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Is Arko on the menu for you this month? Or Adjustable?

  1. ARKO BABY!!! EVERY FREAKING SHAVE!!!!

    2 vote(s)
    4.9%
  2. ADJUSTABLES BABY!!! EVERY FREAKING SHAVE!!!!

    1 vote(s)
    2.4%
  3. Arko is a part of it but not every shave.

    15 vote(s)
    36.6%
  4. Adjustables sometimes but not every shave.

    19 vote(s)
    46.3%
  5. What's Arko??

    5 vote(s)
    12.2%
  6. Adjustable - what??

    6 vote(s)
    14.6%
  7. Just hand me my cookies and be done with it.

    10 vote(s)
    24.4%
  8. I want extra ice cream on my cookies for ignoring ice cream in the last poll.

    9 vote(s)
    22.0%
  9. Can't we all just eat cookies and ice cream and get along???

    17 vote(s)
    41.5%
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  1. I have not tried the yellows but to me Nacets are about as sharp as Russian steel gets!

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  2. @RyX PM me if you are interested in a CJB, price is pretty good for them in Korea.
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  3. Saturday Shave:

    My woman is in town so we can see the Cherry Blossoms. Where is a live we have a cherry blossom festival, just walk out of the apartment and we are in the middle of it. So I decided to for a big luxurious shave. Following @Primotenore Joseph's philosophy, I only want to best lather for my mug I opened for a super lather, AoS tallow with AoS cream. A purely decadent shave today.

    Irritation A+ Closeness A Smoothness A+ Sharpness A+

    Razor: Wacker Huntsman
    Strop: Kanayama
    Brush: Simpson Polo12
    Pre: Proraso
    Soap: AoS Tallow +AoS cream
    AS: Razorock XXX AS, Speick ASB
    Scent: Creed Neroli Sauvage


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  4. Enjoy the trees and the good company, my brother! Have a great weekend.
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  5. Arko Adjustable April

    April 5

    Razor - 1972 (S2) Gillette Super Adjustable (Black Beauty) (9)
    Blade - [​IMG] (2)
    Soap - Arko
    Brush - Jayaruh #230
    Post - Alum

    Ten days until Tax Day! Ah, that's not important. What is important is that today is the second shave with the Black Beauty Gillette and Rapira PL blade. Arko for the win with the JR230. This is one of my smallest brushes but does a fantastic job. And it looks cool too. It loads so fast I'm not sure how long it would take it to use up all of the Arko in the mug, but longer than I imagine, probably.

    Two passes, then a partial third to touch up and get everything to a near-BBS. That's a fine finish for tonight. And a nice way to head into the weekend. I'm not sure how my "weekends" will work yet but I'm confident Saturday will not usually be a part of them. Too much money to be earned on a busy day and night. Hope you all have a great two days - weekend or no!

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  6. 5 April, MMXIX A.D.

    Arko April Detour Pseudo-No Shave Day and Musical Interlude



    Fatip Grande
    Generic Kroger DE Blade
    Dial Antibacterial Liquid Soap
    $300

    Today, I shaved my left shoulder and chest for the last time.

    67.5 hours in the chair and six years later, we're done with the tattoos. One continuous sleeve and chest of highly detailed and full color "Neo-Yakuza-What-the-Heck-was-I-Thinking-at-38?" commissioned to a singular artist. Just got done, and honestly, I am relieved it's over and happy with the outcome, with the fair caveat that I wouldn't do that again. But, this is a à shaving thread and I digress...

    No Shave Day otherwise, though Veg may have been applied to face and scalp. As for me, just soaking up the endorphin afterglow. Other than that...all is quiet in Colorado.

    Have a great evening and a most pleasant weekend!

    :)
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  7. Most excellent!
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  8. Photo of the end result, please? And congratulations on seeing it through!
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  9. Thank you, gentlemen!
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  10. Great looking setup, Neal! And best wishes for being run off your feet (or tires) keeping up with the money-making calls tomorrow!
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  11. Thank you, sir!

    Since it's the internet....

    I'd be willing to let you see via PM after it heals, but won't publish that photo on an open board. Guys from meet-up can verify it's a real thing.
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  12. My dog smells the ooze and thinks I am dying...
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  13. imo, the nacet blades are one of the best out there.smooth ,sharp and long lasting..just from my experience of course..
  14. Another reason to come to meet up! See Bama's rockin' tat! That's worth the plane ticket right there!!
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  15. the yellows ,last 2 shaves for me..nacet blades are the stuff..imo
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  16. Another April day driving my Chevette around.

    Loaded up half a Big Ben. These were leftover from the sample blade pack I got when I started. They have never impressed me, but I am sure that most uses were when I was developing my skill set, so I probably didn't impress them either.

    Went with Stirling Dunshire today. Something I had not noticed before was a similarity to my fav Stirling for Him. I'm gonna go back and forth a couple of times to further educate myself. I kinda did this with Stirling Blu. I recall a negative review on the Stirling website where the comment was that SfH was merely Stirling Blu relabeled, nah! Run of the mill Stirling lather.... Awesome! As always. These boar brushes really can churn up a lather. Glad I got one.

    The Big Ben is a capable blade, I thought that a third use GSB topped this new. One could get more shaving with it but for me it's a one and done. Next up probably Astra.

    Smeared on some Lucky Tiger Face tonic. Nice stuff that somebody here at TSD recommended saying I'd thank him later. I don't remember who it was, but, Thank You!

    Topped it off with Dunshire A/S. Smell good - Long time.

    I really do like this Focus R21 Shavette. I tried to get a photo that shows the recessed blade and corner guards. I have not tried another shavette and not sure I will.

    Shave free.
    Max Headroom reporting.

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  17. Jedi status, attained.


    I've tried a few DE shavettes and while mass makes some difference, there's not much variance.
  18. Fatip razors are beautiful, my favourite is thr Piccolo

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  19. If you think the nacets are interesting, you should see the gillettes we get here, gillette minoras![​IMG]

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  20. Where abouts are you from?

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