
AS: Floid blue

Best Regards
Marco

 

[MrBeez]

Arko Boarko for Aug 17

Arko tub, Muhle R41 with a Ladas SS blade, and the Omega 10065. A fine, fine shave.

 

[Straight up]

RAZOR: Comoy's of London 6/8"
CREAM: Arko
BRUSH: Maggards Synthetic knot
STROP: Black Beauty double sided hanging leather
AFTERSHAVE: CK Escape

 

[BaPh96]

So....next Arko shave isn't till tomorrow but I figured this was worth mentioning... I had my last Arko shave on Saturday night and I left the puck out on the sink top to let it dry out. After I put it away Monday morning my wife asked what the soap was that I had left out .... I told her... And she asked me to leave it out more often because she likes the scent.. so I guess Arko is staying as part of the weekly rotation for a while.

 

[rbscebu]

[IQUOTE="BaPh96, post: 11401064, member: 135088"]
So....next Arko shave isn't till tomorrow but I figured this was worth mentioning... I had my last Arko shave on Saturday night and I left the puck out on the sink top to let it dry out. After I put it away Monday morning my wife asked what the soap was that I had left out .... I told her... And she asked me to leave it out more often because she likes the scent.. so I guess Arko is staying as part of the weekly rotation for a while.
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I have found the same. All my girlfriends like the scent of my ARKO. Women must have a more cultured and refined sense of smell than a lot of men.

 

[ajkel64]

Arko August Shave number 18. Still Arko all the way.

 

[cryhavoc]

Another fine Arko shave

Razor: Schick Injector Type I2 Hydro-Magic
Blade: Schick Injector (6)
Soap: Arko
Brush: Omega 10290 boar
AS: Bootlegger's Green Freeze

 

[Galaktus]

Arko August day 18:
Univinlions AC kamisori, unknown blade (1)
Arko (84)
Razorock Barber handle brush
Afta.

The blade I switched out after half a pass. I fear I may have dulled the blade while trying to make a leather cover for the kami. Let's see how tomorrow goes.

 

[InkStainedWretch]

August 17

Face lathered ARKO stick-turned-puck using Yaqi Timber Wolf. Shaved with Shark Super Stainless loaded into an English Gillette Rocket (at least, I think it's a Rocket). The Timber Wolf was my first Yaqi. The knot, at 26 mm, is a bit larger than I like. And a bit more backbone than I now prefer. The Shark is still going strong. Another excellent shave.

 

[LMcC]

Razor: Razorock Lupo 72
Blade: GSB (3)
Brush: Stirling Finest Badger
Soap: Arko
Aftershave: Old Spice

Arko August SOTD
Good morning! Face lathered Arko with the Stirling brush, and what a great brush it’s turned out to be. I don’t know what a $200 brush is like to use, but I’m pretty sure at $35, the Stirling is a steal. Using the GSB in the Lupo today was nothing short of magical. So smooth, so close. Finished with Old Spice with a couple frost drops added.

This one goes to 11

 

[Jubejubilee]

Shave 18

Back to the old Edwin Jagger DE89. It had to be a quick 2 pass shave this morning because of work stuff, and I was happy to see that it still performs like a champ. And I’m comfortable enough with it that I can rush things a bit and not die.

 

[GNR]

ARKO BOARKO #18
Today, I used a new GEM PTFE blade in my MMOC and a gentle touch with awesome ARKO lather provided a fantastic BBS shave. Finished with Deep Blue Sea, a perfect selection for a Beach Day.

One takeaway from my ARKO BOARKO adventure: I think anytime someone new asks for a soap recommendation I’m going to recommend ARKO stick pressed into a bowl/container.
ARKO’s performance will make learning how to lather easier and take away a variable that I struggled with in the beginning.

 

[doug1066]

Day 18:

Schick J1
Schick Blade
ARKO
Simpson’s Wee Scot
Dickinson’s Witch Hazel
Pinaud Brandy Spice A/S
Cremo Black Vanilla and Spice Cologne

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[Shutterbug57]

Arko shave #16

Another outstanding shave.

Gear was:
Soap: Arko stick
Brush: Rudy Vey Custom badger
Razor: GEM 1912
Blade: GEM PTFE SS
Aftershave: Ogallala Bay Rum

 

[FoolishMortal]

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Razor: Razorock Lupo 72
Blade: GSB (3)
Brush: Stirling Finest Badger
Soap: Arko
Aftershave: Old Spice

Arko August SOTD
Good morning! Face lathered Arko with the Stirling brush, and what a great brush it’s turned out to be. I don’t know what a $200 brush is like to use, but I’m pretty sure at $35, the Stirling is a steal. Using the GSB in the Lupo today was nothing short of magical. So smooth, so close. Finished with Old Spice with a couple frost drops added.

This one goes to 11

Every time I see the illustration on that tub, I giggle a little...

 

[Ted A]

Razor: Gem G Bar
Blade: Gem PTFE (4)
Brush: Yaqi Sagarada Familia
Soap: Arko
A/S: Arctic Citrus

Just enough from a face lather for 3+ passes. DFS

 

[Multum in parvo]

11th Arko shave - DFS
Red Tip, Tiger SS, Simpsons Commodore X1 2 Band Silvertip, Proraso green
First outing with the X1. The knot is smallish and not overly dense - good flow through and backbone with soft tips. A great face lathering brush!