Arko August 2021

[South Dakota Guy]

Arko the 24'th 7 more to go

Razor Fatip Lo Storto OC
Blade Personna Chrome Platinum-Israel
Brush PAA Peregrino
Soap Arko
Toner Lucky Tiger
AS Pinaud Clubman

Excellent shave today with a razor gifted to me by @nicked78 . This was my first shave with a slant razor and my first shave with an open comb. I used a steep angle and I was rewarded with an irritation free DFS.

 

[Jubejubilee]

Shave 24

Back to the Blackland Dart!

Superb, close shave. And just look at that teeny tiny Arko chunk!

 

[doug1066]

Day 24:

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[TBoner]

I had the 1470 queued up this morning, but at the last moment I pulled out a couple of neglected tools: my LH Adjustable and Omega 10049. These were two of the first pieces of hardware I acquired back in 2008 when I started wetshaving (although these are different specimens) and they always give me a nostalgic vibe. They also work really, really well.

Omega boars and Arko and that Black Beauty are and always were products for the masses, without boasts of royal warrants or exotic fats or titanium. As a 21st century American, even on a modest salary, I enjoy a level of luxury in daily life that royalty could only imagine even a couple of decades ago. But it's easy to imagine a time when a barber boar, an inexpensive soap, and a razor sold at the drugstore were the very best a middle-class man could hope to use. And so they were for me this morning.

Happy Arko August, guys!

 

[GNR]

ARKO BOARKO 24, 2021
Still going strong 24 straight shaves with ARKO & a boar brush. I’ll admit I changed it up a little today: I did a bowl/face combo lather. It was great and a nice change of pace. I used my Gillette New Short Comb; I like this old razor.
Stay strong, the end is near!

 

[FarmerTan]

I actually shaved again today! And used Arko, the Soap of Kings. Another PHENOMENAL shave.

 

[Dave himself]

Greetings fellow arkonauts SOTD was

Razor = merkur progress
Blade = nacet
Soap = Arko
Aftersplash = witch hazel
Finished off with Speick natural EDC

 

[Ivo4u2]

Well this morning the slice of arko happiness was finished so I switched to a sample of vetiver instead…
Still close to 3 weeks with a centimeter slice of arko…. Should have used a synthetic would have made a month

 

[SpannerX]

Shaved with Arko, the FOCS, synthetic brush, and a Rapira Lux blade. Took 2 passes, due to time constraints, and it was a great shave, DFS for sure.

 

[ewk]

The Timeless aluminum razor is just wonderfully smooth. Best $50 I ever spent on a razor (well, except for the Henson when it was still $50). This Timeless is just about my favorite razor. (Who am I kidding . . . my favorite razor is really the one I just used).

Speaking of heart's desires, I have turned a corner this month. Arko was my choice, and I really wanted to use it today. It has really grown on me. I have way too many soaps purchased that I have not even tried yet, so I will not be replacing this Arko stick when it is gone. I do have a Derby waiting in the wings, though.

 

[Multum in parvo]

16th Arko shave
DFS with my blue Slim Twist, Bic Astor 4th use, Shavemac 20mm Pure Fan and OS

 

[Owen Bawn]

ARKO SHARKO for St Bartholomew's Day. Beagle bulb and the red tip razor. I'm using my St Johns West Indian Lime Cologne 3 or 4 times a week this month. I love the idea of combining a 99 cent soap with an 80 dollar cologne!

 

[RumpleBearskin]

ARKO August 24th
23rd ARKO shave of 23 shaves total

On the road with the shavette (Universal Lama Intera with, I think, a Super Max blade). Lost focus and gave myself a dueling gash on the day my daughter moves into her freshman dorm. So much for first impressions...

 

[motto]

Prep: Myrsol Masaje Antesol
Bowl: Thirsty Badger
Brush: Shavemac M7 Extreme
Soap: Arko
Razor: Rocnel Elite Series 2017 LE
Blade: Derby Premium
Post: Alum Rub
AS: Myrsol blue

Best Regards
Marco

 

[rbscebu]

Day 25 ARKO August

And now for something completely different.

I have been meaning to try this for a while but was previously hesitant. For a few years now, I have had a Braun M90 electronic shaver that I would take with when I was allowed to travel. This shaver was only rarely used, for emergency service.

The Braun M90 is rated washable but is not supposed to be used with lather. I thought that this morning I would attempt to shave with it using a face-lathered ARKO.

I did normally preparation as I would for my SR shaving but using a very wet lather. I then shaved with the M90 using light pressure.

It was not as much fun shaving with the M90 but, to my surprise, it worked!

The result was not great but I did get a CCS without any skin irritation. If my fading memory serves me correctly, normally the M90 will noticeably irritate my neck.

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After this shave, I gave the M90 a good wash out, dry and oiled the cutting head. Goes to show that ARKO works even with an electric.

 

[Straight up]

RAZOR: S.K Colling & Co 5/8"
CREAM: Arko
BRUSH: Jack the Barber Synthetic
STROP: Black Beauty double sided hanging leather
AFTERSHAVE: Chanel Allure

6 Days left.
I have mixed feelings. I love Arko, its smell, the lather but I want to use something different. Its like being a kid and eating Frosty Flakes for a month straight, initially it was a dream but soon turns into a diabetes inspired nightmare/coma.

 

[FoolishMortal]

On the road with the shavette (Universal Lama Intera with, I think, a Super Max blade). Lost focus and gave myself a dueling gash on the day my daughter moves into her freshman dorm. So much for first impressions...

That's perfect for when the neighbor-boy comes to call...

 

[rbscebu]

....
6 Days left.
I have mixed feelings. I love Arko, its smell, the lather but I want to use something different. Its like being a kid and eating Frosty Flakes for a month straight, initially it was a dream but soon turns into a diabetes inspired nightmare/coma.

Hang in there. Stay strong. If I can go for 48 hours without shaving, you can do it. Try to mix things up a bit, like shaving with a blade-less shavette or a half-DE blade glued to a popsicle stick or shaving blindfolded or shaving with just your non-dominant hand.

 

[TBoner]

RAZOR: S.K Colling & Co 5/8"
CREAM: Arko
BRUSH: Jack the Barber Synthetic
STROP: Black Beauty double sided hanging leather
AFTERSHAVE: Chanel Allure
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6 Days left.
I have mixed feelings. I love Arko, its smell, the lather but I want to use something different. Its like being a kid and eating Frosty Flakes for a month straight, initially it was a dream but soon turns into a diabetes inspired nightmare/coma.

 

[ajkel64]

Arko August Shave number 25. Still Arko all the way.